Confronting the emerging threats from zoonotic and mosquito-borne viruses

Among the many other important efforts to develop safe and effective antivirals to combat Ebola, J Madara's article focuses on the matrix protein of Ebola virus, a key viral protein for controlling gene transcription and viral assembly, as a promising target for antiviral drug development [5]....

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Published inFuture virology Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 465 - 468
Main Author Wong, Jonathan P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Future Medicine Ltd 01.05.2015
Subjects
Antiviral agents
Avian influenza
Drug approval
Ebola virus
Epidemics
Health aspects
Immunization
Influenza
Lassa fever
Mosquitoes
Pandemics
Vaccines
West Africa
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Summary:Among the many other important efforts to develop safe and effective antivirals to combat Ebola, J Madara's article focuses on the matrix protein of Ebola virus, a key viral protein for controlling gene transcription and viral assembly, as a promising target for antiviral drug development [5]. Emerging mosquito-borne viruses Dengue fever, yellow fever, Chikungunya, alphavirus encephalitis and West Nile are mosquito-borne viral diseases, which are emerging or re-emerging with a vengeance in recent years.\n D Chao and colleagues presented a unique and promising approach to enhance the efficacy of dengue vaccines by applying the principle of immune-modulation involving the use of cross-reactivity reduction immunogens [15].
ISSN:1746-0794
1746-0808
DOI:10.2217/fvl.15.42