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Dengue Fever
Studies from Federal University of Minas Gerais update current data on dengue fever
September 30th, 2008
According to a study from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, "In recent years, the application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) to biological systems has highlighted the potential of this technology. AFM provides insights into studies of biological structures and interactions and can also identify and characterize a large panel of pathogens, including viruses." "The Flaviviridae family contains a number of viruses that are important human and animal pathogens. Among them, Dengue virus causes epidemics with fatal outcomes mainly in the tropics. In this study, Dengue virus is visualized for the first time using the in air AFM technique. Images were obtained from a potassium-tartrate...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-30)
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