Zika virus may be one step away from explosive outbreak
Scientists say we should be on alert for variants which could start another major outbreak. …
“This work shows just how rapidly a single letter change in the genome sequence of a virus can arise, and the stark impact it can have on the disease capability of a virus. But viruses that share these changes haven’t often been seen in outbreaks and, as the authors point out, these intriguing insights require more thorough investigation.”