Protective efficacy of multiple vaccine platforms against Zika virus challenge in rhesus monkeys

Peter Abbink, Rafael A. Larocca, Rafael A. De La Barrera, Christine A. Bricault, Edward T. Moseley, Michael Boyd, Marinela Kirilova, Zhenfeng Li, David Ng'ang'a, Ovini Nanayakkara, Ramya Nityanandam, Noe B. Mercado, Erica N. Borducchi, Arshi Agarwal, Amanda L. Brinkman, Crystal Cabral, Abishek Chandrashekar, Patricia B. Giglio, David Jetton, Jessica JimenezBenjamin C. Lee, Shanell Mojta, Katherine Molloy, Mayuri Shetty, George H. Neubauer, Kathryn E. Stephenson, Jean Pierre S. Peron, Paolo M.A. De Zanotto, Johnathan Misamore, Brad Finneyfrock, Mark G. Lewis, Galit Alter, Kayvon Modjarrad, Richard G. Jarman, Kenneth H. Eckels, Nelson L. Michael, Stephen J. Thomas, Dan H. Barouch*

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Abstract

Zika virus (ZIKV) is responsible for a major ongoing epidemic in the Americas and has been causally associated with fetalmicrocephaly. The development of a safe and effective ZIKV vaccine is therefore an urgent global health priority. Here we demonstrate that three different vaccine platforms protect against ZIKVchallenge in rhesus monkeys. A purified inactivated virus vaccine induced ZIKV-specific neutralizing antibodies and completely protected monkeys against ZIKV strains from both Brazil and Puerto Rico. Purified immunoglobulin from vaccinated monkeys also conferred passive protection in adoptive transfer studies. A plasmid DNAvaccine and a single-shot recombinant rhesus adenovirus serotype 52 vector vaccine, both expressing ZIKV premembrane and envelope, also elicited neutralizing antibodies and completely protected monkeys against ZIKVchallenge. These data support the rapid clinical development of ZIKV vaccines for humans.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1129-1132
Number of pages4
JournalScience
Volume353
Issue number6304
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Sep 2016
Externally publishedYes

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