Quantifying the effectiveness of betaherpesvirus-vectored transmissible vaccines

Transmissible vaccines have the potential to revolutionize how zoonotic pathogens are controlled within wildlife reservoirs. A key challenge that must be overcome is identifying viral vectors that can rapidly spread immunity through a reservoir population.

Citation:
Varrelman TJ, Remien CH, Basinski AJ, Gorman S, Redwood A, Nuismer SL. Quantifying the effectiveness of betaherpesvirus-vectored transmissible vaccines. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022;119(4).

Keywords:
Emergence; Emerging infectious disease; Spillover; Transmissible vaccines; Zoonoses

Abstract:
Transmissible vaccines have the potential to revolutionize how zoonotic pathogens are controlled within wildlife reservoirs. A key challenge that must be overcome is identifying viral vectors that can rapidly spread immunity through a reservoir population.