NIAID Study of VSV Ebola Virus Vaccine Shows No Transmission Threat to Livestock

NIAID Study of VSV Ebola Virus Vaccine Shows No Transmission Threat to Livestock

NIAID Study of VSV Ebola Vaccine Shows No Transmission Threat to Livestock

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa has resulted in fast-tracking of vaccine candidates. Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), which can cause severe disease in livestock, is not a threat to people and therefore has been tested as a vaccine delivery system. An NIAID study of a VSV-based Ebola vaccine shows no threat of VSV spillover to livestock.