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- An Assessment of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Shigella Vaccine Candidates for Infants and Children
This review article, published in Vaccine, describes the approaches to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) and Shigella vaccines that are currently under development, including a range of both cellular and subunit approaches for each pathogen. …
Author: Walker RI
Publication date: 2015
- Assessment of Human Immune Responses to H7 Avian Influenza Virus of Pandemic Potential: Results from a Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Double-Blind Phase I Study of Live Attenuated H7N3 Influenza Vaccine
This article, published in PLOS ONE, reports on the results of a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 1 clinical trial of a cold-adapted and temperature-sensitive A/H7N3 live attenuated influenza vaccine candidate. The results of the …
Author: Rudenko L, Kiseleva I, Naykhin AN, et al.
Publication date: 2014
- Assessment of Immune Responses to H5N1 Inactivated Influenza Vaccine Among Individuals Previously Primed With H5N2 Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine
This article, published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, reports the results of a study that aimed to increase the efficacy of H5 subtype influenza vaccines. The authors found that study participants who had previously been primed with …
Author: Rudenko L, Naykhin A, Donina S, et al.
Publication date: 2015
- Assessment of Pfs25 Expressed from Multiple Soluble Expression Platforms for Use as Transmission-Blocking Vaccine Candidates
Transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs) have become a focus of strategies to control and eventually eliminate malaria as they target the entry of sexual stage into the Anopheles stephensi mosquito thereby preventing transmission, an essential …
Author: Lee S-M, Wu C-K, Plieskatt J, et al.
Publication date: 2016
- Assessment of the Vaccine Supply Chain for Fee-Based Immunization in Hanoi Capital and Ho Chi Minh City
This report summarizes an assessment conducted to understand the structure, scope, and quality of the vaccine supply chain for fee-based immunization services in two locations in Vietnam. It also provides recommendations for strengthening management …
Author: PATH, World Health Organization
Publication date: 2011
- An Assessment of Vaccine Supply Chain and Logistics Systems in Thailand
Improper storage and transportation can put vaccine products at risk of degradation. Therefore, an effective vaccine supply chain and logistics system is essential to ensure product quality. In 2009, the government of Thailand launched a pilot …
Author: PATH, World Health Organization, Health Systems Research Institute, Mahidol University
Publication date: 2011
- Association Between Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine and Severe Rotavirus Diarrhea Among Children in Nicaragua
This article, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, summarizes the first study to assess the impact of rotavirus vaccination in a developing country. The authors concluded that the vaccine could have a substantial impact on …
Author: Patel M, Pedreira C, De Oliveira LH, et al.
Publication date: 2009
- "An Attempt to Swindle Nature": Anti-immunization Press Reports in Australia, 1993-1997
This interesting analysis of press coverage examines the most common anti-immunization "themes" in the Australian press and suggests possible advocacy strategies for countering the negative impact of such reportage. Adapted from: …
Author: Leask J, Chapman S
Publication date: 1998
- Attitudes Toward Immunization in Cambodia: A Qualitative Study of Health Worker and Community Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Kampong Chhnang
Nearly 200 consumers and medical care providers were interviewed for this well-documented, qualitative research study. The data offer insight into many aspects of public and professional attitudes toward immunization and health care in general.
Author: PATH
Publication date: 2002
- The Australian Immunisation Handbook
Similar to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Pink Book, this handbook provides information for health care providers on vaccine safety, immunization procedures, monitoring adverse events following immunization, and many other …
Author: Australian Department of Health and Aging
Publication date: 2017
- Avian and Pandemic Influenza: An Overview
This brief overview, published in the journal Vaccine, reviews basic virologic, immunologic, and epidemiologic information relevant to understanding and preparing for a pandemic influenza threat. In particular, the role of avian influenza …
Author: Poland G, Jacobson R, Targonski P
Publication date: 2007
- Bacterial Diarrhea
This article, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, provides a description of bacterial diarrhea and evidence supporting various strategies to combat this problem. Also included are a list of pathogens that cause bacterial diarrhea and …
Author: DuPont HL
Publication date: 2009
- Bacterial Pneumonia Vaccines and Childhood Pneumonia: Are We Winning, Refining, or Redefining?
Published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, this article provides an overview of the diagnostic challenges of bacterial pneumonia and highlight the need for refining the current diagnostic approach to ensure adequate epidemiological surveillance of …
Author: Obaro S, Madhi S
Publication date: 2006
- Barriers and Facilitators to HPV Vaccination of Young Women in High-Income Countries: A Qualitative Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis
This study, published in BMC Public Health, examined decision-making relating to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of young women in high-income countries. It found that decisions were shaped by financial considerations, social norms and …
Author: Ferrer HB, Trotter C, Hickman M, Audrey S
Publication date: 2014
- Baseline Meningococcal Carriage in Burkina Faso Before the Introduction of a Meningococcal Serogroup A Conjugate Vaccine
The vaccine MenAfriVac™ has the potential to confer herd immunity by reducing carriage prevalence of epidemic strains. To better understand this phenomenon, the authors of this article, published in Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, initiated a …
Author: Kristiansen PA, Diomandé F, Wei SC, et al.
Publication date: 2011
- Basic Steps in the Preparation of Health Care Waste Management Plans for Health Care Establishments
This document provides basic steps and a simple and practical approach for the preparation of a health care waste management (HCWM) plan in small, medium, and large health care establishments. This guide aims to assist managers of health care …
Author: World Health Organization
Publication date: 2002
- Before and After: How an Online Immunization Registry has Benefitted Health Workers in Albania
Starting in 2009, the Albanian Institute of Public Health collaborated with project Optimize to implement an online immunization information system (IIS) that can schedule and record all child immunizations in the country, as well as manage vaccine …
Author: PATH, World Health Organization
Publication date: 2013
- The Benefits of Redesigning Benin’s Vaccine Supply Chain
New vaccine introductions have put strains on vaccine supply chains around the world. This article, published in Vaccine, reports on a project with the Republic of Benin’s Ministry of Health that explored ways to improve their vaccine supply …
Author: Brown ST, Schreiber B, Cakouros BE, et al.
Publication date: 2014
- Best Infection Control Practices for Interdermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Needle Injections
From the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, this article discusses evidence-based guidelines for making injections safer. Abstracts are available in Spanish, French, and Arabic.
Author: Hutin Y, Hauri A, Chiarello L, et al.
Publication date: 2003
- Best Infection Control Practices for Skin-Piercing Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Needle Injections
This leaflet outlines the best practices for safe injections, with pictograms to aid in training. Topics include preventing needlestick injuries to the provider, using sterile equipment, preventing contamination of equipment and medication, and …
Author: World Health Organization, Safe Injection Global Network, and the International Council of Nurses
Publication date: 2001