Clinical evaluation of vaccines for pandemic influenza H5N1

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2007 Feb;68(2):80-4. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2007.68.2.22826.

Abstract

Avian influenza (H5N1) was first associated with human respiratory disease in Hong Kong in 1997. In 2004 the virus re-emerged among poultry and migratory birds in Asia and has spread into Europe and Africa, raising concerns that an H5 pandemic is imminent.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Africa / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / immunology*
  • Influenza Vaccines / standards*
  • Influenza, Human / prevention & control*
  • Vaccination / legislation & jurisprudence

Substances

  • Influenza Vaccines