• Vaccine development research newly started in Nagasaki,
    the birthplace of vaccines in Japan.
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Vaccine Research and Development Center (VRDC), DEJIMA Infectious Disease Research Alliance (DIDA), Nagasaki University is one of the four synergistic centers selected for the Project 'Japan Initiative for World-leading Vaccine Research and Development Centers'. It aims to promote the development of vaccines against highly pathogenic and tropical pathogens that have been studied by Nagasaki University and to develop vaccines against infectious diseases that pose a threat to mankind.
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Publications
Han, S. M., Hon, P. S., Na, H. Y., Yong, T. T. H., Tambyah, P. A., & Wen, Y. T. (2025). Viral non-SARS-CoV-2 etiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Southeast Asia: a review and pooled analysis. IJID Regions, 15, 100672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2025.100672
Mutua, M. M., Ngwe Tun, M. M., Nwe, K. M., Lin, H., Kapandji, M., Inoue, S., Thant, K. Z., Takamatsu, Y., Aung, W. W., Khin, A. A., Thu, H. M., Urano, T., & Morita, K. (2025). Epidemiological insights into the co-circulation of Zika and dengue viruses in Yangon, Myanmar (2017-2019). Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, traf102. https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traf102
Laraj, O., Benzina, B., Gzara, A., Kebir, A., Abbas, K., & BenMiled, S. (2025). Potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination in Tunisia: A comparative modeling study. Vaccine: X, 27, 100712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2025.100712
Kitamura, N., Tomo, Y., Okuyama, M., Ueda, K., Matsuoka, H., Morino, S., Miyahara, R., Yoneoka, D., Takanashi, S., & Suzuki, M. (2025). COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and duration of protection among children and adolescents: A retrospective cohort study in 11 large cities in Japan. Vaccine, 63, 127656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127656
Ejima, K., Wang, Y., Endo, A., Murayama, H., Goh, Y. S., Cook, A. R., Jeong, Y. D., Iwami, S., Park, H., Dickens, B. S. L., Jin, S., Lim, J. T., Chan, C. E. Z., Chia, P. Y., Young, B. E., Yang, Y., Chio, M., Lye, D. C., & Ajelli, M. (2025). Evaluating the effectiveness of international travel controls to identify MPXV-infected travelers: a simulation study. BMC Medicine, 23(1), 473. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04286-6
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