Why is it important to know about Cytomegalovirus?

There is no vaccine for cytomegalovirus, but lots of candidate vaccines are being researched –  New Scientist, 19 June 2017.

There is no vaccine for cytomegalovirus, but lots of candidate vaccines are being researched – New Scientist, 19 June 2017. Source: Source: James Cavallini/SPL

Dr Evy Yunihastuti from the Department of Internal Medicine at Indonesia University, describes the impact that cytomegalovirus (CMV) has on different people and the collaborative work being done by Australia and Indonesia in this area.


What is CMV?  How can it impact on pregnant women, their children and on people with HIV? How are Australia and Indonesia helping each other in this area?  Dr Evy Yunihastuti explains.

 


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