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 …

Background Health authorities in the United States and Europe reported an increasing
number of travel-associated episodes of sexual transmission of Zika virus (ZIKV) following …

Zika virus (ZIKV), discovered in the Zika Forest of Uganda in 1947, is a mosquito-borne
flavivirus related to yellow fever, dengue and West Nile viruses. From its discovery until …

The human coronavirus HKU1 spike (S) glycoprotein engages host cell surface sialoglycans
and transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2) to initiate infection. The molecular basis …

There is enormous variation in the extent to which fetal Zika virus (fZIKV) infection affects the
developing brain. Despite the neural consequences of fZIKV infection observed in people …

Abstract In Africa, Old World Primates are involved in the maintenance of sylvatic circulation
of ZIKV. However, in Brazil, the hosts for the sylvatic cycle remain unknown. We …

Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is associated with congenital defects and pregnancy loss. Here,
we found that 26% of nonhuman primates infected with Asian/American ZIKV in early …

In 2015, public awareness of Zika virus (ZIKV) rose in response to alarming statistics of
infants with microcephaly being born to women who were infected with the virus during …

Zika virus (ZIKV) can infect and cause microcephaly and Zika-associated neurological
complications in the developing fetal and adult brains. In terms of pathogenesis, a critical …

Viral outbreaks can cause widespread disruption, creating the need for diagnostic tools that
provide high performance and sample versatility at the point of use with moderate …