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Zika virus can mutate to become more infectious and deadly

Zika virus can mutate to become more infectious and deadly

The Zika virus can change to become more infective, according to researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI). This could allow it to overcome pre-existing immunity. “The world should monitor the emergence of this Zika virus variant,” says LJI Professor Sujan Shresta, Ph.D., who co-led the Cell Reports study with Professor Pei-Yong Shi, Ph.D., of … Read more

Indian capital on alert as Zika virus cases rise in neighboring Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI — Authorities in the Indian capital region Delhi Saturday said they were on alert in the wake of a spike in Zika virus cases in the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh. On Saturday, 13 new cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district, which took the case tally to 79 in the state … Read more