Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

摘要

The panel addressed four main areas of vaccine development and use: diseases of public health importance for which no vaccine is available; diseases for which an existing licensed vaccine is not optimal and alternative vaccines are under development; diseases for which a vaccine exists but is not being used optimally; and diseases requiring vaccines of specialized or limited use, such as those needed for controlling outbreaks or for military use. The specific diseases chosen to illustrate each area were malaria, influenza, meningitis, and filovirus infections (Ebola and Marburg), respectively.