An introduction to the Marburg virus vaccine consortium, MARVAC.
Robert W Cross, Ira M Longini, Stephan Becker, Karin Bok, David Boucher, Miles W Carroll, Janet V Díaz, William E Dowling, Ruxandra Draghia-Akli, James T Duworko, John M Dye, Michael A Egan, Patricia Fast, Amy Finan, Courtney Finch, Thomas R Fleming, Joan Fusco, Thomas W Geisbert, Anthony Griffiths, Stephan Günther, Lisa E Hensley, Anna Honko, Ruth Hunegnaw, Jocelyn Jakubik, Julie Ledgerwood, Kerstin Luhn, Demetrius Matassov, Jeffrey Meshulam, Emily V Nelson, Christopher L Parks, Roxana Rustomjee, David Safronetz, Lauren M Schwartz, Dean Smith, Paul Smock, Ydrissa Sow, Christina F Spiropoulou, Nancy J Sullivan, Kelly L Warfield, Daniel Wolfe, Courtney Woolsey, Roland Zahn, Ana María Henao-Restrepo, César Muñoz-Fontela, Andrea Marzi
Author Information
Robert W Cross: Galveston National Laboratory, and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America.
Ira M Longini: Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
Stephan Becker: Institute for Virology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Karin Bok: Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.
David Boucher: U.S. COVID-19 Response at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Miles W Carroll: Pandemic Sciences Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, United Kingdom.
Janet V Díaz: World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
William E Dowling: Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Washington, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Ruxandra Draghia-Akli: Johnson & Johnson-Global Public Health Research and Development, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
James T Duworko: Partnership for Research on Infectious Diseases in Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia.
John M Dye: Virology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America.
Michael A Egan: Auro Vaccines, Pearl River, New York, United States of America.
Patricia Fast: IAVI, New York, New York, United States of America.
Amy Finan: Sabin vaccine Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Courtney Finch: Sabin vaccine Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Thomas R Fleming: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
Joan Fusco: Public Health Vaccines, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Thomas W Geisbert: Galveston National Laboratory, and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America.
Anthony Griffiths: National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Maryland, United States of America.
Stephan Günther: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
Lisa E Hensley: Integrated Research Facility, Division of Clinical Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America.
Anna Honko: National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Maryland, United States of America.
Ruth Hunegnaw: Immune Biology of Retroviral Infection Section, Vaccine Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.
Jocelyn Jakubik: Sabin vaccine Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Julie Ledgerwood: Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.
Kerstin Luhn: Janssen Vaccines & Prevention, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Demetrius Matassov: Auro Vaccines, Pearl River, New York, United States of America.
Jeffrey Meshulam: Auro Vaccines, Pearl River, New York, United States of America.
Emily V Nelson: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
Christopher L Parks: IAVI, New York, New York, United States of America.
Roxana Rustomjee: Sabin vaccine Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America.
David Safronetz: Zoonotic Diseases and Special Pathogens Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Lauren M Schwartz: World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Dean Smith: Bacterial and Combination Vaccines, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Paul Smock: Sabin vaccine Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Ydrissa Sow: Collaborative Clinical Research Branch, Division of Clinical Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America.
Christina F Spiropoulou: Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Nancy J Sullivan: Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.
Kelly L Warfield: Emergent BioSolutions, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America.
Daniel Wolfe: Bacterial and Combination Vaccines, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Courtney Woolsey: Galveston National Laboratory, and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America.
Roland Zahn: Janssen Vaccines & Prevention, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Ana María Henao-Restrepo: World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
César Muñoz-Fontela: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
Andrea Marzi: Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America. ORCID
The emergence of Marburg virus (MARV) in Guinea and Ghana triggered the assembly of the MARV vaccine "MARVAC" consortium representing leaders in the field of vaccine research and development aiming to facilitate a rapid response to this infectious disease threat. Here, we discuss current progress, challenges, and future directions for MARV vaccines.
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