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Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.Abstract Infectious diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among pediatric transplant recipients, despite significant advances in transplantation management. Vaccination is the most effective strategy to prevent infections; however, its efficacy is hindered in solid organ transplant (SOT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT)
Valeria Casotti +35 more
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Vaccinations During Pregnancy Protect the Mother–Infant Dyad and Are Generally Safe
Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim Vaccination in pregnancy has a critical impact on mothers, foetuses and infants. The aim of this paper was to summarise key points presented by experts attending the 12th Maria Delivoria‐Papadopoulos Perinatal Symposium in March 2025 and further expand and update them.
Ariadne Malamitsi‐Puchner +2 more
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The immunology of smallpox vaccines [PDF]
Current Opinion in Immunology, 2009 In spite of the eradication of smallpox over 30 years ago; orthopox viruses such as smallpox and monkeypox remain serious public health threats both through the possibility of bioterrorism and the intentional release of smallpox and through natural outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases such as monkeypox.
Kennedy, Richard B +3 more
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Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While childhood vaccination programmes provide outstanding contributions to improving health, they can also pose challenges through the interactions between parents and healthcare. This paper focuses on the ethical dimensions of interactions between healthcare professionals and parents. Since the knowledge that professionals possess creates an
Mikael Sandlund +2 more
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BMJ Open, 2019 Objective In Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, we observed that having a smallpox vaccination scar was associated with lower HIV-1 prevalence, more strongly for women than men.
Marie Villumsen +8 more
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Vaccinia virus-based vector against infectious diseases and tumors
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021 Vaccinia virus was used to prevent smallpox. After the World Health Organization declared smallpox extinct, vaccinia virus has been explored for the development of vaccines against a variety of infectious diseases.
Ziling Zhang +5 more
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Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To analyse the association between specific socioeconomic measures and the risk of incomplete vaccination for diphtheria‐tetanus‐pertussis (DTP) and measles‐containing vaccine (MCV) in Swedish two‐year‐olds. Methods This nationwide, population‐based cohort study included 227 457 children born in Sweden during 2014–2015.
Cecilia Chrapkowska Almqvist +5 more
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Contingency planning for a deliberate release of smallpox in Great Britain : the role of geographical scale and contact structure [PDF]
, 2010 Background: In the event of a release of a pathogen such as smallpox, which is human-to-human transmissible and has high associated mortality, a key question is how best to deploy containment and control strategies.
Hall, Ian +11 more
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A Global Perspective of Childhood Vaccinations: Past, Present, and Future—From Smallpox to mRNA
Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Childhood immunisation is one of the most successful public health interventions in history, preventing millions of deaths and substantially reducing global child mortality. This mini‐review summarises the historical development of childhood vaccines, the role of global coordination in expanding immunisation coverage, and the innovations that ...
Tobias Alfvén, Tania Reza, Alieu Sowe
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Smallpox vaccines for biodefense [PDF]
Vaccine, 2009 Few diseases can match the enormous impact that smallpox has had on mankind. Its influence can be seen in the earliest recorded histories of ancient civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia. With fatality rates up to 30%, smallpox left its survivors with extensive scarring and other serious sequelae.
Richard B, Kennedy +2 more
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