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The Hajj 2019 Vaccine Requirements and Possible New Challenges [PDF]

, 2019
Each year millions of pilgrims perform the annual Hajj from more than 180 countries around the world. This is one of the largest mass gathering events and may result in the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Memish, Ziad A.
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ERADICATION OF VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES [PDF]

Annual Review of Public Health, 1999
▪ Abstract  Eradication is the permanent reduction to zero of the worldwide incidence of infection caused by a specific agent as a result of deliberate efforts; intervention measures are no longer needed. To date, the only infectious disease that has been eradicated is smallpox.
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Physicians Infrequently Adhere to Hepatitis Vaccination Guidelines for Chronic Liver Disease [PDF]

, 2013
Background and Goals:Hepatitis A (HAV) and hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination in patients with chronic liver disease is an accepted standard of care. We determined HAV and HBV vaccination rates in a tertiary care referral hepatology clinic and the impact of ...
A Wasley, AE Fiore, B Hernandez, BL Innis, BW Sherman, Dhiraj Yadav, DT Lau, EB Keeffe, EB Keeffe, EE Mast, F Andre, H Pham, Jaideep Behari, JJ Ott, JN Zuckerman, John E. Tavis, JR Kramer, K Chamie, Kaitlyn Sweeney, Kavitha Thudi, LM Prevedello, MA Worns, PL Almasio, RJ Jacobs, RL Barclay, SH Woolf, W Szmuness, YF Liaw   +27 more
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Measles vaccination coverage among five‐year‐old children: implications for disease elimination in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2003
Objectives:To (i) assess under‐reporting of measles‐mumps‐rubella (MMR) vaccinations to the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR); (ii) estimate MMR coverage among five‐year‐old children and the proportion immune to measles infection; (iii ...
Glenda L. Lawrence, C. Raina MacIntyre, Brynley P. Hull, Peter B. McIntyre   +3 more
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Emergence of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 after using monovalent type 2 oral poliovirus vaccine in an outbreak response, Philippines

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2022
Objective: In response to an outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) type 2 in the Philippines in 2019–2020, several rounds of supplementary immunization activities using the monovalent type 2 oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) were ...
SweetC B Alipon, Yoshihiro Takashima, Tigran Avagyan, Varja Grabovac, Syeda Kanwal Aslam, Benjamin Bayutas, Josephine Logronio, Xiaojun Wang, Achyut Shrestha, Sukadeo Neupane, Maria Concepcion Roces, Lea Necitas Apostol, Nemia Sucaldito   +12 more
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Vaccine effectiveness against mild and severe covid-19 in pregnant individuals and their infants in England: test negative case-control study

BMJ Medicine
Objective To estimate real world vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic disease and hospital admission with the delta and omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in pregnant individuals, and to estimate the protection conferred by previous infection ...
Shamez Ladhani, Nick Andrews, Mary Ramsay, Julia Stowe, Jamie Lopez Bernal, Freja C M Kirsebom, Anna A Mensah, Helen Julia Campbell   +7 more
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Addressing Determinants of Immunization Inequities Requires Objective Tools to Devise Local Solutions

Vaccines, 2023
Universal immunization substantially reduces morbidity and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases. In recent years, routine immunization coverage has varied considerably among countries across the WHO European Region, and among different populations
Siddhartha Sankar Datta, Federico Martinón-Torres, Nino Berdzuli, Niyazi Cakmak, Michael Edelstein, Simon Cottrell, Mark Muscat   +6 more
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Genomic characterization of Haemophilus influenzae: a focus on the capsule locus

BMC Genomics, 2019
Background Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) can cause invasive diseases such as meningitis, pneumonia, or sepsis. Typeable Hi includes six serotypes (a through f), each expressing a unique capsular polysaccharide.
Caelin C. Potts, Nadav Topaz, Lorraine D. Rodriguez-Rivera, Fang Hu, How-Yi Chang, Melissa J. Whaley, Susanna Schmink, Adam C. Retchless, Alexander Chen, Edward Ramos, Gregory H. Doho, Xin Wang   +11 more
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Parents’ and teachers’ attitudes to and experiences of the implementation of COVID-19 preventive measures in primary and secondary schools following reopening of schools in autumn 2020: a descriptive cross-sectional survey

BMJ Open, 2022
Objective To assess implementation and ease of implementation of control measures in schools as reported by staff and parents.Design A descriptive cross-sectional survey.Setting Staff and parents/guardians of the 132 primary schools and 19 secondary ...
Shamez N Ladhani, Chris Bonell, Samuel E Jones, Meaghan Kall, Joanne Beckmann, Sinéad M Langan, Zahin Amin-Chowdhury, Felicity Aiano, Joanna Garstang, Shazaad Ahmad, Andrew J Brent, Neisha Sundaram, James Hargreaves, Georgina Ireland, Marta Bertran, Annabel Powell, Bernadette E Brent, Frances Baawuah, Ifeanychukwu Okike   +18 more
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The health of women and girls determines the health and well-being of our modern world: A White Paper From the International Council on Women's Health Issues [PDF]

, 2011
The International Council on Women's Health Issues (ICOWHI) is an international nonprofit association dedicated to the goal of promoting health, health care, and well-being of women and girls throughout the world through participation, empowerment ...
Afaf I. Meleis, Alban A., Anne Teitelman, Asaria P., Beaglehole R., Breman J. G., Carolyn Sampselle, Chenoweth D., Correa-de-Araujo R., DeAnne K. H. Messias, Debra Anderson, Doris Schaeffer, Eleanor Krassen Covan, Hazel Brown, Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Josefina A. Tuazon, Karen Reesman, Kettel B., Laurance W., Mane P., Margarethe Hochleitner, Marilyn S. Sommers, Marilyn Stringer, Marmot M., Michelle DiGiacomo, Patricia M. Davidson, Phillips J., Phyllis Stern, Reddy K. S., Richmond R., Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, Rosenfield A., Sachs J. D., Sankaran G., Sarah J. McGrath, Shaw D., Siriorn Sindhu, Solina Richter, Tessa Dharmendra, Wilson G., Yingjuan Cao   +40 more
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