Pub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.004
M. Alassafi, Wajid Aziz, Rayed Alghamdi, Abdulrahman A. Alshdadi, M. Nadeem, Ishtiaq Rasool Khan, Adel Bahaddad, Ali Altalbe, Nabeel Albishry
{"title":"Complexity Reduction of Oxygen Saturation Variability Signals in COVID-19 Patients: Implications for Cardiorespiratory Control","authors":"M. Alassafi, Wajid Aziz, Rayed Alghamdi, Abdulrahman A. Alshdadi, M. Nadeem, Ishtiaq Rasool Khan, Adel Bahaddad, Ali Altalbe, Nabeel Albishry","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502725,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139881239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.009
Zahra Tahmasebi Ashtiani, Mozhgan Ahmadinezhad, F. Amiri, S. Esmaeili
{"title":"Geographical distribution of Bartonella spp in the countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO-EMRO)","authors":"Zahra Tahmasebi Ashtiani, Mozhgan Ahmadinezhad, F. Amiri, S. Esmaeili","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502725,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"14 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139880328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.006
Chiara Russo, A. Mesini, M. Mariani, Elisa Tavella, C. Sette, E. Ugolotti, Claudia Bartalucci, Candida Palmero, R. Bandettini, Elio Castagnola
{"title":"Reduce Susceptibility to Cefiderocol in Gram Negative Bacteria in Children: Is hope already lost before it’s even arrived","authors":"Chiara Russo, A. Mesini, M. Mariani, Elisa Tavella, C. Sette, E. Ugolotti, Claudia Bartalucci, Candida Palmero, R. Bandettini, Elio Castagnola","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502725,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"16 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139891244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.002
Mara-Angelina Vogel, Gustavo-Alfredo Silva, Silvia Otero-Rodríguez, E. Deschutter, J. Ramos-Rincón
{"title":"Seroprevalence of Dengue IgG and Associated Risk Factors in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Adults in Posadas (Misiones, Argentina), 2017-2019","authors":"Mara-Angelina Vogel, Gustavo-Alfredo Silva, Silvia Otero-Rodríguez, E. Deschutter, J. Ramos-Rincón","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502725,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"343 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139831827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.005
Jihun Song, S-M Jeong, Seulggie Choi, Y. Oh, Sun Jae Park, Joo young Chang, Yoosun Cho, Kyeonghyang Byeon, J. Choi, Se-Ja Lee, Jaehun Jung, Sang Min Park
{"title":"Inverse Association with COVID-19 Vaccination Status of the Incidence of Pneumonia After SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study","authors":"Jihun Song, S-M Jeong, Seulggie Choi, Y. Oh, Sun Jae Park, Joo young Chang, Yoosun Cho, Kyeonghyang Byeon, J. Choi, Se-Ja Lee, Jaehun Jung, Sang Min Park","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502725,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"13 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139818783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of COVID-19 on people with non-functioning spleens in Australia","authors":"Maeve Barlow, Penelope Jones, Mihiri Weerasuria, Jessica O’Bryan, Denis Spelman, Ian Woolley","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502725,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"17 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139886090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mortality in Norway and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020 – 22: A comparative study","authors":"P. Zahl, Ö. Hemström, Rune Johansen, S. Mamelund","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.4449686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4449686","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502725,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139293851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Razafimahatratra, Olifara Herinirina Andriatefy, Diary Juliannie Ny Mioramalala, F. A. Tsatoromila, Fanirisoa Randrianarisaona, Philippe Dussart, M. Schoenhals
BACKGROUND Madagascar has undergone multiple and robust COVID-19 waves. The resulting immune background developed by its poorly vaccinated population has however not been described. METHODS In this study, serological analysis and specific T cell response descriptions were used to describe the history of exposures of the capital's blood donors to SARS-CoV-2 and its VOCs. Samples were collected early 2022, and pools of multiple immunogenic peptides of SARS-CoV-2 were used in an IFN-γ secretion ELISPOT assay to characterize the specific T-cell immunity developed against these potential epitopes. RESULTS Multiple epidemic waves have led to 92.1% of donors having detectable antibodies, and 94.8% having developed T-cells against SARS-CoV-2. Heterogeneous reactivities to different strain-derived peptides suggested multiple immunological backgrounds in the population including 16.1% of individuals exposed at least once to a unique strain, 27.1% to two strains, 28.5% to three strains, and 23.1% to four distinct strains. CONCLUSIONS Cross-reactivity increased with multiple exposures but did not decrease the risk of re-infection. These results describe the extremely complex immunological background developed following multiple natural immunizations.
{"title":"Multiple SARS-CoV-2 immunizations of an unvaccinated population lead to complex immunity. A T cell reactivity study of blood donors in Antananarivo.","authors":"S. Razafimahatratra, Olifara Herinirina Andriatefy, Diary Juliannie Ny Mioramalala, F. A. Tsatoromila, Fanirisoa Randrianarisaona, Philippe Dussart, M. Schoenhals","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.4449694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4449694","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND Madagascar has undergone multiple and robust COVID-19 waves. The resulting immune background developed by its poorly vaccinated population has however not been described. METHODS In this study, serological analysis and specific T cell response descriptions were used to describe the history of exposures of the capital's blood donors to SARS-CoV-2 and its VOCs. Samples were collected early 2022, and pools of multiple immunogenic peptides of SARS-CoV-2 were used in an IFN-γ secretion ELISPOT assay to characterize the specific T-cell immunity developed against these potential epitopes. RESULTS Multiple epidemic waves have led to 92.1% of donors having detectable antibodies, and 94.8% having developed T-cells against SARS-CoV-2. Heterogeneous reactivities to different strain-derived peptides suggested multiple immunological backgrounds in the population including 16.1% of individuals exposed at least once to a unique strain, 27.1% to two strains, 28.5% to three strains, and 23.1% to four distinct strains. CONCLUSIONS Cross-reactivity increased with multiple exposures but did not decrease the risk of re-infection. These results describe the extremely complex immunological background developed following multiple natural immunizations.","PeriodicalId":502725,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"23 1","pages":"175-181"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139299312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samy Taha, E. Hong, Mélanie Denizon, M. Falguières, A. Terrade, A. Deghmane, Muhamed-Kheir Taha
BACKGROUND Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) cases declined upon the implementation of non-pharmaceutical measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic. A rebound in IMD cases was feared upon easing these measures. METHODS We conducted a retrospective descriptive study using the French National Reference Center Database for meningococci between 2015 and 2022. We scored serogroups, sex, age groups, and clonal complexes of the corresponding isolates. FINDINGS Our data clearly show a decline in the number of IMD cases for all serogroups and age groups until 2021. This decline was mainly due to a decrease in IMD cases provoked by the hyperinvasive ST-11 clonal complex. However, since the fall of 2021, there has been an increase in IMD cases, which accelerated in the second half of 2022. This rebound concerned all age groups, in particular 16-24 years. The increase in cases due to serogroups B, W, and Y were mainly due to the expansion of isolates of the ST-7460, the clonal complex ST-9316 and the clonal complex ST-23, respectively. INTERPRETATION IMD epidemiology changes constantly and profound epidemiological changes have been recently observed. The surveillance of IMD needs to be enhanced using molecular tools. Additionally, vaccination strategies need to be updated to acknowledge recent epidemiological changes of these vaccine-preventable serogroups.
{"title":"The rapid rebound of invasive meningococcal disease in France at the end of 2022.","authors":"Samy Taha, E. Hong, Mélanie Denizon, M. Falguières, A. Terrade, A. Deghmane, Muhamed-Kheir Taha","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.4429933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4429933","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) cases declined upon the implementation of non-pharmaceutical measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic. A rebound in IMD cases was feared upon easing these measures. METHODS We conducted a retrospective descriptive study using the French National Reference Center Database for meningococci between 2015 and 2022. We scored serogroups, sex, age groups, and clonal complexes of the corresponding isolates. FINDINGS Our data clearly show a decline in the number of IMD cases for all serogroups and age groups until 2021. This decline was mainly due to a decrease in IMD cases provoked by the hyperinvasive ST-11 clonal complex. However, since the fall of 2021, there has been an increase in IMD cases, which accelerated in the second half of 2022. This rebound concerned all age groups, in particular 16-24 years. The increase in cases due to serogroups B, W, and Y were mainly due to the expansion of isolates of the ST-7460, the clonal complex ST-9316 and the clonal complex ST-23, respectively. INTERPRETATION IMD epidemiology changes constantly and profound epidemiological changes have been recently observed. The surveillance of IMD needs to be enhanced using molecular tools. Additionally, vaccination strategies need to be updated to acknowledge recent epidemiological changes of these vaccine-preventable serogroups.","PeriodicalId":502725,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"49 1","pages":"1954-1960"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139330092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}