- Dengue might protect against Zika virus: study 18 Feb 2019 17:48 Taipei Times Scientists studying the 2015 Zika outbreak in Brazil have discovered that people previously exposed to dengue might have been protected from the virus. Three-quarters of the inhabitants of a favela in the country’s northeast caught the mosquito-borne …
- Study of Brazil favela stricken by Zika shows dengue may protect against virus 18 Feb 2019 07:13 Guardian Weekly Scientists studying the 2015 Zika outbreak in Brazil have discovered that people previously exposed to dengue may have been protected from the virus. Three-quarters of the inhabitants of a favela in the country’s north-east caught the mosquito-borne Zika …
- Blue Sky Science: What precautions are recommended in regard to Zika virus and pregnancy? 11 Feb 2019 17:03 Tucson.com Q What precautions are recommended in regard to Zika virus and pregnancy? — Eric Farnsworth, Madison, Wis. A Dr. Kathleen Antony, maternal-fetal medicine specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Many people travel to areas that have active, …
- Dengue virus infection may cause severe outcomes following Zika virus infection during pregnancy 11 Feb 2019 14:29 Siasat Daily Washington: It turns out that women who have previously been infected with dengue virus may be at greater risk for increased damage to their fetuses and placentas if they should later become infected with the Zika virus. The research was conducted by the …
- Prior dengue virus infection increases Zika virus-induced damage during pregnancy 11 Feb 2019 12:51 News-Medical.net Women who have previously been infected with dengue virus may be at risk for increased damage to their fetuses and placentas if they should later become infected with the Zika virus, researchers from the Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of …
- So, did you know the Zika virus is patented? 10 Feb 2019 12:56 Axis of Logic By Jhoanna Robinson Blacklisted News Sunday, Feb 10, 2019 The World Health Organization (WHO) dubbed the Zika virus a global health emergency on Feb. 1, 2016 without detailing much about the disease. In fact, most of the public do not know that it is …
- Australian scientists work to put bite on mosquito-bourne Zika virus 07 Feb 2019 12:57 Age The frontline of the battle against the disease is prevention, with CSIRO researchers working on ways to ensure the mosquitoes themselves could be made to reject the disease. Dr Prasad Paradkar, a senior research scientist with the CSIRO, has been leading …
- Malarial drug inhibits Zika virus growth, IIT Mandi team finds 30 Jan 2019 21:14 The Hindu Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have found a drug hydroxychloroquine or HCQ, that is already being used for treating malaria to be effective in inhibiting Zika virus growth and replication. Also, the drug was able to significantly …
- IIT Mandi researchers finds target protein for antimalarial drug against Zika Virus 28 Jan 2019 09:58 The Economic Times Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have found the target protein for action of antimalarial drug against Zika Virus (ZIKAV). A team led by Rajanish Giri, assistant professor of Biotechnology at IIT Mandi, is working on this …
- Scientists are working to develop a new way to detect Zika virus 28 Jan 2019 07:46 News-Medical.net 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. The test uses …
- UNC-Chapel Hill researchers file patent for Zika virus vaccine 25 Jan 2019 18:21 WRAL CHAPEL HILL — Four researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a new Zika virus vaccine. Ralph Baric, professor in the Department of Epidemiology and the Department of Microbiology …
- Study: CD4+ T cells could be important mediators of protection against Zika virus 25 Jan 2019 15:41 News-Medical.net Jan 25 2019 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 …
- Previous dengue virus infection associated with protection from symptomatic Zika 23 Jan 2019 13:06 News-Medical.net Jan 23 2019 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. Credit: …
- Low chance but high risk — Zika virus still a threat to travellers 18 Jan 2019 07:13 CBC The Zika virus should remain a concern for some Canadians planning winter vacations in sunny climes, doctors say. Public health officials are reminding travellers to protect themselves because even a single mosquito bite can transmit a host of illnesses, …
- DZIF scientists reveal problems with available diagnostics for Zika and chikungunya virus 18 Jan 2019 06:14 News-Medical.net 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. DZIF scientists from the …
- Low chance but high risk — Zika virus still a threat to travellers 17 Jan 2019 09:58 CBC The Zika virus should remain a concern for some Canadians planning winter vacations in sunny climes, doctors say. Public health officials are reminding travellers to protect themselves because even a single mosquito bite can transmit a host of illnesses, …
- Cellular protein that interacts with viruses appears to enable infection process of Zika virus 17 Jan 2019 05:07 News-Medical.net 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 …
- Adapting Protocol Pioneered for Zika, Researchers Find West Nile Virus Now a Permanent Part of Arizona Ecosystem 16 Jan 2019 21:07 HealthNewsDigest (HealthNewsDigest.com) - West Nile Virus—a potentially deadly infection spread by mosquito bites—is now a permanent resident of Arizona, according to a study by Northern Arizona University and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an …
- WHAT'S UP DOC? Zika virus 15 Jan 2019 18:41 Marblehead Reporter Q: I haven’t heard anything about the Zika in a while. Is it not an issue any more? A: The Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitted infection that was originally identified in the Zika Forest in Uganda over 60 years ago. As with many other infections (for …
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