Community and familial dynamics influencing risk behavior for HIV acquisition among adolescent girls and young women in Uganda: Qualitative analysis using Protective Motivation The... by Rose Apondi, Hilde Bastiaens, Christiana Nöstlinger, Jennifer Galbraith, Tiffiany M Aholou, Amy Medley, Rhoda K Wanyenze, Anna C Awor, David M Serwadda, George Aluzimbi, Juliet Cheptoris, Moses Ogwal, Neema Nakyanjo, Pragna Patel

“…Distinct HIV risk factors among AGYW require policy and comprehensive targeted interventions addressing violence, alcohol consumption, increased economic opportunities, educational opportunities, safe-sex practices, and PrEP scale-up which may prevent HIV in AGYW and facilitate HIV epidemic control.…”
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Core Outcome Set development for LEPtospirosis trials (COS-LEP): a study protocol to develop a core outcome set for the evaluation of clinical therapeutic interventions for human l... by Nathaniel Lee, Chris Smith, Robin Bailey, Koya Ariyoshi, Sarah Smith, Nick Black, Tansy Edwards

“…It is of particular public health concern due to its global distribution, epidemic potential and high mortality without appropriate treatment. …”
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The relationship between autonomy, optimism, work engagement and organisational citizenship behaviour among nurses fighting COVID-19 in Wuhan: a serial multiple mediation by Yang Liu, Hui Zhang, Yi Zhao, Leiwen Tang, Jing Shao, Zhihong Ye, Dandan Chen, Ping Zou, Shuanghong Lin

“…This study aimed to test if the effect of autonomy on organisational citizenship behaviour through the mediating effects of optimism and work engagement.Study design This was a cross-sectional study.Setting The study was conducted in the Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital in China.Participants In total, 242 nurses who came from multiple areas of China to work at the Wuhan Jinyintan hospital during the COVID-19 epidemic participated in this study.Methods A serial mediation model (model 6) of the PROCESS macro in SPSS was adopted to test the hypotheses, and a 95% CI for the indirect effects was constructed by using Bootstrapping.Results The autonomy–organisational citizenship behaviour relationship was mediated by optimism and work engagement, respectively. …”
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The dramatic impact of Coronavirus outbreak on air quality: Has it saved as much as it has killed so far? by R.J. Isaifan

“…Despite its negative impacts that obliged the World Health Organization to declare COVID-19 epidemic as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the rate of mortality of this infection has not exceeded 3.4% globally. …”
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mRNA technology as one of the promising platforms for the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development by A. A. Ilyichev, L. A. Orlova, S. V. Sharabrin, L. I. Karpenko

“…This property is critically important when designing vaccines against viral pathogens as the main problem of disease control includes a time gap between an epidemic and vaccine development. This paper discusses studies on the development of vaccines against coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-2 with special attention to the mRNA technique.…”
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Hubungan Obesitas dengan Hormon Testosteron pada Mahasiswa STIKes Indonesia Padang by Ibrahim , Fadil Oenzil, Arni Amir

“…<br />Kata kunci: obesitas, testosteron, adiponektin, enzim aromatase</p><p> </p><p>Abstract <br />Obesity is becoming a worldwide epidemic and two-thirds of people developing countries suffer obesity. …”
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Exploring optimal control strategies in a nonlinear fractional bi-susceptible model for Covid-19 dynamics using Atangana-Baleanu derivative by Azhar Iqbal Kashif Butt, Waheed Ahmad, Hafiz Ghulam Rabbani, Muhammad Rafiq, Shehbaz Ahmad, Naeed Ahmad, Saira Malik

“…The fundamental properties such as positivity and boundedness, of an epidemic model have been proven, ensuring that the model accurately reflects the realistic behavior of disease spread within a population. …”
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The spatial and temporal pattern of COVID-19 and its effect on humans’ development in China by X. Xie, E. Naminse, S. Liu, Q. Yi

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been identified as the main cause of the outbreak of the respiratory disease in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China in December 2019. Since then, the epidemic has spread rapidly throughout China and many other countries in the world. …”
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The mental health impact of COVID-19: the need for community interventions and collaboration for recovery by Nadarajah Rajeshkannan, Daya Somasundaram, Balachandran Kumarendran, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Ivan Dinesh Aloysius, Nalayini Sugirthan, Sivanantham Sasikumar, Nalayini Jegathesan

“… Background: Since 2019, the COVID-19 epidemic has spread across the world, affecting millions of individuals on physical, mental, and socioeconomic levels. …”
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Ongoing measles outbreak in Romania: Clinical investigation and molecular epidemiology performed on whole genome sequences. by Robert Hohan, Marius Surleac, Victor Daniel Miron, Andreea Tudor, Ana-Maria Tudor, Oana Săndulescu, Ovidiu Vlaicu, Victoria Aramă, Daniela Pițigoi, Adriana Hristea, Anca Cristina Drăgănescu, Dimitrios Paraskevis, Leontina Bănică, Dan Oțelea, Simona Paraschiv

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The current measles epidemic in Romania is driven mainly by two D8 genotype variants with different mutation profiles and slightly different severity of the disease, highlighting the usefulness of sustained molecular surveillance.…”
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Changes in primary healthcare workforce burnout during and after the termination of COVID-19 emergency response: A one-and-half-year observational study by Xueji Wu, Huihong Ruan, Xiaoying Feng, Chaojun Xie, Ronald R. O’Donnell, Zhoubin Zhang

“…Healthcare policy makers must consider multiple effective ways to mitigate burnout in the post-epidemic era.…”
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Contribution of Arginine Catabolic Mobile Element and Copper and Mercury Resistance Element in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Vantage Point by Parya Shokrollahi, Alka Hasani, Mohammad Aghazadeh, Mohammad Yousef Memar, Akbar Hasani, Maryam Zaree, Mohammad Ahangarzadeh Rezaee, Javid Sadeghi

“…A profound understanding of MGEs in S. aureus plays an important role in the prevention of epidemic clones.…”
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A low pre-existing anti-NS1 humoral immunity to DENV is associated with microcephaly development after gestational ZIKV exposure. by Sebastián Castro-Trujillo, William R Mejía, Katherine Segura, Juanita Castro-Meneses, Rocío Vega, Doris Salgado, Carlos E Fonseca, Ángela M Ortiz, Federico Perdomo-Celis, Irene Bosch, Carlos F Narváez

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Here, we studied 328 mothers and children with a clinical diagnosis and seropositivity for ZIKV infection during pregnancy, included during the 2015-2016 ZIKV epidemic in Colombia. We also performed clinical evaluation and pediatric neurological follow-up. …”
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SARS-CоV-2 spread in humans and animals by T. P. Akimiva, V. P. Semakina, M. N. Mitrofanova, M. V. Zhiltsova, E. S. Vystavkina, D. G. Isakova, D. B. Andreychuk, A. K. Karaulov, I. A. Chvala, A. E. Metlin

“…As of early May2021, the disease cases in animals were reported by 33countries. Due to COVID-19 epidemic spread and detection of animal infection cases, diagnosis tools and methods were developed in the Russian Federation, and screening tests were performed in susceptible animal populations in different regions of the country. …”
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Development of a Highly Biocompatible Antituberculosis Nanodelivery Formulation Based on Para-Aminosalicylic Acid—Zinc Layered Hydroxide Nanocomposites by Bullo Saifullah, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Sharida Fakurazi, Thomas J. Webster, Benjamin Geilich, Mohd Zobir Hussein

“…Tuberculosis is a lethal epidemic, difficult to control disease, claiming thousands of lives every year. …”
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Disparities in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Admissions in the United States by Peter J. Mallow, Michael Mercado, Michael Topmiller

“…**Objectives:** The Cincinnati region has been at the epicenter of the nation’s unfolding opioid epidemic. The objectives of this study were twofold: (1) to compare the Cincinnati region to the United States in length of time to obtain treatment and planned medication-assisted therapy for the treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD); and (2) to assess racial disparities within the Cincinnati region in wait time and type of treatment. …”
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Model systems of human immunodef iciency virus (HIV-1) for in vitro eff icacy assessment of candidate vaccines and drugs against HIV-1 by N. B. Rudometova, D. N. Shcherbakov, A. P. Rudometov, A. A. Ilyichev, L. I. Karpenko

“…There are several aspects on counteracting the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The f irst aspect covers preventive measures including educational campaigns on HIV/AIDS and promotion of a healthy lifestyle, protected sex, and pre-exposure prophylaxis of vulnerable groups. …”
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Retrospective analysis of CD4 count trends in South Africa by Naseem Cassim, Lindi-Marie Coetzee, Manuel P. Da Silva, Deborah K. Glencross, Wendy S. Stevens

“…Background: South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic globally. Despite the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV are still presenting with low CD4 counts. …”
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Modeling Ebola Virus Disease transmissions with reservoir in a complex virus life ecology by Tsanou Berge, Samuel Bowong, Jean Lubuma, Martin Luther Mann Manyombe

“…Firstly it involves the synergy between the epizootic phase (during which the disease circulates periodically amongst non-human primates populations and decimates them), the enzootic phase (during which the disease always remains in fruit bats population) and the epidemic phase (during which the EVD threatens and decimates human populations). …”
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Smallpox vaccination in a mouse model by S. N. Shchelkunov, A. A. Sergeev, S. A. Pyankov, K. A. Titova, S. N. Yakubitskiy

“…The monkeypox epidemic, which became unusually widespread among humans in 2022, has brought awareness about the necessity of smallpox vaccination of patients in the risk groups. …”
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