The epididymis is an important male accessory sex organ where sperm motility and
fertilization ability develop. When spermatozoa carrying foreign antigens enter the …

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 …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a unique flavivirus with high tropism to the testes. ZIKV can persist in
human semen for months and can cause testicular damage in male mice. However, the …

Background Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has potential result in severe birth effects. An
improved understanding of global trend and regional differences is needed. Methods …

The incidence of infection by the dengue virus (DENV) has grown dramatically, reaching
128 countries in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, with a pattern of hyper …

The Zika virus (ZIKV) is a great concern for global health due to its high transmission,
including disseminating through blood, saliva, urine, semen and vertical transmission. In …

Background Larval indices such as the house index (HI), Breteau index (BI) and container
index (CI) are widely used to interpret arbovirus vector density in surveillance programmes …

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a common pelvic pain
syndrome in males, seriously affecting patients' quality of life. For a long time, CP/CPPS has …

Studies of vertebrate genomes have indicated that all species contain in their chromosomes
stretches of DNA with sequence similarity to viral genomes. How such 'endogenous' viral …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA flavivirus and is mainly transmitted
by Aedes mosquitoes. This arbovirus has had a significant impact on health in recent years …