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Since vaccination was documented by Edward Jenner in 1798, it has become the most successful means of preventing infectious diseases, saving millions of lives every year. However, application of vaccines is currently not limited to the prevention of infectious diseases.
Jiskoot, W.+2 more
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Vaccines, Vaccination, and Vaccinology [PDF]
Although the demonstration in 1796 by Edward Jenner that vaccinia virus could protect against smallpox was epochal, he was following the path opened by the ancients who had used the smallpox virus itself in the practice of variolation. The work of Louis Pasteur on chicken cholera opened the way to vaccine development in the laboratory.
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Brucella NyxA and NyxB dimerization enhances effector function during infection
Brucella abortus thrives inside cells thanks to the translocation of effector proteins that fine‐tune cellular functions. NyxA and NyxB are two effectors that destabilize the nucleolar localization of their host target, SENP3. We show that the Nyx proteins directly interact with each other and that their dimerization is essential for their function ...
Lison Cancade‐Veyre+4 more
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Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is widely recognized as the primary cause of cervical and other malignant cancers. There are six licensed prophylactic vaccines available against HPV, but none of them shows any significant ...
Xueer Zhao+10 more
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Fractal dimension based geographical clustering of COVID-19 time series data
Understanding the local dynamics of COVID-19 transmission calls for an approach that characterizes the incidence curve in a small geographical unit. Given that incidence curves exhibit considerable day-to-day variation, the fractal structure of the time ...
Yessika Adelwin Natalia+5 more
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Promoting Healthy Ageing in South Africa Through Vaccination of the Elderly
The World Health Organization estimates that globally, the proportion of people aged ≥60 years will more than double by the year 2050, with the majority of elderly people living in low- and middle-income countries such as South Africa.
Mncengeli Sibanda+7 more
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Analysis of COVID-19 in India using vaccine epidemic model incorporating vaccine effectiveness and herd immunity [PDF]
COVID-19 will be a continuous threat to human population despite having a few vaccines at hand until we reach the endemic state through natural herd immunity and total immunization through universal vaccination. However, the vaccine acts as a practical tool for reducing the massive public health problem and the emerging economic consequences that the ...
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Asymmetric participation of defenders and critics of vaccines to debates on French-speaking Twitter [PDF]
For more than a decade, doubt about vaccines has become an increasingly important global issue. Polarization of opinions on this matter, especially through social media, has been repeatedly observed, but details about the balance of forces are left unclear.
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In July 2022, the ongoing monkeypox (MPX) outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern. Modified vaccinia Ankara—Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN, also known as Imvamune, JYNNEOS or Imvanex) is a third-generation smallpox vaccine that ...
Luca M. Zaeck+18 more
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Impact of a mass vaccination campaign against a meningitis epidemic in a refugee camp. [PDF]
Serogroup A meningococcus epidemics occurred in refugee populations in Zaire in August 1994. The paper analyses the public health impact of a mass vaccination campaign implemented in a large refugee camp.
Blok, L+5 more
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