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Rationale for Recommending Varicella Vaccination Into the Swedish National Immunisation Programme

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
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, Kari Johansen, Sören Andersson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current Strategies for Vaccine Prophylaxis of Lyme Disease

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика
Relevance. Lyme disease (LD) remains an important public health problem, especially in Russia, where the incidence is consistently high. To date, there is still no available vaccine against LD, and prevention involves non-specific measures.
N. M. Kolyasnikova, E. A. Artamonova, A. A. Erovichenkov, S. K. Pylaeva, A. V. Belyakova, A. A. Ishmukhametov   +5 more
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Measles and rubella elimination: learning from polio eradication and moving forward with a diagonal approach

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2017
Introduction: In 1988, an estimated 350,000 children were paralyzed by polio and 125 countries reported polio cases, the World Health Assembly passed a resolution to achieve polio eradication by 2000, and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI ...
James L. Goodson, James P. Alexander, Robert W. Linkins, Walter A. Orenstein   +3 more
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A Personalised Vaccination Program Based on Immune Reconstitution in Paediatric Cancer Survivors

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims Paediatric cancer survivors often experience treatment‐induced immunosuppression, requiring post‐treatment revaccination. However, immune recovery timelines vary, and current revaccination guidelines, largely based on data of varied quality derived from studies on acute‐lymphoblastic‐leukaemia (ALL), may not be applicable across all ...
Menucha Jurkowicz, Raz Somech, Dan Dominissini, Nathan Keller, Efrat Dresner, Michal Paret, Gilad Sherman, Guy Katzenellenbogen, Elina Gelman, Keren Asraf, Ram Doolman, Atar Lev, Amos J. Simon, Helly Vernitsky, Assaf Barg, Hana Golan, Amos Toren, Michal Stein   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

“ Build back the confidence”: qualitative exploration of community experiences with polio vaccination in the Covid-19 context in Cameroon and Ethiopia

BMC Public Health
Background In 2020, as the Global Polio Eradication Initiative worked to address outbreaks of vaccine-derived poliovirus Type 2, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic suspended routine immunization campaigns worldwide.
Lara Lorenzetti, Chaudhary Mohd Parvez Alam, Emily Namey, Claude Monj, Ademe Tsegaye, Nasir Ateeq, Douglas Mbang Massom, Grace McLain, Soterine Tsanga, Ross Mcintosh   +9 more
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From Survival to Recovery: 25 Years of Paediatric Critical Care Transformation in Israel

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To evaluate 25‐year national trends in paediatric intensive care utilisation, patient outcomes, rehospitalisations and regional resource distribution in Israel. Methods Retrospective, population‐based cohort study of all paediatric (0–17 years) ICU hospitalisations in Israel between 1999 and 2023.
Yael Applbaum, Shulamit Gordon, Isaac Manaster, Ziona Haklai, Joseph Mendlovic, Adi Avniel Aran, Uri Pollak   +6 more
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Polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan: a step towards eradication or still a challenge in hand?

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020
Polio is an acute viral disease that is still endemic in Pakistan. The polio vaccination program is facing many challenges that result in an increased number of new cases.
Tauseef Ahmad, Muhammad Khan, Taha Hussein Musa, Jin Hui   +3 more
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The role of the medical social worker in a polio epidemic: A study of fifty-eight cases referred to the Social Service Department of Haynes Memorial Hospital September and October, 1949 [PDF]

, 1950
Thesis (M.S.)--Boston ...
Haynes Memorial Hospital, Perry, Rose Louise   +1 more
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Global Public Goods and Global Health [PDF]

, 2012
The repair rate on electron beam welded diaphragm hasn’t been at the desired level at Siemens SIT for several years. An improvement program the past five years has reduce the repair rate from 60% to 12-15% but the goal of 5% repair rate hasn’t been met ...
Gartner, David
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Sarcopenia Is Associated With Mortality and Progression of Cirrhosis in Decompensated but Not Compensated Disease—A Multicentre Study

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
In a retrospective cohort of 1,624 adults with cirrhosis, sarcopenia was independently associated with unplanned hospitalization, death, and cirrhosis progression (or death) in patients with decompensated disease. In compensated cirrhosis, sarcopenia was associated only with a higher risk of unplanned hospitalization.
Puneeta Tandon, Sarah Wang, Moon Young Kim, Bart Van Hoek, Daphne Bot, Jeroen L. A. van Vugt, Berend Beumer, Jan Ijzermans, Sunil Taneja, Ajay Duseja, Surender Singh, Maryam Ebadi, Aldo J. Montano‐Loza   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source