Neutralizing Antibodies after Infection with Dengue 1 Virus

Neutralizing Antibodies after Infection with Dengue 1 Virus

Severity of disease is markedly increased when infection with dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2) follows infection with DENV-1. Studies have shown that heterologous neutralizing antibody titers are inversely correlated with severity of a second infection. If this mechanism controlled disease severity in C...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Kourí, Mayling Alvarez, Rosmari Rodriguez-Roche, Lídice Bernardo, Tibaire Montes, Susana Vazquez, Luis Morier, Angel Alvarez, Ernest A Gould, Maria G. Guzman, Scott B Halstead
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Dengue
Cuba
dengue 2
neutralizing antibody
American dengue 2 genotype
dengue hemorrhagic fever
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/2/06-0539_article

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