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Zika virus news and research

First identified in 1947, Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that re-emerged in the public consciousness following recent outbreaks starting in 2007.

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6 June, 2019 0 Zika: American subtype revealed to have the highest virulence activity in mice

Researchers from the Japanese National Institute of Infectious Disease have identified the American subtype of Zika as the most virulent for each of the contributing characteristics tested, when compared with Pacific and Southeast Asian subtypes.

News

21 February, 2019 0 Rising vector-borne diseases result from Venezuela’s ongoing crisis

A review of Venezuela’s current crisis has given cause for concern, highlighting the increased rate of re-emergence and spread of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, Chagas disease, dengue and Zika virus.

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19 September, 2018 0 Zika vaccine yields promising results for treating glioblastoma

An international team of researchers have successfully deployed a Zika virus vaccine to target and kill human glioblastoma brain cancer stem cells, which had been transplanted into mice.

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13 September, 2018 0 Zika virus: new techniques reveal potential gene suppression mechanism in macrophages

A recent study, utilizing new research methods, has demonstrated how Zika virus may suppress gene transcription reducing immune response in human macrophage cells.

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23 August, 2018 0 Uncovering Zika infection in corneal cells – an interview with Dustin Farr

Since Zika broke into the news in 2016, new research has been uncovering more information about this virus – we spoke to Dustin Farr at the recent ASM Microbe meeting where he was presenting a poster on Zika infection in corneal cells.

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16 August, 2018 0 Zika virus: from enemy to ally

Is Zika congenital syndrome, which affected thousands of babies born in Brazil during epidemics, associated with an increased host genetic susceptibility? And could Zika be a strong oncolytic agent against aggressive brain tumors? Find out in this opinion piece.

Vaccines

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10 June, 2018 0 ASM Microbe: GeoVax present single-dose vaccines for Ebola, Lassa and Zika

At ASM Microbe GeoVax have spoken on the development of single-dose vaccines for emerging diseases using their MVA ‘Plug and Play’ platform technology.

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27 April, 2018 0 Zika virus could treat aggressive human CNS tumors in mice

For the first time, Brazilian researchers have demonstrated the efficacy of the Zika virus in treating advanced-stage human CNS tumors in vivo.

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4 April, 2018 0 Should infants with postnatal Zika infection be monitored long-term?

With Zika research primarily focusing on in utero infections, new work has used a monkey model to study infants infected in their first year of life, uncovering adverse neurological consequences.

Diagnosis

22 March, 2018 0 Roche launches new IgG Zika assay, Elecsys®

Roche has this week announced the launch of a new fully-automated IgG Zika assay, Elecsys®, which it hopes will help address the urgent need for accurate Zika diagnosis.

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