The Role of Innate Immunity in Conditioning Mosquito Susceptibility to West Nile Virus

The Role of Innate Immunity in Conditioning Mosquito Susceptibility to West Nile Virus

Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) represent an emerging threat to human and livestock health globally. In particular, those transmitted by mosquitoes present the greatest challenges to disease control efforts. An understanding of the molecular basis for mosquito innate immunity to arbovirus infe...

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Main Authors: Abhishek N. Prasad, Doug. E. Brackney, Gregory D. Ebel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-12-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
West Nile virus
innate immunity
RNAi
Toll
Imd
Jak/STAT
autophagy
apoptosis
arbovirus
mosquito
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/5/12/3142

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