Biological scientists have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to capture human plasmin from a blood meal to enhance the permeability of the mosquito midgut for infection.

Researchers have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to hijack human plasmin to enhance transmission.

Our findings reveal new mechanisms of dengue virus pathogenesis, which could pave the way for innovative approaches to tackle vector-borne viruses." In the future, the group plans to study the ...

Professor Neelika Malavige, of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, has been appointed as the President-Elect of the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID). She will assume the ...

After more than a decade leading the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR), Professor Massimo Palmarini is stepping down as Director of the globally renowned research facility to t ...

Professor Neelika Malavige has been appointed as the President-Elect of the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID). She will assume the ...

Renowned Sri Lankan scientist Prof. Neelika Malavige has been appointed as the President-Elect of the International Society ...

Advances in medical sciences have reduced infectious disease mortality, but emerging pathogens pose global health threats.

Focusing on the unique aspects of the pathophysiology and immunology ... 2% mortality and exceeds the annual mortality for the dengue virus or Japanese encephalitis. The 'one health, one medicine ...

If the virus can successfully infect and replicate within midgut ... on early infection dynamics (the portion of dengue pathogenesis that is least understood because patients only present to health ...

Due to the lack of an ideal animal model, the pathogenesis of dengue has not yet been elucidated. SD is currently believed to be mainly related to secondary heteromorphic DENV infection, coinfection ...