ADDomer (3 of 3) (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

ADDomer (3 of 3)

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Chikungunya infectious disease, spread by mosquito bites, causes extreme pain, incapacitation and potentially death (left). We developed ADDomer, a next generation synthetic vaccine (right) that mimics features of Chikungunya virus, to efficiently prime the immune system to protect against this pathogen.

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University of Bristol

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