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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Population-Based Surveillance of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in British Columbia: 1996-1998 by Gordean L Bjornson, David W Scheifele, Alison Bell, Arlene King

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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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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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The Laboratory Diagnosis of Hepatitis B Virus by Mel Krajden, Gail McNabb, Martin Petric

“…The availability and extensive use of the HBV vaccine has dramatically reduced the number of incident infections in Canada and worldwide. …”
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Detection of antibodies to non-structural proteins of foot-and-mouth disease virus (review) by A. S. Yakovleva, A. V. Scherbakov

“…In thecountriesandzones freefromFMD with vaccination thisELISA isusedforconfirmation of thevirus infection absencein vaccinated herds. …”
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Optimal control and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Taeniasis and Cysticercois in Humans, Pigs and Cattle. by Joshua, A. Mwasunda, Jacob I, Irunde, Damian, Kajunguri, Dmitry, Kuznetsov

“…However, cost-effectiveness analysis results show that a strategy which excludes vaccination of pigs and cattle is the most cost-effective strategy for disease control. …”
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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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A post-pandemic snapshot of the magnitude of COVID-19 in Brazil: A countrywide study by Eduardo Ribes Kohn, Maristela Bohlke, Antônia Almeida, Leandro Janelli, Luciana Monteiro Vasconcelos Sardinha, Fernando C. Wehrmeister, Pedro Curi Hallal

“…In 2023, 92.9 % (95 %CI 90.9 – 94.4) of the Brazilian population was fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but only 37.2 % (95 %CI 33.5 – 40.9) have received the updated vaccinal scheme (two doses and two boosters). …”
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Prevalence and clinical profile of comorbidity among newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a multi-center observational study in eastern China by Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Xiaomeng Wang, Xiaomeng Wang, Songhua Chen, Jun Li, Qinglin Cheng, Yu Zhang, Qian Wu, Qian Wu, Kui Liu, Kui Liu, Xuli Jiang, Bin Chen, Bin Chen

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