Journal article
Genetic Susceptibility to West Nile Virus and Dengue
Abstract
This article focuses on the host genetic predisposition to 2 viruses, West Nile virus and dengue virus, which belong to the genus Flavivirus. Although by definition these viruses have shared characteristics (e.g. similar size, single stranded, RNA viruses, both transmitted by the bite from an infected mosquito), they differ greatly in epidemiology and clinical manifestations. The text below not only summarizes the genetic factors that …
Authors
Loeb M
Journal
Public Health Genomics, Vol. 16, No. 1-2, pp. 4–8
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.1159/000345934
ISSN
1662-4246