After several decades of research, recent successful phase III controlled clinical trials have renewed enthusiasm for vaccine treatment of cancer. This perspective on the report by Berta and colleagues in this issue of the journal (beginning on page 994) discusses the potential prevention of oral cancer through vaccine strategies and, in the broader context, ideal characteristics of tumor antig...

The Seventh International Conference on Vaccines for Enteric Diseases Bangkok, Thailand, 6-8 November 2013 Hosting 222 participants from more than 25 countries, the Seventh International Conference on Vaccines for Enteric Diseases (VED 2013) displayed the considerable progress that has been made in recent years towards unraveling the burden and etiology of enteric infections, alongside advances...

Although two oral rotavirus vaccines are licensed in many countries, multiple factors may affect decision-making regarding introduction into national immunization programs in developing countries. Financial and logistic challenges to introduction of rotavirus vaccines in countries with limited infrastructure and resources are accompanied by a perceived lack of need and evidence from recent vacc...

Rotavirus vaccines are finally available, and introducing them into the routine vaccination schedule will have a significant impact on the health of children fter a dramatic false start, oral rotavirus vaccines are now available to prevent severe, dehydrating diarrhoea in small children. Rotavirus infection in children can be as severe as cholera in adults, but affects a group who cannot compla...

Improving water and sanitation is the preferred choice for cholera control in the long-term. Nevertheless, vaccination is an available tool that has been shown to be a cost-effective option for cholera prevention in endemic countries or during outbreaks. In 2011 the first low-cost oral cholera vaccine for international use was given prequalification by the World Health Organization (WHO). To in...

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Cholera in pregnant women has been linked to higher rates of miscarriages and stillbirths. When used effectively, oral cholera vaccines (OCVs) can prevent or control cholera outbreaks and manage endemic cholera. For this reason, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed pregnant women in its 2010 position paper on cholera vaccines as a group that is “especially vulnerable to severe disease and...