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JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 203, Issue 1, Pages 75-84Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiq003
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- Sanofi Pasteur
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Background. ChimeriVax-WN02 is a live, attenuated chimeric vaccine for protection against West Nile virus. This Phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, multicenter study assessed the immunogenicity, viremia, and safety of the ChimeriVax-WN02 vaccine. Methods. The 2-part: study included adults in general good health. In part 1, subjects aged 18-40 years were randomized to 1 of 4 treatment groups: ChimeriVax-WN02 3.7- x -10(5) plaque-forming units (PFU), 3.7 x 10(4) PFU, 3.7 x 10(3) PFU, or placebo. In part 2, subjects aged 41-64 and >= 65 years were randomized to receive ChimeriVax-WN02 3.7 x 10(5) PFU or placebo. Results. In both part 1 and part 2, seroconversion was achieved at day 28 by >96% of subjects in active treatment groups. In part 1, neutralizing antibody titers at day 28 were higher and viremia levels lower with the highest dose, whereas the adverse event profile was similar between the dose groups. In part 2, antibody titers and viremia levels were higher in subjects aged >= 65 years, and more subjects in the 41-64 years cohort experienced adverse events. Conclusions. The ChimeriVax-WN02 vaccine was highly immunogenic in younger adults and the elderly, and it was well tolerated at all dose levels and in all age groups investigated.
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