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New synthetic biomarker technology differentiates between prior Zika and dengue infections - EurekAlert


A newly discovered Zika virus-specific synthetic molecule is capable of differentiating Zika-immune patient samples from samples of patients previously infected with the related dengue virus. The technology may lead to the development of better diagnostics and vaccine candidates.

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