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  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,369 Views
9 Pages

The Epidemiological Influence of Climatic Factors on Shigellosis Incidence Rates in Korea

  • Yeong-Jun Song,
  • Hae-Kwan Cheong,
  • Myung Ki,
  • Ji-Yeon Shin,
  • Seung-sik Hwang,
  • Mira Park,
  • Moran Ki and
  • Jiseun Lim

Research has shown the effects of climatic factors on shigellosis; however, no previous study has evaluated climatic effects in regions with a winter seasonality of shigellosis incidence. We examined the effects of temperature and precipitation on sh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,944 Views
11 Pages

Shigellosis is a major diarrheal disease in low- and middle-income countries. Although the incidence of such diseases in South and Southeast Asia has been associated with climate fluctuations linked to the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (E...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,147 Views
19 Pages

Anti-Shigellosis Activity and Mechanisms of Action of Extracts from Diospyros gilletii Stem Bark

  • Audrey Carrel Nguelo Talla,
  • Eugénie Aimée Madiesse Kemgne,
  • Vincent Ngouana,
  • Bijou-Lafortune Noumboue Kouamou,
  • Listone Monelle Nzeye Ngameni,
  • Brice Rostan Pinlap,
  • Yanick Kevin Dongmo Melogmo,
  • Branly-Natalien Nguena-Dongue,
  • Boniface Pone Kamdem and
  • Fabrice Fekam Boyom

Shigellosis is a pathological condition that affects the digestive system and possibly causes diarrhoea. Shigella species, which are responsible for this disease, are highly contagious and spread through contaminated food and water. The increasing de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,217 Views
13 Pages

25 February 2024

Background: Shigella is a leading cause of moderate-to-severe diarrhea globally, with young children most affected. The burden of shigellosis drops increasingly with age, inferring the acquisition of natural immunity. We tested the hypothesis that Ig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
9,074 Views
16 Pages

21 February 2012

Shigellosis is an important cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality among young children and old people for which treatment with antimicrobial agents is limited. Hence, the need for curative potentials obtainable from medicinal plants becomes inev...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,716 Views
17 Pages

Flavonoids and Phenolic Acids from Aerial Part of Ajuga integrifolia (Buch.-Ham. Ex D. Don): Anti-Shigellosis Activity and In Silico Molecular Docking Studies

  • Fekade Beshah Tessema,
  • Yilma Hunde Gonfa,
  • Tilahun Belayneh Asfaw,
  • Tigist Getachew Tadesse,
  • Mesfin Getachew Tadesse,
  • Archana Bachheti,
  • Devi Prasad Pandey,
  • Saikh M. Wabaidur,
  • Kholood A. Dahlous and
  • Rakesh Kumar Bachheti
  • + 3 authors

22 January 2023

Shigellosis is one of the major causes of death in children worldwide. Flavonoids and phenolic acids are expected to demonstrate anti-shigellosis activity and anti-diarrheal properties. The aerial part of A. integrifolia is commonly used against diar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,938 Views
24 Pages

A Comprehensive Computational Investigation into the Conserved Virulent Proteins of Shigella species Unveils Potential Small-Interfering RNA Candidates as a New Therapeutic Strategy against Shigellosis

  • Parag Palit,
  • Farhana Tasnim Chowdhury,
  • Namrata Baruah,
  • Bonoshree Sarkar,
  • Sadia Noor Mou,
  • Mehnaz Kamal,
  • Towfida Jahan Siddiqua,
  • Zannatun Noor and
  • Tahmeed Ahmed

17 March 2022

Shigella species account for the second-leading cause of deaths due to diarrheal diseases among children of less than 5 years of age. The emergence of multi-drug-resistant Shigella isolates and the lack of availability of Shigella vaccines have led t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,937 Views
7 Pages

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes COVID-19 and is mostly person-to-person transmitted through respiratory droplets. The implications of the strategies implemented to prevent COVID-19 transmission on other infectious...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,664 Views
8 Pages

Pentraxin 3 and Shigella LPS and IpaB Antibodies Interplay to Defeat Shigellosis

  • Shiri Meron-Sudai,
  • Arava Reizis,
  • Sophy Goren,
  • Anya Bialik,
  • Amit Hochberg and
  • Dani Cohen

28 July 2022

Shigella causes moderate to severe diarrhea or dysentery after invading the colon mucosa. Long Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is recognized as the humoral component of the innate immune response to bacterial pathogens. We examined the interplay between levels of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,864 Views
10 Pages

The Effect of Antibiotic Treatment of Early Childhood Shigellosis on Long-Term Prevalence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

  • Yair Sadaka,
  • Judah Freedman,
  • Shai Ashkenazi,
  • Shlomo Vinker,
  • Avivit Golan-Cohen,
  • Ilan Green,
  • Ariel Israel,
  • Alal Eran and
  • Eugene Merzon

2 October 2021

It has recently been shown that children with early shigellosis are at increased risk of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study aimed to evaluate the association between antibiotic treatment of shigellosis with long-term ADHD rat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,331 Views
12 Pages

Campylobacteriosis, Shigellosis and Salmonellosis in Hospitalized Children with Acute Inflammatory Diarrhea in Georgia

  • Maia Metreveli,
  • Salome Bulia,
  • Iamze Shalamberidze,
  • Liana Tevzadze,
  • Shota Tsanava,
  • Juan Cruz Goenaga,
  • Kerstin Stingl and
  • Paata Imnadze

10 February 2022

This is the first study on campylobacteriosis carried out in Georgia. It targeted 382 hospitalized children with acute inflammatory diarrhea. The study was conducted between July 2020 to July 2021 based on the main infection clinic of the capital cit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,571 Views
12 Pages

Evaluation of the Anti-Shigellosis Activity of Dietary Isothiocyanates in Galleria mellonella Larvae

  • Dariusz Nowicki,
  • Klaudyna Krause,
  • Monika Karczewska and
  • Agnieszka Szalewska-Pałasz

7 November 2021

Cruciferous vegetables, widely present in daily diets, are a rich source of organosulfur compounds with proven health benefits, especially chemopreventive or antioxidative effects. Isothiocyanate derivatives (ITCs) exhibit a broad spectrum of biologi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
8,182 Views
25 Pages

Shigella Vaccines: The Continuing Unmet Challenge

  • Ti Lu,
  • Sayan Das,
  • Debaki R. Howlader,
  • William D. Picking and
  • Wendy L. Picking

Shigellosis is a severe gastrointestinal disease that annually affects approximately 270 million individuals globally. It has particularly high morbidity and mortality in low-income regions; however, it is not confined to these regions and occurs in...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,178 Views
18 Pages

Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Shigella spp. in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 44,519 Samples

  • Saleh Ahmed,
  • Md Imrul Hasan Chowdhury,
  • Shabiha Sultana,
  • Sayeda Sadia Alam,
  • Mahfuza Marzan and
  • Md Asiful Islam

Shigella is the leading global etiological agent of shigellosis, especially in poor and underdeveloped or developing nations with insufficient sanitation such as Bangladesh. Antibiotics are the only treatment option for the shigellosis caused by Shig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,787 Views
12 Pages

Biogenic Preparation and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles from Seed Kernel of Mangifera indica and Their Antibacterial Potential against Shigella spp.

  • Sudha Angamuthu,
  • Selvankumar Thangaswamy,
  • Amutha Raju,
  • Fohad Mabood Husain,
  • Bilal Ahmed,
  • Nasser A. Al-Shabib,
  • Mohammed Jamal Hakeem,
  • Syed Ali Shahzad,
  • Saud A. Abudujayn and
  • Suliman Y. Alomar

Shigellosis is a serious foodborne diarrheal disease caused by the Shigella species. It is a critical global health issue. In developing countries, shigellosis causes most of the mortality in children below 5 years of age. Globally, around 165 millio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,298 Views
15 Pages

Phylogenomic Investigation of Increasing Fluoroquinolone Resistance among Belgian Cases of Shigellosis between 2013 and 2018 Indicates Both Travel-Related Imports and Domestic Circulation

  • Bert Bogaerts,
  • Raf Winand,
  • Julien Van Braekel,
  • Wesley Mattheus,
  • Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker,
  • Nancy H. C. Roosens,
  • Kathleen Marchal,
  • Kevin Vanneste and
  • Pieter-Jan Ceyssens

Shigellosis is an acute enteric infection caused mainly by the species Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei. Since surveillance of these pathogens indicated an increase in ciprofloxacin-resistant samples collected in Belgium between 2013 and 2018, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
10,976 Views
10 Pages

Human health is a major concern when considering the disposal of large quantities of animal waste. Health concerns could arise from exposure to pathogens and excess nitrogen associated with this form of pollution. The objective was to collect and ana...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,999 Views
15 Pages

Dissolving Microneedles for Intradermal Vaccination against Shigellosis

  • Yadira Pastor,
  • Eneko Larrañeta,
  • Álvaro Erhard,
  • Gemma Quincoces,
  • Iván Peñuelas,
  • Juan M. Irache,
  • Ryan Donnelly and
  • Carlos Gamazo

24 October 2019

Intradermal (ID) immunization is of increasing interest due to the easy accessibility and excellent immunogenic properties of the skin. Among ID immunization methods, dissolving microneedles (MNs) have appeared as an alternative to traditional hypode...

  • Review
  • Open Access
70 Citations
7,740 Views
19 Pages

The Shigella Vaccines Pipeline

  • Calman Alexander MacLennan,
  • Stephanie Grow,
  • Lyou-fu Ma and
  • Andrew Duncan Steele

24 August 2022

Shigella is the leading cause of global diarrheal deaths that currently lacks a licensed vaccine. Shigellosis drives antimicrobial resistance and leads to economic impact through linear growth faltering. Today, there is a robust pipeline of vaccines...

  • Article
  • Open Access
82 Citations
8,663 Views
12 Pages

Detecting and Discriminating Shigella sonnei Using an Aptamer-Based Fluorescent Biosensor Platform

  • Myeong-Sub Song,
  • Simranjeet Singh Sekhon,
  • Woo-Ri Shin,
  • Hyung Cheol Kim,
  • Jiho Min,
  • Ji-Young Ahn and
  • Yang-Hoon Kim

In this paper, a Whole-Bacteria SELEX (WB-SELEX) strategy was adopted to isolate specific aptamers against Shigella sonnei. Real-time PCR amplification and post-SELEX experiment revealed that the selected aptmers possessed a high binding affinity and...

  • Study Protocol
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,241 Views
12 Pages

Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of the InvaplexAR-Detox Shigella Vaccine Co-Administered with the dmLT Adjuvant in Dutch and Zambian Adults: Study Protocol for a Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Escalation Phase Ia/b Clinical Trial

  • Geert V. T. Roozen,
  • Nsofwa Sukwa,
  • Masuzyo Chirwa,
  • Jessica A. White,
  • Marcus Estrada,
  • Nicole Maier,
  • Kevin R. Turbyfill,
  • Renee M. Laird,
  • Akamol E. Suvarnapunya and
  • Meta Roestenberg
  • + 10 authors

8 January 2025

Background: Shigella infections remain endemic in places with poor sanitation and are a leading cause of diarrheal mortality globally, as well as a major contributor to gut enteropathy and stunting. There are currently no licensed vaccines for shigel...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,569 Views
10 Pages

An Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Shigella flexneri Serotype 2a Among People Experiencing Homelessness in Vancouver

  • Victor Leung,
  • Gordon Ritchie,
  • Aleksandra Stefanovic,
  • Colin Lee,
  • Sam Chorlton,
  • Nancy Matic,
  • Marc G. Romney,
  • Althea Hayden and
  • Christopher F. Lowe

Background: We describe a community-based outbreak of multidrug-resistant Shigella flexneri serotype 2a among people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: In this observational c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
35 Citations
5,812 Views
11 Pages

29 January 2022

Shigellosis is a serious disease with a major impact, especially in low-income countries where mortality and morbidity are high. In addition, shigellosis among travelers and military personnel is a cause of significant morbidity and contributes to th...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
32 Citations
6,450 Views
28 Pages

Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant and Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Shigella Species in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Mohd Zulkifli Salleh,
  • Nik Mohd Noor Nik Zuraina,
  • Khalid Hajissa,
  • Mohamad Ikram Ilias,
  • Kirnpal Kaur Banga Singh and
  • Zakuan Zainy Deris

18 November 2022

Shigellosis remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide and is the second leading cause of diarrheal mortality among all age groups. However, the global emergence of antimicrobial-resistant Shigella strains, limiting the ch...

  • Protocol
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,419 Views
10 Pages

The Impact of Non-Dysentery Shigella Infection on the Growth and Health of Children over Time (INSIGHT)—A Prospective Case–Control Study Protocol

  • Subhra Chakraborty,
  • Sampa Dash,
  • Nowrin Akbar Antara,
  • Bharati Rani Roy,
  • Shamim Al Mamun,
  • Mohammad Ali,
  • Farina Naz,
  • Fatema-Tuz Johura,
  • Jade Lewis and
  • A. S. G. Faruque
  • + 5 authors

(1) Shigella spp. (Shigella) is known for causing dysentery with blood in stool, but most children infected with Shigella have non-dysentery Shigella-associated diarrhea (NDSD). The World Health Organization recommends the use of antibiotics when dia...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
9,510 Views
24 Pages

Toward a Shigella Vaccine: Opportunities and Challenges to Fight an Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogen

  • Maria Michelina Raso,
  • Vanessa Arato,
  • Gianmarco Gasperini and
  • Francesca Micoli

28 February 2023

Shigellosis causes more than 200,000 deaths worldwide and most of this burden falls on Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), with a particular incidence in children under 5 years of age. In the last decades, Shigella has become even more worrisom...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,719 Views
14 Pages

Pivotal Shigella Vaccine Efficacy Trials—Study Design Considerations from a Shigella Vaccine Trial Design Working Group

  • Patricia B. Pavlinac,
  • Elizabeth T. Rogawski McQuade,
  • James A. Platts-Mills,
  • Karen L. Kotloff,
  • Carolyn Deal,
  • Birgitte K. Giersing,
  • Richard A. Isbrucker,
  • Gagandeep Kang,
  • Lyou-Fu Ma and
  • Kirsten S. Vannice
  • + 2 authors

22 March 2022

Vaccine candidates for Shigella are approaching phase 3 clinical trials in the target population of young children living in low- and middle-income countries. Key study design decisions will need to be made to maximize the success of such trials and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,084 Views
13 Pages

29 November 2023

Shigellosis remains a global health concern, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Despite improvements in sanitation, the absence of a licensed vaccine for human use has prompted global health organizations to support the development of a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,539 Views
12 Pages

Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Serological Diversity of Shigella Species from Patient Isolates at University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia

  • Mike Nundwe,
  • Joseph Yamweka Chizimu,
  • John Mwaba,
  • Misheck Shawa,
  • Rodrick S. Katete,
  • Mable Mwale Mutengo,
  • Ruth Nakazwe,
  • Namwiinga R. Mulunda,
  • Cephas Sialubanje and
  • Yasuhiko Suzuki
  • + 10 authors

Background: Shigella species are the leading cause of human shigellosis. In Zambia, more than 30% of children experiencing diarrhea are infected with Shigella species. The increasing resistance of Shigella species to the recommended therapy is of gre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,573 Views
11 Pages

Impact of O-Acetylation on S. flexneri 1b and 2a O-Antigen Immunogenicity in Mice

  • Vanessa Arato,
  • Davide Oldrini,
  • Luisa Massai,
  • Gianmarco Gasperini,
  • Francesca Necchi and
  • Francesca Micoli

Shigellosis is a diarrheal disease caused prevalently by Shigella flexneri and S. sonnei and representing a major global health risk, particularly in developing countries. Bacterial O-antigen (OAg) is the primary target of the host immune response an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,906 Views
14 Pages

27 July 2022

Shigellosis represents a major public health problem worldwide. The morbidity of the disease, especially in children in developing countries, together with the increase of antimicrobial resistance make a vaccine against Shigella an urgent medical nee...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,288 Views
17 Pages

Shigella Outer Membrane Vesicles as Promising Targets for Vaccination

  • Muhammad Qasim,
  • Marius Wrage,
  • Björn Nüse and
  • Jochen Mattner

The clinical symptoms of shigellosis, a gastrointestinal infection caused by Shigella spp. range from watery diarrhea to fulminant dysentery. Endemic infections, particularly among children in developing countries, represent the majority of clinical...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,426 Views
12 Pages

Despite the huge decrease in deaths caused by Shigella worldwide in recent decades, shigellosis still causes over 200,000 deaths every year. No vaccine is currently available, and the morbidity of the disease coupled with the rise of antimicrobial re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,858 Views
19 Pages

Safety and Tolerability of ShigActive™, a Shigella spp. Targeting Bacteriophage Preparation, in a Phase 1 Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Clinical Trial

  • Wilbur H. Chen,
  • Joelle Woolston,
  • Silvia Grant-Beurmann,
  • Courtney K. Robinson,
  • Garima Bansal,
  • Joseph Nkeze,
  • Jasnehta Permala-Booth,
  • Claire M. Fraser,
  • Sharon M. Tennant and
  • Jennifer A. Schwartz
  • + 4 authors

7 September 2024

Bacterial diseases of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract continue to be a major worldwide cause of human morbidity and mortality. Among various enteric pathogens, Shigella spp. are some of the most common and deadly bacterial pathogens. They are respons...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,493 Views
14 Pages

Testing S. sonnei GMMA with and without Aluminium Salt-Based Adjuvants in Animal Models

  • Francesca Mancini,
  • Valentina Caradonna,
  • Renzo Alfini,
  • Maria Grazia Aruta,
  • Claudia Giorgina Vitali,
  • Gianmarco Gasperini,
  • Diego Piccioli,
  • Francesco Berlanda Scorza,
  • Omar Rossi and
  • Francesca Micoli

Shigellosis is one of the leading causes of diarrheal disease in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in young children, and is more often associated with antimicrobial resistance. Therefore, a preventive vaccine against shigellosis is an u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,333 Views
17 Pages

Shigella Mutant with Truncated O-Antigen as an Enteric Multi-Pathogen Vaccine Platform

  • Jae-Ouk Kim,
  • Harald Nothaft,
  • Younghye Moon,
  • Seonghun Jeong,
  • Anthony R. Vortherms,
  • Manki Song,
  • Christine M. Szymanski,
  • Jessica White and
  • Richard Walker

Background/Objectives: Rising antibiotic resistance underscores the urgent need for effective vaccines against shigellosis. Our previous research identified the Shigella flexneri 2a truncated mutant (STM), a wzy gene knock-out strain cultivated in sh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,340 Views
13 Pages

9 October 2024

Among the pathogens that cause infectious diarrhea in China, Shigella is the most prominent. Shigellosis affects both adults and children, particularly those in developing nations, with nearly 190 million annual cases and a third resulting in fatalit...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
5,500 Views
14 Pages

Towards a Four-Component GMMA-Based Vaccine against Shigella

  • Francesca Micoli,
  • Usman N. Nakakana and
  • Francesco Berlanda Scorza

18 February 2022

Shigellosis remains a major public health problem around the world; it is one of the leading causes of diarrhoeal disease in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in young children. The increasing reports of Shigella cases associated with an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,942 Views
12 Pages

19 December 2023

The wild populations of red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) in west China are gradually decreasing, necessitating the optimization of reintroduction measures. This study used 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing technology to compare the gut microbio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,468 Views
8 Pages

Assessing Students’ Knowledge on WASH-Related Diseases

  • Khaldoon A. Mourad,
  • Vincent Habumugisha and
  • Bolaji F. Sule

Water-, sanitation-, and hygiene-related diseases are killing many people each year in developing countries, including Rwanda, and children under the age of five are the most vulnerable. This research assessed human waste disposal practices, knowledg...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,753 Views
18 Pages

Design of a Bacteriophage Cocktail Active against Shigella Species and Testing of Its Therapeutic Potential in Galleria mellonella

  • Andrey A. Filippov,
  • Wanwen Su,
  • Kirill V. Sergueev,
  • Richard T. Kevorkian,
  • Erik C. Snesrud,
  • Apichai Srijan,
  • Yunxiu He,
  • Derrick E. Fouts,
  • Woradee Lurchachaiwong and
  • Mikeljon P. Nikolich
  • + 2 authors

19 November 2022

Shigellosis is a leading global cause of diarrheal disease and travelers’ diarrhea now being complicated by the dissemination of antibiotic resistance, necessitating the development of alternative antibacterials such as therapeutic bacteriophag...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
5,217 Views
16 Pages

Antibacterial Effect of Eugenol on Shigella flexneri and Its Mechanism

  • Xiangyang Bai,
  • Xuejiao Li,
  • Xue Liu,
  • Zeyu Xing,
  • Ruiying Su,
  • Yutang Wang,
  • Xiaodong Xia and
  • Chao Shi

25 August 2022

Shigella flexneri (Sh. flexneri), which can be found in food and the environment, is a widespread food-borne pathogen that causes human diarrhea termed “shigellosis”. In this study, eugenol, a natural active substance, was investigated fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,393 Views
14 Pages

Characterization of ShigETEC, a Novel Live Attenuated Combined Vaccine against Shigellae and ETEC

  • Shushan Harutyunyan,
  • Irene Neuhauser,
  • Alexandra Mayer,
  • Michael Aichinger,
  • Valéria Szijártó,
  • Gábor Nagy,
  • Eszter Nagy,
  • Petra Girardi,
  • Frank J. Malinoski and
  • Tamás Henics

16 November 2020

Background: Shigella spp. and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) remain the two leading bacterial causes of diarrheal diseases worldwide. Attempts to develop preventive vaccines against Shigella and ETEC have not yet been successful. The major c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
28,754 Views
13 Pages

Molecular Mechanisms of Shigella Pathogenesis; Recent Advances

  • Babak Pakbin,
  • Wolfram Manuel Brück and
  • Thomas B. Brück

26 January 2023

Shigella species are the main cause of bacillary diarrhoea or shigellosis in humans. These organisms are the inhabitants of the human intestinal tract; however, they are one of the main concerns in public health in both developed and developing count...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,299 Views
16 Pages

Molecular Signature of Monocytes Shaped by the Shigella sonnei 1790-Generalized Modules for Membrane Antigens Vaccine

  • Serena Tondi,
  • Emilio Siena,
  • Ahmed Essaghir,
  • Benoît Bozzetti,
  • Viviane Bechtold,
  • Aline Scaillet,
  • Bruna Clemente,
  • Mariateresa Marrocco,
  • Chiara Sammicheli and
  • Francesca Schiavetti
  • + 6 authors

17 January 2024

Shigellosis, an acute gastroenteritis infection caused by Shigella species, remains a public health burden in developing countries. Recently, many outbreaks due to Shigella sonnei multidrug-resistant strains have been reported in high-income countrie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,477 Views
26 Pages

Vaccination with a Protective Ipa Protein-Containing Nanoemulsion Differentially Alters the Transcriptomic Profiles of Young and Elderly Mice following Shigella Infection

  • Ti Lu,
  • Murugesan Raju,
  • Debaki R. Howlader,
  • Zackary K. Dietz,
  • Sean K. Whittier,
  • David J. Varisco,
  • Robert K. Ernst,
  • Lyndon M. Coghill,
  • William D. Picking and
  • Wendy L. Picking

Shigella spp. are responsible for bacillary dysentery or shigellosis transmitted via the fecal–oral route, causing significant morbidity and mortality, especially among vulnerable populations. There are currently no licensed Shigella vaccines....

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,342 Views
14 Pages

9 July 2022

Shigella sonnei remains the second most common cause of shigellosis in young children and is now increasingly dominant across developing countries. The global emergence of drug resistance has become a main burden in the treatment of S. sonnei infecti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,043 Views
16 Pages

Intranasal Immunization of Mice with Multiepitope Chimeric Vaccine Candidate Based on Conserved Autotransporters SigA, Pic and Sap, Confers Protection against Shigella flexneri

  • Yrvin León,
  • Lionel Zapata,
  • Raúl E. Molina,
  • Gaj Okanovič,
  • Leonardo A. Gómez,
  • Carla Daza-Castro,
  • Manuel Flores-Concha,
  • José L. Reyes and
  • Angel A. Oñate

1 October 2020

Shigellosis is a diarrheal disease and the World Health Organization prompts the development of a vaccine against Shigella flexneri. The autotransporters SigA, Pic and Sap are conserved among Shigella spp. We previously designed an in silico vaccine...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,958 Views
15 Pages

Exploring the Role of GMMA Components in the Immunogenicity of a 4-Valent Vaccine against Shigella

  • Francesca Mancini,
  • Renzo Alfini,
  • Valentina Caradonna,
  • Valentina Monaci,
  • Martina Carducci,
  • Gianmarco Gasperini,
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Shigellosis is the leading cause of diarrheal disease, especially in children of low- and middle-income countries, and is often associated with anti-microbial resistance. Currently, there are no licensed vaccines widely available against Shigella, bu...

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Shigellosis represents a significant global health concern particularly affecting children under 5 years in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and is associated with stunting and antimicrobial resistance. There is a critical need for an effecti...

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