Candid #1 vaccine against Argentine haemorrhagic fever
Vacuna Candid #1 contra la fiebre hemorrágica argentina
- Date
- 1985-1990 · confidence medium
- Place
- Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Credited to
- Maiztegui Institute (Argentina) and USAMRIID (USA)
- Field
- Life & health
What it is
A live attenuated vaccine against Junín virus that protected rural workers in field trials involving thousands of volunteers in 1988-1990. Its efficacy was close to 95%.
The attenuated strain was developed at USAMRIID (Fort Detrick) in collaboration with the Maiztegui Institute at Pergamino; the date and licensing vary by country.
What it led to
- Control of Argentine haemorrhagic fever
- Vaccination of at-risk populations
- A model of international scientific cooperation