IFNAR1 and Zika virus infectious disease: So far several animal models have been proposed for ZIKV infection, including immunocompetent mice (C57BL/6), mice lacking the receptors for interferon (IFNAR), mice neutralized with the IFNAR antibodies, mice lacking IRF3/5/7, immunocompetent non-human primates and chicken embryos [Reviewed in (101) and (102)].