The dogma of the antibody-dependent enhancement model (ADE) for the development of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is being challenged by research published this week in IPLoS Medicine/I.
Dengue virus infection usually causes a severe 'flu like illness, although symptoms may be mild in young children. DHF, however, is a severe and sometimes fatal complication of dengue virus infection that affects about half a million people every year. DHF patients usually fall into two groups; children ...
The dogma of the antibody-dependent enhancement model (ADE) for the development of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is being challenged by research published this week in IPLoS Medicine/I.
Dengue virus infection usually causes a severe 'flu like illness, although symptoms may be mild in young children. DHF, however, is a severe and sometimes fatal complication of dengue virus infection that affects about half a million people every year. DHF patients usually fall into two groups; children ...