Encephalitis

Infections caused by the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) are severe and have high mortality rates for horses - 90 percent - and humans - 33 percent, with significant brain damage in most human survivors. Florida has been hypothesized to be the source of EEEV epidemics, but li more

The search for vaccines, treatments and preventive methods against infection by emerging viruses is one of the major challenges of global epidemiology. New pathological agents continue to emerge, such as the arbovirus transmitted by insects (in this case mosquitoes) that causes West Nile fever, name more

Mosquito bites can be an itchy nuisance but they can also be deadly. Diseases such as malaria, Dengue fever and West Nile virus can spread with a single bite. Understanding the genetic variation -- identifying those genes that differentiate biters from non-biters -- is the first step toward discover more

Viruses, Vol. 10, Pages 350: Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus: A Structural View Viruses doi: 10.3390/v10070350 Authors: Lauri I. A. Pulkkinen Sarah J. Butcher Maria Anastasina Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is a growing health concern. It causes a severe disease that can lead more

Viruses, Vol. 10, Pages 329: Viral Determinants of Virulence in Tick-Borne Flaviviruses Viruses doi: 10.3390/v10060329 Authors: Eliza M. Kellman Danielle K. Offerdahl Wessam Melik Marshall E. Bloom Tick-borne flaviviruses have a global distribution and cause significant human di more

Viruses, Vol. 10, Pages 319: The First Isolation and Whole Genome Sequencing of Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus from Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Patient with Encephalitis Viruses doi: 10.3390/v10060319 Authors: Jessica S. Russell Leon Caly Renata Kostecki Sarah L. McGuinness Glen Cart more