Browsing by Subject "vaccination"
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INDUCTION OF IMMUNE RESPONSES TO WILMS TUMOR 1 (WT1), A SELF-ANTIGEN, IN MICE
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2014-03-26)WT1, Wilms tumor 1, protein is overexpressed in a wide variety of cancers, including hematopoietic malignancies and solid tumors. WT1 is an attractive tumor-associated antigen to target for cancer immunotherapy as it is ... -
Measuring a subsystem-system relationship and tradeoffs in Afghanistan: a country case study examining the role of immunization in health system performance
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2017-04-06)Problem statement. Health systems are complex and adaptive, and their behavior can be misunderstood if not considering their complexity and dynamism. This study examines the relationship between health system readiness to ... -
mHEALTH INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE MEASLES VACCINATION COVERAGE AND TIMELINESS: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM IMPACT ON VACCINE-SEEKING IN RURAL KENYA
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2018-07-24)Vaccine-preventable diseases cause considerable childhood morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). To inform scaled use of mobile phone-based interventions (mHealth) to improve pediatric vaccination ... -
The Outbreak Potential for Measles and its Implications for Elimination
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2017-12-15)When the goal of measles elimination, or the absence of continuous transmission in a defined geographical area, was first proposed in 1962 by Alexander Langmuir, immediately prior to licensure of the first measles vaccine, ...