Researchers Edge Closer to Cure for Dengue Fever

Researchers are inching closer toward the development of a treatment and cure for dengue fever, which affects an estimated 400 people each year. Caused by a mosquito-borne virus, dengue fever causes severe, flu-like symptoms, and in particularly bad cases that are caused by repeated infection, the disease can be fatal. In a study published in the journal Science, researchers in the U.S. and Singapore describe the discovery of a potent human antibody that neutralizes dengue type 2, an...

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