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Antioxidant treatment prevents sexual transmission of Zika in mice. The antioxidant drug ebselen can prevent sexual transmission of Zika virus from male to female mice, according to new research. The results hint at a potential role for ebselen in preventing Zika spread among humans. Source 4m.

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Antibody 'cocktail' can prevent Zika infection but is not effective for treatment of fetuses. A 'cocktail' of monoclonal antibodies that can prevent Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in primates was not effective for treatment of fetuses, according to a new collaborative study. The team of researchers is now working on engineering the antibodies to redirect the therapies to the fetus. Source 7r.

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Zika vaccine protects both mom and fetus, but mom needs a higher dose when pregnant. Researchers showed, for the first time, that a single, higher dose of vaccination to a pregnant mouse safely protects both her and her fetus from the Zika virus. The researchers found that a single, less potent dose was not enough to protect the fetus. Source 5b.

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Commonly used antibiotic shows promise for combating Zika infections. Researchers used a variety of advanced drug screening techniques to test out more than 10,000 compounds in search of a cure. To their surprise, they found that the widely used antibiotic methacycline was effective at preventing brain infections and reducing neurological problems associated with the virus in mice. Source 9t.

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Zika virus affects eye development before but not after birth. A new study finds that Zika infection during the first trimester of pregnancy can impact fetal retinal development and cause congenital ocular anomalies. The virus does not appear to affect ocular growth post-natally. Source 7h.

Zika Virus & WHO

Just before the coronavirus the Zika virus was in the news a lot. Zika caused a lot of pregnant women to be worried about how their child would turn out. Now, I do not hear much about Zika and today is the first time in a long time.