Emerg Infect DiseidEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control100816722627706Research ArticleUsing monoclonal antibodies to prevent mucosal transmission of epidemic infectious diseases.ZeitlinL.ConeR. A.WhaleyK. J.ReProtect, LLC, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.Jan-Feb1999515464

Passive immunization with antibodies has been shown to prevent a wide variety of diseases. Recent advances in monoclonal antibody technology are enabling the development of new methods for passive immunization of mucosal surfaces. Human monoclonal antibodies, produced rapidly, inexpensively, and in large quantities, may help prevent respiratory, diarrheal, and sexually transmitted diseases on a public health scale.