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Chimeric Chikungunya Viruses Are Nonpathogenic in Highly Sensitive Mouse Models but Efficiently Induce a Protective Immune Response
23 Jun 2011
Abstract excerpt
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an important pathogen causing outbreaks of highly debilitating and often chronic, arthralgic human disease. We have designed chimeric alphaviruses encoding CHIKV-specific structural proteins but no structural or nonstructural proteins capable of interfering with development of cellular antiviral response. These chimeras demonstrate a highly attenuated phenotype in both immunocompetent...
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