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Estimating the historical impact of outbreak response immunisation programmes across 210 outbreaks in low and middle-income countries

BMJ Global Health
Background Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases frequently occur in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), requiring outbreak response immunisation (ORI) programmes for containment.
Stefanie Vaccher, Romesh G Abeysuriya, Nick Scott, Dominic Delport, Tewodaj Mengistu, Alina M Muellenmeister, Gabrielle MacKechnie, Dan Hogan   +7 more
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The 17D-204 and 17DD yellow fever vaccines: an overview of major similarities and subtle differences

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2018
Introduction: The yellow fever vaccine is a live attenuated virus vaccine that is considered one of the most efficient vaccines produced to date. The original 17D strain generated the substrains 17D-204 and 17DD, which are used for the current production
Clarissa de Castro Ferreira, Ana Carolina Campi-Azevedo, Vanessa Peruhype-Magalhāes, Christiane Costa-Pereira, Cleandro Pires de Albuquerque, Luciana Feitosa Muniz, Talita Yokoy de Souza, Ana Cristina Vanderley Oliveira, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Licia Maria Henrique da Mota   +9 more
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Early IFN-gamma production after YF 17D vaccine virus immunization in mice and its association with adaptive immune responses. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Yellow Fever vaccine is one of the most efficacious human vaccines ever made. The vaccine (YF 17D) virus induces polyvalent immune responses, with a mixed TH1/TH2 CD4(+) cell profile, which results in robust T CD8(+) responses and high titers of ...
Patrícia C C Neves, Juliana R Santos, Luciana N Tubarão, Myrna C Bonaldo, Ricardo Galler   +4 more
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Vector competence of Aedes vexans (Meigen), Culex poicilipes (Theobald) and Cx. quinquefasciatus Say from Senegal for West and East African lineages of Rift Valley fever virus [PDF]

, 2016
Background Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV; Phlebovirus, Bunyaviridae) is a mosquito–borne, zoonotic pathogen. In Senegal, RVFV was first isolated in 1974 from Aedes dalzieli (Theobald) and thereafter from Ae. fowleri (de Charmoy), Ae. ochraceus Theobald,
Alioune, Gaye, Bob Ndeye, Sakha, Cheikh, Talla, Dia, Ibrahima, Diagne, Cheikh Tidiane, Diallo, Diawo, Diallo, Mawlouth, Gamou, Fall, Kohl, Alain, Ndiaye, El Hadji, Sall, Amadou Alpha, Yamar, B.A.   +11 more
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Single shot of 17D vaccine may not confer life-long protection against yellow fever

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2017
The yellow fever (YF) vaccine has been used since the 1930s to prevent YF, which is a severe infectious disease caused by the yellow fever virus (YFV), and mainly transmitted by Culicidae mosquitoes from the genera Aedes and Haemagogus .
Pedro FC Vasconcelos
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Herpes Zoster Vaccine Awareness and Uptake Among Older Adults in Saudi Arabia: Insights for Public Health, Preventive Medicine, and Primary Care Practice

Journal of General and Family Medicine, Volume 27, Issue 3, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Complications from Herpes Zoster (HZ) are common among older adults and immunosuppressed populations. The HZ vaccine is a clinically and financially superior alternative to antiviral medications. However, a knowledge gap exists within the population regarding HZ and the vaccine.
Adam F. Aldhawyan, Mohammed A. BuSaad, Hasan M. Alswiket, Abdullah M. Alradhi, Ryad F. Alamry, Fadel A. Almulla, Amjad Z. Boarish, Reema J. Alghamdi, Abdullatif K. Althunyan, Amani M. AlQarni   +9 more
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Examining Zika Virus: Transmission, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention [PDF]

, 2020
The Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus that was first isolated in Uganda in 1947 and has since caused outbreaks in many parts of the world. It has multiple routes of transmission and may cause acute illness and death if not treated.
Taybeh, Noura
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Glanders: Past, Present and Future of a Neglected Zoonosis as a Threat in Veterinary and Human Health

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 3, May 2026.
This review displays a comprehensive overview of glanders, including aetiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, control strategies and ongoing eradication programs. It has also reviewed differential diagnosis and treatment both in animals and humans as well as organism's antimicrobial properties.
Yahya Kanani, Ahmad Oryan, Abdollah Derakhshandeh   +2 more
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Management and Prognosis of Patients With Acute Pericarditis in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective, Single‐Centre Study

European Journal of Clinical Investigation, Volume 56, Issue 5, May 2026.
In this retrospective, single‐centre study conducted in patients with acute pericarditis referred to the Emergency Department, a significant proportion of patients experienced long‐term complications, especially recurrences. Drug doses were compliant with guidelines in a limited number of patients at admission and increased at discharge. Diabetes, COPD,
Lisa Caldera, Chiara Lovati, Alessandra Vecchié, Walter Ageno, Marco Paolo Donadini, Francesco Dentali, Flavio Tangianu, Aldo Bonaventura   +7 more
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The Role of Scientific Discovery in the Establishment of the First Biological Weapons Programmes [PDF]

, 2005
YesThis report addresses the scientific and technological discoveries in the biological sciences that enabled the early interest in biological warfare to move from hurling infected corpses into enemy cities in ancient times, through use of small cultures
Davison, N.
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