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Epidemiologia, Volume 5, Issue 1

2024 March - 9 articles

Cover Story: Homelessness is increasingly reported at a global level; around 150 million people worldwide can be currently considered as homeless. Homeless shelters, i.e., temporary residences for HP, providing safety conditions and protection from exposure to the weather, have been characterized as hotspots for outbreaks of several infectious diseases, including but not limited to tuberculosis, pneumococcal pneumonia and meningitidis due to Neisseria meningitidis. However, limited information has been gathered on viral respiratory pathogens such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), SARS-CoV-2, and even influenza. The present systematic review will therefore provide available evidence about these pathogens in homeless people living in urban shelters. View this paper
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Articles (9)

  • Communication
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,724 Views
9 Pages
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The Requirements of Managing Phase I Clinical Trials Risks: The British and Italian Case Studies

  • Davide Di Tonno,
  • Laura Martena,
  • Manuela Taurisano,
  • Caterina Perlin,
  • Anna Chiara Loiacono,
  • Stefano Lagravinese,
  • Santo Marsigliante,
  • Michele Maffia,
  • Susanna Esposito and
  • Alberto Argentiero
  • + 6 authors
Epidemiologia2024, 5(1), 137-145;https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia5010009

13 March 2024

Phase I clinical trials represent a critical point in drug development because the investigational medicinal product is being tested in humans for the first time. For this reason, it is essential to evaluate and identify the Maximum Tolerated Dose (M...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,532 Views
15 Pages
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Hand Hygiene, Mask Use, and Social Distancing among Public Hospital and Polyclinic Nurses in Barbados during the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic

  • Uma Gaur,
  • Wendy Sealy,
  • Ambadasu Bharatha,
  • Natasha P. Sobers,
  • Kandamaran Krishnamurthy,
  • Michael H. Campbell,
  • Cara Cumberbatch,
  • Maia Drakes,
  • Marielle Gibbs and
  • Md Anwarul Azim Majumder
  • + 6 authors
Epidemiologia2024, 5(1), 122-136;https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia5010008

6 March 2024

Background: Nurses are essential members of the healthcare workforce and were among the first-line carers for patients in community and hospital settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, they were at a heightened risk of infection, resultin...

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  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
12,699 Views
16 Pages
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Cannabis Use and Its Impact on Mental Health in Youth in Australia and the United States: A Scoping Review

  • Aayush Baral,
  • Fahad Hanna,
  • Ritesh Chimoriya and
  • Kritika Rana
Epidemiologia2024, 5(1), 106-121;https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia5010007

29 February 2024

Cannabis is a widely used substance among the youth population, with an estimated 2.8% currently smoking cannabis. Its popularity is growing due to the perception of its harmless nature and lack of dependence. However, this increase in use has been l...

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  • Open Access
11 Citations
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The Molecular Epidemiology of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Viruses Identified in Israel between 2015 and 2023

  • Natalia Golender and
  • Bernd Hoffmann
Epidemiologia2024, 5(1), 90-105;https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia5010006

20 February 2024

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) is an infectious, non-contagious viral disease seriously affecting cattle and some wild ruminants and has a worldwide distribution. All viruses can be subdivided into “Eastern” and “Western”...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
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Genomic Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2: Data Analysis and Assessment of Tunisian Strategy from January 2021 to February 2022

  • Arwa Neffati,
  • Mouna Safer,
  • Wissal Kalai,
  • Aicha Hechaichi,
  • Sonia Dhaouadi,
  • Hajer Letaief,
  • Chaima Aichouch,
  • Leila Bouabid,
  • Sondes Darouiche and
  • Nissaf Bouafif Ben Alaya
  • + 5 authors
Epidemiologia2024, 5(1), 80-89;https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia5010005

6 February 2024

Due to the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant in the UK in 2020 and its risk of increased transmission, the Ministry of Health in Tunisia implemented a sequencing surveillance strategy for SARS-CoV-2. The aim of this study was to ana...

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  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,995 Views
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 in Homeless People from Urban Shelters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2023)

  • Matteo Riccò,
  • Antonio Baldassarre,
  • Silvia Corrado,
  • Marco Bottazzoli and
  • Federico Marchesi
Epidemiologia2024, 5(1), 41-79;https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia5010004

31 January 2024

Homeless people (HP) are disproportionally affected by respiratory disorders, including pneumococcal and mycobacterial infections. On the contrary, more limited evidence has been previously gathered on influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome...

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  • Perspective
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,943 Views
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Myopia, Sodium Chloride, and Vitreous Fluid Imbalance: A Nutritional Epidemiology Perspective

  • Ronald B. Brown
Epidemiologia2024, 5(1), 29-40;https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia5010003

29 January 2024

Theories of myopia etiology based on near work and lack of outdoor exposure have had inconsistent support and have not prevented the rising prevalence of global myopia. New scientific theories in the cause and prevention of myopia are needed. Myopia...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,198 Views
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Childhood Mediterranean Diet Adherence Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Childhood Obesity, Specific Sociodemographic, and Lifestyle Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Pre-School Children

  • Eleni Pavlidou,
  • Sousana K. Papadopoulou,
  • Olga Alexatou,
  • Gavriela Voulgaridou,
  • Maria Mentzelou,
  • Fani Biskanaki,
  • Evmorfia Psara,
  • Gerasimos Tsourouflis,
  • Nikos Lefantzis and
  • Constantinos Giaginis
  • + 5 authors
Epidemiologia2024, 5(1), 11-28;https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia5010002

23 December 2023

Background: The Mediterranean diet (MD) has been related with a decreased probability of overweight/obesity as well as central obesity at all stages of the human life, decreasing the risk of diverse disease states and improving quality of life. Over...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
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Incidence of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers in Salento (Southern Italy): A 15-Year Retrospective Analysis from the Cancer Registry of Lecce

  • Emiliano Sordi,
  • Prisco Piscitelli,
  • Carla Albanese,
  • Anna Melcarne,
  • Anna Tardio,
  • Fabrizio Quarta,
  • Enrico Greco,
  • Alessandro Miani,
  • Andrea Falco and
  • Adele Civino
  • + 2 authors
Epidemiologia2024, 5(1), 1-10;https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia5010001

21 December 2023

Background and Objectives: Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) include basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC), as well as a wide range of rare skin tumors. NMSCs is the most frequently diagnosed type of tumor among Caucasians. We...

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