human cytomegalovirus

Mother-to-infant transmission of high-risk infection: new monkey model
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Mother-to-infant transmission of high-risk infection: new monkey model

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Mother-to-infant transmission of high-risk infection: new monkey model

Dr. Peter Barry’s innovative research program using the rhesus monkey as a model of CMV infection leads to a successful study in placental transmission Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is highly prevalent in humans, infecting from 50-100% of adults around the world. The virus is often contracted through contact with saliva or [...]

web.cnprc@ucdavis.edu2017-08-30T23:07:06-07:00October 22nd, 2015|Tags: animal models, biomedical research, CMV, CNPRC, human cytomegalovirus, nonhuman primates, placental transmission, translational research|

Vaccine against HCMV, the “birth defect virus”, produces a strong immune response
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Vaccine against HCMV, the “birth defect virus”, produces a strong immune response

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Vaccine against HCMV, the “birth defect virus”, produces a strong immune response

An exciting new vaccine strategy was recently announced by Director Peter Barry and colleagues at City of Hope that has the potential to prevent a viral infection that causes 5,000 babies yearly to be born with congenital neurological deficits. Human cytomegalovirus, or HCMV, is a common virus, infecting from 50-100% [...]