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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HOG CHOLERA [PDF]

open access: yes, 1959
I. WHAT IS HOG CHOLERA? Hog cholera is a deadly, contagious disease that attacks swine only. The disease is caused by hog cholera virus, an agent so small (1/250,000 of an inch) that it can even pass through a fine porcelain filter.
Aitken, W.A.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Adults aged 65 years and older in South Africa have a responsibility to vaccinate against influenza

open access: yesDeveloping World Bioethics, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, we draw on the thinking about incompleteness and conviviality grounded in Afro‐communitarianism ethics from the Global South to argue that adults aged 65 years and above have a prima facie responsibility to vaccinate against influenza.
Ruach Sarangarajan, Cornelius Ewuoso
wiley   +1 more source

Use of Vibrio cholerae Vaccine in an Outbreak in Guinea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Producción CientíficaThe use of vaccines to prevent and control cholera is currently under debate. Shanchol is one of the two oral cholera vaccines prequalified by the World Health Organization; however, its effectiveness under field conditions and the ...
Ciglenecki, Iza   +14 more
core   +3 more sources

Use of Oral Cholera Vaccines in an Outbreak in Vietnam: A Case Control Study

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011
Background Killed oral cholera vaccines (OCVs) are available but not used routinely for cholera control except in Vietnam, which produces its own vaccine.
D. Anh   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

What in the world is global health? A conceptual analysis

open access: yesDeveloping World Bioethics, EarlyView.
Abstract This article suggests that the concept of global health – and to an extent the field that it designates ‐ is problematic in various ways. Within public health, the concept of the ‘public’ has been widely investigated. However, “global health” has been introduced in academic, policy, and public discussion with comparably lower level of ...
Alberto Giubilini
wiley   +1 more source

Design, synthesis and determination of physical and chemical characteristics of glycoconjugates as model for oligosaccharide vaccines against vibrio cholerae [PDF]

open access: yesMakedonsko Farmacevtski Bilten, 2003
Cholera is toxin-mediated enteroinfection, with epidemic character and there are approximately 120000 death cases per year worldwide. Protection against cholera has not been accomplished due to deficiencies in the licensed vaccines.
Aleksandra Grozdanova   +3 more
doaj  

Tackling Cholera Outbreak Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: Challenges and Recommendations

open access: yesPublic Health Reviews, 2022
Background: Since the first confirmed case of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nigeria, the pandemic has become a major public health challenge, affecting different sectors of the country.
Alhaji Umar Sow   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flagellins as Vaccine Adjuvants and Cancer Immunotherapy: Recent Advances and Future Prospects

open access: yesImmunology, EarlyView.
The figure depicts the role of flagellin in immune cells. Flagellin interacts with TLR5, resulting in the formation of homodimers and the recruitment of MyD88, which activates the IκB and MAPK signalling pathways. This results in the activation of NF‐κB and AP‐1, producing TNF‐α, IL‐6, IL‐8, and IL‐12.
Asma Talukder   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Opportunity Not To Be Missed: Vaccination as an Entry Point for Hygiene Promotion and Diarrhoeal Disease Reduction in Nepal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This report aims to ascertain whether or not vaccination programmes offer a useful entry point for hygiene promotion and to define options for piloting and scaling up of a hygiene promotion intervention in ...
Katie Greenland   +2 more
core  

Vaccines against toxoplasma gondii : challenges and opportunities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Development of vaccines against Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans is of high priority, given the high burden of disease in some areas of the world like South America, and the lack of effective drugs with few adverse effects.
Aliberti J   +117 more
core   +3 more sources

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