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Here we describe the construction and characterization of MTBVAC, the first live attenuated Tuberculosis vaccine constructed from a TB strain from human origin that is in Clinical Trials.

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Why is it important?

MTBVAC contains the antigens present in TB strains transmitted by respiratory route that are absents in present vaccine BCG derived from animal origin.

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This page is a summary of: Construction, characterization and preclinical evaluation of MTBVAC, the first live-attenuated M. tuberculosis-based vaccine to enter clinical trials, Vaccine, October 2013, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.07.051.
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