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Candeloro L, Savini L, Conte A, Calistri P, Palma D, et al.
The One Health approach unites efforts across human-animal-environment interfaces against shared threats like zoonotic diseases. T-Racing is a Shiny web application, that supports epidemiological investigations and helps contain livestock-related disease spread, aligning with mul…
Jiang H, Yin J, Liu F, Yao Y, Cai C, et al.
Background Recurrence continues to place significant burden on patients and tuberculosis programmes worldwide, and previous studies have rarely provided analysis in negative recurrence cases. We characterized the epidemiological features of recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) …
Yin C, Mijiti X, Liu H, Wang Q, Cao B, et al.
…s significantly increased our understanding of tuberculosis epidemiology. However, few such studies have been done in southern Xinjiang, China. We aimed to clarify the molecular epidemic characteristics and their association with drug resistance in the M. tuberculosis isolates ci…
Cobelens F, Nagelkerke N, Fletcher H
Although several factors are known to increase the risk of tuberculosis, the occurrence of tuberculosis disease in an infected individual is difficult to predict. We hypothesize that active human cytomegalovirus infection due to recent infection, reinfection or reactivation plays…
Zhou C, Li T, Du J, Yin D, Li X, et al.
Background The disease burden of tuberculosis (TB) was heavy in Hainan Province, China, and the information on transmission patterns was limited with few studies. This atudy aims to further explore the epidemiological characteristics and influencing factors of TB in Hainan Provin…
Rossi G, Shih BB, Egbe NF, Motta P, Duchatel F, et al.
…bovis . In this study, we use WGS to gain insights into the epidemiology of M. bovis in Cameroon, a developing country where the pathogen has been reported for decades. A total of 91 high-quality sequences were obtained from tissue samples collected in four abattoirs, 64 of which…
Nomfanelo Maenetje, Matthew Oladimeji, Mandla Mlotshwa, Daniel Hoft, Christina Lindan, et al.
**INTRODUCTION:** Studying individuals who do not get infected with tuberculosis (TB) despite being persistently exposed to infectious TB may enable us to identify TB protective mechanisms. **METHODS:** Between Apr 2015 and Apr 2017, we recruited adult household contacts (HHCs) …
Jéssica Simões Mendonça, Fabrício Sette Abrantes Silveira, Renata Maria Colodette, Deíse Moura de Oliveira, Érica Toledo de Mendonça, et al.
: Brazil must make progress toward eliminating tuberculosis as a public health problem and achieving the goal of reducing treatment interruption to below 5%. Improving adherence requires a thorough understanding of the factors that influence this outcome.: To identify epidemiolog…
Yu Y, Xiang Y, Liu H, Yang S, Li M, et al.
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological and drug resistance (DR) characteristics of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in South-Central China. Methods EPTB inpatients who were culture-positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis were retrospectively included in …
Yuanyuan Liu, Xinyu Wang, Xiao Peng, Lu Lu, Hui Yang, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Osteoarticular tuberculosis (OATB) in children may lead to bone and joint deformities, which seriously affect the growth and development of children. However, the epidemiological data on pediatric OATB are relatively scarce. The goal of this study is to understand…
Débora de Freitas Britto Rêgo
Introduction  Tuberculosis (TB) remains a relevant public health problem in Brazil, and in the Federal District it continues to pose challenges related to diagnosis, treatment adherence, and continuity of care. Monitoring epidemiological indicators is essential to identify w…
Yi Liu, Jue Wang, Xiaojie Wan, Wang Peng, Jingwei Guo, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains a major public health challenge in China, yet long-term epidemiological data from key regions such as Hunan Province in South-Central China are still limited. **OBJECTIVE:** This study aimed to characterize the epidemio…
Getachew Seid, Andrea Maurizio Cabibbe, Betselot Zerihun, Ayinalem Alemu, Getu Diriba, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** The genotyping of the M. tuberculosis complex has significantly enhanced the comprehension of transmission dynamics and is employed to substantiate transmission dynamics among epidemiologically interconnected cases. This investigation sought to examine genomic div…
Almeida SM, Malaspina AC, Leite CQF, Saad MHF
A drug resistance survey involving Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from patients of a tertiary Hospital in the Rio de Janeiro city (RJ), Brazil, between the years 1996 and 1998 revealed a high frequency of isoniazid (HR) resistance. These isolates were revisited and genotyped…
Mattiuzzi C, Lippi G
…ticle provides an overview on the current worldwide disease epidemiology in older persons, analyzing information contained in the World Health Organization (WHO) health data and statistics database. Methods Epidemiology data on diseases in older persons (i.e., in subjects aged 60…
Mummadi SR, Stoller JK, Lopez R, Kailasam K, Gillespie CT, et al.
Background Comprehensive US epidemiologic data for adult pleural disease are not available. Research question What are the epidemiologic measures related to adult pleural disease in the United States? Study design and methods Retrospective cohort study using Healthcare Utilizatio…
Azar MM, Loyd JL, Relich RF, Wheat LJ, Hage CA
…psulatum are changing, leading to a corresponding change in epidemiology. The clinical manifestations of histoplasmosis are protean, variably resembling other common conditions such as community-acquired pneumonia, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, Crohn's disease, or malignancy. Making…
Hahn RC, Rodrigues AM, Della Terra PP, Nery AF, Hoffmann-Santos HD, et al.
Background The fungus Paracoccidioides lutzii was recently included as a new causative species of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) and most cases have been reported from Brazil. According to available epidemiological information, P. lutzii is concentrated in the Middle-West region in…
Dhawan V, Bown J, Lau A, Langlois-Klassen D, Kunimoto D, et al.
The epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in high-income countries is increasingly dictated by immigration. The influence of this trend on paediatric TB and TB elimination are not well defined. We undertook a 25-year conventional and molecular epidemiologic study of paediatric TB in …
Harris RC
Background: With an estimated 10.4 million incident tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2015, and the current trajectory of 1.5%/year incidence rate decline, new TB vaccines are urgently needed to help meet the WHO goal of tuberculosis elimination by 2050. However, insufficient epidemiolo…
Alhumaid NK, Alajmi AM, Alosaimi NF, Alotaibi M, Almangour TA, et al.
…initial core step toward public health goals. Methods Saudi epidemiology surveillance data were utilized to depict the changing epidemiology of bacterial infectious diseases in Saudi Arabia from 2018 to 2021. The cumulative numbers of cases, demographics, and incidence rates were…
Hazelbag CM, Dushoff J, Dominic EM, Mthombothi ZE, Delva W
…ming public health policy in HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria epidemiology published between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2018. Articles were included if models stored individual-specific information, and calibration involved comparing model output to population-level targets. We…
Yerezhepov D, Gabdulkayum A, Akhmetova A, Abilova Z, Rakhimova S, et al.
Objective Tuberculosis is a major health problem in many countries, including Kazakhstan. Host genetics can affect TB risk, and epidemiological and social factors may contribute to disease progression. Due to the high incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in the country, our resear…
Zhou J, Ma X, Lu TJ, Zhuang Y, Li JL, et al.
Objective We described epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) among students and evaluated susceptible populations and areas in Guizhou province and also to provide scientific suggestions for prevention and control. Setting Guizhou, China. Design This is …
Guthrie JL, Ronald LA, Cook VJ, Johnston J, Gardy JL
…d other demographic factors refines our understanding of TB epidemiology and local TB transmission. Background Population-level TB surveillance programs and research studies in low incidence settings often report all persons born outside the country in which the study is conducte…