Protection of nonhuman primates against two species of Ebola virus infection with a single complex adenovirus vector

Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Apr;17(4):572-81. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00467-09. Epub 2010 Feb 24.

Abstract

Ebola viruses are highly pathogenic viruses that cause outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates. To meet the need for a vaccine against the several types of Ebola viruses that cause human diseases, we developed a multivalent vaccine candidate (EBO7) that expresses the glycoproteins of Zaire ebolavirus (ZEBOV) and Sudan ebolavirus (SEBOV) in a single complex adenovirus-based vector (CAdVax). We evaluated our vaccine in nonhuman primates against the parenteral and aerosol routes of lethal challenge. EBO7 vaccine provided protection against both Ebola viruses by either route of infection. Significantly, protection against SEBOV given as an aerosol challenge, which has not previously been shown, could be achieved with a boosting vaccination. These results demonstrate the feasibility of creating a robust, multivalent Ebola virus vaccine that would be effective in the event of a natural virus outbreak or biological threat.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adenoviridae / genetics*
  • Animals
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Ebola Vaccines / genetics
  • Ebola Vaccines / immunology*
  • Ebolavirus / genetics
  • Ebolavirus / immunology*
  • Genetic Vectors*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / immunology
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Immunization, Secondary / methods
  • Macaca fascicularis
  • Macaca mulatta
  • Survival Analysis

Substances

  • Ebola Vaccines