ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI TRUNCATED RECOMBINANT OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN (r47) AND (r56) VACCINES DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS FOR SCRUB TYPHUS

摘要

A scrub typhus diagnostic method and vaccine using a composition comprising truncated r47 protein and truncated r56 protein is disclosed. Vaccines composed of r56 protein variants are also disclosed. Methods of reducing HIV viral loads using r47 and r56 proteins and antibodies raised against r47 and r56 are also disclosed.