• High prevalence of humoral and cellular immunity to influenza viruses in pre-school children living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 

      Dembinski, Jennifer Lynn; Mihret, Adane; Yimer, Solomon Abebe; Tessema, Bamlak; Trieu, Mai Chi; Tarekegn, Azeb; Getachew, Nahom; Cox, Rebecca Jane; Oftung, Fredrik; Haneberg, Bjørn; Aseffa, Abraham; Mjaaland, Siri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01)
      Background. Influenza in children who reside in tropical and subtropical regions has until recently been regarded as insignificant. However, new evidence suggests that it significantly impacts hospitalization and promotes ...
    • Live attenuated influenza vaccine in children induces b-cell responses in tonsils 

      Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl; Brokstad, Karl Albert; Pathirana, Rishi; Bredholt, Geir; Jul-Larsen, Åsne; Trieu, Mai Chi; Jalloh, Sarah Larteley Lartey; Montemoli, Emanuele; Tøndel, Camilla; Aarstad, Hans Jørgen; Cox, Rebecca Jane (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Background. Tonsils play a key role in eliciting immune responses against respiratory pathogens. Little is known about how tonsils contribute to the local immune response after intranasal vaccination. Here, we uniquely ...