Estimated research and development costs of rotavirus vaccines

Diseases like rotavirus afflict both upper- and lower-income countries, but most serious illnesses and deaths occur among the latter. It is a vital public health issue that vaccines for these types of global diseases can recover research and development (R&D) costs from high-priced markets quickly so that manufacturers can offer affordable prices to lower-income nations. Cost recovery depends on how high R&D costs are, and this study attempts to replace high, unverified estimates with lower, more verifiable estimates for two new vaccines, RotaTeq (Merck) and Rotarix (GlaxoSmithKline or GSK), based on detailed searches of public information and follow-up interviews with senior informants. We also offer a new perspective on “cost of capital” as a claim for recovery from public bodies. Our estimates suggest that companies can recover all fixed costs quickly from affluent markets and thus can offer these vaccines to lower-income countries at prices they can afford. Better vaccines are a shared project between companies and public health agencies; greater transparency and consistency in reporting of R&D costs is needed so that fair prices can be established.     

1994～2002年广西甲型副伤寒和伤寒流行情况分析

目的 了解1994～2002年接种伤寒Vi疫苗后的7年间伤寒和副伤寒流行变化，评价Vi疫苗对控制伤寒流行的效果并分析甲型副伤寒的特征及影响其爆发流行的因素。方法对自治区疾病控制中心实验室记录、伤寒副伤寒爆发调查报告、监测系统资料、全区伤寒流行地区伤寒Vi疫苗供应情况进行统计分析。结果 经过血培养证实甲型副伤寒病例为1200例、伤寒为285例；甲型副伤寒与伤寒的流行病学、临床特征十分相似；饮用污染水是引起甲型副伤寒爆发的主要原因；从1999年起，甲型副伤寒杆菌开始超过伤寒菌为优势流行菌株。结论 在广泛使用伤寒Vi疫苗后，伤寒基本得到控制，但因为引起副伤寒发病的危险因素依然存在，甲型副伤寒已取代寒，成为广西农村地区的最重要的传染病之一。为控制甲型副伤寒的流行，在安全饮用水供应状况得到全面改善之前，应尽快研制出副伤寒疫苗。     

山东省中小学生麻疹爆发原因的病例对照研究

为探讨山东省中小学生麻疹爆发的原因 ,采用 1∶2配比的病例对照方法对中小学生麻疹疫苗 (MV)效力进行了研究 ,同时对近年来中小学生MV接种率进行了估算。结果显示 :中小学生MV效力为 74 % ,95 %可信区间为4 7%～ 88% ;小学生MV效力明显高于中学生 ,分别为 82 %和 6 8% ;1999～ 2 0 0 1年学龄儿童的估算接种率分别为75 4 %、75 6 %和 5 5 7%。较低的MV效力和接种率是计划免疫工作薄弱地区中小学生麻疹爆发的主要原因。     

Comparative Study on the Immunogenicity between Recombinant MS-Sj26GST Vaccine and Recombinant BCG-Sj26GST Vaccine in Schistosoma japonicum

TuberculosisandSchistosomiasisarethemajorcontagiousdiseaseswhicharethemostdangeroustothepeople’shealth Inordertogetridofthem ,wemustlookforamoreusefulvaccine Bythetech niquesofmolecularbiology ,2 6 0 0 0DaGlutathionStransferase (GST) genewasclonedintotheE coli MycobacteriumtransferringandexpressionvectorpBCG 2 0 0 0totransformittoMycobacteriumsmeg matismc2 15 5 (MS)andBCGseparatelyinordertoconstructrMS Sj2 6GSTvaccineandrBCG Sj2 6GSTvaccine Inthisstudy ,theBALB/cmicewereimmu niz…     

麻疹发病的影响因素分析

目的探讨我区麻疹发生的影响因素并测算我区当前使用的麻疹疫苗效力。方法按单纯随机抽样方法选择实验室证实的临床诊断麻疹病例;按照同性别、同班级或互为邻居、年龄相差在2岁范围内的规定标准选择对照,进行1∶2配比病例对照研究,并采用卡方检验和多因素条件Logistic回归统计处理方法分析其主要影响因素。结果麻疹疫苗效力(VE)为79.39%;麻疹疫苗接种史在病例组与对照组之间有统计学意义(χ2=26.04,P<0.05),麻疹发病的比值比(OR值)为0.21,95%的可信区间为0.12-0.50;进入Logistic回归方程的变量为麻疹疫苗接种史、家长对预防接种的态度、家庭经济收入,其回归系数分别为4.75,3.10,2.97。结论我区目前使用的麻疹疫苗效力为79.39%,对接种人群有很好的保护作用;未接种麻疹疫苗者的比重在病例组明显为高;不做预防接种是引发麻疹最大的危险因素,家长对预防接种的态度和家庭经济收入对麻疹的发病有统计学关联。     

Th免疫反应在以壳聚糖为佐剂的幽门螺杆菌疫苗免疫保护中的作用

目的：探讨以壳聚糖为佐剂的脚疫苗的免疫保护作用及其机理。方法：BALB／c小鼠随机分为7组：空白对照组、壳聚糖酸溶液组、壳聚糖颗粒组、却抗原组、脚抗原＋壳聚糖酸溶液组、却抗原＋壳聚糖颗粒组和脚抗原＋CT组，各组于第0、7、14和21天灌胃各免疫1次，末次免疫后4周给予SS1Hp菌攻击，隔日1次，共2次。在攻击前后分批处死小鼠，取胃黏膜检测坳和Th1、Th2细胞因子含量，同时检测血清中抗Hp IgG2a和IgG1含量。结果：①以壳聚糖为佐剂的坳疫苗的免疫保护率达60％，与以CT为佐剂的印疫苗的免疫保护率（58．33％）相似，显著高于单纯脚抗原组及其他不含Hp抗原组（P〈0．001～0．05）。②却攻击后胃黏膜内IFN-γ、IL-2和IL-12含量在含佐剂组显著高于无抗原和无佐剂组（P〈0．001～0．05）；③坳攻击后胃黏膜内IL-4含量在以壳聚糖颗粒为佐剂组显著高于以CT为佐剂组（P〈0．05），以壳聚糖溶液为佐剂组显著高于对照组、无佐剂组及佐剂中含CT组（P〈0．001～0．05）。结论：以壳聚糖为佐剂的坳疫苗对脚感染具有免疫保护作用，同时可促进Th1和Th2的混合免疫反应。     

Detecting possible vaccine adverse events in clinical notes of the electronic medical record

The Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) is a collaboration between the CDC and eight large HMOs to investigate adverse events following immunization through analyses of clinical data. We modified an existing system, called MediClass, that uses natural language processing to identify clinical events recorded in electronic medical records (EMRs). We customized MediClass so it could detect possible vaccine adverse events (VAEs) generally, and gastrointestinal-related VAEs in particular, in the text clinical notes of encounters recorded in the EMR of a large HMO. Compared to methods that use diagnosis and utilization codes assigned to encounters by clinicians and administrators, the MediClass system can both find more adverse events and improve the positive predictive value for detecting possible VAEs.     

乙型肝炎治疗研究进展

乙性肝炎病毒感染所导致的慢性肝炎是我国的一个大问题,给患者及社会带来了很大负担。慢性乙型肝炎现行治疗主要依靠干扰素、核苷类似物等,其存在高耐药、低耐受以及不良反应等问题。新的、更为安全有效的治疗药物及方法亟待发展。最近,科学家们发现人体内的TRIM22分子对抑制乙肝病毒的复制起到重要作用,为乙肝的治疗及有效药物的研发开辟了新的道路。     

预防接种与自身免疫病的关系

感染与自身免疫性疾病之间的联系已引出一场争论 :疫苗是否也能激发自身免疫性疾病。有关这种风险有众多正反两方面的主张。在此复习感染诱导自身免疫病的相关机制 ,并对预防接种和自身免疫病之间的相对危险度进行评估。