Cytomegalovirus in the Neonate: Immune Correlates of Infection and Protection by Mark R. Schleiss

“…Fetal and neonatal infections caused by human cytomegalovirus (CMV) are important causes of morbidity and occasional mortality. Development of a vaccine against congenital CMV infection is a major public health priority. …”
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Epidemiological investigation of poultry infectious in Kazakhstan (2021–2024) by Karlygash B. Zikibayeva, Asset A. Svanbayev, Nurlan N. Akhmetsadykov, Kamshat N. Kudaibergenova, Shynar N. Akhmetsadykova, Ernur N. Nurolda, Aidyn I. Kydyrmanov

“…Using official data, laboratory diagnostics, and surveys, we identified high prevalence rates and virulent strains, exposing gaps in vaccination coverage and biosecurity practices. Continuous monitoring, improved vaccination strategies, and robust biosecurity measures are essential to reduce disease impact and ensure sustainable poultry farming.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence and genetic diversity of major avian infectious diseases in Kazakhstan. …”
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Influenza and Bacterial Pathogen Coinfections in the 20th Century by Xuan-Yi Wang, Paul E. Kilgore, Kyung Ah Lim, Song-Mei Wang, Jeongseok Lee, Wei Deng, Mei-Qi Mo, Batmunkh Nyambat, Jing-Chen Ma, Michael O. Favorov, John D. Clemens

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Nonhuman primate antigenic cartography of SARS-CoV-2 by Annika Rössler, Antonia Netzl, Ninaad Lasrado, Jayeshbhai Chaudhari, Barbara Mühlemann, Samuel H. Wilks, Janine Kimpel, Derek J. Smith, Dan H. Barouch

“…We also found that the monovalent XBB.1.5 mRNA vaccine induced broad immunity against the mapped antigenic space. …”
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Burden of Rotavirus Disease: A Population-Based Study in Eastern Townships, Quebec by Sylvain Bernard, Louis Valiquette, Philippe De Wals, Vincent Nault, Corentin Babakissa, Claude Cyr, Thérèse Côté Boileau, Arnaud Gagneur

“…BACKGROUND: Since July 2010, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization of Canada has recommended rotavirus vaccination for all healthy infants. However, before implementing this vaccine in routine health programs, Canadian provinces need to establish current epidemiological data on rotavirus-associated acute gastroenteritis (AGE).…”
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Serum CEACAM1 Correlates with Disease Progression and Survival in Malignant Melanoma Patients by Sapoznik Sivan, Faranesh Suzan, Ortenberg Rona, Hamburger Tamar, Barak Vivian, Peretz Tamar, Schachter Jacob, Markel Gal, Lotem Michal

“…Here, we have used a different cohort of melanoma patients with regional or metastatic disease (N=49), treated with autologous vaccination. By monitoring sCEACAM1 in serum samples obtained prior to and after vaccination, we show that sCEACAM1 correlates with disease state, overall survival, and S100B. …”
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Serological monitoring of avian influenza and Newcastle disease in the Russian Federation in 2019 by M. A. Volkova, I. A. Chvala, O. S. Osipova, M. A. Kulagina, D. B. Andreychuk, I. A. Chvala

“…High seroprevalence of Newcastle disease virus in adult poultry in indoor holdings was associated with mass vaccination against the disease. In broiler chickens, post-vaccination antibodies were observed, on average, in 42% of the studied blood serum samples. …”
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Standardization, validation, and comparative evaluation of a convenient surrogate recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus plaque reduction test for quantification of Hantaan orthoha... by Jing Wei, Hui Zhang, Jiawei Pei, Qiqi Yang, Yuan Wang, Xiaolei Jin, He Liu, Liang Zhang, Hongwei Ma, Linfeng Cheng, Yangchao Dong, Yingfeng Lei, Yinlan Bai, Zhikai Xu, Pengbo Yu, Fanglin Zhang, Wei Ye

“…Currently, the inactive vaccine licensed in endemic areas elicit low levels of neutralizing antibodies (NAbs). …”
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Newly identified c-di-GMP pathway putative EAL domain gene STM0343 regulates stress resistance and virulence in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium by Kaifeng Chen, Lili Li, Nanwei Wang, Zhouping Zhou, Peng Pan, Chenggang Xu, Dage Sun, Jiayi Li, Changzhi Dai, Dai Kuang, Ming Liao, Jianmin Zhang

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Unvaccinated COVID-19 Pneumonia- a family affair by Trilok Stead, Michael Hughes, Frank Fraunfelter, Vashun Rodriguez, Latha Ganti

“…This case illustrates the complexities of vaccine hesitancy and societal misinformation.…”
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Characterization of Shigella flexneri serotype 6 strains from geographically diverse low- and middle-income countries by Caitlin E. Gabor, Charlotte E. Chong, Jose M. Lemme-Dumit, Tracy H. Hazen, Kate S. Baker, Karen L. Kotloff, Irene N. Kasumba, Sharon M. Tennant, Henry Badji, M. Jahangir Hossain, Richard Omore, Benjamin Ochieng, Alex O. Awuor, Billy Ogwel, Jane Juma, Eileen M. Barry, David A. Rasko

“…The inclusion of S. flexneri serotype 6 (Sf6) is a necessary component of a multivalent vaccine strategies based on its clinical and epidemiological importance. …”
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Immunogenicity of recombinant fragment of orthopoxvirus p35 protein in mice by Ya. A. Khlusevich, A. L. Matveev, E. P. Goncharova, I. K. Baykov, N. V. Tikunova

“…Vaccination against smallpox virus with live vaccinia virus, which was widely used during the elimination of smallpox, induces the formation of long-term immunity in vaccinated people. …”
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Practices and Perceptions Regarding Pain and Pain Management during Routine Childhood Immunizations: Findings from a Focus-Group Study with Nurses Working at Toronto Public Health,... by Andrew Kikuta, Fauzia Gardezi, Vinita Dubey, Anna Taddio

“…INTRODUCTION: Despite the availability of a variety of evidence-based interventions, it has previously been reported that the majority of infants and children undergo vaccine injections without the benefit of analgesia. …”
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What we learned about headache during the COVID-19 pandemic: literature review by E. Januškevičiūtė, J. Grigaitė, K. Ryliškienė

“…Another challenge posed by the introduction of mass vaccination is vaccine-related headache, the most common neurological adverse event, and a less common complication, cerebral venous thrombosis. …”
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One step further: improving paediatric TB diagnosis through user-centred research approaches by F.W. Basile, E.M. Bijker, M. Sekadde, S.E. Dorman, J.J. Ellner, N. Engel, M. Ruhwald, R. Song

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Time series data on typhoid fever incidence during outbreaks from 2000 to 2022 by Dae-Hyup Koh, Monica Duong, Nodar Kipshidze, Virginia E. Pitzer, Jong-Hoon Kim

“…Furthermore, it discusses the dataset’s potential applications in optimizing vaccination campaigns, improving public health planning, and tailoring interventions to specific epidemiologic contexts. …”
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Reducing the Mobility of SARS-CoV-2 Variants to Safeguard Containments by Martin Hellwig, Viola Priesemann, Guntram B. Wolff

“…Abstract Escape variants can cause new waves of COVID-19 outbreaks and put vaccination strategies at risk. To prevent or delay the global spread of these waves, virus mobility needs to be minimised through screening and testing strategies, which should also cover vaccinated people. …”
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A Study of Molecular Mimicry and Immunological Cross-reactivity between Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and Myelin Mimics by Dimitrios-Petrou Bogdanos, Heather Smith, Yun Ma, Harold Baum, Giorgina Mieli-Vergani, Diego Vergani

“…At 6 months post-vaccination, 3 of the 4 anti-MOG reactive cases before vaccination and 7 of the 24 (29%) of the anti-MOG reactive cases at 3 months post-vaccination had lost their reactivity to MOG5-24. …”
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An Impulse Model for Computer Viruses by Chunming Zhang, Yun Zhao, Yingjiang Wu

“…We prove that there exists a globally attractive infection-free periodic solution when the vaccination rate is larger than θ0. Moreover, we show that the system is uniformly persistent if the vaccination rate is less than θ1. …”
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Letter to the Editor by Michelle Shuel, Raymond SW Tsang

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