A systematic approach to the development of a safe live attenuated Zika vaccine

oleh: Swee Sen Kwek, Satoru Watanabe, Kuan Rong Chan, Eugenia Z. Ong, Hwee Cheng Tan, Wy Ching Ng, Mien T. X. Nguyen, Esther S. Gan, Summer L. Zhang, Kitti W. K. Chan, Jun Hao Tan, October M. Sessions, Menchie Manuel, Julien Pompon, Camillus Chua, Sharifah Hazirah, Karl Tryggvason, Subhash G. Vasudevan, Eng Eong Ooi

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-03-01

Deskripsi

A Zika virus (ZIKV) vaccine should provide long-lasting immunity, which may be achieved with a live-attenuated vaccine. Here, Kwek et al. select an interferon-restricted, attenuated ZIKV variant and evaluate replication and immunogenicity in mouse and mosquito models.