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Live attenuated yellow fever 17D infects human DCs and allows for presentation of endogenous and recombinant T cell epitopes
31 Oct 2005
Abstract excerpt
The yellow fever (YF) 17D vaccine is one of the most successful live attenuated vaccines available. A single immunization induces both long-lasting neutralizing antibody and YF-specific T cell responses. Surprisingly, the mechanism for this robust immunity has not been addressed. In light of several recent reports suggesting flavivirus interaction with dendritic cells (DCs), we investigated the mechanism of YF17D...
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