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The protection mode of most available vaccines is based on antibody responses. Since efficient immune responses to many pathogens rely on activating all arms of the immune system, traditional vaccine development does not provide efficient protection against many diseases. Novel vaccination strategies need to allow presentation of antigens that activate the full array of the immune response in the right composition and should prevent pathogen entry by mobilizing the mucosal immune response. New technological advances optimize the immunogenicity of 'live' and sub--unit vaccines. This book offers an interdisciplinary overview on research and future strategies for rational vaccine design based on recent developments in molecular biology and immunology. It covers new aspects of the immunological interplay between prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems as well as achievements in the development of novel vaccine candidates. Chapters on edible vaccines, on vaccines against bioterror agents and on economical and safety aspects of novel vaccine development round off this title.

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The presentations are concise, clear, well illustrated, and provide an excellent survey of the subject overall. (IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Jan/Feb 2005) Dr. Kaufmann and eminent contributors, with their outstanding expertise, created an excellent resource for medical professionals and biomedical scientists. (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, December 2004) ...a practical addition to health sciences libraries. Its usefulness is primarily for basic researchers in vaccinology. (The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, December 2004) This book thoroughly reviews our understanding of the immunologic response to infectious diseases and the many advances in the development of vaccines. (New England Journal of Medicine, November 4, 2004) This would be a valuable text for those in the field with the expertise. (E-STREAMS, October 2004) ...enjoyed reading the book immensely, found it very informative and a good mixture of basic and applied science...definitely recommended... (Immunology News, August 2004)

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Prof. Dr. Stefan H.E. Kaufmann, Scientific member of the Max Planck Society, Founding Director of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin. More than 500 publications and reviews on immunology and infection. Member of numerous scientific societies and committees and winner of prestigious awards. One of the 100 most cited immunologists in the period of 1981 to 1999.

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