Synthetic Host Defense Peptides Inhibit Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Replication and the Associated Inflammatory Response

Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), a New World alphavirus of the Togaviridae family of viruses causes periodic outbreaks of disease in humans and equines. Disease following VEEV infection manifests as a febrile illness with flu-like symptoms, which can progress to encephalitis and cause pe...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, Aslaa, Bakovic, Allison, Risner, Kenneth, Kortchak, Stephanie, Der Torossian Torres, Marcelo, de la Fuente-Nunez, Cesar, Lu, Timothy, Bhalla, Nishank, Narayanan, Aarthi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/133660