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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…
B. N. Tagbo, C. Chukwubike, J. M. Mwenda, M. L. Seheri, G. Armah, J. M. Mphahlele, U. C. Ozumba, C. Benjamin-Puja, C. Azubuike, H. U. Okafor, R. O. Nnani, V. Okafor, B. O. Edelu, C. B. Eke, O. Udemba, A. Isiaka, L. Namadi, N. Umezinne, R. Njoku, C. Odume, V. Osaro, N. Ogude, M. U. Okwesili, S. K. Ezebilo, K. M. Yusuf, E. O. Obidike, ICH UNTH Enugu Rotavirus Group
Rotavirus gastroenteritis is a major public health concern globally, estimated to cause 215,000 deaths among children < 5 years of age in 2013; with majority of mortality occurring in developing countries. In 2013, it was estimated that Nigeria was the second…
Aizhang Xu, Xueying Zhang, Rajni Chibbar, Andrew Freywald, Suresh Tikoo, Changyu Zheng, Jim Xiang
CD8 + cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) exhaustion is one of the major obstacles for the effectiveness of virus control in chronic infectious diseases. We previously generated novel ovalbumin (OVA)-specific 41BBL-expressing OVA-T EXO and human immunodeficiency vir…
Kazuhide Adachi, Ganita Kurniasih Suryaman, Retno Damajanti Soejoedono, Ekowati Handharyani, Yasuhiro Tsukamoto
Avian influenza is the most contagious disease not only in poultry, but also in humans. Avian influenza in humans occurs mainly in Southeast Asia, but no human-to-human pandemic has occurred. Meanwhile, outbreaks of avian influenza in poultry occur on a globa…
Keshan Zhang, Bingzhou Lu, Huanan Liu, Junhao Zhao, Haixue Zheng, Xiangtao Liu
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, and Chinese government adopts compulsory immunization measures for FMD. The adverse effects of FMD vaccine to pigs, cattle and goats have been…
Seria Masole Shonyela, Guilian Yang, Chunfeng Wang
Porcine cysticercosis (PC) caused by Taenia solium larvae is continuing being an important zoonotic neglected disease in many developing countries, is responsible for severe health disorders such as seizures and death in human and it poses a serious public he…
Emmanuel E. Ekanem, Helen O. Uket, Henry C. Okpara
Background: Post-neonatal tetanus is an important problem. Prevention of tetanus in Nigeria is via immunization with three doses of Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus (DPT)/Pentavalent vaccine at 6, 10 and 14 weeks. The anti-tetanus antibody levels of these childre…
Huimin Liu, Zhian Yin, Lu Chen, Xia Yang, Chuanqing Wang, Hongtao Chang
Encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) and porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) are common causative agents with high infection rate in pig farms, thus a combined vaccine against both EMCV and PCV2 is highly desirable. In the present study, we developed an oil-adjuvan…
Hamid Reza Naderi, Fereshte Sheybani, Bezat Amiri, Mehdi Jabbari Nooghabi
Ignoring the importance of receiving booster doses of vaccines in vast majority of adults could result in their lack of immunity against tetanus and diphtheria. In this prospective cohort study all immunocompetent adults ≥ 40 years old who were admitted for a…
Omesh Kumar Bharti, Uppinder Kumar Sharma, Adarsh Kumar, Archana Phull
Cattle are the backbone of household economy in rural areas of India and many of them die after bites by potentially rabid dogs, despite being given currently recommended five shots of intramuscular (IM) rabies vaccination as Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP).…
Petya Argirova, Andrei Petrov, Nikolay Vatev, Maria Atanasova, Mariana Mourdjeva, Mariana Stoycheva
Object: To analyze the clinical, epidemiological and laboratory characteristics of the cases with measles in the Plovdiv region, Bulgaria, in the period March-July 2017. Materials and Methods: The study included 139 hospitalized patients with measles, treated…
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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… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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