How will the llamas save us?
How will the llamas save us? One hundred years ago, the relief that followed the end of a most gruesome war was met with the grief of going back to normal life without many loved ones. Not everybody died in the trenches or under the bombs: between 50 and 100 millions...
Dengue virus: are we forgetting the genotypes?
Dengue virus: are we forgetting the genotypes? With almost 400 million infections every year, the impact of dengue virus (DENV) on global health is of substantial concern. The presence of four co-circulating serotypes, and the development of non-neutralizing enhancing...
Stopping chikungunya on its way out
Stopping chikungunya on its way out When our bodies come under attack from a viral pathogen, a sophisticated antibody response activates to limit the spread of infection. As part of this response, antibodies are produced against multiple epitopes of the invading...
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,...Page 23 of 33