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As a mosquito-borne arbovirus, it enters the bloodstream and replicates in various organs. During pregnancy, it can be transmitted from the blood of the viremic mother to the fetus by crossing the placental barrier. Monocytes and macrophages are considered the earliest blood cell types to be infected by ZIKV. As a first line defense, these cells are crucial components in innate immunity and host responses and may impact viral pathogenesis in humans. Previous studies have shown that ZIKV infection can activate inflammasomes and induce proinflammatory cytokines in monocytes. In this report, we showed that ZIKV could infect and induce cell death in human and murine macrophages. In addition to the presence of cleaved caspase-3, indicating that apoptosis was involved, we identified the cleaved caspase-1 and gasdermin D (GSDMD) as well as increased secretion of IL-1\u03b2 and IL-18. This suggests that the inflammasome was activated and that may lead to pyroptosis in infected macrophages. The pyroptosis was NLRP3-dependent and could be suppressed in the macrophages treated with shRNA to target and knockdown caspase-1. It was also be inhibited by an inhibitor for caspase-1, indicating that the pyroptosis was triggered via a canonical approach. 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