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Primary oral vaccination followed by a vaginal pull protects mice against genital HSV‐2 infection

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HSV‐2 infected more than 491 million people aged 15–49 world‐wide in 2016. The morbidity associated with recurrent infections and the increased risk of HIV infection make this a major health… Click to show full abstract

HSV‐2 infected more than 491 million people aged 15–49 world‐wide in 2016. The morbidity associated with recurrent infections and the increased risk of HIV infection make this a major health problem. To date there is no effective vaccine. Because HSV‐2 ascends to the dorsal route ganglion within 12–18 h of infection, an effective vaccine will need to elicit a strong local resident CD8+ T cell response to prevent the infection from becoming life‐long.

Keywords: primary oral; followed vaginal; infection; oral vaccination; vaccination followed; vaginal pull

Journal Title: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Year Published: 2022

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