Developing monoclonal antibody therapies for measles could lead to adverse pathogen evolution.

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Europe PMCPublished 2026Public Health & EpidemiologyPopulation Health & Disease Prevention
Journal
PLoS biology
Record source
Europe PMC Research Library

Abstract / Description

Monoclonal antibody therapies are being developed to treat measles in response to its recent resurgence. These therapies risk driving measles virus evolution in ways that might undermine the protection offered by vaccination, outweighing potential benefits.
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