Serological techniques play a critical role in various aspects of influenza surveillance,
vaccine development and evaluation, and sometimes in diagnosis, particularly for novel …

Vaccination is the most effective method of controlling seasonal influenza infections and
preventing possible pandemic events. Although influenza vaccines have been licensed and …

Over the past decade aptamers have emerged as a promising class of bioreceptors for
biosensing applications with significant advantages over conventional antibodies. However …

Results: A total of 39 subjects completed the per-protocol analysis. Both LGG and LAIV were
well tolerated. Protection rates against the vaccine H1N1 and B strains were suboptimal in …

We demonstrate a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method to detect and
amplify SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequences using a set of in-house designed initiators that …

Background The immunological response to influenza vaccine and/or natural infection is
evaluated by serological techniques, the most common being hemagglutination inhibition …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has crudely demonstrated the need
for massive and rapid diagnostics. By the first week of July, more than 10,000,000 positive …

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157: H7 presents a serious threat to human health
and sanitation and is a leading cause in many food-and waterborne ailments. While …

The continuous evolution of influenza A virus (IAV) requires the influenza vaccine
formulations to be updated annually to provide adequate protection. Recombinant protein …

Background The A/H1N1/2009 influenza pandemic made evident the need for faster and
higher-yield methods for the production of influenza vaccines. Platforms based on virus …