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.

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

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), ...

"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 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. Zika transmission has been reported ...

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.

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 ...

This past year, the Zika virus has emerged as global problem. The virus, which is primarily transmitted via mosquitoes, has been spreading around the Americas since May 2015. One of the reasons it ...

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 ...