Associations of four obesity indices with diabetes mellitus in Korean middle-aged and older adults using the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) by Yiseul Lee, Nam-Kyoo Lim, Hyun-Young Park

“…Methods Data from three population-based cohorts (Ansan and Ansung, Health Examinee, and Cardiovascular Disease Association Study, derived from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study) were analyzed. Logistic analysis was used to evaluate the association of BMI, WC, WHR, and ABSI with DM, after adjusting for covariates according to sex and age. …”
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Characterization of Serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis from Invasive Meningococcal Disease Cases in Canada Between 1979 and 2006: Epidemiological Links to Returning Travellers by Angela M Sloan, Averil M Henderson, Raymond SW Tsang

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Genetic Variants Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Risk: Cumulative Epidemiological Evidence from Meta-Analyses and Genome-Wide Association Studies by Caiyang Liu, Ran Ran, Xiaoliang Li, Gaohua Liu, Xiaoyang Xie, Ji Li

“…Fifty variants in 26 genes obtained from meta-analyses were significantly associated with COPD risk. Cumulative epidemiological evidence of an association was graded as strong for 10 variants in 8 genes (GSTM1, CHRNA, ADAM33, SP-D, TNF-α, VDBP, HMOX1, and HHIP), moderate for 6 variants in 5 genes (PI, GSTM1, ADAM33, TNF-α, and VDBP), and weak for 40 variants in 23 genes. …”
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Characteristics and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest among students under school supervision in Japan: a descriptive epidemiological study (2008–2021) by Kosuke Kiyohara, Mamoru Ayusawa, Masahiko Nitta, Takeichiro Sudo, Taku Iwami, Ken Nakata, Yuri Kitamura, Tetsuhisa Kitamura

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Outbreak of carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neurorehabilitation unit: Genomic epidemiology reveals complex transmission pattern in a tertiary care hospital by Maria Grazia Silvotti, Erika Scaltriti, Luca Bolzoni, Beatrice Zerbi, Gabriella Tocci, Andrea Zappavigna, Gianfranco Lamberti, Federico Donati, Franco Federici, Stefano Pongolini, Giuliana Lo Cascio

“…The study highlights the critical role of genomic epidemiology in hospital outbreaks. © 2025 The Author(s). …”
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A ten-year evaluation of central nervous system cystic echinococcosis in a highly endemic area of Iran: Molecular epidemiology and clinicopathological characteristics by Mohsen Najjari, Ali Dehesht Manesh, Shahab Rezaeian, Bibi Razieh Hosseini Farrash, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, Mohammad Ebrahimipour

“…Parasite Epidemiology and Control…”
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Epidemiology and Control of diabetes - tuberculosis comorbidity in Eswatini: protocol for the prospective study of tuberculosis patients on predictive factors, treatment outcomes and patient management practices by Diederick E Grobbee, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Kennedy Otwombe, Victor Williams, Alinda Vos

“…This study will describe the epidemiology of DM-TB comorbidity in a prospective cohort of patients receiving TB treatment and identify best practices for integration of care for non-communicable diseases into TB services in Eswatini.Methods and analysis This study will employ a mixed-methods approach. …”
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Molecular Epidemiology, Drug-Resistant Variants, and Therapeutic Implications of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis D Virus Prevalence in Nigeria: A National Study by Oludare ‘Sunbo Adewuyi, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Hirono Otomaru, Alash’le Abimiku, Anthony Agbakizu Ahumibe, Elsie Ilori, Que Anh Luong, Nwando Mba, James Christopher Avong, John Olaide, Oyeladun Okunromade, Adama Ahmad, Afolabi Akinpelu, Chinwe Lucia Ochu, Babatunde Olajumoke, Haruka Abe, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Adetifa Ifedayo, Michiko Toizumi, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, Katsunori Yanagihara, Jide Idris, Lay-Myint Yoshida

“…We utilised 777 HBV-positive samples and epidemiological data from the two-stage sampled population-based, nationally representative Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey conducted in 2018. …”
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A Comparison of the Clinical and Epidemiological Profile of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever with Dengue and COVID-19 in Hospitalized Children, Sonora, México, 2015–2022 by Gerardo Álvarez-Hernández, Cristian Noé Rivera-Rosas, Jesús René Tadeo Calleja-López, Jehan Bonizú Álvarez-Meza, Maria del Carmen Candia-Plata, Denica Cruz-Loustaunau, Antonio Alvídrez-Labrado

“…The comparison of their main clinical and epidemiological manifestations in hospitalized children can help identify characteristics that improve empirical suspicion and timely therapeutic interventions. …”
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Epidemiological Characteristics and Prognostic Scoring in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis and Stevens–Johnson Syndrome: Insights from a 17-Year Burn Center Experience by David Breidung, Sarina Delavari, Ioannis-Fivos Megas, Alexander Geierlehner, Wolfgang Hitzl, Karl J. Bodenschatz, Konrad Karcz, Denis Ehrl, Moritz Billner

“…The primary objective of this study was to assess the epidemiological characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and SJS/TEN overlap over a 17-year period at a specialized burn center. …”
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Clinical and Epidemiological Features of Patients with Drug-Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in Iran: Different Points of Children from Adults by Bahareh Abtahi-Naeini, Mohammad-sadegh Dehghan, Fatemeh Paknazar, Zabihollah Shahmoradi, Gita Faghihi, Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee, Mojtaba Akbari, Mahdi Hadian, Tooba Momen

“…Background. Different epidemiologic aspects of drug-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) in children are scarce. …”
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Increase of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Decrease of MCP-1 and Some Updated Epidemiology Aspects of Cystic Echinococcosis Human Cases in Calabria Region by Giovanni Matera, Maria Teresa Loria, Cinzia Peronace, Tatiana Catanzariti, Pio Settembre, Aida Giancotti, Angelo G. Lamberti, Giorgio S. Barreca, Luisa Galati, Gessica Dodaro, Maria Mazzitelli, Alessio Strazzulla, Carlo Torti, Angela Quirino, Maria Carla Liberto, Alfredo Focà

“…We aim to investigate some of the pathogenetic mediators of the human echinococcosis and to obtain updated epidemiological findings on cases of echinococcosis in Calabria, Southern Italy. …”
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Letter to the Editor regarding “Epidemiological predictors of quality of life and the role of early markers in children with cerebral palsy: A multi-centric cross-sectional study” by Xin Zhao, Kanglong Peng, Xianrong Liang, Guojun Yun

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Epidemiological perspectives of amyloidosis in Argentina: a cohort study analysing incidence and mortality patterns among a population affiliated to a medical care programme by María Lourdes Posadas-Martínez, Delfina Cirelli, Florencia De Florio, María Adela Aguirre, Elsa Mercedes Nucifora, Patricia Beatriz Sorroche, María Soledad Sáez, Valeria Inés Aliperti, Jimena Vicens, Marcelina Carretero

“…This underlines the importance of further research in epidemiology for a better understanding of the pathology and its evolution.…”
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Cultural Aspects of Type-2 Diabetes-related Social Stigma: A Cultural Epidemiological Study among General Community Members in Urban Pune, India by Abhay Machindra Kudale, Mayuri Dnyandeo Ghawat, Akshada Vikram Gopale, Mugdha Sharad Phutane, Saju Joseph

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Epidemiology of Respiratory Pathogens in Children with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection and Impact of the Multiplex PCR Film Array Respiratory Panel: A 2-Year Study by Asmae Lamrani Hanchi, Morad Guennouni, Meriem Rachidi, Toufik Benhoumich, Hind Bennani, Mounir Bourrous, Fadl Mrabih Rabou Maoulainine, Said Younous, Mohamed Bouskraoui, Nabila Soraa

“…This study described the epidemiology of respiratory pathogens involved in severe respiratory infections in children that were affected by several factors such as season and age group. …”
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Animal Brucellosis in Egypt: Review on Evolution, Epidemiological Situation, Prevalent <i>Brucella</i> Strains, Genetic Diversity, and Assessment of Implemented National Control Measures by Ahmed M. S. Menshawy, Acacia Ferreira Vicente, Yamen M. Hegazy, Vitomir Djokic, Mahmoud E. R. Hamdy, Luca Freddi, Essam M. Elbauomy, Ashraf E. Sayour, Claire Ponsart, Nour H. Abdel-Hamid

“…This review delves deeply into brucellosis’s current epidemiological situation and potential sources of livestock infection in Egypt during the last two decades. …”
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Long-term trends in the incidence of male breast cancer and nomogram for predicting survival in male breast cancer patients: a population-based epidemiologic study by Aimin Huang, Daning Li, Zhe Fan, Jingfang Chen, Weidong Zhang, Wentao Wu

“…MBC data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (1975–2019) were analyzed using the Age-Period-Cohort (APC) model to examine trends in age, period, and birth cohort effects of MBC incidence. …”
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The Presence of Two Distinct Lineages of the Foot-And-Mouth Disease Virus Type A in Russia in 2013–2014 Has Significant Implications for the Epidemiology of the Virus in the Region by Victor V. Nikiforov, Sergey A. Noskov, Alexander V. Sprygin, Mohammad Abed Alhussen, Anastasia S. Krylova, Taisia V. Erofeeva, Svetlana N. Fomina, Svetlana R. Kremenchugskaya, Fedor I. Korennoy, Maxim V. Patrushev, Ilya A. Chvala, Tamara K. Mayorova, Stepan V. Toshchakov

“…Molecular surveillance of FMD epidemiology is a fundamental tool for advancing our understanding of virus biology, monitoring virus evolution, and guiding vaccine design. …”
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A scoping review of HIV epidemiologic, sociocultural and programmatic studies related to transgender women and men who have sex with men in Cambodia, 1999-2019. by Jan W de Lind van Wijngaarden, Frits van Griensven, Ly Penh Sun, Stephen Wignall

“…<h4>Results</h4>Twenty-seven relevant studies and papers were found and reviewed; most were epidemiological in nature. Recent epidemiological studies and reports show an increase in HIV prevalence among Cambodian MSM and TGW. …”
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