Innovative vaccines and viral pathogenesis : insights from recent monkeypox (Mpox) research / Rachel Roper.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Roper, Rachel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smallpox vaccine.

Poxviruses.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (57 min.) : color, sound

Other Title:

Innovative vaccines and viral pathogenesis

Place of Publication:

London : Henry Stewart Talks Ltd, 2024.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

In this webinar, Dr. Roper will address the history of human poxvirus infection and vaccine development. Current threats include the continuing global Clade IIb mpox outbreak and the new Clade I mpox outbreak emanating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo affecting adults and children. The virus life cycle and pathogenesis of poxvirus infections will be addressed as well as the current knowledge of the epidemiology of the recent outbreaks. The safety and efficacy of first-generation smallpox vaccines developed from animal viruses, passage-attenuated strains, protein subunit vaccines, targeted gene deletions and mRNA vaccines will be presented.

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