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Escape From Monoclonal Antibody Neutralization Affects Henipavirus Fitness In Vitro and In Vivo.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2016
Borisevich Viktoriya, Lee Benhur, Hickey Andrew, DeBuysscher Blair, Broder Christopher C, Feldmann Heinz, Rockx Barry
Abstract excerpt
Henipaviruses are zoonotic viruses that can cause severe and acute respiratory diseases and encephalitis in humans. To date, no vaccine or treatments are approved for human use. The presence of neutralizing antibodies is a strong correlate of protection against lethal disease in animals. However, since RNA viruses are prone to high mutation rates, the possibility that these viruses will escape neutralization...
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