Discovered in 1955, the Oropouche virus has circulated mainly in the Amazon, causing a febrile illness virtually ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new Zika vaccine from Brazil shields the brain and testicles, avoids dengue confusion, and could reshape prevention strategies ...

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 study published Jan. 13 in mBio shows ...

Officials from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have warned that cases of Zika virus are rising rapidly. Zika is an ...

Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that Zika virus can mutate to become more infective - and potentially break through pre-existing immunity. "The world should monitor ...

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 study in Nature Communications, led by ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other neurological defects. Zika virus is a flavivirus, part of the same family as yellow ...

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 ...

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 ...

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