Japanese encephalitis is a mosquito-borne disease that occurs in Asia and is caused by
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a member of the genus Flavivirus. Although many …

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a flavivirus, spread by the bite of carrier Culex
mosquitoes. The subsequent disease caused is Japanese encephalitis (JE), which is the …

Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is a current global public health concern. The
flavivirus envelope (E) glycoprotein is responsible for virus entry and represents a major …

Zika virus (ZIKV), formerly a neglected pathogen, has recently been associated with
microcephaly in fetuses, and with Guillian–Barré syndrome in adults. Here we present the …

Although several different flaviviruses may cause encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis virus
is the most significant, being responsible for thousands of deaths each year in Asia. The …

Zika virus was discovered∼ 70 years ago in Uganda and maintained a low profile as a
human disease agent in Africa and Asia. Only recently has it caused explosive outbreaks in …

There is evidence that eukaryotic miRNAs (hereafter called host miRNAs) play a role in the
replication and propagation of viruses. Expression or targeting of host miRNAs can be …

Flaviviruses are enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses that widely infect many animal
species. The envelope protein, a structural protein of flavivirus, plays an important role in …

Memory B cells (MBCs) can respond to heterologous antigens either by molding new
specificities through secondary germinal centers (GCs) or by selecting preexisting clones …

Background A fatal case of Japanese encephalitis (JE) occurred in a resident of the Tiwi
Islands, in the Northern Territory of Australia in February 2021, preceding the large JE …