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Feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against infectious diseases among crisis-affected populations: a scoping review

Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are a crucial suite of measures to prevent and control infectious disease outbreaks. Despite being particularly important for crisis-affected populations and those livin...

Authors: Jonathan A. Polonsky, Sangeeta Bhatia, Keith Fraser, Arran Hamlet, Janetta Skarp, Isaac J. Stopard, Stéphane Hugonnet, Laurent Kaiser, Christian Lengeler, Karl Blanchet and Paul Spiegel

World NTD Day 2022 and a new Kigali Declaration to galvanise commitment to end neglected tropical diseases

The World Health Organization’s first roadmap and the London Declaration on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have allowed an unprecedented expansion of interventions to control and eliminate this group of in...

Authors: Thoko Elphick-Pooley and Dirk Engels

Social innovation based on collaboration between government and non-governmental organizations in COVID-19 crisis: evidence from Iran

One of the effective ways to attract social collaboration to provide effective, prompt, and coordinated interventions in emergencies is through social innovation. The present study seeks to identify the factor...

Authors: Mehrnaz Moeenian, Abbas Khamseh and Maziyar Ghazavi

Epidemiological characteristics and temporal-spatial analysis of overseas imported dengue fever cases in outbreak provinces of China, 2005–2019

Overseas imported dengue fever is an important factor in local outbreaks of this disease in the mainland of China. To better prevent and control such local outbreaks, the epidemiological characteristics and te...

Authors: Xinchang Lun, Yiguan Wang, Chunchun Zhao, Haixia Wu, Caiying Zhu, Delong Ma, Mingfang Xu, Jun Wang, Qiyong Liu, Lei Xu and Fengxia Meng

Update of transmission modelling and projections of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis in the Mandoul focus, Chad

In recent years, a programme of vector control, screening and treatment of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT) infections led to a rapid decline in cases in the Mandoul focus of Chad. To represent the ...

Authors: Kat S. Rock, Ching-I Huang, Ronald E. Crump, Paul R. Bessell, Paul E. Brown, Inaki Tirados, Philippe Solano, Marina Antillon, Albert Picado, Severin Mbainda, Justin Darnas, Emily H. Crowley, Steve J. Torr and Mallaye Peka

Geographic distribution and prevalence of human echinococcosis at the township level in the Tibet Autonomous Region

Echinococcosis, a zoonotic parasitic disease, is caused by larval stages of cestodes in the Echinococcus genus. Echinococcosis is highly prevalent in ten provinces/autonomous regions of western and northern China...

Authors: Liying Wang, Gongsang Quzhen, Min Qin, Zehang Liu, Huasheng Pang, Roger Frutos and Laurent Gavotte

Scaling-up filariasis lymphoedema management into the primary health care system in Kerala State, Southern India: a case study in healthcare equity

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) remains one of the world’s most debilitating parasitic infections and is a major contributor to poor health in many endemic countries. The provision of continuing care for all those a...

Authors: Suma T. Krishnasastry, Charles D. Mackenzie and Rajeev Sadanandan

GPS-based fine-scale mapping surveys for schistosomiasis assessment: a practical introduction and documentation of field implementation

Fine-scale mapping of schistosomiasis to guide micro-targeting of interventions will gain importance in elimination settings, where the heterogeneity of transmission is often pronounced. Novel mobile applicati...

Authors: Lydia Trippler, Mohammed Nassor Ali, Shaali Makame Ame, Said Mohammed Ali, Fatma Kabole, Jan Hattendorf and Stefanie Knopp

High prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in a desert population: results from an exploratory study around the Ounianga lakes in Chad

Researching a water-borne disease in the middle of the Sahara desert might not seem the most relevant concern. However, nomadic Sahelian pastoralists health concerns regarding their livestock and anecdotal rep...

Authors: Wendelin Moser, Annour Adoum Batil, Rebekka Ott, Moussa Abderamane, Ruth Clements, Rahel Wampfler, Sven Poppert, Peter Steinmann, Fiona Allan and Helena Greter

Treatment outcomes of HIV patients with hepatitis B and C virus co-infections in Southwest China: an observational cohort study

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has reduced mortality among people living with HIV (PLWH) in China, but co-infections of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) may individually or jointly reduce the ...

Authors: Jingya Jia, Qiuying Zhu, Luojia Deng, Guanghua Lan, Andrew Johnson, Huanhuan Chen, Zhiyong Shen, Jianjun Li, Hui Xing, Yuhua Ruan, Jing Li, Hui Lu, Sten H. Vermund, Jinhui Zhu and Han-Zhu Qian

Public and health professional epidemic risk perceptions in countries that are highly vulnerable to epidemics: a systematic review

Risk communication interventions during epidemics aim to modify risk perceptions to achieve rapid shifts in population health behaviours. Exposure to frequent and often concurrent epidemics may influence how t...

Authors: Nada Abdelmagid, Francesco Checchi and Bayard Roberts

The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Bhutan: strategy and enablers

Bhutan has reported a total of 2596 COVID-19 cases and three deaths as of September 15, 2021. With support from India, the United States, Denmark, the People’s Republic of China, Croatia and other countries, B...

Authors: Tsheten Tsheten, Phurpa Tenzin, Archie C. A. Clements, Darren J. Gray, Lhawang Ugyel and Kinley Wangdi

Prevalence of Schistosoma mono- and co-infections with multiple common parasites and associated risk factors and morbidity profile among adults in the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system, South-Central Côte d’Ivoire

Schistosomiasis remains an important public health problem, also among adults, and infected individuals not treated serve as a reservoir for continued transmission. Despite this fact, evidence on the epidemiol...

Authors: Fidèle K. Bassa, Ikenna C. Eze, Rufin K. Assaré, Clémence Essé, Siaka Koné, Félix Acka, Véronique Laubhouet-Koffi, Dinard Kouassi, Bassirou Bonfoh, Jürg Utzinger and Eliézer K. N’Goran

Infectious Diseases of Poverty: progress achieved during the decade gone and perspectives for the future

Authors: Xiao-Nong Zhou

The optimal vaccination strategy to control COVID-19: a modeling study in Wuhan City, China

Reaching optimal vaccination rates is an essential public health strategy to control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to simulate the optimal vaccination strategy to control t...

Authors: Ze-yu Zhao, Yan Niu, Li Luo, Qing-qing Hu, Tian-long Yang, Mei-jie Chu, Qiu-ping Chen, Zhao Lei, Jia Rui, Cheng-long Song, Sheng-nan Lin, Yao Wang, Jing-wen Xu, Yuan-zhao Zhu, Xing-chun Liu, Meng Yang…

Current efforts towards safe and effective live attenuated vaccines against African swine fever: challenges and prospects

African swine fever (ASF) is a fatal hemorrhagic disease in domestic pigs and wild boar caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV). Since ASF has been introduced into Europe and Asia, the major pig-raising are...

Authors: Tao Wang, Rui Luo, Yuan Sun and Hua-Ji Qiu

Challenges in the control of COVID-19 outbreaks caused by the delta variant during periods of low humidity: an observational study in Sydney, Australia

Since the appearance of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a growing body of evidence has suggested that weather factors, particularly tem...

Authors: Michael P. Ward, Yuanhua Liu, Shuang Xiao and Zhijie Zhang

Safety and immunogenicity of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in high-risk occupational population: a randomized, parallel, controlled clinical trial

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and the resulting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have a substantial burden on health-care systems around the world. This is a randomi...

Authors: Yongliang Feng, Jing Chen, Tian Yao, Yue Chang, Xiaoqing Li, Rongqin Xing, Hong Li, Ruixue Xie, Xiaohong Zhang, Zhiyun Wei, Shengcai Mu, Ling Liu, Lizhong Feng and Suping Wang

Cost yield of different treatment strategies against Clonorchis sinensis infection

Clonorchiasis is attributed to the ingestion of raw freshwater fish harboring Clonorchis sinensis. Morbidity control is targeted through the administration of antihelminthics. This study modelled the cost yield i...

Authors: Men-Bao Qian, Chang-Hai Zhou, Hui-Hui Zhu, Ying-Dan Chen and Xiao-Nong Zhou

Bioefficacy and durability of Olyset^® Plus, a permethrin and piperonyl butoxide-treated insecticidal net in a 3-year long trial in Kenya

Long-lasting insecticide nets (LLINs) are a core malaria intervention. LLINs should retain efficacy against mosquito vectors for a minimum of three years. Efficacy and durability of Olyset^® Plus, a permethrin and...

Authors: Paul M. Gichuki, Luna Kamau, Kiambo Njagi, Solomon Karoki, Njoroge Muigai, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Nabie Bayoh, Evan Mathenge and Rajpal S. Yadav

The economic impact of schistosomiasis

The economic impact of schistosomiasis and the underlying tradeoffs between water resources development and public health concerns have yet to be quantified. Schistosomiasis exerts large health, social and fin...

Authors: Daniele Rinaldo, Javier Perez-Saez, Penelope Vounatsou, Jürg Utzinger and Jean-Louis Arcand

Infection with severe fever with thrombocytopenia virus in healthy population: a cohort study in a high endemic region, China

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia (SFTS) caused by SFTS virus (SFTSV) was a tick-borne hemorrhagic fever that posed significant threat to human health in Eastern Asia. The study was designed to measure the se...

Authors: Xiao-Lei Ye, Ke Dai, Qing-Bin Lu, Yan-Qin Huang, Shou-Ming Lv, Pan-He Zhang, Jia-Chen Li, Hai-Yang Zhang, Zhen-Dong Yang, Ning Cui, Chun Yuan, Kun Liu, Xiao-Ai Zhang, Jiu-Song Zhang, Hao Li, Yang Yang…

Effectiveness and safety of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in real-world studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

To date, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) becomes increasingly fierce due to the emergence of variants. Rapid herd immunity through vaccination is needed to block the mutation and prevent the emergence of v...

Authors: Qiao Liu, Chenyuan Qin, Min Liu and Jue Liu

Efficacy of integrating short-course chemotherapy with Chinese herbs to treat multi-drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in China: a study protocol

Tuberculosis (TB) caused Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) is one of infectious disease that lead a large number of morbidity and mortality all over the world. Although no reliable evidence has been found, it is ...

Authors: Shun-Xian Zhang, Lei Qiu, Cui Li, Wei Zhou, Li-Ming Tian, Hui-Yong Zhang, Zi-Feng Ma, Xian-Wei Wu, Xing Huang, Yu-Wei Jiang, Shao-Yan Zhang and Zhen-Hui Lu

The pathology, phylogeny, and epidemiology of Echinococcus ortleppi (G5 genotype): a new case report of echinococcosis in China

Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by the larval stage of the complex Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.), is a zoonotic parasitic disease with a high social burden in China. E. ortleppi is a species (forme...

Authors: Xu Wang, Aiya Zhu, Hongying Cai, Baixue Liu, Gang Xie, Rui Jiang, Ji Zhang, Nanzi Xie, Yayi Guan, Robert Bergquist, Zhenghuan Wang, Yang Li and Weiping Wu

Infectious Diseases of Poverty: 10 years’ commitment to One Health

Authors: Xiao-Nong Zhou

Prediction of pandemic risk for animal-origin coronavirus using a deep learning method

Coronaviruses can be isolated from bats, civets, pangolins, birds and other wild animals. As an animal-origin pathogen, coronavirus can cross species barrier and cause pandemic in humans. In this study, a deep...

Authors: Zheng Kou, Yi-Fan Huang, Ao Shen, Saeed Kosari, Xiang-Rong Liu and Xiao-Li Qiang

Increased urbanization reduced the effectiveness of school closures on seasonal influenza epidemics in China

School closure is a common mitigation strategy during severe influenza epidemics and pandemics. However, the effectiveness of this strategy remains controversial. In this study, we aimed to explore the effecti...

Authors: Hao Lei, Hangjin Jiang, Nan Zhang, Xiaoli Duan, Tao Chen, Lei Yang, Dayan Wang and Yuelong Shu

Diagnostic value of chest computed tomography imaging for COVID-19 based on reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction: a meta-analysis

The computed tomography (CT) diagnostic value of COVID-19 is controversial. We summarized the value of chest CT in the diagnosis of COVID-19 through a meta-analysis based on the reference standard.

Authors: Jing Liu, Xue Yang, Yunxian Zhu, Yi Zhu, Jingzhe Liu, Xiantao Zeng and Hongjun Li

Roll-out of vaccination against COVID-19 pandemic

Authors: Xiao-Feng Liang, Guan-Hao He, Wen-Jun Ma and Jian-Peng Xiao

COVID-19 vaccination program in the mainland of China: a subnational descriptive analysis on target population size and current progress

China is facing substantial risks of imported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and a domestic resurgence in the long run, and COVID-19 vaccination is expected to be the long-lasting solution to end th...

Authors: Wen Zheng, Xuemei Yan, Zeyao Zhao, Juan Yang and Hongjie Yu

Clinical predictors of severe dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Severe dengue is a life-threatening complication; rapid identification of these cases, followed by adequate management is crucial to improve the clinical prognosis. Therefore, this study aimed to identify risk...

Authors: Tsheten Tsheten, Archie C. A. Clements, Darren J. Gray, Ripon K. Adhikary, Luis Furuya-Kanamori and Kinley Wangdi

COVID-19 vaccination intention and vaccine characteristics influencing vaccination acceptance: a global survey of 17 countries

The availability of various types of COVID-19 vaccines and diverse characteristics of the vaccines present a dilemma in vaccination choices, which may result in individuals refusing a particular COVID-19 vacci...

Authors: Li Ping Wong, Haridah Alias, Mahmoud Danaee, Jamil Ahmed, Abhishek Lachyan, Carla Zi Cai, Yulan Lin, Zhijian Hu, Si Ying Tan, Yixiao Lu, Guoxi Cai, Di Khanh Nguyen, Farhana Nishat Seheli, Fatma Alhammadi, Milkar D. Madhale, Muditha Atapattu…

Performance of the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen test in the diagnosis of schistosomiasis japonica in a human cohort from Northern Samar, the Philippines

Zoonotic schistosomiasis, caused by Schistosoma japonicum, remains a major public health problem in the Philippines. This study aimed to evaluate the commercially available rapid diagnostic point-of-care circulat...

Authors: Pengfei Cai, Yi Mu, Kosala G. Weerakoon, Remigio M. Olveda, Allen G. Ross and Donald P. McManus

A qualitative study of perspectives on access to tuberculosis health services in Xigaze, China

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health threat and the leading infectious disease cause of death worldwide. Access to and retention in TB care remains a challenge for patients, particularly those living in ...

Authors: Victoria Haldane, Zhitong Zhang, Qi Ma, Tingting Yin, Bei Zhang, Yinlong Li, Qiuyu Pan, Katie N. Dainty, Elizabeth Rea, Pande Pasang, Xiaolin Wei and Jun Hu

The incubation period of COVID-19: a global meta-analysis of 53 studies and a Chinese observation study of 11 545 patients

The incubation period is a crucial index of epidemiology in understanding the spread of the emerging Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this study, we aimed to describe the incubation period of COVID-19 g...

Authors: Cheng Cheng, DongDong Zhang, Dejian Dang, Juan Geng, Peiyu Zhu, Mingzhu Yuan, Ruonan Liang, Haiyan Yang, Yuefei Jin, Jing Xie, Shuaiyin Chen and Guangcai Duan

Measuring COVID-19 vaccination coverage: an enhanced age-adjusted two-step floating catchment area model

There are only limited studies on access to COVID-19 vaccines and identifying the most appropriate health centres for performing vaccination in metropolitan areas. This study aimed to measure potential spatial...

Authors: Alireza Mohammadi, Abolfazl Mollalo, Robert Bergquist and Behzad Kiani

Community-based screening of Chagas disease among Latin American migrants in a non-endemic country: an observational study

Chagas disease is a parasitic disease endemic to Latin America, but it has become a disease of global concern due to migration flows. Asymptomatic carriers may host the parasite for years, without knowing they...

Authors: Violeta Ramos-Sesma, Miriam Navarro, Jara Llenas-García, Concepción Gil-Anguita, Diego Torrus-Tendero, Philip Wikman-Jorgensen, María García-López, Concepción Amador-Prous, María-Paz Ventero-Martín, Pedro Guevara-Hernández, Ana Garijo-Saiz, Ares Sanchez-Sanchez, Cristina Bernal-Alcaraz, Ana-Isabel Pujades-Tarraga, Roser Muñoz-Perez, María Flores-Chávez…

Multi-intervention integrated deworming strategy for sustained control of soil-transmitted helminths infections: a case study in Jiangsu Province, China

Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infections still present a global health problem. Mass drug administration (MDA) is a widely applied strategy to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by STH. Yet, this approac...

Authors: Fan-Zhen Mao, Yu-Ying Chen, Xiang-Zhen Xu, Bi-Xian Ni, Xiao-Lin Jin, Yang Dai and Jun Cao

Correction to: Epidemiology and evolution of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, 2012–2020

Authors: An-Ran Zhang, Wen-Qiang Shi, Kun Liu, Xin-Lou Li, Ming-Jin Liu, Wen-Hui Zhang, Guo-Ping Zhao, Jin-Jin Chen, Xiao-Ai Zhang, Dong Miao, Wei Ma, Wei Liu, Yang Yang and Li-Qun Fang

Correction to: The role of personality, social economic and prevention strategy effects on health-related quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS

Authors: Xiaowen Wang, Hongbing Luo, Enlong Yao, Renhai Tang, Wenbin Dong, Fuyong Liu, Jun Liang, Huilan Li, Minyang Xiao, Zuyang Zhang, Jin Niu, Lijun Song, Liru Fu, Xuehua Li, Shicong Qian, Qing Guo…

Epidemiological characterization of imported recurrent Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale in China, 2013–2020

China has reached important milestones in the elimination of malaria. However, the numbers of imported recurrent cases of Plasmodium vivax and P. ovale are gradually increasing, which increases the risk of malari...

Authors: Yanwen Cui, Li Zhang, Zhigui Xia, Hejun Zhou and Fang Huang

Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 worldwide transmission based on evolutionary dynamics and specific viral mutations in the spike protein

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is pandemic. However, the origins and global transmission pattern of SARS-CoV-2 remain lar...

Authors: Jiluo Liu, Xi Chen, Yan Liu, Jiansheng Lin, Jiaying Shen, Hongwei Zhang, Jianhua Yin, Rui Pu, Yibo Ding and Guangwen Cao

HIV screening and retention in care in people who use drugs in Madrid, Spain: a prospective study

The burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in people who use drugs (PWUD) is significant. We aimed to screen HIV infection among PWUD and describe their retention in HIV care. Besides, we also ...

Authors: Pablo Ryan, Jorge Valencia, Guillermo Cuevas, Jesús Troya, Juan Torres-Macho, María José Muñoz-Gómez, Nuria Muñoz-Rivas, Isabel Canorea, Sonia Vázquez-Morón and Salvador Resino

Ecological and behavioural risk factors of scrub typhus in central Vietnam: a case-control study

The risk factors for scrub typhus in Vietnam remain unknown. Scrub typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi often presents as an undifferentiated febrile illness and remains under appreciated due to the limited av...

Authors: Hanh Thi Duc Tran, Jan Hattendorf, Hung Manh Do, Thanh Tien Hoang, Hang Thi Hai Hoang, Hoa Ngoc Lam, Mai Kim Huynh, Lan Thi Hoang Vu, Jakob Zinsstag, Daniel Henry Paris and Esther Schelling

Mental health and quality of life burden in Buruli ulcer disease patients in Ghana

Buruli ulcer disease (BUD) is a necrotic skin neglected tropical disease (NTD) that has both a mental and physical health impact on affected individuals. Although there is increasing evidence suggesting a stro...

Authors: Yaw Ampem Amoako, Nancy Ackam, John-Paul Omuojine, Michael Ntiamoah Oppong, Abena Gyawu Owusu-Ansah, Harriet Boateng, Mohammed Kabiru Abass, George Amofa, Elizabeth Ofori, Portia Boakye Okyere, Michael Frimpong, Freddie Bailey, David Hurst Molyneux and Richard Odame Phillips

Identification and attribute analysis of key stakeholders who influence multidrug-resistant tuberculosis prevention and control in China

There could be various stakeholders who influencing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) policy development and implementation, yet their attributes and roles remain unclear in practice. This study aimed ...

Authors: Bin Chen, Hongdan Bao, Xinyi Chen, Kui Liu, Ying Peng, Wei Wang, Fei Wang, Jianmin Jiang and Biao Xu

Impact of vaccine supplies and delays on optimal control of the COVID-19 pandemic: mapping interventions for the Philippines

Around the world, controlling the COVID-19 pandemic requires national coordination of multiple intervention strategies. As vaccinations are globally introduced into the repertoire of available interventions, i...

Authors: Carlo Delfin S. Estadilla, Joshua Uyheng, Elvira P. de Lara-Tuprio, Timothy Robin Teng, Jay Michael R. Macalalag and Maria Regina Justina E. Estuar

Determinants of the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with sulphadoxine pyrimethamine in Sabatia Sub County, Western Kenya

Annually, 125.2 million pregnant women worldwide risk contracting malaria, including 30.3 million and 1.5 million in Sub-Saharan Africa and Kenya respectively. At least three doses of sulphadoxine pyrimethamin...

Authors: Joshua A. Mutanyi, Daniel O. Onguru, Sidney O. Ogolla and Lawrence B. Adipo

Assessment of CareStart G6PD rapid diagnostic test and CareStart G6PD biosensor in Mauritania

The elimination of Plasmodium vivax malaria requires 8-aminoquinolines, which are contraindicated in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency due to the risk of acute haemolytic anaemia. ...

Authors: Oum Kelthoum Mamadou Djigo, Yacoub Ould Khalef, Mohamed Salem Ould Ahmedou Salem, Nicolas Gomez, Leonardo Basco, Sébastien Briolant and Ali Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary