Journal article
An Experimental Group A Streptococcus Vaccine That Reduces Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis in a Nonhuman Primate Model
Tania Rivera-Hernandez, Diane G Carnathan, Scott Jones, Amanda J Cork, Mark R Davies, Peter M Moyle, Istvan Toth, Michael R Batzloff, James McCarthy, Victor Nizet, David Goldblatt, Guido Silvestri, Mark J Walker
mBio | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY | Published : 2019
Abstract
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections account for an estimated 500,000 deaths every year. This bacterial pathogen is responsible for a variety of mild and life-threatening infections and the triggering of chronic autoimmune sequelae. Pharyngitis caused by group A Streptococcus (GAS), but not asymptomatic GAS carriage, is a prerequisite for acute rheumatic fever (ARF). Repeated bouts of ARF may trigger rheumatic heart disease (RHD), a major cause of heart failure and stroke accounting for 275,000 deaths annually. A vaccine that prevents pharyngitis would markedly reduce morbidity and mortality from ARF and RHD. Nonhuman primates (NHPs) have been utilized to model GAS diseases, and experiment..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Queensland-Emory Development Initiative, and the Coalition to Advance Vaccines Against Group A Streptococcus.