Establishing an immune correlate of protection for Nipah virus in nonhuman primates

V. H. Leyva-Grado, D. Promeneur, K. N. Agans, G. G. Lazaro, V. Borisevich, D. J. Deer, A. Luckay, M. Egan, A. S. Dimitrov, B. Small, C. C. Broder, R. W. Cross, S. Hamm, T. W. Geisbert

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Abstract

The limited but recurrent outbreaks of the zoonotic Nipah virus (NiV) infection in humans, its high fatality rate, and the potential virus transmission from human to human make NiV a concerning threat with pandemic potential. There are no licensed vaccines to prevent infection and disease. A recombinant Hendra virus soluble G glycoprotein vaccine (HeV-sG-V) candidate was recently tested in a Phase I clinical trial. Because NiV outbreaks are sporadic, and with a few cases, licensing will likely require an alternate regulatory licensing pathway. Therefore, determining a reliable vaccine correlate of protection (CoP) will be critical. We assessed the immune responses elicited by HeV-sG-V in African Green monkeys and its relationship with protection from a NiV challenge. Data revealed values of specific binding and neutralizing antibody titers that predicted survival and allowed us to establish a mechanistic CoP for NiV Bangladesh and Malaysia strains.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number244
Journalnpj Vaccines
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology
  • Pharmacology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pharmacology (medical)

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