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Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses

The Official Journal of the International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases

Edited by:
Alan W. Hampson

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses is the first journal to specialise exclusively on influenza and other respiratory viruses and strives to play a key role in the disemmination of information in this broad and challenging field. It is aimed at laboratory and clinical scientists, public health professionals, and others around the world involved in a broad range of activities in this field. In turn, topics covered will include:

• surveillance
• epidemiology
• prevention by vaccines
• prevention and treatment by antivirals
• clinical studies
• public health & pandemic preparedness
• basic scientific research
• transmission between animals and humans

TopNews and Announcements

Publication of H1N1 (swine) influenza papers

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses is currently accepting contributions relating to the novel influenza H1N1 (swine) influenza including data, commentary, opinions etc. for expedited publication. Contributions should be submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/irv.

Why submit to Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses?

• The only journal to specialise exclusively on this subject area- click here for the aims and scope
• Edited by world leaders - click here to see the complete editorial board
• Quick and easy online submission - via Manuscript Central - http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/irv
• Speedy publication - articles available online pre-publication
• High International readership - All content is free online
• Fresh and reader-friendly design
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TopHighlights

Read the November 2008 special issue on Seasonal and Pandemic Vaccines FREE online

Special Edition: Editorial
Alan W. Hampson, John Wood

Current status of live attenuated influenza vaccine in the United States for seasonal and pandemic influenza
Christopher S. Ambrose, Catherine Luke, Kathleen Coelingh

Safety and immunogenicity of live attenuated influenza reassortant H5 vaccine (phase I-II clinical trials)
Larisa Rudenko, Julia Desheva, Sergey Korovkin, Alexander Mironov, Andrey Rekstin, Elena Grigorieva, Svetlana Donina, Alexandra Gambaryan, Anton Katlinsky

FluBlok, a recombinant hemagglutinin influenza vaccine
Manon M.J. Cox, Peter A. Patriarca, John Treanor

Yearly licensing studies from 1997 to 2007 of the inactivated whole virus seasonal influenza vaccine fluval - a useful approach to pandemic vaccine development even in less well developed countries?
Zoltan Vajo, Lajos Kosa, Istvan Szilvasy, Zsuzsanna Pauliny, Kálmán Bartha, Ildiko Visontay, Mate Jankovics, Agnes Kis, Istvan Jankovics

Improving seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines
Melanie Saville, Grenville Marsh, Agnes Hoffenbach

Safety and immunogenicity of Sinovac's prototype pandemic influenza H5N1 vaccines: a review on clinical trials
Yuan-Zheng Qiu, Wei-Dong Yin

MF59®-adjuvanted vaccines for seasonal and pandemic influenza prophylaxis
Angelika Banzhoff, Michele Pellegrini, Giuseppe Del Giudice, Elena Fragapane, Nicola Groth, Audino Podda

A vaccine manufacturer's approach to address medical needs related to seasonal and pandemic influenza viruses
Benoit Baras, Nancy Bouveret, Jeanne-Marie Devaster, Louis Fries, Paul Gillard, Roland Sänger, Emmanuel Hanon

Characterization of a whole, inactivated influenza (H5N1) vaccine
Yoshikazu Tada

TopEndorsements

"Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses will provide an international platform for information and discussion among experts who will help to shape international responses to any outbreak."
Alan Hampson - Editor

"ISIRV is delighted to be working with Blackwell Publishing to launch this journal, which will have a major contribution to play in bringing together international knowledge and expertise in these vital fields.'
Dr Geoffrey Schild - Chair of ISIRV and Deputy Editor