virology

Virus found in breastmilk; another disease linked to Zika infection; some mosquitoes resistant to pesticide; genetically engineered–mosquito field trials could proceed

Scientists provide a potential biological link between Zika virus infection and microcephaly.

The Japanese encephalitis virus, which typically moves to new hosts via mosquito vectors, can jump directly between pigs, according to a study.

Scientists design diagnostics to improve the detection of current infections.

Understanding the biological roots of cooperation might help resolve some of the biggest scientific challenges we face.

Health officials suspect recently reported cases of the disease in Liberia might stem from a flare-up of the virus in a survivor who became pregnant.

Richard Johnson, a pioneer in research on central nervous system infections, died last month at age 84.

As the world inches closer to polio eradication, laboratories studying the virus will have to bolster biosafety standards. Eventually, most will need to stop working with the pathogen entirely.

The virus can persist in several tissues where the immune system is less active. Researchers are working to better understand this phenomenon and how it can stall the clearing of Ebola in survivors.

Researchers detect Ebola virus fragments in semen samples from some male survivors up to nine months after the onset of symptoms.

Researchers uncover evidence that a retrovirus embedded within the human genome may play a role in the pathology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. 

From the same Siberian permafrost where three others were previously discovered, scientists find a fourth type of giant virus.

A guide to culturing cells with viruses in mind

One man shed poliovirus for 28 years after he was vaccinated, researchers report.

The experimental vaccine protects monkeys against the coronavirus that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome and elicits an immune response in camels.

Researchers deploy ancestors of today’s adeno-associated viruses to deliver gene therapies without immune system interference.

Researchers find that the potentially deadly virus uses cholesterol to gain access to cells.

The Caribbean nation is the first to effectively eliminate the prenatal transmission of syphilis and the virus that causes AIDS, according to the World Health Organization.

Macaque trainers in Bangladesh are often bitten by their monkeys, but rarely infected by a particular simian retrovirus.