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Pentavalent vaccination in Kenya: coverage and geographical accessibility to health facilities using data from a community demographic and health surveillance system in Kilifi County

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background There is substantial evidence that immunization is one of the most significant and cost-effective pillars of preventive and promotive health interventions.
Morris Ogero, James Orwa, Rachael Odhiambo, Felix Agoi, Adelaide Lusambili, Jerim Obure, Marleen Temmerman, Stanley Luchters, Anthony Ngugi   +8 more
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Clinical progress note: Rotavirus

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Rotavirus is a vaccine‐preventable cause of acute, viral gastroenteritis typically characterized by diarrhea, vomiting, and fever. Prior to rotavirus vaccine introduction, nearly all children worldwide had been infected by 5 years of age. Severe rotavirus gastroenteritis causes dehydration and electrolyte derangements, and infants and young ...
Kelsey Thetford, Meghan Hofto
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Spanish multicentre PIBHE study: Prevalence and immunisation of chronic hepatitis B in haemodialysis patients in Spain

Nefrología (English Edition), 2016
Introduction: The PIBHE study, promoted by the Spanish Liver and Kidney Association and the Dialysis Virus Group of the Spanish Society of Nephrology, is the first study to determine the status of haemodialysis patients with chronic HBV infection and the
Rebeca García Agudo, Sami Aoufi Rabih, Guillermina Barril Cuadrado, Beatriz Proy Vega, Ángel Arias Arias, José Antonio Herruzo Gallego   +5 more
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“She vaccinated my baby and that’s all…” Immunisation decision-making and experiences among refugee mothers resettled in Aotearoa New Zealand

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background To prevent disease outbreaks, refugee children must be age-appropriately immunised. This qualitative study gained an in-depth understanding of refugee mothers’ vaccine decision-making and experiences accessing immunisation services for their ...
Nadia A. Charania
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Identification of Clinical Factors Associated With the Immunogenicity of Homologous ChAdOx1‐nCoV‐19 Vaccine in Hemodialysis Patients

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at higher risk of severe COVID‐19 and may exhibit suboptimal vaccine responses. This study evaluates the factors influencing vaccine‐induced immunity in HD patients following the second dose of the Vaxzevria. A total of 276 HD patients and 126 controls were included. Antibody responses were assessed using binding
Chia‐Wei Chang, Ping‐Hsun Wu, Li‐Yun Chang, Yu‐Ying Huang, Teng‐Hui Huang, Su‐Chu Lee, Yi‐wen Chiu, Shang‐Jyh Hwang, Tsun‐Yung Kuo, Mei‐Chuan Kuo   +9 more
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Determination of factors affecting the vaccination status of children aged 12–35 months in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Heliyon, 2017
Vaccines are one of the most important achievements in public health, and a major contributor to this success is the Expanded Programme on Immunization. The utilisation of vaccination services and completion of the recommended schedule are determined by ...
Anonh Xeuatvongsa, Masahiko Hachiya, Shinsuke Miyano, Tetsuya Mizoue, Tomomi Kitamura   +4 more
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Adverse Reactions and Vaccination Preferences Following COVID‐19 and Influenza Vaccination Among Healthcare Workers: A Cross‐Sectional Survey

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Co‐administration of COVID‐19 and influenza vaccines has been promoted to improve coverage, but acceptance among healthcare workers (HCWs) remains uncertain. In total, 1238 participants were recruited. Participants were categorized by vaccination pattern including same‐day co‐administration, non‐concurrent vaccination, or single vaccine ...
Yu‐Yin Lin, Yi‐Ling Hsieh, Shih‐Feng Cho, Yun‐Shiuan Chuang, Yun‐Chen Liu, Wen Ku, Chia‐Chi Sung, Yu‐Ling Chang, Chia‐En Hsu, Yi‐Hui Weng, I‐Jui Huang, Chun‐Yu Lin   +11 more
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Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn: Fetal RHD Genotyping, Targeted Prophylaxis, and Prenatal Therapies

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) remains a significant concern in prenatal care primarily caused by maternal alloimmunization against fetal red blood cell antigens, most commonly the D antigen. Noninvasive fetal RHD genotyping, used as a screening tool, enables targeted antenatal prophylaxis and has been implemented in several
Emilie Thorup, Steffen Thorsen, Morten Hanefeld Dziegiel, Olav Bjørn Petersen, Frederik Banch Clausen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crisis micro‐learning: A framework for understanding the micro‐flow of policy learning and Australia's COVID‐19 response

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract COVID‐19 has intensified interest in crisis policy learning, yet the micro‐level interactions among political, bureaucratic, and expert actors remain underexplored. We conceptualise an ideal‐type framework for the micro‐flow of crisis learning, an ordinarily epistemic and context‐specific process of individual‐level interactions, where lessons
Neil Mortimer, Nicholas Bromfield
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Glass eels and viruses – a lesson learnt from stocking the eastern German Baltic Sea coast

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article., 2022
Abstract Concerns about Anguillid herpesvirus 1 (AngHV‐1) in European eels, especially due to stocking measures, is increasingly coming into focus and raises questions regarding disease monitoring and prevention. In the past, stocking of AngHV‐1‐positive eels into waters assumed AngHV‐1‐free has led to a rapid increase of infected eels in the wild. For
Laura Kullmann, Mikolaj Adamek, Dieter Steinhagen, Ralf Thiel   +3 more
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