[Newsdesk] Research brief

Women with previous herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) infection have persistent antibodies against the virus and can pass protection to their unborn babies. In laboratory studies using autopsied human tissue, the researchers showed that the antibodies remain in the trigeminal ganglion (a key site of HSV infection) in mothers and that they travel to the same site in their fetus. In studies in mice, they showed that these vertically transmitted antibodies completely protect newborn mice from infection.
Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Newsdesk Source Type: research