Study provides insights into how Zika virus suppresses the host immune system

(University of California - Riverside) A research team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has outlined how the Zika virus, which constituted an epidemic threat in 2016, suppresses the immune system of its host. The work provides valuable structural and functional information on the interaction between ZIKV and its host and offers a framework for the development of vaccines and antivirals.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news