Novel Antibacterial Vaccines
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2021) | Viewed by 519
Special Issue Editors
Interests: immunogenicity; infectious diseases; antibacterial vaccines;vaccination ; epidemic disease; public health
Interests: vaccines; vaccination; innate immunity; delivery technologies; intradermal; host-pathogen interactions
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Dear Colleagues,
Vaccines are the most effective medical intervention for protecting against infectious disease and prevent an estimated 2 million deaths per year. While impressive progress has been made in vaccine development, vaccines are still only available for some, but unfortunately not all bacterial pathogens. Thus, bacterial infections still represent a major global health problem. Added to this threat is the increasingly frequent acquisition of multidrug-resistant strains for which limited or no treatment options are available.
A comprehensive understanding of the immunological mechanisms involved in protection against pathogens is warranted, to facilitate rational design of vaccines directed at more complex pathogens. Immense progress has been made in this field in recent years, and increased knowledge of the signals that determine the immune response against a given pathogen means that immunology can now offer payback to vaccinology, by helping to guide the development of novel vaccines against bacterial infections. Moreover, the influence of vaccine delivery routes on efficacy and novel delivery approaches to enhance the mode of action has only in recent years been appreciated.
In this context, we encourage and appreciate the presentation of this Special Issue on novel antibacterial vaccines and delivery approaches. These articles will encapsulate the current dynamism of this field, focusing on the contribution of immunology to the rational design and development of novel antibacterial vaccines. Contributions addressing the impact of vaccine delivery routes and novel delivery approaches will also be appreciated.
We encourage your submission, with a short turnaround time for publication.
Dr. Rebecca Ingram
Dr. Aoife Rodgers
Dr. Carrie Mae Long
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pathogens
- antibacterial vaccines
- pathogens and host determinants
- immune response
- AMR
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