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New Insights into the Biology of the Emerging Tembusu Virus

Hamel R 1 , Phanitchat T 2 , Wichit S 3 , Morales Vargas RE 2 , Jaroenpool J 4 , Diagne CT 1 Show all authors , Pompon J 1 , Missé D 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 MIVEGEC, Univ Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, 34000 Montpellier, France
  • 2 Department of Medical Entomology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
  • 3 Department of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
  • 4 Medical Technology Department, School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80160, Thailand
Pathogens, 2021 Aug 10;10(8).
PMID: 34451474 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10081010

Abstract

Reported for the first time in 1955 in Malaysia, Tembusu virus (TMUV) remained, for a long time, in the shadow of flaviviruses with human health importance such as dengue virus or Japanese encephalitis virus. However, since 2010 and the first large epidemic in duck farms in China, the threat of its emergence on a large scale in Asia or even its spillover into the human population is becoming more and more significant. This review aims to report current knowledge on TMUV from viral particle organization to the development of specific vaccines and therapeutics, with a particular focus on host-virus interactions.

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