Tag: alphavirus

Host Immune Responses to Arthritogenic Alphavirus Infection, with Emphasis on Type I IFN Responses

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal.  Arthritogenic alphaviruses, such as Ross River virus, chikungunya virus and O’nyong-nyong virus, cause endemic disease globally and are a major public health concern. The hallmarks of arthritogenic alphavirus disease are debilitating pain, and potentially chronic inflammation of the muscles, thus influencing quality of life. The type I […]