Human Antibodies Protect against Aerosolized Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Infection

Lauren E. Williamson, Theron Gilliland, Pramod K. Yadav, Elad Binshtein, Robin Bombardi, Nurgun Kose, Rachel S. Nargi, Rachel E. Sutton, Clarissa L. Durie, Erica Armstrong, Robert H. Carnahan, Lauren M. Walker, Arthur S. Kim, Julie M. Fox, Michael S. Diamond, Melanie D. Ohi, William B. Klimstra, James E. Crowe

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Abstract

Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) causes rare but serious and often fatal infection associated with inflammation of the brain. Monoclonal antibodies identified from a human survivor recognize distinct epitopes to prevent viral entry recognize, demonstrate protection as well as potent neutralization against EEEV, and may inform future vaccine design.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1884-1900.e23
JournalCell
Volume183
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 23 2020

Keywords

  • Eastern equine
  • aerosol
  • encephalitis
  • human antibodies
  • monoclonal
  • neutralizing
  • prophylaxis
  • therapy

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