Brazilian scientists break genetic code of Zika protein
Brazilian researchers have described the three-dimensional structure of the NS5 protein responsible for the replication…
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Scientists can see Zika coming by tracking the climate
From the ashes of a devastating Zika virus outbreak last year, scientists are piecing together…
Zika vaccine research: guidance for including pregnant women
New guidance for including pregnant woman and their babies in Zika vaccine research has been…
To test Zika vaccines, scientists need a new outbreak
Researchers are eager to test promising vaccines against Zika, the virus that sparked a global…
Emergency preparedness and response to improve in West Africa
Ministers working in the areas of health, agriculture and wildlife in the West African sub-region…
Disease-carrying mosquitoes are adapting. How researchers are racing, and stumbling, to keep up
In a rural town 175 miles west of the Indian Ocean, a group of young…
West Africa tackles human and animal health together to contain diseases
A drive by West African nations to tackle zoonotic diseases, those that jump from animals…
Zika mosquitoes quickly invade, adapt to new climates
The Zika-bearing mosquito Aedes aegypti is not only spreading rapidly but has shown a remarkable…
In wake of Ebola, West Africa adopts new disease control
Countries across West Africa have endorsed a landmark agreement to tackle zoonotic diseases and similar…
Testing begins on an experimental Zika vaccine with inactivated virus
Federal scientists have launched another test in human volunteers of a Zika vaccine. This one…