The TWiVniks review the past week’s findings on Zika virus and microcephaly, and reveal a chicken protein that provides insight on the restriction of transmission of avian influenza viruses to humans.
TWiV 376: The flavi of the month is Zika
- February 14, 2016
- Tagged as: Aedes, brain, congenital rubella syndrome, dengue, genome, guillain-barré, microcephaly, mosquito, ocular defects, TORCH, viral, virology, virus, viruses, west nile virus, Zika, Zika virus
The TWiV team discuss the latest data on Zika virus, including ocular defects in infants with microcephaly, and isolation of the entire viral genome from fetal brain tissue.