2025-03-04
Measles Virus Unveiled: Resurgence, Hidden Potential, and Research Tools
On February 26, 2025, a measles outbreak in Texas, marked by the first U.S. death since 2015, underscores declining vaccination rates (82% in Gaines County vs. 93% nationally) and its spread to over 124 cases. Beyond this public health challenge, the measles virus (MeV) shows promise in oncolytic virotherapy, targeting tumors via receptors like CD46 and nectin-4, inducing immune responses, and undergoing genetic engineering for cancers such as glioblastoma and multiple myeloma. Abinscience offers recombinant MeV proteins to advance research into its biology and therapeutic potential, bridging virology and oncology.