Authors: Kokare Vikas, Gupta Vikas Kumar, Kurup Karishma Krishna, Solanki Jayesh, Gupta Rajul Kumar, Kaur Ismeet, Dzeyie Kevisetuo Anthony, Nyugen Tran Minh Nhu Background: On June 30,...

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat. Globally, 700,000 people die from AMR annually. Understanding health care workers’ (HCWs) behavioral practi...

Background: Nagaland reported 12,233 COVID-19 cases from May 25, 2020–March 29, 2021 (6,128 cases per million). On March 30, 2021, a cluster of COVID-19 cases was reported from a priva...

Background: In Guinea, the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic of 2013–2016, which resulted in 3,811 confirmed cases and 2153 (67%) deaths, began in the N’Zérékoré region. On February 1...

Background: Rumors about vaccine failure directly affect the population's risk perceptions, adherence to the vaccine schedule, and health measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic....

Background: A COVID-19 outbreak occurred at Moroto Prison, northern Uganda in September 2020. We investigated factors associated with the introduction and spread of COVID-19 in the pri...

Background: Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a global health security concern. Transmission of ABR from animals to humans occurs either directly from animals to humans or through the foo...

Background: Dialysis patients are at high risk for severe prognosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection due to clustering of patients and close contact with nursing staff. Studies reported 5.7%–19...

Background: Lost to follow-up (LTFUP) continues to threaten the sustainability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) benefits and success of ART programs. We aimed to determine the incidence...

Background: Accounting for more than 8 million deaths annually, most tobacco use starts by adolescence, causing dependence and prolonged use. Adolescent tobacco use monitoring is criti...

Background: Between June 26–July 21, 2021, the Alapuzha municipality in Kerala, India, reported an unexpected number of acute gastroenteritis cases (613). We investigated to describe t...

Background: The municipality of Anzá reported an increase in cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in 2021, configuring a possible outbreak situation, with an incidence of 167.4 cases per 1...

Background: In September 2021, an unexpected increase in hospitalizations due to acute diarrheal diseases (ADD) was observed in the municipalities of Acre, mainly in Cruzeiro do Sul. A...

Background: In The Gambia, cattle production contributes to 34% of the National Gross Domestic Productivity (GDP). However, the zoonotic infection African Animal Trypanosome (AAT) acco...

Background: Neonatal mortality remains a concern in the eastern region of Burkina Faso with 328 deaths in 2020 and 175 deaths by the end of July 2021. Of recorded deaths in July 2021, ...

Background: Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among refugees, with two-thirds residing in malaria-endemic regions. The rapid disease notification system data for th...

Background: Persistent sputum positivity is a driver of TB transmission. We observed a 2-fold increase in non-conversion from 3.0% in 2018 to 7.0% in 2019 despite a reduction in the in...

Background: Surveillance showed an uptick in enteric disease of unknown etiology in the village of Beskol (12,000 inhabitants) in North Kazakhstan. We conducted an outbreak investigati...

Background: On May 29, 2021, Public Health Center Imogiri 1 obtained information about a positive COVID-19 patient in their area. The patient attended a choir at Church X on May 19, 20...

Background: On March 30, 2020, the rapid response team detected 5 COVID-19 cases in 1 household, who attended a wedding ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan during March 25–27, 2020. We inves...

Background: The HIV/AIDS epidemic is still a public health threat and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Tanzania while retaining patients into HIV care programs is still a ...

Background Globally, the 2020 UN targets of 90:90:90 projected that 90% of patients started on Antiretroviral therapy achieve HIV viral suppression (<400 copies) monitored routinely...

Background Studies on Antiretroviral therapy programs in Africa have shown a significant reduction of mortality among HIV clients. Mortality trend among HIV clients on Antiretroviral t...

Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) play a critical role in fighting COVID-19. Prevention remains the best weapon for protecting HCWs against the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 506 health ...