256: An mRNA Vaccine Against Ticks

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">TWiM discusses antigenic variation within dengue virus serotypes, and an mRNA vaccine that induces antibodies against tick proteins and prevents transmission of the Lyme disease agent.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dengue virus</span> <a href= "https://elifesciences.org/articles/42496"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">antigenic variation</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(eLife)</span></li> <li><a href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34788080/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> mRNA vaccine</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">induces tick resistance (Sci Transl Med)</span></li> </ul>