An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

A single-stranded RNA virus from the Flavivirus genus causes West Nile virus. It is primarily transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female mosquitoes, mainly of the Culex species. The ...

Causes: Babesiosis is caused by microscopic parasites that belong to the genus Babesia. These parasites usually infect cattle and are spread between animals by ticks that eat the blood of ...

Zika virus is an arbovirus belonging to the genus Flavivirus. It has been little studied in the past because it has been reported to cause only mild symptoms such as fever, joint pain, conjunctivitis ...

This work is a valuable study that aims to decipher the molecular mechanisms underlying the translation process in Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a relevant member of the genus Flavivirus. The ...

Powassan virus disease is a tick-borne zoonotic disease caused by the Powassan virus, which is an arbovirus within the genus Flavivirus. It is mainly transmitted by infected blacklegged ticks (Ixodes ...

There has been a massive rise in the number of cases of infectious diseases across the world – and one of their most common complications is brain inflammation – which is life-threatening if not ...

West Nile virus is part of the genus Flavivirus, which also includes other viruses that typically infect humans through the bite of an infected mosquito including dengue, yellow fever, and Zika ...

Zika virus is a member of the virus family Flaviviridae and the genus Flavivirus, transmitted by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes, such as A. aegypti and A. albopictus.