Identification of anti-flaviviral drugs with mosquitocidal and anti-Zika virus activity in Aedes aegypti.

Zika virus (ZIKV), an emerging arbovirus belonging to the genus Flavivirus, is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. ZIKV infection can cause microcephaly of newborn babies and Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults. Because no licensed vaccine or specific antiviral treatment is available for ZIKV infection,...

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Main Authors: Shengzhang Dong, Seokyoung Kang, George Dimopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007681