Measles remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide among vaccine
preventable diseases. Recent decline in vaccination coverage resulted in re-emergence of …

Emerging infectious diseases of zoonotic origin are an ever-increasing public health risk
and economic burden. The factors that determine if and when an animal virus is able to spill …

SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global pandemic of COVID-19 since its emergence in December
2019. The infection causes a severe acute respiratory syndrome and may also spread to …

The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the
etiological agent of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has erupted into a global …

Measles virus (MeV) bearing a single amino acid change in the fusion protein (F)—L454W—
was isolated from two patients who died of MeV central nervous system (CNS) infection. This …

Highlights•Measles virus utilises different cellular receptors to infect multiple cell
types.•Measles paradoxically induces lifelong immunity and transient immune …

The canine distemper virus (CDV) is a morbillivirus that infects a broad range of terrestrial
carnivores, predominantly canines, and is associated with high mortality. Similar to another …

The measles virus (MeV) and canine distemper virus (CDV) belong to the genus
Morbillivirus of the Paramyxoviridae family. They are enveloped viruses harboring a non …

Measles caused an estimated minimum of one million fatalities annually before vaccination.
Outstanding progress towards controlling the virus has been made since the measles …

There is growing recognition of the diversity of viruses that can infect the cells of the central
nervous system (CNS). While the majority of CNS infections are successfully cleared by the …