Search Results - "BALMASEDA, Angel"
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Antibody-dependent enhancement of severe dengue disease in humans
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (17-11-2017)“…For dengue viruses 1 to 4 (DENV1-4), a specific range of antibody titer has been shown to enhance viral replication in vitro and severe disease in animal…”
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Neutralizing antibody titers against dengue virus correlate with protection from symptomatic infection in a longitudinal cohort
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (19-01-2016)“…The four dengue virus serotypes (DENV1–4) are mosquito-borne flaviviruses that infect ∼390 million people annually; up to 100 million infections are…”
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Obesity Increases the Duration of Influenza A Virus Shedding in Adults
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (22-09-2018)“…Epidemiologic studies indicate that obesity increases the risk of severe complications and death from influenza virus infections, especially in elderly…”
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Novel correlates of protection against pandemic H1N1 influenza A virus infection
Published in Nature medicine (01-06-2019)“…Influenza viruses remain a severe threat to human health, causing up to 650,000 deaths annually 1 , 2 . Seasonal influenza virus vaccines can prevent…”
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The respiratory microbiome and susceptibility to influenza virus infection
Published in PloS one (09-01-2019)“…Influenza is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, vaccine effectiveness has been low to moderate in recent years and vaccine coverage…”
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Zika virus infection enhances future risk of severe dengue disease
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (28-08-2020)“…The Zika pandemic sparked intense interest in whether immune interactions among dengue virus serotypes 1 to 4 (DENV1 to -4) extend to the closely related Zika…”
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Prior dengue virus infection and risk of Zika: A pediatric cohort in Nicaragua
Published in PLoS medicine (22-01-2019)“…Zika virus (ZIKV) emerged in northeast Brazil in 2015 and spread rapidly across the Americas, in populations that have been largely exposed to dengue virus…”
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Association Between the Respiratory Microbiome and Susceptibility to Influenza Virus Infection
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (22-08-2020)“…Abstract Background Previous studies suggest that the nose/throat microbiome may play an important role in shaping host immunity and modifying the risk of…”
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Single-Reaction Multiplex Reverse Transcription PCR for Detection of Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Viruses
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-07-2016)“…Clinical manifestations of Zika virus, chikungunya virus, and dengue virus infections can be similar. To improve virus detection, streamline molecular…”
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Impact of pre-existing dengue immunity on human antibody and memory B cell responses to Zika
Published in Nature communications (26-02-2019)“…Little is known about enduring memory B cell (MBC) responses to Zika virus (ZIKV) and their relationship with circulating antibodies. Here we comprehensively…”
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Longitudinal Analysis of Antibody Cross-neutralization Following Zika Virus and Dengue Virus Infection in Asia and the Americas
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (13-07-2018)“…The 4 dengue virus serotypes (DENV1-4) and Zika virus (ZIKV) are related mosquito-borne flaviviruses of major importance globally. While monoclonal antibodies…”
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Evidence based community mobilization for dengue prevention in Nicaragua and Mexico (Camino Verde, the Green Way): cluster randomized controlled trial
Published in BMJ (Online) (08-07-2015)“…Objective To test whether community mobilization adds effectiveness to conventional dengue control.Design Pragmatic open label parallel group cluster…”
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The Timeline of Influenza Virus Shedding in Children and Adults in a Household Transmission Study of Influenza in Managua, Nicaragua
Published in The Pediatric infectious disease journal (01-05-2016)“…In a household transmission study in Nicaragua, children under 6 years old had a longer duration of presymptomatic influenza virus shedding than adults. The…”
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Effects of infection history on dengue virus infection and pathogenicity
Published in Nature communications (18-03-2019)“…The understanding of immunological interactions among the four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes and their epidemiological implications is often hampered by the…”
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Symptomatic versus inapparent outcome in repeat dengue virus infections is influenced by the time interval between infections and study year
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-08-2013)“…Four dengue virus serotypes (DENV1-4) circulate globally, causing more human illness than any other arthropod-borne virus. Dengue can present as a range of…”
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Evaluation of the traditional and revised WHO classifications of Dengue disease severity
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-11-2011)“…Dengue is a major public health problem worldwide and continues to increase in incidence. Dengue virus (DENV) infection leads to a range of outcomes, including…”
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Dynamics of dengue disease severity determined by the interplay between viral genetics and serotype-specific immunity
Published in Science translational medicine (21-12-2011)“…The rapid spread of dengue is a worldwide public health problem. In two clinical studies of dengue in Managua, Nicaragua, we observed an abrupt increase in…”
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Intrahost Selection Pressures Drive Rapid Dengue Virus Microevolution in Acute Human Infections
Published in Cell host & microbe (13-09-2017)“…Dengue, caused by four dengue virus serotypes (DENV-1 to DENV-4), is a highly prevalent mosquito-borne viral disease in humans. Yet, selection pressures…”
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Influenza Virus Infection Induces a Narrow Antibody Response in Children but a Broad Recall Response in Adults
Published in mBio (21-01-2020)“…In contrast to influenza virus vaccination, natural infection induces long-lived and relatively broad immune responses. However, many aspects of the antibody…”
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Combining genotypes and T cell receptor distributions to infer genetic loci determining V(D)J recombination probabilities
Published in eLife (22-03-2022)“…Every T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire is shaped by a complex probabilistic tangle of genetically determined biases and immune exposures. T cells combine a…”
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