The quest for a syphilis vaccine to provide protection from infection or disease began not long after the isolation of the first Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum (T. pallidum) strain in 1912. Yet, a practical and ...

Memory CD8(+) T cell responses have the potential to mediate long-lasting protection against cancers. Resident memory CD8(+) T (Trm) cells stably reside in non-lymphoid tissues and mediate superior innate and adaptive ...

To control and prevent rabies in Latin America, mass dog vaccination campaigns (MDVC) are implemented mainly through fixed-location vaccination points: owners have to bring their dogs to the vaccination points where they ...

Effective diphtheria, tetanus toxoids, whole-cell pertussis (wP) vaccines were used for massive immunization in the 1950s. The broad use of these vaccines significantly reduced the morbidity and mortality associated with ...

Aujeszky's disease (AD) is endemic in Argentina. In 2016, an inactivated gE- negative marker Bartha K61 vaccine (AUSKIPRA® BK) was launched for use, making Argentina the only country to carry out a control strategy plan ...

tThis article proposes a novel fractional order robust vaccination controller based on the fractional orderSEIR epidemic model which is subject to the parametric uncertainties. Classical sliding mode controller isrobust ...

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to adversely affect the U.S., which leads globally in total cases and deaths. As COVID-19 vaccines are under development, public health officials and policymakers need to create ...

Background: A number of Zika vaccine platforms are currently being investigated, some of which have entered clinical trials. We sought to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a potential Zika vaccine candidate under the WHO ...

Rabies causes one of the most lethal zoonotic diseases, with more than 55,000 deaths reported annually. Prevention is based on pre‑exposure vaccination of individuals at high risk of contracting rabies, and mass vaccination ...