The Use of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue Virus Transmission in “Fraccionamiento” Style Houses in México by Maria A. Loroño-Pino, Ana Uitz-Mena, Claudia M. Carrillo-Solís, Rocío J. Zapata-Gil, Dora M. Camas-Tec, Lourdes G. Talavera-Aguilar, Rosa C. Cetina-Trejo, Luis F. Flores-Flores, María C. Puc-Tinal, Clara Caamal-Jiménez, Guadalupe Reyes-Solís, Julián E. García-Rejón, Karla Saavedra-Rodriguez, Lars Eisen, Thomas J. Keefe, William C. Black IV, Barry J. Beaty

“…The homes were monitored for mosquito abundance and DENV infection. ITCs reduced the indoor abundance of Ae. aegypti and the number of DENV-infected mosquitoes in homes in rural but not in urban/suburban study sites. …”
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Expression of Annexin-A1 and Galectin-1 Anti-Inflammatory Proteins and mRNA in Chronic Gastritis and Gastric Cancer by Yvana Cristina Jorge, Mayra Mioto Mataruco, Leandro Pires Araújo, Ana Flávia Teixeira Rossi, Juliana Garcia de Oliveira, Marina Curado Valsechi, Alaor Caetano, Kenji Miyazaki, Célia Sebastiana de Jesus Fazzio, Jorge Alberto Thomé, Paula Rahal, Sonia Maria Oliani, Ana Elizabete Silva

“…This scenario prompted us to investigate the relationship between the gene and protein expression of annexin-A1 (ANXA1/AnxA1) and galectin-1 (LGALS1/Gal-1) in an inflammatory gastric lesion as chronic gastritis (CG) and gastric adenocarcinoma (GA) and its association with H. pylori infection. Methods. We analyzed 40 samples of CG, 20 of GA, and 10 of normal mucosa (C) by the quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) technique and the immunohistochemistry assay. …”
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Metformin blocks BIK1-mediated CPK28 phosphorylation and enhances plant immunity by Yazhou Bao, Qian Zhang, Hai Zhu, Yong Pei, Yaning Zhao, Yixin Li, Peiyun Ji, Dandan Du, Hao Peng, Guangyuan Xu, Xiaodan Wang, Zhiyuan Yin, Gan Ai, Xiangxiu Liang, Daolong Dou

“…Methods: To investigate the impact of MET on enhancing plant immune responses, we conducted assays measuring defense gene expression, reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation, and pathogen infection. Additionally, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and microscale thermophoresis (MST) techniques were employed to identify MET targets. …”
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A Step Forward Towards Exploring Nutritional and Biological Potential of Mushrooms: A Case Study of Calocybe gambosa (Fr.) Donk Wild Growing in Serbia by Jovana Dragan Petrovic, Ângela Fernandes, Dejan Stojković, Marina Soković, Lillian Barros, Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira, Aditya Shekhar, Jasmina Glamočlija

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Potential of Eurycoma longifolia, Curcuma zedoaria, and Allium sativum extracts as phytobiotics for shrimp health by Mohamad Iqbal Kurniawinata, Sukenda Sukenda, Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Widanarni Widanarni, Julie Ekasari

“… This study evaluated the efficacy of Eurycoma longifolia, Curcuma zedoaria, and Allium sativum in improving the immune response and resistance of whiteleg shrimp to prevent Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection. The study consisted of two phases, an in vitro phase to determine the compounds contained in three medicinal plants as antibacterials, followed by an in vivo phase to evaluate the effect of the medical plant extract on immune response and robustness against V. parahaemolyticus. …”
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Deployment and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines for refugees and migrants in regular and irregular situations: a mixed-method multicountry study by Biraj Man Karmacharya, Karl Blanchet, Jai K Das, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Maria Midea M Kabamalan, Nguyen Toan Tran, Zahra A Padhani, Anjali Joshi, Seyed-Moeen Hosseinalipour, Enrique Teran, Pierina Benavente, Vinay N Kampalath, Moussa Lonkila Zan, Elżbieta Anna Czapka, Cheryl Martens, Vicente B Jurlano

“…Background The COVID-19 pandemic has widened inequities, affecting migrant and refugee populations in vulnerable situations, who may face elevated risks of infection, constrained healthcare access and discrimination. …”
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Green biosynthetic silver nanoparticles from Ageratum conyzoides as multifunctional hemostatic agents: Combining hemostasis, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties for eff... by Yang Li, Yinfeng Tan, Huange Zhao, Shiting Chen, Azadeh Nilghaz, Rong Cao, Songlin Zhou

“…An ideal hemostasis material should facilitate rapid hemostasis, intervene against infection, promote wound healing, and be cost-effective and easy to prepare. …”
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Successful Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Abdominal Wall Necrosis Caused by a Perforated Ascending Colon Using the ABThera System by Kouki Imaoka, Takuya Yano, Yasuhiro Choda, Ko Oshita, Yuma Tani, Tetsushi Kubota, Michihiro Ishida, Daisuke Satoh, Masanori Yoshimitsu, Kanyu Nakano, Masao Harano, Hiroyoshi Matsukawa, Hitoshi Idani, Shigehiro Shiozaki, Masazumi Okajima

“…In the management of a case of a massive wound with infection, it can be of great benefit to treat the wound with NPWT initially to decrease its size. …”
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Safety and efficacy of trifluridine/tipiracil +/− bevacizumab plus XB2001 (anti-IL-1α antibody): a single-center phase 1 trial by Marion Thibaudin, Nicolas Roussot, Chloé Burlot, Antonin Schmitt, Julie Vincent, Zoé Tharin, Leila Bengrine, Hélène Bellio, Aurélie Bertaut, Léa Hampe, Susy Daumoine, Emilie Rederstorff, Morgane Peroz, Titouan Huppe, Valentin Derangère, David Rageot, John Simard, Caroline Truntzer, Jean David Fumet, Francois Ghiringhelli

“…G3-4 TRAE were neutropenia (17.6%) hypertension and infection (5.9% each). The RP2D (recommended phase 2 dose) of XB2001 was 1000 mg. …”
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A consensus statement on child and family health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build by Caroline A. B. Redhead, Sergio A. Silverio, Sergio A. Silverio, Elana Payne, Elana Payne, Mari Greenfield, Mari Greenfield, Sara M. Barnett, Anna Chiumento, Beth Holder, Helen Skirrow, Ofelia Torres, Carmen Power, Staci M. Weiss, Laura A. Magee, Soo Downe, Lucy Frith, Claire Cameron

“…IntroductionAs health systems struggled to respond to the catastrophic effects of SARS-CoV-2, infection prevention and control measures significantly impacted on the delivery of non-COVID children's and family health services. …”
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Leishmania mexicana: Novel Insights of Immune Modulation through Amastigote Exosomes by Laura Enedina Soto-Serna, Mariana Diupotex, Jaime Zamora-Chimal, Adriana Ruiz-Remigio, José Delgado-Domínguez, Rocely Buenaventura Cervantes-Sarabia, Adriana Méndez-Bernal, Alma Reyna Escalona-Montaño, María Magdalena Aguirre-García, Ingeborg Becker

“…Furthermore, aExo inhibited nitric oxide production of infected BMMs, permitting enhanced intracellular parasite survival. …”
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Interventions used to reduce infectious aerosol concentrations in hospitals—a reviewResearch in context by Gráinne Brady, Fiona Bennin, Rosaline De Koning, Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, Sigrún Eyrúnardóttir Clark, Manish K. Tiwari, Simon Watt, Andrea Ducci, Ryo Torii, Danielle Morris, Elizabeth Lloyd-Dehler, Jerry Slann, Fiona Stevenson, Zarnie Khadjesari, Hakim-Moulay Dehbi, Lena Ciric, Ruth Epstein, John Rubin, Catherine F. Houlihan, Rachael Hunter, Laurence B. Lovat

“…Summary: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for improved infectious aerosol concentrations through interventions that reduce the transmission of airborne infections. The aims of this review were to map the existing literature on interventions used to improve infectious aerosol concentrations in hospitals and understand challenges in their implementation. …”
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Expression of USP18 and IL2RA Is Increased in Individuals Receiving Latent Tuberculosis Treatment with Isoniazid by Eleane de Oyarzabal, Lourdes García-García, Claudia Rangel-Escareño, Leticia Ferreyra-Reyes, Lorena Orozco, María Teresa Herrera, Claudia Carranza, Eduardo Sada, Esmeralda Juárez, Alfredo Ponce-de-León, José Sifuentes-Osornio, Robert J. Wilkinson, Martha Torres

“…The treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in individuals at risk of reactivation is essential for tuberculosis control. …”
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Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato inhibits CIITA transcription through pSTAT3 activation and enhanced SOCS1 and SOCS3 expression leading to limited IFN-γ production by Michelle A.E. Brouwer, Zara Karami, Samuel T. Keating, Hedwig Vrijmoeth, Heidi L.M. Lemmers, Helga Dijkstra, Frank L. van de Veerdonk, Mihaela Lupse, Hadewych J.M. ter Hofstede, Mihai G. Netea, Leo A.B. Joosten

“…Throughout initial Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (B. burgdorferi s.l.) infection in vitro, inadequate IFN-γ production results in the absence of a strong T-helper 1 cell response, potentially hampering the development of an effective antibody responses in Lyme borreliosis (LB) patients. …”
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Potential public health impacts of gonorrhea vaccination programmes under declining incidences: A modeling study. by Lin Geng, Lilith K Whittles, Borame L Dickens, Martin T W Chio, Yihao Chen, Rayner Kay Jin Tan, Azra Ghani, Jue Tao Lim

“…Evidence suggests that the 4CMenB vaccine designed to protect against Neisseria meningitidis infection may offer partial cross-protection against gonorrhea. …”
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Global prevalence of Eimeria species in goats: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Endris A. Ali, Abdul Ghafar, Juan C. Angeles-Hernandez, Muhammad Yaseen, Muhammad Yaseen, Charles G. Gauci, Ian Beveridge, Sandra Baxendell, Abdul Jabbar

“…BackgroundCoccidiosis is a protozoal disease caused by Eimeria species, the main symptom of which is diarrhea. Eimeria spp. infection can cause weight loss and ill-thrift in goats, and in severe cases, it can lead to mortality in kids, resulting in economic losses for the goat industry. …”
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Multidimensional features of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the elderly: a case report and systematic review by Jiangfeng Liao, Jiangfeng Liao, Wenming Hu, Wenming Hu, Shiheng Chen, Chunyu Huang, Chunyu Huang, Senwei Dong, Senwei Dong, Wanjin Chen, Wanjin Chen, Xiaochun Chen, Longfei Chen, Longfei Chen

“…Patients (15 cases) were subdivided and compared geographically.ResultsIn the elderly sCJD cohort, the onset age was 84.9 ± 4.5 years and the median disease duration was 6.8 months, with respiratory infection/failure as the commonest death cause. Various clinical symptoms were identified, with cognitive disorder (86.7%) as the commonest typical symptom and speech impairment (66.7%) as the most atypical one. …”
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Efficacy of bivalent vaccine against black body syndrome (BBS) of barramundi Lates calcalifer B. by Anis Nugrahawati, Sri Nuryati, Sukenda Sukenda, Rahman Rahman, Margie Brite, Tiya Widi Aditya

“…In conclusion, the bivalent vaccine of P. stutzeri and V. harveyi could protect barramundi seed from BBS infection.   Keywords: Lates calcalifer, bivalent vaccine, local isolate, Pseudomonas stutzeri, Vibrio harveyi                                                                                                                                                                         ABSTRAK   Black body syndrome menyebabkan kematian masal pada ikan kakap putih budidaya air laut di wilayah Asia. …”
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Extract of seaweed Gracilaria verrucosa as immunostimulant to controlling white spot disease in Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei by Aminatul Zahra, Sukenda Sukenda, Dinamella Wahjuningrum

“…The experiment consisted of six treatments in three replicates respectively, namely K- (without extract), K + (without extract + infected WSSV), A (2 g/kg of feed + infected WSSV), B (3 g/kg of feed + infected WSSV), C (4 g/kg of feed + infected WSSV), and D (5 g/kg of feed + infected WSSV). …”
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Cloning and sequencing of VP19-encoding gene of white spot syndrome virus from Situbondo’s isolate by Sahrul Alim, Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Muhamad Ali

“…Viral protein 19 (VP19) is an important WSSV envelope proteins because of its involvement in the systemic infection of shrimp, so it can be developed as a recombinant vaccine. …”
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