Avian Influenza A Virus Pandemic Preparedness and Vaccine Development

• Published in: Vaccines (Basel) Vol. 6; no. 3; p. 46
• Main Authors: De Vries, Rory D., Herfst, Sander, Richard, Mathilde
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 25.07.2018; MDPI
• Subjects: Avian flu; avian influenza A virus; Birds; Host range; Human populations; Influenza; Influenza A; pandemic; Pandemics; Review; vaccination; Vaccine development; Vaccines; Viruses; Zoonoses; zoonosis; Ankara Turkey; Turkey; avian influenza A virus; pandemic; zoonosis; vaccination

Influenza A viruses can infect a wide range of hosts, creating opportunities for zoonotic transmission, i.e., transmission from animals to humans, and placing the human population at constant risk of potential pandemics. In the last hundred years, four influenza A virus pandemics have had a devastat...