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Zoonotic Diseases, Volume 6, Issue 1

2026 March - 8 articles

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Modelling Household, Behavioural, and Environmental Determinants of Lassa Virus Exposure Using Formative Risk Indices

  • Temidayo Oluwatosin Omotehinwa,
  • Augustine Ovie Edegbene,
  • Onyemocho Audu,
  • Stephen Obekpa Abah,
  • Oladapo Sunday Shittu,
  • Ediga Bede Agbo,
  • Innocent Achanya Otobo Ujah,
  • John Alechenu Idoko and
  • Joseph Anejo-Okopi
Zoonotic Dis.2026, 6(1), 8;https://doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis6010008

2 March 2026

Lassa fever remains a major public health threat in West Africa, yet the household and behavioural determinants of prior Lassa virus exposure are not sufficiently understood. This study examined environmental, behavioural, and demographic factors ass...

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Meta-Analyses and Meta-Regression Analyses Revealed That Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Disease Associates with Coagulopathy Independently of Thrombocytopenia

  • Roaa Khafaji,
  • Sura S. Khafaji,
  • Reem S. Ubayis,
  • Sally Rita Witwit,
  • Eddean Witwit,
  • Ahmed Jawad,
  • Laurent O. Mosnier,
  • Juan C. de la Torre and
  • Haydar Witwit
Zoonotic Dis.2026, 6(1), 7;https://doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis6010007

26 February 2026

Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) disease, caused by the CCHF virus (CCHFV), poses a significant fatality risk whose underlying pathological mechanisms, including the contribution of coagulation factors, imbalances and platelet abnormaliti...

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Risk Factors for Human Anthrax Infection on a Global Scale: Understanding and Quantifying Outbreak-Related Exposure Behaviors Within Socio-Demographic and Cultural Contexts

  • Muhammad Belal Hossain,
  • Mariah Dee,
  • Cary Springer and
  • Rochelle Butler
Zoonotic Dis.2026, 6(1), 6;https://doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis6010006

11 February 2026

Anthrax, caused by Bacillus anthracis, remains a significant zoonotic disease across the globe disproportionately affecting rural populations reliant on livestock farming. Despite the availability of vaccines for humans and animals, and preventive me...

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Molecular Characterization of Drug Resistance-Associated Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from the Republic of Congo Using Targeted Nanopore Sequencing

  • Darrel Ornelle Elion Assiana,
  • Léa Gwladys Gangoue,
  • Freisnel Hermeland Mouzinga,
  • Claujeans Chastel Mfoutou Mapanguy,
  • Jabar Babatunde Pacôme Achimi Abdul,
  • Breli Bonheur Ngouama,
  • Mita Naomie Merveille Dello,
  • Franck-Hardin Okemba-Okombi,
  • Ayola Akim Adegnika and
  • Francine Ntoumi
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Zoonotic Dis.2026, 6(1), 5;https://doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis6010005

10 February 2026

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where the emergence of drug-resistant MTB undermines current control efforts. This study aimed to characterize genetic mutations associated with resistance...

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Methods for Rodent Control to Prevent Zoonotic Diseases: A Systematic Review of Studies from Africa

  • Mwajabu Selemani,
  • Abdul S. Katakweba,
  • Shabani Kiyabo Motto and
  • Rhodes H. Makundi
Zoonotic Dis.2026, 6(1), 4;https://doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis6010004

29 January 2026

Background: Africa is a continent with diverse climates, landscapes, rainfall patterns, and vegetation types, all of which significantly influence its mammalian fauna, particularly small mammals. Rodents, which are highly diverse across the continent...

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Clinical Features and Epidemiology of Mpox in Saudi Arabia Post-2022 Re-Emergence: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Series

  • Ethar Alsulami,
  • Roudin H. Alhasawi,
  • Abdulaziz F. Samandar,
  • Omnia A. Sulimani,
  • Safia H. Alansari,
  • Shahad A. Alshehri,
  • Reem A. Alshehri,
  • Saud A. Al-luhaypi and
  • Mazin M. Aljabri
Zoonotic Dis.2026, 6(1), 3;https://doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis6010003

28 January 2026

Background: With the worldwide resurgence of Mpox in 2022, understanding its regional features is important. This systematic review aimed to provide an overview of the epidemiology, risk factors, clinical features, and outcomes of Mpox in Saudi Arabi...

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Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Vector-Tick Borne Spotted Fever in the State of São Paulo

  • Daniele Rosa Xavier de Melo,
  • Michellin Pereira de Albuquerque,
  • Fabricio dos Santos Menezes,
  • Sílvia von Tiesenhausen de Sousa-Carmo and
  • Adriano Pinter
Zoonotic Dis.2026, 6(1), 2;https://doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis6010002

9 January 2026

Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a tick-borne acute febrile disease that can be lethal to humans, caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. In the State of São Paulo, transmission occurs mainly through two tick species: Amblyomma sculptum...

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Nursing Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Monkeypox Virus: A Cross-Sectional Survey at the University of Palermo, 2022

  • Barbara Ravazzolo,
  • Francesco Leonforte,
  • Letizia Cascio,
  • Clara Ferrara,
  • Federico Li Causi,
  • Francesco Armetta,
  • Maria Lampasona,
  • Rinaldo Stefano Miceli,
  • Carlo Fantini and
  • Alberto Firenze
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Zoonotic Dis.2026, 6(1), 1;https://doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis6010001

25 December 2025

Background: Human monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), endemic in Central and West Africa. A significant 2022 outbreak affected 104 countries, driven by increased susceptibility due to the cessation of smallpox vaccin...

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