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DNA Vaccines
Studies from Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine yield new information about DNA vaccines
March 19th, 2008
A new study, 'Evaluation of protective immunity of Leptospira immunoglobulin like protein A (LigA) DNA vaccine against challenge in hamsters,' is now available. According to recent research from the United States, "We demonstrated earlier that immunization with recombinant Leptospira immunoglobulin like protein A (LigA) induced significant protection against virulent Leptospira interrogans serovar Pomona challenge in hamsters. However, the protective immune mechanism remains unclear." "In the present study we demonstrated the protective efficacy of a LigA DNA vaccine and evaluated the immune mechanism underlying the protection against leptospirosis in hamsters. The LigA...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-03-19)
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