The Rationale for a Preventative HCV Virus-Like Particle (VLP) Vaccine

HCV represents a global health problem with ~200 million individuals currently infected, worldwide. With the high cost of antiviral therapies, the global burden of chronic hepatitis C infection (CHCV) infection will be substantially reduced by the development of an effective vaccine for HCV. The fie...

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Main Author: Joseph Torresi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02163/full