New Study Finds Zika Flourishes in the Vagina

The vagina is a welcoming home for Zika. In a new study published today [Thursday], researchers at Yale University found that Zika reproduced in the vaginas of pregnant mice four to five days after infection and that the virus spread from the vagina to the fetal brain.

Studying Zika in mice is tricky. A mouse’s immune system fights off the infection, making the animal quite resistant to Zika.

When researchers want to study the infection in mice, they first tweak the animal’s immune system to make it more susceptible.

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