Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

October 2007     View PDF     En español

What research is being done on CMV?

Currently, scientists are working to develop a vaccine and other methods that prevent CMV infection, especially for an unborn baby. There are several in Phase I and II studies, which is early research. The US Institute of Medicine has ranked the development of a CMV vaccine as a highest priority because of the lives it would save and the disabilities it would prevent. Scientists are also working to develop new medicines that may be more effective, cause fewer side effects, can be used in pregnant women, and are not as prone to resistance as the currently approved drugs.