Although many studies have focused on SARS-CoV-2 infection in the lungs, comparatively
little is known about the potential effects of the virus on male fertility. SARS-CoV-2 infection …

Zika virus (ZIKV), a neurotropic single-stranded RNA flavivirus, remains an important cause
of congenital infection, fetal microcephaly, and Guillain-Barré syndrome in populations …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a potential threat to male reproductive health but the mechanisms
underlying its influence on testes during ZIKV infection remain obscure. To address this …

Many viruses infect the male genital tract with harmful consequences at individual and
population levels. In fact, viral infections may induce damage to different organs of the male …

In a companion paper, we demonstrated that the nucleoside analogue favipiravir (FAV)
suppressed Zika virus (ZIKV) replication in three human-derived cell lines—HeLa, SK-N-MC …

Background The seminal virome and its implications for fertility remain poorly understood.
To date, there are no defined panels for the detection of viruses of clinical interest in seminal …

Spermatogenesis is a complex and elaborate differentiation process and is vital for male
fertility. Sertoli cells play a major role in fertility and induce spermatogenesis by protecting …

After the sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and clinicians around the
world have significantly expanded understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease as well …

This study aims to evaluate the antiviral potential of the nucleoside analogue favipiravir
(FAV) against ZIKV, an arbovirus for which there are no approved antiviral therapies, in three …

Zika virus (ZIKV) RNA has been found to remain in human semen for up to one year after
infection, but the presence of Flavivirus antigens in the different compartments of semen has …