Two recent studies, including one published today in Pediatrics, show that exposure to the Zika virus (ZIKV) in utero can ...

Zika virus, infamous for causing microcephaly, manipulates a host protein called ANKLE2 to assist its replication, which also ...

Study shows Zika virus exposure in utero increases risk of neurodevelopmental delays in children, even without CZS signs.

The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results in a smaller ... this can have disastrous consequences in pregnancy. "It's a ...

Another study suggests that merely delaying pregnancy may not be sufficient to reduce the risk of birth defects due to Zika virus infection, which has been linked to microcephaly and fetal death.

Zika can be transmitted from a woman to her fetus during pregnancy and through sexual contact ... as well as abnormal eye development and hearing loss. Local transmission of Zika virus began in the ...

Zika virus is unusual in that it can cross the placenta and enter the fetus, where ANKLE2 is known to play a big role in brain development.

A recent study published in the Pediatrics journal highlighted the long-term impacts of Zika virus (ZIKV) infections during ...

While Zika virus infections are mild in most adults ... molecular pathways and mechanisms this virus impacts during fetal development, and particularly brain development, is of critical importance ...

Oct. 25, 2023 — Zika virus infection in pregnant rhesus macaques slows fetal growth and affects how infants and mothers interact in the first month of life, according to a new study. The work ...

Researchers discover how Zika virus and related viruses replicate in human cells, illuminating potential new vaccines.