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Tuesday, 14 February 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY
Marburg virus vaccine consortium (MARVAC) meeting: 1500 CET today, 14 February
WHO will convene an urgent meeting of the Marburg virus vaccine consortium (MARVAC) at 3 p.m. CET today, 14 February 2023, to discuss the new Marburg virus disease outbreak in Equatorial Guinea.
The MARVAC includes leaders in the field of vaccine research and development, working together to develop vaccines against this infectious disease threat.
This is an open webinar. Registration link for non-MARVAC members: https://who-e.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A7j8atsCQoW7mfNsCiXENg
Agenda
- Outbreak situation report
- Review of core trial protocol
- Review of available candidate vaccines and their development status
- Review of therapeutics
Resources
- Press release: Equatorial Guinea confirms first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak https://www.afro.who.int/countries/equatorial-guinea/news/equatorial-guinea-confirms-first-ever-marburg-virus-disease-outbreak
- Landscape of candidate vaccines for Marburg virus disease https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1010805
- Current progress, challenges, and future directions for Marburg virus disease vaccines https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9679315/
- R&D Blueprint agenda for filovirus research and monitoring https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/a-who-strategic-research-agenda-for-filovirus-research-and-monitoring-----(who-afirm)
- R&D Blueprint for Ebolavirus and Marburg https://www.who.int/teams/blueprint/ebolavirus
- Marburg virus disease factsheet https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/marburg-virus-disease
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