Zika virus and male infertility: Our updated Q&A on the risks : independent

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Zika virus and male infertility: Our updated Q&A on the risks

Zika virus and male infertility: Our updated Q&A on the risks

Health authorities are struggling to control the Zika virus.Locally transmitted cases have been reported in Florida, and there is now concern about a possible link with male sterility.Simon Calder, The Independent's Travel Correspondent, answers readers' questions about the threat the infection poses to travellersIs Zika like the Ebola outbreak?


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CBC testing for Zika virus begins Monday

CBC testing for Zika virus begins Monday

DAYTON — Community Blood Center will begin testing blood donations for the Zika virus on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in compliance with recommendations issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to protect the blood supply.In August the FDA recommended universal testing of all donated whole blood and blood components for the Zika virus in the U.S. and its territories.Ohio and Indiana are among the states that were scheduled to begin testing by Nov. 18, 2016 or sooner.


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Neutralizing human antibodies prevent Zika virus replication and fetal disease in mice

Neutralizing human antibodies prevent Zika virus replication and fetal disease in mice

Abstract •Main •Author informationZika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging mosquito-transmitted flavivirus that can cause severe disease, including congenital birth defects during pregnancy1.To develop candidate therapeutic agents against ZIKV, we isolated a panel of human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) from subjects with prior ZIKV infection.A subset of mAbs recognized diverse epitopes on the envelope (E) protein and exhibited potently neutralizing activity.

Neutralizing human antibodies prevent Zika virus replication and fetal disease in mice