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A Live Attenuated Chimeric West Nile Virus Vaccine, rWN/DEN4?30, Is Well Tolerated and Immunogenic in Flavivirus-Naive Older Adult Volunteers.


ABSTRACT: West Nile virus (WNV) is a major cause of mosquito-borne illness in the United States. Human disease ranges from mild febrile illness to severe fatal neurologic infection. Adults aged >60 years are more susceptible to neuroinvasive disease accompanied by a high mortality rate or long-lasting neurologic sequelae. A chimeric live attenuated West Nile virus vaccine, rWN/DEN4?30, was shown to be safe and immunogenic in healthy adults aged 18-50 years. This study evaluated rWN/DEN4?30 in flavivirus-naive adults aged 50-65 years and found it to be safe and immunogenic. Outbreaks of WNV infection tend to be unpredictable, and a safe and effective vaccine will be an important public health tool.

SUBMITTER: Pierce KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5225253 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Live Attenuated Chimeric West Nile Virus Vaccine, rWN/DEN4Δ30, Is Well Tolerated and Immunogenic in Flavivirus-Naive Older Adult Volunteers.

Pierce Kristen K KK   Whitehead Stephen S SS   Kirkpatrick Beth D BD   Grier Palmtama L PL   Jarvis Adrienne A   Kenney Heather H   Carmolli Marya P MP   Reynolds Cynthia C   Tibery Cecilia M CM   Lovchik Janece J   Janiak Anna A   Luke Catherine J CJ   Durbin Anna P AP   Pletnev Alexander G AG  

The Journal of infectious diseases 20161025 1


West Nile virus (WNV) is a major cause of mosquito-borne illness in the United States. Human disease ranges from mild febrile illness to severe fatal neurologic infection. Adults aged >60 years are more susceptible to neuroinvasive disease accompanied by a high mortality rate or long-lasting neurologic sequelae. A chimeric live attenuated West Nile virus vaccine, rWN/DEN4Δ30, was shown to be safe and immunogenic in healthy adults aged 18-50 years. This study evaluated rWN/DEN4Δ30 in flavivirus-n  ...[more]

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