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SUBMITTER: Hurwitz JL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3255794 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Expert review of vaccines 20111001 10
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract viral disease in infants and young children. Presently, there are no explicit recommendations for RSV treatment apart from supportive care. The virus is therefore responsible for an estimated 160,000 deaths per year worldwide. Despite half a century of dedicated research, there remains no licensed vaccine product. Herein are described past and current efforts to harness innate and adaptive immune potentials to comb ...[more]