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Original Research

Published on 01 Sep 2025

Successfully addressing non-compliance with behavioral and social infection control measures is a critical component in management of healthcare worker COVID-19 outbreaks: learning outcomes from the first staff outbreak in the main maternity hospital in Qatar

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Hawabibee Mahir Petkar
Bonnie George
Eman Mostafa
Imelda Caseres-Chiuco
Mahmoud Mohamed
Andrew Jeremijenko
Peter Valentine Coyle
Hebah Atef Mohammad AlKhatib
Fatiha Benslimane
Meryem Bensaad

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1534421

1,802 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 01 Sep 2025

Analysis of the trends and predictions of tuberculosis burden in China from 1990 to 2021 based on the GBD database

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Zhi-Qiang Lu
Shi-Cheng Feng
Min Feng
Jie Shen

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1626232

3,067 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Sep 2025

Influenza: temporal trends in mortality, hospitalization, and vaccination in the older adults population aged 60 and more years, Brazil, 2000–2023

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Erly Catarina Moura
Juan Jose Cortez-Escalante
Fabrício Vieira Cavalcante
Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos
Wallace Enrico Boaventura Gonçalves Dos Santos

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1615503

2,057 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Sep 2025

Epidemiological characteristics of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and the relationship with meteorological factors in Jiangsu Province, China

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Yuhao Tao
Wendong Liu
Yin Wang
Shuyi Liang
Xiaochen Wang
Zhifeng Li
Wenxin Gu
Xin Liu
Xinru Zeng
Changjun Bao

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1662670

2,147 views

Editorial

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Editorial: Global infectious disease surveillance technologies and data sharing protocols

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Jie Huang
Zhiyan Ding
Jiaying Li

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1676987

3,088 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Multicenter epidemiological distribution, pathogens, and drug-resistance characteristics of chronic osteomyelitis in Central China

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Zemin Liu
Guochao Jin
Le Zhang
Ruqi Zhang
Dong Wang
Min Liu
Yan Li
Yonghong Zhang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1654861

2,173 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Evaluating infection prevention and control programs in Zambian hospitals using the WHO infection prevention and control assessment framework tool

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Steward Mudenda
Joseph Yamweka Chizimu
Linus Ndegwa
Maisa Kasanga
Ilunga Mutwale
Aubrey Chichonyi Kalungia
Evelyn Wesangula
Adriano Focus Lubanga
James C. L. Mwansa
Martha Mwaba

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1642119

3,006 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 29 Aug 2025

The statistical illusion of a global HIV endgame: disparities in regional progress toward 95–95–95 targets

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Shaoming Chen

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1602711

1,842 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 Aug 2025

Predictors of mortality among critically ill SARS-CoV-2 infected patients—a retrospective cohort study, Kerala, India

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Anil Sathyadas
Aravind Reghukumar
Thekkumkara Surendran Anish
Gnanaseelan Kanakamma Libu
Vishnu Narayan Kiran
Kannamkottapilly Chandrasekharan Prajitha
Anisha Sharahudeen
Dhanusha Chandran
Muralidharan Rohini Athirarani
L. Sindhu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1635476

2,537 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 28 Aug 2025

Factors associated with HIV-positive status among men who have sex with men in Guinea in 2022

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Mamadou Samba Dioum
Septime Hessou
Tamba Mina Millimouno
Fassou Mathias Grovogui
Delphin Kolié
Thierno Saidou Diallo
Elhadji Mamadou Dioukhane
Elhadj Marouf Diallo
Alioune Camara
Thierno Mamadou Tounkara

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1633546

1,811 views

Community Case Study

Published on 26 Aug 2025

Buruli ulcer community health education and medical screening in Ga South District, Ghana

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Charles A. Narh
Edwin Tetteh
NSPA-NMIMR
Lydia Mosi
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1620853

1,799 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Aug 2025

Scaling up tuberculosis case finding via private providers in Ghana: an impact evaluation using interrupted time series

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Kenneth Mawuta Hayibor
Ernest Kenu
Gloria Ivy Mensah
Dziedzorm Awalime
Jabina Anaman
Adwoa Asante-Poku
Olena Ivanova
Bakuli Abhishek
Andrea Rachow
Nortey Nii Hanson-Nortey

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1598269

1,949 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 26 Aug 2025

Psychosocial and behavioral factors associated with HIV among adolescent girls and young women in DREAMS districts in South Africa: cross-sectional survey

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Kaymarlin Govender
Sean Beckett
Olivier Mukuku
Cherie Cawood
Gavin George
David Khanyile
Tarylee Reddy
Richard Cowden
Adrian Puren

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1620084

2,177 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Aug 2025

Predictors of loss to follow-up among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in a rural health facility using paper-based records

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Michael Abugah
Angela Mwinorme Yabelang
John Kobla Akorlie
Haruna Mahama
Benjamin Abuaku

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1623805

1,924 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 21 Aug 2025

Reasons for low long-lasting insecticide-treated net use and repurposing: qualitative study from southern Ethiopia

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Misganu Endriyas
Mekidm Kassa
Mintesinot Melka
Agegnehu Gebru
Yilma Chisha

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1561037

1,435 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Prepandemic levels of cytokines and immunoglobulins and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 in the general population of Barcelona

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Miquel Porta
José Pumarega
Ruth Aguilar
David Prieto-Merino
Laura Campi
Cristina Rius
Judit Villar-García
Marta Vidal
Alfons Jimenez
Antonio Peña

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1548456

1,829 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Epidemiology of tuberculosis in Minas Gerais, Brazil, between 2013 and 2023 and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Renan Clímaco do Bem Braga
Igor Rosa Meurer
Maisah Meyhr D’Carmo Sodré
Luciana Debortoli de Carvalho
Lauro Juliano Marin
Marcelo Silva Silvério
Patrícia Guedes Garcia

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1642015

2,660 views
1 citation

Mini Review

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Strategies for population-level identification of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 through health administrative data

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Cristina Mazzali
Pietro Magnoni
Alberto Zucchi
Giovanni Maifredi
Luca Cavalieri d’Oro
Maria Letizia Gambino
Anna Clara Fanetti
Pietro Giovanni Perotti
Marco Villa
Maria Grazia Valsecchi

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1637112

2,228 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Barriers and enablers of HPV vaccination among caregivers of school-age girls in resource-limited regions of Western Sichuan, China: a mixed-methods study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Qiwen Zhang
Lu Zhang
Zubo Huang
Yue Zeng
Yueshan Wang
Jieru Peng
Yan Kou
Wei Huang
Gang Zhu
Wencheng Long

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1618935

2,893 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Influencing factors and enhancement strategies for vaccination behavior among Chinese residents: an empirical analysis based on a nationwide survey

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Meixia Zhang
Xiao Fang
Mingshan Wang
Ning Pan
Hui Wang
Zheng Liu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1640753

2,357 views

Systematic Review

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Saline nasal irrigation and gargling in COVID-19: Part II. Outcomes in Omicron and risk–benefit for self-care

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

S. Huijghebaert
C. Fabbris
A. L. Baxter
S. Parviz
U. S. Chatterjee
D. Rabago

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1462286

5,454 views
1 citation

Perspective

Published on 18 Aug 2025

Next generation sequencing as a panacea for antibiotic susceptibility testing: yea or nay?

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Alex van Belkum

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1650925

7,096 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Aug 2025

Prevalence and epidemiological pattern of drug-resistant tuberculosis among migrant populations in Wenzhou City, China, 2014–2023: implications for public health strategies

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Lianpeng Wu
Xiyue Cai
Shuya Xu
Xuefeng Lin
Shuangliao Wu
Xueqin Xu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1600214

1,935 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Aug 2025

Influence of respiratory disease experiences on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: a study from Southeastern Louisiana

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Saba Barri
Sara Al-Dahir
Klaus Heyer
Ashley Taylor
Alaa Khalil
Mohamed Belkhouche
Brooke-Ashleigh Bonvillain
Kathryn Caldwell
Heather Surcouf
Ibrahim Hamed

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1593861

2,262 views
1 citation

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Successfully addressing non-compliance with behavioral and social infection control measures is a critical component in management of healthcare worker COVID-19 outbreaks: learning outcomes from the first staff outbreak in the main maternity hospital in Qatar

Analysis of the trends and predictions of tuberculosis burden in China from 1990 to 2021 based on the GBD database

Influenza: temporal trends in mortality, hospitalization, and vaccination in the older adults population aged 60 and more years, Brazil, 2000–2023

Epidemiological characteristics of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and the relationship with meteorological factors in Jiangsu Province, China

Editorial: Global infectious disease surveillance technologies and data sharing protocols

Multicenter epidemiological distribution, pathogens, and drug-resistance characteristics of chronic osteomyelitis in Central China

Evaluating infection prevention and control programs in Zambian hospitals using the WHO infection prevention and control assessment framework tool

The statistical illusion of a global HIV endgame: disparities in regional progress toward 95–95–95 targets

Predictors of mortality among critically ill SARS-CoV-2 infected patients—a retrospective cohort study, Kerala, India

Factors associated with HIV-positive status among men who have sex with men in Guinea in 2022

Buruli ulcer community health education and medical screening in Ga South District, Ghana

Scaling up tuberculosis case finding via private providers in Ghana: an impact evaluation using interrupted time series

Psychosocial and behavioral factors associated with HIV among adolescent girls and young women in DREAMS districts in South Africa: cross-sectional survey

Predictors of loss to follow-up among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in a rural health facility using paper-based records

Reasons for low long-lasting insecticide-treated net use and repurposing: qualitative study from southern Ethiopia

Prepandemic levels of cytokines and immunoglobulins and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 in the general population of Barcelona

Epidemiology of tuberculosis in Minas Gerais, Brazil, between 2013 and 2023 and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Strategies for population-level identification of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 through health administrative data

Barriers and enablers of HPV vaccination among caregivers of school-age girls in resource-limited regions of Western Sichuan, China: a mixed-methods study

Influencing factors and enhancement strategies for vaccination behavior among Chinese residents: an empirical analysis based on a nationwide survey

Saline nasal irrigation and gargling in COVID-19: Part II. Outcomes in Omicron and risk–benefit for self-care

Next generation sequencing as a panacea for antibiotic susceptibility testing: yea or nay?

Prevalence and epidemiological pattern of drug-resistant tuberculosis among migrant populations in Wenzhou City, China, 2014–2023: implications for public health strategies

Influence of respiratory disease experiences on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: a study from Southeastern Louisiana