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 ...

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It was happenstance that the team discovered Zika's ability to build tiny tunnels. At Penn State, researchers were examining live cells infected with the Zika virus under a fluorescent microscope ...

They are intended to reduce the spread of deadly diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, and the Zika virus. The mosquitoes ...

An article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal provides an overview of this emerging virus. Similar to viruses like dengue and Zika, Oropouche virus symptoms include fever ...

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UKHSA data reveal that imported dengue cases in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland have reached their highest level since ...

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 ...

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 ...