Inventors:
Kenneth H. Eckels - Rockville MD, US
Joseph B. Putnak - Silver Spring MD, US
Doria R. Dubois - Wheaton MD, US
Bruce L. Innis - Haverford PA, US
Charles H. Hoke - Columbia MD, US
Wellington Sun - Rockville MD, US
Niranjan Kanesa-Thasan - Rockville MD, US
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC
International Classification:
A61K 39/295
Abstract:
The present invention provides vaccine compositions of attenuated dengue virus. More specifically, the attenuated virus is produced by serial passage in PDK cells. The invention also provides methods for stimulating the immune system of an individual to induce protection against all four dengue virus serotypes by administration of attenuated dengue-1, dengue-2, dengue-3, and dengue-4 virus.