Protection of rabbits and immunodeficient mice against lethal poxvirus infections by human monoclonal antibodies.

Smallpox (variola virus) is a bioweapon concern. Monkeypox is a growing zoonotic poxvirus threat. These problems have resulted in extensive efforts to develop potential therapeutics that can prevent or treat potentially lethal poxvirus infections in humans. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against small...

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Main Authors: Lindsay Crickard, Tahar Babas, Sidharth Seth, Peter Silvera, Lilia Koriazova, Shane Crotty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23133652/?tool=EBI