Pseudotyped Viruses: A Useful Platform for Pre-Clinical Studies Conducted in a BSL-2 Laboratory Setting by Sofiia N. Rizatdinova, Alina E. Ershova, Irina V. Astrakhantseva

“…Such tools facilitated the search for potential therapeutic agents and accelerated epidemiological studies on post-infection and post-vaccination humoral immunity. This review focuses on the use of pseudoviruses as a model for large-scale applications to study enveloped viruses.…”
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Natural compounds may contribute in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection: a narrative review by Maria Eleonora Bizzoca, Stefania Leuci, Michele Davide Mignogna, Eleonora Lo Muzio, Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio, Lorenzo Lo Muzio

“…To date, excluding the possibility of vaccination, against SARS-CoV-2 infection it is possible to act only with supportive care and non-virus-specific treatments in order to improve the patient's symptoms. …”
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In situ-formed cryomicroneedles for intradermal cell delivery by Mengjia Zheng, Tianli Hu, Yating Yang, Xuan Qie, Huaxin Yang, Yuyue Zhang, Qizheng Zhang, Ken-Tye Yong, Wei Liu, Chenjie Xu

“…As a proof-of-concept, we examined the loading and intradermal delivery of three cell types in clinically relevant in vitro and in vivo models, including mesenchymal stem cells for wound healing, melanocytes for vitiligo treatment, and antigen-pulsed dendritic cells for cancer vaccination.…”
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Virulence and pathogenicity of group B Streptococcus: Virulence factors and their roles in perinatal infection by Christina J. Megli, Sophia M. Carlin, Elizabeth J. Giacobe, Gideon H. Hillebrand, Thomas A. Hooven

“…We conclude by addressing current efforts in vaccine development, underscoring the need for effective prevention strategies against this pervasive pathogen.…”
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Analysis of Passenger Satisfaction as a Mediator of Repurchase Intention on Flights with International Routes by Renny Christiarini, Chanda Vedalla Putra, Lily Purwianti

“…But as the time goes on, numbers of vaccination found to be effective to eliminate the pandemic. …”
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Evaluation of the Primary Healthcare attributes in a municipality located in the countryside of São Paulo State – Brazil by Lislaine Aparecida Fracolli, Marianne Junko Muramatsu, Maria Fernanda Pereira Gomes, Fabiana Rodrigues Zequini Nabão

“…Proper adaptations should be performed during the opening hours of the healthcare centers; facilitating access and appointment scheduling; improve the counter-reference and reference system; offer vaccination and stitch services; and also, improve the communication between professionals and users, review and reformulate the attendance model of the FHS…”
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National Consensus for the Management of Acute Gastroenteritis in Jordanian Children: Consensus Recommendations Endorsed by the Jordanian Paediatric Society by Mohammed Rawashdeh, Basim Al-Zoubi, Maha Barbar Aliwat, Salma Burayzat, Esam Alhindawi, Ali Attia Al-Matti, Eyad Altamimi

“…The prevention of diarrhoeal diseases should focus on the improvement of nutrition, hygiene, and sanitation, the introduction of routine vaccination against rotavirus, and the adoption of a standardised approach for AGE management (oral rehydration solution (ORS) use±adjunct therapies, continued feeding, and avoiding routine antibiotic use). …”
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Overview of Community-Acquired Pneumonia and the Role of Inflammatory Mechanisms in the Immunopathogenesis of Severe Pneumococcal Disease by Helen C. Steel, Riana Cockeran, Ronald Anderson, Charles Feldman

“…Despite the implementation of national pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine-based immunisation strategies targeted at high-risk groups, Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) remains the most common cause of CAP. …”
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The Disappearance of COVID-19 Data Dashboards: The Case of Ephemeral Data by Melinda Laituri, Yogya Kalra, Chaowei Yang

“…Data dashboards tracked global and country-specific statistics and provided cartographic visualizations of cases, deaths, vaccination rates and other metrics. We examined the role of geospatial data on COVID-19 dashboards in the form of maps, charts, and graphs. …”
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The Societal Impact of Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia on Patients, Life Partners, and Children of Patients in Germany by Thomas Weinke, Andrea Glogger, Isabelle Bertrand, Kati Lukas

“…We need to raise the awareness of the general public about the real life impact of HZ and PHN and their often severe, debilitating consequences and the potential benefits from vaccination.…”
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Impact of antiparasitic therapy on cardiovascular outcomes in chronic Chagas disease. A systematic review and meta-analysisResearch in context by Anis Rassi, Jr, Alyssa Grimshaw, Ashwin Sarwal, Ranjit Sah, Sangam Shah, Nelson I. Agudelo Higuita, Fabio Mahamed Rassi, Michaele Francesco Corbisiero, Hannah M. Kyllo, Jordan Stellern, Samantha Kaplan, Luis A. Marcos, Edgar A. Ramírez-García, Martin Casapia, Peter Hotez, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Shital Patel, Carlos Franco-Paredes, José Antonio Marin-Neto, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez

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Hepatitis B Virus in Polish Blood Donors in the Period 2005–2019—Significant Changes in Epidemiology and Demographic Characteristics of Infected Donors by Aneta Kopacz, Dorota Kubicka-Russel, Grzegorz Liszewski, Ewa Sulkowska, Anna Chrzanowska, Paulina Zwolińska, Ewa Noceń, Anna Potępa, Magdalena Łętowska, Piotr Grabarczyk, the Group of Polish Blood Transfusion Centers for Blood Borne Pathogens

“…Pursuant to the WHO guidelines, obligatory vaccination was introduced in 1994–1996 (as a part of hepatitis B prophylaxis for newborns), and in 2000–2011, all 14-year-olds were vaccinated. …”
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Severe Cases of Tick-Borne Encephalitis in Northeastern Poland by Justyna Adamczuk, Magdalena Chlabicz, Natalia Koda, Maciej Kondrusik, Joanna Zajkowska, Piotr Czupryna, Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska

“…Both of our patients were not vaccinated despite the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) recommendations. …”
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Current advancements in microneedle technology for therapeutic and biomedical applications by Olivia Sen, Poulami Poddar, Poulami Sarkar, Sanchita Das, Sreejan Manna

“…Silicon, stainless steel, polymers, coating materials, biodegradable materials, several crosslinking techniques and biosensing devices are used to fabricate microneedles. can be employed as a leading novel technology for drug administration, vaccinations, cosmetics, diagnostics, tissue engineering, cancer studies, and wound care. …”
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The survival of B cells is compromised in kidney disease by Doureradjou Peroumal, Chetan V. Jawale, Wonseok Choi, Hossein Rahimi, Danielle Antos, De-dong Li, Shuxia Wang, Godhev K. Manakkat Vijay, Isha Mehta, Raymond West, Muthusamy Thangaraju, Thomas D. Nolin, Jishnu Das, John F. Alcorn, Partha S. Biswas

“…Individuals with kidney disease are not only susceptible to infections but also exhibit poor vaccine-induced antibody response. Using multiple mouse models of kidney disease, we demonstrate that renal dysfunction inhibits germinal center (GC) response against T-dependent antigens. …”
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Theoretical modeling of hepatitis C acute infection in liver-humanized mice support pre-clinical assessment of candidate viruses for controlled-human-infection studies by Zhenzhen Shi, Adquate Mhlanga, Yuji Ishida, Ari Josephson, Nicholson T. Collier, Hiromi Abe-Chayama, Chise Tateno-Mukaidani, Scott J. Cotler, Jonathan Ozik, Marian Major, Jordan J. Feld, Kazuaki Chayama, Harel Dahari

“…Abstract Designing and carrying out a controlled human infection (CHI) model for hepatitis C virus (HCV) is critical for vaccine development. However, key considerations for a CHI model protocol include understanding of the earliest viral-host kinetic events during the acute phase and susceptibility of the viral isolate under consideration for use in the CHI model to antiviral treatment before any infections in human volunteers can take place. …”
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Emerging Norovirus GII.12 infection in 2010 in Northern Taiwan by Chi-Neu Tsai, Yu-Chung Chang, Hsun-Ching Chao, Yi-Hsiang Hsu, Yuan-Hung Wang, Shih-Yen Chen

“…Norovirus (NoV) has been an emerging pathogen of enteric infections in the post-rotavirus vaccine era. GII.4 have played a major role in NoV infections while other genotypes were reported in sporadic outbreaks. …”
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Effectiveness of Mobile Health Services in Remote Papua under Indonesia’s Minister of Health Regulation No. 90 of 2015 by Nora Lelyana, Aris Sarjito

“…The findings reveal that MHS has significantly enhanced access to essential services, including maternal and child health, vaccinations, and primary care, while alleviating travel burdens for isolated populations. …”
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Stress and Coping Among Elderly During The COVID-19 Pandemic in Sulaimanya City in Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Yousif Abdalla Qadr, Azad Ali Ismail

“…Male participants, elders who live with their family, unvaccinated elders, physically passive elders have had higher stress level than female, elderly home, vaccinated, physical active elders. The findings also indicated that spiritual connection was the most common coping method used by the sample. …”
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AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS: USE OF GENETIC MARKERS IN ANALYSIS OF ITS ROUTES OF SPREAD by A. Mazloum, A. S. Igolkin, N. N. Vlasova, D. V. Romenskaya

“…Specific structure of the virus and long genome, encoding genes with unknown function, and circulation of 24 genotypes and 9 serotypes of the virus hinder the development of ASF vaccine. The article shows that the use of many specific genetic markers during determination of relationship and study of pathways of ASF virus global spread is the most accurate method.…”
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