Includes bibliographical references and index.

Existing influenza antivirals : the mechanisms of action and potential in the face of avial influenza / Erik De Clercq -- Development of high-throughput screening assays for influenza / Diana L. Noah, E. Lucile White, and James W. Noah -- Mechanisms of IFN resistance by influenza virus / Heather J. Ezelle and Bret A. Hassel -- Broadly effective anti-respiratory virus agents / Shiro Shigeta -- Current status on development of nucleic acid-based antiviral drugs against influenza virus infection / Jonathan P. Wong ... [et al.] -- Antiviral RNA interferencei strategies targeting influenza virus and other respiratory viruses / Joost Haasnoot and Ben Berkhout -- Promising antiviral glyco-molecules from edible algae / Toshimitsu Hayashi ... [et al.] -- Rational design of an anti-adhesion drug for influenza / Nicolai V. Bovin and Alexandra S. Gambaryan -- Understanding influenza neuraminidase inhibitors using quantitative structure? Activity relationship (QSAR) models / Rajeshwar P. Verma and Corwin Hansch -- Peptide inhibitors targeting virus-cell fusion in Class 1 enveloped viruses / George F. Gao -- Novel approaches to influenza therapeutics / Laura M. Aschenbrenner ... [et a].