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 ...

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.

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.

“Exposure of placental cells to the NS1 protein of Zika virus triggers tunnel formation. As the tunnels develop and connect neighboring cells, a path opens for the virus to invade new cells.” “Zika is ...

Bhat told TOI that currently, technology available in the market for detection of dengue NS1 protein is enzyme-based ... of even trace amounts of the virus in the early stages of infection.

While other viruses can produce similar effects, this is the first time this specific behavior has been spotted. Researchers ...

"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.

"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.