Review of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in China by Lingna Ye, Qian Cao, Jianfeng Cheng

“…In this review article, we provide the latest epidemiological trends in incidence, prevalence, and mortality of IBD patients in China and summarize the risk factors and genetic susceptibility of Chinese IBD patients. …”
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Inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathies and patient management during the COVID-19 pandemic. Literature review by R. Bunevičiūtė, A. Klimašauskienė

“…Environmental and epidemiological changes may increase the incidence of the demyelinating polyneuropathies. …”
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Open access data platforms as research tools: an incomplete academic task in the Cuban context by Mayelín Mirabal Sosa, Armando Humberto Seuc JO, Yanet García Serrano, Karen Alfonso Sagué, Darily Losada Gandarilla, Carlos Moncada Menéndez

“…Emphasis is placed on the importance of open access to databases in general, particularly those generated by epidemiological research of national scope. The possible reasons why this area is insufficiently developed in our country are discussed. …”
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Persistent Pain Prevalence and Medical Management by Eldon Tunks

“…In this issue, Moulin et al (pages 179-184) report an epidemiological survey of persistent pain and medical treatment of this pain in Canada. …”
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Modelling the spatial-temporal progression of the 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic in Chile by Raimund Bürger, Gerardo Chowell, Pep Mulet, Luis M. Villada

“…The stability of the disease-freeequilibrium of this model is analyzed and compared with thecorresponding stability in each region, concluding that stability mayoccur even with some regions having basic reproduction numbersabove 1.The transmission model is used along with epidemiological data to explorepotential factors that could have driventhe spatial-temporal progression of the pandemic. …”
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Mortality Related to Chagas Disease and HIV/AIDS Coinfection in Brazil by Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo, Alberto Novaes Ramos, Carlos Henrique Alencar, Jorg Heukelbach

“…This study describes epidemiological and clinical aspects of deaths related to Chagas disease and HIV/AIDS coinfection in Brazil, 1999–2007. …”
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Health status and living conditions of families ascribed to the Family Health Units by Tatiana de Oliveira Sato, Patricia Driusso, Regina Helena Vitale Torkomian Joaquim, Thelma Simões Matsukura, Marcia Regina Cangiani Fabbro, Ana Cláudia Garcia de Oliveira Duarte, Ana Silvia Moccellin, Tania de Fátima Salvini, Silvia Helena Zem-Mascarenhas

“…In this context, the Primary Health Care appears as the gateway to the needs and health problems of the population, making it important to know the demographic and epidemiological profile for the development of their actions. …”
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The prevalence of frailty among older adults with maintenance hemodialysis: a systematic by Juanjuan Li, Wenyi Xiao, Lijuan Wang, Miao Zhang, Yurong Ge

“…Abstract Background To evaluate the epidemiological data on the prevalence of frailty and prefrailty in individuals aged 60 years or older on MHD patients. …”
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Spatio-temporal distribution of Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya in Cali, Colombia: 2014-2016 by José F. Fuertes-Bucheli, Gladys Pérez-Arizabaleta, Andrea Quiroz-Caicedo, Robin A. Olaya, Hoover O. León-Giraldo, Robinson Pacheco-López

“…Materials and methods: Multi-method descriptive ecological and exploratory study of confirmed and suspected cases reported to the epidemiological surveillance system between 2014 and 2016. …”
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Insights from a cluster of tuberculosis outbreak in a psychiatric hospital—Shandong Province, 2024 by Shulei Wang, Peilin Diao, Jingyu Liu, Shiwen Wang, Yuelei Wang, Xiaomin He

“…Background: This study analyzes the epidemiological characteristics, investigation, and management of a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in July 2024 at a psychiatric hospital in Yantai City, Shandong Province. …”
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Prevalence of toxoplasmosis in children between one and six years of age by Rolando Sánchez Artigas, Antonio Miguel Peña Laurencio, Edisson Javier Fiallos Brito, Silvia Carolina Villacrés Gavilanes, Ariagna Martínez Pérez

“…Quota probabilistic sampling was used and demographic and epidemiological variables were collected. A sample of 200 children was obtained, from whom serum was taken through venipuncture. …”
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Serum Uric Acid Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance among Health Personnel from Peru by Brenda M. Galindo-Yllu, Ricardo Rojas-Humpire, Carlos J. Toro-Huamanchumo, Rosmery Gutierrez-Ajalcriña, Anderson N. Soriano

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Impact of diet on cardiometabolic risk in patients with obstructive sleep apnea by Domenico Basta

“…The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends diet-induced weight loss and exercise as lifestyle treatment options for OA. Epidemiological studies show that sleep apnea leads to increased risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, obesity, and metabolic syndrome.…”
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Puerperal Group A Streptococcal Infections: A Case Series and Discussion by Mary T. Busowski, Melissa Lee, John D. Busowski, Kauser Akhter, Mark R. Wallace

“…These cases were not epidemiologically linked and serve to illustrate the continuing risk of these potentially fulminant infections.…”
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Real world perspectives on endometriosis disease phenotyping through surgery, omics, health data, and artificial intelligence by Camran R. Nezhat, Tomiko T. Oskotsky, Joshua F. Robinson, Susan J. Fisher, Angie Tsuei, Binya Liu, Juan C. Irwin, Brice Gaudilliere, Marina Sirota, David K. Stevenson, Linda C. Giudice

“…Herein, we present real-world perspectives on endometriosis and the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in informing molecular, epidemiologic, and cell-specific data in the clinical and surgical contexts.…”
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Is Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw an Infection? A Histological and Microbiological Ten-Year Summary by A. M. Hinson, C. W. Smith, E. R. Siegel, B. C. Stack

“…The role of infection in the etiology of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is poorly understood. Large-scale epidemiological descriptions of the histology and microbiology of BRONJ are not found in the literature. …”
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Study of avian influenza virus circulation in uvs-nuur migration area in Republic of Tyva by M. S. Volkov, A. V. Varkentin, V. N. Irza, I. A. Chvala, A. E. Menschikova, A. V. Andriyasov, M. A. Tsivanyuk, Ch. B. Oyun, S. V. Rogolev, M. Sh-O. Arapchor

“…Ecological and biological significance of the lake coastal area in the arrangement of epidemiological investigations was determined. Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus circulation was identified in populations of wild avifauna in Uvs-Nuur migration area.…”
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A TB Model with Infectivity in Latent Period and Imperfect Treatment by Juan Wang, Sha-Sha Gao, Xue-Zhi Li

“…An epidemiological model of TB with infectivity in latent period and imperfect treatment is introduced. …”
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Suicide in Patients with Motor Neuron Disease by S. Bak, E. N. Stenager, E. Stenager, J. Boldsen, T. A. Smith

“…The aim of the present study was to assess, through an epidemiological study, whether suicide risk is increased in patients with motor neuron disease (MND). …”
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Serological Profile of Anti-<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Antibodies in Liver Transplant Recipients by Gabriella Beltrame Pintos, Francielly Camilla Bazílio Laurindo Pires, Nathália Zini, Rita Cássia Martins Alves da Silva, Francisco Inaldo Mendes Silva Junior, Renato Ferreira da Silva, Tainara Souza Pinho, Luiz Carlos de Mattos, Cinara Cássia Brandão

“…The goal of this study was to evaluate the demographic, clinical, epidemiological, and anti-<i>T. gondii</i> antibody profiles in liver transplant recipients. …”
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