Association between use of heated tobacco products and long-term respiratory effects considering smoking history: internet-based cross-sectional study in Japan by Yuki Kimura, Minoru Sugita

“…Since the majority of HTP users are former smokers, information about the user’s smoking history and health status before HTP use is needed when assessing the health effects of HTP use. The limited epidemiological studies available did not consistently consider this information adequately, therefore we conducted a cross-sectional study investigating the association between HTP use and respiratory chronic diseases and symptoms. …”
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Fetal Tetra-Amelia Birth: A Case Report by Eyob Asefa Belay, Anberbir Girma Asebot, Bezza Kedida Dabi

“…In such rare cases, it is important to alert public health researchers for possible further epidemiological study.…”
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Primipaternity in multiparas as a predominant high risk factor for preeclampsia over prolonged birth intervals: A study of 33,000 singleton pregnancies in Reunion Island. by Pierre-Yves Robillard, Silvia Iacobelli, Simon Lorrain, Francesco Bonsante, Malik Boukerrou, Marco Scioscia, Phuong Lien Tran, Gustaaf Dekker

“…<h4>Design</h4>Assessment of all consecutive singleton deliveries (from 22 weeks onwards) at South-Reunion University's maternity (Reunion Island, Indian Ocean) over 23 years (2001-2023) using an epidemiological perinatal database on obstetrical factors (264 items in total, of which, chronic or gestational hypertension, proteinuria, HELLP syndrome).…”
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Rabies transmitted from vampires to cattle: An overview. by Diego Soler-Tovar, Luis E Escobar

“…We assessed the main patterns of rabies in cattle attributed to D. rotundus RABV across Latin America. Epidemiological data on rabies from Latin America were collected from the Pan American Health Organization spanning the 1970-2023 period. …”
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Slide Malaria Positif pada Murid SDN 45 Pulau Karam Kecamatan Koto XI Tarusan Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan by Fitria Ramanda, Nurhayati , Endrinaldi

“…Abstrak <br />Penyakit malaria hingga saat ini masih merupakan masalah kesehatan di Indonesia. Secara epidemiologi Indonesia merupakan daerah endemis mayor malaria di Asia tenggara. …”
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Viscoelastic Study of Hemostasis Disorders Associated with <i>Echis ocellatus</i> Envenoming in North Benin Using a Quantra Analyzer by Sébastien Larréché, Roland Benes Chacha, Noé Sodjinou, Seidou Alassane Ouorou, Eric Ganhouingnon, Edith Aloukoutou Layo, Bruno Mégarbane, Achille Massougbodji, Jean-Philippe Chippaux

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Diversity and Dynamics of Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Two Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Foci in the Fes-Boulemane Region of Northern Morocco by Fatima Zahra Talbi, Chafika Faraj, Fouad EL-Akhal, Fatiha El Khayyat, Driss Chenfour, Abdellatif Janati Idrissi, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami

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Breathing time: a longue-durée multidisciplinary study of respiratory illnesses and airborne diseases in Switzerland (16th–21st century CE) by Tobias Hofstetter, Aude Fauvel, Silke Grabherr, Negahnaz Moghaddam

“…Accordingly, collected raw data were converted and normalized into crude mortality, natality, and RIAD mortality rates per thousand individuals and subsequently set within the demographic and epidemiological transition model. This model serves as a relevant reading grid for the understanding of the pathological and demographic evolutions that this study highlights. …”
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Models for predicting risk of endometrial cancer: a systematic review by Bea Harris Forder, Anastasia Ardasheva, Karyna Atha, Hannah Nentwich, Roxanna Abhari, Christiana Kartsonaki

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Ecological and genetic assessment of the consequences of radiation influence on contaminated areas by A. B. Bigaliev, K. Z. Shalabaeva, B. E. Shimshikov, S. S. Kobegenova, L. M. Adilova, A. N. Kozhakhmetova, S. Sharakhmetov, M. N. Burkhanova

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Antibiotic susceptibility and molecular characterization based on whole-genome sequencing of Staphylococcus aureus causing invasive infection in children and women living in Southw... by Li Liu, Ziyi Yan, Fumei He, Jie Chen, Linghan Kuang, Xingxin Liu, Yali Cui, Xia Wang, Chenglin Miao, Hong Li, Yongmei Jiang

“…Next-generation sequencing (NGS) and sequence analysis techniques were used to determine the molecular epidemiological characteristics of the S. aureus isolates, and the microdilution broth method was used for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. …”
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Maternal Macronutrient Intake and Associated Risk for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Results from the BORN2020 Study by Antigoni Tranidou, Ioannis Tsakiridis, Emmanuela Magriplis, Aikaterini Apostolopoulou, Violeta Chroni, Eirini Tsekitsidi, Ioustini Kalaitzopoulou, Nikolaos Pazaras, Michail Chourdakis, Themistoklis Dagklis

“…<b>Methods:</b> Data were prospectively collected from the Greek BORN2020 epidemiologic pregnant cohort, which included 797 pregnant women, of whom 14.7% were diagnosed with GDM. …”
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Environmental, socioeconomic, and sociocultural drivers of monkeypox transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a One Health perspective by Guangyu Lu, Zeyin Chong, Enyu Xu, Ce Na, Kaixuan Liu, Liying Chai, Pengpeng Xia, Kai Yang, Guoqiang Zhu, Jinkou Zhao, Olaf Müller

“…Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the risk factors for human mpox transmission at the human–animal–environment interface in the DRC. Methods Epidemiological, environmental, socioeconomic, and sociocultural data from the DRC from 2000 to 2015 were obtained from publicly available dataset. …”
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Unique Characteristics of Prepubertal Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by R. Abdwani, E. Abdalla, I. Al-Zakwani

“…A total of 103 patients with pSLE from Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, were retrospectively studied. Epidemiological, clinical phenotype, disease severity, serology, treatment, and outcome were compared among the three groups using univariate statistical tests. …”
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Triatoma venosa and Panstrongylus geniculatus challenge the certification of interruption of vectorial Trypanosoma cruzi transmission by Rhodnius prolixus in eastern Colombia. by Omar Cantillo-Barraza, Lídia Gual-González, Natalia Velásquez-Ortiz, Manuel Alfonso Medina Camargo, Paola González, Lissa Cruz-Saavedra, Adriana Castillo, Sara Zuluaga, Giovanny Herrera, Hanson Cowan, Andrés Velez-Mira, Luz Helena Patiño, Juan David Ramírez, Omar Triana, Melissa S Nolan

“…In this study, the aim was to describe the eco-epidemiological aspects of T. cruzi transmission in the rural area of Miraflores. …”
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Application of Dragonnet and Conformal Inference for Estimating Individualized Treatment Effects for Personalized Stroke Prevention: Retrospective Cohort Study by Sermkiat Lolak, John Attia, Gareth J McKay, Ammarin Thakkinstian

“…Dragonnet yielded causal risk ratios of 4.56 for AF, 2.44 for HT, and 1.41 for DM, which is comparable to other causal models and the standard epidemiological case-control study. Mean ITE analysis indicated that several patients with DM or DM with HT, who were not receiving antiplatelet treatment at the time of data collection, showed reductions in total risk of −0.015 and −0.016, respectively. …”
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Divergent paths of mammary gland involution: unveiling the cellular dynamics in abruptly and gradually involuted mouse models by Sarmila Majumder, Sanjay Mishra, Neelam Shinde, Maria C. Cuitino, Morgan Bauer, Dinesh Ahirwar, Mustafa M. Basree, Vijaya Bharti, Kate Ormiston, Resham Mawalkar, Sara Alsammerai, Gautam Sarathy, Anna E. Vilgelm, Xiaoli Zhang, Ramesh K. Ganju, Bhuvaneswari Ramaswamy

“…Abstract Background Epidemiological studies associate an increase in breast cancer risk, particularly triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), with lack of breastfeeding. …”
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A High Resolution Melting Analysis (HRM) PCR assay for the detection and identification of Old World Leishmania species. by Yusr Saadi-Ben Aoun, Hejer Souguir, Hamed Chouaieb, Mongia Kraiem, Insaf Bel Hadj Ali, Ahmed S Chakroun, Florian Noguier, Akila Fathallah-Mili, David Piquemal, Ikram Guizani

“…Its integration into molecular diagnostic algorithms for CL or in eco-epidemiological studies holds promise for improving disease management and control.…”
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A Digital Tool for Clinical Evidence–Driven Guideline Development by Studying Properties of Trial Eligible and Ineligible Populations: Development and Usability Study by Shahzad Mumtaz, Megan McMinn, Christian Cole, Chuang Gao, Christopher Hall, Magalie Guignard-Duff, Huayi Huang, David A McAllister, Daniel R Morales, Emily Jefferson, Bruce Guthrie

“…The external validity of RCTs for the clinical population is constrained by the lack of tailored epidemiological data analysis designed for this purpose due to data governance, consistency of disease or condition definitions, and reduplicated effort in analysis code. …”
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Riesgo de contagio por COVID-19 en un entorno urbano (Málaga, noviembre del 2020) by Ángel Miramontes Carballada, Rubén Lois González, María Jesús Perles Roselló, Jesús Miranda Páez

“…Along with the analysis of the spatial distribution of cases and the presence of patterns and trends, aspects such as the analysis of population flows and movements, clinical, social and epidemiological vulnerability, or the socio-economic repercussions of the crisis have been addressed. …”
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