Friday, November 6, 2020

Vaccine shows promise against herpes virus

A genetically edited form of a herpes simplex virus has outperformed a leading vaccine candidate in a new study. When challenged with a virulent strain of the sexually transmitted HSV-2, vaccinated guinea pigs displayed fewer genital lesions, less viral replication and less of the viral shedding that most readily spreads infection.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201106093014.htm

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