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Encephalitis Vaccines
Studies from Nanjing Agricultural University update current data on encephalitis vaccines
December 17th, 2008
Researchers detail in 'Immune responses of recombinant adenoviruses expressing immunodominant epitopes against Japanese encephalitis virus,' new data in encephalitis. "Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), which belongs to the family Flaviviridae, causes infection of the central nervous system in humans and equines and stillbirths in swine. In the present report, we constructed and characterized the immune responses conferred by recombinant adenoviruses expressing JEV E epitopes (six amino acid residues 60-68, 327-333, 337-345, 373-399, 397-403 and 436-445 in E, designated TEP)," investigators in Nanjing, People's Republic of China report. "Seven groups (n=10) of female...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-12-17)
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