Children were 38 percent less likely to show signs of Zika infection if they had previously had dengue.

From 500-million-year-old fat to a newly discovered virus, here are some stunners from The Scientist in 2018.

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.