The scientists also conducted the same study with dengue, which is from the same flavivirus family as Zika and is thought to share many characteristics with it. (washingtonpost.com)
Zika's surface protein — the primary target of antibodies — looks extremely similar to those on dengue and West Nile virus, members of the same flavivirus family. (sciencemag.org)
The results provide scientists around the globe with new information about the NS1 protein's role in Zika virus infections, and expands scientists» understanding of the flavivirus family, which also includes dengue, West Nile and yellow fever. (sciencedaily.com)