A single vaccination with four-segmented rift valley fever virus prevents vertical transmission of the wild-type virus in pregnant ewes

A single vaccination with four-segmented rift valley fever virus prevents vertical transmission of the wild-type virus in pregnant ewes

Abstract Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-transmitted bunyavirus that causes severe outbreaks among wild and domesticated ruminants, of which sheep are the most susceptible. Outbreaks are characterised by high mortality rates among new-born lambs and abortion storms, in which all pregnan...

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Main Authors: Paul J. Wichgers Schreur, Judith Oymans, Jet Kant, Sandra van de Water, Anna Kollár, Yves Dehon, Pál Soós, Zoltán Pénzes, Lucien van Keulen, Jeroen Kortekaas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:npj Vaccines
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-020-00271-7

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-020-00271-7

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