Vaccine against 3 encephalitis viruses found safe, effective
Health & Medicine17 May 2022| A-AA+
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A vaccine for eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), western equine encephalitis virus (WEEV), and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) was found to be safe, well-tolerated and induced a neutralising antibody response in adult volunteers, according to results from a phase 1 clinical trial.
Encephalitis:
It is a rare condition in which the tissues in the brain become inflamed.
Encephalitis is usually caused by a viral infection and also be caused by bacterial or parasitic infections, cancer, or certain drugs or toxins.
EEEV, WEEV and VEEV are spread to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes.
Horses are also susceptible to infection, but horses cannot transmit the viruses directly to humans.
