Live attenuated vaccines are considered among the most powerful tools for disease control and potentially disease eradication. Although vaccines have made a major contribution to public health, there are still significant deaths from diseases for which vaccines are not available. There is a need to develop better, safer, and cheaper vaccines capable...

Live attenuated vaccines are considered among the most powerful tools for disease control and potentially disease eradication. Although vaccines have made a major contribution to public health, there are still significant deaths from diseases for which vaccines are not available. There is a need to develop better, safer, and cheaper vaccines capable...

Diseases caused by enteric bacterial pathogens are a major problem worldwide. They are estimated to cause over 2 million deaths each year. Many of these pathogens are carried by animals reared for food, such as poultry and swine. The bacteria can also be transmitted to humans by contaminated food and water. In developing countries, bacterial enteropathogens...