{"id":3684,"date":"2014-12-15T11:50:46","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T16:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/?p=3684"},"modified":"2014-12-15T11:50:46","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T16:50:46","slug":"promising-antibody-found-against-dengue-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/promising-antibody-found-against-dengue-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Promising antibody found against dengue virus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3685\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/KcEzj-5c6PO-8PV1EEMMmImEHBV-0alItj13JQAgJUEybZDNjLrd3i3xPYtzgSY6zBsiWOC37lHrcgRv2QqYi3lXj1RBV5ZOYrikMOLX_7DpKxDpD5EZdLXPFm0D1Yy7lw.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3685\" class=\"wp-image-3685\" src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/KcEzj-5c6PO-8PV1EEMMmImEHBV-0alItj13JQAgJUEybZDNjLrd3i3xPYtzgSY6zBsiWOC37lHrcgRv2QqYi3lXj1RBV5ZOYrikMOLX_7DpKxDpD5EZdLXPFm0D1Yy7lw.jpg\" alt=\"Mosquitoes can be carriers of the dengue virus which infect 400 million people annually. (Photo: John Tann, flickr.com)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/KcEzj-5c6PO-8PV1EEMMmImEHBV-0alItj13JQAgJUEybZDNjLrd3i3xPYtzgSY6zBsiWOC37lHrcgRv2QqYi3lXj1RBV5ZOYrikMOLX_7DpKxDpD5EZdLXPFm0D1Yy7lw.jpg 640w, http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/KcEzj-5c6PO-8PV1EEMMmImEHBV-0alItj13JQAgJUEybZDNjLrd3i3xPYtzgSY6zBsiWOC37lHrcgRv2QqYi3lXj1RBV5ZOYrikMOLX_7DpKxDpD5EZdLXPFm0D1Yy7lw-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mosquitoes can be carriers of the dengue virus which infect 400 million people annually. (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/121483302@N02\/14282323720\/in\/photolist-\">John Tann, flickr.com<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">An international team of scientists has discovered an antibody capable of neutralising all four forms of Dengue Virus (DENV). Dengue is a viral disease spread by mosquitoes. No vaccine or medication to protect against this emerging disease currently exist.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Researchers hope this finding could lead to the development of a vaccine against the disease. The authors studied the antibodies from dengue-infected human patients and discovered the new class of antibodies that can effectively neutralise the virus in both insect and human cells.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>A recording of the press briefing held on December 11, 2014 is available on demand.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nature.com\/articles\/doi:10.1038\/ni.3058\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Original research paper<\/span><\/a>\u00a0published in <em>Nature Immunology\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0<strong>December 15<\/strong><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_453723367\"><span class=\"aQJ\"><strong>, 2014<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Names and affiliations of selected\u00a0authors<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Gavin Screaton, Imperial College London, United Kingdom<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An international team of scientists has discovered an antibody capable of neutralising all four forms of Dengue Virus (DENV). Dengue is a viral disease spread by mosquitoes. No vaccine or medication to protect against this emerging disease currently exist. Researchers hope this finding could lead to the development of a vaccine against the disease. 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