A surge of infections from a tropical virus is raising alarm among public health officials because it appears to be causing birth defects similar to those associated with Zika virus. Known as ...

"A lot of people have told me that if I have Zika my baby can be born deformed because of the illness." As in many parts of Latin America, with carnival season just getting under way, authorities ...

Zika, the mosquito-born virus that causes birth defects, is still an issue in 2018. Zika is prevalent in tropical climates, but some warm locations are safe to visit this year for those worried ...

Diseases like Zika, dengue, and yellow fever are spread ... Those bugs mate with female mosquitoes and pass on the gene, which kills little baby mosquitoes before they ever mature into adults.

This phenomenon, called antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE), is particularly problematic for the related flaviviruses Zika and dengue. Researchers are therefore developing vaccination strategies to ...

LA JOLLA, CA—Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature ...

This PBS special was originally broadcast in August 2016 during the outbreak of Zika virus. It is being rebroadcast now in light of the current novel coronavirus/COVID 19 crisis. The public health ...

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 ... Wrong Place ...

Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature Communications study, led by ...

This research comes as many mosquito-borne viruses are spreading rapidly. Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in ...