Cross-Protective Efficacy of Influenza Virus M2e Containing Virus-Like Particles Is Superior to Hemagglutinin Vaccines and Variable Depending on the Genetic Backgrounds of Mice by Yu-Jin Kim, Young-Tae Lee, Min-Chul Kim, Min-Chul Kim, Yu-Na Lee, Yu-Na Lee, Ki-Hye Kim, Eun-Ju Ko, Jae-Min Song, Sang-Moo Kang

“…M2e5x VLP but not H3N2i immune mice after primary challenges developed strong immunity against a secondary heterosubtypic virus as a model of future pandemics. M2e5x VLP and HA VLP vaccines were able to raise IgG isotypes in CD4 KO mice. …”
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Executive summary – Diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of influenza virus infection – Consensus statement of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology... by Francisco López-Medrano, Santiago Alfayate, Jordi Carratalà, Judith Chamorro-Camazón, Elisa Cordero, Marta Cruz-Cañete, María Fernández-Prada, Manuel García-Cenoz, M Ángeles Marcos, Santiago Melón, Nemesio Moreno-Millán, María Ángeles Onieva-García, Raúl Ortiz de Lejarazu, Jaime Jesús Pérez-Martín, Juan Rodríguez-García, Germán Schwarz-Chavarri, Alfredo Tagarro-García, Diego van Esso-Arbolave, Diego Viasus, Tomàs Pumarola

“…The influenza virus has accompanied humans since time immemorial, in the form of annual epidemics and occasional pandemics. It is a respiratory infection with multiple repercussions on people's lives at an individual and social level, as well as representing a significant burden on the health system. …”
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In response to the Saudi healthcare reform: a cross-sectional study of awareness of and attitudes toward the public health model among health students by Mohammed J. Almalki, Ali Elamin, Abdulrahman M. Jabour, Joe Varghese, Amani A. Alotaibi, Sami M. Almalki, Mohammed E. Hamdan, Maram S. Bajawi, Taym A. Alamer, Bashaier M. Alshammakhi, Hamdah H. Alabsi, Duaa H. Hassan, Hassan N Moafa

“…This model is a population-based approach to preventing and controlling disease, and its importance becomes evident during infectious outbreaks and pandemics, such as COVID-19. This study aimed to assess the awareness and attitudes of health students in Jazan toward the public health model.MethodsThis study applied a cross-sectional online survey. …”
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Association Between the LZTFL1 rs11385942 Polymorphism and COVID-19 Severity in Colombian Population by Mariana Angulo-Aguado, David Corredor-Orlandelli, Juan Camilo Carrillo-Martínez, Mónica Gonzalez-Cornejo, Eliana Pineda-Mateus, Carolina Rojas, Paula Triana-Fonseca, Nora Constanza Contreras Bravo, Adrien Morel, Katherine Parra Abaunza, Carlos M. Restrepo, Dora Janeth Fonseca-Mendoza, Oscar Ortega-Recalde

“…A better understanding of the impact of these genetic risk factors may be useful to prioritize high-risk individuals and decrease the morbimortality caused by SARS-CoV2 and future pandemics.…”
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Photodynamic Inactivation of Bovine Coronavirus with the Photosensitizer Toluidine Blue O by Maya Margaritova Zaharieva, Pelagia Foka, Eirini Karamichali, Alexander Dimitrov Kroumov, Stanislav Philipov, Yana Ilieva, Tanya Chan Kim, Petar Podlesniy, Yordan Manasiev, Vesselin Kussovski, Urania Georgopoulou, Hristo Miladinov Najdenski

“…Beta-CoVs revealed a great potential to cross the barrier between species by causing three epidemics/pandemics among humans in the 21st century. Considering the urgent need for powerful antiviral agents for decontamination, prevention, and treatment of BCoV infections, we turned our attention to the possibility of photodynamic inactivation with photosensitizers in combination with light irradiation. …”
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Executive summary. Diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of influenza virus infection. Consensus statement of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SE... by Francisco López-Medrano, Santiago Alfayate, Jordi Carratalà, Judith Chamorro-Camazón, Elisa Cordero, Marta Cruz-Cañete, María Fernández-Prada, Manuel García-Cenoz, María Ángeles Marcos, Santiago Melón, Nemesio Moreno-Millán, María Ángeles Onieva-García, Raúl Ortiz de Lejarazu, Jaime Jesús Pérez-Martín, Juan Rodríguez-García, Germán Schwarz-Chavarri, Alfredo Tagarro-García, Diego van Esso-Arbolave, Diego Viasus, Tomàs Pumarola

“…The influenza virus has accompanied humans since time immemorial, in the form of annual epidemics and occasional pandemics. It is a respiratory infection with multiple repercussions on people’s lives at an individual and social level, as well as representing a significant burden on the health system. …”
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Maximization of the Minicircle DNA Vaccine Production Expressing SARS-CoV-2 RBD by Cathy Ventura, Dalinda Eusébio, Ana M. Gonçalves, Jorge Barroca-Ferreira, Diana Costa, Zhengrong Cui, Luís A. Passarinha, Ângela Sousa

“…Nucleic acid vaccines have been proven to be a revolutionary technology to induce an efficient, safe and rapid response against pandemics, like the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). …”
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Demographic and travel characteristics and self‐reported predeparture SARS‐CoV‐2 testing behavior in air passengers entering the United States from foreign destinations from July t... by Anthony Panasci, Shannon Gearhart, Anna Shaum, Arthur J. Simental, Colby Mitchell, Dionne Mitcham, Gilandria Williams, Nadim Shake, Clive Brown, Alida M. Gertz

“…Discrepancies in predeparture test timing and type worldwide may have consequences for the effectiveness and equity of travel requirements in future pandemics.…”
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake trends in SARS-CoV-2 previously infected cancer patients by Zainab Shahid, Alicia L. Patrick, Michelle L. Wallander, Erin E. Donahue, Sally J. Trufan, Antoinette R. Tan, Jimmy J. Hwang, Earle F. Burgess, Brittany Ragon, Nilanjan Ghosh, Michael R. Grunwald, Peter M. Voorhees, Edward A. Copelan, Derek Raghavan

“…Demographic, clinical, and COVID-19 related characteristics were analyzed to identify prognostic factors for COVID-19 vaccine uptake as this information could be important for health policy design for future pandemics. Results: Eighty-one patients died prior to the availability of COVID-19 vaccines. …”
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E-cigarette or Vaping product use Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) in a 15 year old female patient – case report by Chiara Casamento Tumeo, Alessandra Schiavino, Maria Giovanna Paglietti, Francesca Petreschi, Alessandra Ottavianelli, Alessandro Onofri, Claudio Cherchi, Paolo Tomà, Renato Cutrera

“…As she was hospitalized amid the COVID-19 pandemics, she underwent a nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV2, which turned out negative, and a chest CT scan. …”
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Syndromic surveillance of population-level COVID-19 burden with cough monitoring in a hospital emergency waiting room by Forsad Al Hossain, M. Tanjid Hasan Tonmoy, Sri Nuvvula, Brittany P. Chapman, Rajesh K. Gupta, Andrew A. Lover, Rhoel R. Dinglasan, Stephanie Carreiro, Tauhidur Rahman

“…Our findings highlight that incorporating cough-counting based signals into syndromic surveillance systems can significantly enhance overall resilience against future public health challenges, such as emerging disease outbreaks or pandemics.…”
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Investigating brain cortical activity in patients with post-COVID-19 brain fog by Grzegorz M. Wojcik, Oren Shriki, Oren Shriki, Lukasz Kwasniewicz, Andrzej Kawiak, Yarden Ben-Horin, Sagi Furman, Krzysztof Wróbel, Bernadetta Bartosik, Ewelina Panas

“…In future, probably there will be pandemics again due to the imbalance in the natural environment, resulting in the decreasing number of species, temperature increase, and climate change-generated migrations. …”
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Selection and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies Targeting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus through a Human Synthetic Fab Phage Display Library Panning by Yoonji Kim, Hansaem Lee, Keunwan Park, Sora Park, Ju-Hyeon Lim, Min Kyung So, Hye-Min Woo, Hyemin Ko, Jeong-Min Lee, Sun Hee Lim, Byoung Joon Ko, Yeon-Su Park, So-Young Choi, Du Hyun Song, Joo-Yeon Lee, Sung Soon Kim, Dae Young Kim

“…Although the majority of MERS-CoV cases have been reported in Saudi Arabia, the overall risk in areas outside the Middle East remains significant as inside Saudi Arabia. Additional pandemics of MERS-CoV are expected, and thus novel tools and reagents for therapy and diagnosis are urgently needed. …”
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Using Social Media as a Research Tool for a Bespoke Web-Based Platform for Stakeholders of Children With Congenital Anomalies: Development Study by Marlene Sinclair, Julie E M McCullough, David Elliott, Paula Braz, Clara Cavero-Carbonell, Lesley Dornan, Anna Jamry-Dziurla, Ana João Santos, Anna Latos-Bieleńska, Ausenda Machado, Lucía Páramo-Rodríguez

“…This may be of particular importance in response to COVID-19 or future pandemics. Incorporating flexible, adaptable social media strategies into research projects is recommended to develop effective platforms for collaborative and impactful research and dissemination.…”
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Efetividade da vacina antigripal na época 2010-2011 em Portugal: Resultados do projeto EUROEVA by Baltazar Nunes, Ausenda Machado, Pedro Pechirra, Isabel Falcão, Paulo Gonçalves, Patrícia Conde, Raquel Guiomar, Inês Batista, José Marinho Falcão

“…Este facto vem reforçar a necessidade da realização de estudos multicêntricos com protocolo comum, como é o caso do I-MOVE "Monitoring influenza vaccine efectiveness during influenza seasons and pandemics in the European Union". …”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among the Non Medical Adult Population Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital of Kolkata, India: A Cross-sectional Study by Atanu Roy, Oyimang Paloh, Saikat Bhattacharya, Soumitra Mondal

“…In the battle against pandemics such as Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19), the vaccine is the only available course of prevention. …”
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Explainable COVID-19 Detection Based on Chest X-rays Using an End-to-End RegNet Architecture by Mohamed Chetoui, Moulay A. Akhloufi, El Mostafa Bouattane, Joseph Abdulnour, Stephane Roux, Chantal D’Aoust Bernard

“…COVID-19,which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is one of the worst pandemics in recent history. The identification of patients suspected to be infected with COVID-19 is becoming crucial to reduce its spread. …”
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Adapting and Scaling a Digital Health Intervention to Improve Maternal and Child Health Among Ethnic Minority Women in Vietnam Amid the COVID-19 Context: Protocol for the dMOM Proj... by Bronwyn McBride, John O'Neil, Phuong Chi Nguyen, Dang Thuy Linh, Hue Thi Trinh, Nguyen C Vu, Liem T Nguyen

“…ConclusionsdMOM research outcomes will generate important empirical evidence on the effectiveness of leveraging digital health to address intractable MNCH inequities among ethnic minority women in low-resource settings in Vietnam and provide critical information on the processes of adapting mHealth interventions to respond to COVID-19 and future pandemics. Finally, dMOM activities, models, and findings will inform a national intervention led by the Ministry of Health. …”
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Self-medication and ILI etiologies among individuals presenting at pharmacies with influenza-like illness: Guatemala City, 2018 influenza season by Brooke M. Ramay, Jorge Jara, Maria Purificación Moreno, Patrizia Lupo, Carlos Serrano, Juan P. Alvis, C. Sofia Arriola, Vic Veguilla, S. Cornelia Kaydos-Daniels

“…Programs that guide appropriate use of antibiotics in this population are needed and become increasingly important during pandemics caused by respiratory viral pathogens.…”
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Anti-Influenza Activity of the Ribonuclease Binase: Cellular Targets Detected by Quantitative Proteomics by Vera Ulyanova, Raihan Shah Mahmud, Alexander Laikov, Elena Dudkina, Maria Markelova, Ahmed Mostafa, Stephan Pleschka, Olga Ilinskaya

“…Unpredictable influenza pandemics, annual epidemics, and sporadic poultry-to-human avian influenza virus infections with high morbidity and mortality rates dictate a need to develop new antiviral approaches. …”
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