TREATMENTS AGAINST MOSQUITO-BORNE VIRUSES BASED ON MOSQUITO SALIVARY GLAND PROTEINS

摘要

The invention is directed to compositions comprising mosquito (e.g., Aedes aegypti ) salivary polypeptides and related methods for preventing and/or treating mosquito-borne viral infections such as infections caused by flaviviruses and alphaviruses. The flavivirus that is prevented or treated includes Zika virus, West Nile virus, Dengue virus, tick-borne encephalitis virus, and yellow fever virus.