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Researchers from Oita University, Department of Otolaryngology report details of new studies and findings in the area of influenza vaccines

Published in Vaccine Weekly, March 17th, 2010

Researchers detail in 'The role of Toll-like receptor 4 in eliciting acquired immune responses against nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae following intranasal immunization with outer membrane protein,' new data in influenza. According to recent research from Oita, Japan, "Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common infectious diseases in children. Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is considered a major pathogen in AOM."

"Current treatment options depend mainly on the use of antibiotics, thus developing vaccines to prevent this disease is an urgent goal for public health. Outer membrane proteins (OMPs) are promising candidate targets for vaccination...

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