Zika Virus News and Research

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New technology can detect any virus that poses a threat to humans

Researchers have developed a computational method that designs molecular “baits” for any strains of virus known to infect humans, including Zika virus.

5 Feb 2019

New disease surveillance tool enables early detection of viral outbreaks

During the Zika virus outbreak of 2015-16, public health officials scrambled to contain the epidemic and curb the pathogen's devastating effects on pregnant women. At the same time, scientists around the globe tried to understand the genetics of this mysterious virus.

5 Feb 2019

Tick’s salivary glands could become key research tools for studying virus transmission

The salivary glands of some tick species could become important research tools for studying how viruses are transmitted from ticks to mammals, and for developing preventive medical countermeasures.

30 Jan 2019

Scientists are working to develop a new way to detect Zika virus

A collaboration of scientists including Professor Jean Patterson, Ph.D., of Texas Biomedical Research Institute, is working on a new way to detect Zika virus that will help guide clinicians in their treatment of patients with the disease.

28 Jan 2019

Study: CD4+ T cells could be important mediators of protection against Zika virus

Immune cells called CD4+ T cells could be important mediators of protection against the Zika virus, according to a study published January 24 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Sujan Shresta of the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, and colleagues.

25 Jan 2019

FDA grants clearance to Hologic’s assay for detection of common sexually transmitted infections

Hologic, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance for its Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium assay, the first and only FDA-cleared test to detect this under-recognized but increasingly common sexually transmitted infection (STI).

23 Jan 2019

Previous dengue virus infection associated with protection from symptomatic Zika

Previous infection with dengue virus may protect children from symptomatic Zika, according to a study published January 22 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Eva Harris of the University of California, Berkeley, and colleagues.

23 Jan 2019

Study: Prior dengue immunity in children may be protective against symptomatic Zika

Children with a history of prior dengue virus infection had a significantly lower risk of being symptomatic when infected by Zika virus, according to a study in Nicaragua of more than 3,000 children aged 2 to 14 years.

23 Jan 2019

Study: Prior dengue infection could protect children from symptomatic Zika

A prior dengue virus infection could protect children from symptomatic Zika virus infection, according to a study by an international group of researchers including those from the University of Michigan and the University of California, Berkeley.

23 Jan 2019

DZIF scientists reveal problems with available diagnostics for Zika and chikungunya virus

Millions of people have contracted Zika and chikungunya virus infections since the outbreaks that have been striking Latin America since 2013. Particularly Zika-related malformations in newborns warrant reliable diagnostics.

18 Jan 2019

Cellular protein that interacts with viruses appears to enable infection process of Zika virus

A cellular protein that interacts with invading viruses appears to help enable the infection process of the Zika virus, according to an international team of researchers who suggest this protein could be a key target in developing new therapies to prevent or treat Zika virus infection.

17 Jan 2019

FDA approves initiation of first-in-human trial of DNA-encoded monoclonal antibody

The Wistar Institute, along with partners Penn Medicine and Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announce that the FDA has approved the initiation of a first-in-human clinical trial investigating the safety and tolerability of a novel synthetic DNA-encoded monoclonal antibody therapeutic technology for the prevention of Zika virus infection.

9 Jan 2019

Scientists identify wildlife species that are most likely to host flaviviruses

After collecting data and comparing it with every known mammal and bird species on Earth, scientists from the University of California, Davis, have identified wildlife species that are the most likely to host flaviviruses such as Zika, West Nile, dengue and yellow fever.

6 Jan 2019

KU Leuven scientists develop new vaccine against Zika virus

Scientists at the KU Leuven Rega Institute in Belgium have developed a new vaccine against the Zika virus. This vaccine should prevent the virus from causing microcephaly and other serious conditions in unborn babies.

19 Dec 2018

Study finds drug targets for Ebola, Dengue, and Zika viruses

No drugs are currently available to treat Ebola, Dengue, or Zika viruses, which infect millions of people every year and result in severe illness, birth defects, and even death. New research from the Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco may finally change that. Scientists identified key ways the three viruses hijack the body's cells, and they found at least one potential drug that can disrupt this process in human cells.

13 Dec 2018

Risk Analysis publishes special issue on communicating about Zika virus

Today, Risk Analysis, an International Journal, published a special issue, "Communicating About Zika," which features several articles that were originally presented as works-in-progress at the Zika Communication Summit convened in March 2017 by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

10 Dec 2018

Zika Virus News and Research

Latest Zika Virus News and Research

New technology can detect any virus that poses a threat to humans

New disease surveillance tool enables early detection of viral outbreaks

Tick’s salivary glands could become key research tools for studying virus transmission

Scientists are working to develop a new way to detect Zika virus

Study: CD4+ T cells could be important mediators of protection against Zika virus

FDA grants clearance to Hologic’s assay for detection of common sexually transmitted infections

Previous dengue virus infection associated with protection from symptomatic Zika

Study: Prior dengue immunity in children may be protective against symptomatic Zika

Study: Prior dengue infection could protect children from symptomatic Zika

DZIF scientists reveal problems with available diagnostics for Zika and chikungunya virus

Cellular protein that interacts with viruses appears to enable infection process of Zika virus

FDA approves initiation of first-in-human trial of DNA-encoded monoclonal antibody

Scientists identify wildlife species that are most likely to host flaviviruses

KU Leuven scientists develop new vaccine against Zika virus

Study finds drug targets for Ebola, Dengue, and Zika viruses

Risk Analysis publishes special issue on communicating about Zika virus

New vaccine candidate for Zika virus proves to be effective in mice and monkeys

Researchers generate six antibodies to diagnose and treat Zika virus

The Native Antigen Company launches ground-breaking Zika virus immunoassays

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