Alginate is one of the natural polymers that are often used in drug‐and protein‐delivery
systems. The use of alginate can provide several advantages including ease of preparation …

Mucosal surfaces are the first site of infection for most infectious diseases and oral
vaccination can provide protection as the first line of defense. Unlike systemic …

ABSTRACT Mycobacterium bovis Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the only licensed
vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), yet its moderate efficacy against pulmonary TB calls for …

ABSTRACT Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the only licensed vaccine against
tuberculosis (TB). However, BCG has variable efficacy and cannot completely prevent TB …

Mucosal surfaces are the interface between the host's internal milieu and the external
environment, and they have dual functions, serving as physical barriers to foreign antigens …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains among the most deadly diseases in the world. The only available
vaccine against tuberculosis is the bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which does not …

Background Vaccines are often recognized as one of the most cost-effective public health
interventions in controlling infectious diseases. Most pathogens infiltrate the body from …

Despite intense elimination efforts, tuberculosis (TB) still poses a threat to world health,
disproportionately affecting less developed and poorer countries. The Bacillus Calmette …

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is an emergent virus, which mainly infects the upper and
lower respiratory tract epithelium. This pathogen is responsible for a significant portion of …

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a disease leading to spontaneous
abortions and stillbirths in sows and lowered life quality and expectancy in growing pigs …