Monkey model discovery could spur CMV vaccine development

(Duke University Medical Center) Researchers at Duke Medicine have discovered that rhesus monkeys can, in fact, transmit cytomegalovirus across the placenta to their unborn offspring. This finding, reported online during the week of Oct. 19 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, establishes the first primate model that researchers can use to study mother-to-fetus CMV infections and spur development of potential vaccine approaches.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news