The Sudan conflict: A catalyst for the spread of infectious diseases in displaced populations by Ibrahim Nagmeldin Hassan, Nagmeldin Abuassa, Mohamed Ibrahim

“…Conclusion: Addressing this crisis requires urgent international collaboration to restore healthcare services, improve living conditions in camps, resume vaccination programs, and strengthen regional disease surveillance. Timely, coordinated responses are essential to mitigate health risks and protect global health security. …”
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EWMA Control Chart Integrated with Time Series Models for COVID-19 Surveillance by Chen-Rui Hsu, Hsiuying Wang

“…While the pandemic has subsided, it is essential to explore effective disease surveillance tools to aid in controlling future pandemics. …”
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Trigonometric Regression for Analysis of Public Health Surveillance Data by Steven E. Rigdon, George Turabelidze, Ehsan Jahanpour

“…But, blind usage of SPC charts in public health that ignores the characteristics of disease surveillance data may result in poor detection of disease outbreaks and/or excessive false-positive alarms. …”
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FAMILY NURSING CARE WITH DIABETES MELLITUS PROBLEMS READINESS TO INCREASE FAMILY COPING: A CASE STUDY IN LAMONGAN by Endah Sri Wijayanti, Iswatun Iswatun, Rizka Kurniawati

“…According to an integrated disease surveillance report based on Puskesmas in Lamongan. …”
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Portable solutions for plant pathogen diagnostics: development, usage, and future potential by Anurag Yadav, Kusum Yadav

“…Furthermore, the integration of these devices with digital technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML), is transforming disease surveillance and management. While portable diagnostics have clear advantages in speed, cost-effectiveness, and user accessibility, challenges related to sensitivity, durability, and regulatory standards remain. …”
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Comprehensive Insights into Monkeypox (mpox): Recent Advances in Epidemiology, Diagnostic Approaches and Therapeutic Strategies by Suresh Kumar, Dhanyashri Guruparan, Kalimuthu Karuppanan, K. J. Senthil Kumar

“…Future recommendations include strengthening global collaboration for zoonotic disease surveillance, advancing the research on host–pathogen interactions, and developing next-generation therapeutics to address this emerging public health threat effectively.…”
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Control of scabies fluctuation during COVID-19 pandemic by Abdullah, Saeed Ahmad, Wedad Albalawi, Nadir Omer

“…It may also contribute to public health policy, resource allocation, disease surveillance, and intervention strategies. Numerical simulations are carried out to support our analytical findings.…”
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Patterns of Brucellosis Infection Symptoms in Azerbaijan: A Latent Class Cluster Analysis by Rita Ismayilova, Emilya Nasirova, Colleen Hanou, Robert G. Rivard, Christian T. Bautista

“…Using national surveillance data from the Electronic-Integrated Disease Surveillance System, we applied a latent class cluster (LCC) analysis on symptoms to determine clusters of brucellosis cases. …”
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Bridging the Gap in the Adoption of Trustworthy AI in Indian Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities by Sarat Kumar Chettri, Rup Kumar Deka, Manob Jyoti Saikia

“…It finds that the existing studies mostly used conventional machine learning (ML) algorithms and artificial neural networks (ANNs) for a variety of tasks, such as drug discovery, disease surveillance systems, early disease detection and diagnostic accuracy, and management of healthcare resources in India. …”
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Characterization of environmental and clinical surveillance inputs to support prospective integrated modeling of the polio endgame. by Kamran Badizadegan, Kimberly M Thompson

“…Historical polio eradication strategic plans anticipated that successful global poliovirus eradication would lead to reduced requirements for financial investments for a poliovirus-specific surveillance system, and consequent transition of capacity and resources into integrated national disease surveillance systems. However, given the state of the polio endgame with ongoing transmission in several geographies, current global strategic plans include poliovirus-specific surveillance for the foreseeable future. …”
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Susceptibility Profiles of Mycobacterium ulcerans Isolates to Streptomycin and Rifampicin in Two Districts of the Eastern Region of Ghana by Enid Owusu, Mercy Jemima Newman, Nana Konama Kotey, Amos Akumwena, Elizabeth Bannerman

“…Outcomes from this study may not be reflective of all BU endemic communities; it, however, provides information on the resistance status of the isolates, which is useful for monitoring of M. ulcerans, as well as BU disease surveillance and control.…”
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Challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence in African health space by Muslim A. Alaran, Salim Kamaludeen Lawal, Mustapha Husseini Jiya, Salihu Alhassan Egya, Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, Abdullateef Abdulsalam, Usman Abubakar Haruna, Muhammad Kabir Musa, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno

“…The application of artificial intelligence (AI) to healthcare in Africa has the potential to transform productivity, diagnosis, disease surveillance, and resource allocation by improving accuracy and efficiency. …”
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Climate Change and Veterinary Medicine: A Call to Action for a Healthier Planet [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Winnifred Akello

“…By building climate-resilient practices, enhancing disease surveillance, and championing environmental stewardship, veterinarians can contribute significantly to a healthier, more sustainable future for all species on Earth.…”
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Epidemiological characteristics of imported malaria related to international travel in the Republic of Korea from 2009 to 2018 by Byoung Hak Jeon, Jung Ah Lee, Shin Young Lee, Sang Eun Lee, Joon Sup Yeom

“…This study investigates imported malaria cases in the Republic of Korea from 2009 to 2018 using data from the Korea National Infectious Disease Surveillance System. During this period, 601 imported cases were reported, with 82.4% male patients and a median age of 39.1 years. …”
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Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Risk Factors among Individuals Aged 15 Years and Above in Mizan-Aman Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2016: A Cross Sectional Study by Shiferaw Birhanu Aynalem, Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) stepwise approach for noncommunicable disease surveillance was deployed to collect data. Total cholesterol and triglyceride level measurements were done using the HumaStar 80 chemistry analyzer. …”
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Quality and resilience of clinical laboratories in Rwanda: a need for sustainable strategies by Vincent Rusanganwa, Innocent Nzabahimana, Magnus Evander

“…Clinical laboratories are the backbone of quality healthcare facilitating diagnostics, treatment, patient monitoring, and disease surveillance. Their effectiveness depends on sustainable delivery of accurate test results. …”
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Rising congenital syphilis rates in Canada, 1993–2022 by Ashorkor Tetteh, Nadifa Abdi, Victoria Moore, Geneviève Gravel

“…We analyzed national data on confirmed early congenital syphilis from 1993 to 2022 to describe epidemiologic trends in Canada during this period.MethodsData from 1993 to 2017 were obtained from routine surveillance conducted through the Canadian Notifiable Disease Surveillance System, and data from 2018 to 2022 were obtained from enhanced surveillance conducted through a federal-provincial-territorial working group. …”
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Association between number of medications and indicators of potentially inappropriate polypharmacy: a population-based cohort of older adults in Quebec, Canada by Alexandre Campeau Calfat, Justin P. Turner, Marc Simard, Véronique Boiteau, Caroline Sirois

“…Design: We conducted a population-based observational study using the Quebec Integrated Chronic Disease Surveillance System. Methods: We included all individuals over 65 years insured by the public drug plan on April 1st, 2022. …”
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Assessing the Feasibility of Using a Multiplex Serological Assay to Conduct Serosurveillance for Malaria Exposure in Deployed Military Personnel by Sidhartha Chaudhury, Jessica S. Bolton, Edwin Kamau, Elke S. Bergmann-Leitner

“…However, malaria disease surveillance is challenged by under-reporting, natural immunity, and chemoprophylaxis, which can mask malaria exposure and lead to an underestimation of malaria prevalence. …”
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Economic impact of fetal wastage and common diseases, along with their incidence rates and seasonal variations, at an abattoir in FCT, Nigeria. by Ibrahim Dauda Dauda, Abdulhakeem Binhambali, Abdurrahman Hassan Jibril, Zainab Oyiza Idris, Farhan Rhidor Akorede

“…Considering the zoonotic potential of some diseases, which can be transmitted to those handling the carcasses, there is a critical need for enhanced inspection protocols, continuous disease surveillance, and timely reporting in slaughterhouses. …”
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