Primary Recipient

LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Amount

$1,779,809.00

Award Date

9/01/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Dengue virus (DENV) causes dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS), the most prevalent mosquito-borne viral illnesses in humans worldwide. Studies suggest that sub-neutralizing concentrations of DENV-specific antibod