Publications by authors named "Hock Chai Yam"
Article Synopsis
- The text discusses flaviviruses, which are primarily transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks, posing a major global health threat by infecting around 400 million people annually.
- Climate change has expanded the geographical reach of these viruses, such as dengue, West Nile, Japanese encephalitis, and Zika.
- The review highlights the complexity of diagnosing these infections due to serological cross-reactivity among the viruses, emphasizing the importance of various serological assays, with neutralization tests being the preferred method for differentiation.