The Structural Biology of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus, an ...
WEBJul 31, 2021 · Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that is implicated in severe encephalitis in humans with high mortality. However, limited insights are available into the fundamental biology of EEEV and residue-level details of its interactions with host proteins.
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WEBMay 15, 2024 · Eastern equine encephalitis is caused by a virus spread to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. It is a rare but serious disease. People living in areas where eastern equine encephalitis virus circulates should protect themselves by preventing mosquito bites.
An Overview of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) - PMC
WEBFeb 17, 2020 · Eastern equine encephalitis virus circulates between Culiseta melanura mosquitoes and birds living around freshwater hardwood swamps. 1 Humans (and horses) are typically infected by other “bridging” mosquitoes (eg, Aedes, Coquillettidia, and Culex spp.) that acquire the virus from infected birds. 1 Although mosquito bites are the primary ...
Eastern Equine Encephalitis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
WEBJul 3, 2023 · Eastern equine encephalitis is caused by a virus transmitted by a particular mosquito usually found in freshwater swamps. Symptoms include fever, chills, headache, myalgias, arthralgias. Diagnosis is made by serology and viral identification by PCR on a cerebrospinal fluid obtained after a lumbar puncture.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus — Another Emergent …
WEBNov 20, 2019 · In the summer and fall of 2019, nine U.S. states have reported 36 human cases (14 of them fatal) of one of the deadliest of these diseases: eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), an...
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Taxonomy, Genomics, and …
WEBNov 4, 2021 · Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV; Togaviridae, Alphavirus) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) primarily maintained in an enzootic cycle between Culiseta melanura (Coquillett) and passerine birds.
RCSB PDB - 8YS4: Overall structure of Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus ...
WEBAug 28, 2024 · The receptor VLDLR binds Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus through multiple distinct modes. Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEEV) is an alphavirus that can cause severe diseases in infected humans. The very low-density lipoprotein receptor (VLDLR) was recently identified as a receptor of EEEV.
RCSB PDB - 8UA9: Structure of eastern equine encephalitis virus …
WEBSep 20, 2023 · Structural basis for VLDLR recognition by eastern equine encephalitis virus. Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) is the most virulent alphavirus that infects humans, and many survivors develop neurological sequelae, including paralysis and intellectual disability.
Cryo-EM structure of eastern equine encephalitis virus in ... - PNAS
WEBApr 3, 2020 · Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) is an important pathogenic alphavirus that causes severe encephalitis and neuron damage with a high mortality rate of ∼50%. Currently, no approved antiviral agents are available for …
Structural basis for VLDLR recognition by eastern equine encephalitis virus
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) is the most virulent alphavirus that infects humans, and many survivors develop neurological sequelae, including paralysis and intellectual...