Publications by authors named "Rachael S Barr"
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- * Japan has implemented national antenatal screening for HTLV-1, highlighting the importance of preventing mother-to-child transmission due to increased cancer risks in infected children.
- * The text calls for further research on managing pregnancies in women with high HTLV-1 viral loads, advocating for an international registry to monitor outcomes and proposing guidelines to decrease transmission risks.
The development of an effective vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been hampered by major difficulties that occurred in the 1960s when a formalin-inactivated vaccine led to increased severity of RSV disease after acquisition of the virus in the RSV season after vaccination. Recent renewed efforts to develop a vaccine have resulted in about 38 candidate vaccines and monoclonal antibodies now in clinical development. The target populations for effective vaccination are varied and include neonates, young children, pregnant women, and older adults.
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