A VLP-based vaccine provides complete protection against Nipah virus challenge following multiple-dose or single-dose vaccination schedules in a hamster model

Nipah virus: Virus-like particles protect against major public health concern A vaccine candidate consisting of virus-like particles could offer the first effective prophylaxis against the deadly Nipah virus. Endemic to Malaysia, Bangladesh, and India, Nipah virus is contracted from infected fruit b...

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Main Authors: Pramila Walpita, Yu Cong, Peter B. Jahrling, Oscar Rojas, Elena Postnikova, Shuiqing Yu, Lisa Johns, Michael. R. Holbrook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:npj Vaccines
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-017-0023-7