National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a naturally occurring lipid—a waxy, fatty acid—used by a disease-causing bacterium to impair the host immune response and increase the chance of infection. Inadvertently, ...
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More than two years after reports of skyrocketing Zika rates surfaced worldwide, questions still loom about this complicated virus.
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Using an original mathematical and statistical analysis method, a team of scientists from the Institut Pasteur partnered with researchers from the United States and Thailand to analyze a Thai cohort that has long been a focus ...
May 23, 2018
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Identifying dengue fever "hot spots" can provide a predictive map for outbreaks of chikungunya and Zika—two other viral diseases that, along with dengue, are spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
May 11, 2018
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Manifestations of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection differ drastically. Sometimes they are catastrophic, most notably when they cause microcephaly in some babies born to infected mothers. At other times, they are mild and fleeting, ...
Nov 13, 2017
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(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers from the U.S. and Nicaragua has found evidence that suggests people infected a second time by the dengue virus may experience a more severe form of dengue fever if their antibody levels ...
A new fast, easy and cheap "dipstick" test for the Zika and dengue viruses could revolutionize public health response to dangerous tropical germs, a new study reports.
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Brazil and other areas hardest hit by the Zika virus - which can cause babies to be born with abnormally small heads - are also home to dengue virus, which is spread by the same mosquito species.
Sep 25, 2017
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Scientists at the University of Southampton have made a significant discovery in efforts to develop a vaccine against Zika, dengue and Hepatitis C viruses that affect millions of people around the world.
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(Phys.org)—A large team of researchers from France and Cambodia has identified gene expression patterns and immune signatures associated with dengue fever symptoms in people who demonstrate an immune response. In their ...
