Influenza Vaccines for the Future

By Rino Rappuoli

Book Overview

EVOLUTION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY.- Influenza Virus: The Biology of a Changing Virus.- The Epidemiology of Influenza and its Control.- Epidemiology of Influenza in Tropical and Sub-Tropical Low Income Regions.- The Origin and Evolution of H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Viruses.- The Emergence of 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Influenza.- IMMUNITY AND VACCINE STRATEGIES.- Influenza Vaccines have Short but Illustrious History of Dedicated Science Enabling the Rapid Global Production of A/Swine (H1N1) Vaccine in the Current Pandemic.- Influenza and Influenza Vaccination in Children.- The Immune Response to Influenza A Viruses.- Correlates of Protection Against Influenza.- The Role of Animal Models in Influenza Vaccine Research.- Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine.- Cell Culture-Derived Influenza Vaccines.- Conserved Internal Proteins as Potential Universal Vaccines.- Adjuvants for Influenza Vaccines: The Role of Oil-in-Water Adjuvants.- Lesson Learned from Clinical Trials in 1976 and 1977 with Vaccines for the Newly Emerged Swine and Russian Influenza A/H1N1 Viruses.- Human Monoclonal Antibodies for Prophylaxis and Treatment of Influenza.- ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS.- Learning from the First Pandemic of the 21st Century.- Economic Implications of Influenza and Influenza Vaccine.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3034803354
• ISBN13: 9783034803359
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"