OBJECTIVE Acellular pertussis vaccines were introduced with the promise of an improved safety profile compared with whole-cell vaccines. In 1997-1998, Canada adopted 1 combination acellular pertussis vaccine, having previously used 1 particular combination whole-cell pertussis vaccine. We hypothesized that the change would result in a decrease in hospitalization rates for seizures and reports o...

Embryo recovery and subsequent embryonic development from guinea pigs treated with or without inhibin vaccines were compared to determine the effect of active immunization against the inhibin alpha-subunit. Twenty female guinea pigs of the Hartley strain were injected 3 times either with 1 ml inhibin vaccine (recombinant ovine inhibin a-subunit in oil emulsion: 50 microg/ml, inhibin-immunized g...

Measles immunization is an given to generate active immunity against measles. (Maryunani, 2010). Immunization a health effort that has been proven be the most effective. When coverage reaches 90%, it can contribute reducing morbidity and mortality by 80% - 90%. Although measles high (90%) but there are still children affected Because remaining 10 percent of who have not received immunizations p...

As is true for other intracellular pathogens, immunization with live Chlamydia trachomatis generally induces stronger protective immunity than does immunization with inactivated organism. To investigate the basis for such a difference, we studied immune responses in BALB/c mice immunized with viable or UV-killed C. trachomatis mouse pneumonitis (MoPn). Strong, acquired resistance to C. trachoma...

There is increasing evidence that toxicity of mutant superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is linked to its propensity to misfold and to aggregate. Immunotargeting of differently folded states of SOD1 has provided therapeutic benefit in mutant SOD1 transgenic mice. The specific region(s) of the SOD1 protein to which these immunization approaches target are, howeve...

During the period of 1 January 1998 to 31 December 2012, the health care records of 153,172 active component service members documented at least one health care encounter with a diagnosis of "syncope and collapse" (overall incidence rate of 7.2 cases per 1,000 person-years). The annual incidence rates rose by 89 percent during the period. During the 15-year surveillance period, there were 4,954...

Leukemia associated antigen (LAA) was prepared from leukemia cells, using hypotonic lysis and low frequency sonications, followed by diethylaminoethyl (DEAE) cellulose column chromatography. Four protein peaks were eluted by stepwise introduction of increased concentration of NaCl solutions. With running on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), unique bands which were not present in extrac...

Classical immunization protocols have produced an antibody-based humoral response that is very effective against susceptible infectious diseases. Immunization introduces an external substance to induce the host immune system to respond specifically. Typically an antigen is used, but DNA, or a primed, pre-existing leukocyte or antigen-presenting cell, can also be used. Immunization is currently ...

Nigeria has an estimated population of 186 million with 23% of eligible children aged 12-23 months fully immunized. Government spending on routine immunization per surviving infant has declined since 2006 meaning the immunization budget needs to improve. By 2020, Nigeria will be ineligible for additional Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunization (Gavi) grants and will be facing an annual...