UTMB Study Shows Success With New Vaccines to Prevent Andes Virus
August 06, 2024
August 06, 2024
GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release:
A recent study at the University of Texas Medical Branch, published in Nature Communications, has shown that an mRNA vaccine developed by UTMB scientists protects against Andes virus in an animal model. Andes virus is a prominent rodent-borne virus in South America and has human fatality rates up to 30 percent.
"In 2019-2020, Andes virus caused an outbreak . . .
A recent study at the University of Texas Medical Branch, published in Nature Communications, has shown that an mRNA vaccine developed by UTMB scientists protects against Andes virus in an animal model. Andes virus is a prominent rodent-borne virus in South America and has human fatality rates up to 30 percent.
"In 2019-2020, Andes virus caused an outbreak . . .