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Modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) is the vector of choice for human and veterinary applications due to its strong safety profile and immunogenicity in vivo. The use of MVA and MVA-vectored vaccines against human...

The currently available nonavalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine exploits the highly antigenic L1 major capsid protein to promote high-titer neutralizing antibodies, but is limited to the HPV types included in the vaccine since the...

Geminiviral single-stranded circular DNA genomes replicate in nuclei so that the progeny DNA has to cross both the nuclear envelope and the plasmodesmata for systemic spread within plant tissues. For intra- and intercellular transport,...

Phage therapy has regained interest in recent years due to the alarming spread of antibiotic resistance. Whilst phage cocktails are commonly sold in pharmacies in countries such as Georgia and Russia, this is not...

Scott Courville didn’t become an advocate for the HPV vaccine until 2016, when he was diagnosed with tonsil cancer. Now, the father of three is doing everything he can to prevent his own sons,...

“This insect is a leaf eater largely because of these bacteria…And the bacteria have actually become developmentally integrated into the insect’s body.” Ed Rybicki’s insight:In us, on us, with us – and seriously helping...

Over 109 million children in the developing world have now received pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV). See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Pneumonia vaccine saves 500,000 lives in world's poorest countries Source: Virology News

FLU VACCINE PREVENTS HOSPITALIZATION IN CHILDREN November 17/2017 Children vaccinated against influenza are significantly less likely to experience serious complications from the virus that could land them in hospital, new research led by Dalla...

The most comprehensive geo-political news service available on the Internet, covering over 263 countries and regions, all U.S. States and Industries. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News HPV Vaccine Prevents Childhood Respiratory Disease...

Eisfeld et al. comprehensively evaluated changes in host molecules in plasma and peripheral immune cells of Ebola virus disease (EVD) patients. Their results suggest new mechanisms of EVD pathogenesis and putative biomarkers for predicting EVD...