The Role of Pneumococcal Virulence Factors in Ocular Infectious Diseases by Angela H. Benton, Mary E. Marquart

“…Though two pneumococcal vaccines exist for the prevention of nonocular diseases, they do little to fully prevent ocular infections. …”
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Carriage of Neisseria Species in Communities with Different Rates of Meningococcal Disease by Nicole Le Saux, Fraser Ashton, Maksudar Rahman, Alan Ryan, Edward Ellis, Susan Tamblyn, Joan Morris, Al Borczyk, Caroll Mallory, Donald Mikel, Stephen Thompson, Lyall Black, Barbara Lacey, Chandar Anand

“…To determine whether the clone was present in asymptomatic individuals in the same population, pharyngeal swabs were taken from 7% (644 of 9125) of residents who were vaccinated during the outbreak. Rates of isolation of Neisseria species were also compared to those in two other geographical areas which did not have an elevated incidence of meningococcal disease. …”
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A Rare Sequela of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis by Vijay Kodadhala, Saravana Devulapalli, Mohankumar Kurukumbi, Annapurni Jayam-Trouth

“…Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a demyelinating disease, typically occurring in children following a febrile infection or a vaccination. Primary and secondary immune responses contribute to inflammation and subsequent demyelination, but the exact pathogenesis is still unknown. …”
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Spatial heterogeneity of the hepatocellular carcinoma microenvironment determines the efficacy of immunotherapy by Minni Zhang, Kailin Huang, Qiushi Yin, Xueqin Wu, Mingyue Zhu, Mengsen Li

“…In recent years, new immune approaches, including adoptive cell therapy, tumor vaccines, and oncolytic virus therapy, have shown great potential. …”
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Coleopteran Antimicrobial Peptides: Prospects for Clinical Applications by Monde Ntwasa, Akira Goto, Shoichiro Kurata

“…AMPs have potential applicability in the development of vaccines. Here, we review coleopteran AMPs, their potential impact on clinical medicine, and the molecular basis of immune defense.…”
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Terminal Complement Pathway Deficiency in an Adult Patient with Meningococcal Sepsis by F. Staels, W. Meersseman, P. Stordeur, K. Willekens, S. Van Loo, A. Corveleyn, I. Meyts, G. Meyfroidt, R. Schrijvers

“…We report the case of a young adult with IMD who was found to have a LCD, caused by a compound heterozygous mutation in C6. His vaccination status was optimized and prophylactic antibiotic treatment was initiated. …”
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Overview of Mink Immunity and Resistance to Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Jiangsong Bai, Xiao Wang, Zihui Zhang, Pengjing Lian, Jian Qiao

“…Many previous mink studies have investigated the pathology, pathogenesis, serology, antimicrobial resistance, virulence gene, vaccination, and related diseases of P. aeruginosa. …”
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The effectiveness of dexamethasone as a combination therapy for COVID-19 by Namazi Nader

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported as a global pandemic in March 2020 after invading many countries and leaving behind tens of thousands of infected patients in a brief time span. Approval of a few vaccines has been obtained and their efficacy of varying degrees established. …”
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A review of COVID-19-related thrombosis and anticoagulation strategies specific to the Asian population by Kai Chin Poh, Victoria Yu Jia Tay, Sarah Huixin Lin, Huei Leng Chee, Suhitharan Thangavelautham

“…There is intensive research targeted at better understanding of the virus pathogenicity, development of effective treatment strategies and vaccines against COVID-19. It is increasingly being recognised that the pathogenicity of COVID-19 extends beyond the respiratory system. …”
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In Vitro Susceptibility of Canine Influenza A (H3N8) Virus to Nitazoxanide and Tizoxanide by Laura V. Ashton, Robert L. Callan, Sangeeta Rao, Gabriele A. Landolt

“…Infection of dogs with canine influenza virus (CIV) is considered widespread throughout the United States following the first isolation of CIV in 2004. While vaccination against influenza A infection is a common and important practice for disease control, antiviral therapy can serve as a valuable adjunct in controlling the impact of the disease. …”
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Anti-HSV-1 agents: an update by Wenwen Lv, Lei Zhou, Jia Wu, Jishuai Cheng, Yongzhong Duan, Wen Qian

“…To date, there are no approved commercially available vaccines, and anti-HSV-1 drugs such as specific or non-specific nucleotide (nucleoside) analogs and helicase-primase inhibitors have become the main clinical agents for the treatment of HSV-1 infections despite challenges from resistance. …”
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A stumbling block in pancreatic cancer treatment: drug resistance signaling networks by Jinming Liu, Biao Zhang, Bingqian Huang, Kexin Zhang, Fujia Guo, Zhizhou Wang, Dong Shang, Dong Shang

“…Targeted matrix therapy, targeted metabolic therapy, targeted mutant gene therapy, immunosuppressive therapy, cancer vaccines, and other emerging therapies have shown great therapeutic potential, but results have been disappointing. …”
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Controlling the causative agents of coccidiosis in domestic chickens; an eye on the past and considerations for the future by Elizabeth Attree, Gonzalo Sanchez-Arsuaga, Michelle Jones, Dong Xia, Virginia Marugan-Hernandez, Damer Blake, Fiona Tomley

“…This review summarises current trends in strategies for control of Eimeria, focusing on three main areas: good husbandry, chemoprophylaxis and vaccination. There is currently no “perfect solution” and there are advantages and limitations to all existing methods. …”
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Asian Perspective on Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Elimination by Apichat Kaewdech, Phunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya, Teerha Piratvisuth

“…The prevalence of these infections varies across the region, with factors such as vaccination coverage, healthcare infrastructure, and sociocultural barriers influencing the epidemiology of both viruses. …”
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Natural Products: Insights into Leishmaniasis Inflammatory Response by Igor A. Rodrigues, Ana Maria Mazotto, Verônica Cardoso, Renan L. Alves, Ana Claudia F. Amaral, Jefferson Rocha de Andrade Silva, Anderson S. Pinheiro, Alane B. Vermelho

“…Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease that affects several populations worldwide, against which there are no vaccines available and the chemotherapy is highly toxic. …”
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The battle of the Zé Gotinhas: The schismogenesis of images and political audiences on Brazilian social media by Kelly Cristiane da Silva, Fábio de Oliveira Martins

“…The conflict over different versions of Zé Gotinha published at the beginning of Covid-19 vaccination - one produced by the illustrator and designer-activist Cristiano Siqueira, another commissioned by Eduardo Bolsonaro, a federal deputy and a son of the former president-inserted in the context of a semiological guerrilla war, allows us to examine the different images as, simultaneously, part of a confrontation that begins with the images and ends in the structural forces perpetuating the schismogenesis between allies of the former president and his adversaries. …”
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De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis Virally Exacerbated by SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Infections: A Case Report by Maria Gergoudis, Logan Laubach, Glenn E. Lee, Jeffrey R. Donowitz

“…We present the case of a fully vaccinated 39-year-old male with no pertinent past medical history who initially presented with De Quervain’s tenosynovitis which was successfully treated with a corticosteroid injection. …”
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Comparison of Rabies Cases Received by the Shomal Pasteur Institute in Northern Iran: A 2-Year Study by Saeid Kavoosian, Ramezan Behzadi, Mohsen Asouri, Ali Asghar Ahmadi, Mehrab Nasirikenari, Alireza Salehi

“…These findings suggested that despite the heavy monitoring protocols in Iran, rabies is still a prevalent disease, and it is advised that vaccinations and screening programs should be carried out more frequently with heavier observation.…”
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Nonstandard Computational and Bifurcation Analysis of the Rabies Epidemic Model by Wafa F. Alfwzan, Ali Raza, Nauman Ahmed, Amr Elsonbaty, Muhammad Rafiq, Waleed Adel

“…This paper aims to investigate some new dynamics of a new model describing the rabies virus dynamics, taking into account the effect of proper vaccination. The model’s population is divided into three main compartments, namely, susceptible St, infected It, and recovered Rt individuals. …”
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Heat stable and intrinsically sterile liquid protein formulations by Atip Lawanprasert, Harminder Singh, Sopida Pimcharoen, Mariangely González Vargas, Arshiya Dewan, Girish S. Kirimanjeswara, Scott H. Medina

“…Abstract Over 80% of biologic drugs, and 90% of vaccines, require temperature-controlled conditions throughout the supply chain to minimize thermal inactivation and contamination. …”
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