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Studies in the area of vaccines reported from University of Siena, Department of Molecular Biology
July 9th, 2008
A report, 'Immunization with Toscana virus N-Gc proteins protects mice against virus challenge,' is newly published data in Virology. "Toscana virus (TOSV) is an emerging virus, circulating in the Mediterranean area, that is responsible for aseptic meningitis, meningoencephalitis, and encephalitis. The development of a vaccine that could provide complete protection from TOSV infection is needed," investigators in Siena, Italy report. "In this study we investigated the capacity of TOSV structural proteins, nucleocapsid protein N and the two Gc and Gn glycoproteins, produced as recombinant proteins, in an animal model. In particular, we investigated their role in...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-09)
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