New vaccine technologies to combat outbreak situations

S Rauch, E Jasny, KE Schmidt, B Petsch - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Ever since the development of the first vaccine more than 200 years ago, vaccinations have
greatly decreased the burden of infectious diseases worldwide, famously leading to the …

A comparison of plasmid DNA and mRNA as vaccine technologies

MA Liu - Vaccines, 2019 - mdpi.com
This review provides a comparison of the theoretical issues and experimental findings for
plasmid DNA and mRNA vaccine technologies. While both have been under development …

A brief review on DNA vaccines in the era of COVID-19

M Shafaati, M Saidijam, M Soleimani, F Hazrati… - Future …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This article provides a brief overview of DNA vaccines. First, the basic DNA vaccine design
strategies are described, then specific issues related to the industrial production of DNA …

Current state of Ebola virus vaccines: A snapshot

C Woolsey, TW Geisbert - PLoS pathogens, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Four species of the genus Ebolavirus cause severe and often lethal disease in humans:
Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV), Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV), Taï Forest ebolavirus (TAFV) …

Safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of two Zika virus DNA vaccine candidates in healthy adults: randomised, open-label, phase 1 clinical trials

MR Gaudinski, KV Houser, KM Morabito, Z Hu… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The Zika virus epidemic and associated congenital infections have
prompted rapid vaccine development. We assessed two new DNA vaccines expressing …

Pathogenicity and virulence of Marburg virus

MH Abir, T Rahman, A Das, SN Etu, IH Nafiz, A Rakib… - Virulence, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Marburg virus (MARV) has been a major concern since 1967, with two major outbreaks
occurring in 1998 and 2004. Infection from MARV results in severe hemorrhagic fever …

Improved DNA vaccine delivery with needle-free injection systems

C Ledesma-Feliciano, R Chapman, JW Hooper… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
DNA vaccines have inherent advantages compared to other vaccine types, including safety,
rapid design and construction, ease and speed to manufacture, and thermostability …

Chimpanzee adenovirus vector Ebola vaccine

JE Ledgerwood, AD DeZure, DA Stanley… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The unprecedented 2014 epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) prompted an
international response to accelerate the availability of a preventive vaccine. A replication …

Chemical and biological sensors for viral detection

T Ozer, BJ Geiss, CS Henry - Journal of the Electrochemical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Infectious diseases commonly occur in contaminated water, food, and bodily fluids and
spread rapidly, resulting in death of humans and animals worldwide. Among infectious …

Species-specific immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a vesicular stomatitis virus-based Sudan virus vaccine: a challenge study in macaques

A Marzi, P Fletcher, F Feldmann, G Saturday… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The recent Sudan virus (SUDV) outbreak in Uganda highlights the
need for rapid response capabilities, including development of vaccines against emerging …