Article: U.S., Canadian scientists create Lassa fever vaccine for nonhuman primates.

Byline: Ike Wilson

Jun. 28--FREDERICK -- A team of U.S. and Canadian scientists has developed a vaccine against Lassa fever that protects nonhuman primates from experimental infection with lethal doses of Lassa virus.

The research, published in the online and print editions of the journal PLoS Medicine, could eventually lead to development of a vaccine for human use, according to a press release issued Monday by the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases.

Among the viruses causing severe hemorrhagic fever in Africa, Lassa fever is a major public health problem in parts of West Africa, where it causes a significant amount of ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!