Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (IPV) With or Without E.Coli Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin (dmLT) Challenge Study in Healthy Adults

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult male or female, ages 18-45, inclusive
• Healthy as defined by absence of clinically significant medical condition, either acute or chronic, as determined by medical history and clinical assessment
• History of prior receipt of at least 3 doses of IPV
• Willing and able to provide written informed consent and willing to comply with study requirements
• Intention to remain in the area during the study period
• If female and of childbearing potential, not breastfeeding and not pregnant (based on a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and negative urine pregnancy tests prior to vaccine administration and bOPV challenge), planning to avoid pregnancy until at least three months after bOPV challenge, and willing to use an adequate method of contraception consistently. Effective methods include intrauterine device or hormonal contraceptives (oral, injectable, patch, implant, vaginal ring). Women with credible history of abstinence or in monogamous relationship with a vasectomized partner are also eligible.

Exclusion Criteria

• History of receiving any OPV at any time
• Receipt of IPV in the last five years
• History of or planned household contact with an individual receiving OPV in prior 4 weeks, or at any point during the study
• Regular contact with children younger than six months (and thus not yet fully vaccinated against polio) and immunocompromised individuals
• Presence of fever on the day of vaccination (oral temperature ≥ 38°C)
• Received an investigational product within 30 days prior to randomization or planning to participate in another research study involving investigational product during the conduct of this study
• Presence of any systemic disorder (cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, hematological, endocrine, immunological, dermatological, neurological, cancer or autoimmune diseases) as determined by medical history and/or physical examination that would compromise the participant's health or is likely to result in nonconformance to the protocol or would interfere with the evaluation of responses according to the opinion of the investigator
• History of allergic disease or known hypersensitivity to any component of the study vaccine
• History of anaphylactic reaction
• Receipt of any immunoglobulin therapy and/or blood products in the last 6 months or planned administration during the study period
• History of chronic administration (defined as more than 14 days) of immunosuppressant medications, including oral steroids, parenteral steroids, or high-dose inhaled steroids (> 800 μg/day of beclomethasone dipropionate or equivalent), in the last 6 months to either the study subject or their close household contacts (those on nasal or topical steroids may be permitted to participate in the study)
• Symptoms of an acute self-limited illness, such as an upper respiratory infection or gastroenteritis, including a temperature ≥ 38.0°C, within the 7 days prior to study vaccines administration
• Positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody
• Clinically significant screening laboratory value
• History of receipt of experimental E. coli, enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) labile toxin (LT), or cholera vaccines or live E. coli or Vibrio cholerae challenges.
• Receipt of any licensed vaccine within 28 days before enrollment in this study or plans to receive any licensed vaccine between enrollment and 28 days after the bOPV challenge
• History of alcohol or drug abuse in the last 5 years
• Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator would pose a health risk to the subject if enrolled, or could interfere with the evaluation of the study vaccine