Tag Archive for 'Flaviviridae'

Zhang et al. observed that Aedes mosquitoes preferred to seek and feed on mice infected by dengue and Zika viruses. Image credit: Zhang et al., doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.05.016.

Flaviviruses Make Their Hosts Smell Tastier to Mosquitoes: Study

Jul 1, 2022 by News Staff

New research demonstrates that mosquito-transmitted flaviviruses such as Zika and dengue can manipulate skin microbiota of their hosts to produce a scent...

This is a digitally-colorized transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image of the West Nile virus. Image credit: Cynthia Goldsmith / P.E. Rollin / CDC.

Newly Discovered Human Monoclonal Antibody Protects Mice from West Nile Virus

Nov 29, 2018 by News Staff

A research team led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center scientists has isolated a human monoclonal antibody that can ‘neutralize’ the West Nile...

Sevvana et al achieved a structure of mature Zika virus at 3.1Å resolution; the three envelope glycoproteins are colored yellow, blue and red. Image credit: Madhumati Sevvana / Purdue University.

Researchers Create Most Detailed 3D Model of Zika Virus to Date

Jun 28, 2018 by News Staff

A research team led by Purdue University structural biologist Michael Rossmann was the first to discover the structure of Zika virus — emerging mosquito-borne...

Study Casts New Light on Evolution, Spread of Zika Virus

Oct 17, 2016 by News Staff

A team of scientists led by Dr. Massimo Ciccozzi from the University Campus Bio-Medico in Rome, Italy, has modeled the evolutionary development and diversity...

Researchers Sequence Genome of Zika Virus Reference Strain

Sep 7, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro

Researchers from Germany, French Polynesia and the United Kingdom have successfully sequenced and analyzed the genome of a World Health Organization reference...

This image depicts the presence of different viral RNA segments of GCXV within infected cells. Image credit: Michael Lindquist.

Guaico Culex Virus: Researchers Find Multicomponent Animal Virus

Aug 26, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro

For the first time, researchers have identified a multicomponent RNA virus – one containing different segments of genetic material in separate particles,...