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Pediatric COVID-19 cases are often mild or asymptomatic, which has complicated estimations of disease burden using existing testing practices. We aimed to determine the age-specific population seropositivity a...
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Open AccessUptake of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among structurally-marginalized people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada
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Open AccessLatent virus infection upregulates CD40 expression facilitating enhanced autoimmunity in a model of multiple sclerosis
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been identified as a putative environmental trigger of multiple sclerosis (MS) by multiple groups working worldwide. Previously, we reported that when experimental autoimmune encep...