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

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Dominic Paquin-Proulx, Vivian I Avelino-Silva, Bianca A N Santos, Nathália Silveira Barsotti, Fabiana Siroma, Jessica Fernandes Ramos, Adriana Coracini Tonacio, Alice Song, Alvino Maestri, Natalia Barros Cerqueira, Alvina Clara Felix, José Eduardo Levi, Benjamin C Greenspun, Miguel de Mulder Rougvie, Michael G Rosenberg, Douglas F Nixon, Esper G Kallas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Barré
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006154; https://doaj.org/article/462d5e55696e45e984b07e3b74d62a4e

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...