Pre-existing immunity to dengue virus shapes Zika-specific T cell response
Monday, March 13, 2017 - 21:11
in Health & Medicine
Although Zika and dengue are considered different virus “species,” they are so closely related that the immune system treats Zika just like another version of dengue, report researchers. Their latest study shows that pre-existing immunity to dengue virus modulates the magnitude and breadth of the immune system’s T cell response to Zika.