Antibodies targeting epitopes on the cell-surface form of NS1 protect against Zika virus infection during pregnancy
Zika virus is an arthropod-transmitted flavivirus that can cause microcephaly and other fetal abnormalities during pregnancy. Here Wessel et al. develop antibodies against the Zika virus nonstructural protein 1 that protect non-pregnant and pregnant mice against infection, and define particular anti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2020-10-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19096-y |