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Spike Protein Mutations Can Fuel Outbreaks of Western Equine Encephalitis

Small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its ability to infect animals and humans, according to a series of studies led by Jonathan Abraham, MD, PhD, an associate professor of microbiology in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, and his team. The goal of the studies was to better understand the risk…

September 2025
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Infectious Diseases
Spike Protein Mutations Can Fuel Outbreaks of Western Equine Encephalitis

Small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its ability to infect animals and humans, according to a series of studies led by Jonathan Abraham, MD, PhD, an associate professor of microbiology in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School. The goal of Dr. Abraham and his colleagues was to better understand the risk…