Epidemiological Analysis - Science topic

Background : Periodontal diseases include gingivitis, periodontitis, and peri-implant disease. There are different ways to treat these diseases, such as surgical and non-surgical periodontal treatments like gingivectomy, open flap debridement, and crown lengthening. Aim : This study aimed to determine the most common periodontal surgery procedures...

The CRISPR/Cas system defends bacteria and archaea against invasive pathogens, such as phages, establishing an immunological memory from this interaction. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic pathogen, represents a significant public health concern due to its multidrug resistance. This study conducted a molecular epidemiological analysis of cli...

A tuberculose (TB) continua sendo um grave problema de saúde pública no Recife. Entre 2020 e 2023, foram diagnosticados 11.715 casos, com uma prevalência maior entre homens (cerca de 68%) e indivíduos de raça parda. A forma pulmonar foi predominante, representando mais de 80% dos casos. A pandemia de COVID-19 impactou negativamente o controle da TB...

Background Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common haematological malignancy worldwide. A comprehensive global analysis of MM based on diverse geographic locations and timeframes is lacking. This study aimed to provide the incidence, mortality rate, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of MM, from 1990 to 2021, focusing on the age str...

Background The suitability of the United States National Academy of Medicine guidelines for gestational weight gain in women with gestational diabetes remains uncertain, raising global concerns. This study aimed to evaluate the association of gestational weight gain with pregnancy and birth outcomes and to determine optimal ranges for gestational w...

RESUMO Introdução: A doença renal representa um desafio global de saúde, afetando milhões de pessoas e requerendo diagnóstico precoce para uma gestão eficaz. Os fatores de risco incluem aspectos genéticos, estilo de vida e condições médicas preexistentes. O seu diagnóstico é crucial para a gestão eficaz da condição, destacando a importância da dete...

A tuberculose (TB) continua sendo um dos principais desafios de saúde pública no Brasil, com elevada morbimortalidade e dificuldades na detecção precoce, adesão ao tratamento e controle da transmissão. No estado de Mato Grosso, fatores socioeconômicos e geográficos influenciam a dinâmica da doença, exigindo análises detalhadas para subsidiar políti...

Influenza A is a respiratory virus that causes high infection rates and mortality worldwide, particularly affecting high-risk groups such as children, older adults, and individuals with chronic conditions. This retrospective study was conducted at a single tertiary hospital in Korea to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of influenza A infe...

Este artigo tem por objetivo realizar uma análise epidemiológica das internações e óbitos devido à doença reumática cardíaca no Brasil nos últimos anos, buscando identificar tendências e populações mais atingidas nesse intervalo de tempo. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, quantitativo e retrospectivo, baseado na análise de dados provenientes do Sis...

Epidemiological analysis associated with risk factors was explored in combination with morphological characterization of Eimeria species of small ruminants in northern Punjab. Out of total 363 faecal samples collected from sheep and goats of nine districts of northern Punjab, 305 animals (84.02%) were infected with coccidiosis. The district-wise pr...

Efflux‐mediated antibiotic resistance poses a significant global threat, affecting diverse bacterial species. Clinicians recognize the danger of efflux mechanisms during antibiotic treatment, yet precise diagnostic tools remain unavailable. The antibiogram currently infers abnormal efflux pump activity in clinical isolates, which is subsequently co...

Pathogens know no borders, and the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the urgent need for comparable, globally accessible pathogen data. This paper proposes a European wastewater pathogen monitoring network using aircraft and airport samples as a proof of concept for an effective cross-national surveillance system. The study emphasizes the importance of...

Background Bovine ephemeral fever (BEF) is a biphasic febrile, vector‐borne viral disease affecting cattle and buffaloes, leading to significant reductions in milk production and economic losses. BEF's episodic nature often leads to its classification as non‐notifiable disease. Objectives This study aimed to investigate the environmental and breed...

Objective This study aimed to assess the burden of respiratory tract cancers in China, the United States, India, and worldwide from 1990 to 2021. Also, forecast the evolution of respiratory tract cancers deaths and DALYs burden during 2022 to 2050. Study design An epidemiological analysis. Methods Based on the GBD 2021 data, this article analyzed...

O Brasil registrou um aumento preocupante nos casos de sífilis adquirida, especialmente entre jovens e gestantes entre os anos 2019 e 2023. A análise epidemiológica evidencia a necessidade de reforçar ações preventivas e o acesso ao diagnóstico e tratamento. A educação sexual é fundamental para conscientizar sobre transmissão e controle, tornando e...

Objective In China, Cervical cancer is one of the common malignant tumors in females, and high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection is one of its main causative factors. However, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection rates may vary significantly among patients of different ages and HPV subtypes. This study aims to provide insights into devel...

In recent years, resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae to the clinical last-resort drugs carbapenem and tigecycline has intensified, including Metallo-β-Lactamase-producing K. pneumoniae (MBL-KP), which demonstrated resistance to ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA), posing a significant public health threat. This study focused on the carbapenems, CZA, and ti...

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common infection in ICUs, occurring after 48 hours of mechanical ventilation and diagnosed based on clinical, radiological, and laboratory criteria. This study analyzed the medical records of 190 adult patients diagnosed with VAP at Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição (HNSC) in Tubarão, SC, aiming to asses...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) disease outbreak was a public health emergency of international concern which eventually evolved into a pandemic. Nigeria was locked down in March, 2020 as the country battled to contain the spread of the disease. By August 2020, phase-by-phase easing of the lockdown was commenced and university students will soon return...

Introdução: Apenas em 2020, mais de 500 mil mulheres foram diagnosticadas com câncer de colo de útero e quase 342 mil morreram em todo o mundo. No Brasil essa neoplasia levou a morte de 6.627 mulheres, com um número de novos casos superior a 16.710 de acordo com o último senso documentado. Objetivo: O objetivo do presente estudo foi realizar uma re...

Introducción: La leishmaniasis es una enfermedad endémica en Paraguay y aunque representa una alta carga en la morbimortalidad, no se cuenta con suficientes publicaciones sobre su epidemiología. Objetivo: Describir las características epidemiológicas y entomológicas de la leishmaniasis tegumentaria y visceral registrados en Paraguay en el período 2...

Introdução: O câncer de colo de útero tem grande relevância para a saúde pública, haja vista sua alta prevalência na população. É de suma importância entender o perfil epidemiológico da doença para estimular o desenvolvimento de novas estratégias do sistema público de saúde no controle da enfermidade em questão. Este estudo se propõe a analisar e d...

A tuberculose (TB) é uma infecção causada pela bactéria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, que afeta principalmente os pulmões e é transmitida por secreções orais. A doença, embora muitas vezes assintomática, é indicada por tosse persistente. Historicamente, a TB remonta às civilizações antigas e chegou ao Brasil com a colonização. A doença continua a ser...

Background: Suicide is a significant public health issue globally. The patterns and disparities in suicide rates may have changed with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using epidemiological comparative studies, we can identify how suicide incidence is influenced by risk factors such as personal pressures and social support. This study analyses S...

O objetivo do presente artigo é apresentar uma análise do aumento dos casos de dengue no estado de São Paulo entre 2023 e 2025, investigando as tendências epidemiológicas e os fatores que contribuíram para o crescimento da incidência da doença. A dengue, transmitida pelo mosquito Aedes aegypti, continua a ser um grande desafio de saúde pública no B...

Leprosy, a chronic infectious disease caused mainly by Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae), is still an important public health problem in countries such as Brazil and India. Here, we estimate key epidemiological parameters in the Prata Village, a unique, hyper-endemic, former leprosy colony isolated in the Brazilian Amazon. This is a population-based...

Introdução:A leishmaniose é uma doença infecciosa causada por protozoários do gênero Leishmania, transmitida pela picada de flebotomíneos infectados, popularmente conhecidos como mosquitos-palha.Dessa forma, fica evidente a relevância de entender o perfil epidemiológico da leishmaniose .Objetivo:Definir o perfil epidemiológico da leishmaniose no Br...

Objectives This data note documents influenza-like illness (ILI) notifications in Iran by county from 2015 to 2019 as a pre-COVID-19 dataset, providing individual and spatial data for further comprehensive spatiotemporal analysis. Due to the high contagion rate of ILI and global health impact, precise geographic mapping serves as a critical tool fo...

Introdução: As escolas médicas da Inspirali integram ensino, assistência, pesquisa e extensão, impactando a saúde de forma ampla e complexa em um Brasil geograficamente e socio-culturalmente diverso. Objetivo: avaliar o impacto das escolas médicas sob gestão da Inspirali na Rede de Assistência à Saúde do SUS. Métodos: Foram utilizados dados coletad...

Lactococcosis caused by Lactococcus garvieae is a bacterial infection affecting fish with a considerable economic impact. Recently, L. garvieae has established itself as an opportunistic pathogen in humans. The aim of the current study was to test classical and molecular-biological methods for the identification of L. garvieae and examine antimicro...

Introduction: This study aims to assess the prevalence, sociodemographic factors, and patterns of mandible fractures at Prof. dr. I.G.N.G. Ngoerah General Hospital, recognizing that more than half of all maxillofacial injuries are due to mandible fractures, attributable to the mandible's prominent structure.Methods: This retrospective study was hel...

INTRODUÇÃO: A Doença da Imunodeficiência Adquirida (AIDS), descoberta nos anos 80, causada pelo Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana (HIV), é ainda, nos dias atuais, considerada a epidemia mais prevalente do mundo. Embora tenha uma história quarentenária, a AIDS possui algumas indefinições, tais como a vacina e a cura dessa enfermidade. Além disso, o t...

La ideación suicida es un fenómeno social de prevalencia creciente en el mundo. Conocer su comportamiento epidemiológico y factores de riesgo resulta fundamental para el desarrollo de políticas preventivas adecuadas. Materiales y métodos. Estudio prospectivo, multicéntrico, experimental y no controlado en la población universitaria de las áreas adm...

Recently, mpox has spread in some parts of Africa, such as Congo (DRC), Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya, worsening the situation in DRC and Burundi compared to the other parts of Africa due to the spread of the Clade Ib, with several confirmed and lethal cases. The study aims to analyze the broader molecular phylogenetics using greater complete...

Introdução: A endometriose é uma condição patológica clínica crônica e inflamatória, caracterizada pela presença de tecido endometrial funcional fora do útero. Objetivos: O artigo a seguir busca a identificar perfil clínico e epidemiológico das pacientes portadoras de endometriose em um serviço de ginecologia de referência no Espírito Santo, com a...

Introdução: Apenas em 2020, mais de 500 mil mulheres foram diagnosticadas com câncer de colo de útero e quase 342 mil morreram em todo o mundo. No Brasil essa neoplasia levou a morte de 6.627 mulheres, com um número de novos casos superior a 16.710 de acordo com o último senso documentado. Objetivo: O objetivo do presente estudo foi realizar uma re...

The relationship between indoor air quality and public health remains under-researched. WellHome is a transdisciplinary community-based study that will engage with residents to co-design feasible and acceptable research to quantify air pollution exposure in 100 homes in West London and examine its potential to exacerbate asthma symptoms in children...

Background and Objectives: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is the most common cause of congenital infection during pregnancy. It is a major concern worldwide with a wide range of clinical outcomes in fetuses and newborns due to HCMV reactivation or reinfection during pregnancy. Primary maternal infection is best diagnosed by examining IgM an...

Background Previous studies showed the prevalence of melasma, plateau facial telangiectasia, and vitiligo varied in different regions but were absent in high‐altitude areas. Aims To investigate the prevalence of three common pigmented skin disorders (melasma, plateau facial telangiectasia, and vitiligo) among the general population in Lhasa, aimin...

Child sexual violence is a serious public health problem in Brazil, with devastating impacts on the physical, psychological, and social development of victims. The epidemiological analysis carried out, based on data from DATASUS between 2015 and 2021, revealed a high incidence of cases of child sexual violence in the country, with a predominance of...

O artigo apresenta um estudo epidemiológico ecológico, descritivo e quantitativo sobre as mortes maternas relacionadas ao Covid-19 na região Sudeste do Brasil, entre 1º de janeiro de 2021 e 30 de novembro de 2022. O objetivo foi analisar as mortes de gestantes e puérperas infectadas pela COVID-19, com base em 3.386 notificações do Sistema de Inform...

Introduction: The HIV/AIDS pandemic remains a significant public health challenge in the 21st century. Opportunistic infections (OIs) in HIV patients, especially those with advanced immunosuppression due to limited access to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), notably increase morbidity and mortality. Recognizing the prevalence and charac...

Background Epidemiological data are lacking on patients in the rural areas who are being admitted after out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). We report here the first descriptive analysis study of patients who were hospitalized and treated after OHCA at an academic medical center in the Lower Galilee which located in the north part of Israel. Met...

Obesity is widely recognized as a risk factor for several non-communicable chronic diseases, including kidney diseases. The global increase in obesity rates, particularly the accumulation of visceral fat, has raised concerns about its consequences for renal health. This study aims to analyze the influence of obesity on the risk of developing chroni...

This clinical review aimed to evaluate the number and types of skin cancer excised by GPs in a rural clinic in South West Victoria, Australia, and analyse the number needed to treat (NNT, a common metric for evaluating skin cancer detection) and the influence of clinician experience on diagnostic accuracy

Objective: Glyphosate is widely used in Malaysian agriculture but poses a significant under-reported public health concern due to poisoning. This paper aims to study the epidemiology of glyphosate poisoning in Malaysia, assessing severity, identifying risk factors, and high-risk groups. Setting: All glyphosate-related data of the Malaysia Nation...

Introdução: A leishmaniose visceral (LV) é uma doença crônica e sistêmica com taxa de letalidade superior a 90% quando não tratada, sendo um grave problema de saúde pública no Brasil. A transmissão ocorre pela picada do flebotomíneo fêmea infectado. A coinfecção por LV e HIV/AIDS é uma condição clínica complexa, caracterizada pela infecção simultân...

Introduction Microtia and aural atresia present congenital ear anomalies that affect external ear and are associated with conductive hearing loss. Both anomalies result from exposure to various prenatal risk factors, most common during the first trimester of pregnancy. Objective This study was aimed at epidemiological analysis of microtia/atresia a...

Low Back Pain (LBP) is a pain of discomfort sensation, localized in the lower part of the cost and the lower folds of the gluteal and can radiate towards the legs to the feet. Medical students are at high risk of the occurrence of LBP one of the factors is the large number of busy lecture schedules that result in students doing static work that is...

Este estudo ecológico, observacional e temporal visa analisar a evolução dos casos de tuberculose no Brasil entre 2019 e 2023, com foco nas diferenças regionais entre as regiões Nordeste e Sudeste, e nos fatores socioeconômicos e comportamentais associados à doença. Utilizando dados secundários do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SI...

A sífilis congênita permanece como um problema global de saúde pública, apesar da simplicidade de seu tratamento. Com altas taxas de mortalidade neonatal, a doença figura entre as principais causas evitáveis de morte fetal. No Brasil, os dados são alarmantes: em 2022, foram registrados 26.468 casos de sífilis congênita, com uma taxa de mortalidade...

Objectives This study aims to report the trends in the certification of both sight impairment (SI) and severe sight impairment (SSI) in England and Wales during the period of 2010 to 2020, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus is on diabetic retinopathy/maculopathy as the key causative factor. Design Retrospective database analysis. Setting E...

Este estudo teve como objetivo levantar dados epidemiológicos sobre traumatismos bucomaxilofaciais em Rio Verde (GO), abordando tipos de traumas e suas causas, como acidentes de trânsito, quedas, agressões e práticas esportivas. A pesquisa analisou prontuários de pacientes atendidos no hospital municipal universitário ao longo dos últimos 10 anos,...

Introduction. The shortage of human resources is now a global problem that has become particularly acute in all countries in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. This leads to a forced reduction in medical services and inadequate quality of care. Aim. To analyze the human resources for health in Ukraine in the context of the ongoing war and pandemic...

Dengue is the world’s most significant arboviral disease and it is endemic in contemporary Nigeria. It is usually underreported and misdiagnosed because of its overlapping clinical manifestation with other common causes of fevers such as malaria and typhoid fever. By deploying rich secondary sources, this piece discovered that southwestern Nigeria...

Fungal infections (FIs) are widespread globally, affecting both immunocompromised and immunocompetent children, with varying clinical implications based on age and comorbidities. In immunocompromised children, particularly those with hematologic oncological conditions, FI leads to substantially longer hospital stays and increased in-hospital mortal...

A Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) classifica os incidentes envolvendo animais venenosos como doenças tropicais negligenciadas. Este estudo oferece uma análise epidemiológica e clínica, descritiva e retrospectiva, dos acidentes ofídicos registrados no município de castanhal, entre janeiro de 2019 e dezembro de 2023. O objetivo é avaliar a incidên...

Introdução: A insuficiência cardíaca (IC) é uma síndrome clínica, na qual o coração é incapaz de bombear sangue de forma atender às necessidades metabólicas tissulares, ou pode fazê-lo somente com elevadas pressões de enchimento. A IC é uma complicação grave, geralmente progressiva e irreversível, que pode comprometer a maioria dos pacientes cardía...

Introdução: As Doenças Crônicas Não-Transmissíveis como, por exemplo, Diabetes Mellitus. A DM é uma doença caracterizada pelo comprometimento do metabolismo da glicose, resultando em hiperglicemia crônica. Divide-se em Diabetes Tipo 1, Tipo 2, gestacional e outros tipos específicos. O mundo enfrenta atualmente uma epidemia de casos de DM, com desta...

Objective This study aimed to enhance the prevention and control of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and provide more effective and accurate methods in Changshu City. Methods The PTB patients’ information came from the China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention (CISDCP). The demographic data for Changshu city and towns came from the S...

Este artigo tem por objetivo realizar um estudo epidemiológico sobre os casos de infecção por vírus da Chikungunya na região Sudeste do Brasil no período de 2019 a 2023. Para a coleta de dados foi realizado uma consulta na plataforma do Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde (Datasus), para avaliar os casos da doença nos estados do S...

Objectives Sedentary behaviour (SB) is associated with increased risks of breast, colorectal, endometrial, ovarian and rectal cancers. However, the number of cancer cases attributable to SB in Germany and the associated costs are unknown. Setting Numbers and proportions (population-attributable fractions, PAF) of new cancer cases attributable to S...

Epilepsy is a significant neurological disorder with a high prevalence in low-and middle-income regions, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. Despite advancements over the past two decades, limited epidemiological data is available regarding the clinical and demographic features of epilepsy in this region. Socioeconomic barriers and cultura...

An observational, longitudinal and prospective case series study of adult patients with covid-19 infections in general medicine from October 1, 2023 to October 1, 2024. Descriptive epidemiological analysis considered a set of selected demographic and clinical features. Results 39 primary covid-19 infections and 15 covid-19 reinfections from October...

A BSTRACT Background The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the impact of secondary fungal infections on patient outcomes. This single-center study explores asymptomatic fungal infections in COVID-19-positive and COVID-19-negative pneumonia cases, elucidating the intricate relationship between viral respiratory illnesses and fungal co-infections....

A eclâmpsia é caracterizada por hipertensão arterial, após a 20ª semana de gestação associada à convulsões. O diagnóstico tardio da doença hipertensiva podem provocar sérios agravos e complicações. Diante da escassez de estudos aprofundados sobre eclâmpsia, faz-se necessária a realização de estudos sobre os parâmetros obstétricos, para que sejam el...

The COVID-19 pandemic made the medical community realize how large a problem it would face. The epidemiological situation forced the opening of additional wards, the so-called "COVID wards", where an increase in the rate of coexisting bacterial infections was observed. We report a hospital outbreak due to New Delhi carbapenemases producing K. pneum...

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) increases cardiac arrest (CA) risk because of renal and cardiovascular interactions. Methods Using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data from 1999 to 2020, we analyzed CKD‐related CA mortality and the impact of social vulnerability index (SVI). Results We identified 336 494 CKD‐related CA de...

Background: China has a high incidence rate of varicella yet a low coverage rate of the varicella vaccine (VarV), with safety concerns being a leading cause of the lack of vaccination willingness. This study aimed to describe VarV-related adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) and analyze their characteristics in Zhejiang, China, 2020–2022....

Introduction: Small intestinal cancer is a rare form of cancer affecting the duodenum, jejunum, or ileum. Its incidence is increasing, although it is less commonly diagnosed than colorectal cancers. Understanding risk factors is crucial for early detection and prevention. These factors include non-modifiable ones like sex, race, age, and genetic co...

The COVID-19 pandemic affected the timely diagnosis and treatment of many cancers, including melanoma, the fifth most common cancer in the U.S. This study aimed to quantify the disruption and recovery of melanoma detection, treatment, survival, and mortality during the pandemic by analyzing data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results...

Introduction The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in influencing host health, through the production of metabolites and other key signalling molecules. While the impact of specific metabolites or taxa on host cells is well-documented, the broader impact of a disrupted microbiota on immune homeostasis is less understood, which is particularly imp...

In 2012, a social issue arose concerning a high incidence of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) among printing workers. The cause was prolonged exposure to high concentrations of 1,2-dichloropropane that was included in the ink cleaning agent. Until then, it was not known that this substance could cause cancer in humans. The author was involved...

This study evaluated the prevalence and incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Germany and explored real-world data on sequence of therapy (SOT; sequence of drugs as prescribed in clinical practice). This retrospective, observational, longitudinal cohort study using German claims data from the WIG2 GmbH Scientific Institute for Health E...

Background We aimed to describe the epidemiology, cross-transmission, interventions, and outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infections in the hematological malignancies (HM) department of a hospital in China. Methods This prospective study was divided into three stages from 2014 to 2022: Period 1 (from 1 January 2014 to...

Purpose Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important pathogenic bacterium in causing urinary tract infection. With the overuse of antibiotics, bacteria resistant to quinolones combined with carbapenems are increasing. In this study, we investigated the epidemiology, molecular characteristics, drug resistance of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (M...

Realizar uma análise epidemiológica dos casos notificados por óbitos decorrente a afogamento em menores de 5 anos ocorridos no estado de Rondônia e no Brasil. Métodos: Foram avaliados, dados de forma quantitativa, a partir do uso da plataforma online tabulardor Genérico de Domínio Público (TabNet) do Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de...

Risk-based surveillance is now a well-established paradigm in epidemiology, involving the distribution of sampling efforts differentially in time, space, and within populations, based on multiple risk factors. To assess and map the risk of the presence of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa , we have compiled a dataset that includes factors influencin...

Background Several variants of SARS-CoV-2 have a demonstrated impact on public health, including high and increased transmissibility, severity of infection, and immune escape. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the SARS-CoV-2 lineages and better characterize the dynamics of the pandemic during the different waves in Guinea. Methods Whole gen...

Toxoplasmosis is a universal zoonosis caused by an obligate intracellular parasite, Toxoplasma gondii. One of its main manifestations is abortion in humans and animals. The present review aims to clarify the situation of the disease in camelids in different countries across the four continents of the world (Africa, Asia, America and Europe) over th...

Objectives To analyze the molecular epidemiological characteristics of influenza viruses in influenza-like cases in Chongqing Hi-Tech Zone, China, to provide data support and a scientific basis for optimizing influenza prevention and control strategies in the region. Materials and methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the molecular epi...

Entamoeba histolytica, a protozoan parasite responsible for amebiasis, remains a significant public health challenge in Pakistan, particularly in regions like the Lower and Upper Dir districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This study provides an epidemiological analysis of the prevalence, seasonal distribution, and demographic patterns of E. histolytica i...

El cambio climático se ha destacado como una de las mayores amenazas globales, afectando la salud humana, los ecosistemas y las relaciones sociales. Las consecuencias incluyen el aumento de las temperaturas, eventos climáticos extremos y alteraciones estacionales, que intensifican las crisis sanitarias y socioeconómicas. Entre los impactos directos...

Introdução: A análise epidemiológica de sífilis adquirida em áreas fronteiriças é fundamental devido à sua relevância para a saúde pública. A proximidade com outros países pode aumentar o risco de disseminação de doenças infecciosas, tornando essa investigação crucial para o desenvolvimento de ações eficazes de controle. Objetivo: Analisar a tendên...

Background. The war and the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have an extremely negative impact on the morbidity and mortality of the child population. The aim of the study is to analyse the impact of the war and the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dynamics of infant mortality and its components in Ukraine from 2020 to 2023.Study m...

Technological disasters in the Americas have significant public health and environmental implications, but there is limited epidemiological analysis of these events. This study aims to characterize the epidemiological profile of technological disasters in the Americas from 2000 to 2021, focusing on morbidity and mortality trends. A retrospective cr...