An evaluation of financial losses due to lumpy skin disease outbreaks in dairy farms of northern Thailand by Wittawat Modethed, Khwanchai Kreausukon, Tawatchai Singhla, Kittikorn Boonsri, Kidsadagon Pringproa, Nattawooti Sthitmatee, Nattawooti Sthitmatee, Paramintra Vinitchaikul, Supitchaya Srisawang, Roderick Salvador, Simon Gubbins, Georgina Limon, Veerasak Punyapornwithaya, Veerasak Punyapornwithaya

“…On farms without LSD outbreaks, the main expenses were related to vaccination and disease prevention, amounting to 130.66 USD and 218.53 USD per farm, respectively. …”
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Targets of influenza human T-cell response are mostly conserved in H5N1 by John Sidney, A-Reum Kim, Rory D. de Vries, Bjoern Peters, Philip S. Meade, Florian Krammer, Alba Grifoni, Alessandro Sette

“…Previous exposure by infection and/or vaccination to a given IAV subtype or clade influences immune responses to a different subtype or clade. …”
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The Spectrum of Pulmonary Disease in Patients with HIV Infection by Julio Sg Montaner, Leila Spour, Carlos Zala

“…Current recommendations stress the need for pneumococcal vaccine, yearly flu vaccination and routine screening with tuberculin skin test (PPD). …”
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Knowledge and occupational practices of beauticians and barbers in the transmission of viral hepatitis: A mixed-methods study in Volta Region of Ghana. by Silas Adjei-Gyamfi, Abigail Asirifi, Clotilda Asobuno, Felix Kwame Korang

“…Policy-makers and regulatory bodies should institute and enforce rigorous policies and guidelines on job-related safety measures and health practices including regular training, monitoring, screening, and vaccination programs for these high-risk community workers in Ghana.…”
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Prevalence and Knowledge of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Pregnant Women in the Ningo-Prampram District, Ghana by Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui, Elliot Elikplim Akorsu, Albert Abaka-Yawson, Solomon Sosu Quarshie, Stephen Adomako Amankwah, Philip Apraku Tawiah

“…Intensive public health education on the HBV infection is required in the district to help prevent and manage future transmissions as well as inform the population about the negative side effects of the virus and the need to prevent it by way of vaccination.…”
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Oxygen Requirement and Associated Risk Factors in Post-COVID-19 Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Care Center: A Cross-Sectional Study by Bishnu Deep Pathak, Binit Upadhaya Regmi, Sushil Joshi, Bishal Dhakal, Suhail Sapkota, Kanchan Bishwakarma, Ashim Bhandari, Seejan Pathak, Shriya Sharma, Aakriti Adhikari, Nabin Simkhada, Dhan Shrestha

“…The nonparametric statistical tests were applied to determine the association between the duration of post-COVID-19 oxygen therapy and several other risk factors such as age, gender, comorbidities, smoking status, exposure to firewood, COVID-19 vaccination, and severity of COVID-19. Results. 95 (87.96%) cases required oxygen therapy in their immediate post-COVID-19 period. …”
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Adaptive Immune Response to Model Antigens Is Impaired in Murine Leukocyte-Adhesion Deficiency-1 Revealing Elevated Activation Thresholds In Vivo by Thorsten Peters, Wilhelm Bloch, Oliver Pabst, Claudia Wickenhauser, Claudia Uthoff-Hachenberg, Susanne V. Schmidt, Georg Varga, Stephan Grabbe, Daniel Kess, Tsvetelina Oreshkova, Anca Sindrilaru, Klaus Addicks, Reinhold Förster, Werner Müller, Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek

“…Our findings may stimulate further studies on a modification of vaccination strategies using highly haptenated antigens in individuals suffering from LAD1.…”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Health Workers Towards Hepatitis B Virus Infection Prevention in Health Centers of Bushenyi District. by Byamukama, Julius

“…Thus, we recommend that all health workers in the health centers should be vaccinated before they enter into health professional practices.…”
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and relaxation on pediatric respiratory virus hospitalizations in Southwest China: a retrospective study by Ting Gong, Fengqi He, Yongle Zhao, Shuya Lu, Daiyin Tian, Daiyin Tian

“…The significance of vaccination, hygiene practices, public health interventions and etc. was emphasized in addressing pandemics. …”
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Expression and delivery of HA1-M2e antigen using an innovative attenuated Salmonella–mediated delivery system confers promising protection against H9N2 avian influenza challenge by Ram Prasad Aganja, In-Shik Kim, Hyun-Jin Tae, John Hwa Lee

“…In vitro expression of the vaccine constructs was validated by western blotting. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards ticks and tick-borne diseases—A survey among Lyme borreliosis cases in Bavaria in 2019 by Stefanie Böhm, Volker Fingerle, Andreas Beyerlein, Manfred Wildner, Merle M. Böhmer

“…In Bavaria, the average annual incidence of reported cases was 34.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants between 2013 and 2020, although case numbers were presumed to be substantially higher. Since no vaccine against LB is currently available, prevention focuses on individual protection measures. …”
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Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection before and after the Omicron wave in a cohort of healthcare workers in Ontario, Canada by Jorge L. Martinez-Cajas, Ann Jolly, Yanping Gong, Gerald Evans, Santiago Perez-Patrigeon, Bradley Stoner, T. Hugh Guan, Beatriz Alvarado

“…In period #2, the hazard of infection was higher among HCWs who had COVID-19-infected children at home, whereas the use of protective measures in the community (maintaining social distance, mask-wearing) and receiving a vaccine booster were associated with reduced risk. …”
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Effect of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) on hospitalization among adults with COVID-19: An electronic health record-based target trial emulation from N3C. by Abhishek Bhatia, Alexander J Preiss, Xuya Xiao, M Daniel Brannock, G Caleb Alexander, Robert F Chew, Hannah Davis, Megan Fitzgerald, Elaine Hill, Elizabeth P Kelly, Hemalkumar B Mehta, Charisse Madlock-Brown, Kenneth J Wilkins, Christopher G Chute, Melissa Haendel, Richard Moffitt, Emily R Pfaff, N3C Consortium

“…We also conducted stratified analyses by vaccination status and age group. Absolute risk reduction for hospitalization was similar among patients that were vaccinated and unvaccinate, but was much greater among patients aged 65+ years than among younger patients. …”
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Vertical Transmission of Group B Streptococcus, Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile among Newborns Delivered at Health Facilities in Jigjiga Ci... by Addisu Tesfaye, Mahlet Fekede, Fasil Getu, Surafel Mekuria, Tigist Abebe, Daniel Tollosa, Shamil Barsenga, Bawlah Tahir, Abdurahman Kedir Roble, Sara Tesfaye, Muluken Walle

“…Based on our findings, there is a need for antenatal culture-based GBS screening, maternal vaccination, and large-scale epidemiological and serotype identification studies to be put into practice in the study area.…”
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Automated and virus variant-programmable surrogate test qualitatively compares to the gold standard SARS-CoV-2 neutralization assay by Danielle W. Ali, Maggie L. Bartlett, Christopher D. Heger, Francisco Ramirez, Linwood Johnson, Kevin L. Schully, Eric D. Laing, Wei Wang, Carol D. Weiss, Emilie Goguet, Christopher C. Broder, Stephanie A. Richard, Nusrat J. Epsi, Brian Agan, David Tribble, Mark P. Simons, Timothy H. Burgess, Edward Mitre, Simon Pollett, Darci R. Smith

“…This sVNT showed a high correlation with cell-based neutralization assays for biospecimens collected post-COVID-19 vaccination and post-SARS-CoV-2 infection as well as for pre-pandemic SARS-CoV-2 negative sera. …”
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Under-Five Mortality and Associated Risk Factors in Rural Settings of Ethiopia: Evidences from 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey by Shewayiref Geremew Gebremichael, Setegn Muche Fenta

“…Differences in regions, educated parents, born in singleton, public sector delivery, nonavailability of occupation of parents, mothers older than 16 at first birth, breastfeeding, use of a contraceptive method, child vaccination, higher number of family size, repeated antenatal visits, and preceding birth interval play a significant role regarding the survival of under-five children. …”
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Viral Mimetic Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles for Targeting Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 by Ahn G, Yoon HW, Jeong JH, Kim YH, Shin WR, Song MS, Ahn JY

“…Experiments in mice, Ag43β 700_RBD OMVs was successfully proven to be safe and effective; they produced a detectable level of nAbs with 39– 58% neutralisation and reduced viral titres in the lungs and brain without weight loss.Conclusion: The developed viral mimetic Ag43β 700_RBD OMVs may therefore be applied as a nanovesicle-theranostic platform for further emerging infectious disease-related diagnosis, vaccination, and treatment. Keywords: outer membrane vesicle, antigen 43 autotransporters, targeted delivery vehicle, theranostics, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2…”
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MATERIAL BANGUNAN RUMAH TINGGAL SEBAGAI KETAHANAN RESIKO COVID-19: STUDI KASUS RUMAH TINGGAL DI KECAMATAN MENGANTI, KABUPATEN GRESIK, JAWA TIMUR by Heristama Anugerah Putra, Brina Oktafiana

“…This is because the government has implemented a mass vaccination process for all Indonesian citizens. Moreover, PKKM status has been abolished and gives residents freedom to do their activities inside or outside the room. …”
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Accuracy of noninvasive total haemoglobin measurement for detecting anaemia in infants: a cross-sectional study in a well-child care clinic, Khon Kaen, Thailand by Leelawadee Techasatian, Rattapon Uppala, Suchaorn Saengnipanthkul, Chamaiporn Tawiangnan, Prapassara Sirikarn, Sakuntala Supasai, Phanthila Sitthikarnkha

“…This study evaluated the accuracy of noninvasive total haemoglobin (Hb) spot-check monitoring as part of anaemia screening in healthy infants, compared with the conventional laboratory method.Design A cross-sectional study was conducted using a consecutive sampling technique.Setting The study was carried out at the Well-Child Clinic, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.Participants Healthy, full-term infants aged 6–12 months who were scheduled for vaccination. Spectrophotometric haemoglobin (SpHb) was measured using Masimo Rad-67 with Rainbow DCI-mini Sensor. …”
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Management of a COVID-19 outbreak using a multidisciplinary approach and infection prevention control practices at a community living center in Veterans Administration Hospital, No... by Ikwo K. Oboho, John Hanna, Denisse Silva-Rodriguez, Angela Christie-Smith, Andrew Psenicka, Ampava Khongmongkhon, Marcus A. Kouma, Sherry Reid, Roger Bedimo

“…Overall, 55 (88.7%) residents were documented to have received the SARS-CoV-2 primary vaccination series. Most residents were managed at the CLC, while 12 (19.3%) were hospitalized in acute care. …”
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