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Susvitasari K, Tupper PF, Cancino-Muños I, Lòpez MG, Comas I, et al.
…ping cases into clusters and understanding their underlying epidemiology are fundamental tasks. In genomic epidemiology, clusters are typically identified either using pathogen sequences alone or with sequences in combination with epidemiological data such as location and time of…
Dan Kibuuka
…systems in South Africa; • Describing and modelling spatial epidemiology of TB; • Investigating the impact of Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) on TB notifications and mortality; and • Reviewing the quality of TB, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and ART policy guidelines in …
Diel R, Nienhaus A
The widespread paradigm that younger children usually do not transmit M. tuberculosis complex (Mtbc) to their contacts has not yet been proven by genotypically confirmed transmissions. Therefore, we undertook a systematic review of molecular-epidemiological studies to investigate…
I. B. Lebedeva, O. D. Borodkina, Т. Е. Bondarenko, Ye B Brusina
Relevance. At present, three infections – HIV infection, tuberculosis, and COVID-19 - are spreading simultaneously in the world. Of great practical importance is the assessment of clinical and epidemiological features of COVID-19 in HIV-infected patients with tuberculosis, COVID-…
García de Viedma D
…ave been proposed during this initial period of the genomic epidemiology era in tuberculosis. The aim of this review is not to make a systematic analysis of these different approaches but to show how various lines of progression are being followed, each looking for different ways…
Morabia A
The crisis spurred by the pandemic of COVID-19 has revealed weaknesses in our epidemiologic methodologic corpus, which scientists are struggling to compensate. This article explores whether this phenomenon is characteristic of pandemics or not. Since the emergence of population-b…
Paulina M. Mejía‐Ponce, Elsy Janeth Ramos-González, Axel Alejandro Ramos-García, Edgar E. Lara‐Ramírez, Alma R. Soriano-Herrera, et al.
… the End-TB Strategy goals set for 2030 by the WHO. Genomic epidemiology of TB has allowed the expansion of catalogs listing genetic signatures of Mtb drug-resistance. However, very few Mtb strains from Latin America have participate in previous genomic epidemiologic efforts. Her…
General Directorate of Health and Public Hygiene, Bamako, Mali, Ousmane Sy, Karamoko Djiguiba, Cheickne Hamala Kome, Sidy Sangare, et al.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB is a frequent and fatal infectious disease, despite the existence of effective treatment. It is now a major public health problem worldwide. It is estimated that 10.6 million people will have developed tuberculosis worldwide by 2022. Several studies h…
Walter KS, Cohen T, Mathema B, Colijn C, Sobkowiak B, et al.
…on inferences. Methods We conducted a retrospective genomic epidemiology study in which we reanalysed publicly available sequence data from household transmission studies published in PubMed from database inception until Jan 31, 2024, for which both genomic and epidemiological co…
Yang C, Lu L, Warren JL, Wu J, Jiang Q, et al.
Background Massive internal migration from rural to urban areas poses new challenges for tuberculosis control in China. We aimed to combine genomic, spatial, and epidemiological data to describe the dynamics of tuberculosis in an urban setting with large numbers of migrants. Meth…
Meliana Pasaribu, Fransiskus Fran, Helmi Helmi, Angela Nadya Putri Ditya, Alexander, et al.
Tuberculosis remains a major challenge in the field of healthcare. The spread of tuberculosis depends on complex interactions between individuals within a population, involving factors such as mobility, physical contact, and age groups. Each age group has unique characteristics t…
A. F. Kravchenko, A. I. Gotovtzeva
The aim of the study. To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the main epidemiological indicators of tuberculosis in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Materials and methods . For a comparative assessment of morbidity and mortality from tuberculosis and similar indicators …
Bruna Eduarda Bortolomai, Heloisa da Silveira Paro Pedro, Eloise Brasil de Moraes, Luciana da Silva Ruiz, Nathan Guilherme de Oliveira, et al.
…t PDL in the country. This study investigated the molecular epidemiology of TB in individuals from the general population (GP) and the PDL belonging to two Epidemiological Surveillance Groups in the state of São Paulo. A total of 522 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were …
Kim K, Yang JS, Choi H, Kim H, Park SH, et al.
Molecular epidemiological data are needed to assess tuberculosis (TB)-management policy outcomes in South Korea. IS6110 restriction fragment-length polymorphism (IS6110-RFLP) and mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable-number tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR) analyses are maj…
Raspati C Koesoemadinata, Susan McAllister, Chuan-Chin Huang, Sri Hartati, Hanif Djunaedy, et al.
**INTRODUCTION:** In high tuberculosis (TB)-burden countries, considerable transmission of() likely occurs outside of households. We aimed to estimate the TB prevalence and incidence in households and neighbourhoods around known TB cases and to understand transmission patterns. …
Popovic I, Soares Magalhaes RJ, Ge E, Marks GB, Dong GH, et al.
Ambient air pollution is the leading environmental risk factor for disease globally. Air pollutants can increase the risk of some respiratory infections, but their effects on tuberculosis (TB) are unclear. In this systematic literature review, we aimed to assess epidemiological s…
Yu. A. Bespyatykh, A P Kanygin, R T Khudjadze, Kirill Prusakov, Э. Н. Мингазова, et al.
The article describes a development related to the field of public health and molecular biology, in particular, medical diagnostics. We present the Isascreen-8 portable analyzer (Registration Certificate No. RZN 2022/17322, May 24, 2022) and its application for rapid diagnostics …
Mayra Evelyn Quiñones-Martínez, Luis Del Carpio-Orantes, René García-Toral, Verónica Montes-Martínez, José Luis Torres-Sánchez, et al.
Abstract Background Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence and prevalence rates of tuberculosis have increased globally; therefore, it is important to determine the epidemiological profile of these patients, primarily in populations endemic for this mycobacterial infectio…
I. Yu. Osintseva, N. V. Luzina, T. V. Pyanzova
The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiological situation of tuberculosis during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021) in comparison with the pre-pandemic period in a region with high prevalence of HIV infection. We studied the official statistical data on the major TB contro…
Douha Asma, Kalla Mahdi
Some epidemiological situations, because of their magnitude and their propagation dynamics, can escape local or national control. For example, the world is currently experiencing an uncontrollable cross-border spread of the corona virus (Covid-19). The Wilaya of Batna is among th…
Shang Y, Zhang TT, Wang ZF, Ma BZ, Yang N, et al.
The epidemic of tuberculosis has posed a serious burden in Qinghai province, it is necessary to clarify the epidemiological characteristics and spatial-temporal distribution of TB for future prevention and control measures. We used descriptive epidemiological methods and spatial …
Carlos Eduardo Freitas Dantas, Camillo Collier de Farias, Ana Clara Simões Mattos, Beatriz Simões Mattos, Paulo Fernando Viegas Barros de Albuquerque, et al.
Tuberculosis (TB) is among the most relevant communicable diseases in terms of global public health. In Brazil, it is currently the second leading cause of death from infectious agents, second only to COVID-19, according to the Epidemiological Bulletin of the Ministry of Health. …
Lir Peposhi, Holta Tafa, Donika Bardhi, Hasan Hafizi
Aim: To estimate the clinical and epidemiological pattern of Tuberculosis (TB) in Albania over the period 2009-2018. Methods: A retrospective analysis of clinical and epidemiological data based on TB individual notification forms during the period 2009-2018. Results: During the 1…
Mayra Luana Fernandes Sousa, Leonardo Rafael Prado dos Santos, Rafael Cordenozi Pedroso de Albuquerque, Alfredo Ramon Alfonso Cavalcante, Júlia Mansur Braga, et al.
Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis , remains a significant global public health problem, with high morbidity and mortality rates, especially in developing countries. The pulmonary form is the main driver of transmission, sustaining disea…
Viviane Ferraz Ferreira de Aguiar, Dayara de Nazaré Rosa de Carvalho, Marcela Raíssa Asevedo Dergan, Dandara de Fátima Ribeiro Bendelaque, Thiago Augusto Ferreira dos Anjos, et al.
Objective: To analyze the clinical and epidemiological aspects of tuberculosis among indigenous elderly individuals in Pará, from 2010 to 2019.
 Methodology: This study employed an epidemiological, quantitative approach using data from the Information System for Notifiable D…