In both Drosophila and mosquitoes, protection lasts for generations following a single maternal exposure to positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses.

Genetic material from the chikungunya virus remains in mouse cells after infection and may be linked to later joint pain.

The mosquitoes that carry Zika may be able to transmit two other viruses at the same time.

In an effort to prevent the spread of Zika virus, Harris County officials are in discussions with Oxitec to release insects engineered to produce short-lived offspring.

New evidence suggests both viruses can cohabitate in a single mosquito.

A selection of notable quotes from the American Society for Microbiology’s annual meeting

The inflammation may make it easier for viruses like Zika to replicate in a host, according to a mouse study.

The viral infection causes symptoms similar to those associated with Zika and dengue viruses. 

The US Food and Drug Administration gave emergency approval for a combination diagnostic that can distinguish between Zika, dengue, and chikungunya infections.

Release of a transgenic version of Aedes aegypti, a species that can carry dengue virus, decimated a local population of non-mutated mosquitoes, according to a study.

The World Health Organization reports four locally acquired cases of the virus in the country.

Contest aims to identify models that accurately forecast outbreaks.

Early-stage clinical trial yields promising results. 

Chikungunya virus is transmitted through a three-way interaction that hinges on viral strain, mosquito genotype, and ambient temperature, researchers report.

A Florida man becomes the first US resident who has not recently traveled outside the country to be diagnosed with an infection from the mosquito-borne virus.