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The Search for a Hepatitis C Vaccine

University of Alberta scientists close in on a deadly virus
Institution(s)
University of Alberta
Province(s)
Alberta
Topic(s)
Virology
Immunology

Michael Houghton, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Virology at the University of Alberta, discusses the challenges he's faced in seven years of attempting to develop a vaccine against Hepatitis C.  He predicts that in the near future, immunization will help to eradicate the potentially fatal disease, which currently afflicts 100 million people worldwide.