Safety and Immune Response to an Investigational Dengue Type 2 Vaccine

Summary

Dengue viruses can cause dengue fever and other serious health conditions, primarily affecting people living in tropical regions of the world. This study will test whether a vaccine developed to prevent infection with dengue virus type 2 causes a response in people's immune system and is safe.

Timeline

Start

2010-02

Primary completion

2010-06

Completion

2010-06

Publications

• Background Blaney JE Jr, Durbin AP, Murphy BR, Whitehead SS. Development of a live attenuated dengue virus vaccine using reverse genetics. Viral Immunol. 2006 Spring;19(1):10-32. doi: 10.1089/vim.2006.19.10.
• Background Durbin AP, McArthur JH, Marron JA, Blaney JE, Thumar B, Wanionek K, Murphy BR, Whitehead SS. rDEN2/4Delta30(ME), a live attenuated chimeric dengue serotype 2 vaccine is safe and highly immunogenic in healthy dengue-naive adults. Hum Vaccin. 2006 Nov-Dec;2(6):255-60. doi: 10.4161/hv.2.6.3494. Epub 2006 Nov 5.

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