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Antibody protects against Zika virus in tests in mice

TEM of Zika virus

ZIKA BLOCKER  A new therapy tested in mice curtails the effects of Zika virus (shown red in this transmission electron microscope image).

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By Meghan Rosen

- More than 2 years ago

The battle against Zika may have some new firepower. A single dose of a human antibody called ZIKV-117 can shield mouse fetuses from the virus’s damaging effects, researchers report online November 7 in Nature.