Tag: ZIKV

An African Lineage Zika Virus Infecting Free-Living Neotropical Primates in Southern Brazil

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal.  Mosquito-borne orthoflaviviruses are maintained in cycles involving mosquito and vertebrate hosts. Zika Virus persists in nature in a transmission cycle involving NHPs and also infects humans. Its recent emergence in Brazil has indicated the importance of surveying this virus in Brazilian sylvatic environments. The objective of this […]

Syncytial and Congregative Effects of Dengue and Zika Viruses on the Aedes Albopictus Cell Line Differ among Viral Strains

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal.  Dengue viruses (DENV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) are transmitted among humans, or from non-human primates to humans, through mosquito bites. The interaction of the virus with mosquito cells is a key step in the viral life cycle. The objective of this research is to determine how DENV […]