Zika News
February 24, 2025
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Feb. 21, 2025 — Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research ...
Jan. 13, 2025 — The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results in a smaller-than-expected head. A new study shows that the Zika virus ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — A groundbreaking study presents crucial insights into the ocular effects of Zika virus infection during pregnancy and offers promising avenues for therapeutic ...
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Mar. 8, 2024 — Scientists have developed a new approach using the Zika virus to destroy brain cancer cells and inhibit tumor growth, while sparing healthy ...
Mar. 4, 2024 — A vaccine against Zika virus is safe and effective when administered both before and during pregnancy, according to new ...
Feb. 5, 2024 — For years, there has been a long-held belief that acute viral infections like Zika or COVID-19 are directly responsible for neurological damage, but ...
Dec. 8, 2023 — Viruses have limited genetic material -- and few proteins -- so all the pieces must work extra hard. Zika is a great example; the virus only produces 10 proteins. Now researchers have shown how the ...
Dec. 1, 2023 — A simple-to-apply, needle-free vaccine patch is being developed to protect people from the potentially deadly mosquito-borne Zika ...
Oct. 25, 2023 — Zika virus infection in pregnant rhesus macaques slows fetal growth and affects how infants and mothers interact in the first month of life, according to a new study. The work has implications for ...
Nov. 29, 2022 — Children who are exposed to the Zika virus while in the womb, but who are not subsequently diagnosed with Zika-related birth defects and congenital ...
Nov. 28, 2022 — New research finds that approximately one third of children born to mothers infected with Zika virus while pregnant presented with abnormalities consistent with Congenital Zika Syndrome in the first ...
Nov. 18, 2022 — An unusual type of antibody that even at miniscule levels neutralizes the Zika virus and renders the virus infection undetectable in preclinical models has been ...
Sep. 28, 2022 — Researchers have developed a Zika vaccine technology that is highly effective and safe in preclinical mouse ...
Earlier Headlines
Sep. 12, 2022 — Scientists solve the mystery of how Zika virus takes over key immune system cells. New findings shed light on how to stop the virus from ...
July 29, 2022 — In a new study, researchers have combined their efforts to develop an instrument that can be clipped on to a smartphone to rapidly test for Zika virus in a single droplet of ...
June 30, 2022 — Zika and dengue fever viruses alter the scent of mice and humans they infect, a team of researchers report. The altered scent attracts mosquitoes, which bite the host, drink their infected blood and ...
Apr. 12, 2022 — Researchers have found that Zika virus can mutate to become more infective -- and potentially break through pre-existing ...