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Transmission risk of Oropouche fever across the Americas
BackgroundVector-borne diseases (VBDs) are important contributors to the global burden of infectious diseases due to their epidemic potential, which...
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Deforestation inhibits malaria transmission in Lao PDR: a spatial epidemiology using Earth observation satellites
BackgroundThe present study aimed to analyze the impact of deforestation on the malaria distribution in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao...
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A systematic review of the data, methods and environmental covariates used to map Aedes-borne arbovirus transmission risk
BackgroundAedes (Stegomyia) -borne diseases are an expanding global threat, but gaps in surveillance make comprehensive and comparable risk...
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Climate-driven mosquito-borne viral suitability index: measuring risk transmission of dengue, chikungunya and Zika in Mexico
BackgroundClimate variability influences the population dynamics of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits the viruses that cause dengue,...
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Behavioral changes of preventive activities of influenza among children in satellite cities of a metropolitan area of Tokyo, Japan, by the COVID-19 pandemic
ObjectiveIn children in a metropolitan area of Tokyo, Japan, behavioral change and influenza infection associated with the frequency of...
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Drought, HIV Testing, and HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors: A Population-Based Study in 10 High HIV Prevalence Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Droughts are associated with poor health outcomes and disruption of public health programming. Data on the association between drought and HIV...
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Newly Detected Transmission of blaKPC-2 by Outer Membrane Vesicles in Klebsiella Pneumoniae
ObjectiveThe prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-KP) is a global public health problem. It is mainly caused by the...
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BOHEMIA: Broad One Health Endectocide-based Malaria Intervention in Africa—a phase III cluster-randomized, open-label, clinical trial to study the safety and efficacy of ivermectin mass drug administration to reduce malaria transmission in two African settings
BackgroundResidual malaria transmission is the result of adaptive mosquito behavior that allows malaria vectors to thrive and sustain transmission in...
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Associations between environmental covariates and temporal changes in malaria incidence in high transmission settings of Uganda: a distributed lag nonlinear analysis
BackgroundEnvironmental factors such as temperature, rainfall, and vegetation cover play a critical role in malaria transmission. However,...
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Domiciliation and sympatry of Triatoma maculata and Rhodnius prolixus, risk of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in villages of Anzoátegui, Venezuela
The domiciliation of Triatoma maculata and Rhodnius prolixus and the entomological risk indicators for the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi , an...
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Geography and health: role of human translocation and access to care
Natural, geographical barriers have historically limited the spread of communicable diseases. This is no longer the case in today’s interconnected...
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Achieving the UNAIDS 90–90-90 targets: a comparative analysis of four large community randomised trials delivering universal testing and treatment to reduce HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa
BackgroundFour large community-randomized trials examining universal testing and treatment (UTT) to reduce HIV transmission were conducted between...
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Emergency department visits associated with satellite observed flooding during and following Hurricane Harvey
BackgroundFlooding following heavy rains precipitated by hurricanes has been shown to impact the health of people. Earth observations can be used to...
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Involvement of substance P, osteopontin and satellite glial cells on photobiomodulation-induced antinociceptive effect in an experimental model of dentin hypersensitivity
The aim of this work was to investigate the involvement of substance P (SP), osteopontin (OPN), and satellite glial cells (SGC) on...
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Skeletal muscle dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a mitochondrial perspective and therapeutic approaches
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive and fatal neuromuscular disease that results in the loss of motor neurons and severe skeletal...
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Modelling and map** the intra-urban spatial distribution of Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate using very-high-resolution satellite derived indicators
BackgroundThe rapid and often uncontrolled rural–urban migration in Sub-Saharan Africa is transforming urban landscapes expected to provide shelter...
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Comparing malaria early detection methods in a declining transmission setting in northwestern Ethiopia
BackgroundDespite remarkable progress in the reduction of malaria incidence, this disease remains a public health threat to a significant portion of...
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Recent perspectives and awareness on transmission, clinical manifestation, quarantine measures, prevention and treatment of COVID-19 among people living in Malaysia in 2020
BackgroundThere is a major public health challenge threatening the world with the rapid spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2...
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Household disinfection practices by women living in Egypt during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown and the association of information sources and suspected bleach toxicity
IntroductionThe spread of contradictory health information was a hallmark of the early COVID-19 pandemic. Because of a limited understanding of the...
