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 transmission has been reported ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered that the Zika virus can manipulate human skin to make it more attractive to mosquitoes.

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 ...

Zika transmission has been reported more than 90 countries as the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the virus, as well as dengue and chikungunya, has increased over recent years as ...

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. Zika virus hijacks the skin of ...

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 ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — 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 ... Wrong Place ...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits Zika as well as dengue and chikungunya, has expanded its range due to climate change and urbanization. Despite extensive research on these viruses, the ...