Booster COVID-19 vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant: A systematic review
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022 There is a wealth of data suggesting that the effectiveness of existing vaccines against the Omicron variant, the most mutated SARS-CoV-2 variant to date, has been substantially reduced if only primary vaccination is administered.
Yuxuan Du, Long Chen, Yuan Shi
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A single mutation in the envelope protein modulates flavivirus antigenicity, stability, and pathogenesis [PDF]
, 2017 The structural flexibility or 'breathing' of the envelope (E) protein of flaviviruses allows virions to sample an ensemble of conformations at equilibrium.
Diamond, Michael S +4 more
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Neutralizing Antibody Response following a Third Dose of the mRNA-1273 Vaccine among Cancer Patients
Vaccines, 2023 Cancer patients are at an increased risk of morbidity and mortality from SARS-CoV-2 infection and have a decreased immune response to vaccination. We conducted a study measuring both the neutralizing and total antibodies in cancer patients following a ...
Christopher W. Dukes +20 more
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Detection of antibodies against H5 and H7 strains in birds: evaluation of influenza pseudovirus particle neutralization tests. [PDF]
Infect Ecol Epidemiol, 2014 Introduction: Avian influenza viruses circulate in bird populations, and it is important to maintain and uphold our knowledge of the viral strains that are currently of interest in this context.
Wallerström S +8 more
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Safe Pseudovirus-based Assay for Neutralization Antibodies against Influenza A(H7N9) Virus
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013 Serologic studies are urgently needed to assist in understanding an outbreak of influenza A(H7N9) virus. However, a biosafety level 3 laboratory is required for conventional serologic assays with live lethal virus.
Chao Qiu +11 more
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mSphere, 2021 Neutralization tests are the most reliable assay for flavivirus antibody detection; however, these assays are not suitable for high-throughput processing due to their time-consuming and labor-intensive nature.
Atsushi Yamanaka +11 more
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Low seroprevalence of Zika virus infection among adults in Southern Taiwan
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background We recently conducted a serosurvey of newly arrived workers in Taiwan from four Southeast Asian countries which revealed that 1% of the migrant workers had laboratory-confirmed recent Zika virus (ZIKV) infection. Taiwan, where Aedes mosquitoes
Yu-Wen Chien +5 more
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Impact of standard test protocols on sporicidal efficacy [PDF]
, 2016 Background There has been an increase in the availability of commercial sporicidal formulations. Any comparison of sporicidal data from the literature is hampered by the number of different standard tests available and the use of diverse test ...
Criquelion, J. +3 more
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Immunological reactivity of a human immunodeficiency virus type I derived peptide representing a consensus sequence of the GP120 major neutralizing region V3 [PDF]
, 1992 To reduce the opportunities for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) to evade vaccine induced immunity, the development of subunit vaccines must focus on the characterization of immunogenic epitopes, which are major targets for the immune system ...
Böltz, T. +6 more
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West Nile Virus Infection in Plasma of Blood and Plasma Donors, United States
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 This study investigated the association of ongoing West Nile virus (WNV) infections with neutralizing antibody titers in US plasma-derived intravenous immune globulin released during 2003–2008.
Christina B. Planitzer +3 more
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