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Wet Weather Brings Japanese Encephalitis to Australia
Southern Australia has recorded its first-ever cases of the disease in an outbreak that has so far killed three people.
Wet Weather Brings Japanese Encephalitis to Australia
Wet Weather Brings Japanese Encephalitis to Australia

Southern Australia has recorded its first-ever cases of the disease in an outbreak that has so far killed three people.

Southern Australia has recorded its first-ever cases of the disease in an outbreak that has so far killed three people.

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Antibiotics Increase Mouse Susceptibility to Dengue, West Nile, and Zika
Shawna Williams | Mar 27, 2018 | 3 min read
The drugs’ disruption of the microbiome makes a subsequent flavivirus infection more severe.
A Single Mutation in Zika Led to Devastating Effects
Anna Azvolinsky | Sep 28, 2017 | 4 min read
One amino acid change within a viral structural protein makes the difference between mild cases of brain damage and severe microcephaly in mice.
Dengue Infection Impairs Immune Defense Against Zika
Catherine Offord | Aug 18, 2017 | 4 min read
A memory B cell response to Zika virus in dengue-infected patients produced antibodies that were poorly neutralizing in vitro and instead enhanced infection.
Mosquitos Can Infect Humans with Zika and Chikungunya in One Bite
Ben Andrew Henry | Nov 14, 2016 | 2 min read
New evidence suggests both viruses can cohabitate in a single mosquito.
Another DNA Vaccine for Zika Shows Promise
Anna Azvolinsky | Sep 22, 2016 | 3 min read
A plasmid-based vaccine against the virus is immunogenic in mice and protects Rhesus macaques against infection, researchers report.
Zika Update
Tanya Lewis | Jul 14, 2016 | 2 min read
Epidemic may be peaking and could end within three years, scientists suggest; dengue antibodies enhance risk of Zika infection; considering new strategies for the control of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks
Vaccines Protect Mice Against Zika Infection
Alison F. Takemura | Jun 29, 2016 | 1 min read
Two different vaccines confer complete immunity for two months, researchers report.
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