Deducing the immunodominant T cell epitopes in each flaviviral proteome, parameters influencing the immunodominance, and understanding the extent to which each epitope induces the T cell cross-reactivity to the different serotypes are important for designing the appropriate vaccine ( Salje et al., 2018. "Reconstruction of antibody dynamics and infection histories to evaluate dengue risk." Nature 557 (7707): 719-723). However, the only licensed DENV vaccine, Dengvaxia® (Manufacturer: Sanofi Pasteur) is known to elicit suboptimal antibody responses against all the serotypes; however, unfortunately the vaccine-induced antibody responses diminish within 3–4 years after vaccination (Coudeville et al., 2016. "Estimation of parameters related to vaccine efficacy and dengue transmission from two large phase III studies." Vaccine.; 34 (50): 6417-6425). The application of the vaccine within Asian-Pacific and Latin American regions revealed that the children within 2–5 years of age who had never been exposed to DENV got at elevated risk for developing severe dengue upon vaccination (Hadinegoro et al., 2015. "CYD-TDV Dengue Vaccine Working Group. Efficacy and Long-Term Safety of a Dengue Vaccine in Regions of Endemic Disease." N Engl J Med. 373 (13): 1195-206). Moreover, currently there is strong support for the protective role of the cross-reactive T-cells over their pathogenic role during the DENV infection (Ngono et al., 2018. "Immune Response to Dengue and Zika." Annu Rev Immunol.; 36: 279-308). Therefore, is it really possible to develop an effective vaccine against Dengue Virus (DENV) infection?

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