Why we crunch this

http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/must_...rhood-in-the-time-of-zika

Queensland researchers have found a way to kill the Zika virus using compounds found in an Australian native plant.
http://thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2017/06/0...n-plant-kills-zika-virus/

The compounds halt the virus, which causes birth defects, and stop it replicating without damage to host mammalian cells, QUT scientists say.
She didn’t name the plant, presumably for commercial reasons, but said it was fairly common, and its compounds were found to kill 100 per cent of the Zika infection in cells.

“It’s also exciting because of the implications of this work for other viruses. Zika, dengue, West Nile, Japanese encephalitis and yellow fever are all from the same family of viruses – flaviviridae.”

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Vaccines protect fetuses from Zika infection, mouse study shows

Mothers vaccinated prior to pregnancy bore no sign of virus

A new study in mice shows that females vaccinated before pregnancy and infected with Zika virus while pregnant bear pups who show no trace of the virus. The findings offer the first evidence that an effective vaccine administered prior to pregnancy can protect vulnerable fetuses from Zika infection and resulting injury.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170713155034.htm

One step closer to halting the spread Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya

Researchers from SUNY Upstate Medical University report that a mathematical model can serve as a guide to make monthly predictions on when people are at the greatest risk for contracting mosquito-borne viruses, such as Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya, due to climate conditions.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170720162604.htm

Using [Modified] Zika Virus to fight aggressive brain cancers such as the one John McCain has contracted, glioblastomas: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-41146628