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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Oct 13

4 min read

Breast Milk Found Protective Against Zika

Breastfeeding represents an important mother-to-child transmission route of health benefits

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Fact checked by Danielle Reiter, RN

Oct 12

5 min read

The Americas Vastly Under-Counted Zika Cases

Puerto Rico continues reporting local Zika virus cases in 2020

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Aug 29

9 min read

Dengue and Zika Co-Infection Leads to a ‘Double-Whammy’

Prior Zika infection does significantly increase your risk of severe forms of dengue disease

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Aug 26

3 min read

Zika Vaccine Development Using Self-Amplifying Messenger RNA

Zika vaccine candidate VRC5283 provided protection from ZIKV challenge in mice

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Aug 24

2 min read

Zika Antiviral Therapy Candidate Identified

Hercules Pharmaceuticals AhR inhibitor HP163 reduces viral replication in animals infected with Zika virus

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