A DNA vaccine against yellow fever virus: development and evaluation.

• Main Authors: Milton Maciel (Author), Fábia da Silva Pereira Cruz (Author), Marli Tenório Cordeiro (Author), Márcia Archer da Motta (Author), Klécia Marília Soares de Melo Cassemiro (Author), Rita de Cássia Carvalho Maia (Author), Regina Célia Bressan Queiroz de Figueiredo (Author), Ricardo Galler (Author), Marcos da Silva Freire (Author), Joseph Thomas August (Author), Ernesto T A Marques (Author), Rafael Dhalia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Attenuated yellow fever (YF) virus 17D/17DD vaccines are the only available protection from YF infection, which remains a significant source of morbidity and mortality in the tropical areas of the world. The attenuated YF virus vaccine, which is used worldwide, generates both long-lasting neutralizi...