A Virus-Like Particle-Based Vaccine Candidate against the Tick-Borne Powassan Virus Induces Neutralizing Antibodies in a Mouse Model

Powassan virus (POWV) is a tick-borne flavivirus circulating in North America and the Russian Far East that can cause severe neuroinvasive diseases, including encephalitis, meningitis, and meningoencephalitis. The reported neuroinvasive case fatality is about 10%, and approximately 50% of the surviv...

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Main Authors: Velasco Cimica, Sahar Saleem, Emily Matuczinski, Debra Adams-Fish, Conor McMahon, Sujatha Rashid, Timothy T. Stedman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Pathogens
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VLP
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/6/680