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Epidemiologia, Volume 4, Issue 3

2023 September - 11 articles

Cover Story: Israel was one of the first countries in the world to provide oral COVID-19 antiviral treatments for its population. This single-arm study describes the real-world utilization of molnupiruvir (MOV) during the Omicron surge in Israel in early 2022. We found that MOV-treated patients were more likely to be older and with multimorbid conditions compared to the overall cohort of all antiviral treatment-eligible patients. The COVID-19-related hospitalization rate and/or mortality rate within 28 days post-MOV was 3.6%, with similar rates across sexes and age groups (18–64 vs. ≥65 years) and lower rates among recently vaccinated and/or recently SARS-CoV-2-infected patients. View this paper
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Articles (11)

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,664 Views
18 Pages

Monkeypox Patients Living with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Geographic and Temporal Variations

  • Aravind P. Gandhi,
  • Bijaya K. Padhi,
  • Mokanpally Sandeep,
  • Muhammad Aaqib Shamim,
  • Tarun K. Suvvari,
  • Prakasini Satapathy,
  • Abdelmonem Siddiq,
  • Ranjit Sah,
  • Sarvesh Rustagi and
  • Jagdish Khubchandani
  • + 1 author

4 September 2023

This index meta-analysis estimated the pooled prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among individuals with monkeypox (mpox) globally. We searched seven databases: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, EMBASE, ProQuest, EBSCOHost, and Cochrane, f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,616 Views
30 Pages

Trends, Projections, and Regional Disparities of Maternal Mortality in Africa (1990–2030): An ARIMA Forecasting Approach

  • Luc Onambele,
  • Sara Guillen-Aguinaga,
  • Laura Guillen-Aguinaga,
  • Wilfrido Ortega-Leon,
  • Rocio Montejo,
  • Rosa Alas-Brun,
  • Enrique Aguinaga-Ontoso,
  • Ines Aguinaga-Ontoso and
  • Francisco Guillen-Grima

With the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) (2015–2030) focused on the reduction in maternal mortality, monitoring and forecasting maternal mortality rates (MMRs) in regions like Africa is crucial for health strategy planning by...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,172 Views
13 Pages

Real-World Utilization of Molnupiravir during the COVID-19 Omicron Surge in Israel

  • Clara Weil,
  • Tobias Bergroth,
  • Anna Eisenberg,
  • Yohance Omar Whiteside,
  • Yoseph Caraco,
  • Lilac Tene and
  • Gabriel Chodick

Molnupiravir (MOV) was introduced in Israel in January 2022 during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron surge for high-risk patients contraindicated for nirmatrelvir/ritonavir. This retrospective cohort study aimed to describe characteristics of patients offered C...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
10,448 Views
11 Pages

Mental Health and Recreational Angling in UK Adult Males: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Jason J. Wilson,
  • Mike Trott,
  • Mark A. Tully,
  • Rosie K. Lindsay,
  • Matt Fossey,
  • Lauren Godier-McBard,
  • Laurie T. Butler,
  • Andy Torrance and
  • Lee Smith

Exposure to aquatic environments (i.e., blue spaces) can lead to improved mental health and well-being. One meaningful way to spend time in blue spaces is through recreational angling, although limited scientific literature exists on this topic. The...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,963 Views
12 Pages

High-Dimensional Contact Network Epidemiology

  • Andrew Ackerman,
  • Briquelle Martin,
  • Martin Tanisha,
  • Kossi Edoh and
  • John Paul Ward

Contact network models are recent alternatives to equation-based models in epidemiology. In this paper, the spread of disease is modeled on contact networks using bond percolation. The weight of the edges in the contact graphs is determined as a func...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,166 Views
10 Pages

Tuberculosis Notification in Jordan, 2016–2020

  • Yousef Khader,
  • Hiba Abaza,
  • Srinath Satyanarayana,
  • Ahmad Saleh Abu Rumman and
  • Mohamad Nihad Alyousfi

The burden of tuberculosis (TB) in Jordan is largely unknown due to the paucity of high-quality data, under-reporting, and a lack of good quality vital registration system. This study aimed to assess the characteristics of TB patients in Jordan, dete...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,931 Views
12 Pages

Communicable Disease Surveillance in Lebanon during the Syrian Humanitarian Crisis, 2013–2019

  • Zeina Farah,
  • Majd Saleh,
  • Hala Abou El Naja,
  • Lina Chaito and
  • Nada Ghosn

Lebanon has been one of the most affected countries by the Syrian humanitarian crisis. The national communicable disease surveillance was enhanced to detect outbreaks among Syrians. In this study, we aim to describe the findings of the communicable d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,811 Views
8 Pages

Epidemiology of COVID-19 among Children and Adolescents in Sudan 2020–2021

  • Amna Khairy,
  • Narmin Elhussein,
  • Omer Elbadri,
  • Sanad Mohamed and
  • Elfatih M. Malik

Children and adolescents account for a small proportion of confirmed COVID-19 cases, with mild and self-limiting clinical manifestations. The distribution and determinants of COVID-19 among this group in Sudan are unclear. This study used national CO...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,940 Views
12 Pages

Yemen Advanced Field Epidemiology Training Program: An Impact Evaluation, 2021

  • Maeen Abduljalil,
  • Abdulhakeem Al Kohlani,
  • Aisha Jumaan and
  • Abdulwahed Al Serouri

This is the first evaluation of the Yemen Field Epidemiology Training Program (Y-FETP) to assess if it met its objectives. We collected data using mixed methods including desk review, a focus group discussion with the Y-FETP staff, in-depth interview...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,845 Views
12 Pages

Outbreak Investigation of Typhoid Fever in the District of Gabes, South of Tunisia

  • Aicha Hechaichi,
  • Hind Bouguerra,
  • Hajer Letaief,
  • Mouna Safer,
  • Lamia Missaoui,
  • Amal Cherif,
  • Saffar Farah,
  • Houcine Jabrane,
  • Taoufik Atawa and
  • Nissaf Bouafif Ben Alaya
  • + 9 authors

Typhoid fever is a significant public health concern in many parts of the world, particularly in developing countries with poor sanitation and hygiene conditions. In July 2016, an outbreak of typhoid fever occurred in Ghannouche, located in the south...

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