The male genital tract (MGT) is the target of a number of viral infections that can have
deleterious consequences at the individual, offspring, and population levels. These …

The state of latency occurs when a microbe's persistence in a host produces host damage
without perturbing homeostasis sufficiently to cause clinical symptoms or disease. The …

Spontaneous mutations introduce uncertainty into coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
control procedures and vaccine development. Here, we perform a spatiotemporal analysis …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is caused by
a respiratory virus with a wide range of manifestations, varying from asymptomatic to fatal …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus transmitted by infected Aedes genus mosquitoes. An infected
person may be asymptomatic or present symptoms such as fever, arthralgia, and in …

Nanoadjuvants that combine immunostimulatory properties and delivery systems reportedly
bestow major improvements on the efficacy of recombinant, protein-based vaccines. Among …

We generated 238 Zika virus (ZIKV) genomes from 135 persons in Brazil who had samples
collected over 1 year to evaluate virus persistence. Phylogenetic inference clustered the …

Malignant brain tumors are among the most aggressive cancers with poor prognosis and no
effective treatment. Recently, we reported the oncolytic potential of Zika virus infecting and …

Vaccine adjuvants are compounds that enhance/prolong the immune response to a co-
administered antigen. Saponins have been widely used as adjuvants for many years in …

Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy was associated with microcephaly in neonates,
but clinical and experimental evidence indicate that ZIKV also causes neurological …