Methods to Adjust for Confounding in Test-Negative Design COVID-19 Effectiveness Studies: Simulation Study by Elizabeth AK Rowley, Patrick K Mitchell, Duck-Hye Yang, Ned Lewis, Brian E Dixon, Gabriela Vazquez-Benitez, William F Fadel, Inih J Essien, Allison L Naleway, Edward Stenehjem, Toan C Ong, Manjusha Gaglani, Karthik Natarajan, Peter Embi, Ryan E Wiegand, Ruth Link-Gelles, Mark W Tenforde, Bruce Fireman

“… BackgroundReal-world COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) studies are investigating exposures of increasing complexity accounting for time since vaccination. …”
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IMMUNOBIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF FOWLPOX VIRUS CULTURAL VARIANTS by K. Yu. Fedoseyev, M. S. Kukushkina, V. Yu. Kulakov, L. V. Malakhova

“…They are also immunogenic and that is demonstrated as a protection after the vaccination with a homologous virus. The immunization doses were determined for both studied virus variants which ensured 95% protection of vaccinated birds. …”
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Possible Paternal Hepatitis B Virus Infection with Different Clinical Courses between Siblings: A Report of Two Cases by Yoshiaki Sasaki, Hiroki Kajino

“…To eradicate HBV, HBV vaccination of all children and HBV infection screening of fathers and other family members should be encouraged.…”
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Mpox Virus as a Global Public Health Emergency: A Scoping Review by Sathish Sankar, Pachamuthu Balakrishnan, Yean K. Yong, Sivadoss Raju, Vijayakumar Velu, Esaki M. Shankar, Marie Larsson

“…This comprehensive analysis describes the virus epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, complications including secondary bacterial infections, diagnosis, treatment and vaccination. The article underscores the significance of key viral and immune mediators of infection and discusses updated recommendations on therapeutic strategies and vaccination.…”
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Heightened expression of type I interferon signaling genes in CD4+ T cells from acutely HIV-1–infected women is associated with lower viral loads by Elina El-Badry, Luxiao Chen, Khader Ghneim, Ziyi Li, Kelsie Brooks, Jake Rhodes, Rafick Sekaly, William Kilembe, Susan Allen, Susan Allen, Susan Allen, Hao Wu, Eric Hunter, Eric Hunter

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Comparison of the Fixation Effects of Six Composite Fixatives on Retinal Tissue of Golden Hamsters by WU Haifeng, ZHOU Xiaojiang, LI Chenjiang, LI Huaiyin, GAO Ming

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Socio-economic and demographic determinants of undernutrition among 6–59 months old children living in Malawian stunting hotspots: a cross-sectional community study by Patrick Ndovie, Smith G. Nkhata, Numeri Geresomo, Robert Fungo, Vincent Nyau, Justice Munthali

“…Wasting was linked to occupation, marital status, household size, religious affiliation, and vaccination, with protective factors including farming (AOR = 0.023), business (AOR = 0.001), being single (AOR = 0.034), and full vaccination (AOR = 0.146), while Muslim affiliation increased odds (AOR = 71.284). …”
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of children with COVID-19 in pediatric intensive care units during the Omicron wave in Taiwan by Jeng-Hung Wu, Ching-Chia Wang, Frank Leigh Lu, Shu-Chien Huang, Ting-Yu Yen, Chun-Yi Lu, Luan-Yin Chang, En-Ting Wu

“…Early stage is defined as the period without adequate vaccination and treatment guidelines for children from April–June 2022, and the remaining months are referred to as late stage. …”
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Emergence of Non-Serotype b Encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae as a Cause of Pediatric Meningitis in Northwestern Ontario by Pouya Sadeghi-Aval, Raymond SW Tsang, Frances B Jamieson, Marina Ulanova

“…Before the introduction of the conjugate vaccine, Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children. …”
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Molecular Characterization of Gene Encoding Outer Membrane Protein loa22 in Pathogenic Leptospira Serovars in Iran by Yeganeh Malek Mohammadi, Pejvak Khaki, Mehdi Gharakhani

“…These serovars were obtained from the microbial culture collection of Leptospira Reference Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Karaj, Iran. …”
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Prediction and control for the transmission of brucellosis in inner Mongolia, China by Sijia Liu, Jiajing Hu, Yifan Zhao, Xinyan Wang, Xuemei Wang

“…We also evaluated the impact of various control measures, including vaccination, disinfection, culling, and health education. …”
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Prevalence, Incidence and Predictors of Anal HPV Infection and HPV-Related Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in a Cohort of People Living with HIV by Margherita Sambo, Alessandra Bailoni, Federico Mariani, Massimo Granai, Natale Calomino, Virginia Mancini, Anna D’Antiga, Francesca Montagnani, Mario Tumbarello, Stefano Lazzi, Franco Roviello, Massimiliano Fabbiani

“…A CD4 cell count > 500/mmc was an independent predictor of HPV clearance. HPV vaccination was performed on 30.9% of patients. A trend toward an increased clearance of HPV genotypes included in 9-valent vaccine was observed in vaccinated patients (40.6% versus 30.8% in unvaccinated, <i>p</i> = 0.079). …”
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Economic impact of cholera in households in rural southern Malawi: a prospective study by Florian Marks, Wilm Quentin, Vittal Mogasale, Amber Hsiao, Enusa Ramani, Hye-Jin Seo, GiDeok Pak, Dan Vuntade, Maurice M’bang’ombe, Bagrey Ngwira

“…The present study estimated the COI of cholera in Nsanje, southern Malawi, as part of the Cholera Surveillance in Malawi (CSIMA) programme following a mass cholera vaccination campaign in 2015.Methods Patients ≥12 months of age who were recruited as part of CSIMA were invited to participate in the COI survey. …”
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Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Under-Five Orphan Children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020: A Cross-Sectional Study by Selam Shegaw Sewnet, Hunegnaw Almaw Derseh, Hanna Demelash Desyibelew, Netsanet Fentahun

“…Health status, meal frequency, and vaccination status were associated factors of stunting. …”
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Immunomodulatory Effects of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 on Dendritic Cells Promote Induction of T Cell Hyporesponsiveness to Myelin-Derived Antigens by Wai-Ping Lee, Barbara Willekens, Patrick Cras, Herman Goossens, Eva Martínez-Cáceres, Zwi N. Berneman, Nathalie Cools

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Group a Rotaviruses in Children with Gastroenteritis in a Canadian Pediatric Hospital: The Prevaccine Era by Estelle Chetrit, Yvan L’Homme, Jagdip Singh Sohal, Caroline Quach

“…BACKGROUND: A publicly funded, group A rotavirus (RVA) vaccination program was implemented in Quebec in November 2011.…”
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Cloning and Characterization of Immunological Properties of Haemophilus influenzae Enolase by Yesenia Osorio-Aguilar, Maria Cristina Gonzalez-Vazquez, Patricia Lozano-Zarain, Ygnacio Martinez-Laguna, Alejandro Carabarin-Lima, Rosa del Carmen Rocha-Gracia

“…However, the incidence of invasive disease caused by nontypeable H. influenzae (NTHi) has increased in the post-H. influenzae serotype b (Hib) vaccine era. Currently, an effective vaccine against NTHi is not available; due to this, it is important to find an antigen capable to confer protection against NTHi infection. …”
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Chimeric Japanese Encephalitis Virus SA14/SA14-14-2 Was Virulence Attenuated and Protected the Challenge of Wild-Type Strain SA14 by Rong Huang, Shengling Leng, Yalan Feng, Liping Tang, Lei Yuan, Jian Yang

“…The attenuated Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) live vaccine SA14-14-2 prepared from wild-type (WT) strain SA14 was licensed to prevent Japanese encephalitis (JE) in 1989 in China. …”
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Molecular Characterization of Chicken Anemia Virus Circulating in Chicken Flocks in Egypt by Mohammed AboElkhair, Alaa G. Abd El-Razak, Abd Elnaby Y. Metwally

“…The study showed that the detected CAV, in Egypt are field viruses and unrelated to vaccine strains.…”
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OK-432 Acts as Adjuvant to Modulate T Helper 2 Inflammatory Responses in a Murine Model of Asthma by Cheng-Jang Wu, Pin-Hsun Tseng, Cheng-Chi Chan, Sara Quon, Li-Chen Chen, Ming-Ling Kuo

“…The results obtained in this study lead us to propose a potential novel adjuvant for clinical use such as prophylactic vaccination for pathogens and immunotherapy in atopic diseases.…”
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