Therapeutic Vaccines and Antibodies for Treatment of Orthopoxvirus Infections

Therapeutic Vaccines and Antibodies for Treatment of Orthopoxvirus Infections

Despite the eradication of smallpox several decades ago, variola and monkeypox viruses still have the potential to become significant threats to public health. The current licensed live vaccinia virus-based smallpox vaccine is extremely effective as a prophylactic vaccine to prevent orthopoxvirus in...

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Main Authors: Stuart N. Isaacs, Yuhong Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-10-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
orthopoxvirus
variola virus
vaccinia virus
monkeypox virus
post-exposure vaccination
Dryvax
Lister
modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA)
vaccinia immune globulin (VIG)
monoclonal antibodies
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/2/10/2381/

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