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Vaccine Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . March 10th, 2004

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Cancer Vaccine - Electrofusion of dendritic cells and tumor generates therapeutic vaccine

Ebola Virus - Novel Ebola virus-like particles produced from cDNAs

Dengue Fever - Live-attenuated dengue virus vaccine stimulates TH1 immune responses

Dengue Fever - Safe and immunogenic monovalent attenuated dengue vaccines developed

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Vaginal infection with influenza A elicits immune response to HIV epitope

Malaria Vaccine - Polymorphism reducing P. falciparum rosetting protects against malaria

Asthma - Children's flu vaccination does not relieve exacerbations

Avian Influenza - Vaccine could be made quickly if Asian bird flu goes global, U.S. officials say

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccine - Intranasal BCG vaccine better than subcutaneous vaccine against pulmonary TB

Cancer Therapy - Norwegian Radium Hospital receive FUGE grant to develop new anticancer agents

Cervical Cancer - Overexpression of HER-2/neu uncommon in invasive carcinoma of uterine cervix

Chickenpox - Effectiveness of vaccine decreases after 1 year

Childhood Immunization - Parents must get more information to counter immunization fears

Cytomegalovirus Vaccine - Glycoprotein B DNA vaccine prevents congenital cytomegalovirus transmission

Dengue Fever - Dengue virus strains show promise for candidate vaccines

Drug Delivery - Cell fusion could repair organs, deliver cancer vaccines

Drug Design - Studies offer new insight into HIV vaccine development

Ebola Virus - Ebola virus-like particles protect from lethal Ebola virus infection

Encephalitis Vaccine - Nipah virus vaccine provides protection in hamster model

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 trans-activator protein affects pathogenesis of HIV-1 infection

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Germany launches first HIV/AIDS vaccine trial

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Company presents model for a new therapeutic vaccination strategy against HIV

Hepatitis - VIR201 data presented at conference

Hepatitis C Virus - Vaccine possible for multiple strains of hepatitis C, evidence shows

Hepatitis E Vaccine - Hepatitis E virus DNA vaccine protected cynomolgus macaques against infection

Immunizations - A-Fujian strain tentatively added to influenza vaccine for next year

Immunizations - Campaign launched to immunize against Africa polio outbreak

Immunizations - Committee approves mandatory hepatitis vaccines for Indiana high schools

Immunizations - Short supply of booster shots forcing delay in baby vaccinations

Immunology - FDA grants orphan drug designation for Altastaph

Immunology - Swift production of neutralizing antibody halts hepadnavirus infection

Influenza - Flu vaccine's results leave experts uncertain of next season preparations

Influenza - Report finds inactivated influenza virus vaccines effective in children

Influenza - Vaccine development against H5N1 virus "should be made a priority"

Influenza - WHO adds Fujian flu to vaccine list for next winter

Influenza Vaccine - Benefit of new influenza vaccine in healthy children investigated

Influenza Vaccine - Signed consent requirement for influenza vaccination should be eliminated

Kidney Cancer - Tumor-based vaccine shows promise

Kidney Disease - Many vaccines are safe and effective in patients with chronic kidney disease

Melanoma - Data on autologous cell vaccine published

Meningitis - Health groups recommend temporary suspension of pediatric vaccine dose

Personnel - Daniel S. Lynch named CEO and director of Erbitux maker

Personnel - Kuo, Sedlack named to board of directors at vaccine development company

Poliomyelitis Vaccine - Vaccine-derived polioviruses decline in patients with poliomyelitis

Preventive Medicine - Practice-based education for doctors improves delivery of preventive childcare

Respiratory Syncytial Virus - IL-2 expression during RSV infection improves memory CD8 T cell development

Smallpox - Few cases of vaccinia transfer reported

Tick-borne Encephalitis - Widespread immunization reduces incidence of tick-borne encephalitis

Toxoplasmosis - SAG2 internal image of anti-idiotype antibody protects against toxoplasmosis

Tuberculosis - Gates Foundation commits $82.9 million to develop new tuberculosis vaccines

Tuberculosis Prevention - Clinical trial of new TB vaccine begins

Vaccine Development - Tumor-pulsed dendritic cells activate antitumor protection

Varicella-Zoster Virus - Pathogenetic tropism of varicella-zoster virus to human hepatocytes reported

Vector-borne Disease - E.U. research aims for prevention, control of highly transmissible animal diseases

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