Researchers Advance Fight Against Leading Infectious Cause Of Congenital Birth Defects

La Jolla Institute and Cardiff University Discovery Aids Efforts Toward Cytomegalovirus Vaccine A virus most people probably have never heard of, but that the majority of us carry, is the No. 1 infectious cause of congenital birth defects in the U.S. today. Because of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection during in utero development, 1 in 750 children are born with or develop permanent disabilities such as hearing loss or brain damage. But efforts to develop a first-ever CMV vaccine are gaining ground...

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