Taylor Chapman

Just six weeks after twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela, neighboring Colombia was struck by a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake on the morning of Monday, Aug. 10, severely affecting the cities of Cali, Pereira and Manizales. Tragically, more than 200 people have lost their lives, with about 4,000 people missing and nearly 2,000 people injured, but those numbers are expected to rise. Many people have also been displaced, with approximately 8,300 homes reportedly damaged.

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Citation: Wychrij DA, Rabacal W, Chapman TI, Willems HM, Pac CE, Oworae KO, et al. (2026) Immunization with the pan-fungal vaccine, NXT-2a, reduces fungal burden following serial intravaginal challenges with C. albicans in a non-human primate model of experimental vulvovaginal candidiasis. PLoS One 21(6): e0352577.

1 Introduction Pneumocystis jirovecii is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that can cause life-threatening pneumonia (PJP) and has been associated with a number of chronic lung diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (1), severe asthma (2), cystic fibrosis (3), and interstitial lung disease (4). Transmission is airborne and occurs following exposure to other Pneumocystis carrying individuals (5).