Flaviviruses are vector-borne RNA viruses that can emerge unexpectedly in human
populations and cause a spectrum of potentially severe diseases including hepatitis …

Zika Virus and Its Associated Diseases Zika is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cause
congenital defects, including microcephaly. Although most Zika virus infections are …

Mitigating global infectious disease requires diagnostic tools that are sensitive, specific, and
rapidly field deployable. In this study, we demonstrate that the Cas13-based SHERLOCK …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted flavivirus that has emerged as a global health
threat because of its potential to generate explosive epidemics and ability to cause …

The first confirmed case of Zika virus infection in the Americas was reported in Northeast
Brazil in May 2015, although phylogenetic studies indicate virus introduction as early as …

Flaviviruses, such as dengue, Japanese encephalitis, tick-borne encephalitis, West Nile,
yellow fever, and Zika viruses, are critically important human pathogens that sicken a …

Mutation. The word naturally conjures fears of unexpected and freakish changes. Ill-
informed discussions of mutations thrive during virus outbreaks, including the ongoing …

Virus–host interactions determine an infection outcome. The Asian lineage of Zika virus
(ZIKV), responsible for the recent epidemics, has fixed a mutation in the NS1 gene after …

Abstract A conference on «ARBOVIRUSES, A GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT» was
organized on June 20–22, 2018 at the Merieux Foundation Conference Center in Veyrier du …

The Zika crisis drew attention to the long-overlooked problem of arboviruses transmitted by
Aedes mosquitoes in Africa. Yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika are poorly …