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West Nile Virus Vaccines
Research from Erasmus Medical Center has provided new data on west nile virus vaccines
March 19th, 2008
Data detailed in 'Immunization with West Nile virus envelope domain III protects mice against lethal infection with homologous and heterologous virus' have been presented. According to recent research from Netherlands, "The Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) serocomplex-group consists of mosquito-borne flaviviruses, which include West Nile virus (WNV) and JEV, and both may cause severe encephalitis in humans. WNV has spread rapidly across the United States since its introduction in 1999 and its geographical distribution within the western hemisphere is expected to further expand, whereas, JEV is the most common cause of viral encephalitis in Southeast Asia, China and India."...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-03-19)
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