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Vaccine Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . May 12th, 2004

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AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Vaccine allows for infection control in macaques exposed to SHIV

Glaucoma Vaccine - Vaccination for glaucoma being developed

Herpesvirus Vaccine - Gammaherpesvirus-68 mutant deficient for ORF73 has vaccine potential

Malaria Vaccine -  P. vivax merozoite surface protein shows promise as malaria vaccine

Measles Vaccine - Misdiagnosis of measles negatively impacts health workers' confidence

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Neutralizing HIV epitopes available in newly-infected patients

Adrenocortical Cancer - Steroidogenic acute regulatory therapy useful for adrenocortical cancer

Alzheimer Disease - American Academy of Neurology awards 2004 Potamkin Prize to two scientists

Anthrax - New type of anthrax vaccine moves into larger-scale trial

Anthrax Vaccine - Anthrax vaccine phase II trial begins

Autoimmune Disease - DNA vaccination with CD25 protects rats from adjuvant arthritis

Biowarfare - Biodefense applications of recombinant polyclonal antibodies reviewed

Bone Marrow Transplant - Re-immunization after bone marrow transplantation discussed

Brain Tumors - Human alpha-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells kills glioblastomas

Breast Cancer Vaccine - NY-ESO-1 shows promise as antigen for breast cancer vaccine development

Cancer Therapy - Paper describes novel in situ cancer vaccine to cure recurrent cancer

Cancer Vaccine - CD8+ T cells against Her-2/neu antigens possess antitumor activity

Cancer Vaccine - Tumor rejection antigen carbohydrate mimic elicits antitumor response

Finance - Biopharma company offers up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock

Finance - FluMist maker says costs hold profit growth to 1%

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Determining features of HIV neutralization phenotype identified

Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus - Structure of subunits of HTLV-1 envelope glycoproteins analyzed

Immunization - Nebraska Health and Human Services receive grant for immunizations

Immunizations - Couple who lost son to whooping cough join immunization push

Immunizations - Oklahoma City Health Department launches immunization campaign

Immunotherapy - Cancer immunotherapy and heat-shock proteins reviewed

Influenza - APIC initiative to address low flu-shot rate among healthcare workers

Influenza - Flu shot makers say orders filling up fast for next season

Influenza - Many health care workers not getting flu shot

Influenza - Many healthcare workers not getting flu shot

Leishmaniasis - Vaccine containing Leishmania and BCG effective for leishmaniasis

MMR Vaccine - Varicella and MMR vaccines can be administered together safely

Malaria Vaccine - Disulfide bonds in malaria surface protein impede antigen processing

Melanoma - Unusual angiomatoid metastatic melanoma described

Melanoma Vaccine - IL-2 improves metastatic malignant melanoma response to vaccine

Melanoma Vaccine - Production of melanoma gp100 antigen and polyclonal antibodies reported

Mucosal Immunization - Exploiting immune surveillance leads to new mucosal vaccines

Osteosarcoma - Her-2 and EGFR are osteosarcoma vaccine targets

Pancreatic Cancer - Cancer testis antigens show promise for pancreatic carcinoma treatment

Parkinson Disease - Single chain antibody fragments inhibit aggregation of alpha-synuclein

Rabies Prevention - Pennsylvania begins rabies-baiting program earlier this year

Rotavirus Vaccine - Rotavirus typing methods and algorithms reviewed

Sexually Transmitted Disease - Parents play key role in vaccinating adolescents against STDs

Smallpox Vaccine - Animal efficacy studies of smallpox vaccine candidate show positive results

Vaccine - Rotavirus-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies isolated from humans

Vaccine Delivery - DNA virus-like particles elicit immune responses by oral administration

Vaccine Delivery - Inclusion bodies from recombinant bacteria deliver vaccine antigen

Vaccine Development - Polysaccharide vaccine induces polysaccharide-reactive T cells in mice

Vaccine Safety - Ethnicity implications in immunization and atopy reviewed

Vaccine Safety - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System database reviewed

Vector Development - Rapid uncoating of vector genomes is key to liver transduction

Virology - HIV-polio vaccine theory refuted

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