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Original Research

Published on 12 May 2025

Pre-exposure prophylaxis persistence at two sites in an integrated primary health care programme in South Africa

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Nosipho Shangase
Anele Jiyane
Fezile Buthelezi
Cara O’Connor
Ben Brown
Kate Rees

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1460180

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Original Research

Published on 09 May 2025

The outbreak of acute gastroenteritis caused by sapovirus at a school in Shenzhen, China, 2023

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Ji Li
Zhenyu Huang
Chucuan Wu
Min Zhang
Hongxiong Guo
Yuan Li

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1572482

1,168 views

Original Research

Published on 09 May 2025

Risk perceptions, knowledge and protection practices related to COVID-19 in Dessie City Administration, Northeast Ethiopia: a community-based study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Husien Nurahmed Toleha
Ewunetie Mekashaw Bayked
Birhanu Demeke Workneh
Teferi Gedif Fenta

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1505621

907 views

Original Research

Published on 09 May 2025

Epidemic characteristics and effectiveness of vaccine intervention on rotavirus infection: a real-world observational study in Zhejiang Province, China

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Ziping Miao
Yuxia Du
Anqi Dai
Mengya Yang
Can Chen
Rui Yan
Jian Gao
Yijuan Chen
Kexin Cao
Daixi Jiang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1596899

1,453 views

Original Research

Published on 09 May 2025

Investigation of hepatitis E virus seroprevalence and risk factors in hemodialysis patients

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Hakkı Öztürk
Metin Özsoy
Ayşegül Tuna
Artuner Varlıbaş
Salih Cesur
Altan Aksoy
Aydın Çifci
Mehmet Emin Demir

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1574361

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Original Research

Published on 09 May 2025

Prevalence and epidemiology of Mycoplasma genitalium and the absence of macrolide resistance in M. genitalium among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Zambia

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Daniel Schröder
Sumire Sorano
Elena Shipitsyna
Enesia Banda Chaponda
Daniel Golparian
Ephraim Chikwanda
Vivian Mwewa
Joyce M. Mulenga
Mike Chaponda
Chris Smith

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1576376

1,554 views

Original Research

Published on 09 May 2025

Quantitatively analyzing the relationship between non-pharmaceutical interventions and the direction of virus evolution using a dynamic model

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Zuiyuan Guo
Yuheng Chen
Hongbo Liu
Guangquan Xiao
Di Yu
Zhaojia Zhang
Yimin Yang
Zhongwei Yin
Huibin Zhang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1542759

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Original Research

Published on 09 May 2025

Understanding barriers to stool adequacy: results from a programmatic assessment of Pakistan's acute flaccid paralysis active surveillance system in 12 priority districts

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Keri Geiger
Abul Aziz
Chukwuma Mbaeyi
Zainul Abedin Khan
Mohammed Soghaier
Aimee Summers

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1549291

804 views

General Commentary

Published on 09 May 2025

Commentary: Dengue fever: a decade of burden in Iran

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1553489

479 views

Original Research

Published on 09 May 2025

Impact pathways of adverse childhood experiences on infectious diseases among substance abusers in border regions: structural equation modeling

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Mingmei Zhang
Jianhui He
J. Melvin Young
Jing You
Jing Li

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1518607

500 views

Original Research

Published on 08 May 2025

Prevalence and factors associated with syphilis among men who have sex with men in Brazil

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Paulo Roberto Queiroz
Marquiony Marques dos Santos
Ana Karla Bezerra Lopes
Jose Adailton da Silva
Brunno Giordano da Silva Aranha Filho
Thalia Giesta Costa
André Carlos Nogueira Bezerra
Kenio Costa Lima

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1465799

1,068 views

Review

Published on 07 May 2025

Optimizing HPV vaccine effectiveness: impact of vaccination age and dose schedule on immunogenicity and cervical cancer prevention

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Mehran Rostami Varnousfaderani
Zahedeh Khoshnazar
Hamidreza Zeratie
Parisa Hosseini Koukamari

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1544220

2,744 views

Original Research

Published on 07 May 2025

Viral load dynamics among adults receiving HIV care in rural North-Eastern South Africa, 2015–2020: insights from a population-based record linkage study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Armstrong Dzomba
Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive
Jean Bashingwa
Morelearnings Sibanda
Belinda Njiro
Kathleen Kahn
Daniel Ohene-Kwofie
Chodziwadziwa Kabudula

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1551847

1,312 views

Original Research

Published on 06 May 2025

Comparative effectiveness of a multimodal intervention package on surface cleaning and disinfection in Brazilian neonatal intensive care units

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Maria Heloisa do Nascimento Silva
Caroline Lopes Ciofi-Silva
Verusca Soares de Souza
Daniel de Macêdo Rocha
Alvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa
Adriana M. S. Felix
Aires Garcia dos Santos Júnior

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1557538

867 views

Original Research

Published on 02 May 2025

Seroprevalence and associated factors of Hepatitis B virus among diabetic adult patients attending at Haramaya General Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Adnan Abdi
Firayad Ayele
Jemal Mohammed
Desalegn Admassu Ayana

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1454044

1,124 views

Original Research

Published on 02 May 2025

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among learners in grades 1–7, their parents and teachers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Reshmi Dassaye
Terusha Chetty
Brodie Daniels
Trisha Ramraj
Zakir Gaffoor
Elizabeth Spooner
Ncengani Mthethwa
Duduzile Faith Nsibande
Vuyolwethu Magasana
Khanya Mohlabi

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1548945

994 views