Investigators at Washington State University Report Findings in Paratuberculosis (Vaccination of Cattle With a Virus Vector Vaccine Against a Major Membrane Protein Of Mycobacterium A Vium Subsp. Paratuberculosis Elicits...).

A recent report from Washington State University discusses research on paratuberculosis, a disease that affects animals. The study found that vaccination of cattle with a virus vector vaccine against a major membrane protein of the bacteria that causes paratuberculosis elicited a response from CD8 cytotoxic memory T cells, which have the ability to kill intracellular bacteria. The researchers modified the gene for the membrane protein and placed it into a virus vector to create a potential vaccine. The next step is to conduct a field trial to determine if the vaccine can prevent infection. [Extracted from the article]