Mechanism that affects multiplication of dengue virus lineage is discovered

(Funda ç ã o de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de S ã o Paulo) A study aiming at the development of a dengue vaccine shows that the prevalence of a virus lineage upon the other does not rely on the highest replication rate: it is rather based on the virus' ability in triggering weaker activation of the patient's immune response.

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news