Alphavirus
"Alphavirus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A genus of TOGAVIRIDAE, also known as Group A arboviruses, serologically related to each other but not to other Togaviridae. The viruses are transmitted by mosquitoes. The type species is the SINDBIS VIRUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000524
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.850.054
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| Concept/Terms |
Alphavirus- Alphavirus
- Alpha Virus
- Alpha Viruses
- Arboviruses, Group A
- Arbovirus, Group A
- Group A Arbovirus
- Group A Arboviruses
- Alphaviruses
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alphavirus" by people in Profiles.
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Bates JT, Pickens JA, Schuster JE, Johnson M, Tollefson SJ, Williams JV, Davis NL, Johnston RE, Schultz-Darken N, Slaughter JC, Smith-House F, Crowe JE. Immunogenicity and efficacy of alphavirus-derived replicon vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus in nonhuman primates. Vaccine. 2016 Feb 10; 34(7):950-6.