VRC 208: Phase 1/1b Open-Label Clinical Trial to Evaluate Dose, Safety and Immunogenicity of Recombinant Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Ebola Vaccine,VRC-EBOMVA079-00-VP, Administered Alone or as Boost to cAd3-Ebola Vaccines in Healthy Adults

Background:

• Ebola virus is a rare disease that starts with fever and muscle aches, but can lead to death. The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the largest to date. There are no approved treatments for Ebola. Researchers want to see if two new vaccines VRC-EBOMVA079-00-VP (MVA-EbolaZ) and VRC-EBOADC069-00VP ( cAd3-EBO ) are safe and able to induce an immune response against Ebola.

Objectives:

• To see if the two new vaccines are safe and if they cause any side effects. Also, to study immune responses to the vaccines.

Eligibility:

• Healthy adults ages 18-66

Design:

• Participants will get one or two study vaccine injections depending on the study group they are assigned to. Each injection will repeat the same schedule:
• A needle and syringe will inject the vaccine into an upper arm muscle.
• 1-2 days later, participants must call the clinic to report how they feel.
• For 7 days they will check their temperature with a thermometer given to them. They will look at the injection site, and measure any redness or swelling with a ruler. They will write down any symptoms they have.
• In the first 2 months, participants will have at least 6 clinic visits and 1 phone contact. At each visit, participants will be checked for health changes or problems. They will tell how they feel and if they have taken any medications. Blood and urine samples may be collected.
• Participants might need to have extra clinic visits and laboratory tests if they have health changes that need to be checked.