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Uniquely Designed Experimental Zika Vaccine Has Proven Powerful
A uniquely designed experimental vaccine against Zika virus has proven powerful in mice, new research has found.
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Scientists develop novel vaccine for Lassa fever and rabies
A novel vaccine designed to protect people from both Lassa fever and rabies showed promise in preclinical testing, according to new research published in Nature Communications.
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Clinical trial for Ebola vaccine developed at UW–Madison underway in Japan
“It’s very exciting to see this trial starting so quickly and we hope it’s successful,”
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Ebola vaccine inches toward human clinical trials
A whole-virus vaccine to confront Ebola, the rare but often fatal hemorrhagic disease that periodically erupts in sub-Saharan Africa, may soon be one step closer to the clinic.
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Mice in Vaccine Research
Mice are the most common species involved in vaccine research. Of course, a mouse is not a human, but researchers are very familiar with the mouse immune system, which allows them to study the strengths and weaknesses of infectious diseases in order to develop effective immunization strategies. Thanks to mice,…
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AIDS vaccine using engineered herpes virus works in monkeys
Rhesus macaques have long been considered the prime model for AIDS vaccine research – as well as for understanding a host of other global infectious viruses such as Ebola, Zika, Dengue and malaria – because these monkeys’ immune systems are analogous to humans.
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To tackle the new coronavirus, scientists are accelerating the vaccine process
Researchers are turning to nontraditional approaches to create vaccines and therapeutics
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, M.D., Comments on the Critical Role of Animals in Developing a COVID-19 Vaccine
Clip provided by Americans for Medical Progress. Original briefing by The White House March 26, 2020
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Rabbit
Rabbits are the reason our dogs and cats can live with us in our houses. Louis Pasteur worked with rabbits to develop the first rabies vaccine which made it safe to bring pets into our homes. Rabbits have a similar anatomy and physiology to humans, especially their cardiovascular system, and…
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Ultrasound of a pregnant Rhesus monkey that has been infected with Zika virus
Researchers perform a fetal ultrasound on a pregnant rhesus monkey to study the link between the Zika virus and birth defects. They are trying to learn how, when and where the virus infects the fetus and causes disease. When an adult male is infected, the virus is cleared quickly. But…
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