Experimental Vaccine Protects Nonhuman Primates From Lassa Fever
“A team of U.S. and Canadian scientists has developed a vaccine against Lassa fever that fully protects nonhuman primates from experimental infection with lethal doses of Lassa virus.
“The research, published in the online and print editions of the journal PLoS Medicine, could eventually lead to development of a vaccine for human use. Currently there is no preventive measure available to halt the spread of Lassa fever, other than rodent control in affected areas. The disease is transmitted to humans from rodents that carry the virus.”
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