In the last decade, virus hunting and discovery has gained pace. This achievement has
been driven by three major factors:(a) advancements in sequencing technologies,(b) scaled …

The group of Insect-specific viruses (ISVs) includes viruses apparently restricted to insects
based on their inability to replicate in the vertebrates. Increasing numbers of ISVs have been …

Flaviviruses such as dengue, yellow fever, Zika, West Nile, and Japanese encephalitis virus
present substantial global health burdens. New vaccines are being sought to address safety …

Background Insect-specific viruses do not replicate in vertebrate cells, but persist in
mosquito populations and are highly prevalent in nature. These viruses may naturally …

Algae have been used since ancient times as food, fodder, fertilizer and as source of
medicine. Nowadays seaweeds represent an unlimited source of the raw materials used in …

Flaviviruses are the cause of severe human diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks.
These viruses use a potent fusion machinery to enter target cells that needs to be restrained …

Subgenomic flaviviral RNAs (sfRNAs) are virus-derived noncoding RNAs produced by
pathogenic mosquito-borne flaviviruses (MBF) to counteract the host antiviral response. To …

Mosquitoes not only transmit human and veterinary pathogens called arboviruses
(arthropod-borne viruses) but also harbor mosquito-associated insect-specific viruses …

Recent advances in virus detection strategies and deep sequencing technologies have
enabled the identification of a multitude of new viruses that persistently infect mosquitoes but …

Arboviruses cycle between, and replicate in, both invertebrate and vertebrate hosts, which
for Zika virus (ZIKV) involves Aedes mosquitoes and primates. The viral determinants …