Antiviral actions of flavanoid-derived compounds on dengue virus type-2.

• Main Authors: Muhamad, M., Kee, L.Y., Rahman, N.A., Yusof, R.
• Format: Article
• Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/1243/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2878174/

Dengue viruses, mosquito-borne members of the Flaviviridae family, are the causative agents of dengue fever and its associated complications, dengue haemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome. To date, more than 2.5 billion people in over 100 countries are at risk of infection, and approximately 2...