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Wastewater-based surveillance identifies start to the pediatric respiratory syncytial virus season in two cities in Ontario, Canada

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionDetection of community respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections informs the timing of immunoprophylaxis programs and hospital preparedness for surging pediatric volumes. In many jurisdictions, this relies upon RSV clinical test positivity
Elisabeth Mercier, Lakshmi Pisharody, Fiona Guy, Shen Wan, Nada Hegazy, Patrick M. D’Aoust, Md Pervez Kabir, Tram Bich Nguyen, Walaa Eid, Bart Harvey, Erin Rodenburg, Candy Rutherford, Alex E. Mackenzie, Alex E. Mackenzie, Jacqueline Willmore, Charles Hui, Charles Hui, Bosco Paes, Robert Delatolla, Nisha Thampi, Nisha Thampi   +20 more
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A juvenile mouse model of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis by active immunization

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2023
IntroductionAnti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is a common autoimmune encephalitis, and it is associated with psychosis, dyskinesia, and seizures.
Shuyu He, Shuyu He, Shuyu He, Chongyang Sun, Chongyang Sun, Qian Zhu, Qian Zhu, Lin Li, Jianyu Huang, Ge Wu, Ge Wu, Yi Cao, Jianxiang Liao, Yi Lu, Qiru Su, Sufang Lin, Xiaopeng Ma, Cheng Zhong   +17 more
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Optimizing animal models of autoimmune encephalitis using active immunization

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Background and objectivesEncephalitis is a devastating neurologic disorder with high morbidity and mortality. Autoimmune causes are roughly as common as infectious ones.
Jenny Linnoila, Jenny Linnoila, Negin Jalali Motlagh, Negin Jalali Motlagh, Grace Jachimiec, Chih-Chung Jerry Lin, Enrico Küllenberg, Enrico Küllenberg, Gregory Wojtkiewicz, Rudolph Tanzi, John W. Chen, John W. Chen   +11 more
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Immune suppression and immune activation in depression [PDF]

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 2011
Depression has been characterized as a disorder of both immune suppression and immune activation. Markers of impaired cellular immunity (decreased natural killer cell cytotoxicity) and inflammation (elevated IL-6, TNFα, and CRP) have been associated with depression.
Joshua, Blume, Steven D, Douglas, Dwight L, Evans   +2 more
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Immunization With Recombinant Haemonchus contortus Y75B8A.8 Partially Protects Local Crossbred Female Goats From Haemonchus contortus Infection

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Haemonchus contortus Y75B8A.8 (Hc8) derived from H. contortus excretory–secretory (ES) products was identified as a functional inhibitor of goat interleukin 2 (IL-2). It may act as a vaccine candidate for the development of therapeutic strategies against
Xiaowei Tian, Xiaowei Tian, Mingmin Lu, Yongqian Bu, Yang Zhang, Kalibixiati Aimulajiang, Meng Liang, Charles Li, Ruofeng Yan, Lixin Xu, Xiaokai Song, Xiangrui Li, Xiangrui Li   +12 more
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Reproductive hormones profile of Iraqi Awassi ewes immunized against synthetic inhibin-α subunit or steroid-free bovine follicular fluid [PDF]

Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2017
The current study was conducted to investigate the impacts of active and passive immunization against synthetic inhibin-α subunit and steroid-free bovine follicular fluid, respectively, on reproductive hormones profile out of breeding season in Iraqi ...
S.S.A. Kafaji, J.A.A. Al-Sa, aidi, K.K. Khudair   +3 more
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Active immunization against GnRH in ovine (Ovis aries): testicular morphometry, histopathology and endocrine responses in prepubertal ram lambs [PDF]

SPERMOVA, 2017
The main objective of the present research was to assess the effects of an active immunization against GnRH on male reproductive function as an alternative to surgical sterilization evaluating testicular morphometry, histopathological alterations and ...
Gutierrez-Reinoso MA, Aponte PM, Teran-Sinchiguano JA, Garcia-Herreros M   +3 more
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Active Immunization Against Poliomyelitis [PDF]

American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 1936
Controlled clinical and experimental studies have shown that convalescent serum is inefficacious in the treatment of preparalytic poliomyelitis. 1 The reason for this can be seen from the pathogenesis of the disease, which indicates that poliomyelitis is an infection of the central nervous system exclusively.
M, Brodie, W H, Park
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A Historical Review of Military Medical Strategies for Fighting Infectious Diseases: From Battlefields to Global Health

Biomedicines, 2022
The environmental conditions generated by war and characterized by poverty, undernutrition, stress, difficult access to safe water and food as well as lack of environmental and personal hygiene favor the spread of many infectious diseases.
Roberto Biselli, Roberto Nisini, Florigio Lista, Alberto Autore, Marco Lastilla, Giuseppe De Lorenzo, Mario Stefano Peragallo, Tommaso Stroffolini, Raffaele D’Amelio   +8 more
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Immunization and Immunotherapy Approaches against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia Complex Infections

Vaccines, 2021
Human infections caused by the opportunist pathogens Burkholderia cepacia complex and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are of particular concern due to their severity, their multiple antibiotic resistance, and the limited eradication efficiency of the current ...
Sílvia A. Sousa, António M. M. Seixas, Joana M. M. Marques, Jorge H. Leitão   +3 more
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