Influenza vaccination in the COVID-19 era.
Influenza spreads globally annually with significant paediatric and adult attack rates and considerable morbidity, mortality and the exacerbation of extant chronic disease. In the northern a...
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Medical evacuations among offshore oil and gas industries in the Gulf of Thailand.
Medical evacuation in the offshore oil and gas industry is costly and risky. Previous studies have found that the main cause of medical evacuation due to illness is increasing. In Thailand, ...
Prediction of B cell and T-helper cell epitopes candidates of bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) by in silico approach.
The bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) is a retrovirus responsible for enzootic bovine leukaemia (EBL) disease, the most common cattle disease leading to high annual economic losses to the cattle ...
Vaccination rates for Syrian population under temporary protection in Turkey.
The aim of this study was to gather information on demographic and health indicators, primarily vaccination status, of Syrians under temporary protection in five provinces of Turkey and to d...
Aeromonas salmonicida infection kinetics and protective immune response to vaccination in sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
Effective vaccine programs against Aeromonas salmonicida have been identified as a high priority area for the sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) aquaculture. In this study, we established an A. ...
Molecular characterisation of foot-and-mouth disease viruses circulating in Ethiopia between 2008 and 2019.
One of the constraints to controlling foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in East Africa is the incomplete knowledge of the specific FMD virus (FMDV) strains circulating, and the way in which these...
Effect of lead exposure and nutritional iron-deficiency on immune response: A vaccine challenge study in rats.
The prevalence of iron (Fe) deficiency and subclinical lead (Pb) toxicity is high in developing countries like India, and information on their potential additive effects on immune responses ...
Prevalence of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal colonization and serotypes circulating in Cameroonian children after the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction.
Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a major contributor to childhood infections and deaths globally. In Cameroon, the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) was introduced in July 201...
Risk, prognosis and causality of parvo viral enteritis in . dogs in Sri Lanka.
We studied the causal variation, prognosis and risk factors of parvo viral enteritis using both molecular and statistical analysis. A multivariate factor analysis was performed to see the ef...
"I think meningitis is a virus, while septicaemia might be caused by bacteria." A study of vaccination views, disease awareness and MenACWY and MMR uptake among freshers at a London university.
Background University students are at particular risk of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). Group W, an aggressive strain, is increasing in prevalence and the high case-fatality rate is c...
Immunoproteomics of Brucella abortus reveals potential of recombinant antigens for discriminating vaccinated from naturally infected cattle.
Brucellosis serodiagnosis is still a challenge and vaccination is the main measure used to control bovine brucellosis, being S19 and RB51 the most currently used vaccines. So, in order to co...
Exploring membrane proteins of Leishmania major to design a new multi-epitope vaccine using immunoinformatics approach.
Leishmaniasis is one of the major global endemic diseases. Among all the different forms of the disease, cutaneous leishmaniasis has the highest prevalence worldwide. Treatment with current ...
Implementing a clinical protocol using breastfeeding to mitigate vaccination pain in infants.
Although an effective public health intervention and a routine pediatric practice, vaccines are a common source of iatrogenic pain in childhood. Techniques, such as exam table restraint may ...
Antibody signature induced by SARS-CoV-2 spike protein immunogens in rabbits.
Multiple vaccine candidates against SARS-CoV-2 based on viral spike protein are under development. However, there is limited information on the quality of antibody responses generated with t...
Septic Shock and Purpura Fulminans Due to Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteremia in an Unvaccinated Immunocompetent Adult: Case Report and Review.
BACKGROUND Despite proven efficacy of vaccinations against Streptococcus pneumoniae in preventing infection, only 70% of eligible individuals receive the vaccine in the United States. Pneumo...
Investigation of the combination of anti-PD-L1 mAb with HER2/neu-loaded dendritic cells and QS-21 saponin adjuvant: effect against HER2 positive breast cancer in mice.
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is overexpressed in a subset of cancers including 25% of breast cancers. Since combination therapy consisting of multiple therapeutic approac...
The everchanging epidemiology of meningococcal disease worldwide and the potential for prevention through vaccination.
Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia worldwide and is associated with high case fatality rates and serious life-long complications among survivors....
Respiratory Syncytial Virus hospitalizations burden: a nation-wide population-based analysis, 2000-2017.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a known cause of morbidity among young children, while RSV-related disease in the elderly is not fully recognized. Several RSV candidate vaccines for inf...
Geographical disparities in human papillomavirus herd protection.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination has occurred unequally across the United States, potentially contributing to uneven vaccine-type HPV prevalence between regions. We examined whether em...
Cost-effectiveness evaluations of the 9-Valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine: Evidence from a systematic review.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs are established to be cost-effective before implementation. WHO recommends HPV vaccination...
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