Lack of Evidence of Endogenous Avian Leukosis Virus and Endogenous Avian Retrovirus Transmission to Measles Mumps Rubella Vaccine Recipients

Lack of Evidence of Endogenous Avian Leukosis Virus and Endogenous Avian Retrovirus Transmission to Measles Mumps Rubella Vaccine Recipients

The identification of endogenous avian leukosis virus (ALV) and endogenous avian retrovirus (EAV) in chick cell-derived measles and mumps vaccines in current use has raised concern about transmission of these retroviruses to vaccine recipients. We used serologic and molecular methods to analyze spec...

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Main Authors: Althaf I. Hussain, Vedapuri Shanmugam, William M. Switzer, Shirley X. Tsang, Aly Fadly, Donald Thea, Rita Helfand, William J. Bellini, Thomas M. Folks, Walid Heneine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/1/70-0066_article

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