Flaviviruses

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Yellow Fever

  • Epidemiology

  • Properties of Yellow Fever Virus

  • Structural proteins

  • Non-structural proteins

  • Virus Replication

  • Clinical disease

  • Diagnosis

  • Pathology

  • Prevention and Control

  • Summary

  • Key Points

• West Nile Virus

  • Introduction

  • Epidemiology

  • Physicochemical properties

  • Diagnosis

  • Clinical Profile

  • Pathology

  • Treatment and control

  • Summary

  • Key Points

• Dengue Virus

  • Epidemiology

  • Clinical Features

  • Properties of dengue virus and its evolution

  • Pathogenesis

  • Strain variability

  • The Role of antibody

  • Host susceptibility

  • Treatment

  • Public health and the control of dengue

  • Prospects for a dengue vaccine

  • Summary

  • Key points

• References