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  • NYU Dataset

    Studying Zika Virus Evolution In Vivo Using Insect-to-Mouse Transmission Model

    Authors
    Katherine E. E. Johnson
    Maria G. Noval
    Margarita V. Rangel
    Elfie De Jesus
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    Description

    Arboviruses are caused by a group of viruses spread to people (host) by the bite of infected insects (vector). It is within these hosts that arboviruses replicate and undergo genomic evolution. However, how arboviruses evolve, are transmitted, or cause disease in nature remain unclear. Therefore, this study established a Zika virus (ZIKV) vector-borne transmission system in immunocompromised mice to...

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    Genomics
    Infectious Disease
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  • NYU Dataset

    The Zika Women's Panel Study on Shifting Risk Perceptions

    Authors
    David M. Abramson
    Description

    Between July 25, 2016 and December 22, 2017, investigators conducted a longitudinal study with repeated panel surveys to understand attitudes and behaviors related to the emerging Zika virus among women of child-bearing age. Study participants included a representative survey sample of US women aged 18 to 45 years old who had participated in a related study about perceptions of the Zika virus (n=75)...

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    Infectious Disease
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