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A yellow fever 17D and Usutu virus chimera with rationally designed mutations in the envelope protein is lethal in an Ifnar-/- mouse model.
Virology journal - 3 Jul 2026
Duyvestyn Johanna M, Bredenbeek Peter J, Thaler Melissa, Kikkert Marjolein, van Hemert Martijn J
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The expanding geographical spread of Usutu virus (USUV) poses an increasing threat to bird populations and to human health. Here we assessed a chimeric USUV vaccine candidate that was constructed using the live attenuated yellow fever virus (YFV) YF-17D platform. In our chimeric virus, the pre-membrane (PrM) and envelope (E) proteins of YFV were replaced with those of USUV. Similar chimeras of YF-17D with...
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