Powassan virus and the closely related deer tick virus are
the only flaviviruses known to be spread by ticks in North America.
Not exact matches
Assays already exist to detect Zika virus infection, but they either work
only shortly after infection or are poor at differentiating Zika from other
flaviviruses.
It appears, however, that
flaviviruses use
only a subset of these receptors.
The high selectivity, and the potency with which some of these receptors promote
flavivirus infection, suggest
only a small number of receptors might be effectively targeted to treat these diseases.