Chikungunya Vaccine Development May Rely On Immunologic Biomarkers Instead Of Traditional Trials

As the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus spreads into temperate regions worldwide, US FDA convenes advisory committee for an open discussion on development of vaccines.

Themis Bioscience GmbH will lay out plans for pre- and post-licensure studies to support approval MV-CHIK, one of the first chikungunya virus vaccines to approach pivotal clinical trials, as part of the US Food and Drug Administration's Vaccines and Related Biologic Products Advisory Committee topical meeting on 8 November.

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), carried by Aedes aegypti mosquitos, largely had been confined to self-limiting outbreaks in Asia and Africa until...

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