It is caused by a flavivirus with four antigenically distinct serotypes (DENV-1, -2, -3 and -4) and co-circulates with at least nine other flaviviruses, including Zika (ZIKV). Similarities between ...

This research comes as many mosquito-borne viruses are spreading rapidly. Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in ...