Vaccine 2020 Jan 28
Finding equipoise: CEPI revises its equitable access policy.
Huneycutt B, Lurie N, Rotenberg S, Wilder R, Hatchett R
Launched at Davos in January 2017 with funding from sovereign investors and philanthropic institutions, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innova ...
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Source: PubMed
Sci Rep
Evaluation of the antiviral activity of orlistat (tetrahydrolipstatin) against dengue virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, Zika virus and chikungunya virus.
Hitakarun A, Khongwichit S, Wikan N, Roytrakul S, Yoksan S, Rajakam S, Davidson AD, Smith DR
Many mosquito transmitted viruses of the genera Alphavirus and Flavivirus are human pathogens of significant concern, and there is currently no specif ...
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Source: PubMed
Braz J Infect Dis 2020 Jan 27
Seroprevalence of chikungunya virus infection in five hospitals within anyigba, kogi State of Nigeria.
Omatola CA, Onoja BA, Fassan PK, Osaruyi SA, Iyeh M, Samuel MA, Haruna PU
Febrile illnesses in developing countries are often misdiagnosed as malaria or typhoid fever. Although arboviral infections have similar clinical symp ...
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PLoS Pathog.
MyD88-dependent influx of monocytes and neutrophils impairs lymph node B cell responses to chikungunya virus infection via Irf5, Nos2 and Nox2.
McCarthy MK, Reynoso GV, Winkler ES, Mack M, Diamond MS, Hickman HD, Morrison TE
Humoral immune responses initiate in the lymph node draining the site of viral infection (dLN). Some viruses subvert LN B cell activation; however, ou ...
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Biosens Bioelectron
Paper-based nucleic acid testing system for simple and early diagnosis of mosquito-borne RNA viruses from human serum.
Batule BS, Seok Y, Kim MG
The recent outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases (e.g., zika, dengue, and chikungunya) increased public health burden in developing countries. To contr ...
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