Improved mucosal protection against Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus is induced by the molecularly defined, live-attenuated V3526 vaccine candidate

Vaccine

Volumn 18, Issue 26, 2000, Pages 3067-3075

  Hart, M K ^a   Caswell Stephan, K ^a   Bakken, R ^a   Tammariello, R ^a   Pratt, W ^a   Davis, N ^b   Johnston, R E ^b   Smith, J ^a   Steele, K ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunity; Vaccine; Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus

Indexed keywords

LIVE VACCINE; TC 83 VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; V3526 VACCINE; VIRUS VACCINE;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ENCEPHALITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ALPHAVIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0034237156     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(00)00042-6     Document Type: Article

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