MAIT cells are activated in acute Dengue virus infection and after in vitro Zika virus infection.

• Main Authors: Dominic Paquin-Proulx (Author), Vivian I Avelino-Silva (Author), Bianca A N Santos (Author), Nathália Silveira Barsotti (Author), Fabiana Siroma (Author), Jessica Fernandes Ramos (Author), Adriana Coracini Tonacio (Author), Alice Song (Author), Alvino Maestri (Author), Natalia Barros Cerqueira (Author), Alvina Clara Felix (Author), José Eduardo Levi (Author), Benjamin C Greenspun (Author), Miguel de Mulder Rougvie (Author), Michael G Rosenberg (Author), Douglas F Nixon (Author), Esper G Kallas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dengue virus (DENV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) are members of the Flaviviridae and are predominantly transmitted via mosquito bites. Both viruses are responsible for a growing number of infections in tropical and subtropical regions. DENV infection can cause lethargy with severe morbidity and dengue shoc...