Article
Dengue and Zika viruses: lessons learned from the similarities between these Aedes mosquito-vectored arboviruses
25 Jan 2017
Abstract excerpt
The currently spreading arbovirus epidemic is having a severe impact on human health worldwide. The two most common flaviviruses, dengue virus (DENV) and Zika virus (ZIKV), are transmitted through the same viral vector, Aedes spp. mosquitoes. Since the discovery of DENV in 1943, this virus has been reported to cause around 390 million human infections per year, approximately 500,000 of which require...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
