Characteristics of COVID-19 cases and factors associated with their mortality in Katsina State, Nigeria, April-July 2020 by Suleiman Idris Ahmad, Kabir Suleiman, Bello Umar Ibrahim, Shamsuddeen Suleiman Yahaya, Kabir Mustapha, Ibrahim Muhammad Kaita, Suleiman Ahmed Haladu, Bello Suleiman Abdullahi, Augustine Olajide Dada, Suleiman S Bashi, Adamu D Dawud, Ahmed Tijani Abubakar, Abdulhakeem Abayomi Olorukooba, Chukwuma Umeokonkwo, Abba Shehu, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Aisha Mamman, Dahiru Tukur, Lawal Ahmadu Kuki, Ali Takai Guda, Aisha Bukola Usman, Celestine Ameh, Kabir Sabitu

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Dose assessment of medical exposure of radiographic dental studies by I. G. Shatskiy

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New year, new ambitions! by Sheba Nakacubo Gitta

“…True to our mission and journal scope, most of the published articles were outbreak investigations and surveillance system evaluations (Figure 2). We also published eighteen articles in our regular issue on the COVID-19 preparedness and response efforts in Africa. …”
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Gastric Cancer Mortality in Ceará in Brazil’s Northeastern, 2000-2022: Spatio- Temporal Study by Lucia Libanez Bessa Campelo Braga, Helio De Almeida Nobre Junior, Jorg Heukelbach, Anderson Fuentes Ferreira, Ana Suzete Lopes, Edson Luiz de Oliveira, Vitor de Sousa Tomé, Taynara Lais Silva, Daniele Calheiros Campelo Maia, Alberto Novaes Ramos Júnior

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COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Risk Factors of Booster Failure in 480,000 Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Maria Christina L. Oliveira, Daniella R. Martelli, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva, Cristiane S. Dias, Lilian M. Diniz, Enrico A. Colosimo, Clara C. Pinhati, Stella C. Galante, Fernanda N. Duelis, Laura E. Carvalho, Laura G. Coelho, Maria Eduarda T. Bernardes, Hercílio Martelli-Júnior, Fabrício Emanuel S. de Oliveira, Robert H. Mak, Eduardo A. Oliveira

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Drug-resistant tuberculosis profiles among patients presenting at the antituberculosis center of Brazzaville, Republic of Congo by Breli Bonheur Ngouama, Jean Claude Djontu, Darrel Ornelle Elion Assiana, Freisnel Hermeland Mouzinga, Mita Naomie Merveille Dello, Jabar Babatunde Pacome Agbo Achimi Abdul, Christopher Mebiame Biyogho, Rhett Chester Mevyann, Guy Arnault Rogue Mfoumbi Ibinda, Micheska Epola Dibamba Ndanga, Franck Hardain Okemba Okombi, Michel Illoye Ayet, Lemercier Khunell Siele, Roélie Foxie Mizele Kitoti, Jeannhey Christevy Vouvoungui, Alain Maxime Mouanga, Alain Brice Vouidibio Mbozo, Veronique Penlap, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Martin Peter Grobusch, Timothy D. McHugh, Ali Zumla, Francine Ntoumi

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Vaccine hesitancy and refusal among parents: An international ID-IRI survey by Yakup Cag, Mohammad Emad al Madadha, Handan Ankarali, Yasemin Cag, Kubra Demir Onder, Aysegul Seremet-Keskin, Filiz Kizilates, Rok Čivljak, Ghaydaa Shehata, Handan Alay, Sevil Alkan-Ceviker, Fatma Yilmaz-Karadag, Meliha Cagla-Sonmezer, Manar Ezzelarab Ramadan, Dumitru Irina Magdelena, Ljiljana Betica Radic, Jurica Arapovic, Fatma Kesmez-Can, Nagwa Mostafa El-Sayed, Oladapo Babatunde Campbell, Gulden Eser-Karlidag, Reham Khedr, Mehmet Emirhan Isik, Michael Mihailov Petrov, Roxana Cernat, Umran Erturk, Yesim Uygun-Kizmaz, Eva Huljev, Fatma Amer, Mehmet Resat Ceylan, Andrea Marino, Gulnur Kul, Tuba Damar-Cakirca, Yara Mohsen Khalaf, Arzu Cennet Isik, Olumuyiwa Elijah Ariyo, Ismail Necati Hakyemez, Rezaul Karim Ripon, Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh, Emine Kubra Dindar-Demiray, Osasona Oluwadamilola Gideon, Maya Belitova, Mustafa Altindis, Rehab El-Sokkary, Recep Tekin, Mohammed Ahmed Garout, Joanna Zajkowska, Farhan Fazal, Muhammed Bekcibasi, Mirsada Hukic, Summiya Nizamuddin, Serkan Surme, Ricardo Fernandez, Amani El-Kholy, Nasim Akhtar, Saadia Ijaz, Andrea Cortegiani, Meliha Meric-Koc, Hakan Hasman, Agah Victor Maduka, Jehan Ali ElKholy, Sema Sari, Mumtaz Ali Khan, Yasemin Akin, Sukran Kose, Hakan Erdem

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Wildlife hunting and the increased risk of leprosy transmission in the tropical Americas: a pathogeographical study by Alisa Aliaga-Samanez, Patricia D. Deps, Julia E. Fa, Raimundo Real, Jean-François Guégan, Marcela A. Oliveira, Aline Pessutti, Simon Knoop, Juliano A. Bogoni, Thais Q. Morcatty, Roberta Marques, Daniel Jiménez-García, Gabriel F. Massocato, Arnaud L. Desbiez, Danilo Kluyber, Hani R. El Bizri

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Assessing the utility of the COVID-19 epidemic Situations of Concern classification system in guiding operational responses to the pandemic in the WHO African region: retrospective... by Opeayo Ogundiran, Jessica L. Abbate, Jessica L. Abbate, Sooyoung Kim, Mamadou Saliou Kalifa Diallo, Michel Muteba, Daniel Cardoso Portela Camara, Lucas Bianchi, Thierno Balde, Boniface Oyugi, Ann Fortin, Jayne Baykika-Tusiime, George Sie Williams, Franck Mboussou, Charles Okot, Freddy Mutoka Banza, Kabego Laundry, Ephraim Nonso Ejiofor, Trevor M. Kanyowa, Rashidatu Kamara, Phionah Atuhebwe, Nicksy Gumede, Belinda Loiuse Herring, Solomon Woldetsadik, Joseph Okeibunor, Etien Koua, Dick Chamla, Fiona Braka, Abdou Salam Gueye

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Seroprevalence and influencing factors of low-level neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in community residents by YUAN Shiying, ZHANG Jingyi, WU Huanyu, WANG Weibing, ZHAO Genming, YU Xiao, MA Xiaoying, CHEN Min, SUN Xiaodong, HUANG Zhuoying, MA Zhonghui, ZHENG Yaxu, CHEN Jian

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Pandemic one health clones of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae producing CTX-M-14, CTX-M-27, CTX-M-55 and CTX-M-65 ESβLs among companion animals in northern Ecuador by Fernando A. Gonzales-Zubiate, José Humberto M. Tambor, José Humberto M. Tambor, Juan Valencia-Bacca, María Fernanda Villota-Burbano, Adriana Cardenas-Arias, Adriana Cardenas-Arias, Fernanda Esposito, Fernanda Esposito, Quézia Moura, Bruna Fuga, Bruna Fuga, Bruna Fuga, Elder Sano, Jesus G. M. Pariona, Mishell Poleth Ortiz Jacome, Nilton Lincopan, Nilton Lincopan, Nilton Lincopan

“…The implementation of a national epidemiological surveillance program is necessary to establish future strategies to control the dissemination of antibiotic-resistant priority pathogens using a One Health approach.…”
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Sensitive and modular amplicon sequencing of Plasmodium falciparum diversity and resistance for research and public health by Andrés Aranda-Díaz, Eric Neubauer Vickers, Kathryn Murie, Brian Palmer, Nicholas Hathaway, Inna Gerlovina, Simone Boene, Manuel García-Ulloa, Pau Cisteró, Thomas Katairo, Francis Ddumba Semakuba, Bienvenu Nsengimaana, Hazel Gwarinda, Carla García-Fernández, William Louie, Endashaw Esayas, Clemente Da Silva, Debayan Datta, Shahiid Kiyaga, Innocent Wiringilimaana, Sindew Mekasha Feleke, Adam Bennett, Jennifer L. Smith, Endalamaw Gadisa, Jonathan B. Parr, Melissa D. Conrad, Jaishree Raman, Stephen Tukwasibwe, Isaac Ssewanyana, Eduard Rovira-Vallbona, Cristina M. Tato, Jessica Briggs, Alfredo Mayor, Bryan Greenhouse

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Targeting Annexin A2 to reactivate tumor-associated antigens presentation and relieve immune tolerance in liver cancer by Min Li, Hui Shen, Feng Xie, Feng Lu, Jianxin Yang, Yuxiao Tang, Qicong Shen, Zelong Gao, Mengpu Wu, Chenghua Wu, Jicong Du, Changquan Ling, Yifeng Chai, Xin Dong, Jianxin Qian, Chenqi Li, Zhenhong Guo, Dongyao Wang

“…Background Tumor cells manipulate the tumor-associated antigens presentation to escape immune surveillance; however, the molecular mechanism is not exactly clear and the measure to intervene is missing.Methods Annexin A2 was knockout by the CRISPR-Cas9 or blocked by the small-molecule matrine, PY60, and hexapeptide. …”
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Strategies Utilized During Sudan Virus Disease Outbreak Response in Kampala City, Uganda, 2022 − 2023 by Mackline Ninsiima, Richard Migisha, Alex Ndyabakira, Elizabeth Katana, Dorothy Aanyu, Zainah Kabami, Jane Frances Zalwango, Hellen Nelly Naiga, Thomas Kiggundu, Brian Agaba, Robert Zavuga, Saudah Namubiru Kizito, Marie Goretti Zalwango, Patrick King, Mercy Wendy Wanyana, Brenda Nakafeero Simbwa, Peter Chris Kawungezi, Rebecca Akunzirwe, Petranilla Nakamya, Hildah Tendo Nansikombi, Patience Mwine, Irene Angiro, Tracy Maureen Rutogire, Douglas Akii Bua, Doreen Okong, Richard Walyomo, Isaiah Chebrot, Christopher Oundo, Dennis Buluma, Emmanuel Ochien, Solome Okware, Miriam Nanyunja, Benon Kwesiga, Daniel Kadobera, Lillian Bulage, Sarah Zalwango, Daniel Okello Ayen, Alex Riolexus Ario

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Interplay between the gut microbiome and typhoid fever: insights from endemic countries and a controlled human infection model by Philip M. Ashton, Leonardos Mageiros, James E. Meiring, Angeziwa Chunga-Chirambo, Farhana Khanam, Sabina Dongol, Happy Banda, Abhilasha Karkey, Lorena Preciado-Llanes, Helena Thomaides-Brears, Malick Gibani, Nazmul Hasan Rajib, Nazia Rahman, Prasanta Kumar Biswas, Md Amirul Islam Bhuiyan, Sally Kay, Kate Auger, Olivier Seret, Nicholas R. Thomson, Andrew J. Pollard, Stephen Baker, Buddha Basnyat, John D. Clemens, Christiane Dolecek, Sarah J. Dunstan, Gordon Dougan, Robert S. Heyderman, Virginia E. Pitzer, Firdausi Qadri, Melita A. Gordon, Kathryn E. Holt, Thomas C. Darton, STRATAA Study Group

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Outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Kyzylorda region, Kazakhstan, March–July 2022 by Saya Gazezova, Saya Gazezova, Malika Gabdullina, Gulzhan Ayapova, Dilyara Nabirova, Dilyara Nabirova, Michelle Waltenburg, Manar Smagul, Manar Smagul, Lena Kasabekova, Lena Kasabekova, Umirbek Ussenov, Roberta Horth, Roberta Horth

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A cross-country comparison of temporal change in adolescent mental health problems in the UK and Brazil by J. M. Armitage, E. Viegas da Silva, F. Tseliou, L. Riglin, G. Hammerton, S. Collishaw, I. S. Santos, L. Tovo-Rodrigues, A. M. B. Menezes, C. F. Wehrmeister, H. Gonçalves, A. Matijasevich, J. Murray

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Vascular thrombosis after single dose Ad26.COV2.S vaccine in healthcare workers in South Africa: open label, single arm, phase 3B study (Sisonke study) by Linda-Gail Bekker, Glenda Gray, Nigel Garrett, Ameena Goga, Amber Khan, Ishen Seocharan, Ian Sanne, Jonny Peter, Shirley Collie, Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma, Barry Frank Jacobson, Elise Schapkaitz, Azwi Takalani, Jessica Opie, Tarylee Reddy, Michelle Robinson, Simbarashe Takuva, Pradeep Rowji, Vernon Johan Louw

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92 Prevalence of heteroresistance in urinary Escherichia coli in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia by Sarah Blaine, Sarah Kathryn Blaine, Sarah Lohsen, Julia A Van Riel, Madeleine Boulis, Alexandra Rio, D’Ante Gooden, Gillian Smith, David Weiss, Jessica Howard-Anderson, Sarah Satola

“…Methods/Study Population: Clinical urine Escherichia coli isolates from patients in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia in August 2023 were collected as part of public health surveillance performed by the CDC-funded, Georgia Emerging Infections Program (EIP). …”
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The global distribution and risk prediction of Anaplasmataceae species: a systematic review and geospatial modelling analysisResearch in context by Xiao-Bin Huang, Tian Tang, Jin-Jin Chen, Yuan-Yuan Zhang, Chen-Long Lv, Qiang Xu, Guo-Lin Wang, Ying Zhu, Yue-Hong Wei, Simon I. Hay, Li-Qun Fang, Wei Liu

“…Funding: The National Key Research and Development Program of China (2023YFC2605603) and the Natural Science Foundation of China (82330103).…”
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