Marburg virus (MARV) and Sudan virus (SUDV) Vaccines

The 2014 Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE) Strategy and Implementation Plan identifies Ebola virus and Marburg virus as high-priority threats as determined by the Department of Homeland Security to present a material threat to national security. Strategies to mitigate the threat of Ebola virus and Marburg virus include the development of vaccines suitable for protection against Ebola and Marburg virus disease respectively. BARDA is seeking vaccines that can be safely and effectively used for the U.S. civilian population in individuals with an elevated risk of exposure to Sudan virus (SUDV) and Marburg virus (MARV).

This acquisition will allow BARDA to invest Project BioShield funds for the advanced development, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensure, procurement, shipping, and vendor managed inventory (VMI) storage of MARV and SUDV monovalent vaccines.