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Zika virus vaccine prevents viral replication in mice
30 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
An experimental vaccine against Zika virus has been tested successfully in trials with mice, giving 100% protection...
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Scientists identify antibodies that can neutralise Zika and dengue
24 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists have identified antibodies that can efficiently neutralise both the dengue virus and the Zika virus...
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Inflammation of mosquito bites helps viruses replicate
21 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
A study has found that the inflammation of mosquito bites helps a virus establish an infection in the body more quickly...
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International Zika study to enrol 10,000 pregnant women
21 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
NIH and Fiocruz have begun a study to evaluate the health risks that Zika virus infection poses to pregnant women and their developing foetuses...
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GlobalData analyses the Zika virus vaccine race
15 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The development of a vaccine against the Zika virus should be viewed in the context of tackling all mosquito-borne diseases, according to GlobalData...
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The risks of Zika pseudoscientific claims and conspiracy theories
24 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Conspiracy theories and pseudoscientific claims refuting the facts around Zika virus vaccines could be putting people at risk, according to a new study...
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Experimental hepatitis C drug slows Zika virus infection in mice
17 May 2016 | By Katie Sadler
Virologists have discovered that an antiviral drug against hepatitis C has helped slow down the development of Zika virus in Mice.
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Mouse models show how Zika migrates into the placenta
11 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
In the models, the Zika virus was observed migrating from the bloodstream into the placenta, where it multiplied...
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Zika may cause microcephaly by activating TLR3
6 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Research shows that inhibiting this mechanism reduces brain cell damage, hinting at a new therapy to mitigating the effects of prenatal Zika virus infection...
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Mini-brain used to confirm Zika’s effect on foetal cortex
22 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Studying a new type of lab-grown mini-brain, Johns Hopkins researchers have confirmed a key way in which Zika virus causes microcephaly...
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The genetic evolution of the Zika virus
15 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
An analysis comparing the differences between over 40 strains of Zika virus identified significant changes in both amino acid and nucleotide sequences...
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CDC concludes Zika causes microcephaly
14 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has concluded that Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and other severe foetal brain defects...
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New mouse model for Zika to aid vaccine research
5 April 2016 | By Victoria White
The mouse model of Zika mimics aspects of the infection in humans, with high levels of the virus seen in the mouse brain and spinal cord...
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Zika virus structure revealed by Purdue scientists
1 April 2016 | By Victoria White
Researchers have determined the structure of the Zika virus, revealing insights critical to the development of effective antiviral treatments and vaccines...
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Why neural stem cells may be vulnerable to Zika
30 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Neural stem cells that express AXL, only present during the 2nd trimester of pregnancy, may be linked to how Zika is able to produce cases of microcephaly...