Virus Weekly articles from February 2009

Virus Weekly archives from February 2009

Scripps research team develops new technique to tap full potential of antibody libraries.
February 3, 2009... In hopes of more fully tapping the libraries' potential, a group of Scripps Research Institute scientists, led by Scripps Research President Richard A. Lerner, M.D., has for the first time developed a new screening technique that enables...

New Epstein-Barr virus research from Gazi University described.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Ankara, Turkey, "To identify the role of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), HHV-7, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) in the pathogenesis of pityriasis rosea (PR). Polymerase chain reaction with specific...

Reports summarize Epstein-Barr virus research from University of Sao Paulo.
February 3, 2009... "Herpesviruses may be related to the etiology of aggressive periodontitis (AgP) and chronic periodontitis (CP) by triggering periodontal destruction or by increasing the risk for bacterial infection. This case-control study evaluated the...

Research from University of Turin provides new data about Epstein-Barr virus.(Report)
February 3, 2009... According to recent research from Turin, Italy, "The lower respiratory tract is a latency site of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV); however, its pathogenic role is poorly known, particularly in transplant patients. The aim of this Study was to evaluate...

Reports outline hantavirus study results from Christian Medical College, Medical College.
February 3, 2009... "The emerging viral diseases haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) are a cause of global concern as they are increasingly reported from newer regions of the world. The hantavirus species...

Research from University of Alberta in influenza provides new insights.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Edmonton, Canada, "The potential role of respiratory viruses in the natural history of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults has not been well described since the advent of nucleic amplification tests (NATs)....

New monoclonal antibodies study findings have been reported by researchers at University of Hong Kong.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, "Passive immunization with human H5 antisera or H5-specific monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) has potential as an effective treatment for acute H5N1 influenza virus infection, but its...

Studies from University of New Mexico have provided new data on nucleocapsids.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "The eIF4F cap-binding complex mediates the initiation of cellular mRNA translation. eIF4F is composed of eIF4E, which binds to the mRNA cap, eIF4G, which indirectly links the mRNA cap with...

Research from T.J. Meerhoff and co-authors yields new data on respiratory syncytial virus.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Clinical Microbiology and Infection, "The performance of nucleic acid amplification techniques for detecting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was evaluated in 25 laboratories across Europe...

New findings in life sciences described from Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences.(Report)
February 3, 2009... A new study, 'Negative regulation of virus-triggered IFN-beta signaling pathway by alternative splicing of TBK1,' is now available. "Induction of Type I IFNs is a central event in antiviral responses and must be tightly controlled. The protein...

Research on adenovirus discussed by scientists at University of Colorado.(Report)
February 3, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Adenovirus is a focus of the water treatment community because of its resistance to standard, monochromatic low-pressure (LP) UV irradiation. Recent research has shown that polychromatic,...

Research findings from Brussels Free University update understanding of apnea-hypopnea syndrome.(Report)
February 3, 2009... According to recent research from Brussels, Belgium, "It is presently unclear whether chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients exhibit daytime sleepiness in addition to fatigue. Both, fatigue, such as that seen in CFS patients, and excessive...

Study results from T. Kobayashi et al provide new insights into asthma.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the European Respiratory Journal, "Viral infections induce exacerbations of asthma. One of the earliest host responses to viral infections is the production of innate cytokines including type I...

Study findings from I. Hickie et al broaden understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome.
February 3, 2009... "The validity of the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome and related chronic fatigue states remains controversial, particularly in psychiatry. This project utilized international epidemiological and clinical research data to test construct...

Researchers from Nara Medical University report details of new studies and findings in the area of cytomegalovirus.
February 3, 2009... According to a study from Kashihara, Japan, "In this report we describe a 72-year-old woman who had cytomegalovirus infection-related Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with multiple immunoglobulin M (IgM) anti-ganglioside antibodies."...

Research on digestion described by scientists at Yale University.
February 3, 2009... "Accurate modeling of the infectious aerosol risk associated with the land application of biosolids requires an in-depth knowledge of the magnitudes and changes in pathogen concentrations for a variety of class A and class B stabilization...

Study data from M. Chaineau and colleagues update understanding of endocytosis.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, "Human immunodeficiency virus Rev-binding protein (HRB), also called human Rev-interacting protein (hRIP) or Rev/Rex activation domain binding (RAB) is a partner of...

New data from University of Melbourne illuminate research in herpesvirus.
February 3, 2009... "During an initial encounter with herpes simplex virus type 1 ( HSV-1) it takes several days for an adaptive immune response to develop and for herpes-specific CD8(+) T cells to infiltrate sites of infection. By this time the virus has firmly...

New influenza data have been reported by J. Stech and co-authors.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research, "Reverse genetics has become pivotal in influenza virus research relying on rapid generation of tailored recombinant influenza viruses. They are rescued from...

Studies from University of Lyon further understanding of influenza.
February 3, 2009... "It is over 40 years since investigations showed that influenza A, one of the rare nuclear replicating RNA viruses, induces marked remodeling of the host nuclear architecture," scientists writing in the Journal of Clinical Virology report (see...

Researchers from University of New Mexico, Medical Department report recent findings in powassan virus.
February 3, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Deer tick Virus (DTV). a variant of Powassan virus (POWV). appears to be maintained in nature ill all enzootic cycle between Ixodes scapularis ticks and small mammals. Although POWV...

Researchers from University of Michigan provide details of new studies and findings in the area of rhinovirus.
February 3, 2009... "Secondary bacterial infection following rhinovirus (RV) infection has been recognized in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We sought to understand mechanisms by which RV infection facilitates secondary bacterial infection," scientists...

Research from University of Massachusetts, Medical Department has provided new data on simian immunodeficiency virus.(Report)
February 3, 2009... "Intrinsically disordered proteins are thought to undergo coupled binding and folding upon interaction with their folded partners," researchers in the United States report (see also Simian Immunodeficiency Virus). "In this study, we...

Reports from H. Endeman and colleagues advance knowledge in strep infection.(Report)
February 3, 2009... "Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is most frequently caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, atypical pathogens, and respiratory, viruses. Susceptibility to CAP can be increased by single-nucleotide polymorphisms...

New findings from K.J. Hopper and co-authors in the area of birth weight published.
February 3, 2009... New investigation results, 'Effects of maternal and infant characteristics on birth weight and gestation length in a colony of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta),' are detailed in a study published in Comparative Medicine. "A retrospective study...

Findings in cytomegalovirus epidemiology reported from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Department of Pathology.
February 3, 2009... New investigation results, 'Detection of cytomegalovirus in whole blood using three different real-time PCR chemistries,' are detailed in a study published in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. According to a study from the United States,...

New influenza study findings have been published by scientists at School of Public Health.(Report)
February 3, 2009... Research findings, 'Development of a single-tube polymerase chain reaction assay for the simultaneous detection of Haemophilus influenzae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus spp. directly in clinical samples,' are...

Researchers at Kurume University, Division of Infectious Diseases target influenza in children.
February 3, 2009... A report, 'Prevalence of Haemophilus influenzae with resistant genes isolated from young children with acute lower respiratory tract infections in Nha Trang, Vietnam,' is newly published data in Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. "Our study...

Data from I. Roine and colleagues advance knowledge in meningitis in children.
February 3, 2009... Scientists discuss in 'Microbial genome count in cerebrospinal fluid compared with clinical characteristics in pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis in children' new findings in meningitis. "Cerebrospinal fluid genome counts...

Study data from Yonsei University, Department of Microbiology update understanding of monoclonal antibodies.(Report)
February 3, 2009... Data detailed in 'Development of monoclonal antibodies against human IRF-5 and their use in identifying the binding of IRF-5 to nuclear import proteins karyopherin-alpha1 and -beta1' have been presented. According to a study from Seoul, Korea,...

Owens Corning Launches Duration Premium Cool Roof Shingles Which Combine Green and Beauty.
February 3, 2009... At the International Builders' Show in Las Vegas, global building materials and composite solutions leader Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), launched a line of uniquely colored, dimensional, premium cool roof shingles which meet California Title 24 Cool...

Studies from Nanjing Medical University reveal new findings on asthma.
February 10, 2009... According to a study from Nanjing, People's Republic of China, "CD8+ T cells have an important role in the pathogenesis of respiratory virus-induced asthma exacerbations. However, the cellular mechanism of CD8+ T cells, linking viral...

Reports outline Crohn disease study results from H. Takedatsu et al.
February 10, 2009... "Genetics studies of the serum expression of antibodies to microbial antigens may yield important clues to the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease. Our aim was to conduct a linkage study using expression of anti-CBir1, anti-I2, anti-OmpC and ASCA...

Researchers from National Autonomous University, Medical Department publish new studies and findings in the area of endocytosis.
February 10, 2009... "Cell-surface viral proteins most frequently enter the cell through clathrin or caveolae endocytosis. Respiratory syncytial virus antigen internalization by immune cells is via caveolin, however, uptake of paramyxovirus cell membrane proteins...

New Epstein-Barr virus study findings have been published by scientists at Yale University.
February 10, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "ZEBRA, a transcription factor and DNA replication protein encoded by the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) BZLF1 gene, plays indispensable roles in the EBV lyric cycle. We recently described the phenotypes...

New research on Epstein-Barr virus from S. Yamamoto and co-authors summarized.
February 10, 2009... "To measure the genomic DNA from Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in ocular fluids and to analyze the clinical relevance of EBV in uveitis. Intraocular fluids (30 aqueous humor and 30 vitreous fluid samples) were taken from 55 patients with uveitis...

Studies from E. Toussirot et al provide new data on Epstein-Barr virus.
February 10, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Best Practice & Research in Clinical Rheumatology, "Autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and primary Sibgren's syndrome (pSS) are...

Studies from University of Regensburg in the area of Epstein-Barr virus described.
February 10, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Plos Pathogens, "Soluble extracellular proteins usually do not enter the endogenous human leukocyte antigen (HLA) I-dependent presentation pathway of antigen-presenting cells, strictly...

Data on hantavirus reported by researchers at University of Tampere.(Clinical report)
February 10, 2009... "This study was conducted to determine the frequency, severity and outcome of cardiac findings in patients with acute Puumala hantavirus-induced nephropathia epidemica (NE). 70 consecutive, hospital-treated patients with serologically confirmed...

New hantavirus data have been reported by P. Heyman and co-authors.
February 10, 2009... According to a study from Brussels, Belgium, "Seoul hantavirus (SEOV), carried by Rattus rattus (black rat) and R. norvegicus (Norway, brown rat), was reported to circulate as well as cause HFRS cases in Asia. As Rattus sp. are present...

Study results from University of Missouri, Medical Department update understanding of life sciences.
February 10, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "The success of many gene therapy applications hinges on efficient whole body transduction. In the case of muscular dystrophies, a therapeutic vector has to reach every muscle in the body." ...

Research on multifocal leukoencephalopathy detailed by scientists at Karolinska University.
February 10, 2009... According to recent research from Stockholm, Sweden, "Objective 1) To determine whether JC virus (JCV) DNA was present in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood from patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in comparison with controls and 2) to...

New herpes zoster virus epidemiology findings from A. Gauthier and co-researchers published.(Report)
February 10, 2009... New investigation results, 'Epidemiology and cost of herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia in the United Kingdom,' are detailed in a study published in Epidemiology and Infection. "Recent information on epidemiology and management of herpes...

Reports outline life sciences research from Innsbruck Medical University, Division of Clinical Biochemistry.(Report)
February 10, 2009... New research, 'Virus analysis using electromigration techniques,' is the subject of a report. According to a study from Innsbruck, Austria, "We discuss the progress during the last 4 years in the analysis of viruses by electrophoresis in...

Researchers' work from Emma Children's Hospital focuses on pneumovirus in children.(Report)
February 10, 2009... Researchers detail in 'Mechanical ventilation enhances lung inflammation and caspase activity in a model of mouse pneumovirus infection,' new data in pneumovirus. According to recent research from Amsterdam, Netherlands, "Severe infection with...

Research on adenovirus described by scientists at University of Washington.(Report)
February 10, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Species B human adenoviruses (Ads) are increasingly associated with outbreaks of acute respiratory disease in U. S. military personnel and civil population. The initial interaction of Ads with...

Research from Indiana University provide new insights into experimental social psychology.(Report)
February 10, 2009... According to recent research published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, "The self-protective mechanism of self-handicapping appears to be motivated by the need to protect ability attributions in the face of concern about...

Data on baculovirus described by Y.L. Wu et al.
February 10, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Biotechnology Progress, "Previously, controllable gene expression in baculovirus was not possible using an insect system. We Bound that this was due to a high background activation of...

Research from N. Carinhas et al broadens understanding of baculovirus.
February 10, 2009... According to a study from Oeiras, Portugal, "One of the major concerns regarding the use of insect cells and baculovirus expression vectors for the production of recombinant proteins is the drop in production observed when infecting cultures at...

University of Pennsylvania, Medical Department reports research in cardiology.
February 10, 2009... "Achieving efficient cardiac gene transfer in a large animal model has proven to be technically challenging. Previous strategies have used cardiopulmonary bypass or dual catheterization with the aid of vasodilators to deliver vectors, such as...

Investigators at Emory University publish new data on chronic fatigue syndrome.
February 10, 2009... "Childhood trauma appears to be a potent risk factor for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Evidence from developmental neuroscience suggests that early experience programs the development of regulatory systems that are implicated in the...

New cloning study findings have been published by C. Urbino and colleagues.
February 10, 2009... According to recent research from Montpellier, France, "Viruses of the genus Begomovirus ( Geminiviridae) are emerging economically important plant viruses with a circular, single-stranded DNA genome. Previous studies have shown that...

Reports on coronavirus findings from Harvard University provide new insights.
February 10, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Plos Pathogens, "Phylogenetic analyses have provided strong evidence that amino acid changes in spike ( S) protein of animal and human SARS coronaviruses (SARS-CoVs) during and between two...

Data on cytomegalovirus described by researchers at Ohio State University.
February 10, 2009... "Cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation is a well-described complication of solid organ transplantation. These studies were performed to (1) determine if cardiac allograft transplantation of latently infected recipients results in reactivation of...

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University report research in cytomegalovirus.(Report)
February 10, 2009... "The US2-11 region of human and rhesus cytomegalovirus encodes a conserved family of glycoproteins that inhibit MHC-I assembly with viral peptides, thus preventing cytotoxic T cell recognition. Since HCMV lacking US2-11 is no longer able to...

Researchers from Brown University report details of new studies and findings in the area of DNA research.
February 10, 2009... "From bacterial viruses to humans, site-specific recombination and transposition are the major pathways for rearranging genomes on both long- and short-time scales. The site-specific pathways can be divided into 2 groups based on whether they...

Researchers at Miguel Hernandez University release new data on enzyme research.
February 10, 2009... "Dihydropyrimidinase is involved in the reductive pathway of pyrimidine degradation, catalysing the reversible hydrolysis of the cyclic amide bond (-CO-NH-) of 5,6-dihydrouracil and 5,6-dihydrothymine to the corresponding...

Data on fusion proteins detailed by researchers at Groningen University.
February 10, 2009... "Previously, we demonstrated potent tumor cell-selective pro-apoptotic activity of scFv425:sTRAIL, a recombinant fusion protein comprised of EGFR-directed antibody fragment (scFv425) genetically fused to human soluble TNF-related...

Study data from J. Rodriguezdiaz and co-authors update knowledge of gastroenteritis.(Report)
February 10, 2009... "The detection and molecular characterization of pathogenic human viruses in urban sewage have been used extensively to derive information on circulating viruses in given populations throughout the world. In this study, a similar approach was...

Research conducted at Aarhus University has provided new information about herpes simplex virus.(Report)
February 10, 2009... According to recent research published in the Journal of Immunology, "Viruses are recognized by the innate immune system through pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). For instance, HSV virions and genomic DNA are recognized by TLR2 and TLR9,...

Studies in the area of herpesvirus reported from University of Lisbon.
February 10, 2009... "The pathogenesis of persistent viral infections depends critically on long-term viral loads. Yet what determines these loads is largely unknown," researchers in Lisbon, Portugal report (see also Herpesvirus). "Here, we show that a single...

Study data from San Diego State University provide new insights into herpesvirus.
February 10, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, "During the last several decades corals have been in decline and at least one-third of all coral species are...

University of Barcelona publishes research in herpesvirus.
February 10, 2009... According to recent research from Barcelona, Spain, "Cytotoxicity and herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) inhibitory activity of acyclovir (ACV), 9-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyljguanine, and the palladium(II) coordination complex cis-[PdCl2(H2O)(N7-ACV)]...

Research from P.V. Afonso and co-authors yields new data on human t-lymphotropic virus.
February 10, 2009... "The blood-brain barrier (BBB), which forms the interface between the blood and the cerebral parenchyma, has been shown to be disrupted during retroviral-associated neuromyelopathies. Human T Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV-1) Associated...

Investigators at University of Tubingen publish new data on influenza.
February 10, 2009... "Neuraminidase inhibitors (NI) play a major role in plans to mitigate future influenza pandemics. Modeling studies suggested that a pandemic may be contained at the source by early treatment and prophylaxis with antiviral drugs," scientists in...

Research from H. Phippsyonas and co-researchers yields new findings on influenza.
February 10, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Influenza virus produces a protein, NS1, that inhibits infected cells from releasing type I interferon (IFN) and blocks maturation of conventional dendritic cells (DCs). As a result, influenza virus...

Researchers from Hamamatsu University, Medical Department discuss findings in influenza.(Report)
February 10, 2009... According to recent research from Hamamatsu, Japan, "A higher inoculum size of beta-lactamase-positive Haemophilus influenzae is reported to increase minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for beta-lactams. However, the effect of inoculum...

Studies from University of Paris yield new information about influenza.
February 10, 2009... According to a study from Paris, France, "The transcription/replication of the influenza viruses implicate the terminal nucleotide sequences of viral RNA, which comprise sequences at the extremities conserved among the genomic segments as well...

Research on life sciences discussed by scientists at Seoul National University, Medical Department.
February 10, 2009... "Lipid rafts are membrane microdomains that function as platforms for signal transduction and membrane trafficking. Tyrosine kinase interacting protein (Tip) of T lymphotropic Herpesvirus saimiri (HVS) is targeted to lipid rafts in T cells and...

Studies from University of Vigo describe new findings in life sciences.
February 10, 2009... "Cobalt, nickel, copper and zinc coordination compounds of two thiosemicarbazones with general composition ML2 (L: monodeprotonated ligand corresponding to 2-acetyl-gamma-butyrolactone thiosemicarbazone, HL1, and 2-furancarbaldehyde...

Studies from J.K.G. Dart et al have provided new data on nosocomial infections.
February 10, 2009... In this recently published study, investigators in London, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To identify the extent of nosocomial adenovirus keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) and assess the effect of a new infection-control policy. Nosocomial AKC...

New findings from Children's Hospital in the area of phagocytosis described.
February 10, 2009... "The pathways that lead to the internalization of pathogens via phagocytosis remain incompletely understood. We now demonstrate a previously unrecognized role for the gap junction protein connexin43 (Cx43) in the regulation of phagocytosis by...

Research findings from National Institutes of Health update understanding of polio.
February 10, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Replication of many RNA viruses is accompanied by extensive remodeling of intracellular membranes. In poliovirus-infected cells, ER and Golgi stacks disappear, while new clusters of vesicle-like...

Research on polio detailed by scientists at Purdue University.
February 10, 2009... "When poliovirus (PV) recognizes its receptor, CD155, the virus changes from a 160S to a 135S particle before releasing its genome into the cytoplasm. CD155 is a transmembrane protein with 3 Ig-like extracellular domains, D1-D3, where D1 is...

Researchers at Rockefeller University have published new data on retrovirus.
February 10, 2009... "Because of evolutionary pressures imposed through episodic colonization by retroviruses, many mammals express factors, such as TRIM5 alpha and APOBEC3 proteins, that directly restrict retroviral replication. TRIM5 and APOBEC restriction...

Studies in the area of retrovirus reported from J.J. Xiong and co-researchers.
February 10, 2009... According to recent research from Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, "Redox factor-1 (Ref-1) is a multifunctional protein involved in DNA base excision repair (BER) and transcription factor modification. By the use of retrovirus-delivered...

Findings from H. Perron and co-researchers advance knowledge in schizophrenia.
February 10, 2009... "Recent and independent molecular studies have shown an association between human endogenous retroviruses type ''W'' family (HERV-W) and schizophrenia, mostly by polymerase chain reaction studies, but none has yet addressed specific antigen...

Researchers' work from University of Tokyo focuses on stem cell research.
February 10, 2009... "Newborn dentate gyrus granule cells (DGCs) are integrated into the hippocampal circuitry and contribute to the cognitive functions of learning and memory. The dendritic maturation of newborn DGCs in adult mice occurs by the first 3-4 weeks,...

Studies from T.W. Harper and colleagues reveal new findings on uveitis.
February 10, 2009... Researchers in the United States conducted a study "To assess polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of intraocular fluid as a test for infectious uveitis of the posterior segment in a representative patient population. Retrospective,...

Reports on obesity findings from J.Y. Ko and co-researchers provide new insights.
February 10, 2009... In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To estimate the prevalence of obese patients advised by health professionals about weight loss and weight loss strategies. A national sample or 1873 obese...

Data on cystic fibrosis reported by researchers at University of North Carolina, Cystic Fibrosis Center.
February 10, 2009... A report, 'Novel human bronchial epithelial cell lines for cystic fibrosis research,' is newly published data in American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. "Immortalization of human bronchial epithelial (hBE) cells...

Studies from Seoul National University, Department of Internal Medicine have provided new data on cytomegalovirus.
February 10, 2009... Investigators publish new data in the report 'Human cytomegalovirus IE1 protein enhances herpes simplex virus type 1-induced syncytial formation in U373MG cells.' "Co-infection of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and human cytomegalovirus...

Findings from University of Michigan, Department of Epidemiology provide new insights into cytomegalovirus epidemiology.
February 10, 2009... Fresh data on cytomegalovirus are presented in the report 'Socioeconomic disparities in the seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus infection in the US population: NHANES III.' According to recent research published in the journal Epidemiology and...

Research from K. Zheng et al broadens understanding of dengue fever epidemiology.
February 10, 2009... Data detailed in 'Molecular characterization of the E gene of dengue virus type 1 isolated in Guangdong province, China, in 2006' have been presented. "We determined the genetic relationships and origin of the dengue virus (DENV) responsible...