In his lab in Purdue’s Department of Biological Sciences, Kuhn studies specifically RNA viruses, particularly those spread by mosquitoes and ticks, including alphaviruses like chikungunya and eastern ...
The dengue viruses (DENV) are members of this group associated with dengue fever ... Compounds with activities targeting these enzymes will be further developed through the synthesis of structural ...
Dengue is a miserable illness caused by infection with any of the four dengue viruses (dengue-1, -2, -3 and -4). Infections have increased dramatically over the past two years while, at the same ...
The Caribbean and the Americas are being hit hard by dengue fever, with a record 12.6 million suspected cases of the mosquito-borne virus reported this year, according to regional health officials.
The highly pathogenic (H5N1) avian influenza (AI) virus, which has spread among birds and dairy cows, has been transmitted to humans, raising fears of a pandemic. Cases of dengue fever transmitted ...