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Arbovirus Vaccines That Circulate within the Same Ecological Niche: Zika, Dengue & Chikungunya

A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "Therapeutic Vaccines and Antibody Therapeutics".

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Dear Colleagues,

Arthropod-borne viruses, also named arboviruses, are distributed worldwide and represent a global health burden. Arboviruses have a broad distribution within warmer regions of the world, and many of these viruses are found in the same environment and are transmitted to vertebrate hosts by the same vector, for example, the Zika, Dengue, and Chikungunya viruses are all transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitoes.

In addition to transmission by the same vector, arboviruses share a considerable genetic similarity, as well as clinical manifestations, making their diagnostic and treatment more complex. Hence, prophylactic tools, such as vaccine development, and vector control appear to be the best way to control their presence and prevent their spread to a new environment.

Prof. Martin F Bachmann
Dr. Byron Martina
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  • Arboviruses prevention
  • vaccines
  • Zika, Dengue, and Chikungunya viruses

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Yellow Fever Virus Genotyping Tool and Investigation of Suspected Adverse Events Following Yellow Fever Vaccination
by Izabela Maurício de Rezende, Pedro Augusto Alves, Matheus Soares Arruda, Andreza Parreiras Gonçalves, Gabriela Fernanda Garcia Oliveira, Leonardo Soares Pereira, Maria Rita Teixeira Dutra, Ana Carolina Campi-Azevedo, Valéria Valim, Renata Tourinho, Jaquelline Germano de Oliveira, Carlos Eduardo Calzavara, Rodrigo Fabiano do Carmo Said, Erna Geessien Kroon, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Andrea Teixeira-Carvalho and Betânia Paiva Drumond
Vaccines 2019, 7(4), 206; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines7040206 - 4 Dec 2019
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The yellow fever (YF) vaccine consists of an attenuated virus, and despite its relative safety, some adverse events following YF vaccination have been described. At the end of 2016, Brazil experienced the most massive sylvatic yellow fever outbreak over the last 70 years [...] Read more.
The yellow fever (YF) vaccine consists of an attenuated virus, and despite its relative safety, some adverse events following YF vaccination have been described. At the end of 2016, Brazil experienced the most massive sylvatic yellow fever outbreak over the last 70 years and an intense campaign of YF vaccination occurred in Minas Gerais state in Southeast Brazil from 2016 to 2018. The present study aimed to develop a genotyping tool and investigate 21 cases of suspected adverse events following YF vaccination. Initial in silico analyses were performed using partial NS5 nucleotide sequences to verify the discriminatory potential between wild-type and vaccine viruses. Samples from patients were screened for the presence of the YFV RNA, using 5′UTR as the target, and then used for amplification of partial NS5 gene amplification, sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis. Genotyping indicated that 17 suspected cases were infected by the wild-type yellow fever virus, but four cases remained inconclusive. The genotyping tool was efficient in distinguishing the vaccine from wild-type virus, and it has the potential to be used for the differentiation of all yellow fever virus genotypes. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Arbovirus Vaccines That Circulate within the Same Ecological Niche: Zika, Dengue & Chikungunya)
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Zika Virus-Derived E-DIII Protein Displayed on Immunologically Optimized VLPs Induces Neutralizing Antibodies without Causing Enhancement of Dengue Virus Infection
by Gustavo Cabral-Miranda, Stephanie M. Lim, Mona O. Mohsen, Ilya V. Pobelov, Elisa S. Roesti, Matthew D. Heath, Murray A. Skinner, Matthias F. Kramer, Byron E. E. Martina and Martin F. Bachmann
Vaccines 2019, 7(3), 72; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines7030072 - 23 Jul 2019
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Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus similar to Dengue virus (DENV) in terms of transmission and clinical manifestations, and usually both viruses are found to co-circulate. ZIKV is usually transmitted by mosquitoes bites, but may also be transmitted by blood transfusion, via the [...] Read more.
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus similar to Dengue virus (DENV) in terms of transmission and clinical manifestations, and usually both viruses are found to co-circulate. ZIKV is usually transmitted by mosquitoes bites, but may also be transmitted by blood transfusion, via the maternal–foetal route, and sexually. After 2015, when the most extensive outbreak of ZIKV had occurred in Brazil and subsequently spread throughout the rest of South America, it became evident that ZIKV infection during the first trimester of pregnancy was associated with microcephaly and other neurological complications in newborns. As a result, the development of a vaccine against ZIKV became an urgent goal. A major issue with DENV vaccines, and therefore likely also with ZIKV vaccines, is the induction of antibodies that fail to neutralize the virus properly and cause antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of the infection instead. It has previously been shown that antibodies against the third domain of the envelope protein (EDIII) induces optimally neutralizing antibodies with no evidence for ADE for other viral strains. Therefore, we generated a ZIKV vaccine based on the EDIII domain displayed on the immunologically optimized Cucumber mosaic virus (CuMVtt) derived virus-like particles (VLPs) formulated in dioleoyl phosphatidylserine (DOPS) as adjuvant. The vaccine induced high levels of specific IgG after a single injection. The antibodies were able to neutralise ZIKV without enhancing infection by DENV in vitro. Thus, the here described vaccine based on EDIII displayed on VLPs was able to stimulate production of antibodies specifically neutralizing ZIKV without potentially enhancing disease caused by DENV. Full article
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Considering Genomic and Immunological Correlates of Protection for a Dengue Intervention
by Joshua Blight, Eduardo Alves and Arturo Reyes-Sandoval
Vaccines 2019, 7(4), 203; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines7040203 - 3 Dec 2019
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Over three billion are at risk of dengue infection with more than 100 million a year presenting with symptoms that can lead to deadly haemorrhagic disease. There are however no treatments available and the only licensed vaccine shows limited efficacy and is able [...] Read more.
Over three billion are at risk of dengue infection with more than 100 million a year presenting with symptoms that can lead to deadly haemorrhagic disease. There are however no treatments available and the only licensed vaccine shows limited efficacy and is able to enhance the disease in some cases. These failures have mainly been due to the complex pathology and lack of understanding of the correlates of protection for dengue virus (DENV) infection. With increasing data suggesting both a protective and detrimental effect for antibodies and CD8 T-cells whilst having complex environmental dynamics. This review discusses the roles of genomic and immunological aspects of DENV infection, providing both a historical interpretation and fresh discussion on how this information can be used for the next generation of dengue interventions. Full article
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Correction: Zika Virus-Derived E-DIII Protein Displayed on Immunologically Optimized VLPs Induces Neutralizing Antibodies without Causing Enhancement of Dengue Virus Infection. Vaccines 2019, 7, 72
by Gustavo Cabral-Miranda, Stephanie M. Lim, Mona O. Mohsen, Ilya V. Pobelov, Elisa S. Roesti, Matthew D. Heath, Murray A. Skinner, Matthias F. Kramer, Byron E. E. Martina and Martin F. Bachmann
Vaccines 2020, 8(1), 94; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8010094 - 20 Feb 2020
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The authors wish to make the following correction to their paper [...] Full article
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