Addressing the public health burden of respiratory viruses: the Battle against Respiratory Viruses (BRaVe) Initiative

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Given the enormous estimated burden of respiratory virus infections worldwide, a substantial number of research priorities exist in order to better understand their epidemiology, pathogenesis, prevention and clinical management across different populations and resource settings. New therapeutics and specific vaccines for noninfluenza respiratory virus infections could provide enormous benefits in reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with these frequent infections and provide the fo...

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Authors: Legand, A; Briand, S; Shindo, N; Brooks, W; Jong, D

• Journal: Future Virology
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 953-968
• Publication date: 2013-10-01
• DOI: 10.2217/fvl.13.85
• EISSN: 1746-0808
• ISSN: 1746-0794
• Language: English
• Keywords: emerging respiratory viruses; severe acute respiratory infection; respiratory viral infections; influenza virus; pneumonia; vaccines; public health policies; antivirals; WHO research agenda; respiratory syncytial virus