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Global experience with chickenpox vaccines and future prospects for the Russian Federation

Биопрепараты: Профилактика, диагностика, лечение
INTRODUCTION. Chickenpox  is  a  highly  contagious  viral  disease  that  primarily  affects preschool children. A number of chickenpox vaccines are licensed worldwide, but there are still gaps in vaccination coverage.
A. S. Korovkin, D. V. Gorenkov, A. A. Soldatov, V. A. Merkulov   +3 more
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Health Economic Evaluation of Varicella Vaccination Within the Swedish National Vaccination Programme for Children

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To assess the cost‐effectiveness of including varicella vaccination in the Swedish national vaccination programme for children together with the added impact of catch‐up vaccination of susceptible older children. Methods An epidemiological transmission model was used to assess the cost‐effectiveness of a two‐dose national varicella ...
Frida Kasteng, Gianpaolo Scalia Tomba, Annika Ersson, Ellen Wolff, Sören Andersson, Kari Johansen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Varicella infection in an immunized pediatric living donor liver-transplant recipient

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2021
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a DNA virus belonging to the Herpesviridae family. Primary infection causes chickenpox followed by latency in the sensory ganglia, which can sometimes reactivate leading to herpes zoster.
Vibha Mehta, Krithiga Ramachandran, Reshu Agarwal, Seema Alam, Viniyendra Pamecha, Ekta Gupta   +5 more
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A Personalised Vaccination Program Based on Immune Reconstitution in Paediatric Cancer Survivors

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims Paediatric cancer survivors often experience treatment‐induced immunosuppression, requiring post‐treatment revaccination. However, immune recovery timelines vary, and current revaccination guidelines, largely based on data of varied quality derived from studies on acute‐lymphoblastic‐leukaemia (ALL), may not be applicable across all ...
Menucha Jurkowicz, Raz Somech, Dan Dominissini, Nathan Keller, Efrat Dresner, Michal Paret, Gilad Sherman, Guy Katzenellenbogen, Elina Gelman, Keren Asraf, Ram Doolman, Atar Lev, Amos J. Simon, Helly Vernitsky, Assaf Barg, Hana Golan, Amos Toren, Michal Stein   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Update on Selected Adverse Events of Concern Following Immunization With Acellular Pertussis Vaccines, a Narrative Review

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To provide an update paper on evidence of adverse events of concern following immunization (AEFI) with pertussis vaccines, focusing primarily on acellular (aP) vaccines. Methods Evidence was synthesised from epidemiological studies, systematic reviews over recent decades, expert interpretations in reviews from relevant research teams and ...
Lennart Nilsson, Jann Storsaeter
wiley   +1 more source

The live attenuated varicella-zoster virus vaccine vOka: Molecular and cellular biology of its skin attenuation

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox and shingles, both manifesting as a blistering skin rash. The skin is central to VZV, as the site of viral replication, transmission from cell-free virus in blisters and as the gateway to ...
Cristina Tommasi, Andriani Drousioti, Judith Breuer   +2 more
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Characterization of markers of cold-adapted candidate virus strains for live attenuated vaccines against chickenpox and shingles

Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии, 2020
Introduction. Chickenpox poses a significant public health concern due to its worldwide occurrence, a substantial probability of severe clinical progression, development of complications that can lead to a fatal outcome.
Firaya G. Nagieva, Elena P. Barkova, Alexandra D. Stroeva, Alexander V. Sidorov, Vitaly V. Zverev   +4 more
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The basics of viral vaccines

South African Family Practice, 2006
The family practitioner plays an important role in preventing disease. An estimated two million people die globally from vaccine-preventable diseases each year.
K. Richter
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Cutaneous lymphomas – an update

Histopathology, EarlyView.
Primary cutaneous lymphomas and lymphoproliferative disorders are defined by integrated clinical, histopathological, immunophenotypic and genetic features as diagnostic criteria also in the 5th edition of the WHO classification of haematolymphoid tumors.
Werner Kempf, Christina Mitteldorf
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccination campaign at a temporary camp for victims of the earthquake in Lorca (Spain)

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2017
Outbreaks in temporary camps are an important risk for the health of the displaced population. The town of Lorca (Murcia, Spain) suffered 2 earthquakes on May 2011 that required the re-housing of 1,424 victims in a temporary camp.
Jaime Jesús Pérez-Martín, Francisco José Romera Guirado, Yolanda Molina-Salas, Pedro José Bernal-González, José Antonio Navarro-Alonso   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source