2018
A recombinant virus vaccine that protects against both Chikungunya and Zika virus infections
Chattopadhyay A, Aguilar PV, Bopp NE, Yarovinsky TO, Weaver SC, Rose JK. A recombinant virus vaccine that protects against both Chikungunya and Zika virus infections. Vaccine 2018, 36: 3894-3900. PMID: 29807712, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.05.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya virusZika virusA129 miceVesicular stomatitis virusChimeric vesicular stomatitis virusZika virus infectionWild-type miceSingle-dose vaccineRecombinant virus vaccineCo-circulating virusesLicensed vaccineSingle vaccinationZIKV infectionAntibody responsePandemic proportionsVirus vaccineVirus infectionAnimal modelsExperimental vaccinesVaccineMiceInfectionInvasive mosquito vectorsVSV glycoproteinVirus
2013
Single-dose replication-defective VSV-based Nipah virus vaccines provide protection from lethal challenge in Syrian hamsters
Lo MK, Bird BH, Chattopadhyay A, Drew CP, Martin BE, Coleman JD, Rose JK, Nichol ST, Spiropoulou CF. Single-dose replication-defective VSV-based Nipah virus vaccines provide protection from lethal challenge in Syrian hamsters. Antiviral Research 2013, 101: 26-29. PMID: 24184127, PMCID: PMC3874889, DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2013.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatal human encephalitisSingle-dose protectionReplication-defective vesicular stomatitis virusSafety profileLethal challengeSingle doseVirus vaccineEnhanced safety profileHuman encephalitisVaccine vectorVesicular stomatitis virusSyrian hamstersNiV fusionNipah virusBat reservoirsStomatitis virusAttachment glycoproteinHamstersVirusEncephalitisVaccineDose