An international team has launched the DeZi network to understand how the viruses spread, interact, and cause disease across Africa and Asia.
The Dengue and Zika Immunology and Genomics Multi-Country Network (DeZi) is led by Imperial and has received £5.65 million in core funding from a Wellcome Trust Infectious Disease Award, supplemented by £600 thousand from Temasek and £600 thousand from the Singapore National Environment Agency's Environmental Health Institute through UNITEDengue.
Author's summary: International team launches DeZi network to study dengue and Zika viruses.