The genus Flavivirus includes major pathogens such as dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile and tick-borne encephalitis viruses. Molecular amplification assays for the diagnosis ...

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 flaviviruses are mosquito-borne viruses that are associated with significant worldwide morbidity and mortality. The dengue viruses (DENV) are members of this group associated with dengue fever, ...

A study published in PLoS Pathogens has now identified a protein named importin-7 (IPO7), as a carrier that transports ...

In recent years, numerous molecular techniques utilizing a generic approach have been described for flavivirus diagnosis. [114–129] For identification of flaviviruses, molecular amplification ...