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Delta Variant of SARS-CoV-2 Replacement in Brazil: A National Epidemiologic Surveillance Program [PDF]

Viruses, 2022
Aline Brito de Lima, Luige Biciati Alvim, Cristiane P T B Mendonça   +2 more
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Epidemiologic surveillance for controlling Covid-19 pandemic: types, challenges and implications [PDF]

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2020
Nahla Khamis Ibrahim
exaly   +2 more sources

Patient characteristics and pregnancy outcomes among Zika‐infected pregnant women: Epidemiologic surveillance data from two cities in Colombia, 2015–2016 [PDF]

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2020
Jovana Alexandra Ocampo Canas
exaly   +2 more sources

Whole-Genome Analysis of Treponema pallidum Subspecies endemicum among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Japan, 2020–2023 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Whole-genome sequencing of Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum strains from men who have sex with men in Japan revealed a genetically distinct lineage from other geographic regions circulating via sexual transmission.
Yuki Ohama, Kazuo Imai, Yuto Kotaka, Kenichi Lee, Ichiro Itoda, Shu-ichi Nakayama, Makoto Ohnishi, Yukihiro Akeda   +7 more
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Replacement of SARS-CoV-2 strains with variants carrying N501Y and L452R mutations in Japan: an epidemiological surveillance assessment

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2022
Objective: Monitoring the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants is important due to concerns regarding infectivity, transmissibility, immune evasion and disease severity.
Yusuke Kobayashi, Takeshi Arashiro, Miyako Otsuka, Yuuki Tsuchihashi, Takuri Takahashi, Yuzo Arima, Yura K Ko, Kanako Otani, Masato Yamauchi, Taro Kamigaki, Tomoko Morita-Ishihara, Hiromizu Takahashi, Sana Uchikoba, Michitsugu Shimatani, Nozomi Takeshita, Motoi Suzuki, Makoto Ohnishi   +16 more
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Impact of Refutational Two-Sided Messages on Attitudes Toward Novel Vaccines Against Emerging Infectious Diseases During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Two-sided messages that include two perspectives (i.e., risks and benefits) are more effective than one-sided messages that convey only one perspective (usually only the benefits).
Hideo Okuno, Hideo Okuno, Satoru Arai, Motoi Suzuki, Toshiko Kikkawa   +4 more
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Protection of the third-dose and fourth-dose mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives The rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant has raised concerns regarding waning vaccine-induced immunity and durability. We evaluated protection of the third-dose and fourth-dose mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant and ...
Daisuke Yoneoka, Taro Kamigaki, Erika Ota, Rei Haruyama, Moe Moe Thandar, Motoi Suzuki, Md. Obaidur Rahman, Fangyu Yan, Miho Shibamura-Fujiogi, July Khin Maung Soe, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Reiko Miyahara   +11 more
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Evaluating the COVID-19 vaccination program in Japan, 2021 using the counterfactual reproduction number

Scientific Reports, 2023
Japan implemented its nationwide vaccination program against COVID-19 in 2021, immunizing more than one million people (approximately 1%) a day. However, the direct and indirect impacts of the program at the population level have yet to be fully ...
Taishi Kayano, Yura Ko, Kanako Otani, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Motoi Suzuki, Hiroshi Nishiura   +5 more
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Number of averted COVID-19 cases and deaths attributable to reduced risk in vaccinated individuals in Japan

The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 2022
Summary: Background: In Japan, vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was initiated on 17 February 2021, mainly using messenger RNA vaccines and prioritizing health care professionals.
Taishi Kayano, Misaki Sasanami, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Yura K. Ko, Kanako Otani, Motoi Suzuki, Hiroshi Nishiura   +6 more
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A Note on Cherry-Picking in Meta-Analyses

Entropy, 2023
We study selection bias in meta-analyses by assuming the presence of researchers (meta-analysts) who intentionally or unintentionally cherry-pick a subset of studies by defining arbitrary inclusion and/or exclusion criteria that will lead to their ...
Daisuke Yoneoka, Bastian Rieck
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