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O Zika vírus continua um mistério. Isolado em macacos da floresta Ziika em Uganda em 1947, o vírus se mostrou infeccioso para humanos não muito após esta época. No entanto, foi identificado como uma doença benigna com sintomas leves. Por esta razão, não foi fortemente estudado até praticamente 70 anos após a sua descoberta, quando […]

In combating international threats to public health such as the Zika virus, data could be the most important weapon in the arsenal. Several U.S. Department of Defense agencies, including the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, are working with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on new data analysis tools created by the […]

As temperatures spike each spring, mosquitos start to swarm. They bring with them an increased risk of mosquito-borne diseases and a need to understand how to guard against these pesky – and at times dangerous – insects. Researchers at UNC Charlotte and the Mecklenburg County Health Department are collaborating on a study to determine which […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mecklenburg County is already talking about ways to prevent the spread of mosquitoes this summer. Last year, almost every state in the U.S., including the Carolinas, reported travel-related cases, and millions of dollars were pouring into tackling the problem. In September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidelines for pregnancy […]

During the first months of 2016, my research team and I started tracking the genetics of the Zika virus’ spread across the world using Nvector, a tool developed, and currently only in use in our laboratory at the Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. The combination of traditional […]

No cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus infection have been reported in North Carolina, and the mosquito that most often carries the virus is not commonly found in the state. But just in case, Mecklenburg County health officials are planning an extra effort this spring to control the spread of mosquitoes. “People are very anxious […]

The Zika virus epidemic was not anticipated, and the world was not prepared. At the beginning of January 2016, a volunteer assembly of industry experts, infectious disease outbreak specialists, academics and thought leaders was assembled to assess current knowledge and provide non-affiliated recommendations. Key findings and discoveries include currently marketed drugs that appear to have […]

No cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus infection have been reported in North Carolina, and the mosquito that most often carries the virus is not commonly found in the state. But just in case, Mecklenburg County health officials are planning an extra effort this spring to control the spread of mosquitoes. “People are very anxious […]

How scientists are tracing a virus back in time Researchers thought they had MERS more or less figured out. The consensus view was that the potentially lethal virus, known formally as Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome, had arisen in bats, which passed it to camels, which passed it to humans. Since MERS first emerged in Saudi […]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials are warning about a possible Zika virus outbreak in the U.S. At a news conference Monday, the deputy director of the CDC said the virus “seems to be a bit scarier than we initially thought.” The virus has now been linked to more severe birth defects, including blindness. […]