The goals of this workshop are to refine the meta-analysis done by the IEDB team and to identify knowledge gaps and further research opportunities.
Prior meta-analyses meetings have successfully accomplished both. Epitope information will be examined to identify protective immune responses as well as those that may contribute to disease pathogenesis. Knowledge gained from this workshop can be applied to improved understanding of the requirements for generation of protective immunity, prevention of immune-mediated pathogenesis, and development of improved or novel vaccines and diagnostics for flaviviruses.