Scientists deliberately infect volunteers with dengue to unlock immune secrets

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

* INCLUSION CRITERIA: To be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all the following criteria: 1. Aged 18 to 50 years. 2. In good general health as evidenced by medical history, physical examination, and laboratory screening results 3. Willing to allow storage of samples and data for future research. 4. Willing to forgo receipt of any vaccine in the 28 days preceding the challenge strain through the 28 days following administration of the challenge strain. For participants opting for LN FNA or bone marrow sampling on day 57, they must be willing to forgo any vaccine through day 57. For those opting for FNA or bone marrow sampling on day 180, they must be willing to forgo any vaccine for at least 28 days before sampling. 5. For individuals who can become pregnant: use of at least one method of effective contraception (see below) from at least 28 days prior to challenge through 60 days after challenge. 6. Able to provide informed consent. 7. Willing to adhere to lifestyle considerations for the duration of the study. 8. Willing to avoid travel to a dengue-endemic area as defined by the CDC from 1 month before administration of challenge through day 28. For participants opting for LN FNA or bone marrow sampling on day 57, they must be willing to forgo travel through day 57. 9. Serologic evidence of previous dengue virus infection consistent with our serology criteria. a. For the flavivirus-naive group, they must have no history of flavivirus vaccination or medical illness concerning for a flavivirus infection. If there is uncertainty about a previous flavivirus exposure, then confirmatory antibody testing against the virus of interest must be negative. 10. Agree to avoid participation in other clinical studies requiring investigational interventions through day 180. 11. Agree to avoid blood and plasma donation outside this study through day 57. Contraceptive requirements: Participants who can become pregnant must agree to use at least one method of effective contraception as outlined below from at least 28 days before through 60 days after challenge to avoid any potential risk from the product on the pregnancy or fetus. Participants who can become pregnant must have a negative serum pregnancy test on day 0 before receiving rDEN2delta30-7169. If a participant becomes pregnant or suspects they are pregnant during the study, they should inform the study staff and their primary care physician immediately. Acceptable forms of contraception are listed below and are consistent with prior studies using this product: * Intrauterine device or equivalent. * Hormonal contraceptive (e.g., consistent, timely, and continuous use of contraceptive pill, patch, ring, implant, or injection that has reached full efficacy prior to challenge). * Condom, diaphragm, or cervical cap plus spermicide. * A stable, long-term monogamous relationship with a partner who does not pose any potential pregnancy risk, e.g., has undergone a vasectomy at least 6 months prior to administration of challenge strain or is of the same sex as the participant. * A hysterectomy and/or a bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or post-menopausal status defined as age \>=45 years and at least 1 year since last menstrual period. Participants who become pregnant after challenge but before day 180 will be excluded from any further research procedures. If the participant agrees, we will collect and report pregnancy outcomes through day 180, which is the final required study visit. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: 1. Pregnancy. 2. Lactation during the first 28 days of the study. 3. Baseline absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \<=750 cells/microL. 4. Baseline creatinine \>=1.5 mg/dL. 5. Baseline ALT \>=1.25 x upper limit of normal. 6. Requiring a potent anticoagulator like a direct acting oral agent or warfarin during the first 28 days of the study. 7. History of or positive test result for HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C. 8. History of a tetravalent, chimeric, or subunit dengue vaccine. 9. Has any of the following: 1. More than 10 days of systemic immunosuppressive medications (\>=10 mg prednisone dose or its equivalent) or cytotoxic medication within the 30 days prior to administration of challenge strain or immunomodulating therapy within 180 days prior to administration of challenge strain. 2. Received blood products, including immunoglobulin products, within 120 days prior to administration of challenge strain. 3. History of serious reactions to vaccines. 4. Hereditary, acquired, or idiopathic forms of angioedema. 5. Idiopathic urticaria within the past year. 6. Asthma that is not well controlled or required emergency care, urgent care, hospitalization, or intubation during the past two years or that requires the use of oral or intravenous steroids. 7. Type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus that is not well controlled (hemoglobin A1c \>8). 8. Clinically significant autoimmune disease or immunodeficiency. 9. Blood pressure \>=180/110 (stage 3 hypertension) on at least 2 measures. 10. Documented diagnosis of a bleeding disorder (e.g., factor deficiency, coagulopathy, or platelet disorder requiring special precautions). 11. Significant bruising or bleeding difficulties with subcutaneous injections or blood draws. 12. Malignancy that is active or treated malignancy for which there is no reasonable assurance of sustained cure, or malignancy that is likely to recur during the study period. 13. Asplenia or functional asplenia. 14. Current alcohol or drug abuse or addiction. 10. Any medical, psychiatric, or social condition that, in the judgement of the investigator, is a contraindication to protocol participation. Co-enrollment guidelines: Co-enrollment in other interventional trials is restricted, other than enrollment on observational studies. Consideration for co-enrollment in trials evaluating the use of a licensed medication will require the approval of the principal investigator in consultation with the sponsor medical monitor (SMM). Study staff should be notified of co-enrollment on any other protocol as it may require the approval of the principal investigator (in consultation with the SMM).