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Zika virus

A mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cross the placenta and cause fetal and neonatal harm, best known for the 2015-2016 epidemic in the Americas.

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Zika particles assemble with only a fragment of the prM protein

NIH researchers report in Science Translational Medicine that Zika virions form and mature in cell culture using a truncated M fragment plus the envelope protein, without the pr domain and without the host cleavage step.

Publishers:phys.org

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Evidence57
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Insufficient
Hype gap+30
Incentives55
Confidence46