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Trial reportClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2022

Asymptomatic Malaria Infection and the Immune Response to the 2-Dose Ad26.ZEBOV, MVA-BN-Filo Ebola Vaccine Regimen in Adults and Children.

D Ishola, EBOVAC-Salone Malaria Infection (MALI) Sub-Study Team

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Trial report in Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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D Ishola
EBOVAC-Salone Malaria Infection (MALI) Sub-Study Team

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Abstract

backgroundMalaria infection affects the immune response to some vaccines. As Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreaks have occurred mainly in malaria-endemic countries, we have assessed whether asymptomatic malaria affects immune responses to the 2-dose Ad26.ZEBOV, MVA-BN-Filo Ebola vaccine regimen.

methodsIn this sub-study of the EBOVAC-Salone Ebola vaccine trial in Sierra Leone, malaria microscopy was performed at the time of Ebola vaccination. Participants with symptomatic malaria were treated before vaccination. Ebola vaccine responses were assessed post-dose 1 (day 57) and post-dose 2 (day 78) by the EBOV glycoprotein FANG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and responses expressed as geometric mean concentrations (GMCs). Geometric mean ratios (GMRs) of the GMCs in malaria-positive versus malaria-negative participants were derived with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

resultsA total of 587 participants were studied, comprising 188 adults (≥18 years) and 399 children (in age groups of 12-17, 4-11, and 1-3 years). Asymptomatic malaria was observed in 47.5% of adults and 51.5% of children on day 1. Post-dose 1, GMCs were lower in 1-3-year-old malaria-positive compared with malaria-negative children (age group-specific GMR, .56; 95% CI, .39-.81) but not in older age groups. Post-dose 2, there was no consistent effect of malaria infection across the different age groups but there was a trend toward a lower response (GMR, .82; 95% CI, .67-1.02).

conclusionsThe Ad26.ZEBOV, MVA-BN-Filo Ebola vaccine regimen is immunogenic in participants with asymptomatic malaria. Therefore, it is not necessary to screen for asymptomatic malaria infection prior to vaccination with this regimen.

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Ebola VaccinesEbolavirusHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaMalariaAdultAgedAntibodies, ViralAntibody FormationAsymptomatic InfectionsChildChild, PreschoolHumansInfantAntibodies, ViralEbola VaccinesEbola vaccinationimmune suppressionmalaria

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