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Original Research

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Global, regional, and national total burden related to hepatitis B and attributable risk factors in adults aged 65 years and older from 1990 to 2021 and projection to 2030

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Linying Gao
Yanfeng Ren
Songyue Hu
Yifan Zhang
Hongjing Bai
Jinbo Li
Keke Wang
Suping Wang
Yongliang Feng

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1654356

2,764 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Sep 2025

A comparative study of time series foundation models for hand, foot, and mouth disease forecasting: TimesFM, Moirai, and traditional approaches

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Yanqin Wang
Guoyu Huang
Ceran Chen
Qiu Li
Ximing Xu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1634138

2,038 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Trends and future projections of alcohol-attributable hepatitis B burden in women of childbearing age (1990–2040): a global analysis

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Jiaxing Li
Qihui Hu
Jixing Wang
Zhenhao Huang
Hongli Cai
Chang Liu
Hao Li
Rui Tao

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1602802

1,835 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Epidemiologic characteristics of leprosy in Mainland China, 2004–2020

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Yuanchao Yang
Jiaqi Zeng
Jingyi Li

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1666605

1,848 views

Systematic Review

Published on 19 Sep 2025

Musculoskeletal manifestations in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Amogh Verma
Sushma V. Naidu
Huma Sulthana
Aftab Ullah
Muhammed Shabil
Ranjana Sah
Rachana Mehta
Asif Jan
Nur Ul Ain
Abdur Rahim

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1662953

2,319 views

Perspective

Published on 19 Sep 2025

Defying barriers to fight tuberculosis in West Africa: a model of equitable partnerships within a research capacity-strengthening network in the subregion

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Isaac Darko Otchere
Victory Fabian Edem
Toyin Togun
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
Martin Antonio
the WANETAM-TB-Network

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1590282

2,623 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Sep 2025

Global, regional, and national burdens of MDR-TB attributable to smoking from 1990 to 2021 with a prediction from 2022 to 2050

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Du Dan
Zhang Lei
Wen Xue
Liu Ze-Xin

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1634772

1,804 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Sep 2025

Survival analysis and factors influencing survival time of adult HIV/AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral therapy from 2012 to 2022 in Chongqing, China: a retrospective cohort study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Yao Huang
Ming He
Jinhua Zhang
Lihong Mu
Cheng Tang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1614619

1,806 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Sep 2025

Awareness among nurses concerning the human papilloma virus in the selected clinics in Vhembe district of Limpopo Province, South Africa

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Matodzi Pertunia Mushasha
Lebitsi Maud Modiba

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1627425

1,368 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Sep 2025

A serial mediation model of patient safety climate on nurses' compliance with standard precautions: the roles of infection prevention climate and attitude

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Wenjing Jiang
Li Cao
Qiurun Liu
Ping Zhou
Anna Dai
Xiaoyu Liao
Juan Tang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1673026

1,509 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Sep 2025

Socioeconomic drivers of encephalitis burden in the post-COVID era: a 204-country analysis from global burden of disease study 2021

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Yikang Wang
Di Wang
Yu Tian
Yilong Yao
Qi Yu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1651734

2,449 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Sep 2025

Prevalence and characteristics of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in recovered patients

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Zuri Dale
Sherrie Flynt Wallington
Michelle Penn-Marshall

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1648961

2,235 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Factors associated with the initiation of daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescent girls and young women: findings from the Namibia DREAMS program

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Enos Moyo
Endalkachew Melese
Hadrian Mangwana
Simon Takawira
Rosalia Indongo
Bernadette Harases
Perseverance Moyo
Ernest Peresu
Kopano Robert
Tafadzwa Dzinamarira

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1665752

1,350 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Sep 2025

Association between COVID-19 vaccination and coronary heart disease: based on 2023 national health interview survey data

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Juncong Mao
Yunfei Hong
Rui Bao

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1641156

4,978 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Sep 2025

A healthcare-associated outbreak of hepatitis C virus infections attributable to tampering injectable anaesthetic opioids, South Germany, 2017–2018

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Katarzyna Schmidt
Stefanie Böhm
Raffaella Hesse
C.-Thomas Bock
Sebastian Haller
Katharina Katz
Stefan Ross
Jörg Timm
Ruth Zimmermann
Sandra Niendorf

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1589562

1,489 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Sep 2025

Determinants of the lost to follow-up status among patients with tuberculosis who emigrated to the Republic of Korea: a mixed-method study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Sumin Jeon
Ji Yeon Lee
Ina Jeong
Sooim Sin
Inhan Lee
Younghyun Kim
Ah Yeon Han
Seung-Eun Lee
Soonryu Seo
Hyungjun Kim

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1641182

1,733 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Sep 2025

Empowering tuberculosis genomic surveillance in Limpopo, South Africa through capacity building

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Vukosi Treasure Makondo
Kabelo Gabriel Kaapu
Felicia Wells
Abhinav Sharma
Molebogeng Ruth Lekalakala-Mokaba
Robin Warren
Emilyn Costa Conceição
Ivy Rukasha

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1567382

1,864 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Sep 2025

Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in the Andean Community (2020–2024): integrating regional sequencing efforts from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia through “ORAS-CONHU” program

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Alfredo Bruno
Doménica de Mora
Paola Rojas-Estevez
Héctor Alejandro Ruiz-Moreno
Jessica Guzman-Otazo
Omar Cáceres
Victor Alberto Jiménez Vásquez
Jimmy Garcés
Maritza Olmedo
Carlos Franco-Muñoz

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1623413

1,888 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 11 Sep 2025

Bayesian modeling of the effect of vaccination and the delta and omicron variants on the COVID-19 epidemic in Burkina Faso using poisson log-linear autoregressive model

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Serge M. A. Somda
Issouf Traore
Bernard E. A. Dabone

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1622791

962 views

Study Protocol

Published on 11 Sep 2025

Stimulating training and access to HIV research experiences (STAR program): a protocol for a crowdsourced, project-based, implementation science training program using mixed-methods design

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Juliet Iwelunmor
Idia Thurston
Collins Airhihenbuwa
Weiming Tang
Ucheoma Catherine Nwaozuru
Onyekachukwu Anikamadu
David Oladele
Bryce Takenaka
Khadijah Ameen
Olufunto A. Olusanya

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1586168

1,374 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Sep 2025

Feasibility of ending tuberculosis in Shangrao City through active intervention measures: a mathematical study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Mingshu Xu
Yue He
Qiao Liu
Qiuping Chen
Zeyu Zhao
Zheng Xu
Chongfei Shu
Jun Xia
Yuyan Yang
Laurent Gavotte

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1614339

1,759 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Sep 2025

Nativity and racial/ethnic differences in HPV infection among U.S. adults, NHANES 2007–2016

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Leslie E. Cofie
Lei Xu
Breanna Alligood
Nikhil Bhagat
Sarah Maness
Mi Hwa Lee
Alice Richman

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1604954

1,361 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Sep 2025

Determinants of comprehensive HIV and AIDS knowledge among Tanzanian adolescent girls and young women: a multilevel application of Andersen’s behavioral model based on national survey

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Mussa Hassan Bago
Elihuruma Eliufoo Stephano
Sahnun Ally Kessy
Jovin R. Tibenderana
Victoria Godfrey Majengo
Erick Donald Oguma
Tegemea Patrick Mwalingo
Immaculata P. Kessy
Azan Abubakar Nyundo
Mtoro J. Mtoro

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1643422

1,665 views
1 citation

Perspective

Published on 09 Sep 2025

The warning bell of Dolutegravir resistance: rethinking HIV service models in Africa

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Fausto Ciccacci
Benjamin Welu
Elton Uamusse
Giovanni Guidotti
Yolanda Vaz
Stefano Capparucci
Gianna Iasilli
Dyna Thembo
Paola Scarcella

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1667417

2,398 views

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Global, regional, and national total burden related to hepatitis B and attributable risk factors in adults aged 65 years and older from 1990 to 2021 and projection to 2030

A comparative study of time series foundation models for hand, foot, and mouth disease forecasting: TimesFM, Moirai, and traditional approaches

Trends and future projections of alcohol-attributable hepatitis B burden in women of childbearing age (1990–2040): a global analysis

Epidemiologic characteristics of leprosy in Mainland China, 2004–2020

Musculoskeletal manifestations in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Defying barriers to fight tuberculosis in West Africa: a model of equitable partnerships within a research capacity-strengthening network in the subregion

Global, regional, and national burdens of MDR-TB attributable to smoking from 1990 to 2021 with a prediction from 2022 to 2050

Survival analysis and factors influencing survival time of adult HIV/AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral therapy from 2012 to 2022 in Chongqing, China: a retrospective cohort study

Awareness among nurses concerning the human papilloma virus in the selected clinics in Vhembe district of Limpopo Province, South Africa

A serial mediation model of patient safety climate on nurses' compliance with standard precautions: the roles of infection prevention climate and attitude

Socioeconomic drivers of encephalitis burden in the post-COVID era: a 204-country analysis from global burden of disease study 2021

Prevalence and characteristics of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in recovered patients

Factors associated with the initiation of daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescent girls and young women: findings from the Namibia DREAMS program

Association between COVID-19 vaccination and coronary heart disease: based on 2023 national health interview survey data

A healthcare-associated outbreak of hepatitis C virus infections attributable to tampering injectable anaesthetic opioids, South Germany, 2017–2018

Determinants of the lost to follow-up status among patients with tuberculosis who emigrated to the Republic of Korea: a mixed-method study

Empowering tuberculosis genomic surveillance in Limpopo, South Africa through capacity building

Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in the Andean Community (2020–2024): integrating regional sequencing efforts from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia through “ORAS-CONHU” program

Bayesian modeling of the effect of vaccination and the delta and omicron variants on the COVID-19 epidemic in Burkina Faso using poisson log-linear autoregressive model

Stimulating training and access to HIV research experiences (STAR program): a protocol for a crowdsourced, project-based, implementation science training program using mixed-methods design

Feasibility of ending tuberculosis in Shangrao City through active intervention measures: a mathematical study

Nativity and racial/ethnic differences in HPV infection among U.S. adults, NHANES 2007–2016

Determinants of comprehensive HIV and AIDS knowledge among Tanzanian adolescent girls and young women: a multilevel application of Andersen’s behavioral model based on national survey

The warning bell of Dolutegravir resistance: rethinking HIV service models in Africa

articles

Global, regional, and national total burden related to hepatitis B and attributable risk factors in adults aged 65 years and older from 1990 to 2021 and projection to 2030

A comparative study of time series foundation models for hand, foot, and mouth disease forecasting: TimesFM, Moirai, and traditional approaches

Trends and future projections of alcohol-attributable hepatitis B burden in women of childbearing age (1990–2040): a global analysis

Epidemiologic characteristics of leprosy in Mainland China, 2004–2020

Musculoskeletal manifestations in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Defying barriers to fight tuberculosis in West Africa: a model of equitable partnerships within a research capacity-strengthening network in the subregion

Global, regional, and national burdens of MDR-TB attributable to smoking from 1990 to 2021 with a prediction from 2022 to 2050

Survival analysis and factors influencing survival time of adult HIV/AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral therapy from 2012 to 2022 in Chongqing, China: a retrospective cohort study

Awareness among nurses concerning the human papilloma virus in the selected clinics in Vhembe district of Limpopo Province, South Africa

A serial mediation model of patient safety climate on nurses' compliance with standard precautions: the roles of infection prevention climate and attitude

Socioeconomic drivers of encephalitis burden in the post-COVID era: a 204-country analysis from global burden of disease study 2021

Prevalence and characteristics of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in recovered patients

Factors associated with the initiation of daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescent girls and young women: findings from the Namibia DREAMS program

Association between COVID-19 vaccination and coronary heart disease: based on 2023 national health interview survey data

A healthcare-associated outbreak of hepatitis C virus infections attributable to tampering injectable anaesthetic opioids, South Germany, 2017–2018

Determinants of the lost to follow-up status among patients with tuberculosis who emigrated to the Republic of Korea: a mixed-method study

Empowering tuberculosis genomic surveillance in Limpopo, South Africa through capacity building

Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in the Andean Community (2020–2024): integrating regional sequencing efforts from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia through “ORAS-CONHU” program

Bayesian modeling of the effect of vaccination and the delta and omicron variants on the COVID-19 epidemic in Burkina Faso using poisson log-linear autoregressive model

Stimulating training and access to HIV research experiences (STAR program): a protocol for a crowdsourced, project-based, implementation science training program using mixed-methods design

Feasibility of ending tuberculosis in Shangrao City through active intervention measures: a mathematical study

Nativity and racial/ethnic differences in HPV infection among U.S. adults, NHANES 2007–2016

Determinants of comprehensive HIV and AIDS knowledge among Tanzanian adolescent girls and young women: a multilevel application of Andersen’s behavioral model based on national survey

The warning bell of Dolutegravir resistance: rethinking HIV service models in Africa

Global, regional, and national total burden related to hepatitis B and attributable risk factors in adults aged 65 years and older from 1990 to 2021 and projection to 2030