Safety of and Immune Response to a Bird Flu Virus Vaccine (H9N2) in Healthy Adults (Study B)

Summary

Avian influenza (AI), also known as bird flu, has become a major public health concern in many regions of the world. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of and immune response to an AI vaccine in healthy adults.

Timeline

Start

2006-10

Primary completion

2007-01

Completion

2007-01

Publications

• Background Choi YK, Ozaki H, Webby RJ, Webster RG, Peiris JS, Poon L, Butt C, Leung YH, Guan Y. Continuing evolution of H9N2 influenza viruses in Southeastern China. J Virol. 2004 Aug;78(16):8609-14. doi: 10.1128/JVI.78.16.8609-8614.2004.
• Background Cox NJ, Subbarao K. Global epidemiology of influenza: past and present. Annu Rev Med. 2000;51:407-21. doi: 10.1146/annurev.med.51.1.407.
• Background Li C, Yu K, Tian G, Yu D, Liu L, Jing B, Ping J, Chen H. Evolution of H9N2 influenza viruses from domestic poultry in Mainland China. Virology. 2005 Sep 15;340(1):70-83. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2005.06.025.
• Background Lin YP, Shaw M, Gregory V, Cameron K, Lim W, Klimov A, Subbarao K, Guan Y, Krauss S, Shortridge K, Webster R, Cox N, Hay A. Avian-to-human transmission of H9N2 subtype influenza A viruses: relationship between H9N2 and H5N1 human isolates. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Aug 15;97(17):9654-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.160270697.

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