The Basic Reproduction Number for the Markovian SIR-Type Epidemic Models: Comparison and Consistency by Muteb Faraj Alharthi

“…This paper is concerned with a well-known epidemiological concept to measure the spread of infectious disease, that is, the basic reproduction number. …”
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Toll-Like Receptor Signaling Pathways—Therapeutic Opportunities by Jiankun Zhu, Chandra Mohan

“…Given their important role in infectious and non-infectious disease settings, TLRs and their signaling pathways emerge as attractive targets for therapeutics.…”
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Barriers and drivers to COVID-19 protective behaviours of forcibly displaced myanmar nationals (FDMN)/ rohingya refugees in Cox's bazar, Bangladesh: A scoping review by Sarah Reda, Zarah Yusuf, Basel Karo, Balwinder Singh Chawla, Andreas Jansen, Saskia Lange, Jorge Martinez, Emily Dorothee Meyer, Julia Neufeind, Aarti Shrikrishana Singh, Elisa Wulkotte, Cath Jackson

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, protective behaviors were particularly important in this setting of previous severe infectious disease outbreaks. To identify barriers, drivers and interventions for those behaviors, a scoping review of MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Global Health and grey literature was conducted in October 2021 and updated in June 2024. …”
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The Use of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue Virus Transmission in “Fraccionamiento” Style Houses in México by Maria A. Loroño-Pino, Ana Uitz-Mena, Claudia M. Carrillo-Solís, Rocío J. Zapata-Gil, Dora M. Camas-Tec, Lourdes G. Talavera-Aguilar, Rosa C. Cetina-Trejo, Luis F. Flores-Flores, María C. Puc-Tinal, Clara Caamal-Jiménez, Guadalupe Reyes-Solís, Julián E. García-Rejón, Karla Saavedra-Rodriguez, Lars Eisen, Thomas J. Keefe, William C. Black IV, Barry J. Beaty

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Lower respiratory tract infection admissions and deaths among children under 5 years in public sector facilities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, before and during the C... by K Kehoe, E Morden, N Zinyakatira, A Heekes, H E Jones, S R Walter, T Jacobs, J Murray, H Buys, M T Redaniel, M-A Davies

“…The COVID‐19 surges and their associated measures were linked to declining LRTI admissions and in‐facility deaths, likely driven by a combination of reduced infectious disease transmission and reduced use of healthcare services, with effects diminishing over time. …”
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Modelling the epidemiological and economic impact of digital adherence technologies with differentiated care for tuberculosis treatment in Ethiopia by Richard White, Katherine L Fielding, Salome Charalambous, Nicola Foster, Degu Jerene, Andrew Mganga, Taye Letta, Job van Rest, Amare Worku Tadesse, Rein MGJ Houben, Ahmed Bedru, Kristian van Kalmthout, Christopher Finn McQuaid, Lara Goscé, Jense van der Wal, Martin J Harker, Norma Madden, Tofik Abdurhman, Demekech Gadissa, Tanyaradzwa N Dube, Jason Alacapa, Natasha Deyanova

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Correction: Molecular detection and genomic characterization of Samak Micromys paramyxovirus-1 and -2 in Micromys minutus, Republic of Korea by Augustine Natasha, Sarah E. Pye, Seung Hye Cho, Haryo Seno Pangestu, Jieun Park, Kyungmin Park, Sara P. Prayitno, Bohyeon Kim, Jong Sun Lee, Jongwoo Kim, Shailesh Budhathoki, Yeonsu Oh, Jin-Won Song, Carolina B. López, Jun Gyo Suh, Won-Keun Kim

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Clinical Relevance of HLA Gene Variants in HBV Infection by Li Wang, Zhi-Qiang Zou, Kai Wang

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Socioeconomic disparities in risk perceptions and precautionary actions against COVID-19 among the working age population aged 18–59 in Japan: a cross-sectional study by Kyoko Shimamoto, Yoko Ibuka

“…Further evidence and strategies for COVID-19 and other infectious disease prevention would be critical in transitions of the infectious disease prevention and control strategy, targeting both the high-risk population group and higher risk-taking group.…”
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The Associations of COVID-19 Induced Anxiety, Related Knowledge and Protective Behavior by Abanoub Riad, Yi Huang, Liping Zheng, Steriani Elavsky

“…The results indicated that COVID-19 induced the 6-item version of the CIAS can adequately measure anxiety level. Infectious disease outbreaks represent specific health-related crises that may impact people's emotions in different patterns according to their emerging nature. …”
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ABC Fractional Derivative for Varicella-Zoster Virus Using Two-Scale Fractal Dimension Approach with Vaccination by Jirong Yang, Farkhanda Afzal, Perpetual Appiah

“…Chickenpox or varicella is an infectious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus VZV. …”
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A double age-structured model of the co-infection of tuberculosis and HIV by Georgi Kapitanov

“…After decades on the decline, it is believed that the emergence of HIV is responsible for an increase in the tuberculosis prevalence. The leading infectious disease in the world, tuberculosis is also the leading cause of death among HIV-positive individuals. …”
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Female genital tuberculosis presenting as a protruding anterior vaginal wall mass: a case report by Mequanint Melesse Bicha, Tewodros Zenabu Kebede, Ayalew Lingerih Arefeaynie, Eden Woldegerima Meressa

“…Although pulmonary tuberculosis is a common infectious disease, especially in low-and middle-income countries, female genital tract tuberculosis (TB) is rarely reported. …”
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Stochastic dynamics of SIRS epidemic models withrandom perturbation by Qingshan Yang, Xuerong Mao

“…Then we establish conditions for extinction orpersistence of the infectious disease. When the infective part isforced to expire, the susceptible part converges weakly to aninverse-gamma distribution with explicit shape and scale parameters.In case of persistence, by new stochastic Lyapunov functions, weshow the ergodic property and positive recurrence of the stochasticmodel. …”
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Antiviral Activity of Plant‐Based Additives Against African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) in Feed Ingredients by Thi Ngoc Ha Lai, Thi Bich Ngoc Trinh, Thi Tam Than, Nguyen Tuan Anh Mai, Niku Moussavi Biuki, Bernhard Eckel, Viktor P. L. Eckel, Thi Lan Nguyen, Van Phan Le

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Incidence of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy in the UK from 1991 to 2024: a longitudinal observational cohort study by Carolina Rosadas, Jerico Baylon, Claire Greiller, Adine Adonis, Divya Dhasmana, Nicholas W. S. Davies, Graham P. Taylor, Graham P. Taylor

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Isolation of Viral Biofilms From HTLV-1 Chronically Infected T Cells and Integrity Analysis by Coline Arone, Hélène Dutartre, Delphine Muriaux

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Correlates of Protection for M Protein-Based Vaccines against Group A Streptococcus by Shu Ki Tsoi, Pierre R. Smeesters, Hannah R. C. Frost, Paul Licciardi, Andrew C. Steer

“…It is a significant cause of infectious disease morbidity and mortality worldwide, but no efficacious vaccine is currently available. …”
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Exploring the potential of Carica Papaya Leaf Extract: a perspective on its effectiveness in ameliorating thrombocytopenia in dengue patients by Maliha Khalid, Muhammad Saad Khan, Erum Siddiqui, Aminath Waafira

“…Recent flooding in 2022 and strong monsoon rains in 2024 have increased the possibility of an epidemic. It is an infectious disease having potentially severe outcomes including thrombocytopenia.Discussion: Carica Papaya Leaf Extract (CPLE) has emerged as an off-label treatment option, showing promising results in increasing platelet counts and reducing hospital stays. …”
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Mapping transcriptomic profiles of seminal vesiculitis and experimental verification by Chenkui Miao, Shaobo Zhang, Jiajin Wu, Meiling Bao, Zengjun Wang, Bianjiang Liu

“…Objective: Seminal vesiculitis is a prevalent infectious disease in the genitourinary system, but its intrinsic pathogenesis and molecular features remain unclear. …”
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