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CYD-TDV is the first licensed dengue vaccine for individuals 9-45 (or 60) years of age. Using 12% of the subjects enroled in phase-2b and phase-3 trials for which baseline serostatus was measured, the vaccine-induced protection against virologically confirmed dengue during active surveillance (0-25 months) was found to vary with prior exposure to dengue. Because age and dengue exposure are highly correlated in endemic settings, refined insight into how efficacy varies by serostatus and age is essential to understand the increased risk of hospitalisation observed among vaccinated individuals during the long-term follow-up and to develop safe and effective vaccination strategies. Here we apply machine learning to impute the baseline serostatus for subjects with post-dose 3 titres but missing baseline serostatus. We find evidence for age dependence in efficacy independent of serostatus and estimate that among 9-16 year olds, CYD-TDV is protective against serotypes 1, 3 and 4 regardless of baseline serostatus.

Original publication

DOI

10.1038/s41467-018-06006-6

Type

Journal article

Journal

Nature Communications

Publication Date

07/09/2018

Volume

9

Addresses

MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London,, W2 1PG, UK. i.dorigatti@imperial.ac.uk.

Keywords

Humans, Age Factors, Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Male, Dengue Vaccines, Machine Learning, Immunogenicity, Vaccine