Sentences with phrase «flaviviruses such»

The high - resolution structure of the Zika virus showed that the overall virus architecture is similar to other flaviviruses such as the West Nile and dengue viruses.

The structure is mainly similar to that of other flaviviruses such as dengue virus; however, there are differences in a region that may be involved in binding to host receptors.

«In addition, this platform can be used to develop safe vaccine candidates for other flaviviruses such as Zika virus, where pregnant women are the target group for vaccination.»

The assay does not detect chikungunya virus or flaviviruses such as dengue, yellow fever, or West Nile viruses.

Not exact matches

This is the first structure of any helicase bound to ATP from flaviviruses, a group including other well - known pathogens such as dengue, yellow fever, and West Nile viruses.

Other flaviviruses, such as West Nile virus, are rapidly spreading around the globe.

Jingmenviruses were first described in 2014 and are related to flaviviruses — a large family of viruses that includes human pathogens such as yellow fever, West Nile and Japanese encephalitis viruses.

It notes some of the critical scientific questions regarding Zika that deserve further exploration, including: whether certain viral mutations occurred to facilitate its geographical spread; if different species of Aedes mosquitoes are capable of transmitting Zika and what that may mean for future transmission; what is apparently unique to Zika compared to other more well - known flaviviruses, such as dengue, that can explain why it can cause congenital infections, neurological conditions and encephalitis, transmit sexually and persist for long periods of time in multiple parts of the human body; and whether preexisting immunity to other related flaviviruses may impact Zika exposure and infection.

It's the first time scientists have seen such rearrangement in the core of a flavivirus, the group that also includes the viruses that cause dengue, West Nile and yellow fever, says virologist Richard Kuhn of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind..

Zika is a member of the flavivirus family, which also includes viruses such as Dengue Fever and Yellow Fever.

Expansion of dengue virus, West Nile virus, and Kyasanur forest virus to the northern hemisphere, as well as the emergnce of new viruses (e.g., such as BYDV, Sitiawan virus [27], and Bagaza virus [18]-RRB- and re-emergence of yellow fever virus and Japanese encephalitis virus, all indicate that flaviviruses can not be neglected.

However this is the first report of flavivirus infection in ducks with a severe outcome and the future implications of such findings should be heeded.