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Mosquito saliva study opens new doors for blocking Zika, Dengue, and West Nile infections
Researchers found that saliva RNA in infected mosquitoes suppresses the body’s early immune response and may guide a new vaccine strategy.
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What if mosquito saliva holds the key to better fighting Zika, dengue and West Nile viruses?
Mosquitoes do more than simply transmit the viruses they carry: Their saliva may actively help these viruses establish infection in the body from the very moment of the bite. This is the finding of a study conducted by a team from the IRD, CNRS, the University of Montpellier (France) and Mahidol University (Thailand), published in Nature Communications.
·Douglas, United Kingdom
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Mosquito saliva study opens new doors for blocking Zika, Dengue, and West Nile infections
Mosquitoes do more than simply transmit the viruses they carry: their saliva may actively help these viruses establish infection in the body from the very moment of the bite.
·Mona Vale, Australia
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