Characterization of Live-Attenuated Powassan Virus Vaccine Candidates Identifies an Efficacious Prime-Boost Strategy for Mitigating Powassan Virus Disease in a Murine Model

Powassan virus (POWV) is an emerging tick-borne virus and cause of lethal encephalitis in humans. The lack of treatment or prevention strategies for POWV disease underscores the need for an effective POWV vaccine. Here, we took two independent approaches to develop vaccine candidates. First, we reco...

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Main Authors: Andrew M. Cheung, Elaine Z. Yip, Alison W. Ashbrook, Niluka Goonawardane, Corrine Quirk, Charles M. Rice, Margaret R. MacDonald, Hans-Heinrich Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Vaccines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/3/612