dengue virus infection

New Vaccine May Protect Against All Four Strains of Dengue Virus

harminka — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:35:27 -0500

Researchers from Maryland and South Carolina have developed a novel four-component vaccine that protects monkeys against all four strains of dengue virus and may potentially offer protection to the millions of humans at risk worldwide. They report their findings in the July 2008 issue of the Journal of Virology.

Brazil Dengue Epidemic Claims At Least 54 Lives

admin_huliq — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:33:57 -0500

Dengue Fever has claimed 54 lives in Brazil since January according to health officials. Hospitals have reported a total of 114 deaths but 60 are still being investigated. Dengue Fever comes from mosquitoes.

Lower transmission increases dengue deaths

harminka — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:29:10 -0600

A pair of researchers has answered a puzzle about why efforts to lower the transmission of dengue virus in Thailand have not resulted in decreases in the severe, life-threatening, form of the infection. In fact, it seems to have had just the opposite effect.

Gene expression profiling of dengue virus infection in cell lines, patients

harminka — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:31:14 -0600

Researchers at the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases and the Genome Institute of Singapore have identified new host genes associated with dengue virus infection, which may open new avenues to developing a drug to treat the disease.