A vaccine against Nipah virus has been successfully tested in monkeys by scientists. The virus emerged in 1998 during a large outbreak of infection and disease among pigs and pig farmers in Southeast Asia. This latest advance builds upon earlier work by the scientists, who found that the same vaccine can protect cats from Nipah virus and ferrets and horses from the closely related Hendra virus. Both viruses have a high fatality rate in humans-more than ...Thursday, 9 August 2012
Vaccine Against Nipah Virus Proves Successful in Animal Study
A vaccine against Nipah virus has been successfully tested in monkeys by scientists. The virus emerged in 1998 during a large outbreak of infection and disease among pigs and pig farmers in Southeast Asia. This latest advance builds upon earlier work by the scientists, who found that the same vaccine can protect cats from Nipah virus and ferrets and horses from the closely related Hendra virus. Both viruses have a high fatality rate in humans-more than ...
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