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Original Research

Published on 24 Jun 2025

High frequency of sexually transmitted infections in patients with precancerous cervical lesions in Brazil

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Kerellyn Follador
Leticia Viçosa Pires
Ana Paula Zanella Corbellini
Jefferson Henrique Zwir Poli
Rosilene Jara Reis
Mariana da Silveira Suñé
Priscila Lamb Wink
Giovana Cabrera
Giovana Fontes Rosin
Fernanda Uratani

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1480959

2,195 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Jun 2025

Perceptions of the safety, development, and approval process of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines among individuals with Affordable Care Act health insurance in Central Texas at the time of initial vaccine availability

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Carlos Lopez Bray
Richard Taylor
Naomi Tamez
Wesley Durkalski
John R. Litaker

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1446984

1,379 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jun 2025

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the consumption of antibiotics and the emergence of AMR: case study in a general hospital

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Urška Rozman
Konrad Kranjec
Aleksander Šeruga
Urška Kramar
Dominika Vrbnjak
Miha Lavrič
Sonja Šostar Turk

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1584574

2,157 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 20 Jun 2025

Global burden of diphtheria, 1990–2021: a 204-country analysis of socioeconomic inequality based on SDI and DTP3 vaccination differences before and after the COVID-19 pandemic (GBD 2021)

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Zilun Wu
Liyu Lin
Jinbu Zhang
Jirui Zhong
Donglan Lai

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1597076

6,229 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Jun 2025

Barriers and facilitators to the integration of cervical cancer screening and treatment service with antiretroviral therapy follow-up clinics for women living with HIV in Northwest Ethiopia: a qualitative study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Kelemework Gashinet Ferede
Addisu Gasheneit Ferede
Asiya Mohammed Abdu
Birhaneslasie Gebeyehu Yazew
Zewdu Bishaw Aynalem
Eneyew Talie Fenta
Daniel Shitu Mekonnen
Berihun Bantie
Gebiyaw Wudie Tsegaye

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1552524

7,005 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2025

The growing impact of human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated cancers in men in Costa Rica: epidemiological and economic burden

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Sebastian Ospina-Henao
Francisco Brenes-Castillo
Marcel Marcano-Lozada
Maria Alejandra Betancur-Díaz
Sebastian Medina
Helena Brenes-Chacon
Maria L. Avila-Aguero

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1487256

3,511 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2025

A novel approach to estimating Rt through infection networks: understanding regional transmission dynamics of COVID-19

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Byul Nim Kim
Junwoo Jo
Chunyoung Oh
Sanghyeok Moon
Arsen Abdulali
Sunmi Lee

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1586786

1,860 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Jun 2025

Barriers to vaccine acceptance and immunization coverage in Kazakhstan: a mixed-methods study using the COM-B framework

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Lena Kassabekova
Manar Smagul
Gaukhar Nukenova
Aigul Satayeva
Bibigul Aubakirova
Gulnur Zhakhina
Aizhan Yesmagambetova

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1600363

3,427 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 17 Jun 2025

Containment of a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in an intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Renhua Li
Zuli Zhang
Zhongjie Wang
Keli Qian

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1557068

2,955 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Jun 2025

Knowledge, attitudes, barriers and uptake rate of influenza virus vaccine among adults with chronic diseases in Jordan: a multicentric cross-sectional study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Munir Abu-Helalah
Tarek Gharibeh
Mohammad Al-Hanaktah
Islam Khatatbeh
Fadi Batarseh
Amro Asfour
Omar Okkeh
Abdallah Dalal
Ahmad Alhendi
Huthaifa Ababneh

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1603482

2,584 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Jun 2025

Evaluating the relationship between familial poverty, Helicobacter pylori seropositivity, and all-cause mortality in the general US population

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Chenyu Jiang
Luqi Zhu
Wenyuan Yang
Zhenjun Yu
Weiwei Yang
Xiaolong Jin
Yaojian Shao

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1578257

2,025 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Jun 2025

Spatiotemporal analysis of pulmonary tuberculosis in the central region of the Zhejiang Province, China (2016–2024)

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Kaixuan Zhang
Zuokai Yang
Jiamei Sun
Kui Liu
Qiaoling Lu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1599274

1,740 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 16 Jun 2025

Challenges in achieving the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets: evaluation of the antiretroviral therapy program among adult HIV/AIDS patients at Woldia General Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Seada Seid
Mezgebu Yitayal
Lake Yazachew
Abdurahman Arega
Tilahun Dessie
Hassen Ahmed Yesuf
Jemila Seid Hassen
Abdulaziz Kebede Kassaw
Ali Yimer

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1524936

2,119 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jun 2025

One health surveillance: linking human and animal rabies surveillance data in Kenya

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Samuel Kahariri
Lian F. Thomas
Bernard Bett
Marianne Mureithi
Brian Njuguna
Nyamai Mutono
Thumbi Mwangi

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1594162

4,276 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 16 Jun 2025

Influence of HIV co-infection on clinical presentation and disease outcome in hospitalized adults with tuberculous meningitis in Brazil: a nationwide observational study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Lucas G. Urmenyi
Caian L. Vinhaes
Klauss Villalva-Serra
Mariana Araujo-Pereira
Bruno B. Andrade

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1600104

2,222 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 16 Jun 2025

A comparative analysis of cluster based interventions on healthcare-associated infections in a tertiary care hospital in China

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Ya Zou
Chuyu Lao
Ting Fan
Tian Wang
Guanwen Lin
Cuiqiong Fan
Yisui Cen
Yukun Lin
Miao Yang
Congrong Li

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1599682

2,160 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2025

Efficiency evaluation on case finding strategy for COVID-19 outbreak control under China’s “dynamic zero-case policy”: a retrospective field epidemiology study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Zhibei Zheng
Wanwan Sun
Qiuyao Duan
Shelan Liu
Enfu Chen
Jinren Pan

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1516208

1,408 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jun 2025

Impact of lifting school mask mandates on community SARS-CoV-2 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths: a retrospective observational study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Zeynep Ertem
Anseh Danesharasteh
Sonia T. Anand
Nicholas J. Jackson
Richard E. Nelson
Elissa M. Schechter-Perkins
Lloyd Fisher
Shira Doron
Westyn Branch-Elliman

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1579202

2,663 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jun 2025

A baseline assessment of antimicrobial stewardship core element implementation in selected public hospitals in Malawi: findings from the 2023 National Program Audit

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Ronald Chitatanga
Chikhulupiliro Yiwombe
Oscar Divala
Mwayi Prudence Msokera
Ellen Banda
Hope Chadwala
Manuel Wellington Gilmon
Wezi Kaminyoghe
Innocent Chibwe
Harry Milala

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1588778

2,859 views
4 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 11 Jun 2025

Assessing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on new ART initiation and viral load access among children and adolescents living with HIV in West Africa: an interrupted time series analysis

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Yao Rodion Konu
Karen Malateste
Sophie Desmonde
Désiré Dahourou
Madeleine Amorissani-Folquet
Mariam Sylla
Caroline Yonaba
Lehila Tossa-Bagnan
Joycelyn Dame
Didier Koumavi Ekouevi

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1487302

1,837 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Jun 2025

St. Louis enhancing engagement and retention (STEER) in HIV/AIDS care: a participatory intersectional needs assessment for intervention and implementation planning

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Debbie L. Humphries
Phillip Marotta
Yue Hu
Victor Wang
Greg Gross
Darius Rucker
Johnnie Jones
Faiad Alam
Tawnya Brown
Donna Spiegelman

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1589671

2,266 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Jun 2025

Associated factors in SARS-CoV-2 infection among close contacts during the zero-COVID policy from 2020 to 2022 in the northeast of Shenzhen, China: a retrospective cohort study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Yu Zeng
Jiaqi Xv
Li Cui

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1589683

1,535 views

Perspective

Published on 11 Jun 2025

Exploring the emerging technologies and trends of infectious diseases in the post-epidemic era

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Fan Huaiyan
Qian Yuan
He Zhijian
Liu Long
Wang Mei

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1584938

2,684 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Jun 2025

Baseline medication load and long-term outcomes in COVID-19-hospitalized patients: results of the AUTCOVSTUDY

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Alexandra Graf
Berthold Reichardt
Christine Wagenlechner
Pavla Krotka
Denise Traxler-Weidenauer
Michael Mildner
Julia Mascherbauer
Clemens Aigner
Johann Auer
Ralph Wendt

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1565677

1,659 views

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High frequency of sexually transmitted infections in patients with precancerous cervical lesions in Brazil

Perceptions of the safety, development, and approval process of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines among individuals with Affordable Care Act health insurance in Central Texas at the time of initial vaccine availability

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the consumption of antibiotics and the emergence of AMR: case study in a general hospital

Global burden of diphtheria, 1990–2021: a 204-country analysis of socioeconomic inequality based on SDI and DTP3 vaccination differences before and after the COVID-19 pandemic (GBD 2021)

Barriers and facilitators to the integration of cervical cancer screening and treatment service with antiretroviral therapy follow-up clinics for women living with HIV in Northwest Ethiopia: a qualitative study

The growing impact of human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated cancers in men in Costa Rica: epidemiological and economic burden

A novel approach to estimating Rt through infection networks: understanding regional transmission dynamics of COVID-19

Barriers to vaccine acceptance and immunization coverage in Kazakhstan: a mixed-methods study using the COM-B framework

Containment of a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in an intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic

Knowledge, attitudes, barriers and uptake rate of influenza virus vaccine among adults with chronic diseases in Jordan: a multicentric cross-sectional study

Evaluating the relationship between familial poverty, Helicobacter pylori seropositivity, and all-cause mortality in the general US population

Spatiotemporal analysis of pulmonary tuberculosis in the central region of the Zhejiang Province, China (2016–2024)

Challenges in achieving the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets: evaluation of the antiretroviral therapy program among adult HIV/AIDS patients at Woldia General Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

One health surveillance: linking human and animal rabies surveillance data in Kenya

Influence of HIV co-infection on clinical presentation and disease outcome in hospitalized adults with tuberculous meningitis in Brazil: a nationwide observational study

A comparative analysis of cluster based interventions on healthcare-associated infections in a tertiary care hospital in China

Efficiency evaluation on case finding strategy for COVID-19 outbreak control under China’s “dynamic zero-case policy”: a retrospective field epidemiology study

Impact of lifting school mask mandates on community SARS-CoV-2 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths: a retrospective observational study

A baseline assessment of antimicrobial stewardship core element implementation in selected public hospitals in Malawi: findings from the 2023 National Program Audit

Assessing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on new ART initiation and viral load access among children and adolescents living with HIV in West Africa: an interrupted time series analysis

St. Louis enhancing engagement and retention (STEER) in HIV/AIDS care: a participatory intersectional needs assessment for intervention and implementation planning

Associated factors in SARS-CoV-2 infection among close contacts during the zero-COVID policy from 2020 to 2022 in the northeast of Shenzhen, China: a retrospective cohort study

Exploring the emerging technologies and trends of infectious diseases in the post-epidemic era

Baseline medication load and long-term outcomes in COVID-19-hospitalized patients: results of the AUTCOVSTUDY