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Chikungunya virus neutralization antigens and direct cell-to-cell transmission are revealed by human antibody-escape mutants.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Dec 2011
Lee Chia Yin, Kam Yiu-Wing, Fric Jan, Malleret Benoit, Koh Esther G L, Prakash Celine, Huang Wen, Lee Wendy W L, Lin Cui, Lin Raymond T P, Renia Laurent, Wang Cheng-I, Ng Lisa F P, Warter Lucile
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus responsible for numerous epidemics throughout Africa and Asia, causing infectious arthritis and reportedly linked with fatal infections in newborns and elderly. Previous studies in animal models indicate that humoral immunity can protect against CHIKV infection, but despite the potential efficacy of B-cell-driven intervention strategies, there are no virus-specific...
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