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Phenotypic and Genetic Variability of Isolates of ZIKV-2016 in Brazil

Microorganisms, 2022
The possibility of a Zika virus epidemic resurgence requires studies to understand its mechanisms of pathogenicity. Here, we describe the isolation of the Zika virus from breast milk (Rio-BM1) and compare its genetic and virological properties with two ...
Lidiane Menezes Souza Raphael, Iasmim Silva de Mello, Mariela Martínez Gómez, Ieda Pereira Ribeiro, Nathália Dias Furtado, Noemia Santana Lima, Alexandre Araújo Cunha Dos Santos, Déberli Ruiz Fernandes, Stephanie Oliveira Diaz da Cruz, Luana Santana Damasceno, Patrícia Brasil, Myrna Cristina Bonaldo   +11 more
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Chikungunya Virus Shedding in Semen: A Case Series

Viruses, 2022
Background: Chikungunya is a viral disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is characterized by an acute onset of fever and severe arthralgia. Methods: We describe six cases of acute and post-acute chikungunya in which viral RNA was detected in ...
Ezequias B. Martins, Fernanda de Bruycker-Nogueira, Cintia D. S. Rodrigues, Carolina C. Santos, Simone A. Sampaio, Allison A. Fabri, Vinícius Guerra-Campos, Maria Angélica M. Mares-Guia, Nieli R. C. Faria, Aline S. Santos, Marcelle A. S. Pinto, Michele F. B. Silva, Isabella C. V. Moraes, Anielle Pina-Costa, Ana Maria B. Filippis, Patrícia Brasil, Guilherme A. Calvet   +16 more
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Recombinant Envelope-Proteins with Mutations in the Conserved Fusion Loop Allow Specific Serological Diagnosis of Dengue-Infections [PDF]

, 2015
Dengue virus (DENV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus and a major international public health concern in many tropical and sub-tropical areas worldwide. DENV is divided into four major serotypes, and infection with one serotype leads to immunity against the
Barzon, Luisa, Niedrig, Matthias, Pacenti, Monia, Palu', Giorgio, Rockstroh, Alexandra, Ulbert, Sebastian   +5 more
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Implementación de un sistema de detección de flavivirus en mosquitos

Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud, 2021
Los Flavivirus constituyen virus transmitidos por artrópodos, principalmente mosquitos. Pueden producir enfermedades en humanos y animales, también incluyen virus específicos de insectos que solo infectan y se replican en los insectos, no así en ...
Fátima Cardozo, Alejandra Rojas, Cynthia Bernal, Luis Ferreira, Adrián Díaz, Malvina Páez, Yvalena Guillén, Marta Contigiani, Laura Mendoza   +8 more
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Co-Circulation of Two Independent Clades and Persistence of CHIKV-ECSA Genotype during Epidemic Waves in Rio de Janeiro, Southeast Brazil

Pathogens, 2020
The Chikungunya virus infection in Brazil has raised several concerns due to the rapid dissemination of the virus and its association with several clinical complications.
Allison Araújo Fabri, Cintia Damasceno dos Santos Rodrigues, Carolina Cardoso dos Santos, Flávia Löwen Levy Chalhoub, Simone Alves Sampaio, Nieli Rodrigues da Costa Faria, Maria Celeste Torres, Vagner Fonseca, Patricia Brasil, Guilherme Calvet, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis, Marta Giovanetti, Fernanda de Bruycker-Nogueira   +13 more
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Flavivirus Concentrates Host ER in Main Replication Compartments to Facilitate Replication

Advanced Science, 2023
Flavivirus remodels the host endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to generate replication compartments (RCs) as the fundamental structures to accommodate viral replication.
Yali Ci, Kai Han, Jie Kong, Shuhan Huang, Yang Yang, Cheng‐Feng Qin, Lei Shi   +6 more
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A single mutation in the envelope protein modulates flavivirus antigenicity, stability, and pathogenesis [PDF]

, 2017
The structural flexibility or 'breathing' of the envelope (E) protein of flaviviruses allows virions to sample an ensemble of conformations at equilibrium.
Diamond, Michael S, Dowd, Kimberly A, Goo, Leslie, Pierson, Theodore C, VanBlargan, Laura A   +4 more
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Serological evidence for Japanese encephalitis and West Nile virus infections in domestic birds in Cambodia [PDF]

, 2020
Mosquito-borne flaviviruses with an enzootic transmission cycle like Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are a major public health concern.
Auerswald, Heidi, Cappelle, Julien, Chevalier, Véronique, Duong, Veasna, Dussart, Philippe, In, Saraden, Ladreyt, Héléna, Mao, Sokthearom, Ruget, Anne-Sophie, Sorn, San, Tum, Sothyra   +10 more
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Guapiaçu virus, a new insect-specific flavivirus isolated from two species of Aedes mosquitoes from Brazil

Scientific Reports, 2021
Classical insect-flaviviruses (cISFVs) and dual host-related insect-specific flavivirus (dISFV) are within the major group of insect-specific flavivirus.
Geovani de Oliveira Ribeiro, Antonio Charlys da Costa, Danielle Elise Gill, Edcelha Soares D’Athaide Ribeiro, Marlisson Octavio da S. Rego, Fred Julio Costa Monteiro, Fabiola Villanova, Juliana Silva Nogueira, Adriana Yurika Maeda, Renato Pereira de Souza, Roozbeh Tahmasebi, Vanessa S. Morais, Ramendra Pati Pandey, V. Samuel Raj, Sirle Abdo Salloum Scandar, Fernanda Gisele da Silva Vasami, Leandro Guaraglia D’Agostino, Paulo César Maiorka, Xutao Deng, Maurício Lacerda Nogueira, Ester Cerdeira Sabino, Eric Delwart, Élcio Leal, Mariana Sequetin Cunha   +23 more
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Flavivirus: From Structure to Therapeutics Development

Life, 2021
Flaviviruses are still a hidden threat to global human safety, as we are reminded by recent reports of dengue virus infections in Singapore and African-lineage-like Zika virus infections in Brazil.
Rong Zhao, Meiyue Wang, Jing Cao, Jing Shen, Xin Zhou, Deping Wang, Jimin Cao   +6 more
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