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Infectious Disease Reports, Volume 15, Issue 5

October 2023 - 14 articles

Cover Story: Viral encephalitides (VE) pose a major public health concern in West Africa and the world at large. VE is defined as an inflammation of the brain caused by a viral infection. Several viruses, particularly arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses), have been identified to cause encephalitic diseases in both humans and animals, leading to significant mortality rates and socioeconomic strains in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Three main factors are essential for the transmission, maintenance, and propagation of most of the encephalitis-causing viruses in West Africa, including the pathogen (virus), the vector (mosquito), and a suitable virus-replicating host. At present, very few effective preventive and control measures are available in Africa. Adopting the One Health approach among the relevant sectors could help address this global issue. View this paper
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Articles (14)

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,729 Views
20 Pages

19 October 2023

Evidence suggests that air pollution, specifically the particulate matters PM2.5 and PM10, plays a key role in exacerbating the risk of prolonged symptoms following COVID-19 infection. Aim: This study endeavors to elucidate the potential interaction...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,657 Views
7 Pages

Late-Onset Prosthetic Endocarditis with Paraaortic Abscess Caused by Cutibacterium acnes

  • Ornela Velollari,
  • Christian Malte Reinhardt,
  • Maike Knorr,
  • Katharina Schnitzler,
  • Dirk Graafen,
  • Matthias Miederer,
  • Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben,
  • Thomas Münzel,
  • Kai-Helge Schmidt and
  • Christian Giebels
  • + 2 authors

18 October 2023

Cutibacterium acnes, an integral component of the skin’s customary bacterial flora, represents a Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium characterized by its low virulence. Despite its low virulence, the pathogen can cause profound-seated infections...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,239 Views
35 Pages

8 October 2023

Since 2020, COVID-19 has caused serious mortality around the world. Given the ambiguity in establishing COVID-19 as the direct cause of death, we first investigate the effects of age and sex on all-cause mortality during 2020 and 2021 in England and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,070 Views
11 Pages

8 October 2023

Limited evidence exists on whether initial viral load and patient characteristics can predict unfavorable outcomes in future outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This retrospective cohort study examined the relationship between the initi...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,707 Views
13 Pages

1 October 2023

‘Query’ (Q) fever is a neglected but emerging or re-emerging zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella (C.) burnetii. Several host species are considered or speculated to be the primary reservoir hosts for human infection. In the...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,243 Views
12 Pages

27 September 2023

Background: In the era of rising carbapenem resistance, we aimed to investigate the change in mortality rate and positivity of carbapenemase genes in Acinetobacter baumannii. Methods: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review (PRISMA) guideline...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,870 Views
15 Pages

Metagenomic Insight into the Microbiome and Virome Associated with Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes in Manado (North Sulawesi, Indonesia)

  • Janno Berty Bradly Bernadus,
  • Jantje Pelealu,
  • Grace Debbie Kandou,
  • Arthur Gehart Pinaria,
  • Juliet Merry Eva Mamahit and
  • Trina Ekawati Tallei

11 September 2023

The aim of this study was to investigate the microbial diversity encompassing bacteria, fungi, and viruses within the composite microbial community associated with Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Manado, Indonesia, using a whole-genome shotgun metagenomi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,149 Views
14 Pages

SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern and Clinical Severity in the Mexican Pediatric Population

  • Anahí Maldonado-Cabrera,
  • Jesus Alejandro Colin-Vilchis,
  • Ubydul Haque,
  • Carlos Velazquez,
  • Andrea Socorro Alvarez Villaseñor,
  • Luis Eduardo Magdaleno-Márquez,
  • Carlos Iván Calleros-Muñoz,
  • Karen Fernanda Figueroa-Enríquez,
  • Aracely Angulo-Molina and
  • Ana Lucía Gallego-Hernández

11 September 2023

The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) presents global heterogeneity, and their relative effect on pediatric severity is still limited. In this study, we associate VOCs with pediatric...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,305 Views
8 Pages

Streptococcus zooepidemicus Meningitis in an HIV-Positive Horse Breeder Patient: A Case Study and Literature Review

  • Petya Argirova,
  • Yordan Kalchev,
  • Ivan Baltadzhiev,
  • Mariyana Stoycheva and
  • Marianna Murdjeva

7 September 2023

Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus is a rare etiologic agent of bacterial meningitis in humans. The disease is a zoonotic infection and is transmitted through close contact with domestic animals, mainly horses. Only 37 cases of Streptococcus zoo...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,000 Views
9 Pages

Factors Associated with the Usefulness of Public Health Communication in the Context of COVID-19: Lessons Learned from the African, Caribbean, and Black Communities in Ottawa, Ontario

  • Josephine Etowa,
  • Bishwajit Ghose,
  • Egbe Etowa,
  • Charles Dabone,
  • Malemo Luc,
  • Amoy Jacques,
  • Susan Roelofs,
  • Ubabuko Unachukwu,
  • Danielle Brown-Shreves and
  • Glory Osandatuwa
  • + 1 author

7 September 2023

Public health communication is critical for promoting behaviours that can prevent the transmission of COVID-19. However, there are concerns about the effectiveness of public health communication within Canada’s African, Caribbean, and Black (AC...

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