| Literature DB >> 29593049 |
Siew-Wai Fong1,2, R Manjunatha Kini1, Lisa F P Ng3,4.
Abstract
Alphaviruses are transmitted to humans via bites of infected mosquitoes. Although alphaviruses have caused a wide range of outbreaks and crippling disease, the availability of licensed vaccines or antiviral therapies remains limited. Mosquito vectors such as Aedes and Culex are the main culprits in the transmission of alphaviruses. This review explores how mosquito saliva may promote alphavirus infection. Identifying the roles of mosquito-derived factors in alphavirus pathogenesis will generate novel tools to circumvent and control mosquito-borne alphavirus infections in humans.Entities:
Keywords: alphavirus; disruption of innate immunity; subversion of adaptive immunity
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29593049 PMCID: PMC5974479 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01004-17
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103