The CDC released a health alert last week warning travelers about dengue fever, a mosquito-borne virus that can cause serious ...

The CDC issued a health alert March 18 regarding dengue outbreaks in the Caribbean and the Americas.  Dengue activity is high in parts of the U.S., and with the spring and summer travel seasons ...

"Zika is the only virus in its family, which includes dengue and West Nile viruses among others, whose NS1 protein triggers the formation of tunnels in multiple cell types," Michita said.

The Zika virus builds tiny tunnels, called tunneling nanotubes, to stealthily transport material needed to infect nearby ...

Researchers discovered that Zika virus constructs nanotubes to transport infection across the placental barrier undetected.

Dengue fever cases have been rising among U.S. travelers and are expected to climb this year, according to a warning from the ...

Children who experience multiple cases of dengue virus develop an army of dengue-fighting T cells, according to a new study led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI). "We saw a ...

that one specific Zika protein -- non-structural protein 1 (NS1) -- is responsible for the formation of the nanotubes. In 2015, an outbreak of Zika virus triggered an epidemic in the Americas.