A vaccinia virus renaissance<subtitle>New vaccine and immunotherapeutic uses after smallpox eradication</subtitle>
In 1796, Edward Jenner introduced the concept of vaccination with cowpox virus, an Orthopoxvirus within the family Poxviridae that elicits cross protective immunity against related orthopoxviruses, including smallpox virus (variola virus). Over time, vaccinia virus (VACV) replaced cowpox virus as th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2012-07-01
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| Series: | Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics |
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| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.4161/hv.21080 |
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