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Sequelae and Animal Modeling of Encephalitic Alphavirus Infections [PDF]
Viruses, 2023 Eastern (EEEV), Venezuelan (VEEV), and western equine encephalitis viruses (WEEV) are members of the genus Alphavirus, family Togaviridae. Typically spread by mosquitoes, EEEV, VEEV, and WEEV induce febrile illness that may develop into more severe ...
Rachel A. Reyna, Scott C. Weaver
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Human Antibody Responses to Emerging Mayaro Virus and Cocirculating Alphavirus Infections Examined by Using Structural Proteins from Nine New and Old World Lineages [PDF]
mSphere, 2018 Mayaro virus (MAYV), Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are vector-borne alphaviruses that cocirculate in South America.
Jessica L. Smith +10 more
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Alphavirus Virulence Determinants
Pathogens, 2021 Alphaviruses are important pathogens that continue to cause outbreaks of disease in humans and animals worldwide. Diseases caused by alphavirus infections include acute symptoms of fever, rash, and nausea as well as chronic arthritis and severe-to-fatal ...
Margarita V. Rangel +1 more
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Interactions of Alphavirus nsP3 Protein with Host Proteins
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Alphaviruses are members of the Togaviridae family and are grouped into two categories: arthritogenic and encephalitic. Arthritogenic alphavirus infections, as the name implies, are associated with arthritic outcomes while encephalitic alphavirus ...
Tyler Lark +2 more
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The search for antivirals to treat alphavirus infections
Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 Alphaviruses are a group of viruses responsible for a variety of emerging and re-emerging human diseases. Although they do not generally cause life-threatening illnesses, they can lead to debilitating and chronic conditions.
Marcella Bassetto, Andrea Brancale
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Viruses, 2019 Background: Alphaviruses are transmitted by arthropod vectors and can be found worldwide. Alphaviruses of the Semliki Forest complex such as chikungunya virus (CHIKV), Mayaro virus (MAYV) or Ross River virus (RRV) cause acute febrile illness and long ...
Lisa Henss +8 more
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Endemic and Epidemic Human Alphavirus Infections in Eastern Panama: An Analysis of Population-Based Cross-Sectional Surveys. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2020 Madariaga virus (MADV), has recently been associated with severe humanb disease in Panama, where the closely related Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) also circulates. In June, 2017, a fatal MADV infection was confirmed in a community of Darien
Carrera JP +20 more
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Journal of Veterinary Research, 2018 Salmonid alphavirus (SAV), genus Alphavirus, family Togaviridae, is a single-stranded RNA virus affecting Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). It is known to be responsible for pancreas disease (PD) and sleeping disease (
Deperasińska Izabela +2 more
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Seroprevalence of alphavirus antibodies in a cross-sectional study in southwestern Tanzania suggests endemic circulation of chikungunya. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 BACKGROUND: To date, Alphavirus infections and their most prominent member, chikungunya fever, a viral disease which first became apparent in Tanzania in 1953, have been very little investigated in regions without epidemic occurrence.
Nina Weller +9 more
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Insights into Antibody-Mediated Alphavirus Immunity and Vaccine Development Landscape
Microorganisms, 2021 Alphaviruses are mosquito-borne pathogens distributed worldwide in tropical and temperate areas causing a wide range of symptoms ranging from inflammatory arthritis-like manifestations to the induction of encephalitis in humans.
Anthony Torres-Ruesta +2 more
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