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Evaluation of AD472, a live attenuated recombinant herpes simplex virus type 2 vaccine in guinea pigs.
Vaccine - 16 Nov 2005
Prichard Mark N, Kaiwar Ravi, Jackman Winthrop T, Quenelle Debra C, Collins Deborah J, Kern Earl R, Kemble George M, Spaete Richard R
Abstract excerpt
An attenuated recombinant herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), designated as AD472, was constructed by deleting both copies of the gamma(1)34.5 gene, UL55-56, UL43.5, and the US10-12 region from HSV-2 strain G. This virus was engineered to be a safe and effective live attenuated HSV-2 vaccine and was tested in the guinea pig model of genital herpes to evaluate its ability to protect from disease upon challenge...
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