The race to develop a vaccine against dengue fever may be getting a little closer to the finish line. Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Research Professor, Walter G. Ross Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, says the spread of dengue in middle-income countries like Singapore and Brazil had added a lot of urgency to develop a vaccine.
Dengue Vaccine Hunt Heats Up With Big Human Test
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