Zika

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Veteran actor Sharmila Tagore has responded to a question about her reaction when a section of the people spoke against her grandson being named Taimur. In a recent interview, Sharmila…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Letícia Marteleto, The University of Texas at Austin(THE…

An unusual type of antibody that even at miniscule levels neutralizes the Zika virus and renders the virus infection undetectable in preclinical models has been identified by a team led by…

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a Zika vaccine technology that is highly effective and safe in preclinical mouse models. In a pregnant mouse…

Zika virus has a trick up its sleeve. Once inside the body, the virus likes to make a bee line for dendritic cells, the cells we rely on to launch an effective immune response. "Dendritic…

RECIFE, Brazil — A procession of mothers pushed children in bulky wheelchairs down a long corridor at a health center in this northeastern Brazilian city, passing patients who glanced at the…

is primarily transmitted through Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Although the disease is largely asymptomatic or results in mild symptoms in adults, it causes developmental disorders in newborn…

As seen with the COVID-19 pandemic, detection methods that are rapid, simple, accurate, and sensitive are vital for detecting viral pathogens and for controlling the spread of infectious…

Dengue is widespread throughout the tropics, with local variations in risk, influenced by climate parameters as well as social and environmental factors, according to the WHO. It is spread…