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Detection and genetic diversity of Wolbachia and its associated prophage WO in mosquito populations from Ethiopia

Samson Leta, Meskerem Mulisa Misgana, Bethel Befekadu Jaleta, Tesfaye Rufael Chibssa et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Arboviral diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, including dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, yellow fever, West Nile virus (WNV), and Rift Valley fever (RVF), pose a significant public health challenge globally, particularly impacting popula...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-23896-x

Toward trustworthy COVID-19 interventions: Building vaccine trust through community-university partnerships.

Laura A Bray, Lori L Jervis, Amanda E Janitz, Laura Ross et al. • PLoS ONE (2024)

Prior research identifies trust as critical to increase vaccine acceptance and uptake. However, few intervention studies have sought to develop or test strategies for bolstering vaccine-related trust. To address this gap, this exploratory s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300872

Characterization of swine-origin H1N1 canine influenza viruses

Guojun Wang, Luiz Gustavo dos Anjos Borges, Daniel Stadlbauer, Irene Ramos et al. • Emerging Microbes and Infections (2019)

Host switch events of influenza A viruses (IAVs) continuously pose a zoonotic threat to humans. In 2013, swine-origin H1N1 IAVs emerged in dogs soon after they were detected in swine in the Guangxi province of China. This host switch was fo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1637284

Genital Warts in Women Vaccinated against HPV in Childhood: A Systematic Review

Renata Malheiro, César Magalhães, Cláudia Camila Dias, Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues et al. • Vaccines (2024)

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection among young women. Notably, more than ten years after the introduction of HPV vaccination programs in Europe, it is essential to review the real-world evidence ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12050548

Evaluating the Psychological Impacts Related to COVID-19 of Vietnamese People Under the First Nationwide Partial Lockdown in Vietnam

Xuan Thi Thanh Le, Anh Kim Dang, Jayson Toweh, Quang Nhat Nguyen et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2020)

This is the first time in Vietnam that people have undergone “social distancing” to minimize the spreading of infectious disease, COVID-19. These deliberate preemptive strategies may have profound impacts on the mental health of the populat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00824

Age and Ageing During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Challenges to Public Health and to the Health of the Public

A. Mark Clarfield, A. Mark Clarfield, Tzvi Dwolatzky, Tzvi Dwolatzky • Frontiers in Public Health (2021)

The distribution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has reached pandemic proportions. While COVID-19 can affect anyone, it is particularly hazardous for those with “co-morbidities.” Older age is an especially strong and independent risk factor for hos...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.655831

A 1-minute blood test detects decreased immune function and increased clinical risk in COVID-19 patients

Chirajyoti Deb, Allan N. Salinas, Tianyu Zheng, Aurea Middleton et al. • Scientific Reports (2021)

Abstract Upon infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, most people will develop no or mild symptoms. However, a small percentage of the population will become severely ill, and some will succumb to death. The clinical seve...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02863-2

The Role of Health Technology and Informatics in a Global Public Health Emergency: Practices and Implications From the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jiancheng Ye • JMIR Medical Informatics (2020)

At present, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is spreading around the world. It is a critical and important task to take thorough efforts to prevent and control the pandemic. Compared with severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East ...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/19866 PMC: 7388036

Establishment of two human induced pluripotent stem cell lines from familial long QT syndrome type 1 patients carrying KCNQ1 mutation

Dasom Mun, Gyeongseo Yoo, Malgeum Park, Ji-Young Kang et al. • Stem Cell Research (2024)

Long QT syndrome type 1 (LQT1) is a rare heart disorder caused by a loss-of-function mutation in the KCNQ1 gene that causes loss of Kv7.1 channel function, which can lead to Palpitations, Syncope, and Sudden cardiac arrest. We derived induc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2024.103571

Is SARS-CoV-2 a concern in the largest wastewater treatment plant in middle east?

Hasan Pasalari, Angila Ataei-Pirkooh, Mitra Gholami, Iman Rezaei Azhar et al. • Heliyon (2023)

The surveillance of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) as the end point of SARS-CoV-2 shed from infected people arise a speculation on transmission of this virus of concern from WWTP in epidemic period. To this end, the present study was dev...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16607

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Pan-Genotypic Sofosbuvir-Based Regimens for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 1 Infection in China

Hui Jun Zhou, Jing Cao, Hui Shi, Nasheen Naidoo et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2021)

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 is the most prevalent HCV infection in China. Sofosbuvir-based direct antiviral agent (DAA) regimens are the current mainstays of treatment. Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (SOF/VEL) and sofosbuvir/ledi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.779215

MBOAT7-TMC4 rs641738 Is Not Associated With the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma or Persistent Hepatitis B Infection

Peng Wang, Ying Li, Lu Li, Rong Zhong et al. • Frontiers in Oncology (2021)

ObjectiveA hot genetic variant, rs641738 within the membrane-bound O-acyltransferase domain containing 7(MBOAT7) and transmembrane channel-like 4 (TMC4), was recently reported to be associated with several liver diseases. However, the resul...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.639438

Detection of causative agents of bacterial pneumonia in hospitalized hajj and umrah cases by multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction

Vivi Setiawaty, Dini Darmawati, Arie Ardiansyah Nugraha, Pancrasia Maria Hendrati • Iranian Journal of Microbiology (2022)

Background and Objectives: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is commonly detected in pneumonia patients who travel from the Middle East regions. Besides MERS-CoV, many other pathogenic agents cause pneumonia. Detection...

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The Comparability of Men Who Have Sex With Men Recruited From Venue-Time-Space Sampling and Facebook: A Cohort Study

Hernandez-Romieu, Alfonso C, Sullivan, Patrick S, Sanchez, Travis H, Kelley, Colleen F et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2014)

BackgroundRecruiting valid samples of men who have sex with men (MSM) is a key component of the US human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) surveillance and of research studies seeking to improve HIV prevention for MSM. Social media, such as Face...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/resprot.3342

Mobile health approaches to disease surveillance in Africa; Wellvis COVID triage tool

Ayomide Owoyemi, Ron Ikpe, Mariam Toye, Ayesan Rewane et al. • Digital Health (2021)

COVID-19 has rapidly spread across the globe and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). The COVID-19 infection continues to spread across Africa. In Africa, mobile phone applications have been used for the surveilla...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/2055207621996876

Examining Rural and Urban Sentiment Difference in COVID-19–Related Topics on Twitter: Word Embedding–Based Retrospective Study

Yongtai Liu, Zhijun Yin, Congning Ni, Chao Yan et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2023)

BackgroundBy the end of 2022, more than 100 million people were infected with COVID-19 in the United States, and the cumulative death rate in rural areas (383.5/100,000) was much higher than in urban areas (280.1/100,000). As the pandemic s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/42985