Reinforcing cancer immunotherapy with engineered porous hollow mycobacterium tuberculosis loaded with tumor neoantigens by Jie Jiang, Feng-Ying Huang, Shu-Zhen Dai, Guang-Hong Tan, Ming-Hui Chen, Hengyu Chen, Wu-Ping Zheng, Ri-Hong Wu, Weijing Xie

“…Additionally, vaccination with phMTb-formulated neoantigen vaccines effectively reversed the tumor’s immune-suppressive microenvironment. …”
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Establishment of <i>Echinococcus granulosus EgM123</i> Recombinant Gene Rabies Virus SRV₉ and Identification of Its Biological Characteristics by Yueqi Yang, Mengdan Hou, Guicheng Su, Xiaoyan Ma, Xiaohui Su, Kunlei Li, Songhan Liu, Luheng Xiao, Jingjing Yao, Jiahao Zhai, Xiaoying Wei, Yang Zhou, Qianqian Lai, Yuwei Dong, Jieyu Liu, Shaohua Zhai

“…The synthesized <i>EgM123</i> recombinant gene rabies virus SRV₉ can function as a vaccine strain for the development of the “Rabies-HD bivalent recombinant gene oral vaccine”, therefore aiding in the prevention and management of rabies and HD in animals.…”
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Oral Immunotherapy Using Probiotic Ice Cream Containing Recombinant Food-Grade Lactococcus lactis Which Inhibited Allergic Responses in a BALB/c Mouse Model by Alireza Vasiee, Fereshteh Falah, Mojtaba Sankian, Farideh Tabatabaei-Yazdi, Seyed Ali Mortazavi

“…This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of recombinant probiotic bacteria as a candidate for oral vaccine with the potential of treating allergy to Amaranthus retroflexus pollens. …”
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Scoping review of the applications of peptide microarrays on the fight against human infections. by Arthur Vengesai, Maritha Kasambala, Hamlet Mutandadzi, Tariro L Mduluza-Jokonya, Takafira Mduluza, Thajasvarie Naicker

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The most important application of peptide microarrays was found to be B-cell epitope mapping or antibody profiling to identify diagnostic and vaccine targets. Immunosignatures identified by random peptide microarrays were found to be applied in the diagnosis of infections and interrogation of vaccine responses. …”
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A multi-omics spatial framework for host-microbiome dissection within the intestinal tissue microenvironment by Bokai Zhu, Yunhao Bai, Yao Yu Yeo, Xiaowei Lu, Xavier Rovira-Clavé, Han Chen, Jason Yeung, Dingani Nkosi, Jonathan Glickman, Antonio Delgado-Gonzalez, Georg K. Gerber, Mike Angelo, Alex K. Shalek, Garry P. Nolan, Sizun Jiang

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A Rare Case of Large-Vessel Vasculitis following Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy and Pegfilgrastim by Joseph Mort, Shipra Maheshwari, Nayanika Basu, Patrick Dillon, Kevin Brady, Harry Bear, Trish Millard

“…We also extend the possibility of large-vessel vasculitis development in relation to the COVID-19 vaccine due to shared ingredients found in both the vaccine and pegfilgrastim. …”
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Peptide-Based Vaccinology: Experimental and Computational Approaches to Target Hypervariable Viruses through the Fine Characterization of Protective Epitopes Recognized by Monoclon... by Matteo Castelli, Francesca Cappelletti, Roberta Antonia Diotti, Giuseppe Sautto, Elena Criscuolo, Matteo Dal Peraro, Nicola Clementi

“…Here, we review several strategies based on experimental techniques alone or addressed by in silico analysis that are frequently used to predict immunogens to be included in novel epitope-based vaccine approaches. We will list the main strategies aiming to design a new vaccine preparation conferring the protection of a neutralizing mAb combined with an effective cell-mediated response.…”
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Exploring Strategies to Improve Adherence to Immunization Schedule: A Study among Children Attending Maternal and Child Health Clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya by Esther Cheptanui Muathe, Mary Kamau, Eve Rajula

“…The highest fatality rates from vaccine preventable diseases are usually among children under five. …”
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Analysis and Characterization of the Immunogenicity of Rhoptry Protein 18 by Masoud Foroutan, Amir Karimipour-Saryazdi, Ali Dalir Ghaffari, Hamidreza Majidiani, Arezo Arzani Birgani, Elaheh Karimzadeh-Soureshjani, Shahrzad Soltani, Hany M Elsheikha

“…Due to its potential as a vaccine candidate, this study aimed to characterize several properties of the T. gondii ROP18 (TgROP18) protein to support its inclusion in vaccine formulations. …”
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Association of Major Histocompatibility Complex Polymorphism With Acute Phase Response in Broiler Chicken by Afra Vatankhah, Gholamreza Nikbakht Brujeni, Atefeh Esmailnejad

“…The antibody response to the Newcastle disease vaccine (NDV) was also measured to assess humoral mediated immunity. …”
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Antiviral and Immunoenhancing Properties of 7-Thia-8-Oxoguanosine and Related Guanosine Analogues by Donald F Smee, Howard B Cottam, Brahma S Sharma, Ganesh D Kini, Ganapathi R Revankar, Emmanuel A Ojo-Amaize, Robert W Sidwell, Weldon B Jolley, Roland K Robins

“…TOGuo also has adjuvant activity, since its use in combination with a killed Ll210 leukemia cell vaccine greatly reduced the mortality of mice inoculated with live Ll210 leukemia cells compared with the vaccine used alone. …”
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Leveraging mRNA technology for antigen based immuno-oncology therapies by Wei Zheng, Michele Ceccarelli, Charalampos S Floudas, Siranush Sarkizova

“…While this review centers on therapeutic mRNA vaccines targeting existing tumors, it does not cover preventative vaccines. …”
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Factors Affecting Immunization Coverage for Children Under Five Years in Rwanyamahembe Sub-County, Mbarara District- Uganda. by Omia, Santos

“…The study further identified inadequate funding of the program, perceived shortage of staff, cost of vaccination and vaccination cards, inadequate supply of vaccine stock, inadequate vaccination sites and corruption and embezzlement of funds as the main institutional factors affecting with EPI service coverage. …”
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Letter to the Editor by Raymond SW Tsang, Frances B Jamieson, Rodica Gilca, Brigitte Lefebvre

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Microbial Translocation and Infectious Diseases: What Is the Link? by Gabriella D'Ettorre, Daniel Douek, Mirko Paiardini, Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Vincenzo Vullo

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Immunization History of Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Ing Shian Soon, Jennifer CC deBruy, Iwona Wrobel

“…BACKGROUND: Protection against vaccine-preventable diseases is important in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) due to frequent immunosuppressive therapy use. …”
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Estimation of respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospital admissions in five European countries: a modelling studyResearch in context by Caroline Klint Johannesen, David Gideonse, Richard Osei-Yeboah, Toni Lehtonen, Ombeline Jollivet, Rachel A. Cohen, Arantxa Urchueguía-Fornes, María Herrero-Silvestre, Mónica López-Lacort, Rolf Kramer, Thea K. Fischer, Terho Heikkinen, Harish Nair, Harry Campbell, Michiel van Boven, Harish Nair, Hanna Nohynek, Anne Teirlinck, Louis Bont, Peter Openshaw, Andrew Pollard, Veena Kumar, Elizabeth Begier, Jim Janimak, Jenny Hendrix, Rolf Kramer, Alejandro Orrico Sánchez, Eva Molero

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Increased serum soluble PD-l1 levels in patients with advanced stages of chronic kidney disease by Ayaka Hayashi, Ayaka Hayashi, Hiroto Ishihara, Mayuko Kawabe, Kazuhiko Kato, Kazuhiko Kato, Akio Nakashima, Akio Nakashima, Izumi Yamamoto, Teppei Sakano, Teppei Sakano, Hiroe Kobashi, Makoto Morita, Makoto Morita, Takashi Yokoo, Mitsuyoshi Urashima

“…In the Vaccine and Cancer cohorts, sPD-L1 levels increased significantly with age (P &lt; 0.001) and male sex (P &lt; 0.001). …”
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Derivation and validation of a clinical predictive model for longer duration diarrhea among pediatric patients in Kenya using machine learning algorithms by Billy Ogwel, Vincent H. Mzazi, Alex O. Awuor, Caleb Okonji, Raphael O. Anyango, Caren Oreso, John B. Ochieng, Stephen Munga, Dilruba Nasrin, Kirkby D. Tickell, Patricia B. Pavlinac, Karen L. Kotloff, Richard Omore

“…We used 7 ML algorithms to build prognostic models for the prediction of LDD among children < 5 years using de-identified data from Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa study (N = 1,482) in model development and data from Enterics for Global Health Shigella study (N = 682) in temporal validation of the champion model. …”
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Clinical, pathological, and genotypic analysis of infectious bronchitis virus in broiler chickens in the Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates by Hassan Zackaria Ali Ishag, Abdelnasir Mohammed Adam Terab, Ebrahim Mohamad Abdalsalam Osman, El Tigani Ahmed El Tigani-Asil, El Tigani Ahmed El Tigani-Asil, Mohammed Saleh Albreiki, Oum Keltoum Bensalah, Asma Abdi Mohamed Shah, Abdelmalik Ibrahim Khalafalla

“…This complex scenario of different IBV lineages circulation may account for the persistent outbreaks despite vaccination efforts. The results of the study are crucial for optimum IB vaccination and monitoring strategies or designing new vaccines based on local IBV field strains.…”
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