Monkey study shows Zika infection prolonged in pregnancy

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 15:01 in Health & Medicine

University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers studying monkeys have shown that one infection with Zika virus protects against future infection, though pregnancy may drastically prolong the time the virus stays in the body. The researchers, led by UW–Madison pathology Professor David O’Connor, published a study today (June 28, 2016) in the journal Nature Communications describing their work […]

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