The life cycles of many flaviviruses involve viral transfer between vertebrate hosts and mosquito vectors. Viral acquisition by vectors from an infected mammalian host is an essential step in the ...

In a recent article published in the journal Viruses, researchers study the challenges impeding the development of vaccines against flaviviruses, which are single-stranded ribonucleic acid (ssRNA) ...

Flaviviruses enter host cells through the process of clathrin-mediated endocytosis, and the spectrum of host factors required for this process are incompletely understood. Here we found that ...

A new technology to produce safer ‘hybrid’ viruses at high volumes for use in vaccines and diagnostics for mosquito-borne diseases has been developed at The University of Queensland. Researchers from ...

Remember the 2016 Olympics in Brazil? It was the year Brazil defeated Germany in the final game of the men's football (aka soccer) tournament, but it was also the year when Zika virus made its entry ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Opening doors to the possibility of developing new vaccines and antiviral agents to fight a host of insect-borne diseases, scientists have, for the first time, determined the ...

In recent years, numerous molecular techniques utilizing a generic approach have been described for flavivirus diagnosis. [114–129] For identification of flaviviruses, molecular amplification methods ...

The neurotropic flaviviruses Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are emerging pathogens of considerable importance, with the ability to cause acute encephalitis and death.

Viruses of the family Flaviviridae, including Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), Dengue virus (DENV), Zika virus (ZIKV), West Nile virus (WNV), and Tick-borne encephalitis virus, are significant ...

Flaviviruses including West Nile, Zika and dengue can result in significant morbidity and mortality. However, new research suggests that a viral protein may prove vital in the discovery of therapeutic ...

Researchers have gotten the closest look ever at Zika virus and may have discovered some chinks in its armor. Using cryo-electron microscopy, structural biologist Madhumati Sevvana and colleagues ...

Vaccines were given to 700-800 union workers and their families in Rolando and Kearny Mesa. Photo by Chris Stone An immunology researcher and professor has received a federal grant to help develop ...