Análise integrada da vulnerabilidade à diarreia aguda em Curitiba by Elaiz Aparecida Mensch Buffon, Francisco de Assis Mendonça

“…This work puts in evidence an analysis of the relationship between the incidence of acute diarrhoea, the risks and socio-environmental vulnerabilities in Curitiba, associated with the degradation of nature and society. Based on epidemiological analysis (incidence calculation) and mapping (vulnerabilities and risks) it was possible to apply an integrated approach to disease and urban environmental degradation. …”
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The Prevention of the Renal Chronic Damage: a Priority from Childhood by Aymahara Gómez Morejón, Lidia Rosa Pérez González, Ortelio Chaviano Mendoza, Jan O’neil González Ramos, Juan Carlos Yanes Macías, Annia Quintana Marrero

“…<strong><br />Objective:</strong> to describe the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of chronic kidney disease in children treated at the Paquito González Cueto Cienfuegos Pediatric University Hospital in the period 2018-2020. …”
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The burden of irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia in Poland: a cross-sectional study from West Pomeranian Voivodship by Patrycja Krynicka, Mariusz Kaczmarczyk, Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka, Danuta Cembrowska-Lech, Konrad Podsiadło, Krzysztof Dąbkowski, Katarzyna Gaweł, Natalia Botke, Iwona Zawada, Małgorzata Ławniczak, Andrzej Białek, Wojciech Marlicz

“…This study addresses the epidemiological gap in Poland, focusing on the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. …”
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Potential implications of thyroid autoantibodies in children, adolescents, and young adults with thyroid nodules in Japan: The Fukushima Health Management Survey by Rina Tazaki, Yurie Kobashi, Nana Nakahata, Mahiro Asano, Norikazu Abe, Haruka Ejiri, Ayako Sato, Natsuki Nagamine, Chisato Takahashi, Yukie Yamaya, Manabu Iwadate, Takashi Matsuzuka, Satoshi Suzuki, Tetsuya Ohira, Satoru Suzuki, Fumihiko Furuya, Hiroki Shimura, Shinichi Suzuki, Susumu Yokoya, Shunichi Yamashita, Hitoshi Ohto, Seiji Yasumura

“…There have been no systematic epidemiological evaluations of the relationship between thyroid autoimmunity and the clinical background of young patients with thyroid nodules. …”
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A SYBR green I-based multiplex real-time PCR for simultaneous detection of pseudorabies virus, porcine circovirus 3 and porcine parvovirus by Lihua Cao, Wenke Lv, Anqi Li, Lulu Yang, Feng Zhou, Feng Wen, Sheng Yuan, Shujian Huang, Zhili Li, Jinyue Guo

“…Therefore, a quick and accurate detection method is needed for epidemiological surveillance, disease management, import and export control. …”
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Assessment of residential exposures to agricultural pesticides: A scoping review. by Raphaëlle Teysseire, Guyguy Manangama, Isabelle Baldi, Camille Carles, Patrick Brochard, Carole Bedos, Fleur Delva

“…The determinants and routes of exposure remain to be explored to improve the conduct of epidemiological and risk assessment studies and to help prevent future exposures. …”
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The virome composition of respiratory tract changes in school-aged children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection by Dianqi Zhang, Yang Cao, Biao Dai, Teng Zhang, Xing Jin, Qingyue Lan, Chaoying Qian, Yumin He, Yi Jiang

“…This study aims to explore the changes in the respiratory virome caused by MPI after the COVID-19 pandemic to enrich local epidemiological data. Methods Clinical samples from 70 children with MPI (70 throat swab samples and 70 bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples) and 78 healthy controls (78 throat swab samples) were analyzed using viral metagenomics. …”
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Assessment of typing methods, virulence genes profile and antimicrobial susceptibility for clinical isolates of Proteus mirabilis by Lamiaa A. Salama, Hazem Hamed Saleh, Shaymaa H. Abdel-Rhman, Rasha Barwa, Ramadan Hassan

“…ERIC-PCR and Rep-PCR provide high discrimination ability among P. mirabilis clinical isolates contributing to epidemiological studies.…”
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Optimal strategies of social distancing and vaccination against seasonal influenza by Eunha Shim

“…Optimal control strategies for controlling seasonal influenza transmission in the US are of high interest, because of the significant epidemiological and economic burden of influenza. To evaluate optimal strategies of vaccination and social distancing, we used an age-structured dynamic model of seasonal influenza. …”
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Unmasking the Masquerader: A Delayed Diagnosis of MS and Its 4.5 Years of Implications in an Older African American Male by Deanna Dong, Joshua Carlson, Joseph Ruberwa, Thomas Snihur, Nawar Al-Obaidi, José Bustillo

“…In patients that present with possible symptoms of MS, a high suspicion for MS should be entertained even in epidemiologically atypical patients to prevent delay in diagnosis and irreversible disability.…”
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Update for diagnosis and treatment of syndrome after cardiac injury: a mini-review by Ruihui Lai, Tan Xu, Tan Xu

“…This review aims to provide a comprehensive explicit of the epidemiological characteristics, relevant pathophysiological mechanisms, diagnostic methods, and treatment strategies associated with PCIS, further fostering a deeper understanding and promoting advancements in the prevention and treatment of PCIS.…”
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Pulmonary hypertension associated with connective tissue disease by Srinivas Rajagopala, Molly Mary Thabah

“…In this narrative review, we discuss the epidemiologic burden, clinical presentation, evaluation, and management of PH in CTDs.…”
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Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae Endocarditis and Presumed Osteomyelitis by Marc Romney, Stephen Cheung, Valentina Montessori

“…In patients with endocarditis caused by a Gram-positive bacillus and epidemiological risk factors for E rhusiopathiae exposure, empirical treatment with vancomycin should be reconsidered.…”
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Interdisciplinary approaches among the subjects Surveillance and Vector Control and History of America by Bárbara Cecilia Eguiguren Ferrer, Reina Ysabel Hernández Cedeño, Valia Caminero Chávez, Miriam Olano Rivalta, Enma de la Caridad Díaz Hernández

“…The way to carry out this relationship through the concrete civilization historical analysis and independence development is explained, including not only settlements, culture, but epidemiological and typical health situations of these civilizations as well. …”
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Some recent developments on linear determinacy by Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Bingtuan Li, Haiyan Wang

“…The process of invasion is fundamental to the study of the dynamics of ecological and epidemiological systems. Quantitatively, a crucial measure of species' invasiveness is given by the rate at which it spreads into new open environments. …”
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Collagen XVII: A Shared Antigen in Neurodermatological Interactions? by Allan Seppänen

“…In support of the hypothesis that collagen XVII serves as a shared antigen mediating an immune response between skin and brain, research on animal and human tissue, as well as numerous epidemiological and case studies, is presented.…”
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Challenges, progress, and opportunities in clinical toxicology in Nepal: a narrative review by Rakesh Ghimire, Rajesh Sharma, Sangha Ratna Bajracharya, Manish Yadav, Ziad Kazzi, Bibhav Acharya, Michael Eddleston, Ramu Kharel

“…This narrative review synthesizes the current state of toxicological care in Nepal, highlighting epidemiological data, educational programs, policy developments, and resource availability up to 2024. …”
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Effect of Pesticides on Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs) and Their Association with Obesity and Diabetes by J. Hernández-Valdez, A. Velázquez-Zepeda, J. C. Sánchez-Meza

“…Obesity and diabetes mellitus are considered the most important diseases of the XXI century. Recently, many epidemiological studies have linked exposure to pesticides to the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. …”
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Genomic analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strains isolated in Malaysia by Hooi-Leng Ser, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Learn-Han Lee

“…Complementing with epidemiological and experimental studies, these findings allow better understanding the prevalence of certain types in Malaysia and permits further in-depth studies on the virulence and pathogenic mechanisms of these strains which is particularly critical to speed up the development of effective treatment regime. …”
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The Role of Hyperglycemia and Insulin Resistance in the Development and Progression of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Daniel Grinnan, Grant Farr, Adam Fox, Lori Sweeney

“…There is also growing radiographic, hemodynamic, biochemical, and pathologic data supporting an association between diabetes and pulmonary hypertension. More robust epidemiologic studies are needed to confirm an association between diabetes and pulmonary hypertension and to show that diabetes is a disease modifier in pulmonary hypertension. …”
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