Carter CA, Hartley CE, Skinner GR, Turner SP, Easty DL. Experimental ulcerative herpetic keratitis. IV. Preliminary observations on the efficacy of a herpes simplex subunit vaccine.
Br J Ophthalmol 1981;
65:679-82. [PMID:
6274376 PMCID:
PMC1039636 DOI:
10.1136/bjo.65.10.679]
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Abstract
Systemic vaccination of rabbits with an inactivated type 1 virus subunit vaccine induced humoral and cell-mediated immune responses. Following ocular infection with type 1 herpes virus corneal ulceration and virus excretion were reduced in the vaccinated rabbits.
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