mosquito-borne

Lab manager Rachel Nargi prepares a B-cell culture during the recent “sprint” to develop an antibody-based treatment for Zika virus infection.
August 20, 2020

Study identifies antibodies that block alphaviruses

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified antibodies that, in animals, block infection by alphaviruses, which can cause chronic and debilitating joint pain and arthritis and are an increasing global health concern.

By Bill Snyder
May 23, 2018

Evolution of a deadly virus

Genomic sequences have revealed that Florida is a major source of a mosquito-borne virus that causes disease in horses and humans.

By Leigh MacMillan
May 17, 2018

Alphavirus “Achilles heel”

Targeting the protein that mosquito-borne viruses use to enter cells could be a strategy for preventing infection by multiple emerging viruses.

By Bill Snyder