The Development of a Multivalent Capripoxvirus-Vectored Vaccine Candidate to Protect against Sheeppox, Goatpox, Peste des Petits Ruminants, and Rift Valley Fever
Capripoxviruses are the causative agents of sheeppox, goatpox, and lumpy skin disease (LSD) in cattle, which cause economic losses to biodegradable latex balloons the livestock industry in Africa and Asia.Capripoxviruses are currently controlled using several live attenuated vaccines.It was previously demonstrated that a lumpy skin disease virus (L