Limited potential for mosquito transmission of genetically engineered, live-attenuated Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus vaccine candidates

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1041-1044

  Turell, Michael J ^a   Ludwig, George V ^a   Kondig, John ^a   Smith, Jonathan F ^a  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FURIN; LIVE VACCINE; TC 83; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG SAFETY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; KIDNEY CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; RAT; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ALPHAVIRUS;

EID: 0033058067     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.1041     Document Type: Article

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