By Dr. Chinta SidharthanReviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc.Jan 6 2025 With decades of research culminating in innovative vaccine candidates, scientists are closer than ever to combating a virus that causes birth defects and transplant complications worldwide. Research: A vaccine against cytomegalovirus: how close are we? Image Credit: Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock In a recent review published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation,...
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Cytomegalovirus infection broadens spectrum of environmental allergens
This image shows airway co-exposure to cytomegalovirus and environmental antigen sensitizes for allergic airway disease Credit: Lemmermann NAW and Reddehase MJ Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection can convert a harmless, inhaled protein antigen into an allergen, according to a study published March 7 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogensby Rafaela Holtappels from the University Medical Center of the...