The drugs’ disruption of the microbiome makes a subsequent flavivirus infection more severe.

Geckos could help control mosquito-borne diseases, but their effectiveness depends on the environment.

The drug may worsen future infections for people who haven't already been exposed to the virus.

A memory B cell response to Zika virus in dengue-infected patients produced antibodies that were poorly neutralizing in vitro and instead enhanced infection.

SHERLOCK combines CRISPR-Cas13a with isothermal RNA amplification to detect RNA and DNA with single-base specificity.

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.

A plasmid-based vaccine against the virus is immunogenic in mice and protects Rhesus macaques against infection, researchers report.

Other government authorities have yet to evaluate a proposal aimed at reducing populations of Zika-carrying insects in Florida.

Field data from the biotech company Oxitec show that releasing genetically modified male mosquitoes whose offspring die helped reduce dengue cases by 90 percent in one year.

Two different vaccines confer complete immunity for two months, researchers report.