New respiratory virus (chicken pox, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus) vaccines Efficacy, necessity and policy for the tropical world at present

被引:3
作者
Wiwanitkit, Viroj [1 ]
机构
[1] Wiwanitkit House, Bangkok 10160, Thailand
来源
HUMAN VACCINES | 2009年 / 5卷 / 09期
关键词
vaccine; tropical; chicken pox; influenza; respiratory syncytial virus; VACCINATION;
D O I
10.4161/hv.8516
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Several respiratory viruses are documented in medicine. Several infectious diseases due to these viruses are current global public health problems. Prevention of respiratory viral infections becomes the focus of the public health ministries of many tropical countries. Presently, there are many new vaccines for respiratory viruses. These vaccines include chicken pox vaccine, influenza vaccine and respiratory syncytial virus vaccine. In this article, the author will briefly discuss on these quoted vaccines focusing on efficacy, necessity and policy for tropical world at present.
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