Dengue transmission model by means of viremic adult immuno-competent mouse

• Main Authors: Lucky Ronald Runtuwene, Eiji Konishi, Atsushi Yamanaka, Yoshihiro Makino, Yutaka Suzuki, Tomohiko Takasaki, Ichiro Kurane, Takashi Kobayashi, Yuki Eshita
• Other Authors: Oita University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/33979
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Dengue virus infection manifests in three distinct forms in humans: dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and dengue shock syndrome. Infection with the virus is a fatal disease; no vaccine is available and prevention depends on interruption of the chain of transmission. The study of de...