Richard W. Compans is a Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Scientific Director of Influenza Pathogenesis and Immunology Research Center, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA and a series editor and volume editor of several volumes with Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Michael B.A. Oldstone is a Professor at the Department of Immunology and Microbial Science at the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA and a series editor and volume editor of several volumes with Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology.

• The Hemagglutinin - a Determinant of Pathogenicity.- Molecular determinants of pathogenicity in the polymerase complex.- Receptor binding properties of the influenza virus hemagglutinin as a determinant of host range.- Acid-induced membrane fusion by the hemagglutinin protein and its role in influenza virus biology.- Pandemic Preparedness and the Influenza Risk Assessment Tool (IRAT).- Avian influenza virus transmission to mammals.- Transmission in the Guinea Pig Model.- Enhancement of influenza virus transmission by gene reassortment.- Swine and Influenza: A Challenge to One Health Research.- Influenza Pathobiology and Pathogenesis in Avian Species.- Molecular determinants of influenza virus pathogenesis in mice.- Mammalian models for the study of H7 virus pathogenesis and transmission.- Pathogenesis and vaccination of influenza A virus in swine.- Secondary Bacterial Infections in Influenza Virus Infection Pathogenesis.- Evolution and Ecology of Influenza A viruses.- Influenza A virus reassortment.- Antigenic Analyses of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A Viruses.