Initial assessment of impact of adenovirus type 4 and type 7 vaccine on febrile respiratory illness and virus transmission in military basic trainees, March 2012

MSMR. 2012 Mar;19(3):2-4.

Abstract

After a 12-year hiatus, military recruit training centers resumed administration of adenovirus type 4 and type 7 vaccine, live, oral (adenovirus vaccine) to trainees beginning in October of 2011. Subsequently, rates of febrile respiratory illnesses (FRI) and adenovirus isolations markedly declined. These findings are consistent with those of a placebo-controlled efficacy trial conducted prior to the vaccine's licensure by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Continued surveillance will clarify the longer term impact of vaccine use.

MeSH terms

  • Adenovirus Infections, Human / epidemiology
  • Adenovirus Infections, Human / immunology
  • Adenovirus Infections, Human / prevention & control*
  • Adenovirus Infections, Human / virology
  • Adenoviruses, Human*
  • Humans
  • Military Medicine*
  • Military Personnel
  • Population Surveillance
  • Program Development
  • Public Health
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / immunology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / prevention & control*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / virology
  • Time Factors
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Viral Vaccines*

Substances

  • Viral Vaccines