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Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a live attenuated H5N1 vaccine in nonhuman primates.

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The continued spread of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza viruses among poultry and wild birds, together with the emergence of drug-resistant variants and the possibility of human-to-human transmission, has spurred attempts to develop an effective vaccine. Inactivated subvirion or whole-virion H5N1 vaccines have shown promising immunogenicity in clinical trials, but their ability to elicit protective immunity in unprimed human populations remains unknown. A cold-adapted, live attenuated vaccin...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1371/journal.ppat.1000409

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University of Oxford
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United States Public Health Service More from this funder
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease More from this funder
Ministry of SCience of Japan More from this funder
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PLOS PATHOGENS Journal website
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5
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5
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e1000409
Publication date:
2009-05-01
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1553-7374
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1553-7366

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