Three Zika viral strains were grown in vero cells and deep sequenced. The strains were the Brazil Fortaleza 2015, the asian strain FSS13025 isolated in Cambodia, and Uganda
Older people have difficulty controlling infection with common viruses such as influenza A virus (IAV), RNA virus which causes recurrent infections due to a high rate of genetic mutation, and Epstein
BackgroundCampylobacter jejuni is the predominant antecedent infection in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Molecular mimicry and cross-reactive immune responses to C. jejuni lipo-oligosaccharides (LOS)
The goal of this project is to perform metagenomic analyses of clinical samples from Zika-infected patients to (1) identify co-infections, (2) develop new clinical assays for diagnosis and public heal