Abstract

There is an urgent need to develop vaccines against emerging diseases, including those caused by pathogens that are currently unknown to cause human disease, termed ‘disease X’. Here, Zika virus infection is considered as an example of disease X. The speed of Zika vaccine development provides optimism for our ability to prepare vaccines against unknown pathogens.

Details

Title
Developing Zika vaccines: the lessons for disease X
Author
Barrett, Alan D T
Publication year
2018
Publication date
2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
1756994X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2071897775
Copyright
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