Infectious disease

INDICATION: Chikungunya virus; Zika virus

Mouse studies suggest a vaccinia virus-based vaccine expressing Zika and Chikungunya viral antigens could help prevent Zika and Chikungunya infections. The vaccine consists of seven viral antigens encoded by an attenuated Copenhagen strain vaccinia viral vector: Zika virus prM and Env, and Chikungunya virus CHIKVgp2, which encodes the antigens C, E1, E2, E3 and 6K. In a...

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