Attitude toward vaccination is doubtless an important determinant of public health, and this become evident during a pandemic. The issue, periodically debated within European societies since some years, especially with respect to occasional surge of diseases in given years and se [....] » Read More
Since the first case of COVID 19 was reported in China in 2019, the world has turned to seek therapeutic alternatives for the treatment of this disease and search vaccines against it. About 300 million people in the world have been affected by the pandemic without recognizing age [....] » Read More
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a major cause of acute respiratory tract infections in both infants and older adults. Currently there are no approved vaccines or antibody therapies for treatment against infection from hMPV. The key target of neutralizing antibodies is the viral f [....] » Read More
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread extremely quickly around the world, leading to medical and economic crises. Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infection is considered an effective preventive measu [....] » Read More
Aquaculture currently has the highest growth in the world among different disciplines for the production of protein materials (15.7%). However, the occurrence of various infectious diseases (bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic) among aquatic animals are a serious risk in this [....] » Read More
Researchers are looking for pathogens of shrimp without pathogens or SPF and shrimp tolerant to viral agents that are not pathogenic to humans and can only be pathogenic to shrimp and crustaceans. In 1998, a scientist stated that shrimp and insects could retain viruses for long p [....] » Read More
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a vector-borne zoonotic viral disease caused by (Japanese encephalitis virus, JEV). Vaccination is the most effective way to control JE in both humans and animals. However, JEV genotype shift that the dominant genotype III (GIII) has been replaced by [....] » Read More
In contemporary world, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is concerned as a transmittable disease from bat to humans and a factor caused public health anxiety. Although, several measures were performed to treat it but still the mortality is seen in around the world. One of the most s [....] » Read More
COVID-19 is a pandemic of unprecedented proportions in recent human history. There have been around 200 million confirmed cases and four million fatalities worldwide in less than 18 months since the pandemic began. Additionally, a great deal of work has gone into finding vaccines [....] » Read More
Immunization remains one of the cheapest and most cost effective means of protecting the masses from vaccine preventable diseases. Factors affecting Childhood immunization uptake at general practice level may be considered in terms of sociodemographic variables, attitude and prac [....] » Read More
Objectives It is important to acknowledge the factors that impact vaccine acceptance among different population groups, especially among pregnant and lactating mothers. Pregnant and lactating mothers play a significant role in deciding if their child/fetus will be vaccinated. Ho [....] » Read More
The WT1 gene is an oncogene overexpressed in leukemia and various types of solid cancers. WT1 gene product is highly immunogenic and a promising target for cancer immunotherapy. We have developed a WT1 peptide-based therapeutic cancer vaccine and shown its clinical pote [....] » Read More
Lassa fever (LF) is a zoonotic disease associated with an acute and potentially fatal hemorrhagic illness caused by the Lassa virus (LASV), a member of the family Arenaviridae, Genus Arenavirus. It was discovered in 1968 when two missionary nurses died in Nigeria. The virus is na [....] » Read More
Different scenarios explaining the emergence of novel variants of concern (VOC) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been reported, including their evolution in scarcely monitored populations, in animals as alternative hosts, or in immunocompro [....] » Read More
Since previous centuries to now, the occurrence of pandemics has been as complex health problem in the world. Production and administration of vaccination has been an important role in the management and control of these pandemics. The main point of this success is participation [....] » Read More
Title : The need for separate regulations for prophylactic vaccines
Sudhakar Bangera, AILEEN Clinical Research Services, India
Biological therapeutics, also referred to as Biologicals, are those diverse group of medicines that are grown and then purified from large-scale cell cultures of bacteria or yeast, or plant or animal cells. Biologicals include a wide range of products such as vaccines, allergenic [....] » Read More
Title : Analytical transfer of COVID-19 recombinant vaccine between fiocruz and astrazeneca
Rosane Cuber Guimaraes, Bio-Manguinhos/ Fiocruz, Brazil
Since the beginning of Sars-CoV-2 virus pandemic in Brazil on March 2020, Fiocruz has been part of various national and international fronts for the search and production of a vaccine against COVID-19. With a long history and a tradition of more than 70 years in vaccines producti [....] » Read More
Title : Development and validation of a specific tool to assess vaccination hesitation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Angelo Tunin Chica Pergo, Faculty Of Medicine Of Itajuba, Brazil
This is a psychometric study aimed at developing and validating a specific scale that assesses the vaccinal hesitancy (VH) behaviours of COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccine Hesitancy Scale for Covid-19 vaccines was developed in Brazil based on the Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (VHS), developed [....] » Read More
Title : MIP vaccine and leprosy, our 20-year research journey from 1986 to 2005.
Hemanta Kumar Kar, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences(KIMS), India
WHO targeted the following global leprosy control achievements by 2030: 120 countries with zero new autochthonous cases, 70% reduction in annual number of new cases detected, 90% reduction in rate per million population of new cases with grade-2 disability (G2D) and 90% reducti [....] » Read More
Title : Factors predicting poor outcomes of patients treated with tocilizumab for COVID-19 pneumonia: A retrospective study
Vasiliki Georgakopoulou, Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is a significant global issue that has major implications for the healthcare system. Mortality rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection vary by geographic region and are associated with age, comorbidities, and vacci [....] » Read More
Title : Onodera’s prognostic nutritional index: Comparison of its role in severity and outcomes of COVID-19 patients among the periods of alpha, delta and omicron variant predominance
Vasiliki Georgakopoulou, Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed a severe worldwide public health threat, affecting multiple organs' function in addition to respiratory function. Several strains of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been circulatin [....] » Read More
Title : The potential application of recombinant swinepox virus expressing protective antigens of ASFV
Huixing Lin, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
African swine fever (ASF) is caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV). The mortality rate of domestic pigs and wild boars is as high as 100%, and they can also infect pigs and ticks as carriers and infection hosts. So far there is no commercialized ASF vaccine. The prevention a [....] » Read More
Title : Missed opportunities for vaccination and associated factors among children aged 12-23 months in Cameroon
Solange Whegang Youdom, University of Dschang, Cameroon
Data from the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) was analyzed for children with at least one vaccination date in the home-based record (HBR). Immunization performance such as accessibility, drop-out, and timeliness, were assessed. Service quality was assessed using MOV. Mul [....] » Read More
Title : COVID-19 & mucormycosis
Amarjeet Gambhir, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, India
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory system coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first reported in Wuhan, China and has been sweeping across the globe. It has been associated with a wide range of opportunistic bacterial and fungal infec [....] » Read More
Title : Strategic efforts towards development of a cell culture attenuated duck plague vaccine using an Indian virulent field isolate
Satyabrata Dandapat, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, India
Duck farming occupies an important position next to chicken farming in the Asian continent. Among various diseases affecting the duck populations, duck plague (DP) or duck viral enteritis, caused by Anatid herpesvirus-1, is the most significant contagious viral disease reported w [....] » Read More
Title : Vaccination in cardiovascular diseases
Yusuf Ziya Sener, Beypazarı State Hospital, Turkey
Infections, especially respiratory tract infections have unfavorable outcomes on cardiovascular system. It is well known that infections causes exacerbation of heart failure and triggering rupture of vulnerable plaques resulting in acute coronary syndromes. Therefore Influenza, p [....] » Read More
Title : Global COVID-19 vaccine policies – A literature review
Deborah Hilton, Deborah Hilton Statistics Online, Australia
Background. The research rationale is that many economic, policy, and government implications result from the COVID-19 pandemic. Hilton published a literature review on COVID-19 research specific to Australia including policy and media releases. This Australian scientific litera [....] » Read More
Title : Robust antibody-mediated protection against SARS-CoV-2 induced by NVX-CoV2373 subunit vaccine adjuvanted with matrix-M
Alex Zhu, University of Duisburg-Essen, United States
Recently approved vaccines have shown remarkable efficacy in limiting SARS-CoV-2-associated disease. However, with the variety of vaccines, immunization strategies, and waning antibody titers, defining the correlates of immunity across a spectrum of antibody titers is urgently re [....] » Read More
Title : Comparison between virulent genes-based and serotype-based vaccine for uropathogenic escherichia coli
Jamil M A S Obaid, Ibb University, Yemen
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common bacterial infections with global expansion particularly in Egypt. These infections are predominantly caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC). In a trial to prevent these infection we proposed this study in which m [....] » Read More