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Tracking DNA mutations of Zika virus could reveal its evolutionary path across oceans


Tracking DNA mutations of Zika virus could reveal its evolutionary path across oceans
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How do you [determine] the history of an invisible virus [like the Zika virus], which leaves no physical record?This is where genetics can help, since single-strand RNA viruses like Zika tend to change rapidly over time and, with bioinformatics, researchers can deduce what the ancestral relationships are between different viruses collected at different places in different times from different hosts.While the first noted occurrence of the virus was in Africa, it was detected only a few years later in Asia, and separate lineages of the disease are known from both areas – a clue that the history hidden in the genes may be complicated.
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With latest Zika research, our picture of the virus gets cloudier


With latest Zika research, our picture of the virus gets cloudier
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Are you starting to think the Zika epidemic is the most confusing outbreak ever?Join the club.Since Zika surfaced on the global radar about a year ago, scientists have been trying to figure out if what seemed like a pretty paltry virus could cause serious birth defects if it infected a fetus in the womb and, if so, how often?
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Tanzania dismisses reported Zika virus outbreak


Tanzania dismisses reported Zika virus outbreak
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Tanzania dismisses reported Zika virus outbreakTanzania health authorities on Friday allayed fears of the reported Zika virus detection saying the World Health Organisation (WHO) was yet to confirm the reports.Xinhua news agency quoted Ummy Mwalimu, the Minister for Health, as saying that any outbreak of a disease with international concern had to be verified and announced by the global health agency.The Zika virus, which was isolated from monkeys in Uganda about 70 years ago, has prompted worldwide concern after it began spreading very fast in the Americas early this year.
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