Dengue vaccine safety signal: Immune enhancement, waning immunity, or chance occurrence?

Highlights • Dengue vaccine was associated with increased risk of hospitalization during year 3 for young children in Asia. • Currently published data cannot distinguish between immune enhancement, waning immunity, or chance occurrence. • Taken as a whole, data are most consistent with waning immuni...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vaccine 2017-06, Vol.35 (27), p.3452-3456
Hauptverfasser: Gessner, Bradford D, Halsey, Neal
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Dengue vaccine was associated with increased risk of hospitalization during year 3 for young children in Asia. • Currently published data cannot distinguish between immune enhancement, waning immunity, or chance occurrence. • Taken as a whole, data are most consistent with waning immunity or chance occurrence. • This analysis supports appropriateness of countries using vaccine in endemic areas. • Currently published data do not support a need to determine baseline serostatus before immunizing persons.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.05.003