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Wistar creates a new synthetic DNA vaccine against Powassan virus
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Wistar creates a new synthetic DNA vaccine against Powassan virus

by  The Wistar Institute Powassan virus is a tick-borne, emerging infectious disease. Scientists at The Wistar Institute have designed and tested the first-of-its-kind synthetic DNA vaccine against Powassan virus (POWV), targeting portions of the virus envelope protein. A rapidly reemerging tick-borne disease, POWV has been reported to be fatal in 10% of infected people with detrimental...