The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results ...

The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results in a smaller-than-expected head. A new study published Jan. 13 in mBio ...

A six-year-old boy from Venkatapuram village in Nellore district is suspected to have contracted the Zika virus. He was initially treated in Nellore and later shifted to Chennai. Blood samples ...

The Zika study came to Alpha Genesis after the virus infected an estimated 1.5 million people in Brazil beginning in 2015, spreading to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Most people recovered ...

A suspected Zika virus case in a child from Venkatapuram prompts swift medical action and awareness efforts in Nellore district Tirupati: A suspected case of Zika virus infection has been detected ...

Zika virus uses the ANKLE2 protein to replicate and evade immune defenses, posing a unique threat by crossing the placenta and impacting fetal brain development. Zika virus, infamous for causing ...

This route of neuro-invasion has been demonstrated for other viruses, such as ZIKA and SARS-CoV-2, but our study is the first to demonstrate that Semliki Forest virus can also use this route to ...

Brazilian football is full of wonderkids destined to move to Europe and ageing veterans seeing out the twilight years of their careers back home. Estevao Willian and Thiago Silva are good examples ...

Zika virus struck the Americas hard, stoking fear ahead of the Rio Olympics for its outbreaks and associated birth defects. That led observers to wonder why the continent of Africa didn't have the ...

A bridge linking two northern states in Brazil collapsed, killing at least two people and leaving a dozen others missing, police said Monday. A sulphuric acid spill is complicating the rescue ...

The H5N1 virus has now established its presence in 108 countries across five continents, impacting even endangered species like the California condor and polar bears. Alarmingly, bird flu was ...

Under an earlier funding agreement with CEPI 5, Valneva partnered with Brazil’s Instituto Butantan ... as well as vaccine candidates against the Zika virus and other global public health ...