West Nile Virus -- Worldwide/Unknown
Vasek MJ, Garber C, Dorsey D, et al.: A complement-microglial axis drives synapse loss during virus-induced memory impairment. Nature. 2016; 534(7608):538-43.
Abstract
Over 50 percent of patients who survive neuroinvasive infection with West Nile virus (WNV) exhibit chronic cognitive sequelae. Although thousands of cases of WNV-mediated memory dysfunction accrue annually, the mechanisms responsible for these impairments are unknown. The classical complement cascade, a key component of
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