Climate change and the spread of < em > Aedes < /em > mosquito-borne viruses in Europe
Pathog Glob Health. 2024 Feb 29:1-2. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2024.2323842. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSeveral outbreaks of chikungunya and dengue occurred on Mediterranean coasts during the hot season in the last two decades. Aedes albopictus was the vector involved in all the events. As a consequence of climate change, the 'Tiger' mosquito is now spreading through central Europe, and in the summer of 2023, for the first time, mosquito control measures were implemented in Paris to prevent autochthonous transmission of dengue. Rapid changes in the distribution of tropical disease vectors need to be taken into account in fu...
Source: Pathogens and Global Health - February 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Giovanni Rezza Source Type: research

Monitoring avian influenza in mammals with real-time data
Pathog Glob Health. 2024 Feb 27:1-5. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2024.2323843. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38414191 | DOI:10.1080/20477724.2024.2323843 (Source: Pathogens and Global Health)
Source: Pathogens and Global Health - February 28, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Francesco Branda Marta Giovanetti Fabio Scarpa Massimo Ciccozzi Source Type: research

Urinary schistosomiasis and anemia among school-aged children from southwestern Nigeria
In this study, we provide prevalence and intensity data for both conditions in three southwestern states of Nigeria, where such are lacking. Epidemiological assessment involving parasitological analysis of urine and blood samples was conducted among 1783 consenting school-aged children in Ondo, Osun, Ekiti States of Nigeria. Participants' age and sex data were obtained using field forms, and statistical analysis was performed in R software with a significance level of 95%. An overall prevalence of 26.8% and 29.5% was recorded for urinary schistosomiasis and anemia, respectively. Prevalence varied by location with (40.3% an...
Source: Pathogens and Global Health - February 28, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Babatunde Adewale Margaret A Mafe Hammed O Mogaji Joshua B Balogun Medinat A Sulyman Morakinyo B Ajayi David O Akande Emmanuel O Balogun Source Type: research

Monitoring avian influenza in mammals with real-time data
Pathog Glob Health. 2024 Feb 27:1-5. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2024.2323843. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38414191 | DOI:10.1080/20477724.2024.2323843 (Source: Pathogens and Global Health)
Source: Pathogens and Global Health - February 28, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Francesco Branda Marta Giovanetti Fabio Scarpa Massimo Ciccozzi Source Type: research

Urinary schistosomiasis and anemia among school-aged children from southwestern Nigeria
In this study, we provide prevalence and intensity data for both conditions in three southwestern states of Nigeria, where such are lacking. Epidemiological assessment involving parasitological analysis of urine and blood samples was conducted among 1783 consenting school-aged children in Ondo, Osun, Ekiti States of Nigeria. Participants' age and sex data were obtained using field forms, and statistical analysis was performed in R software with a significance level of 95%. An overall prevalence of 26.8% and 29.5% was recorded for urinary schistosomiasis and anemia, respectively. Prevalence varied by location with (40.3% an...
Source: Pathogens and Global Health - February 28, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Babatunde Adewale Margaret A Mafe Hammed O Mogaji Joshua B Balogun Medinat A Sulyman Morakinyo B Ajayi David O Akande Emmanuel O Balogun Source Type: research