Media release

From: Science Media Center Taiwan

Science Media Center Taiwan News Briefing

UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 18:00 Taiwan Time (GMT+8) Wednesday 24th January 2024

What? Taiwan Study Shows Prior Dengue and Japanese Encephalitis Exposure May Offer Protection Against Zika Virus

When? 09:30 am (GMT+8), Wednesday 24th January 2024

Where? Zoom webinar (details below)

Professor Day-You Chao from the Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health at National Chung Hsing University will publish her latest research in "Communications Biology," on January 24 at 18:00 Taiwan time.

The study reveals the discovery of antibodies that can suppress the Zika virus in Taiwanese people who have been infected with dengue fever and vaccinated against Japanese encephalitis. These findings could help the development of vaccines against viruses like dengue, Zika, and Japanese encephalitis, which belong to the Flavivirus group.

The Science Media Center Taiwan invites Professor Chao to an online press briefing to discuss the importance of this research for Taiwan and the global prevention and control of dengue, Zika, and Japanese encephalitis viruses. Attend the SMC briefing and discover how this study impacts global strategies in vaccine development and disease control.

Speakers will include:

Professor Chao, Day-Yu（趙黛瑜）, Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health

Notice:

• This briefing will take place on Zoom – to register for the webinar, please follow this link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAlf-qvrjorEtOsvF0xDgmdgxENcsdolhvq

• After registering, you will receive the zoom link. If you need more information, please contact the SMC press office.

For international journalists:

• Our briefing will be conducted in Mandarin, but you can ask questions and speakers could answer questions in English.

• Alternatively, if the briefing time is not convenient for you, we can help you arrange an interview with Professor Chao.

• If you need the briefing deck, please contact SMC Taiwan.

Please note that this is an on-record briefing for the specialist journalists on our press lists – but it isn’t a public event and we’re not allowing live-streaming. Please do not share the registration details publicly, and please check with us before forwarding to colleagues not on our lists.

For further information regarding the content of the briefing, please email smc@smctw.org.