New antibodies block key functions of Epstein-Barr virus

A breakthrough offers hope against the Epstein-Barr virus, a pathogen carried by 95 percent of adults and linked to serious diseases. The team from Fred Hutch created antibodies that block the virus keys used to enter cells.

This discovery prevents the virus from attaching to and penetrating B cells.

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