Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesBACKGROUND: Patients with chronic liver disease have a higher risk of fulminant hepatitis when infected with hepatitis A virus, and vaccination of these patients against such infection is recommended. In Brazil, mainly in the South and Southeast regions,
Luiz Carlos Marques de Oliveira +2 more
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Vaccine coverage and determinants of incomplete vaccination in children aged 12-23 months in dschang, west region, cameroon: a cross-sectional survey during a polio outbreak [PDF]
, 2015 Inadequate immunization coverage with increased risk of vaccine preventable diseases outbreaksremains a problem in Africa. Moreover, different factors contribute to incomplete vaccination status. This study wasperformed in Dschang (West Region, Cameroon),
Biguioh, Rodrigue Mabvouna +8 more
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Hepatitis A outbreak among men who have sex with men, Shinjuku, Japan, 2018
Western Pacific Surveillance and ResponseObjective: In 2018, the Shinjuku City Department of Health detected excess cases of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection. The objectives of this investigation were to characterize the outbreak, identify transmission routes among inpatient cases and make ...
Mariya Itaki +8 more
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Modulation of antigen-specific T-cells as immune therapy for chronic infectious diseases and cancer [PDF]
, 2014 Copyright: © 2014 Li, Symonds, Miao, Sanderson and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
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Expert Review of Vaccines, 2008 The global disease burden associated with hepatitis A virus (HAV) is expected to increase in the coming years due to a shift in the epidemiological pattern of the disease. A decrease in the prevalence of natural immunity is leading to an increased number of adolescents and adults susceptible to a disease that is associated with greater morbidity ...
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Hepatitis C virus infection and related liver disease: the quest for the best animal model [PDF]
, 2013 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) making the virus the most common cause of liver failure and transplantation.
Baumert, Thomas F +4 more
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021 Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections continue to represent a significant disease burden causing approximately 200 million infections, 30 million symptomatic illnesses and 30,000 deaths each year.
Christian Herzog +2 more
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Immunization strategies targeting newly arrived migrants in Non-EU countries of the mediterranean basin and black sea [PDF]
, 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
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Removing N-terminal sequences in pre-S1 domain enhanced antibody and B-cell responses by an HBV large surface antigen DNA vaccine. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Although the use of recombinant hepatitis B virus surface (HBsAg) protein vaccine has successfully reduced global hepatitis B infection, there are still a number of vaccine recipients who do not develop detectable antibody responses.
Guohong Ge +5 more
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HBsAg-vectored DNA vaccines elicit concomitant protective responses to multiple CTL epitopes relevant in human disease. [PDF]
, 2008 Vaccines capable of controlling neoplastic and infectious diseases which depend on the cellular immune response for their resolution, have proven difficult to develop.
Allan Gould +7 more
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