Yellow fever vaccine protects mice against Zika virus infection.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Ana C Vicente Santos, Francisca H Guedes-da-Silva, Carlos H Dumard, Vivian N S Ferreira, Igor P S da Costa, Ruana A Machado, Fernanda G Q Barros-Aragão, Rômulo L S Neris, Júlio S Dos-Santos, Iranaia Assunção-Miranda, Claudia P Figueiredo, André A Dias, Andre M O Gomes, Herbert L de Matos Guedes, Andrea C Oliveira, Jerson L Silva
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Barré
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009907; https://doaj.org/article/9a0c189268f04faf98a26350189d234f

Zika virus (ZIKV) emerged as an important infectious disease agent in Brazil in 2016. Infection usually leads to mild symptoms, but severe congenital neurological disorders and Guillain-Barré syndrome have been reported following ZIKV exposure. Creating an effective vaccine against ZIKV is a public...