SERIOUS! Some arthritis may be caused by mosquito-borne viruses
Mar 09, 2022, 10:40 PM ISTResearchers found that IL-17 levels were elevated in patients with acute disease, and more so in patients with chronic disease. "When we looked at serum samples from Ross River virus patients, levels of IL-17 were also elevated, which prompted us to ask whether this molecule was driving disease," said Helen Mostafavi, from Griffith.