Paediatric Virology and the indisputable value of prevention

Abstract

Along with the significant role of human breast milk in the prevention of viral infections during the first years of life (7) and prophylaxis against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (8,9), the examined prevention issues included the 60-year-old battle against poliomyelitis (10), the vaccination against hepatitis B in newborns (11–13), the vaccination challenges against human papillomaviruses (HPV) (14–19), the vaccination against mumps, measles and rubella (20), the prevention against influenza including the role of the intranasal live-attenuated influenza vaccines (21–25), the necessity to implement a vaccination policy in relation to immigration effects (26), the preventative role of probiotics in the management of viral infections in children (27,28), the emerging need for the establishment of prevention strategies against Ebola virus (29) and the overview of the anti-vaccination movement (30). Vaccine anniversary (1955–2015) Professor Anna Kramvis (South Africa) The clinical implications of hepatitis B virus genotypes in Paediatrics Dr Ioannis N. Mammas (Greece) Understanding the factors affecting human papillomavirus vaccination acceptance among adolescents Dr Maria Koutsaki (Greece) MMR vaccination and autism Dr Iliana Christaki (United Kingdom) The challenge of modern biowarfare: ED preparedness for paediatric victims of the Ebola virus 2nd workshop on Paediatric Virology (2016) Professor Maria Theodoridou (Greece) The Greek experience of HIV-1 infection in children Professor Anna Kramvis (South Africa) Hepatitis B vaccination in Africa: Current situation and future challenges Dr Prakash Thiagarajan (British Isles) Zika Virus in pregnancy and infancy - What do the paediatricians need to know? Evidence, limitations and proposals Dr Paraskevi Korovessi (Greece) Probiotics and viral infections in childhood 4th workshop on Paediatric Virology (2018) Professor Tina Dalianis (Sweeden) Human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence in youth at a youth clinic after the initiation of HPV-catch up vaccination in comparison to previously obtained HPV prevalence in the same clinic and to that in high school in youth Sweden Dr Prakash Thiagarajan (British Isles) Antiviral drugs in the clinical management of children with influenza Professor Maria Theodoridou (Greece) Overview of influenza vaccination in children Professor Angeliki Melidou (Greece) Epidemiology of influenza types and subtypes in childhood Dr Paraskevi Korovessi (Greece) Prevention and management of influenza in childhood: