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Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2025

Rapid diagnosis of acute HIV-1 infection cases: first real-world performance of point-of-care HIV-1 nucleic acid testing in China

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Mingzhu Niu
Xiaoqin Xu
Yuhua Shi
Xin Zhang
Peng Guan
Yu Wang
Lijuan Dong
Huichao Chen
Desheng Huang
Cong Jin

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1707432

580 views

Study Protocol

Accepted on 18 Dec 2025

Development of One Health-based community surveillance system to study zoonotic diseases: a study protocol

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Debaprasad Parai
Matrujyoti Pattnaik
Shishirendu Ghosal
Chandra Prasad Sharma
Tanveer Rehman
Hari Ram Choudhary
Rachita Pradhan
Mohandoss Nagalingam
Balamurugan Vinayagamurthy
K Vinod Kumar

Frontiers in Public Health

251 views

Original Research

Accepted on 18 Dec 2025

Exploring patient experiences of illness and diagnostic pathways in self-reported Q fever cases

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Tabita Tan
Jane Heller
Lynne Hayes
Anke Wiethoelter

Frontiers in Public Health

178 views

Original Research

Accepted on 18 Dec 2025

Epidemiology of Pertussis in Saudi Arabia (2006–2023): Regional Variations and COVID-19 Effects

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

IBRAHIM ALGHAMDI

Frontiers in Public Health

117 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2025

Clinical significance of cytokeratin 19 fragment in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Simei Shen
Dandan Wu
Haiqin Xie
Haiyan He
Yihua Wang
Xuedong Lv

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1738947

549 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2025

Integrating forest data and health facility surveys to optimise risk-based malaria surveillance in the Philippines

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Kimberly M. Fornace
Ralph A. Reyes
Maria Lourdes M. Macalinao
Jun-Sik Lim
Alison Paolo N. Bareng
Jennifer S. Luchavez
Julius Clemence R. Hafalla
Fe Esperanza J. Espino
Jason Matthiopoulos
Chris J. Drakeley

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1699392

435 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2025

Long-term symptom burden in a young, ambulatory cohort after the omicron outbreak in China

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Simeng Ren
Yumeng Tan
Hongkun Xu
Mian Wang
Rumei Xiang
Jiayue Jin
Baojin Han
Jiaheng Shi
Jingyu Zhang
Jinliang Yang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1702599

415 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2025

Public knowledge, awareness, and practices regarding rabies in Palestine: a cross-sectional survey, 2025

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Akram Amro
Alhareth M. Amro
Anas K. Assi
Salahaldeen Deeb
Amro Odeh
Habeeb H. Awwad
Yahya Kayed AbuJwaid

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1737766

463 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2025

Association between SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and COVID-19 hospitalizations in three countries, 2022–2024

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Mustapha M. Mustapha
Laura E. Choi
Tobias Bergroth
Hannah R. Volkman
Kate Devlin
Jingyan Yang
Alon Yehoshua
Farid L. Khan
John M. McLaughlin
Jennifer L. Nguyen

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1679596

726 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2025

Serological screening for specific antibodies against TORCH pathogens in reproductive-aged women in Zhangzhou, China

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Pengfei Huang
Weide Chen
Guowei Wang
Yuanjun Zeng
Yueli Guo

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1674430

239 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2025

High transmission risk in HIV-1 molecular transmission network among MSM is related to unsafe sexual behavior and adverse childhood experiences: a case-control study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Zijia Lin
Ruixuan Wei
Yefei Luo
Mengjun Li
Yan Zhuang
Shuqing Yin
Liyun Jiang
Qingmei Li
Hao Wu
Peng Xiong

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1678216

443 views

Community Case Study

Accepted on 17 Dec 2025

High Genetic Similarity Between Clostridioides difficile Isolates from a Woman with Community-Acquired Infection and Her Dog

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Júlia Meireles
Suzana Leite
Amanda Macedo Trindade de Castro Brandt
Geraldo Alves Neto
Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva
Eliane De Oliveira Ferreira

Frontiers in Public Health

133 views

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Dec 2025

Hygiene measures and antimicrobial use practices in households of a rural community in South India: A cross-sectional study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Philip Mathew
Sujith John Chandy
Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg

Frontiers in Public Health

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Dec 2025

Does land cover affect the growth rate of COVID-19? Rethinking sustainable habitat from the One Health perspective using data from 12 cities during lockdown in Hubei Province, China

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Yidan Huang
Xiaomei Yuan
Jingwei Zhao

Frontiers in Public Health

Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2025

Assessing vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in high-rise apartments via a joint epidemiologic and modeling investigation

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Samuel Z. Chong
Chin Chun Ooi
Muhammad Ismail Bin Abdul Malek
Zhengwei Ge
Derrick Low
Chang Wei Kang
Calvin J. Chiew
Sae-Rom Chae
Yee Leong Teoh
Kelvin Bryan Tan

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1694554

483 views

Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy

Published on 17 Dec 2025

Transdisciplinary training to address challenges in genomic epidemiology of infectious diseases

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Samuel L. Hong
Marie Stockman
Jorge Ricardo Nova Blanco
Casper Van Cleemput
Ambroise Ahouidi
Blas Armién
Ana Bento
Nena Bollen
César Conde Pereira
Carla Freitas

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1713182

541 views

Systematic Review

Published on 17 Dec 2025

Challenges in implementing preventive treatment for latent tuberculosis infection: a narrative review from provider and demand-side perspectives

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Yuxiao Ling
Songhua Chen
Yu Zhang
Qian Wu
Ke Yang
Dan Luo
Yang Li
Yiqing Zhou
Wei Wang
Bin Chen

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1628218

411 views

Community Case Study

Published on 17 Dec 2025

SeqAfrica: empowering Africa’s fight against antimicrobial resistance through genomics

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Pernille Nilsson
Christa Twyford Gibson
Natasia R. Thornval
Niamh Lacy-Roberts
Christina Odgaard
Christian Owusu-Nyantakyi
Grebstad Rabbi Amuasi
William Boateng
Quaneeta Mohktar
Alfred Bortey

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1716498

748 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2025

Time series analysis and seasonality trends of SARS-CoV-2 in Ecuador (2020–2024): a four-year study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Pablo Espinosa
Paulina Quirola-Amores
Saul Lema Asqui
Enrique Terán

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1621873

598 views

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Dec 2025

Event-Based Surveillance in the WHO African Region: Baseline implementation before the COVID-19 pandemic

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Opeayo Ogundiran
George Sie Williams
Etien Koua
Theresa Lee
Tatiana Patricia Metcalf
Oluwatosin Akande
Jessica Lee Abbate
Ifunanya Anita Nwabueze
Joseph Okeibunor
Abdou Salam Gueye

Frontiers in Public Health

210 views

Mini Review

Accepted on 16 Dec 2025

Global Landscape and Professionalization of Infection Preventionist Education: Comparative Insights and Future Directions

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Yulong Cao
Jiao Shan
Xiaoyuan BAO
Jin Meng
Wei HUAI
Yicheng JIN
Yixi JIN
Zexin ZHANG
Jiqiu KUANG

Frontiers in Public Health

Original Research

Published on 16 Dec 2025

Meteorological drivers of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China’s Jiaodong Peninsula: an ecological time-series study from 2020 to 2024

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Xiaofang Guo
Ruixiao Li
Yan Li
Xueying Tian
Yanxin Gao
Lianlong Yu
Ti Liu
Qing Duan
Renpeng Li
Zengqiang Kou

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1743845

403 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Dec 2025

Relationship between behavioral-related variables and dental caries prevalence among university students: a cross-sectional study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Jiaxin Chen
Xiaoxiao Chen
Chunmiao Wang
Deqiang Zhao
Yanfeng Zhang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1683170

361 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Dec 2025

Analysis of the effectiveness of improving the testing rate of pathogenicity specimens prior to the use of antibiotics in Shandong Province, 2014–2023

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Zhiyuan Chen
Jian Sun
Weiguang Li

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1645769

314 views

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Rapid diagnosis of acute HIV-1 infection cases: first real-world performance of point-of-care HIV-1 nucleic acid testing in China

Development of One Health-based community surveillance system to study zoonotic diseases: a study protocol

Exploring patient experiences of illness and diagnostic pathways in self-reported Q fever cases

Epidemiology of Pertussis in Saudi Arabia (2006–2023): Regional Variations and COVID-19 Effects

Clinical significance of cytokeratin 19 fragment in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study

Integrating forest data and health facility surveys to optimise risk-based malaria surveillance in the Philippines

Long-term symptom burden in a young, ambulatory cohort after the omicron outbreak in China

Public knowledge, awareness, and practices regarding rabies in Palestine: a cross-sectional survey, 2025

Association between SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and COVID-19 hospitalizations in three countries, 2022–2024

Serological screening for specific antibodies against TORCH pathogens in reproductive-aged women in Zhangzhou, China

High transmission risk in HIV-1 molecular transmission network among MSM is related to unsafe sexual behavior and adverse childhood experiences: a case-control study

High Genetic Similarity Between Clostridioides difficile Isolates from a Woman with Community-Acquired Infection and Her Dog

Hygiene measures and antimicrobial use practices in households of a rural community in South India: A cross-sectional study

Does land cover affect the growth rate of COVID-19? Rethinking sustainable habitat from the One Health perspective using data from 12 cities during lockdown in Hubei Province, China

Assessing vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in high-rise apartments via a joint epidemiologic and modeling investigation

Transdisciplinary training to address challenges in genomic epidemiology of infectious diseases

Challenges in implementing preventive treatment for latent tuberculosis infection: a narrative review from provider and demand-side perspectives

SeqAfrica: empowering Africa’s fight against antimicrobial resistance through genomics

Time series analysis and seasonality trends of SARS-CoV-2 in Ecuador (2020–2024): a four-year study

Event-Based Surveillance in the WHO African Region: Baseline implementation before the COVID-19 pandemic

Global Landscape and Professionalization of Infection Preventionist Education: Comparative Insights and Future Directions

Meteorological drivers of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China’s Jiaodong Peninsula: an ecological time-series study from 2020 to 2024

Relationship between behavioral-related variables and dental caries prevalence among university students: a cross-sectional study

Analysis of the effectiveness of improving the testing rate of pathogenicity specimens prior to the use of antibiotics in Shandong Province, 2014–2023