Immunological considerations for COVID-19 vaccine strategies

M Jeyanathan, S Afkhami, F Smaill, MS Miller… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the most formidable challenge to …

Ebola virus disease

ST Jacob, I Crozier, WA Fischer, A Hewlett… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2020 - nature.com
Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe and frequently lethal disease caused by Ebola virus
(EBOV). EVD outbreaks typically start from a single case of probable zoonotic transmission …

SARS-CoV-2 variants and vaccines

PR Krause, TR Fleming, IM Longini… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Viral variants of concern may emerge with dangerous resistance to the immunity generated
by the current vaccines to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Moreover, if some …

Challenges to COVID-19 vaccine supply chain: Implications for sustainable development goals

ST Alam, S Ahmed, SM Ali, S Sarker, G Kabir - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 outbreak has demonstrated the diverse challenges that supply chains face to
significant disruptions. Vaccine supply chains are no exception. Therefore, it is elemental …

Mechanism of inhibition of Ebola virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase by remdesivir

EP Tchesnokov, JY Feng, DP Porter, M Götte - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Remdesivir (GS-5734) is a 1′-cyano-substituted adenosine nucleotide analogue prodrug
that shows broad-spectrum antiviral activity against several RNA viruses. This compound is …

New vaccine technologies to combat outbreak situations

S Rauch, E Jasny, KE Schmidt, B Petsch - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Ever since the development of the first vaccine more than 200 years ago, vaccinations have
greatly decreased the burden of infectious diseases worldwide, famously leading to the …

HLA variation and disease

CA Dendrou, J Petersen, J Rossjohn… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Fifty years since the first description of an association between HLA and human disease,
HLA molecules have proven to be central to physiology, protective immunity and …

Implementation research: new imperatives and opportunities in global health

S Theobald, N Brandes, M Gyapong, S El-Saharty… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Implementation research is important in global health because it addresses the challenges
of the know–do gap in real-world settings and the practicalities of achieving national and …

Viral vectors in gene therapy: Where do we stand in 2023?

K Lundstrom - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Viral vectors have been used for a broad spectrum of gene therapy for both acute and
chronic diseases. In the context of cancer gene therapy, viral vectors expressing anti-tumor …

Discovery and Synthesis of a Phosphoramidate Prodrug of a Pyrrolo[2,1-f][triazin-4-amino] Adenine C-Nucleoside (GS-5734) for the Treatment of Ebola and …

D Siegel, HC Hui, E Doerffler, MO Clarke, K Chun… - 2017 - ACS Publications
The recent Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak in West Africa was the largest recorded in history
with over 28,000 cases, resulting in> 11,000 deaths including> 500 healthcare workers. A …