Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) is a pathogen with worldwide distribution which infects humans causing tuberculosis (TB), a transmissible disease resulting in very high mortality and morbidity; development of an effective vaccine is a global health priority. Over a billion people worldwide are infected with one or more helminths. Helminths are parasitic worms, of which Schistosoma mansoni is one species. There is some evidence that helminth infection may affect a person's response to a vaccine. In this trial the investigators hope to investigate whether Schistosoma mansoni infection affects adolescents' responses to a candidate TB vaccine called MVA85A, as adolescents are a crucial target group for an effective TB vaccine.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
36
Single dose of 1x10\^8pfu MVA85A intramuscular vaccination
MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS
Entebbe, Uganda
T cell immunogenicity by gamma-interferon ELISPOT of Ag85A response.
To compare T cell immunogenicity in adolescents with and without S. mansoni infection.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Evaluation of cytokines in supernatant of stimulated cells using Luminex and flow cytometry of Ag85A response.
Effects of S. mansoni infection on other aspects of the immune response following MVA85A immunisation.
Time frame: 8 weeks
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