Mathematical models for vaccination, waning immunity and immune system boosting: a general framework [PDF]
When the body gets infected by a pathogen or receives a vaccine dose, the immune system develops pathogen-specific immunity. Induced immunity decays in time and years after recovery/vaccination the host might become susceptible again.
Barbarossa, Maria Vittoria +1 more
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Green Stool Predominance in Babies and Subsequent Bowel Function at 1–2 Years of Age
ABSTRACT Aim To study the relationship between bowel function after birth and at 1–2 years of age in the prospective HELMi cohort of term infants. Methods We focused on infants with predominantly green stools (n = 152) for three consecutive weeks in early life and their sex, age, and delivery mode‐matched controls (n = 300), and evaluated bowel ...
L. Typpö +5 more
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Analysis, Simulation and Control of a New Measles Epidemic Model [PDF]
In this paper the problem of modeling and controlling the measles epidemic spread is faced. A new model is proposed and analysed; besides the categories usually considered in measles modeling, the susceptible, the exposed, the infected, the removed and,
DI GIAMBERARDINO, Paolo +1 more
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2019-nCoV: The Identify-Isolate-Inform (3I) Tool Applied to a Novel Emerging Coronavirus [PDF]
2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is an emerging infectious disease closely related to MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV that was first reported in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in December 2019.
Bey, Christian K. +2 more
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ABSTRACT Aim Countries with varicella immunisation programmes have seen major reductions in disease burden. While two‐dose schedules are now universally adopted, dosing ages vary, and some countries initially include catch‐up vaccination of older children to speed impact. This modelling study assessed three two‐dose schedules in the Swedish setting (1)
Gianpaolo Scalia Tomba +6 more
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Suppression of human immunodeficiency virus replication during acute measles.
To determine the effect of measles virus coinfection on plasma human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNA levels, a prospective study of hospitalized children with measles was conducted between January 1998 and October 2000 in Lusaka, Zambia.
Cutts, Felicity +5 more
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Extracting the time-dependent transmission rate from infection data via solution of an inverse ODE problem [PDF]
The transmission rate of many acute infectious diseases varies significantly in time, but the underlying mechanisms are usually uncertain. They may include seasonal changes in the environment, contact rate, immune system response, etc.
Anderson R. M. +10 more
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Rationale for Recommending Varicella Vaccination Into the Swedish National Immunisation Programme
ABSTRACT Aim Under Swedish law, a vaccination may be included in the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) if it effectively prevents transmission in the population, is cost‐effective and aligns with ethical and humanitarian principles. The Public Health Agency of Sweden (PHAS) evaluated these criteria for introducing varicella vaccination. Methods The
Annika Ersson +2 more
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ANTIBODY RESPONSE AMONG SEROPOSITIVE INDIVIDUALS AFTER MEASLES VACCINATION
Background: Measles is one of the leading causes of childhood mortality worldwide. A live-attenuated vaccine controls measles infection in industrialized countries, and measles has been targeted by the WHO for global eradication following the ...
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Measles Outbreak among Previously Immunized Adult Healthcare Workers, China, 2015
Measles is caused by measles virus belonging to genus Morbillivirus of the family Paramyxoviridae. Vaccination has played a critical role in controlling measles infection worldwide. However, in the recent years, outbreaks of measles infection still occur
Zhengyi Zhang +10 more
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