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Original Research

Published on 02 May 2025

Development and validation of a risk perception scale on acute respiratory infections for caregivers in long-term care facilities

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Zhihao Xie
Jiayi Zhu
Xiaofeng Xie
Lei Huang
Jianhua Ren
Ruben Martin-Payo
Mengying Qiu
Fengying Zhang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1527905

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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

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Original Research

Published on 30 Apr 2025

HIV transmission risk among people living with HIV in Zhejiang Province, China: data from a large cross-sectional study, 2022

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Lin He
Xiaohong Pan
Jiezhe Yang
Jinlei Zheng
Wei Cheng
Chengliang Chai

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1550565

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Original Research

Published on 30 Apr 2025

Socioeconomic determinants of the leprosy risk in Yunnan Province, China: a county-level spatiotemporal study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Jian Qian
Yue Ma
Yuxin Wei
Zutong Peng
Wei Li
Tao Zhang
Fei Yin
Tiejun Shui

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1427319

940 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Apr 2025

A human behavior-based model for respiratory infectious diseases prediction

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Zhengwen Ma
Min Zhu
Chen Zhi
Huaguo Zhang
Minye Li
Nan Zhang
Hui Ma

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1578178

987 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Apr 2025

Application of quantitative real-time PCR for identifying respiratory tract pathogens in outpatients with RTIs

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Lin Qi
Yong Yang
Ziou Xu
Hongqiu Wang
Zhen Pan
Dan Zhao
Rui Liu
Haifang Zhang
Xiaofang Xie

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1531432

1,111 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Apr 2025

Peer support to improve the secondary distribution of Internet-based HIV self-testing kits among men who have sex with men in Zhuhai, China

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Hang Lyu
Yuxin Ni
Xi He
Dongya Wang
Xinxue Yu
Weiming Tang
Yi Zhou

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1522425

1,086 views

Mini Review

Published on 29 Apr 2025

Considerable variation in the 95-95-95 targets accomplishment between children and adults might delay achievement of set targets

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Benard W. Kulohoma
Colette S. A. Wesonga

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1565242

1,094 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Distribution characteristics of aerosol microorganisms in bronchoscopy room and the risk assessment of nosocomial infection

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Wen Zhu
Yuehua Xu
Ting Chen
Minhua Shi

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1556364

940 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

A comparative analysis of estrogen receptors, ACE2 and cytokines in pre-and postmenopausal women and men with COVID-19

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Mélida Del Rosario Lizarazo-Taborda
Natali Vega-Magaña
Carlos Daniel Díaz-Palomera
Julio César Villegas-Pineda
Marisol Godínez-Rubí
Rubén Alberto Bayardo-González
Adrián Ramírez-de-Arellano
Ana Laura Pereira-Suárez

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1554024

1,003 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

The epidemiology of Lassa fever in Ghana: a study on the 2023 Lassa fever outbreak in Ghana

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Kwasi Atweri Akowuah
Magdalene Sarah Ofori
Deborah Pratt
Abigail Abankwa
Evelyn Yayra Bonney
Nancy Enimil
Eric Odei
Theodore Worlanyo Asigbee
Dennis Laryea
Prince Ketorwoley

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1542842

1,511 views
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Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Incidence of HIV infection and associated factors among men who have sex with men in Zhejiang, China: a cohort study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Hui Wang
Wenkai Zhou
Xiaohong Pan
Qiaoqin Ma
Lin Chen
Xin Zhou
Tingting Jiang
Wanjun Chen

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1551612

999 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Apr 2025

Development of real-time PCR methods for quality control detection of pathogenic bacteria in cosmetic preparations

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Veronica Bolzon
Michela Bulfoni
Alessandro Nencioni
Emanuele Nencioni

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1572201

1,099 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Apr 2025

Feasibility and acceptability of human papillomavirus self-sampling compared with clinician sampling in urban areas of western China: a cross-sectional survey

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Shaolong Xue
Xi Zeng
Jing Li
Leni Kang
Mingrong Xi
Lian Xu
Ping Fu
Min Zhou
Mengyin Ao
Xiaoxi Yao

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1524796

1,376 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Apr 2025

Effectiveness screening of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the municipality of Andratx (Balearic Islands, Spain)

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Margalida Monserrat-Mesquida
Maria Magdalena Quetglas-Llabrés
Cristina Bouzas
Silvia García
Patricia Font
Emma Argelich
Teresa Martínez
Antoni Sureda
Josep A. Tur

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1461436

1,229 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Apr 2025

Knowledge, attitudes, practices (KAP), and risk factors toward zoonotic diseases among smallholder livestock farmers in Bugesera district of Rwanda

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Celestin Munyaneza
Ferdinand Bizimana
Felicitas Mukumbo
Sandrine Gatesi
Ephrem Sibomana
Severin Munyampuhwe
Marie Fausta Dutuze

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1569682

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