This web page provides information on influenza (seasonal and pandemic), including disease burden and vaccines, as well as links to relevant documents on influenza.

This fact sheet highlights PATH's work to advance development of new vaccines against seasonal and pandemic influenza.

This brief overview, published in the journal Vaccine, reviews basic virologic, immunologic, and epidemiologic information relevant to understanding and preparing for a pandemic influenza threat. In particular, the role of avian influenza …

This web page provides important information for the public, health professionals, and travelers on avian influenza, including key facts on how the virus is spread and treatment for avian influenza.

This article, published in Nature Medicine, reviews current successful vaccines and identifies their mechanisms of protection in the hopes of tackling the challenges posed by those infectious targets that have thus far escaped successful …

This article, published in the journal Vaccine, reviews potential correlates of protection against influenza and discusses some of the vaccination strategies that could result in optimal protection against epidemic and pandemic influenza. ABSTRACT …

This article, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, describes a study to assess preexisting immunity in humans to the new pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus in order to evaluate seasonal vaccine strategies. Researchers used a …

Young infants and pregnant women are at increased risk for serious consequences of influenza infection. Inactivated influenza vaccine is recommended for pregnant women but is not licensed for infants younger than six months of age. This study …

This article, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, describes the findings of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Novel Swine-Origin Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Investigation Team from their assessment of the …

This web page provides key information about influenza, including seasonal, avian, and pandemic influenza. Resources include information on causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment for influenza.

This US Congressional report provides an assessment of the US government's efforts under the Bush administration to conduct influenza pandemic preparedness activities. The report is based on Congressional hearings and meetings with public- …

This fact sheet describes PATH's work in vaccines and immunization.

The Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID) expands and complements existing efforts by foster international sharing of avian influenza isolates and data. Scientists participating in the GISAID consortium would …

This progress report is a follow on to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Global Pandemic Influenza Action Plan (GAP) released in May 2005 to address the global shortage of influenza vaccines for epidemics and potential pandemics. It summarizes …

This book provides an account the influenza pandemic of 1918 that killed at least 40 million people in less than a year. John Barry illustrates not only how this infectious disease spread, but also how it torn at the social fabric of the time …

The mission of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy is to prevent illness and death from infectious diseases, including influenza, through epidemiologic research and the rapid translation of scientific information into …

This fact sheet provides information on seasonal influenza, including who is at risk, signs and symptoms of the disease, and prevention and treatment options.

This editorial, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, discusses challenges in influenza vaccine development, including the characteristics of the virus and vaccine production.

This paper analyzes the current supply of influenza vaccines, the predicted demand for influenza vaccines in case of a pandemic, and new vaccine technologies that could provide for the world’s demand in a pandemic situation.

This article, published in the journal Vaccine, discusses the importance of building long-term sustainability for influenza vaccine supply. This is important for seasonal vaccination, as well as pandemic vaccine supply, which will rely on the same …

Following the Intergovernmental meeting on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccine and other benefits held on 21-23 November 2007, a system has been developed by WHO to provide tracking information of …

This 25-minute BBC World documentary, produced by Rockhopper TV, takes an in depth look at avian influenza, including current clinical trials and when resulting vaccines may be ready for production.

This 25-minute BBC World documentary, produced by Rockhopper TV, examines the history of influenza and current research into treatment and vaccinations aimed at preventing a future influenza pandemic.

This landscape analysis identifies trends in the availability of vaccines and novel vaccine delivery technologies that are and will be of relevance to low- and middle-income countries from the present through 2025.

This fact sheet provides a graphical display of the vaccine development pipeline.