Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an emerging infectious agent that can cause severe disease in humans and against which there is presently no vaccine. Akahata et al. now describe their development of a virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine that elicits neutralizing antibodies against CHIKV and can protect nonhuman primates from infection. Their VLP-based approach may facilitate development of a CHIKV vaccine for human use.
- Wataru Akahata
- Zhi-Yong Yang
- Gary J Nabel