Prospective surveillance for cardiac adverse events in healthy adults receiving modified vaccinia Ankara vaccines: a systematic review.

Vaccinia-associated myo/pericarditis was observed during the US smallpox vaccination (DryVax) campaign initiated in 2002. A highly-attenuated vaccinia strain, modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) has been evaluated in clinical trials as a safer alternative to DryVax and as a vector for recombinant vaccine...

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Main Authors: Marnie L Elizaga, Sandhya Vasan, Mary A Marovich, Alicia H Sato, Dale N Lawrence, Bernard R Chaitman, Sharon E Frey, Michael C Keefer, MVA Cardiac Safety Working Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3547923?pdf=render