Vaccines for Pandemic Influenza (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology)

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Edition: 2009
Release: 2009-07-28
Publisher: Springer
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 3540921648
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

Vaccines for Pandemic Influenza (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology) pdf
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The recent outbreak of disease caused by a novel H1N1 virus has focused global attention on the threat of a new influenza pandemic. Recent years have also seen unprecedented outbreaks of avian influenza A viruses. In particular, highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses have not only resulted in widespread outbreaks in domestic poultry, but have been transmitted to humans resulting in numerous fatalities. The rapid expansion in the geographic distribution of these novel viruses raises the risk that such a virus could cause a global pandemic with high morbidity and mortality. An effective influenza vaccine represents the best approach to prevent and control such an emerging pandemic. However, current influenza vaccines are directed at existing seasonal influenza viruses, which have limited antigenic relationships to the newly emerging virus strains. Concerns about pandemic preparedness have greatly stimulated research activities to develop effective vaccines for pandemic influenza viruses, and t Download Vaccines for Pandemic Influenza (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology) for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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