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Dengue Fever
Reports from J. Bordignon and co-researchers add new data to research in dengue fever
August 5th, 2008
Data detailed in 'Expression profile of interferon stimulated genes in central nervous system of mice infected with dengue virus Type-1' have been presented. According to recent research published in the journal Virology, "Dengue virus (DENV) infection can cause a self-limiting disease (dengue fever) or a more severe clinical presentation known as dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF)/dengue shock syndrome (DSS). Furthermore, data from recent dengue epidemics in Brazil indicate that the neurological manifestations are becoming more prevalent." "However, the neuropathogenesis of dengue are not well understood. The balance between viral replication efficiency and innate...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-05)
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