A highly potent human neutralizing antibody prevents vertical transmission of Rift Valley fever virus in a rat model

Abstract Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an emerging mosquito-transmitted virus that circulates in livestock and humans in Africa and the Middle East. Outbreaks lead to high rates of miscarriages in domesticated livestock. Women are also at risk of vertical virus transmission and late-term miscarr...

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Main Authors: Cynthia M. McMillen, Nathaniel S. Chapman, Ryan M. Hoehl, Lauren B. Skvarca, Madeline M. Schwarz, Laura S. Handal, James E. Crowe, Amy L. Hartman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40187-z