Expert consensus and recommendations on the live attenuated hepatitis A vaccine and immunization practices in India by Nitin Shah, M.M.A. Faridi, Sheila Bhave, Apurba Ghosh, S. Balasubramanian, Vidya Arankalle, Raju Shah, Amar Jeet Chitkara, Arun Wadhwa, Jaydeep Chaudhry, Ramesh Srinivasan, M. Surendranath, Amita Sapru, Monjori Mitra

“…While Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) vaccination in global immunization programs has shown a virtual elimination of the disease within few years of the vaccination program, changing epidemiological landscape in India underscores the need for evidence-based, updated guidance on immunization practices. …”
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Impact of HIV on HPV-related cancers in men who have sex with men: a review by Zixuan Zhang, Zixuan Zhang, Yuying Xing, Yuying Xing, Tingdan Gong, Wanlin Li, Siwei Zhang, Lanlan Wei

“…In this review, we reviewed the influence of HIV on specific HPV-related cancers in MSM, including oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, penile cancer, and anal cancer. We integrated epidemiological data from the past five years and discussed diagnosis and treatment strategies. …”
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Innate Immune Memory: The Latest Frontier of Adjuvanticity by Elfi Töpfer, Diana Boraschi, Paola Italiani

“…This effect has been most extensively investigated for the tuberculosis vaccine strain Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG). Epidemiological studies suggest that this vaccine is associated with a substantial reduction in overall child mortality that cannot be solely explained by prevention of the target disease but that it seems to rely on inducing resistance to other infections. …”
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Routh–Hurwitz Stability and Quasiperiodic Attractors in a Fractional-Order Model for Awareness Programs: Applications to COVID-19 Pandemic by Taher S. Hassan, E. M. Elabbasy, A.E. Matouk, Rabie A. Ramadan, Alanazi T. Abdulrahman, Ismoil Odinaev

“…In conclusion, the findings indicate the effectiveness of fractional-order calculus to simulate, predict, and control the spread of epidemiological diseases.…”
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Metabolic Syndrome and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A New Paradigm by Andrew A. Davis, Virginia G. Kaklamani

“…The evidence linking TNBC with the metabolic syndrome, which consists of central obesity, insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, has emerged from clinical studies and experiments using cell lines and mouse models. Epidemiological studies have associated abdominal obesity with increased incidence of TNBC. …”
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Relationships of Adrenoceptor Polymorphisms with Obesity by Kazuko Masuo, Gavin W. Lambert

“…Further, β2-adrenoceptors importantly influence vascular reactivity and may regulate blood pressure. β-adrenoceptor polymorphisms have also been associated with adrenoceptor desensitization, increased adiposity, insulin resistance, and enhanced sympathetic nervous activity. Many epidemiological studies have shown strong relationships between adrenoceptor polymorphisms and obesity, but the observations have been discordant. …”
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Mixed Intervillositis in SARS-CoV-2 Infection Associated with Fetal Death: A Case Report by Boban Gjakov, Darja Kopač, Mateja Vukmanič Pohar, Miha Lučovnik

“…Maternal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been shown in epidemiological studies to be associated with an increased risk of stillbirth. …”
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Infectious disease phylodynamics with occurrence data by Leo A. Featherstone, Francesca Di Giallonardo, Edward C. Holmes, Timothy G. Vaughan, Sebastián Duchêne

“…Abstract Phylodynamic models use pathogen genome sequence data to infer epidemiological dynamics. With the increasing genomic surveillance of pathogens, especially during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic, new practical questions about their use are emerging. …”
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Vulnérabilité du territoire littoral guyanais aux maladies infectieuses à transmission vectorielle : esquisses de problématiques et perspectives de recherches pluridisciplinaires... by Valérie Morel

“…The use of vulnerability for the knowledge of conditions for the emergence risk of vector-borne diseases (VBD) opens a way for systemic and multidisciplinary analysis of risk that exceeds the knowledge of traditional social criteria such as age, gender, social class or level of income taken into account in epidemiological studies. If since the beginning of the nineteenth century, the anglo-aaxon work on the risks of VBD (Cohen, 2000; Daszack et al., 2000 and 2001; Hong, Lee, 2005; Midley, Thuiller, 2005, Plowright et al., 2008 ) take into account the vulnerability assessment, however the France lags behind the Haut Conseil de la santé publique wishes to catch up (Leport and Guégan, 2011). …”
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Chronic Sleep Disturbance Impairs Glucose Homeostasis in Rats by R. Paulien Barf, Peter Meerlo, Anton J. W. Scheurink

“…Epidemiological studies have shown an association between short or disrupted sleep and an increased risk for metabolic disorders. …”
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Rabies seropositive individuals, dogs, and healthcare professionals without prior vaccination in four Brazilian Indigenous communities. by Matheus Lopes Ribeiro, Camila Michele Appolinario, Bruna Letícia Devidé Ribeiro, João Henrique Farinhas, Fernando Rodrigo Doline, Gisely Toledo Barone, Juliana Amorim Conselheiro, Vamilton Alvarés Santarém, Leandro Meneguelli Biondo, Andrea Pires Dos Santos, Rogério Giuffrida, Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Alexander Welker Biondo, Jane Megid

“…Blood samples were collected, and an epidemiological questionnaire applied. The samples were processed by Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralization (FAVN) method. …”
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Parameter estimation and uncertainty quantification for an epidemic model by Alex Capaldi, Samuel Behrend, Benjamin Berman, Jason Smith, Justin Wright, Alun L. Lloyd

“…We review the use ofasymptotic statistical theory and sensitivity analysis to obtain measuresof uncertainty for estimates of the model parameters and the basicreproductive number ($R_0$)---an epidemiologically significant parametergrouping. We find that estimates of different parameters, such as thetransmission parameter and recovery rate, are correlated, with themagnitude and sign of this correlation depending on the value of $R_0$.Situations are highlighted in which this correlation allows $R_0$ to be estimated with greater ease than its constituentparameters. …”
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Pseudotyped Viruses: A Useful Platform for Pre-Clinical Studies Conducted in a BSL-2 Laboratory Setting by Sofiia N. Rizatdinova, Alina E. Ershova, Irina V. Astrakhantseva

“…Such tools facilitated the search for potential therapeutic agents and accelerated epidemiological studies on post-infection and post-vaccination humoral immunity. …”
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Research note: Genetically diverse avian hepatitis E virus identified in chickens with hepatitis-splenomegaly syndrome in Guangdong Province, China by Xue-Lian Zhang, Yu-Qian Zhang, Chun-Hong Liu, Yan Ma, Shu-Jian Huang, Jian-Wei Shao

“…Since its discovery in 1991, diverse strains of avian HEV have been extensively identified worldwide. Epidemiological investigations have demonstrated the wide distribution and genetic diversity of avian HEV strains in China. …”
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Recent Advances in Vaginal Atresia: A Literature Review by Xijuan Lin, Jia Kang, Lan Zhu

“…In this context, this article systematically reviews the epidemiological characteristics of vaginal atresia and explores its etiology from multiple perspectives, including developmental processes, genetic factors, and environmental factors, emphasizing the importance of genetic susceptibility and environmental interactions in the pathogenesis of the condition. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Patients of King Fahd Medical City in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia: A 5-Year Retrospective Study by Omar S. O. Amer, Esam S. Al-Malki, Mohamed I. Waly, Abdulaziz AlAgeel, Mahmoud Y. Lubbad

“…Intestinal parasitic infections are still a public health problem in Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. Updating the epidemiologic survey of these parasites at regular intervals using the appropriate statistical methods is necessary to develop effective prevention and control strategies.…”
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The Saudi Thoracic Society Evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Riyad Al-Lehebi, Hani Lababidi, Faris F. Alhejaili, Yahya Habis, Waleed A. Alsowayan, Majdy M. Idrees, Mohammed O. Zeitouni, Abdullah Alshimemeri, Mohammed Al Ghobain, Ali Alaraj, Esam H. Alhamad

“…This guideline aims to provide a comprehensive and unbiased review of current evidence for assessing, diagnosing, and treating COPD. While epidemiological data on COPD in Saudi Arabia are limited, the STS panel believes that the prevalence is increasing due to rising rates of tobacco smoking. …”
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Current Hepatitis A Status in Canada by Jun Wu, Shimian Zou, Antonio Giulivi

“…The incidence of hepatitis A varies with geography, and economic and environmental conditions. The epidemiological pattern of the disease has changed with improvements in hygiene and economic conditions. …”
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Cartographies on COVID-19 and functional divisions of the territory: an analysis on the evolution of the pandemic based on Basic Health Areas (BHA) in Castile and Leon (Spain) by Gonzalo Andrés López, Daniel Herrero Luque, Marta Martínez Arnaiz

“…Applied cartography and GIS analysis of epidemiological data have been consolidated as essential tools for interpreting the health crisis. …”
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Noninvasive Ventilation in Treatment of Respiratory Failure-Related COVID-19 Infection: Review of the Literature by Bushra Mina, Alexander Newton, Vijay Hadda

“…The incidence of acute hypoxic respiratory failure varied among epidemiological studies with high percentage of patients requiring mechanical ventilation with a high mortality. …”
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