Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Long Term Safety, Immunogenicity and Efficacy of RTS,S/AS02(D) Malaria Vaccine in Infants Living in a Malaria-Endemic Region. [PDF]
, 2013 The RTS,S/AS malaria candidate vaccine is being developed with the intent to be delivered, if approved, through the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) of the World Health Organization.
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Immunogenicity evaluation of a DNA vaccine expressing the hepatitis C virus non-structural protein 2 gene in C57BL/6 Mice [PDF]
, 2013 Backgrounds: Most of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections elicit poor immune responses and 75% to 85% of cases become chronic; therefore, the development of an effective vaccine against HCV is of paramount importance.
Behnampour, N. +5 more
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Community perceptions of a malaria vaccine in the Kintampo districts of Ghana. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Malaria remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa despite tools currently available for its control. Making malaria vaccine available for routine use will be a major hallmark, but its acceptance by community ...
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SAGE Open Nursing, 2023 Background The global health sector strategy on viral hepatitis aims to reduce new hepatitis B infections by 90% by 2030. Yet, hepatitis B birth dose (HepB-BD) vaccination, which is effective in preventing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B ...
Charles Ampong Adjei PhD, MPH, RN +4 more
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Assessment of the cross-protective capability of recombinant capsid proteins derived from pig, rat, and avian hepatitis E viruses (HEV) against challenge with a genotype 3 HEV in pigs [PDF]
, 2012 Hepatitis E virus (HEV), the causative agent of hepatitis E, is primarily transmitted via the fecal-oral route through contaminated water supplies, although many sporadic cases of hepatitis E are transmitted zoonotically via direct contact with infected ...
Córdoba, Laura +5 more
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BMC Public Health, 2019 Background Timely and complete vaccination with multi-dose schedules is of public health importance, because an incomplete vaccination series may yield suboptimal disease protection. However, data on adherence of adults to multi-dose vaccines are limited.
Kelly D. Johnson +2 more
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Need for Hepatitis B Vaccination in Medical Students
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2023 Hepatitis B is a global acute and chronic life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus. During cadaveric dissection, clinical rotations, and autopsy posting, medical students get exposed to patients’ blood and body fluids, which ...
Niranjan Chapagain, Sanskriti Chapagain
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BMJ, 2007 Hepatitis B virus is a substantial threat to global health, with 360 million people chronically infected and more than 500 000 deaths each year from fulminant hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.1 2 After a call by the World Health Organization for the global introduction of vaccine prevention programmes by 1997,3 82% of countries in the world had ...
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The reform of the Italian legislation on childhood immunization [PDF]
, 2018 Upon the proposal of the Italian government, Law n. 191/2017 has been enacted, meant to considerably raise the number of mandatory vaccinations, while leaving several others merely "recommended" (non-mandatory).
Cocchiara, Rosario Andrea +4 more
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Prospects of Using Domestic Hepatitis B Vaccines to Ensure Sanitary and Epidemiological Well-Being
Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2017 On the basis of the literature review and own authors' researches, the results of assessment of safety and immunogenicity of native immunobiological medicinal preparations (hepatitis B vaccines «Combiotex», the combined vaccines Bubo-M and Bubo-Kok) in ...
I. V. Fel'dblyum
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