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

Summary

Over the past decade, avian influenza (AI) has become a major health concern. The development of a safe and effective vaccine against H5N1 infection is important. The purpose of this study is to determine the safety of a new AI vaccine in healthy adults.

Timeline

Start

2007-06

Primary completion

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Completion

2007-09

Publications

• Background Cinatl J Jr, Michaelis M, Doerr HW. The threat of avian influenza A (H5N1). Part IV: Development of vaccines. Med Microbiol Immunol. 2007 Dec;196(4):213-25. doi: 10.1007/s00430-007-0052-3. Epub 2007 Jun 1.
• Background Cox MM. Vaccines in development against avian influenza. Minerva Med. 2007 Apr;98(2):145-53.
• Background Peiris JS, Yu WC, Leung CW, Cheung CY, Ng WF, Nicholls JM, Ng TK, Chan KH, Lai ST, Lim WL, Yuen KY, Guan Y. Re-emergence of fatal human influenza A subtype H5N1 disease. Lancet. 2004 Feb 21;363(9409):617-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15595-5.
• Background Rajagopal S, Treanor J. Pandemic (avian) influenza. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Apr;28(2):159-70. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-976488.
• Background Ungchusak K, Auewarakul P, Dowell SF, Kitphati R, Auwanit W, Puthavathana P, Uiprasertkul M, Boonnak K, Pittayawonganon C, Cox NJ, Zaki SR, Thawatsupha P, Chittaganpitch M, Khontong R, Simmerman JM, Chunsutthiwat S. Probable person-to-person transmission of avian influenza A (H5N1). N Engl J Med. 2005 Jan 27;352(4):333-40. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa044021. Epub 2005 Jan 24.
• 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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