Contraceptive vaccines (CV) may provide viable and valuable alternatives to the presently
available methods of contraception. The molecules that are being explored for CV …

Viral nanotechnology exploits the prefabricated nanostructures of viruses, which are already
abundant in nature. With well-defined molecular architectures, viral nanocarriers offer …

Genetic resistance to clinical mousepox (ectromelia virus) varies among inbred laboratory
mice and is characterized by an effective natural killer (NK) response and the early onset of …

Two immunocontraceptive antigens (AgE and AgF) were constructed that included different
combinations of highly species‐specific peptides from the mouse reproductive antigens …

Viruses have brought humanity many challenges: respiratory infection, cancer, neurological
impairment and immunosuppression to name a few. Virology research over the last 60+ …

Mouse models of orthopoxvirus disease provide great promise for probing basic questions
regarding host responses to this group of pathogens, which includes the causative agents of …

Renewed interest in smallpox and the need for safer vaccines have highlighted our lack of
understanding of the requirements for protective immunity. Since smallpox has been …

Cytomegaloviruses (CMVs) are members of the Betaherpesvirinae subfamily of the
Herpesviridae, and their properties of latency, large DNA size, gene redundancy, and ability …

Even though smallpox has been eradicated, the threat of accidental or intentional release
has highlighted the fact there is little consensus about correlates of protective immunity or …

In this chapter, the main features of current models for predicting the dynamics of house
mice (Mus domesticus) populations are reviewed and an assessment made of their data …