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Duration of Immunity against Mycobacterium bovis following Neonatal Vaccination with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Danish: Significant Protection against Infection at 12, but Not 24, Months [PDF]

, 2012
Vaccination of neonatal calves with Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) induces a significant degree of protection against bovine tuberculosis, caused by infection with virulent M. bovis.
McAulay, M., Hewinson, R. G., Thom, M. L., Villarreal-Ramos, B., Vordermeier, H. M., Clifford, D., Hope, J. C.; id_orcid   +6 more
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New tuberculosis vaccines in India: modelling the potential health and economic impacts of adolescent/adult vaccination with M72/AS01E and BCG-revaccination

BMC Medicine, 2023
Background India had an estimated 2.9 million tuberculosis cases and 506 thousand deaths in 2021. Novel vaccines effective in adolescents and adults could reduce this burden.
Rebecca A. Clark, Chathika K. Weerasuriya, Allison Portnoy, Christinah Mukandavire, Matthew Quaife, Roel Bakker, Danny Scarponi, Rebecca C. Harris, Kirankumar Rade, Sanjay Kumar Mattoo, Dheeraj Tumu, Nicolas A. Menzies, Richard G. White   +12 more
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The Paediatric BCG Vaccine Century: From Historical Success to Future Innovations

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, Bacille‐Calmette‐Guérin (BCG), protects infants against severe forms of primary TB. Yet, it does not protect against pulmonary reactivation TB in adults. Methods A literature review was conducted between 1st January and 28th February 2025 using PubMed, Google Scholar and reports of the World Health ...
Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
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BCG vaccine [PDF]

"BCG, or bacille Calmette-Guerin, is a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) disease. Many foreign-born persons have been BCG-vaccinated. BCG is used in many countries with a high prevalence of TB to prevent childhood tuberculous meningitis and miliary disease ...

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Use of BCG vaccine for enhancement the immune response of sheep to Rev.1 Vaccination [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Medical Research, 2008
This study was conducted to evaluate the protective effect of Brucella melitensis Rev.1 and the use of BCG vaccine as immunostimulant by subcutaneous injection in Guinea pigs. Lab.
S. M. S. El-Ayouby, O. R. Salib, H. K. El-Deen   +2 more
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The BCG Vaccine for COVID-19: First Verdict and Future Directions

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Despite of the rapid development of the vaccines against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), it will take several months to have enough doses and the proper infrastructure to vaccinate a good proportion of the world ...
Maria Gonzalez-Perez, Rodrigo Sanchez-Tarjuelo, Boris Shor, Estanislao Nistal-Villan, Estanislao Nistal-Villan, Jordi Ochando, Jordi Ochando   +6 more
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Immune System Development—Pro Tips for Paediatricians

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There are many misconceptions about the immune system in children, its impact on infectious disease susceptibility and its role in the rapidly increasing rates of immune mediated diseases in industrialized societies. In this mini review, I will discuss common believes and the data supporting or countering such believes, with a focus on ...
Petter Brodin
wiley   +1 more source

Population differences in immune responses to Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination in infancy. [PDF]

, 2009
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination induces a marked increase in the interferon (IFN)-gamma response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis purified protein derivative (Mtb PPD) in UK adolescents, but not in Malawian adolescents.
Gorak-Stolinska, P., Crampin, A.C., Fine, Paul E.M., Paul E M Fine (16181840), Newport, Melanie J, Mvula, Hazzie, Ben-Smith, A., Weir, Rosemary E., Hazzie Mvula (271278), Fine, P.E., Nuala McGrath (230042), Crampin, Amelia C, Keith Branson (239422), Mvula, H., Hazel M Dockrell (10414616), Patricia Gorak-Stolinska (356875), McGrath, Nuala, Blitz, R., Gorak-Stolinska, Patricia, Branson, K., Ben‐Smith, Anne, Fine, Paul EM, Amelia C Crampin (10281422), Crampin, Amelia C., Ben-Smith, Anne, Weir, R.E., McGrath, N., Dockrell, Hazel M., Floyd, Sian, Rose Blitz (356877), Newport, M.J., Gorak‐Stolinska, Patricia, Anne Ben-Smith (244056), Blitz, Rose, Melanie Newport (4461202), Lalor, Maeve K., Lalor, M.K., Maeve K Lalor (16181825), Dockrell, H.M., Rosemary E Weir (16181828), Sian Floyd (239400), Weir, Rosemary E, Lalor, Maeve K, Dockrell, Hazel M, Newport, Melanie J., Branson, Keith   +45 more
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Immunogenicity of mannan derived from Mycobacterium bovis as a promising adjuvant in vaccine BCG

Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Background and Objectives: Lipoarabinomannan is one of the components of the significant structural cell surfaces of mycobacteria and serves as an immunostimulatory factor.
Rajab Mardani, Ariana Alavi, Seyed Dawood Mousavi Nasab, Nayebali Ahmadi, Mohammad Javad Hossein Tehrani, Maryam Shahali, Delaram Doroud   +6 more
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The double-sided effects of Mycobacterium Bovis bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine

npj Vaccines, 2021
Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG), the only vaccine proven to be effective against tuberculosis (TB), is the most commonly used vaccine globally. In addition to its effects on mycobacterial diseases, an increasing amount of epidemiological and experimental ...
Junli Li, Lingjun Zhan, Chuan Qin
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