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Ebola Virus Vaccine
Chimpanzee adenovirus vaccine protects against Zaire Ebola virus
May 10th, 2006
Chimpanzee adenovirus vaccine protects against Zaire Ebola virus. According to a report from Canada and the United States, "This study evaluated the use of a chimpanzee-based adenovirus vaccine in mouse and Guinea pigs models of Zaire Ebola virus (ZEBOV) infection. Vaccine vector expressing the envelope glycoprotein of ZEBOV was created from the molecular clone of chimpanzee adenovirus pan7 (AdC7)." "AdC7 vaccine stimulated robust T and B cell responses to ZEBOV in naive mice inducing complete protection to an otherwise lethal challenge of ZEBOV Complete protection to Zaire Ebola virus was also observed in Guinea pigs vaccinated with a relatively low...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2006-05-10)
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