Dissecting the human serum antibody response to secondary dengue virus infections.

• Main Authors: Bhumi Patel (Author), Patti Longo (Author), Michael J Miley (Author), Magelda Montoya (Author), Eva Harris (Author), Aravinda M de Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dengue viruses (DENVs) are mosquito-borne flaviviruses and the causative agents of dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever. As there are four serotypes of DENV (DENV1-4), people can be infected multiple times, each time with a new serotype. Primary infections stimulate antibodies that mainly neutr...