Sentences with phrase «effective vaccine against a virus»

An effective vaccine against the virus that causes genital herpes has evaded researchers for decades.

While an effective vaccine against the virus has been developed and will likely be approved, there are no drugs available to treat Ebola infections.

Fortunately, there is a very effective vaccine against this virus.

Not exact matches

After all, vaccines are effective because they contain weak traces of the viruses they protect against.

A major trial last year showed a prototype vaccine to be «very effective» against the deadly Ebola virus, according to WHO, wich co-funded the study.

The method is relatively new, but far bacteria - based vaccines have proven effective: A seasonal flu vaccine produced by VaxInnate successfully protected humans in clinical trials, and the company's recently tested swine flu vaccine immunized mice against the virus.

Remarkably, the researchers also found that blocking this protein in mice protected them from the lethal effects of dengue virus infection, an important finding given that an effective vaccine against dengue has remained elusive, partly because there are four serotypes of the virus that cause disease.

These vaccines, however, are not effective against viruses — so one solution is selecting parent fish with virus - resistant traits to use as broodstock for salmon egg production.

One of the vaccines, which is based on a recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus expressing the glycoprotein of the Zaire strain of the Ebola virus (VSV - ZEBOV), was recently shown to be extremely effective with 100 per cent efficacy against the lethal Ebola virus disease in WHO - funded studies carried out in Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Kang's primary research focuses on designing and developing effective vaccines against viral diseases such as influenza virus and RSV, but he partnered with a university and research institutes in South Korea that wanted international collaborative projects to study if ginseng can be used to improve health and protect against disease because of the potential benefit in fighting these viruses.

A vaccine that protects against the virus that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) has been shown to be effective in camels, a new study finds.

The researchers» find means that current diagnostic methods, vaccines, and other treatment interventions should remain effective against the virus.

Moreover, they found that distinct HA mutations are evolving in the H7N9 virus indicating that currently recommended H7 vaccines would not be effective against this newly emerged virus.

«Right now, there is no vaccine to protect against the H7N9 virus, and our findings could guide efforts to develop effective vaccine strategies,» Sasisekharan says.

While a vaccine against the virus is recently available commercially, its effectiveness is limited as it is not effective against all the four dengue viral subtypes, and there are no alternative therapeutics yet.

The vaccine, a DNA vaccine, is safer and more effective against Zika virus and could offer more affordable long - term protection, researchers said.

The current vaccine only protects against one strain of the virus and no effective anti-viral medications exist for people who are already infected.

«These findings certainly raise optimism that the development of a safe and effective vaccine against Zika virus for humans may be successful,» he said.

So these data from monkeys, Dudley says, suggest «that a vaccine could be quite effective against the virus.»

The study also affirms that a vaccine that evokes the immune system to produce protective antibodies, such as ZIKV - 117, could be effective against the virus.

She noted that the Canadian researchers estimated that the flu vaccine is 55 percent effective against influenza B viruses, which typically cause more infections late in the season.

This suggests that elder be superior to vaccines in preventing flu, because flu vaccines are only effective against known strains of flu, whereas the virus is continually mutating to new strains.»

The vaccine is reasonably effective, preventing infection in about 4 out of 5 vaccinated cats that are exposed to the same subtype of the virus, and this is part of the problem; while the vaccine protects against the majority of strains found in North American cats, it is ineffective against strains found in Europe.

Many vaccines are 100 - percent effective at producing antibodies, but the antibodies are not necessarily protective against the virus.

Such vaccines are effective against Bordetella, feline leukemia virus, Chylamydophila felis, and feline immunodeficiency virus.

Vaccines are not 100 % effective, but will give your kitten a good degree of protection against feline leukemia, respiratory diseases, flu type viruses, feline panleukopenia, feline rabies and others.

Vaccines against the H3N8 influenza virus — which has existed in this country for more than a decade — are available, but there are differences in the genetic sequences of the two strains that suggest that these vaccines would be poorly effective, or ineffective in protecting dogs against the H3N2 virus infecting dogs in the MidwestVaccines against the H3N8 influenza virus — which has existed in this country for more than a decade — are available, but there are differences in the genetic sequences of the two strains that suggest that these vaccines would be poorly effective, or ineffective in protecting dogs against the H3N2 virus infecting dogs in the Midwestvaccines would be poorly effective, or ineffective in protecting dogs against the H3N2 virus infecting dogs in the Midwest.»

What's different about this variant is not that the vaccine isn't effective against it, and not that adult dogs can get it, too (they can get older strains of parvo, too, but incidence is much lower than in puppies because adult dogs are easier to vaccinate effectively), but that that virus has characteristics that make it harder to diagnose with the currently standard tests.

These four vaccines are in the core category because they are safe, highly effective, and the diseases they protect against are severe (rabies and panleukopenia) or easily transmitted (the respiratory viruses).

Fluvac Innovator ® vaccines are the most trusted equine influenza vaccines and help provide your horse with broad protection against newly emerging and conventional equine influenza virus strains as well as equine herpesvirus (EHV 1 and EHV 4).4 - 10 Zoetis regularly tests Fluvac Innovator to ensure its vaccine continues to be effective against emerging EIV isolates.

At this time, it is also unknown whether the current CIV vaccine, developed to protect against a different strain of the virus (Influenza A H3N8), will be effective in preventing Influenza A H3N2.

Vaccines also tend to be less effective against A (H3N2) than other influenza viruses.