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freemay20

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Fri Mar 27, 2015, 11:30 AM Mar 2015

Group led by UW scientist develops whole virus Ebola vaccine

This vaccine differs from other Ebola vaccines in development because, as an inactivated whole virus vaccine, it can prime the host immune system with the complete range of Ebola viral proteins and genes, which makes it more likely to trigger a robust immune response, according to a news release from UW-Madison.

[link:http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/group-led-by-uw-scientist-develops-whole-virus-ebola-vaccine-b99468127z1-297667081.html|

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