Efficacy of Killed Virus Vaccine, Live Attenuated Chimeric Virus Vaccine, and Passive Immunization for Prevention of West Nile virus Encephalitis in Hamster Model

Efficacy of Killed Virus Vaccine, Live Attenuated Chimeric Virus Vaccine, and Passive Immunization for Prevention of West Nile virus Encephalitis in Hamster Model

Results of experiments evaluating the efficacy of three immunization strategies for the prevention of West Nile virus (WNV) encephalitis are reported. Immunization strategies evaluated included a killed virus veterinary vaccine, a live attenuated chimeric virus vaccine candidate, and passive immuniz...

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Main Authors: Robert B. Tesh, Juan Arroyo, Amelia P.A. Travassos da Rosa, Hilda Guzman, Shu-Yuan Xiao, Thomas P. Monath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
vaccines
infectious diseases
viral diseases
emerging diseases
disease prevention
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/02-0229_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/02-0229_article

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