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Filter by:Influenza viral infection can cause serious illness among young infants 0-6 months of age. However, inactivated influenza vaccine is not recommended for this age group but pregnant women can be vaccinated during 2nd - 3rd trimester to induce passive immunization of their infants. Nevertheless vitamin A deficiency is highly prevalent among pregnant women in Bangladesh, >50% pregnant women consume less vitamin A than the recommended level. Given the fact that both clinical and sub-clinical vitamin A deficiency impair vaccine specific immunity, in this proposed study, we aim to investigate whether maternal vitamin A supplementation improve influenza vaccine specific immune responses among pregnant women and the passive protection of their infants. In a placebo controlled clinical trial, sixty six mothers will be randomly assigned to receive either 10,000 IU vitamin A or placebo capsules weekly from second trimester to 6 month postnatal period. At 26-28 weeks of gestation, all mothers will be vaccinated with inactivated, trivalent influenza virus vaccine. Maternal and cord blood will be collected for vitamin A and influenza virus specific IgG assessment. Colostrum and breast milk at 6-month will be collected for vitamin A and influenza virus specific secretory IgA assessment. Venous blood (2-3 ml) will be obtained from all infants at the age of 6 months for vitamin A and influenza virus specific IgG assessment as well as infants' nasal swab for influenza virus specific secretory IgA.
This study focuses on pre-pandemic priming of man against H5 influenza with the goal of mounting a robust antibody response to small quantities of vaccine either before or during an H5 pandemic.
H9N2 influenza circulates in animal and poultry and has caused delf limiting infections in children. Influenza H9N2 poses a pandemic threat to humans. This study evaluates the safety and immunogenicity of adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted whole virus and virosomal H9N2 vaccines by the intramuscular route. We also assess intradermal route of administration to see if this has any advantages. The aim is to assess antibody responses before and after vaccination. The hypothesis is that lower doses of adjuvanted vaccine will induce similar antibody responses to non-adjuvanted vaccine
This observer-blind study is designed to show the immunological non-inferiority of Thiomersal-free-processed pandemic influenza vaccine as compared to the Thiomersal-containing-processed pandemic influenza vaccine.
We hypothesize that when offered influenza vaccine at little or no cost, in a setting where the value of the vaccine is connected to one's high risk child, vaccination rates for parents will approach 90-95%, similar to rates obtained in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit environment.
The aim of the present dose ranging study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of two doses of twelve different formulations of a Cell Culture-Derived H5N1 Subunit Influenza Virus Vaccine, adjuvanted with MF59 or non-adjuvanted, given three weeks apart and followed by a booster dose after 12 months in healthy adults 18 to 40 years of age.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the efficacy of an investigational Vero cell-derived, trivalent, seasonal influenza vaccine to prevent infection with an influenza virus that is antigenically similar to one of the three strains in the vaccine. Subjects will be randomized in a double-blind fashion to receive a single intramuscular injection of either the investigational vaccine or placebo. Blood will be drawn from all subjects for a determination of hemagglutination inhibition antibody titers on Days 0 and 21, body temperature and injection site reactions will be monitored daily for 7 days. In addition, subjects must return to the clinic promptly to have swab samples of their nose and throat taken whenever they feel flu symptoms and all subjects will be monitored for adverse events until Day 180.
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether influenza can be reliably transmitted from children to susceptible contacts in a health care setting. The goal is to develop a transmission that can then be used to assess interventions to prevent transmission Research objectives: To develop a model to investigate the frequency of influenza transmission from an infected child to a susceptible health care worker Research Hypotheses: Influenza viruses can be transmitted from infected children to exposed health care workers
Vaccination is the principal means of combating epidemic and pandemic influenza. As vaccines induce relatively strain-specific and short-lived antibody responses, annual immunisation with regularly updated vaccine is recommended for seasonal influenza, but would not be expected to protect against a pandemic event. In clinical trials among young adults, at least two doses of avian influenza H5 or H9 subunit vaccine are needed to induce moderate antibody responses. However, studies including older subjects have unexpectedly found that some people aged over 65 yrs have pre-vaccination neutralising antibody to influenza H5 and H9 respectively. These subjects mount a robust antibody response to single dose H5 or H9 pandemic vaccine, suggesting that they are effectively primed to at least some strains of avian influenza. This exploratory proposal focuses on those elderly subjects whose immune systems already exhibit antibodies to H5 with a goal of investigating the humoral and cellular basis of the immune response to seasonal and pandemic vaccination. We will examine neutralising antibody responses to a range of human and non-human influenza viruses before and after seasonal and pandemic vaccination and evaluate cellular B and T cell immune responses before and after pandemic H5 vaccination
This unblinded pilot study is intended to assess the feasibility of a larger double-blind, randomized control trial. For the larger trial the investigators are interested in understanding the relative benefits of vaccine and antiviral prophylaxis, the risk factors for influenza infection in healthy adults, and in assessing the safety and tolerability of seasonal antiviral prophylaxis in healthcare workers. The pilot study will be assessing the rate of infection with influenza and the rate of adherence to long-term zanamivir in 60 healthy volunteers.