(1) Background: coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been linked to hematological dysfunctions, but …

The rise in antibiotic-resistant strains of clinically important pathogens is a major threat to
global health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized the urgent need to …

Despite successful vaccination efforts, the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants poses
ongoing challenges to control COVID-19. Understanding humoral responses regarding SARS…

Intracellular parasites such as Trypanosoma cruzi need to acquire valuable carbon sources
from the host cell to replicate. Here, we investigated the energetic metabolism of T. cruzi …

Mayaro virus (MAYV), which causes mayaro fever, is endemic to limited regions of South
America that may expand due to the possible involvement of Aedes spp. mosquitoes in its …

Tetanus is an acute, fatal disease caused by exotoxins released from Clostridium tetani
during infections. A protective humoral immune response can be induced by vaccinations with …

Serological tests are critical tools in the fight against infectious disease. They detect
antibodies produced during an adaptive immune response against a pathogen with an …

Background: The newly introduced COVID-19 vaccines have reduced disease severity and
hospitalizations. However, they do not significantly prevent infection or transmission. In the …

The increasing detection of infections of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas
disease, in non-endemic regions beyond Latin America has risen to be a major public …

Oral immunization with the choleric toxin (CT) elicits a high level of protection against its
enterotoxin activities and can control cholera in endemic settings. However, the complete B-cell …