Global Epidemiology of West Nile Virus.- West Nile virus: Molecular epidemiology and diversity.- Vector biology and West Nile virus.- Clinical Manifestations of Neurological Disease.- Molecular Biology of West Nile Virus.- Virulence of West Nile virus in different animal hosts.- Innate immune response and mechanisms of IFN antagonism against WNV.- Innate immune responses to West Nile virus infection.- Mechanisms of Complement Regulation of Infection by Flaviviruses.- Antibody-mediated neutralization of West Nile virus: Factors that govern neutralization potency.- Structural basis of antibody protection against West Nile virus.- Molecular Mechanisms of Flaviviral Membrane Fusion.- CD4+ and CD8+ T cell immune responses in West Nile virus infection.- Enhanced antigen processing or immune evasion?- West Nile virus and the induction of immune recognition molecules.- Chemokines and Clearance of West Nile Virus Infection.- Persistence of West Nile Virus Infection in Vertebrates.- West Nile Virus Infection of the Central Nervous System.- The Human antibody response against WNV.- Antibody protection and therapy for West Nile virus infections.- Vaccine development against West Nile virus.- Novel therapeutics against West Nile virus.
EAN/ISBN : 9780387798400
Publisher(s): Springer, Berlin, Springer, New York
Discussed keywords: Viruskrankheiten
Format: ePub/PDF

Author(s): Diamond, Michael S. - Fong, I. W.