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Filter by:The recent swine origin influenza pandemic (2009), new emergence of swine origin H3N2v, and delayed availability of vaccine for these agents highlight the need to test and optimize public health intervention strategies to reduce transmission of influenza. We will use a new technology for biological particle collection (U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/162,395, McDevitt et al., Aerosol Sci Technol 2013) to make fundamental observations on infectious respiratory droplets in a study of up to 200 naturally occurring seasonal influenza cases. We will collect respiratory droplets shed by participants while breathing normally, talking, and spontaneously coughing. We will characterize the size distribution of droplets containing infectious virus. We will use these basic data to examine the roles of large and small respiratory droplets and examine how the interaction of host factors and virus type impact the shedding of infectious respiratory droplets. Subjects will be recruited through a web based respiratory illness surveillance system, health clinics and advertisement in the campus community. Sitting in the collection booth will not create additional discomfort or risk for volunteers already suffering from influenza infection. We will recruit up to 1000 persons with symptoms of acute respiratory illness for screening with collection of nasopharyngeal swabs and questionnaire. From among those screened, we will recruit 250 to give exhaled breath samples, and ask 50 people with influenza to return for follow up exhaled breath samples on up to two subsequent days. We hypothesize that (1) fine aerosols (<5 microns in aerodynamic diameter) will contain more viral copies than coarse aerosol particles (>= 5 microns) (2) fine aerosols will contain culturable virus indicating that the fine aerosols are infectious, (3) aerosol shedding will correlate with virus load measured by swabs, (4) presence of active cough during sampling will be associated with increased aerosol shedding, (5) clinical symptoms and signs, including fever can be used to predict viral aerosol shedding.
The purpose of this study is to compare immunogenicity and safety of ASP7374 (cell-culture derived influenza vaccine) with those of approved egg-derived trivalent inactivated vaccine (TIV) in elderly subjects.
Evaluate Safety, Tolerability and Immune response of adjuvanted H5N1 cell culture derived influenza vaccine in elderly subjects
Influenza is an important and potentially preventable cause of morbidity and mortality, yet only 46% of U.S. adults were vaccinated by the end of the 2011-12 influenza season despite influenza vaccination being widely recommended, effective, and safe. Influenza vaccination rates are even lower in racial/ethnic minority groups. In order to address the problem of low influenza vaccination rates in minority adults, we plan to build on the well-accepted practice of immunization recall-reminders and the emerging practice of using text message to pilot the feasibility of using text messaging to improve influenza vaccination coverage rates in a low health literacy, largely minority, publicly insured adult population.
the purpose of the study is to determine the safety and tolerability of VXA-A1.1, an adjuvanted adenoviral based influenza vaccine, when delivery is targeted to the ileum, using a radio controlled capsule. The secondary objective is to evaluate the immune response (cellular and humoral) of two doses of VXA-A1.1 oral vaccine.
This is an open study of the use of AdimFlu-V (2012-2013 season) vaccine in non-elderly and elderly subjects. All participates will receive one dose of vaccine (0.5 ml) by intramuscular injection into the upper arm. Safety outcomes included immediate reactions at the time of vaccination, solicited local and systemic reactions for 7 days, unsolicited adverse events for 28 days, and serious adverse events. Sera prepared from blood samples will be collected from each subject immediately prior to, and 28 days after vaccination. Anti-hemagglutinin (HA) antibody titers will be determined using the WHO hemagglutination inhibition reference technique. The central laboratory who is responsible for antibody titrations will not be aware of the background of blood samples (e.g., pre- or post-serum), it is also called observer-blinded. All participates will be followed, either by clinical visit or by telephone contact, for 8 weeks after the vaccination for safety reasons.
The purpose of this study is to assess in healthy subjects the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and immunogenicity of single escalating doses of CR8020, a monoclonal antibody against influenza A viruses.
This is an open study of the use of AdimFlu-V (2012-2013 season) vaccine in young healthy subjects. Subjects aged equal to or over 9 years old and less than 18 years old will receive one dose of vaccine (0.5 mL) by intramuscular injection into the upper arm. Subjects aged equal to or over 3 years old and less than 9 years old will received two doses of vaccine (0.5 mL) by intramuscular injection into the upper arm separated by 4 weeks (28 days). Safety outcomes included immediate reactions at the time of vaccination, solicited local and systemic reactions within 7 days after each vaccination, unsolicited adverse events observed since first vaccination to 28 days after the last dose of vaccination, and serious adverse events during the observation. Sera prepared from blood samples will be collected from each subject immediately prior to, and 4 weeks after each vaccination. Anti-hemagglutinin (HA) antibody titers will be determined using the WHO hemagglutination inhibition reference technique. The central laboratory who is responsible for antibody titrations will not be aware of the background of blood samples (e.g., pre- or post-serum), it is also called observer-blinded. All subjects will be followed, either by clinical visit or by telephone contact, for 8 weeks after the last vaccination for safety reasons.
The clinical performance of the Ultra Influenza A&B Test will be demonstrated during a clinical trial in which prospectively collected nasal swabs are used in identifying subjects who are infected with the influenza virus strain type A or type B. The Ultra Influenza A&B Test qualitative results will be compared to "Gold Standard" viral culture with Direct Fluorescent Antibody (DFA) confirmation techniques using nasal swabs collected from symptomatic subjects. The Ultra Influenza A&B Test will be performed at Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waived sites by untrained intended users (e.g. nurses, physician assistants, medical assistants, etc.). For viral culture testing with DFA confirmation testing, nasal swab specimen testing will be performed by a designated reference laboratory.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the antibody response to each of the three influenza vaccine strains included in the licensed seasonal flu vaccine, as measured by hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) at three weeks post immunization in non-elderly and elderly subjects in compliance with the requirements of the current European Union (EU) recommendations for the evaluation of the immunogenicity for a new formulation of a licensed flu vaccine (CPMP/BWP/214/96).