[HTML][HTML] Zika virus: History, epidemiology, transmission, and clinical presentation

BH Song, SI Yun, M Woolley, YM Lee - Journal of neuroimmunology, 2017 - Elsevier
Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne positive-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae
(genus Flavivirus), is now causing an unprecedented large-scale outbreak in the Americas …

The global ecology and epidemiology of West Nile virus

C Chancey, A Grinev, E Volkova… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Since its initial isolation in Uganda in 1937 through the present, West Nile virus (WNV) has
become an important cause of human and animal disease worldwide. WNV, an enveloped …

West Nile Virus: biology, transmission, and human infection

TM Colpitts, MJ Conway… - Clinical microbiology …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY West Nile Virus was introduced into the Western Hemisphere during the late
summer of 1999 and has been causing significant and sometimes severe human diseases …

Flavivirus entry receptors: an update

M Perera-Lecoin, L Meertens, X Carnec, A Amara - Viruses, 2013 - mdpi.com
Flaviviruses enter host cells by endocytosis initiated when the virus particles interact with
cell surface receptors. The current model suggests that flaviviruses use at least two different …

Dengue virus life cycle: viral and host factors modulating infectivity

IA Rodenhuis-Zybert, J Wilschut, JM Smit - Cellular and molecular life …, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Dengue virus (DENV 1-4) represents a major emerging arthropod-borne pathogen.
All four DENV serotypes are prevalent in the (sub) tropical regions of the world and infect 50 …

The antigenic structure of Zika virus and its relation to other flaviviruses: implications for infection and immunoprophylaxis

FX Heinz, K Stiasny - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Zika virus was discovered∼ 70 years ago in Uganda and maintained a low profile as a
human disease agent in Africa and Asia. Only recently has it caused explosive outbreaks in …

AXL-dependent infection of human fetal endothelial cells distinguishes Zika virus from other pathogenic flaviviruses

AS Richard, BS Shim, YC Kwon… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Although a causal relationship between Zika virus (ZIKV) and microcephaly has been
established, it remains unclear why ZIKV, but not other pathogenic flaviviruses, causes …

Structure of the immature dengue virus at low pH primes proteolytic maturation

IM Yu, W Zhang, HA Holdaway, L Li, VA Kostyuchenko… - Science, 2008 - science.org
Intracellular cleavage of immature flaviviruses is a critical step in assembly that generates
the membrane fusion potential of the E glycoprotein. With cryo–electron microscopy we …

Immune response to dengue virus and prospects for a vaccine

BR Murphy, SS Whitehead - Annual review of immunology, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Dengue virus (DENV) is a mosquito-borne member of the Flavivirus genus and includes four
serotypes (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4), each of which is capable of causing …

The flavivirus precursor membrane-envelope protein complex: structure and maturation

L Li, SM Lok, IM Yu, Y Zhang, RJ Kuhn, J Chen… - Science, 2008 - science.org
Many viruses go through a maturation step in the final stages of assembly before being
transmitted to another host. The maturation process of flaviviruses is directed by the …