Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEEV), an alphavirus, can cause central nervous system infections that can lead to severe ...

Where conventional mRNA vaccines only include the genetic information for the antigen protein, self-amplifying RNA vaccines include a sequence of alphavirus RNA that encodes four non-structural ...

WashU Medicine scientists lead two large, multicenter programs to develop vaccines and antibody-based therapies for understudied viruses with pandemic potential. The programs are supported by two ...

A species of mosquito that can carry 20 different diseases is spreading "profoundly" across Europe, and one expert has said ...

Yes, it's called an alphavirus. And we do see cases periodically, including human cases and deaths. And it tends to disproportionately affect horses. And that's where the equine part comes into ...

Typical symptoms include fever and rash, as well as pain. The virus, which is classified as an alphavirus, is similar to dengue virus. The two viruses produce many of the same symptoms and both are ...

Our research interests are geared towards expanding our understanding of alphavirus pathogenesis at the molecular and cellular levels. Alphaviruses are circulating in the Central, South and North ...

Orthoflavivirus dengue and zikaense and Alphavirus chikungunya. The WHO says, "By prioritizing research on entire pathogen families as opposed to a handful of individual pathogens, this strategy ...

A virology expert has warned that there are fears that a species of mosquitoes that can carry 20 diseases is spreading ...

Macrophages are important cellular reservoirs of chikungunya virus (CHIKV), but the viral and host determinants that ...