The Quest for a Dengue Vaccine

The Quest for a Dengue Vaccine

The Quest for a Dengue Vaccine Dengue fever is a viral disease and its prevalence has grown dramatically and globally in recent decades. Dengue fever is caused by the dengue virus (DENV), an arthropod-borne pathogen transmitted to vertebrates by infected mosquitos,...
Did Zika mutate and turn ugly?

Did Zika mutate and turn ugly?

Did Zika mutate and turn ugly? Zika virus (ZIKV) has been around for a while, first isolated by serendipity in a sentinel monkey that developed fever during observation in 1947. It was then observed in the human population during the course of several sporadic foci in...
New Host Factors for Zika

New Host Factors for Zika

New Host Factors for Zika Little is known about the molecular mechanisms responsible for Zika virus (ZIKV) pathogenesis. Learning about cellular responses to viral infection and the mechanisms of host restriction and immune evasion is fundamental for the development...