"Our findings show that Zika virus isn't just passively transmitted." Scientist reveals disturbing way Zika virus affects ...

Zika, a mosquito-borne virus first identified in 1947 in a Rhesus macaque monkey, continues to perplex scientists in many ways nearly 80 years later. While many people with a Zika virus infection ...

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research shows. Zika transmission has been reported ...

Zika virus is currently present in over 90 countries and spreading at a rapid pace, thanks to Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which also aid in the transmission of dengue and chikungunya. Scientists have ...

The Zika virus modifies the chemical composition of human skin, making individuals more attractive to mosquitoes. These ...

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research shows.

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research shows.

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surprisingly little is known about what exactly drives Zika transmission success. A new study published in Communications Biology shows that Zika causes metabolic changes in human skin that ...

More information: Raimondas Mozūraitis et al, Zika virus modulates human fibroblasts to enhance transmission success in a controlled lab-setting, Communications Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1038 ...