Live Zika virus chimeric vaccine candidate based on a yellow fever 17-D attenuated backbone

Abstract Zika virus (ZIKV) has recently become dispersed throughout the tropics and sub-tropics, causing epidemics associated with congenital disease and neurological complications. There is currently no commercial vaccine for ZIKV. In this study, we describe the initial development of a chimeric vi...

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Main Authors: Franck Touret, Magali Gilles, Raphaelle Klitting, Fabien Aubry, Xavier de Lamballerie, Antoine Nougairède
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-09-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41426-018-0161-7