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Whispers of Pathogens; Social Contagion in Infectious Disease Dynamics: A Review

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Infectious disease dynamics are deeply intertwined with social structures, behaviors, and information systems. This narrative review examines how social factors conceptualized through the integrated lens of “social contagion” within a syndemic framework shape infectious disease patterns from January 2000 to January 2024 ...
Sayed Mortaza Fayez
wiley   +1 more source

A review of epidemiological parameters from Ebola outbreaks to inform early public health decision-making. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The unprecedented scale of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has, as of 29 April 2015, resulted in more than 10,884 deaths among 26,277 cases. Prior to the ongoing outbreak, Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused relatively small outbreaks (maximum outbreak ...
Bento, AI   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Vaccination and transfusion safety at the time of expanding use of live attenuated vaccines

open access: yes
Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Pierre Tiberghien   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Widespread SARS‐CoV‐2 Transmission Despite Limited Reported Cases and Clinical Disease: Exploring the Role of Pre‐Existing Humoral Immunity to SARS‐CoV‐2 in Eastern Sierra Leone

open access: yesImmunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Since December 2019, SARS‐CoV‐2 has infected over 700 million people and caused > 7 million deaths. While much of the global north was severely affected, sub‐Saharan Africa was relatively spared. Possible reasons include a younger population, fewer comorbidities, and pre‐existing immunity.
Robert J. Samuels   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data Science and Ebola [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Data Science---Today, everybody and everything produces data. People produce large amounts of data in social networks and in commercial transactions. Medical, corporate, and government databases continue to grow.
Plaat, Aske
core   +2 more sources

An economic analysis of a pneumococcal vaccine programme in people aged over 64 years in a developed country setting. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
BACKGROUND: Polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccination for older adults is being introduced in developed country settings. Evidence of protection by this vaccine against pneumococcal pneumonia, or confirmation that illness and death from bacteraemia are ...
Cutts, Felicity T   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Carbohydrate‐Based Drug Discovery: Synthetic Strategies and Clinical Applications

open access: yesIsrael Journal of Chemistry, Volume 66, Issue 3, May 2026.
The picture depicts the molecules discussed in the review. On the left side, the general scaffold of sugars is shown. Next to it are four carbohydrate‐based molecules, including remdesivir, islatravir, empagliflozin, and Globo‐H. Remdesivir and islatravir contain a substituted ribose ring attached to a modified nucleobase.
Stephan Scheeff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Virtual screen for repurposing approved and experimental drugs for candidate inhibitors of EBOLA virus infection [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/51s]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2015
The ongoing Ebola virus epidemic has presented numerous challenges with respect to control and treatment because there are no approved drugs or vaccines for the Ebola virus disease (EVD).
Veljko Veljkovic   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

“More” Artificial mRNAs: Beyond the Art of Nature

open access: yesAdvanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 20, 9 April 2026.
Inspired by nature yet transcending it, synthetic mRNA is being redesigned beyond the canonical architecture. This review highlights emerging forms—circular, branched, and self‐amplifying mRNAs—that expand stability, persistence, and functional control, illustrating how artificial mRNA is evolving into a new medium for programmable biological ...
Yuanzhe Cui   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring perceptions and attitudes towards vaccines in a remote western DRC health zone

open access: yesVaccine: X
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) struggles with low full childhood vaccination coverage (around 50 %) and a high children-under-five mortality rate (79 deaths per 1000 live births). This situation is potentially exacerbated by vaccine hesitancy,
Maha Salloum   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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