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Contrary dengue vaccine response hints at possible problems with Zika

“It’s happened. We have a vaccine that enhances dengue,” said Scott B. Halstead, MD, talking about a phenomenon whereby the dengue vaccine sets up dengue-naive recipients for severe disease. Halstead...

1 August, 2016

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Dengue virus protein alters blood vessel surface, makes it leaky

The major symptom of severe dengue disease is leakage of blood plasma out of small blood vessels, which can lead to shock and death. A study published on July 14th in PLOS Pathogens suggests that the dengue virus (DENV)...

20 July, 2016

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Super-vaccine to prevent Zika and dengue fever is on the horizon

A super-vaccine to prevent both Zika and dengue fever is on the horizon after scientists found that the viruses can be neutralised by the same antibodies. Antibodies work by combining with bacteria and viruses so that...

1 July, 2016

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Antibodies found which ‘neutralise’ Zika virus

European scientists announced they had found antibodies which attack Zika, a discovery they hope will pave the way for a protective vaccine against the brain-damaging virus. The antibodies — frontline soldiers in...

28 June, 2016

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Zika-Dengue-Japanese Encephalitis Replikins Synthetic Blocker-Vaccine being tested – with July 2016 goal to begin human trials

Replikins, Ltd announced an understanding of the evolution of lethal virus gene structures in Zika and closely related Flaviviruses. This genomic understanding has led to the development of a trivalent vaccine for Zika...

31 May, 2016

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Dengue virus disables the immune system by blocking mass transit

Proteins never get to where they need to be to start an antiviral attack. The Dengue virus comes in four distinct but related varieties called serotypes, and they’re all bad. Rather than inducing tolerance for...

30 March, 2016

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Experimental dengue vaccine protects all recipients in virus challenge study

A clinical trial in which volunteers were infected with dengue virus six months after receiving either an experimental dengue vaccine developed by scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or a placebo...

18 March, 2016

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Going viral: Could peroxisomes be key to stopping West Nile and Dengue viruses?

UAlberta research identifies how flaviviruses target an essential organelle to subvert the body’s early antiviral defenses. A new discovery from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine &...

18 December, 2015

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World’s first dengue vaccine gets nod after 20 years of research

The Mexican drug authorities have approved Sanofi Pasteur’s first ever dengue vaccine Dengaxia, which promises to reduce the disease burden by 50 percent in five years among vulnerable populations. “The...

11 December, 2015

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Worldwide consortium reforms understanding of dengue virus

An international consortium of laboratories from around the world, all of which are studying various differences between dengue viruses, has emphasized that the understanding of dengue virus is too simplistic...

22 September, 2015

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