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Influenza
Study findings from University of Groningen provide new insights into influenza
March 12th, 2008
According to a study from Netherlands, "In this study pulmonary vaccination with a new influenza subunit vaccine powder was evaluated. Vaccine powder was produced by spray-freeze drying (SFD) using the oligosaccharide inulin as stabilizer." "Immune responses after pulmonary vaccination of BALB/c mice with vaccine powder were determined and compared to those induced by intramuscular and pulmonary vaccination with a conventional liquid subunit vaccine. All vaccinations were performed without adjuvant. Pulmonary vaccination with liquid subunit vaccine resulted in systemic Immoral (IgG) immune responses similar to intramuscular immunization. In contrast, the vaccine powder...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-03-12)
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