
Team FIRE
Team FIRE (Flavivirus Immunization Research and Education) is led by Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Professor and CIR faculty member Dr. Anna P. Durbin. The team conducts investigational vaccine research studies for diseases like Dengue Fever, Zika and West Nile and in partnership with the NIH has pioneered the development of Tetravalent Dengue Vaccines TV003 and TV005. Learn more about the diseases they study by clicking the links below.

Dengue Virus
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Zika Virus
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West Nile
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