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Zika virus infection during pregnancy and vertical transmission: case reports and peptide-specific cell-mediated immune responses
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in pregnant women is associated with birth defects, which are more prevalent and severe the earlier in pregnancy the...
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Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in pregnant women in an amazonian region: a large retrospective study from French Guiana
PurposeOver the past decade, the Amazon basin has faced numerous infectious epidemics. Our comprehension of the actual extent of these infections...
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Pentraxin 3, a serum biomarker in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1-associated myelopathy patients and asymptomatic carriers
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) can induce a neuroinflammatory condition that leads to myelopathy. Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is an...
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No evidence for sylvatic cycles of chikungunya, dengue and Zika viruses in African green monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus) on St. Kitts, West Indies
BackgroundDengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses (DENV, CHIKV and ZIKV) are transmitted in sylvatic transmission cycles between non-human primates and...
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Report of natural Mayaro virus infection in Mansonia humeralis (Dyar & Knab, Diptera: Culicidae)
BackgroundArboviruses are a group of viruses transmitted to vertebrate hosts by certain blood-feeding arthropods. Among urban vectors of arboviruses,...
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Immune-related transcripts, microbiota and vector competence differ in dengue-2 virus-infected geographically distinct Aedes aegypti populations
BackgroundVector competence in Aedes aegypti is influenced by various factors. Crucial new control methods can be developed by recognizing which...
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In Situ Imaging of Virus-Infected Cells by Cryo-Electron Tomography: An Overview
Cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) has emerged as a powerful tool in structural biology to study viruses and is undergoing a resolution revolution....
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Zika virus and temperature modulate Elizabethkingia anophelis in Aedes albopictus
BackgroundVector-borne pathogens must survive and replicate in the hostile environment of an insect’s midgut before successful dissemination. Midgut...
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Evaluation of the vector competence for Batai virus of native Culex and exotic Aedes species in Central Europe
BackgroundBatai virus (BATV) is a zoonotic arbovirus of veterinary importance. A high seroprevalence in cows, sheep and goats and infection in...
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The identification and genetic characteristics of Quang Binh virus from field-captured Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae) from Guizhou Province, China
BackgroundMosquitoes carry a variety of viruses that can cause disease in humans, animals and livestock. Surveys for viruses carried by wild...
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Susceptibility of Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus to Japanese encephalitis virus
BackgroundJapanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the principal cause of mosquito-borne encephalitis in human populations within Asia. If introduced...
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Post-exposure intranasal IFNα suppresses replication and neuroinvasion of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis virus within olfactory sensory neurons
BackgroundVenezuelan Equine Encephalitis virus ( VEEV) may enter the central nervous system (CNS) within olfactory sensory neurons (OSN) that...
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Shared Molecular Signatures Across Zika Virus Infection and Multiple Sclerosis Highlight AP-1 Transcription Factor as a Potential Player in Post-ZIKV MS-Like Phenotypes
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arbovirus of the Flaviviridae genus that has rapidly disseminated from across the Pacific to the Americas. Robust evidence...
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Lessons in self-defence: inhibition of virus entry by intrinsic immunity
Virus entry, consisting of attachment to and penetration into the host target cell, is the first step of the virus life cycle and is a critical ‘do...
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An Optical Universal Plasmon-Based Biosensor for Virus Detection
PurposeKretschmann-configuration has been used as a subwavelength framework to detect tiny alterations of the refractive index of biomaterials....
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A recombinant measles virus vaccine strongly reduces SHIV viremia and virus reservoir establishment in macaques
Replicative vectors derived from live-attenuated measles virus (MV) carrying additional non-measles vaccine antigens have long demonstrated safety...
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Recent Advances in Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Detection, Treatment, and Vaccination: Overview of Current Status and Challenges
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a tick-borne virus, and zoonosis, and affects large regions of Asia, Southwestern and Southeastern...
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Screening of febrile patients with suspected malaria from the Brazilian Amazon for virus infection
Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are a significant public health threat, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. More than 150...
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Peptide aptamer-based time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay for CHIKV diagnosis
BackgroundChikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Dengue virus (DENV) have similar clinical symptoms, which often induce misdiagnoses. Therefore, an antigen...
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