Animal and Human Vaccines against West Nile Virus

West Nile virus (WNV) is a widely distributed enveloped flavivirus transmitted by mosquitoes, which main hosts are birds. The virus sporadically infects equids and humans with serious economic and health consequences, as infected individuals can develop a severe neuroinvasive disease that can even lead to death. Nowadays, no WNV-specific therapy is available and vaccines are only licensed for use in horses but not for humans. While several methodologies for WNV vaccine development have been successfully applied and have contributed to significantly reducing its incidence in horses in the US, none have progressed to phase III clinical trials in humans. This review addresses the status of WNV vaccines for horses, birds, and humans, summarizing and discussing the challenges they face for their clinical advance and their introduction to the market.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) - 9(2020), 12 vom: 21. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Saiz, Juan-Carlos [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Animal vaccines
Flavivirus
Human vaccines
Journal Article
Review
West Nile virus

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 18.02.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/pathogens9121073

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319355810