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A cold-adapted mutant of parainfluenza virus type 3 is attenuated and protective in chimpanzees.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Apr 1993
Hall S L, Sarris C M, Tierney E L, London W T, Murphy B R
Abstract excerpt
A live attenuated cold-adapted parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV-3) vaccine is being developed to prevent the serious lower respiratory tract disease caused by this virus in infants and young children. This cold-passaged mutant (cp45) was evaluated in seronegative chimpanzees and found to be highly attenuated in both the upper and lower respiratory tracts compared to its wild-type parent. Animals immunized with...
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