Tick-Borne Flaviviruses, with a Focus on Powassan Virus
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DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00106-17
Abstract: The tick-borne pathogen Powassan virus is a rare cause of encephalitis in North America and the Russian Far East. The number of documented cases described since the discovery of Powassan virus in 1958 may be read more here.
Keywords: tick borne; borne flaviviruses; virus; powassan virus ... See more keywords
Broad Host Tropism of Flaviviruses during the Entry Stage
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.05281-22
Abstract: Vector-borne flaviviruses, such as Zika virus, have extremely broad host and cell tropism, even though no critical entry receptors have yet been identified. Using an RVP system, we found the efficient entry of ISFs, MBFs,… read more here.
Keywords: entry; borne flaviviruses; broad host; host ... See more keywords
Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells as Model to Evaluate Species Tropism of Mosquito-Borne Flaviviruses
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00005
Abstract: Several mosquito-borne Flaviviruses such as Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), West Nile virus (WNV), Dengue Virus (DENV), and Zika virus (ZIKV) can cause severe clinical disease. Being zoonotic, Flaviviruses infect a wide variety of terrestrial vertebrates,… read more here.
Keywords: modc; species tropism; borne flaviviruses; mosquito borne ... See more keywords
Arbidol (Umifenovir): A Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drug That Inhibits Medically Important Arthropod-Borne Flaviviruses
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DOI: 10.3390/v10040184
Abstract: Arthropod-borne flaviviruses are human pathogens of global medical importance, against which no effective small molecule-based antiviral therapy has currently been reported. Arbidol (umifenovir) is a broad-spectrum antiviral compound approved in Russia and China for prophylaxis… read more here.
Keywords: borne flaviviruses; arbidol umifenovir; arthropod borne; broad spectrum ... See more keywords
Cross-Reactive Immunity among Five Medically Important Mosquito-Borne Flaviviruses Related to Human Diseases
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DOI: 10.3390/v14061213
Abstract: Flaviviruses cause a spectrum of potentially severe diseases. Most flaviviruses are transmitted by mosquitoes or ticks and are widely distributed all over the world. Among them, several mosquito-borne flaviviruses are co-epidemic, and the similarity of… read more here.
Keywords: five medically; reactive immunity; cross reactive; borne flaviviruses ... See more keywords