Pan FluVac or "Efficacious vaccine
formulation system for prophylactic control of
influenza pandemics" is a Specific Targeted
Research and Innovation Project financed by the
Sixth Framework Program of the European Union.
Priority 8.1: Policy-oriented research. Scientific Support to Policies (SSP) (FP6-2005-SSP-5B Influenza).
Priority 8.1: Policy-oriented research. Scientific Support to Policies (SSP) (FP6-2005-SSP-5B Influenza).
PanFluVac
Influenza epidemics remain a burden to both human
health and national economies, as witnessed by the
recent advance of pathogenic avian H5N1 influenza
virus. While the numbers of human deaths in Europe
have remained relatively low, the presence of such
cases in Turkey demonstrates the danger posed by
this virus. Now that H5N1 virus has been detected
in wild birds in Europe, the PANFLUVAC consortium
is committed to creating an efficacious vaccine
against this virus, to provide strong protection in
a pandemic situation.
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