In my second interview on Zika for the Nov. 6 airing of the Outbreak News This Week Radio Show, Vincent Racaniello, PhD joined me once again to discuss the latest goings on in his new Zika lab at Columbia University.
Dr Racaniello discussed some of the posts from his American Society for Microbiology blog, Zika Diaries, which chronicles the start-up of a Zika virus lab after doing polio research for more than three decades.
We also looked at some research in the field of Zika, to include a study where the findings demonstrate the virus targets the male reproductive system in mice.
Racaniello gave his perspective on the use of Wolbachia in the battle against mosquito borne viral diseases, the Zika testing controversy at the CDC and the work he is doing on his very popular website, Virology Blog and his associated podcasts.
Listen to the interview below:
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In Singapore, the two cases detected Zika fever virus mutated from the strain that was previously distributed in Southeast Asia. Statement of the Ministry of Health has distributed, reports TASS.
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“Studies suggest that the virus was imported from South America, and has a regional origin”, – said in a statement. In addition, the “strain of the virus has changed in comparison to how it was discovered in South-East Asia earlier,” experts say.
At the same time today confirmed another 26 new cases of fever, so the total number of infected people during the week increased to 215 people.
For the first time Zika fever was discovered in 1947 in Uganda and, until recently, was considered harmless to humans.
Scientists from several countries suggest that Zika virus in pregnant women leads to various abnormalities in fetal development. The most serious of them is microcephaly, leading
dementia, problems with vision and hearing