Modelling seasonal influenza in Israel by Oren Barnea, Rami Yaari, Guy Katriel, Lewi Stone

“…In such situations invariant parameters such as the percentage of susceptibles infected, and the effective reproductive rate might be preferred, as they do not depend on reporting rate. …”
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Modelling and analysis of an epidemic model with awareness caused by deaths due to fear by Ling Xue, Junqi Huo, Yuxin Zhang

“…In this paper, we establish a compartmental model in which the transmission rate is associated with the fear of being infected by COVID-19. We provide a detailed analysis of the epidemic model and established results for the existence of a positively invariant set. …”
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Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage due to Acute Mitral Valve Regurgitation by Creticus P. Marak, Parijat S. Joy, Pragya Gupta, Yana Bukovskaya, Achuta K. Guddati

“…Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) can be caused by several etiologies including vasculitis, drug exposure, anticoagulants, infections, mitral valve stenosis, and regurgitation. …”
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Noninvasive interventions in the treatment of acute destructive pancreatitis by D. Yu. Semyonov, A. A. Rebrov, V. V. Vasil'yev, N. P. Emel'yanova, O. V. Poliglotov

“…At early terms of disease the main aim of interventions was debridement and drainage of abdominal cavity and/or localized retroperitoneal fluid collections as a method of surgical detoxication at failure of conservative treatment (endovideosurgical or percutaneous puncture draining procedures were used). Revealing of the infected pancreatonecrosis, peripancreatic abscesses acted as absolute indication to their drainage which was carried out by percutaneous or lumboscopic approach. …”
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Carp Edema Virus Disease (CEVD) / Koi Sleepy Disease (KSD) by Shohreh Hesami, Pedro Viadanna, Natalie K. Steckler, Staci Spears, Patrick M. Thompson, Karen L. Kelley, Roy P. E. Yanong, Ruth Francis-Floyd, Johnny Shelley, Joseph M. Groff, Andy Goodwin, Olga L. M. Haenen, Thomas B. Waltzek

“…The disease causes skin lesions and swelling and is sometimes called “koi sleepy disease” because infected fish become lethargic and unresponsive. This 6-page fact sheet describes symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and what fish producers, wholesalers, or retailers can do if they suspect carp may have contracted the disease. …”
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Mass deaths of saiga antelopes by A. V. Mischenko, V. A. Mischenko, A. K. Karaulov, A. V. Potekhin, A. P. Mezhnev

“…It was shown that clinical and pathological samples collected from dead and killed wild animals shall be tested according to the procedure of precise testing centres also for the purposes of excluding infections pathology and intoxications of different nature.…”
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Rare Neurological Manifestations of Scrub Typhus: Case Series from a Tertiary Care Centre in Kerala, India by NR Salini, T Sreena Sreekumar, Sudharmma Ramakrishnan, S Srikantan, Jacob Antony

“…Scrub Typhus is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, a rickettsia transmitted through the bites of infected chigger larvae. The neurological manifestations of Scrub Typhus can be highly variable. …”
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The Effects of AHCC®, a Standardized Extract of Cultured Lentinura edodes Mycelia, on Natural Killer and T Cells in Health and Disease: Reviews on Human and Animal Studies by Min Sun Shin, Hong-Jai Park, Takahiro Maeda, Hiroshi Nishioka, Hajime Fujii, Insoo Kang

“…AHCC® is reported to modulate the numbers and functions of immune cells including natural killer (NK) and T cells which play important roles in host defense, suggesting the possible implication of its supplementation in defending the host against infections and malignancies via modulating the immune system. …”
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HIV Treatment in the Criminal Justice System: Critical Knowledge and Intervention Gaps by Jaimie P. Meyer, Nadine E. Chen, Sandra A. Springer

“…Future empirical research should focus on these critical issues in HIV-infected prisoners and releasees while interventional research should incorporate evidence-based solutions into the criminal justice setting.…”
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Multiple Hepatic and Renal Hydatid Cysts Managed with Laparoscopic Surgery by Lamia Kouba, Bayan Alsaid, Taisser Almeree, Mazen Allouche, Abdulghani Alshalabi

“…The liver and lungs are the most commonly infected organs. We present the first-of-a-kind case of laparoscopic excision of 8 hydatid cysts, of which seven were in the liver and one was in the kidney of a 40-year-old patient. …”
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Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its Drug Resistance by Targeted Nanopore Sequencing Technology by Chen Tang, Feng Xu, Xiaoqun Zheng, Guangxin Xiang

“…Our method for MTB drug resistance assessment offers the benefits of being culture-free, efficient, high-throughput, and highly accurate, which could significantly aid in clinical patient management and the control of TB infections.…”
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Complete Recovery from COVID-19 Bilateral Pneumonia in an Immunosuppressed Man with Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy by Thomas C. Bolig, Nada Abdulaziz, Elena Schiopu

“…More data are needed regarding management and prognosis of patients with connective tissue diseases who become infected with SARS-CoV-2.…”
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Deep generative modeling of annotated bacterial biofilm images by Angelina A. Holicheva, Konstantin S. Kozlov, Daniil A. Boiko, Maxim S. Kamanin, Daria V. Provotorova, Nikita I. Kolomoets, Valentine P. Ananikov

“…Abstract Biofilms are critical for understanding environmental processes, developing biotechnology applications, and progressing in medical treatments of various infections. Nowadays, a key limiting factor for biofilm analysis is the difficulty in obtaining large datasets with fully annotated images. …”
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Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus and Avian Metapneumovirus: A Comprehensive Review by Jongsuk Mo, Jongseo Mo

“…This disease can lead to heightened mortality rates, especially when coupled with secondary bacterial infections. This review offers a comprehensive analysis and understanding of the general properties of these specific avian respiratory viruses, control measures, and their global status.…”
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An Overview of the Skin Microbiome, the Potential for Pathogen Shift, and Dysbiosis in Common Skin Pathologies by Anita Smith, Roberta Dumbrava, Noor-Ul-Huda Ghori, Rachael Foster, James Campbell, Andrew Duthie, Gerard Hoyne, Marius Rademaker, Asha C. Bowen

“…Atopic dermatitis and rosacea are presentations that GPs often manage that may have an infective or microbiological component and can be challenging to treat. …”
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Anterior Abdominal Wall Pain by A. I. Dolgushina, M. I. Karpova, I. A. Karpov, N. B. Nadtochiy, A. A. Saenko

“…Another group of causes of pain in the anterior abdominal wall is represented by diseases in which areas of infiltration (tumors, endometriosis, infections) or hernial protrusions are determined, in which radiation methods play an important role in diagnosis.Conclusion. …”
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TESTING SHEEP AND GOAT POX VIRUSES FOR THEIR REPRODUCTION IN PRIMARY AND SUBCULTURED CELLS by A. B. Sarbasov, B. L. Manin, R. V. Yashin, I. N. Shumilova, V. I. Diev

“…Monolayer cultures were subcultured by 5 passages in plastic vials and infected with sheep and goat poxviruses. It was shown that production ARRIAH strain of sheep pox virus and ARRIAH 2003 strain of goat pox virus successfully propagated both in primary lamb and goat kid kidney and testicle cell cultures and lamb and goat kid kidney and testicle cell subcultures. …”
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HIV-Stigma in Nigeria: Review of Research Studies, Policies, and Programmes by Clifford O. Odimegwu, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Olatunji O. Alabi

“…This was with a view to identify critical areas that research and programmes must address in order to accelerate the progress towards zero (new infections, discrimination, and death) target by year 2030. …”
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Breaking the biofilm barrier: Juglone derivatives as dual-action inhibitors and anti-quorum sensing agents by Muhammad Abdullah Bhatti, Atif Ali Khan Khalil, Sayed Muhammad Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari, Faisal Hanif, Mi-Jeong Ahn, Sumra Wajid Abbasi, Nazir Ahmed Lone, Wen-Jun Li, Wasim Sajjad

“…Background: Most nosocomial infections are caused by bacteria that proliferate within quorum sensing mediated biofilms. …”
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Safety and efficacy of filgotinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: final results of the DARWIN 3 long-term extension study by Arthur Kavanaugh, Paul Emery, René Westhovens, Mark C Genovese, Kevin L Winthrop, Rieke Alten, Dick de Vries, Lorenzo Dagna, Patrick Verschueren, Maria Greenwald, Regina Cseuz, Robin Besuyen, Vikas Modgill, Ly Huong Le

“…Overall exposure-adjusted incidence rate (EAIR) was 67 (95% CI 62 to 72.2)/100 PYE for TEAEs and 3.8 (95% CI 3.2 to 4.5)/100 PYE for serious TEAEs. EAIR of infections was 23.3 (95% CI 21.2 to 25.6)/100 PYE, 1.3 (95% CI 0.9 to 1.7)/100 PYE for serious infections and 1.3 (95% CI 0.9 to 1.7)/100 PYE for herpes zoster. …”
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