Efficacy of Recombinant Canine Distemper Virus Expressing Leishmania Antigen against Leishmania Challenge in Dogs.

Canine distemper virus (CDV) vaccination confers long-term protection against CDV reinfection. To investigate the utility of CDV as a polyvalent vaccine vector for Leishmania, we generated recombinant CDVs, based on an avirulent Yanaka strain, that expressed Leishmania antigens: LACK, TSA, or LmSTI1...

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Main Authors: Ryuichi Miura, Takanori Kooriyama, Misako Yoneda, Akiko Takenaka, Miho Doki, Yasuyuki Goto, Chizu Sanjoba, Yasuyuki Endo, Tomoko Fujiyuki, Akihiro Sugai, Kyoko Tsukiyama-Kohara, Yoshitsugu Matsumoto, Hiroki Sato, Chieko Kai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4498809?pdf=render