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New Trends and Developments in Vaccines

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  • © 1978

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Editors:
  1. A. Voller

    1. Nuffield Laboratories of Comparative Medicine, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, UK

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  2. H. Friedman

    1. Department of Microbiology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, New York, USA

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Vaccines: general background and introduction

    • H. Friedman, A. Voller
    Pages 1-5

  3. New developments in vaccines

    • W. Hennessen
    Pages 7-17

  4. Paediatric vaccines

    • S. A. Plotkin
    Pages 19-27

  5. The whooping cough vaccine controversy

    • G. Dick
    Pages 29-54

  6. Measles vaccines

    • Erling Norrby
    Pages 55-61

  7. Vaccines against influenza

    • C. Hannoun
    Pages 63-69

  8. The New York Swine Influenza Immunization Program

    • P. J. Imperato
    Pages 71-86

  9. Rabies vaccines

    • J. Crick
    Pages 87-101

  10. Rubella vaccines

    • C. Huygelen
    Pages 103-115

  11. Vaccination against poliomyelitis

    • J. Salk, D. Salk
    Pages 117-153

  12. Hepatitis viruses and vaccines

    • M. R. Hilleman, V. M. Villarejos, E. B. Buynak, O. L. Ittensohn, W. J. McAleer, A. A. McLean et al.
    Pages 155-169

  13. Developments with hepatitis B vaccines

    • A. J. Zuckerman
    Pages 171-177

  14. Herpesvirus vaccine development: studies of virus morphological components

    • S. K. Vernon, W. C. Lawrence, Carole A. Long, G. H. Cohen, B. A. Rubin
    Pages 179-210

  15. ‘Ribosomal’ vaccines: A review

    • T. K. Eisenstein
    Pages 211-222

  16. Cholera vaccines

    • H. Friedman
    Pages 223-235

  17. A vaccine for the prevention of pneumococcal infections

    • G. Schiffman
    Pages 237-243

  18. Meningococcal vaccines

    • W. A. Hankins
    Pages 245-253

  19. Development of meningococcal vaccines

    • R. Triau
    Pages 255-273

  20. Immunization with Streptococcus mutans against dental caries in rhesus monkeys

    • T. Lehner, S. J. Challacombe, Jill Caldwell
    Pages 275-298
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About this book

It was not too long ago that many physicians and biomedical scientists felt that the era of 'vaccines' for protecting mankind against infectious disease was coming to an end. During the 1 940s and 50s the widespread use of newly developed antibiotics and antimicrobial chemotherapeutic agents suggested a new era in medicine, i. e. the control and eventual elimination of all infectious diseases, at least those caused by bacteria, by' chemical means. The magic 'bullet' proposed by Paul Ehrlich in the early 1900s seemed to be the method of choice for controling infection. However, it is now quite evident that those high expectations were unwarranted. Although many acute infections, especially those caused by pyogenic cocci, have been controlled by antibiotics, it is quite evident that infectious diseases, even those caused by bacteria, still are a major problem. Thus, the old 'standby' of preventative vaccination is making a strong comeback, not only for viral but also for bacterial infections. However, except for a relatively small number of viral diseases and those bacterial diseases due to toxin elaborated by microorganisms rather than invasion and replication of the microbe per se, preventative vaccination still has not fulfilled the expectations of their proponents. There has been a recent resurgence of interest concerning all aspects of vaccines, not only their preparation and administration, but also the nature and mechanism of the host immune response to the constituent micro­ organisms and their products.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Nuffield Laboratories of Comparative Medicine, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, UK

    A. Voller

  • Department of Microbiology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, New York, USA

    H. Friedman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: New Trends and Developments in Vaccines

  • Editors: A. Voller, H. Friedman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6630-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: MTP Press Limited 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-011-6632-4Published: 03 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-6630-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 323

  • Topics: Vaccine, Infectious Diseases

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