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Zika virus may infect, kill human brain stem cells [1]

A Zika virus-laden mosquito bite may infect and kill a type of brain cell, vital for the development of the brain, says a new study conducted in lab grown human cells.

Publication Date: 
07/03/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Zika Virus [3], Health Effects [4], Medical Research [5], Vector Borne Diseases [6], Infectious Diseases [7], Health [8]
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