Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV infections are well-known infectious diseases caused by blood products, but recently there have been almost no reports. In 2011, hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibody test was covered by insurance in...
This article deals with the general recommendations on vaccination and postexposure prophylaxis, which can be utilized for cuts and needlestick injuries. Cuts and needlestick injuries among surgeons are common occupational...
The opioid epidemic has fueled infectious disease epidemics. We determined the impact of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) on treatment outcomes of opioid use disorder (OUD)-associated infectious diseases:...
Circulating full-length osteopontin (FL-OPN) is elevated in plasma from patients with various infectious diseases, such as adult T-cell leukemia, (TB), hepatitis virus infection, leptospirosis, acquired immune deficiency...
In this research work, we present an exciting mathematical analysis of a stochastic model, using a standard incidence function, for infectious disease hepatitis C transmission dynamics. In this model, we divided the infected...
Hepatitis hydropericardium syndrome (HHS) is an acute infectious disease caused by fowl adenovirus serotype-4 (FAdV-4), which mainly affects broilers aged 4-5 wk. During the winter of January 2021, a 32-day-old broiler flock...
We aimed to identify disparities in self-reported HCV testing among persons living with HIV (PLWH) in Florida.We utilized a cross-sectional study of 646 PLWH from the Florida Cohort study’s baseline survey. Our analysis...
RNA viruses cause numerous emerging diseases, mostly due to transmission from mammalian and avian reservoirs. Large-scale surveillance of RNA viral infections in these animals is a fundamental step for controlling viral...
Transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) is similar regarding the mode of transmission and related risk factors. Therefore it is not rare to encounter dual HBV/HCV infection in populations at risk of...
Approximately 30% of US children aged 24 months have not received all recommended vaccines. This study aimed to develop a prediction model to identify newborns at high risk for missing early childhood vaccines.A retrospective...
Hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid level (HBV-DNA) ≥5.3 log10IU/mL among pregnant women was recommended as an antiviral therapeutic indicator. However, implementation of HBVDNA testing has varying difficulties in places. In...
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in West Africa, the region has faced a coexistence of epidemics raising questions about the management of the coexistence between COVID-19 and other epidemic prone diseases. We...
