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Detecting Zika virus in blood samples with a smartphone clip-on

Detecting Zika virus in blood samples with a smartphone clip-on

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Halting Yellow Fever, Dengue and Zika by targeting mosquito spit

Halting Yellow Fever, Dengue and Zika by targeting mosquito spit

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A successful Zika virus vaccine

A successful Zika virus vaccine

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Could a single mosquito protein strongly inhibit the family of viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Zika?

Could a single mosquito protein strongly inhibit the family of viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Zika?

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Stopping Zika virus spread with genetically modified mosquitoes

Stopping Zika virus spread with genetically modified mosquitoes

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FDA-approved tetracycline-based antibiotics may slow infection and reduce neurological problems in Zika infections

FDA-approved tetracycline-based antibiotics may slow infection and reduce neurological problems in Zika infections

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Predict the global spread of dengue with a new tool

Predict the global spread of dengue with a new tool

Researchers at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, QUT and Queensland Health have developed a new tool to predict the global spread of human infectious diseases, like dengue, and tra... Read more

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A novel larvicide approach made from corn starch and thyme could help control Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

A novel larvicide approach made from corn starch and thyme could help control Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Corn starch, an abundant, cheap and biodegradable raw material, is the basis for a novel larvicide developed by researchers at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil... Read more

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A common bacterium called Wolbachia could block replication of viruses and break the cycle of mosquito-borne disease

A common bacterium called Wolbachia could block replication of viruses and break the cycle of mosquito-borne disease

Viruses, spread through mosquito bites, cause human illnesses such as dengue fever, Zika and yellow fever. A new control technique harnesses a naturally occurring bacterium called Wolbachia... Read more

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Scientists have engineered mosquitoes to be resistant to spreading the devastating Zika virus

Scientists have engineered mosquitoes to be resistant to spreading the devastating Zika virus

Scientists from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO and the University of California San Diego have engineered mosquitoes to be resistant to spreading the devastating Zika virus... Read more

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An important new disease surveillance tool can detect any human virus to help disease outbreak monitoring

An important new disease surveillance tool can detect any human virus to help disease outbreak monitoring

Computational method helps scientists examine microbes at a larger, more comprehensive scale than previously possible During the Zika virus outbreak of 2015–16, public health officials scram... Read more

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New mechanism could be a major advance for immunology

New mechanism could be a major advance for immunology

University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have identified a vaccine that would defend against Zika virus without producing antibodies. Researcher Eric Weaver described the finding as ex... Read more

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A new approach for controlling dengue fever and Zika virus

A new approach for controlling dengue fever and Zika virus

UC Riverside study uses gene-editing tool to disrupt serotonin receptor linked to egg production in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes Mosquitoes are the world’s deadliest animals, killing thous... Read more

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A less expensive way to produce vaccines that cuts the cost of vaccine production and storage by 80 percent without decreasing safety or effectiveness

A less expensive way to produce vaccines that cuts the cost of vaccine production and storage by 80 percent without decreasing safety or effectiveness

UTMB develops a universal vaccine platform that’s cheaper and shelf stable Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed a less expensive way to produce v... Read more

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Identifying a gene that helps cells resist West Nile and Zika viruses with CRISPR

Identifying a gene that helps cells resist West Nile and Zika viruses with CRISPR

UT Southwestern researchers today report the first use of CRISPR genome-wide screening to identify a gene that helps cells resist flavivirus infection. That nasty class of pathogens includes... Read more

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