Safety and immunogenicity of a three dose regimen of two tetravalent live-attenuated dengue vaccines in five- to twelve-year-old Thai children

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Feb;23(2):99-109. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000109289.55856.27.

Abstract

Objective: The safety and immunogenicity of tetravalent live-attenuated dengue vaccines after a three dose vaccination series were evaluated in Thai children.

Method: One hundred three healthy flavivirus-seronegative schoolchildren ages 5 to 12 years were randomized to receive either dengue vaccine containing 3, 2, 1 and 2 log10 of the 50% cell culture infective dose, respectively, of the live-attenuated dengue vaccine serotypes 1, 2, 3 and 4 per dose (F3212; n = 40) or 3, 3, 1 and 3 log10 of the 50% cell culture infective dose (F3313; n = 42) or purified Vero cell rabies vaccine (control group; n = 21) given in a two dose schedule (3 to 5 months apart). A third dose was administered 8 to 12 months after the second dose to 90 subjects. Safety and immunogenicity were evaluated within 28 days after each injection.

Results: No serious adverse event related to the vaccines occurred. Most children experienced mild to moderate fever, rash, headache and myalgia occurring within 12 days after Dose 1 and generally lasting 3 days or less. One subject in Group F3212 had a 1-week dengue-like fever. Reactogenicity was minimal after Doses 2 and 3. Transient mild variations in liver enzymes and hematologic indices were noted mainly after Dose 1. After the third dose 89% of the subjects in Group F3212 seroconverted (neutralizing antibody response, > or =10) to all four serotypes, and all children in Group F3313 seroconverted.

Conclusion: This study demonstrates a moderate although improvable reactogenicity and high seroconversion rates against the four serotypes of dengue after a three dose schedule of tetravalent live-attenuated dengue vaccine in children.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / analysis
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dengue / prevention & control*
  • Dengue Virus / immunology*
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Cellular / immunology*
  • Immunization Schedule
  • Male
  • Probability
  • Reference Values
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Thailand
  • Vaccination / methods*
  • Vaccines, Attenuated / administration & dosage
  • Viral Vaccines / administration & dosage*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Vaccines, Attenuated
  • Viral Vaccines