…expertise needed to work with these animals to help us combat international health crises, including diseases such as Zika and Malaria, tuberculosis and most recently, COVID-19. In addition, the Centers…

Zika is spread mainly through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. And while many people infected with the Zika virus will only have mild symptoms, contracting Zika during…

…is needed as vaccines against dengue and Zika are developed. Want to know more about the ongoing fight to eliminate Zika? Here are some additional ways NPRC scientists across the…

…sequenced 5 percent of all cases, a figure that represents their decades of experience and their work at WiNPRC to stay ahead of global HIV, influenza and Zika virus pandemics….

…called upon the National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs) – as NIH has for HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Zika and other infectious disease threats – to identify animal species for studying the SARS-CoV-2…

…devastating damage Zika virus causes to a fetus, but we had questions about what happens to the developing brain of a young child who gets infected by Zika,” says lead…

…Davis). Zika virus infection of pregnant women is associated with a high risk of adverse fetal effects, including fetal death, microcephaly (small head) and other abnormalities, collectively termed congenital Zika…

…NPRC researchers have developed a coalition of scientists to combat the disease, drawing heavily from their firsthand experience during the Zika virus outbreak in 2016. Yerkes NPRC researchers have begun…

Working together is always better—especially when it comes to curing infectious diseases. That’s why the National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs) across the country are collaborating to tackle the deadly Zika…

Young macaques form an important part of our work at the NPRCs, helping us discover new ways of treating deadly diseases like tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, Zika and more. Two researchers at…

The 2015-16 Zika outbreak in Brazil caused many babies to be born with severe brain abnormalities. It also prompted researchers at the Southwest National Primate Research Center into action. With…

…to prevent Zika virus infections. The researchers also concluded Zika-exposed fetuses should continue to be checked for symptoms of the disease throughout their developmental years. “All children exposed to Zika…

…for rapid deployment in response to a deadly pandemic strain of the virus. She added that DNA-based vaccines may also prove effective for different viruses, like Zika, and for other…

…Zika in the early stages of pregnancy experienced miscarriage or stillbirth, despite displaying few clinical signs of infection. For scientists, this indicates that Zika-associated pregnancy loss in humans may be…

…Yerkes National Primate Research Center have made studying Zika virus a priority. One of the most common consequences of Zika infecting an unborn child is microcephaly – a birth defect…

…vaccines and therapies have been tested in these animals. When Zika was identified in Brazil in 2015 and associated with severe birth defects, the infectious disease expertise of NPRC researchers…

While the public’s nervous obsession with Zika may be over, medical researchers still have questions. Can the virus survive in a nonhuman host? Can the blood of that nonhuman host…

On February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization declared the Zika virus to be a global health emergency. Spread by the bite of an infected mosquito, the Zika virus has…

…The study observed the Zika virus at seven, 28 and 35 days post-infection. Ultimately, it was found that the Zika virus attacks tissues in the nervous system, male and female…