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SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Martin D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8476865 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rodríguez-Martín Daniel D Rojas José Manuel JM Macchi Francesca F Franceschi Valentina V Russo Luca L Sevilla Noemí N Donofrío Gaetano G Martín Verónica V
Frontiers in immunology 20210914
The <i>Morbillivirus</i> peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) is the causal agent of a highly contagious disease that mostly affects sheep and goats and produces considerable losses in developing countries. Current PPRV control strategies rely on live-attenuated vaccines, which are not ideal, as they cannot differentiate infected from vaccinated animals (DIVA). Recombinant vector-based vaccines expressing viral subunits can provide an alternative to conventional vaccines, as they can be easil ...[more]