Zika Virus Research News
June 3, 2025
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May 27, 2025 — A new study reveals the biological secret to the Zika virus's infectious success: Zika uses host cells' own 'self-care' system of clearing away useless molecules to suppress the host proteins that the virus has employed to get into those cells in ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — This research comes as many mosquito-borne viruses are spreading ...
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 ...
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Nov. 4, 2024 — Mosquito larvae grow faster if they're exposed to particular bacteria, according to a new study that could help global health ...
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. 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 ...
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 ...