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Can variants, reinfection, symptoms and test types affect COVID-19 diagnostic performance? A large-scale retrospective study of AG-RDTs during circulation of Delta and Omicron variants, Czechia, December 2021 to February 2022
ConclusionSensitivity for Omicron was lower in subgroups that may become more common if SARS-CoV-2 becomes an endemic virus.PMID:37733239 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.38.2200938
Source: Euro Surveill - September 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tom áš Kliegr Ji ří Jarkovský Helena Ji řincová Jaroslav Kucha ř Tom áš Karel David Chud án Stanislav Voj íř Michal Zav řel Ond řej Šanca Ruth Tachezy Source Type: research
The relevance of clinical and epidemiological correlation in the early diagnosis of histoplasmosis: report of two clinical cases in Popay án, Colombia
Biomedica. 2023 Aug 31;43(Sp. 1):20-31. doi: 10.7705/biomedica.6782.ABSTRACTHistoplasmosis is an endemic mycosis in Colombia. Here we present two cases in the Cauca department, to indicate the clinical impact of histoplasmosis delayed diagnosis and treatment when its epidemiology is unknown. Informed consent was requested to review patients’ medical records and case report publication. The first case was a patient diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus and generalized presence of skin lesions. Initially, these lesions were diagnosed as herpes, but a postmortem diagnosis confirmed histoplasmosis through fungal cultur...
Source: Herpes - September 18, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jorge Andr és Potosí Yina Marcela Guti érrez Fabiola Eugenia Gonz ález Source Type: research
Long-Term Efficacy of Insecticidal Wall Painting for Controlling Visceral Leishmaniasis Vectors in Bangladesh
This study is the extension of our recent IWP study for VL vector management in Bangladesh, which was undertaken in seven highly VL endemic villages of the Mymensingh district with a 12-month follow-up. In this 24-months follow-up study, we collected sand flies additionally at 15, 18, 21, and 24 months since the interventions from the IWP and control (where the program did routine IRS) clusters to examine the longevity of the efficacy of IWP on sand fly density reduction and mortality. The difference-in-differences regression models were used to estimate the effect of IWP on sand fly reduction against Program IRS. The IWP ...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - September 18, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Abdul Alim M Mamun Huda Debashis Ghosh Christine M Halleux Md Almahmud Piero L Olliaro Greg Matlashewski Axel Kroeger Abraham Aseffa Dinesh Mondal Source Type: research
Epidemiological, serological, and entomological aspects of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in suspected new VL foci in Bangladesh
Acta Trop. 2023 Sep 14:107021. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107021. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe study aimed to explore epidemiological, serological, and entomological aspects of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in suspected new VL foci and assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices of the community living in the alleged new VL foci. The study investigated new visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases reported between 2019 and 2020 in four sub-districts (Dharmapasha, Hakimpur, Islampur and Savar) where we tested 560 members using the rK39 rapid test and conducted vector collections in six neighbouring houses of the index cas...
Source: Acta Tropica - September 16, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Debashis Ghosh Md Utba Rashid Soumik Kha Sagar Md Rasel Uddin Shomik Maruf Prakash Ghosh Rajashree Chowdhury Md Abu Rahat Md Nazmul Islam M M Aktaruzzaman Abu Nayeem Mohammad Sohel Megha Raj Banjara Axel Kroeger Abraham Aseffa Dinesh Mondal Source Type: research
Congenital Mpox Syndrome (Clade I) in Stillborn Fetus after Placental Infection and Intrauterine Transmission, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2008
We report the autopsy pathology findings of a 21-week stillborn fetus with congenital mpox syndrome that occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2008. The fetus acquired mpox from the mother after intrauterine transplacental monkeypox virus transmission. We confirmed monkeypox virus infection in the mother, fetus, and placenta by using a monkeypox virus-specific quantitative PCR. Subtyping of the virus was not performed, but the mother and fetus were almost certainly infected with the clade I variant that was endemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the time. Risk for intrauterine infection appears to...
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - September 13, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: David A Schwartz Placide Mbala-Kingebeni Kerry Patterson John W Huggins Phillip R Pittman Source Type: research
Prevalence of Strongyloides in Southeast Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis with implications for public health and sustainable control strategies
ConclusionsA high prevalence of strongyloidiasis in Southeast Asia was revealed, highlighting the importance of the region ’s ongoing research, surveillance, and control efforts. Factors contributing to the strongyloidiasis transmission include the role of animal hosts, the impact of global connectivity, and the significance of the co-endemicity of otherStrongyloides species. Based on these findings, a multi-pronged One-Health approach is essential for sustainable intervention and control.
Source: Infectious Diseases of Poverty - September 13, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Biting rhythms and infection rates of anthropophilic sand fly species (Diptera: Phlebotominae) in sites with different land use in southern Mexico
Acta Trop. 2023 Sep 9:107014. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107014. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCould tropical forest conversion shape sand fly (Diptera: Phlebotominae) biting rhythms and Leishmania infection rates? Using a Shannon trap, we estimated the bite rate and infection prevalence among anthropophilic sand flies at sites with different land use in southern Mexico. We estimated the expected monthly infection rate of the Leishmania parasite along the gradient and generated information on the biting rhythm of sand flies in a poorly characterized cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic region. We used generalized mixed lin...
Source: Acta Tropica - September 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: A C Montes de Oca-Aguilar M I Pav ón-Mendez K B L ópez-Ávila E I Sosa-Bibiano E A Rebollar-T éllez J A Palacio-Vargas E A Fern ández-Figueroa E N Lor ía-Cervera Source Type: research
Case Report: Nocardia amamiensis Infection Leading to Worsening of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms in an Elderly Man
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Sep 11:tpmd230284. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0284. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNocardiosis is a rare opportunistic infection mostly affecting the lungs, brain, or skin of immunocompromised individuals. Most pulmonary nocardiosis patients present with nonspecific clinical features such as productive cough, exertional dyspnea, and fever. The disease is uncommonly suspected, especially in tuberculosis-endemic regions, and clinical diagnosis is often delayed, resulting in high mortality. Pulmonary nocardiosis in apparently immunocompetent individuals is uncommon. Here, we present the case of an elderly ge...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - September 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ahalya Kanakan Amit Kumar Upinder Kaur Prity Narwade Zinnu Rain Nidhi Yadav Ishan Kumar Deepak Kumar Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti Source Type: research
Integrated Prevalence Assessment of Wuchereria bancrofti and Onchocerca volvulus in Three Co-Endemic Districts of Gambella Region, Ethiopia
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Sep 11:tpmd220392. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0392. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLymphatic filariasis (LF) and onchocerciasis (OV) are among the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) targeted for elimination in Ethiopia. We used a transmission assessment survey (TAS-1) to evaluate the serological status of OV in three co-endemic districts in Gambella simultaneously. During May and June 2019, blood samples were collected from 6- to 7-year-old children who were randomly selected through standard community-based TAS methodology. Children were tested for both circulating filarial antigen (CFA) for LF via filari...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - September 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mohammed Hassen Aderajew Mohammed Tekola Endeshaw Tewodros Seid Fikresilasie Samuel Tadese Asmare Henok Birhanu Firdaweke Bekele Adane Yayeh Fikre Seife Mossie Tamiru Kadu Meribo Zerihun Tadesse Emily Griswold Moses Katabarwa Frank Richards Gregory S Nola Source Type: research
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Chagas Disease in the United States: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Sep 11:tpmd230361. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0361. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChagas disease affects approximately 300,000 patients in the United States. We evaluated a multicenter U.S.-based network to obtain clinical characteristics and outcomes of chronic Chagas disease by disease forms. This was a U.S.-based, multicenter, population-based, retrospective cohort study. We queried TriNetX, a global research network, to identify patients with dual-positive IgG serology for Trypanosoma cruzi. We captured outcomes of interest for up to 5 years. We found 429 patients with evidence of dual-positive T. cr...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - September 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Andr és F Henao-Martínez Christian Olivo-Freites Nelson I Agudelo Higuita Carolina Ferraz Carlos Franco-Paredes Jose Tuells Laila Woc-Colburn Salvador Villalpando-Carri ón Daniel B Chastain Anis Rassi Source Type: research
Case Report: Nocardia amamiensis Infection Leading to Worsening of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms in an Elderly Man
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Sep 11:tpmd230284. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0284. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNocardiosis is a rare opportunistic infection mostly affecting the lungs, brain, or skin of immunocompromised individuals. Most pulmonary nocardiosis patients present with nonspecific clinical features such as productive cough, exertional dyspnea, and fever. The disease is uncommonly suspected, especially in tuberculosis-endemic regions, and clinical diagnosis is often delayed, resulting in high mortality. Pulmonary nocardiosis in apparently immunocompetent individuals is uncommon. Here, we present the case of an elderly ge...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - September 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ahalya Kanakan Amit Kumar Upinder Kaur Prity Narwade Zinnu Rain Nidhi Yadav Ishan Kumar Deepak Kumar Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti Source Type: research
Integrated Prevalence Assessment of Wuchereria bancrofti and Onchocerca volvulus in Three Co-Endemic Districts of Gambella Region, Ethiopia
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Sep 11:tpmd220392. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0392. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLymphatic filariasis (LF) and onchocerciasis (OV) are among the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) targeted for elimination in Ethiopia. We used a transmission assessment survey (TAS-1) to evaluate the serological status of OV in three co-endemic districts in Gambella simultaneously. During May and June 2019, blood samples were collected from 6- to 7-year-old children who were randomly selected through standard community-based TAS methodology. Children were tested for both circulating filarial antigen (CFA) for LF via filari...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - September 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mohammed Hassen Aderajew Mohammed Tekola Endeshaw Tewodros Seid Fikresilasie Samuel Tadese Asmare Henok Birhanu Firdaweke Bekele Adane Yayeh Fikre Seife Mossie Tamiru Kadu Meribo Zerihun Tadesse Emily Griswold Moses Katabarwa Frank Richards Gregory S Nola Source Type: research
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Chagas Disease in the United States: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Sep 11:tpmd230361. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0361. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChagas disease affects approximately 300,000 patients in the United States. We evaluated a multicenter U.S.-based network to obtain clinical characteristics and outcomes of chronic Chagas disease by disease forms. This was a U.S.-based, multicenter, population-based, retrospective cohort study. We queried TriNetX, a global research network, to identify patients with dual-positive IgG serology for Trypanosoma cruzi. We captured outcomes of interest for up to 5 years. We found 429 patients with evidence of dual-positive T. cr...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - September 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Andr és F Henao-Martínez Christian Olivo-Freites Nelson I Agudelo Higuita Carolina Ferraz Carlos Franco-Paredes Jose Tuells Laila Woc-Colburn Salvador Villalpando-Carri ón Daniel B Chastain Anis Rassi Source Type: research
