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Infectious Diseases, Cancer, and the Power of Vaccination
Introduction: Scientific interest in the etiological links between infectious diseases and cancer has been steadily increasing for several reasons: A growing number of neoplasms have...
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the 100 Days Mission for a Vaccine in a Future Pandemic
The Spanish flu of 1918 was one of the deadliest pandemics in history, claiming about 50 million lives worldwide. This event remains a cornerstone...
The increasing threat of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika, the WHO’s Global Arbovirus Initiative, and Vaccination
Introduction: Arboviruses (arthropod-borne viruses) are a group of viruses transmitted to humans through the bites of infected arthropods—primarily mosquitoes, but also ticks, fleas, and gnats....
Meningococcal Disease and Vaccination
Introduction: Meningococcal disease (MD) was first documented in 1805 by Swiss physician Gaspard Vieusseux who described a fiѐvre cérébrale maligne non contagieuse”(non-contagious malignant cerebral fever....
Measles is back and we can defeat it!
What to know about measles Measles is one of the most contagious diseases of humans. Estimates suggest nine out of 10 nonimmune people exposed to...
The Future of Pertussis Vaccination
Pertussis is a highly infectious respiratory disease, and even though vaccination has been globally implemented since the 1940s, we are far from elimination, and...
Yellow Fever Hits Brazil Once Again (2025)
Background Yellow Fever (YF) is a mosquito-borne viral disease endemic to tropical and subtropical regions in Africa and the Americas. Infection with yellow fever virus...
Why Vaccinate Travelers?
The primary goal of vaccination is to immunize susceptible individuals against a pathogen, preventing outcomes that range from asymptomatic infection (with the potential for...
Vaccination: A Story of Success and Ongoing Challenges, 50 Years After the Launch of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)
A. Introduction: In the late 18th century, Edward Jenner pioneered what immunologists refer to as “active immunization,” a process in which administering an antigen stimulates...
