Abstract

We are currently discussing possible new vaccine candidates for therapy of herpes simplex, and planning new clinical trials.Among these is a live, replication-defective HSV-2 vaccine that we showed this past year to be effective in the immunotherapy of genital herpes in the gunea pig model.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Intramural Research (Z01)
Project #
1Z01AI000836-08
Application #
7196647
Study Section
(LCID)
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Project End
Budget Start
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Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
2005
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Niaid Extramural Activities
Department
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Country
United States
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  Publications

Marques, A R; Straus, S E; Fahle, G et al. (2001) Lack of association between HSV-1 DNA in the brain, Alzheimer's disease and apolipoprotein E4. J Neurovirol 7:82-3
Marques, A R; Straus, S E (2000) Herpes simplex type 2 infections--an update. Adv Intern Med 45:175-208
Marques, A R; Straus, S E (2000) Herpes simplex type 2 infections--an update. Dis Mon 46:325-59