Prevalence and influencing factors of occupational burnout among healthcare workers in the Chinese mainland during the late 2022 Omicron COVID-19 outbreak: a multicenter cross-sect... by Shu Jing, Zhenwei Dai, Yijin Wu, Xin Liu, Ling Zhang, Xiaoyang Liu, Tianrui Ren, Jiaqi Fu, Xu Chen, Wenjun Wang, Xiaofen Gu, Li Ma, Shaokai Zhang, Yanqin Yu, Li Li, Zhili Han, Xiaoyou Su, Youlin Qiao

“…Older age, female gender, higher income, more doses of COVID-19 vaccine, a higher level of mindfulness, resilience, and perceived social support were protective factors of occupational burnout. …”
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Individual and community level factors associated with household level food insecurity of Ethiopia: multilevel mixed effects analysis of 2021 Performance Monitoring for Action Ethi... by Eyob Ketema Bogale, Tadele Fentabel Anagaw, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Destaw Endeshaw, Ousman Adal, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Natnael Kebede, Amare Mebrat Delie

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Evaluating the need for standardised disease manifestation categories in patients infected with the tick-borne encephalitis virus: A Delphi panel by Kate Halsby, Gerhard Dobler, Ava Easton, Guntis Karelis, Lenka Krbková, Jan Kyncl, Johann Sellner, Franc Strle, Malin Veje, Joanna Zajkowska, Dace Zavadska, Frederick J. Angulo, Andreas Pilz, Wilhelm Erber, Meghan Gabriel, Jon Russo, Mark Price, Harish Madhava, Uta Katharina Meyding-Lamadé

“…Development of a clinical categorisation system will enhance patient care and foster comparability among studies, thereby supporting treatment development, refining vaccine strategies, and fortifying public health surveillance.…”
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Standardization and validation of a novel reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction method for detecting virulent strains of the infectious bursal disease virus by Vladimir Longa-Bobadilla, Phillip Ormeño-Vásquez, Manuel Criollo-Orozco, Luis Tataje-Lavanda, Katherine Huamán-Gutierrez, Ángela Montalván, Mirko Zimic, Manolo Fernández-Sanchez, Manolo Fernández-Díaz

“…However, due to the constant necessity for the discrimination between already prevalent vaccine strains and new pathogenic strains of this virus, it becomes imperative to have an immediate molecular method targeting a consensus sequence to achieve this task using field samples to reduce costs. …”
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Cohort retention in a pandemic response study: lessons from the SARS-CoV2 Immunity & Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) study by Anna Howells, Katie Munro, Sarah Foulkes, Atiya Kamal, Jack Haywood, Sophie Russell, Dominic Sparkes, Erika Aquino, Jennie Evans, Dale Weston, Susan Hopkins, Jasmin Islam, Victoria Hall

“…Abstract Background SIREN is a healthcare worker cohort study aiming to determine COVID-19 incidence, duration of immunity and vaccine effectiveness across 135 NHS organisations in four UK nations. …”
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Structural development of the HIV-1 apex-directed PGT145-PGDM1400 antibody lineage by Rosemarie D. Mason, Baoshan Zhang, Nicholas C. Morano, Chen-Hsiang Shen, Krisha McKee, Ashley Heimann, Renguang Du, Alexandra F. Nazzari, Shelby Hodges, Tapan Kanai, Bob C. Lin, Mark K. Louder, Nicole A. Doria-Rose, Tongqing Zhou, Lawrence Shapiro, Mario Roederer, Peter D. Kwong, Jason Gorman

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Vectorized Treg-depleting αCTLA-4 elicits antigen cross-presentation and CD8+ T cell immunity to reject ‘cold’ tumors by Laetitia Fend, Eric Quemeneur, Monika Semmrich, Jean-Baptiste Marchand, Matilda Rehn, Nathalie Silvestre, Linda Mårtensson, Johann Foloppe, Ingrid Teige, Björn Frendeus, Petra Holmkvist, Carolin Svensson, Christelle Remy, Patricia Kleinpeter, Jules Deforges, Fred Junghus, Kirstie L Cleary, Mimoza Bodén

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Integrative deep immune profiling of the elderly reveals systems-level signatures of aging, sex, smoking, and clinical traitsResearch in context by Lennart Riemann, Rodrigo Gutierrez, Ivan Odak, Joana Barros-Martins, Lennart M. Roesner, Ximena Leon Lara, Christine Falk, Thomas F. Schulz, Gesine Hansen, Thomas Werfel, Reinhold Förster, Berislav Bošnjak, Felix Jenniches, Norman Klopp, Till Robin Lesker, Martin Stangel

“…Summary: Background: Aging increases disease susceptibility and reduces vaccine responsiveness, highlighting the need to better understand the aging immune system and its clinical associations. …”
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Deciphering the functional roles of PE18 and PPE26 proteins in modulating Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis and immune response by Aquib Ehtram, Mohd Shariq, Neha Quadir, Neha Quadir, Salma Jamal, Manjunath Pichipalli, Sheeba Zarin, Sheeba Zarin, Javaid Ahmad Sheikh, Nasreen Z. Ehtesham, Seyed E. Hasnain, Seyed E. Hasnain

“…The ability of PE18 and PPE26 to induce effector T-cell responses highlights their potential as targets for host-directed therapies or vaccine development against TB. Further studies focusing on their structure-function relationships and interactions with host proteins could accelerate the development of innovative therapeutic strategies.…”
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Immunization with a Synthetic Helicobacter pylori Peptide Induces Secretory IgA Antibodies and Protects Mice against Infection by David Espinosa-Ramos, Diana Caballero-Hernández, Ricardo Gomez-Flores, Armando Trejo-Chávez, Luis Jerónimo Pérez-Limón, Myriam Angélica de la Garza-Ramos, Reyes Tamez-Guerra, Patricia Tamez-Guerra, Cristina Rodriguez-Padilla

“…Furthermore, because there are no vaccines effective against H. pylori, an appropriate vaccine design targeting conserved/essential genes must be identified. …”
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Possible scenarios for the spread of mpox outside the endemic focus in Africa by Eskild Petersen, Ulrik Hvid, Oyewale Tomori, Anders Gorm Pedersen, Jacco Wallinga, Richard Pebody, Orlando Cenciarelli, Preben Aavitsland, David Van Laeken, Viggo Andreasen, Uffe Schneider, Julia Kinane Simonsen, Marlies Jilles Francine Goedknegt, Caroline Klint Johannesen, Jens D. Lundgren, Anders Koch, Bolette Søborg, Anna Mia Ekström, Hannah Nohynek, Frank M. Aarestrup, Tyra G. Krause, Lone Simonsen

“…With the recent inequitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in mind, it is a global responsibility to ensure that low-income nations in the mpox epicenter have meaningful access to vaccines. …”
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Subclinical Plasmodium spp. Infections in a Community Setting in Bangui, Central African Republic by Nzoumbou-Boko R, Denissio Morissi Nalingbo MCI, Yambiyo BM, Detol R, Moussa ERF, Nalinga D, Namsenei-Dankpea LJVDLG, Manirakiza A, Ayong L, Boum II Y

“…The high prevalence of community malaria demonstrates its persistence as a major public health challenge in the country, highlighting the need to intensify its ongoing control using new tools such as the upcoming malaria vaccine.Plain Language Summary: Malaria is widespread in the Central African Republic, with prevalence data based mainly on highly flawed medical records. …”
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Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) implementations to control cholera outbreak in Oromia region, Ethiopia by Dabesa Gobena, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Getahun Fetensa, Tizta Tilahun Degfie, Tessema Debela, Afework Tamiru, Zenebu Begna Bayissa, Dereje Diriba, Tarekegn Sarbessa, Daniel Bekele, Natinel Teferi, Achalu Layesa, Abate Zewdie, Dawit Worku Ayele, Meron Debebe Mersha, Chala Bafikadu, Senahara Korsa Wake, Lemi Abebe, Tesfaye Kebebew, Tefera Goshu, Birhanu Kenate, Yadeta Dessie, Zeleke Mekonnen

“…The findings have also been derived qualitatively from three distinct themes or pillars, specifically (coordination and logistics, RCCE, and the Oral Cholera Vaccine). The quantitative data were analyzed using Stata, version 14.0, and ATLAS.ti9 software was used for qualitative data analysis. …”
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Advancing poliovirus eradication: lessons learned from piloting direct molecular detection of polioviruses in high-risk and priority geographies by Paula L. Marcet, Brandon Short, Ashley Deas, Hong Sun, Chelsea Harrington, Shahzad Shaukat, Muhammad Masroor Alam, Marycelin Baba, Adedayo Faneye, Prossy Namuwulya, Lea Necitas Apostol, Tamer Elshaarawy, John Kofi Odoom, Peter Borus, Shelina Moonsamy, Yogolelo Riziki, Marie Claire Endegue Zanga, Mesfin Tefera, Anfumbom K. W. Kfutwah, Salmaan Sharif, Varja Grabovac, Cara C. Burns, Nancy Gerloff

“…A multi-laboratory demonstration project was conceived to field-test the DD-ITD method by GPLN laboratories from the WHO African, Western Pacific, and Eastern Mediterranean regions, where wild serotype 1 or vaccine-derived polioviruses still circulate. Strategically selected laboratories were tasked to simultaneously process stool suspensions with the current gold-standard VI method and the new DD-ITD strategy. …”
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A single residue switch mediates the broad neutralization of Rotaviruses by Yang Huang, Feibo Song, Yuanjun Zeng, Hui Sun, Roufang Sheng, Xuechun Wang, Liqin Liu, Guoxing Luo, Yanan Jiang, Yaling Chen, Mengxuan Zhang, Shiyin Zhang, Ying Gu, Hai Yu, Shaowei Li, Tingdong Li, Qingbing Zheng, Shengxiang Ge, Jun Zhang, Ningshao Xia

“…These findings define an atypical NAbs’ neutralization mechanism and reveal a potential type of virus vulnerable site for universal vaccine and therapeutics design.…”
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Large-scale manufacturing and characterization of CMV-CD19CAR T cells by Stephen J Forman, Xiuli Wang, Ryan Urak, Miriam Walter, Min Guan, Tianxu Han, Vibhuti Vyas, Sheng-Hsuan Chien, Brenna Gittins, Mary C Clark, Sally Mokhtari, Angelo Cardoso, Don J Diamond, John Zaia, Ryotaro Nakamura

“…We plan to initiate a clinical trial at City of Hope using CMV-CD19CAR T cells for patients with intermediate/high-grade B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma immediately after autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation followed by vaccination with a novel CMV vaccine based on Modified Vaccinia Ankara (Triplex) 28 days and 56 days post-T cell infusion.…”
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A novel high-throughput screen identifies phenazine-1-carboxylic acid as an inhibitor of African swine fever virus replication in primary porcine alveolar macrophages by Jing Lan, Rui Luo, Di Liu, Changxing Qi, Xin Song, Zhanhao Lu, Ruojia Huang, Yuying Yang, Yuan Sun, Yonghui Zhang, Tao Wang, Hua-Ji Qiu

“…Currently, there is no safe and effective commercial vaccine available for ASFV. Thus, the development of effective and readily available therapeutics for ASF is urgently needed. …”
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Invited review: Improved control of Johne's disease in dairy cattle through advancements in diagnostics, testing, and management of young stock by Larissa Martins, Karin Orsel, Razieh Eshraghisamani, Jose Miguel Hernández-Agudelo, A. Caroline Pereira, Waseem Shaukat, Ad P. Koets, John P. Bannantine, Caroline Ritter, David F. Kelton, Richard J. Whittington, Maarten F. Weber, Antonio Facciuolo, Navneet K. Dhand, Karsten Donat, Susanne Eisenberg, Miguel A. Salgado, John P. Kastelic, Jeroen De Buck, Herman W. Barkema

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Global insights into MRSA bacteremia: a bibliometric analysis and future outlook by Jia-Yi Lin, Jia-Yi Lin, Jia-Kai Lai, Jia-Kai Lai, Jian-Yi Chen, Jian-Yi Chen, Jia-Yu Cai, Jia-Yu Cai, Zhan-Dong Yang, Zhan-Dong Yang, Liu-Qingqing Yang, Liu-Qingqing Yang, Liu-Qingqing Yang, Ze-Tao Zheng, Ze-Tao Zheng, Xu-Guang Guo, Xu-Guang Guo, Xu-Guang Guo

“…Additionally, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are increasingly applied in MRSA diagnosis and treatment, and phage therapy and vaccine development have become future research hotspots.ConclusionMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus BSIs remain a major global public health challenge, especially with the increasing severity of antibiotic resistance. …”
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IL-2-armored peptide-major histocompatibility class I bispecific antibodies redirect antiviral effector memory CD8+ T cells to induce potent anti-cancer cytotoxic activity with lim... by John S. Schardt, Even Walseng, Kim Le, Chunning Yang, Pooja Shah, Ying Fu, Kausar Alam, Cathryn R. Kelton, Yu Gu, Fengying Huang, Jia Lin, Wenhai Liu, Andrew Dippel, Hanzhi Zhang, Kathy Mulgrew, Stacy Pryts, Vijaykumar Chennupati, Hung-Chang Chen, Jessica Denham, Xiaoru Chen, Pallab Pradhan, Yuling Wu, Colin Hardman, Chihao Zhao, Michael Kierny, Yang Song, Simon J. Dovedi, Saso Cemerski, Yariv Mazor

“…Overall, IL-2-armored GPS represents an attractive approach for treating cancer with the potential for inducing vaccine-like antiviral T cell expansion, immune cell redirection as a TCE, and significantly widened TI due to reduced cytokine release.…”
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