Zika Virus Pathogenicity Versus Transmissibility. Comment on Roozitalab et al. Distinct Virologic Properties of African and Epidemic Zika Virus Strains: The Role of the Envelope Protein in Viral Entry, Immune Activation, and Neuropathogenesis. Pathogens 2025, 14, 716
Abstract
) evolution and pathogenicity has attracted the attention of a wider circle of the research community ever since ZIKV emerged on the South American continent in 2015, after more or less island hopping across the Pacific Ocean from Southeast Asia on its way from Africa where it was first described in Uganda in 1947 [...].
Fields of Study & Subjects
Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Zoonotic diseases and public health
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Pathogens
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 67–67
- Publication date
- 8 January 2026
- Language
- EN