Sex differences in immune protection in mice conferred by heterologous vaccines for pneumonic plague

BackgroundYersinia pestis is the etiological agent of plague, which can manifest as bubonic, septicemic, and/or pneumonic disease. Plague is a severe and rapidly progressing illness that can only be successfully treated with antibiotics initiated early after infection. There are no FDA-approved vacc...

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Main Authors: Michael L. Davies, Sergei S. Biryukov, Nathaniel O. Rill, Christopher P. Klimko, Melissa Hunter, Jennifer L. Dankmeyer, Jeremy A. Miller, Jennifer L. Shoe, Kevin D. Mlynek, Yuli Talyansky, Ronald G. Toothman, Ju Qiu, Joel A. Bozue, Christopher K. Cote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1397579/full