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World Journal of Vaccines is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in vaccine. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for researchers and academics all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in vaccine related problems. All manuscripts must…
Sonu Dhillon, Kartik Sampath, Christopher M. Moore, Anil Dosanjh, David H. Van Thiel
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) chronic infection represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. While traditional intramuscular (IM) HBV vaccination is an excellent method for robust and sustained seroconversion in healthy individuals, its effi…
Jesus Reyna-Figueroa, Diana PerezPeña-Rosas, Patricia Galindo-Delgado, Ana Elena Limon-Rojas, Vicente Madrid-Marina
Background : Patients with cancer constitute a special group where immunization programs are often interrupted to begin treatment with chemotherapy. Sepsis is one of the main complications in this group. Methods : A hospital-based case-control study matched b…
Xiangdong Li, Amy Galliher-Beckley, Jerome C. Nietfeld, Kay S. Faaberg, Jishu Shi
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a devastating disease caused by the PRRS virus. The Montanide TM class of flexible polymeric adjuvants has recently been shown to enhance protective immunity against PRRSV infection in piglets when used…
Charbell Miguel Kury, Annelise Maria Wilken, Raquel Mesquita Henriques, Renata de Salles, Wilza Abreu de Brito, Marcus Miguel Kury, Rafael Pessanha de Sá, Felipe Pessanha de Sá
From september to december, 2010, we have assessed the frequency and occurrence of adverse events to Pneumo-coccal conjugated 13-valent vaccine (PCV-13) in the Public vaccination program of the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes, State of Rio de Janeiro, t…
Alejandro D. Montaner, Analia De Nichilo, Juan M. Rodriguez, Andres Hernando-Insua, Juan Fló, Ricardo A. Lopez, Verónica Sierra, Claudio Paolazzi, Oscar Larghi, David L. Horn, Jorge Zorzopulos, Fernanda Elias
Background: Rabies virus infection causes encephalitis, which is almost always fatal. Vaccination can be extremely effective at preventing disease but is prohibitively costly. Vaccine formulations allowing dose-sparing and fewer inoculations with faster antib…
Miguel Estevan, Luis Martínez, Edith Arreisengor, Maria Hortal
In Uruguay a post pneumococcal conjugate vaccine implementation surveillance of hospitalized children with pneumonia showed an increase of complicated pneumonias, while uncomplicated pneumonias decreased. Out of 151 pleural effusions, 62 were empyemas requiri…
Ruth Gil-Prieto, Alejandro Álvaro-Meca, Alba González-Escalada Mena, José María Guillén Ortega, Ángel Gil De Miguel
Purpose: This epidemiological retrospective survey aims to provide population-based estimates of the burden of hospitalisation for herpes zoster ophthalmicus in Spain during a twelve-year period (1997-2008). Methods: All hospital discharges and deaths related…
Yae Kurosawa, Maiko Saito, Shintaro Kobayashi, Tsuneo Okuyama
Dengue virus type 2 ThNH7/93 retained infectious activity after purification by ceramic hydroxyapatite chromatogra-phy. Dengue virus type 2 culture fluid was loaded onto the ceramic hydroxyapatite column and eluted with a linear gradient of sodium phosphate b…
Nikolay Todorov Vatev, Mariyana Vartigova Stoycheva, Andrei Ivanov Petrov, Rayna Dimitrova Velcheva
Aim: To analyze the reasons for epidemic outbreaks of measles, mumps and viral hepatitis A and to propose measures to prevent them in future. Materials and methods: Тhe incidence of measles, mumps and hepatitis A in Plovdiv region was studied for the period 2…
Adam Buffone, Sophie Dionne, Mary Alice Hefford
Avian influenza, subtype H5N1, causes occasional but serious infections in humans and efforts to produce vaccines against this strain continue. Current influenza vaccines are prophylactic and utilize the two major antigens, hemagglutinin and neuraminidase. Nu…
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