Safety of and Immune Response to a Bird Flu Virus Vaccine (H5N1) in Healthy Adults

Summary

Avian influenza (AI), or bird flu, has recently become a major health concern in Asia and other parts of the world. The need for a vaccine to prevent the spread of AI among livestock and to humans is sorely needed. The purpose of this study is to test the safety of and immune response to a new AI vaccine in healthy adults.

Timeline

Start

2006-06

Primary completion

2007-07

Completion

2007-07

Publications

• Background Ferguson NM, Cummings DA, Cauchemez S, Fraser C, Riley S, Meeyai A, Iamsirithaworn S, Burke DS. Strategies for containing an emerging influenza pandemic in Southeast Asia. Nature. 2005 Sep 8;437(7056):209-14. doi: 10.1038/nature04017. Epub 2005 Aug 3.
• Background Joseph T, Subbarao K. Human infections with avian influenza viruses. Md Med. 2005 Winter;6(1):30-2.
• Background Sims LD, Domenech J, Benigno C, Kahn S, Kamata A, Lubroth J, Martin V, Roeder P. Origin and evolution of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Asia. Vet Rec. 2005 Aug 6;157(6):159-64. doi: 10.1136/vr.157.6.159.
• Background Stephenson I, Nicholson KG, Wood JM, Zambon MC, Katz JM. Confronting the avian influenza threat: vaccine development for a potential pandemic. Lancet Infect Dis. 2004 Aug;4(8):499-509. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(04)01105-3.
• Background Webby RJ, Perez DR, Coleman JS, Guan Y, Knight JH, Govorkova EA, McClain-Moss LR, Peiris JS, Rehg JE, Tuomanen EI, Webster RG. Responsiveness to a pandemic alert: use of reverse genetics for rapid development of influenza vaccines. Lancet. 2004 Apr 3;363(9415):1099-103. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15892-3.
• Karron RA, Talaat K, Luke C, Callahan K, Thumar B, Dilorenzo S, McAuliffe J, Schappell E, Suguitan A, Mills K, Chen G, Lamirande E, Coelingh K, Jin H, Murphy BR, Kemble G, Subbarao K. Evaluation of two live attenuated cold-adapted H5N1 influenza virus vaccines in healthy adults. Vaccine. 2009 Aug 6;27(36):4953-60. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.05.099. Epub 2009 Jun 21.

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