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Immunization strategies targeting newly arrived migrants in Non-EU countries of the mediterranean basin and black sea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: The World Health Organization recommends that host countries ensure appropriate vaccinations to refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. However, information on vaccination strategies targeting migrants in host countries is limited. Methods: In
Declich, Silvia   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Health and Survival Impacts of Early Childhood Development Programmes: The Case of the Happy Child Programme in Brazil

open access: yesReview of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper adds to the growing evidence on the impacts of early childhood development (ECD) programming by examining one of the world's largest home visitation programmes, the Happy Child Programme in Brazil, and its impacts on child vaccination and preventable death rates.
Raquel Tebaldi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness Of BCG Vaccination in Prevention of Childhood Tuberculosis: A Prospective Study from Kishanganj, Bihar

open access: yesNational Journal of Community Medicine, 2013
Introduction: BCG vaccine has shown consistently high efficacy against childhood tubercular meningitis and miliary tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases. It is considered to be a safe vaccine with a low incidence of adverse effects.
Kashif Shahnawaz   +4 more
doaj  

Life Course Malaria Exposure and SARS‐CoV‐2 Seroepidemiology in Ugandan Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study Nested in a Birth Cohort

open access: yesTropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background COVID‐19 has had major global health impacts, yet reported morbidity and mortality have been lower in Africa despite serological evidence of widespread infection. Malaria has been proposed as a potential modifier of susceptibility to and outcomes of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.
Ludoviko Zirimenya   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phylogenomic and epidemiological insights into two clinical Mycobacterium bovis BCG strains circulating in South Africa

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background: Mycobacterium bovis BCG is a live, attenuated tuberculosis vaccine. While the vaccine protects infants from tuberculosis, complications including disseminated infections have been reported following vaccination.
Lesedi Modipane   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serum proteomics of active tuberculosis patients and contacts reveals unique processes activated during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Tuberculosis (TB) is the most lethal infection among infectious diseases. The specific aim of this study was to establish panels of serum protein biomarkers representative of active TB patients and their household contacts who were either infected (LTBI)
Anibarro, L   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Geographic and Temporal Variations in Immunization Coverage in Nepal: An Ecological Time‐Trend Analysis

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Immunization remains a vital public health intervention in Nepal, yet significant disparities persist. This study evaluates the performance of Nepal's national immunization program by analyzing district‐level vaccination coverage and dropout rates from 2009 to 2022 to identify trends and disparities across different routine ...
Kritika Rana   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Modified Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Vaccine with Reduced Activity of Antioxidants and Glutamine Synthetase Exhibits Enhanced Protection of Mice despite Diminished in Vivo Persistence

open access: yesVaccines, 2013
Early attempts to improve BCG have focused on increasing the expression of prominent antigens and adding recombinant toxins or cytokines to influence antigen presentation.
Douglas S. Kernodle   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

KAP Study on Immunization of Children in a City of North India – A 30 Cluster Survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Background: To determine the knowledge, attitude and practices about immunization among respondents of children aged 12-23 months.\ud Methods: A total of 510 respondents were interviewed in the urban slums of Lucknow district of India, using 30 cluster ...
Awasthi, Shally   +5 more
core  

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): A Comprehensive Overview From Basic Biology to Clinical Prevention and Control

open access: yesMedicinal Research Reviews, Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 672-712, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that causes respiratory infections, posing a serious threat, particularly to infants, the elderly, and individuals with compromised immune systems. As the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in infants, RSV is responsible for millions of cases worldwide each year.
Jie Shi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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