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Reactivation of Varicella Zoster Virus after Vaccination for SARS-CoV-2 by Psichogiou, Mina, Samarkos, Michael, Mikos, Nikolaos, Hatzakis, Angelos

“…Seven immunocompetent patients aged > 50 years old presented with herpes zoster (HZ) infection in a median of 9 days (range 7-20) after vaccination against…”
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Immunogenicity of SARS‐CoV‐2 BNT162b2 vaccine in solid organ transplant recipients by Marinaki, Smaragdi, Adamopoulos, Stamatis, Degiannis, Dimitrios, Roussos, Sotirios, Pavlopoulou, Ioanna D., Hatzakis, Angelos, Boletis, Ioannis N.

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Effects of Social Distancing Measures during the First Epidemic Wave of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Infection, Greece by Sypsa, Vana, Roussos, Sotirios, Paraskevis, Dimitrios, Lytras, Theodore, Tsiodras, Sotirios, Hatzakis, Angelos

“…Greece imposed a nationwide lockdown in March 2020 to mitigate transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 during the first epidemic wave…”
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The Micro-Elimination Approach to Eliminating Hepatitis C: Strategic and Operational Considerations by Lazarus, Jeffrey V, Safreed-Harmon, Kelly, Thursz, Mark R, Dillon, John F, El-Sayed, Manal H, Elsharkawy, Ahmed M, Hatzakis, Angelos, Jadoul, Michel, Prestileo, Tullio, Razavi, Homie, Rockstroh, Jürgen K, Wiktor, Stefan Z, Colombo, Massimo

“…The introduction of efficacious new hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatments galvanized the World Health Organization to define ambitious targets for eliminating HCV…”
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HCV elimination among people who inject drugs. Modelling pre- and post-WHO elimination era by Gountas, Ilias, Sypsa, Vana, Blach, Sarah, Razavi, Homie, Hatzakis, Angelos

“…Elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs (PWID) is a costly investment, so strategies should not only focus on eliminating the…”
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Immunomodulatory Function of HBeAg Related to Short-Sighted Evolution, Transmissibility, and Clinical Manifestation of Hepatitis B Virus by Kramvis, Anna, Kostaki, Evangelia-Georgia, Hatzakis, Angelos, Paraskevis, Dimitrios

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, a global public health problem can be asymptomatic, acute or chronic and can lead to serious consequences of infection,…”
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Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among health care workers in a country with low burden of COVID-19 by Psichogiou, Mina, Karabinis, Andreas, Pavlopoulou, Ioanna D, Basoulis, Dimitrios, Petsios, Konstantinos, Roussos, Sotirios, Pratikaki, Maria, Jahaj, Edison, Protopapas, Konstantinos, Leontis, Konstantinos, Rapti, Vasiliki, Kotanidou, Anastasia, Antoniadou, Anastasia, Poulakou, Garyphallia, Paraskevis, Dimitrios, Sypsa, Vana, Hatzakis, Angelos

“…Greece is a country with limited spread of SARS-CoV-2 and cumulative infection attack rate of 0.12% (95% CI 0.06-0.26). Health care workers (HCWs) are a…”
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Dating the origin and dispersal of hepatitis B virus infection in humans and primates by Paraskevis, Dimitrios, Magiorkinis, Gkikas, Magiorkinis, Emmanouil, Ho, Simon Y.W., Belshaw, Robert, Allain, Jean‐Pierre, Hatzakis, Angelos

“…The origin of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in humans and other primates remains largely unresolved. Understanding the origin of HBV is crucial because it…”
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Unravelling the history of hepatitis B virus genotypes A and D infection using a full-genome phylogenetic and phylogeographic approach by Kostaki, Evangelia-Georgia, Karamitros, Timokratis, Stefanou, Garyfallia, Mamais, Ioannis, Angelis, Konstantinos, Hatzakis, Angelos, Kramvis, Anna, Paraskevis, Dimitrios

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection constitutes a global public health problem. In order to establish how HBV was disseminated across different geographic…”
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The global spread of hepatitis C virus 1a and 1b: a phylodynamic and phylogeographic analysis by Magiorkinis, Gkikas, Magiorkinis, Emmanouil, Paraskevis, Dimitrios, Ho, Simon Y W, Shapiro, Beth, Pybus, Oliver G, Allain, Jean-Pierre, Hatzakis, Angelos

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is estimated to affect 130-180 million people worldwide. Although its origin is unknown, patterns of viral diversity suggest that HCV…”
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Economic recession and emergence of an HIV-1 outbreak among drug injectors in Athens metropolitan area: a longitudinal study by Paraskevis, Dimitrios, Nikolopoulos, Georgios, Fotiou, Anastasios, Tsiara, Chrissa, Paraskeva, Dimitra, Sypsa, Vana, Lazanas, Marios, Gargalianos, Panagiotis, Psichogiou, Mina, Skoutelis, Athanasios, Wiessing, Lucas, Friedman, Samuel R, Jarlais, Don C D E S, Terzidou, Manina, Kremastinou, Jenny, Malliori, Meni, Hatzakis, Angelos

“…During 2011, a dramatic increase (1600%) of reported HIV-1 infections among injecting drug users (IDUs) was noted in Athens, Greece. We herein assess the…”
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Dating the origin of hepatitis B virus reveals higher substitution rate and adaptation on the branch leading to F/H genotypes by Paraskevis, Dimitrios, Angelis, Konstantinos, Magiorkinis, Gkikas, Kostaki, Evangelia, Ho, Simon Y.W., Hatzakis, Angelos

“…[Display omitted] •We provide evidence that the HBV has been co-expanding with modern humans.•We estimated a precise timescale of HBV evolution using…”
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Impact of Hepatitis B Virus Infection on the Progression of AIDS and Mortality in HIV-Infected Individuals: A Cohort Study and Meta-Analysis by Nikolopoulo, Georgios K., Paraskevis, Dimitrios, Hatzitheodorou, Eleni, Moschidis, Zissis, Sypsa, Vana, Zavitsanos, Xenophon, Kalapothaki, Victoria, Hatzakis, Angelos

“…Background. The effect of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection on the natural history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease remains uncertain. Therefore,…”
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Trends in COVID-19 Vaccination Intent, Determinants and Reasons for Vaccine Hesitancy: Results from Repeated Cross-Sectional Surveys in the Adult General Population of Greece during November 2020-June 2021 by Sypsa, Vana, Roussos, Sotirios, Engeli, Vasiliki, Paraskevis, Dimitrios, Tsiodras, Sotirios, Hatzakis, Angelos

“…Vaccine hesitancy is a major barrier to achieving large-scale COVID-19 vaccination. We report trends in vaccination intention and associated determinants from…”
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Telehealth to increase healthcare access; perspectives of people who use drugs by Papalamprakopoulou, Zoi, Ntagianta, Elisavet, Triantafyllou, Vasiliki, Kalamitsis, George, Dharia, Arpan, Dickerson, Suzanne S, Hatzakis, Angelos, Talal, Andrew H

“…People who use drugs (PWUD) often face restricted healthcare access despite their heightened healthcare needs. Factors such as stigma, mistrust of the…”
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Sexual Mixing and HIV Transmission Potential Among Greek Men Who have Sex with Men: Results from SOPHOCLES by Bowman, Benjamin, Psichogyiou, Mina, Papadopoulou, Martha, Sypsa, Vana, Khanna, Aditya, Paraskevis, Dimitrios, Chanos, Sophocles, Friedman, Samuel R., Hatzakis, Angelos, Schneider, John

“…HIV incidence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Greece remains unchanged despite effective response to a recent outbreak among people who inject drugs…”
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Virologic Monitoring of Hepatitis B Virus Therapy in Clinical Trials and Practice: Recommendations for a Standardized Approach by Pawlotsky, Jean–Michel, Dusheiko, Geoffrey, Hatzakis, Angelos, Lau, Daryl, Lau, George, Liang, T. Jake, Locarnini, Stephen, Martin, Paul, Richman, Douglas D, Zoulim, Fabien

“…Treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is aimed at suppressing viral replication to the lowest possible level, and thereby to halt the…”
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Immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 Vaccine in People with Diabetes: A Prospective Observational Study by Papadokostaki, Eleni, Tentolouris, Anastasios, Anastasiou, Ioanna A, Psichogiou, Mina, Iliaki, Evangelia, Eleftheriadou, Ioanna, Hatzakis, Angelos, Tentolouris, Nikolaos

“…The mRNA-based BNT162b2 vaccine has demonstrated high efficacy against severe SARS-CoV-2. However, data regarding immune response in people with diabetes…”
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Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Persistence Among Greek Sexual Minority Men: Results from PrEP for Greece (P4G) Study by Waetjen, Mweya, Papadopoulou, Martha, Flores, Rey, Sypsa, Vana, Roussos, Sotiris, Chanos, Sophocles, Dedes, Nikos, Liao, Chuanhong, Paraskevis, Dimitrios, Hatzakis, Angelos, Schneider, John, Psichogiou, Mina

“…Nearly half the new HIV infections in Greece occur in sexual minority men, yet pre-exposure prophylaxis is not currently supported in the national HIV program…”
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Condom effectiveness in reducing heterosexual HIV transmission: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on HIV serodiscordant couples by Giannou, Foteini K, Tsiara, Chrissa G, Nikolopoulos, Georgios K, Talias, Michael, Benetou, Vasiliki, Kantzanou, Maria, Bonovas, Stefanos, Hatzakis, Angelos

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to reassess the effectiveness of condoms in reducing heterosexual transmission of HIV. Medline, Scopus, and the…”
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