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Dengue Fever
Recent studies from France, Brazil and the United States add new data to dengue fever research
May 10th, 2006
Investigators in France, Brazil and the United States have published new dengue fever data. Study 1: Investigators examine immune changes induced in human monocyte-derived dendritic cells upon infection with dengue 2 live-attenuated vaccine or 16681 parental strain in a recent issue of FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology. "Dengue is an important threat for world-wide public health. Different vaccines are under development, which are currently assessed using a battery of in vitro and in vivo assays before moving on to humans. It is also important to assess vaccine characteristics on human primary cells; among them, dendritic cells, the...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2006-05-10)
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