and can account for the secretion of Zika virus in semen, thus leading to sexual transmission. The researchers used a model system that consisted of mice naturally born without their own immune system ...

By altering the metabolism of the skin, the Zika virus guarantees its own survival, resulting in turning humans into mosquito magnets.

Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other neurological defects. Facts Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...

While Zika has been reported in more than 90 countries, surprisingly little is known about what exactly drives Zika ...

"Our current model is that ANKLE2 is really important ... Reno, they found that Zika virus also uses ANKLE2 when it infects mosquito cells, meaning that this interaction is important in both ...

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne orthoflavivirus ... “Using this Drosophila model, we previously showed that transgenic expression of ZIKV NS4A induces similar microcephaly phenotypes ...

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 shows.

Our current model is that ANKLE2 is really important ... Reno, they found that Zika virus also uses ANKLE2 when it infects mosquito cells, meaning that this interaction is important in both ...