Imaging of viral neuroinvasion in the zebrafish reveals that Sindbis and chikungunya viruses favour different entry routes

• Main Authors: Gabriella Passoni (Author), Christelle Langevin (Author), Nuno Palha (Author), Bryan C. Mounce (Author), Valérie Briolat (Author), Pierre Affaticati (Author), Elodie De Job (Author), Jean-Stéphane Joly (Author), Marco Vignuzzi (Author), Maria-Carla Saleh (Author), Philippe Herbomel (Author), Pierre Boudinot (Author), Jean-Pierre Levraud (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Company of Biologists, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Alphaviruses, such as chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Sindbis virus (SINV), are vector-borne pathogens that cause acute illnesses in humans and are sometimes associated with neuropathies, especially in infants and elderly patients. Little is known about their mechanism of entry into the central nervou...