Antibody (Ab)-dependent enhancement of infection occurs when preexisting antibodies present in the body from a primary (first) dengue virus (DENV) infection bind to an infecting DENV particle ...

Feb. 4, visiting professor Derek A.T. Cummings at the Department of Epidemiology at the Bloomberg School of Public Health ...

"A safe and effective dengue virus vaccine is clearly the long-term solution, but more immediate strategies are urgently needed to combat the current dengue problem." There is reason to be ...

Dengue viral infections can result in a range of symptoms. Some people show no symptoms or just have mild signs of the disease, but others develop severe complications. How does the body respond ...

As cases of dengue fever skyrocketed globally this past ... They tested children up to age 5—a group especially vulnerable to the virus—for evidence of prior infection and asked detailed ...

The researchers used a model system that consisted of mice naturally born without ... These animals were injected with dengue virus either through a mosquito bite or through needle injection. They ...

The reemergence of dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV-3) in Brazil after 17 years could help worsen fresh outbreaks of the disease ...

Biological scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to capture human plasmin from a blood meal to enhance the ...

Brazilian health authorities have expressed concern following the reappearance of the dengue virus serotype 3, particularly in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Amapá, and Paraná since the ...