Vaccine Weekly

Immunization - Combining treatment and testing of TB and HIV could save lives in Africa

Immunology - Seventeen-color flow cytometry provide insights into immune system

Immunology - Type 1 and type 2 immunity in healthy Japanese adults assessed

Influenza Vaccine - Method to predict antigenic variants of influenza viruses developed

Leishmaniasis Vaccine - Intranasal vaccine protects against cutaneous leishmaniasis

Leukemia Vaccine - Dendritic cells fused with leukemia blast cells activate lymphocytes

Malaria Vaccine - Analogue of epitope from malaria vaccine protein characterized

Malaria Vaccine - Conserved region of P. falciparum targeted by antibodies identified

Malaria Vaccine - Effect of natural selection in malaria parasites discussed

Malaria Vaccine - PfEMP1-DBL1 alpha antibodies protect Plasmodium falciparum

Medical Fraud - Connecticut doctor fined for fraud

Melanoma Vaccine - Antibodies elicit antigen-specific T cells in melanoma patients

Melanoma Vaccine - Immunotherapy for melanoma reviewed

Meningitis C - Biotech company announces meningitis C vaccine contract with Canadian government

Meningococcal Disease - New vaccine could stem 70% of meningococcal disease

Meningoencephalitis - Protoxin with amoebal lysates protects against meningoencephalitis

Mucosal Immunization - Airway cells present antigen to influenza-specific cells inefficiently

Multiple Myeloma - Idiotope-specific strategies for myeloma suggested by animal studies

Multiple Sclerosis - Immunotherapeutic approaches in multiple sclerosis reviewed

Nicotine Vaccine - Ethics of nicotine conjugate vaccine discussed

Parasitology - Immune memory doesn't need reminding

Personnel - Biopharma company forms scientific advisory board

Personnel - Pharma company announces addition of vice president of clinical pharmacology

Plague - NIH grant awarded for development of nasally delivered plague vaccine

Pneumococcal Disease - CDC recommends return to full four-dose series of Prevnar

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Antibodies against pneumococcal proteins developed

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Conjugate vaccine effective against pneumococcal disease in children

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Nonavalent pneumococcal vaccine provides long-term protection

Preparedness - Guide helps communities prepare for vaccine and drug dispensing

Product Licensing - Chiron grants nonexclusive license for HCV therapeutics

Product Licensing - Crucell, partner, announce PER.C6 licensing agreement

Prostate Cancer - Monoclonal antibodies against prostate-specific antigen characterized

Prostate Cancer - Trial launched for GVAX vaccine in combination with MDX-010

Prostate Cancer Vaccine - Peptides immunogenic in prostate cancer patients identified

Reovirus Vaccine - Dendritic cells process viral antigen from apoptotic epithelial cells

Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Recombinant respiratory syncytial virus with deletion characterized

SARS - Biotech company gets $4.8M grant for SARS vaccine development

SARS Vaccine - Advancements in the battle against severe acute respiratory syndrome

SARS Vaccine - Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to SARS-coronavirus characterized

Streptococcus Vaccine -  Streptococcus mutans epitope recognized by antibody 6-11A described

Streptococcus Vaccine - Antibodies to pneumolysin protect against pneumococcal pneumonia

Streptococcus Vaccine - Maternal streptococcus antibody correlates with neonate protection

Streptococcus Vaccine - Sialic acid O-acetylation in group B Streptococcus characterized

Tetanus Vaccine - Plastic surgeons need awareness of tetanus possibility

Type 1 Diabetes - Company reports developments in stimulating immune responses in type 1 diabetes

Vaccine Adjuvant - Adjuvant oligosaccharide oleate ester characterized

Vaccine Adjuvant - Delivery route of starch microparticle vaccine affects immune response

Vaccine Adjuvant - Effect of chemical adjuvants on DNA vaccination determined

Vaccine Development - Current status and future directions of cell processing reviewed

Vaccine Development - Dimeric gonadotrophin-releasing hormone vaccines elicit immune response

Vaccine Development - Outer membrane vesicles production in Gram-negative bacteria improved

Vaccinia Virus - A13 phosphoprotein required for assembly of mature vaccinia virions

Varicella - Parents report chickenpox among "top three" most miserable illnesses

Varicella Zoster Virus - Varicella zoster virus meningitis reported in immunized child

Virology Vaccine - Dendritic cell vaccine protects against Friend retrovirus infection