Recombinant Flavivirus Vaccines
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1. A recombinant flavivirus comprising a mutation that provides a small decrease in viscerotropism to an already attenuated flavivirus.
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The invention provides recombinant flavivirus vaccines that can be used in the prevention and treatment of flavivirus infection. The vaccines of the invention contain recombinant flaviviruses including attenuating mutations.
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- 1. A recombinant flavivirus comprising a mutation that provides a small decrease in viscerotropism to an already attenuated flavivirus.
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35. A method of attenuating a flavivirus vaccine candidate, the method comprising introducing into the flavivirus vaccine candidate a mutation that reduces the viscerotropism of the flavivirus candidate.
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