Safety of Recombinant VSV–Ebola Virus Vaccine Vector in Pigs

Safety of Recombinant VSV–Ebola Virus Vaccine Vector in Pigs

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa has resulted in fast-track development of vaccine candidates. We tested a vesicular stomatitis virus vector expressing Ebola virus glycoprotein for safety in pigs. Inoculation did not cause disease and vaccine virus shedding was minimal, which indicated that...

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Main Authors: Emmie de Wit, Andrea Marzi, Trenton Bushmaker, Doug Brining, Dana Scott, Juergen A. Richt, Thomas W. Geisbert, Heinz Feldmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ebola virus
viruses
vesicular stomatitis viruses
VSV
recombinant VSV Ebola virus vaccine vector
VSV vaccine
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/4/14-2012_article

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