HIV/AIDS continues to be the most devastating pandemic since the plagues of the Middle Ages. Koff and his co-editors with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, New York, and the U. of Melbourne, introduce global expectations and efforts toward an AIDS vaccine. Contributors to 18 other chapters review scientific and access factors required for a successful vaccine, and the lengthy development process from preclinical design to deployment. Country-specific experience is provided from developed and developing countries. A table summarizes the main candidate vaccines tested in clinical trials in the past 20 years. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation 2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
