Investigating the role for IL-21 in rabies virus vaccine-induced immunity.

Over two-thirds of the world's population lives in regions where rabies is endemic, resulting in over 15 million people receiving multi-dose post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and over 55,000 deaths per year globally. A major goal in rabies virus (RABV) research is to develop a single-dose PEP tha...

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Main Authors: Corin L Dorfmeier, Evgeni P Tzvetkov, Anthony Gatt, James P McGettigan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3597479?pdf=render