A Nationwide Study on the Risks of Complications and Healthcare Costs of Snakebite Envenomation in Taiwan
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May 7:tpmd240030. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0030. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn Taiwan, six medically important venomous snakes, Trimeresurus stejnegeri stejnegeri, Protobothrops mucrosquamatus, Deinagkistrodon acutus, Daboia siamensis, Naja atra, and Bungarus multicinctus, are found. However, comprehensive research on the complications and associated healthcare costs of snakebite envenomation (SBE) is lacking. We retrospectively analyzed pertinent information from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database dated January 2002 to December 2014. We investigated the risk factors for complica...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 7, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jen-Yu Hsu Shu-O Chiang Chen-Chang Yang Yan-Chiao Mao Source Type: research
Descriptive, Hospital-Based, 10-Year Study of Malaria Transmission in Goa, a Southwest Indian State in the Malaria Elimination Phase
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May 7:tpmd230828. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0828. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe South Asia International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research, an NIH-funded collaborative program, investigated the epidemiology of malaria in the Indian state of Goa through health facility-based data collected from the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC), the state's largest tertiary healthcare facility, between 2012 and 2021. Our study investigated region-specific spatial and temporal patterns of malaria transmission in Goa and the factors driving such patterns. Over the past decade, the number of malaria cas...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 7, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Rimi Chakrabarti Kevin Gillespie Jayashri T Walke Mezia Fernandes Anvily Almeida Laura Chery-Karschney Usheer Kanjee Kristen M Skillman John White Prasad H Babar Ligia Pereira Anjali Mascarenhas Marina Vaz Anar Khandeparkar Edwin Gomes Holly Janes Pradips Source Type: research
Association between COVID-19 Severity and Expression of Viral Nucleic Acid Sensor Genes in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and Nasopharyngeal Epithelial Cells
This study examined expression of key viral nucleic acid sensor genes MDA5, ZBP1, and AIM2 in nasopharyngeal epithelial cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) obtained from 153 COVID-19 patients across a spectrum of disease severity (mild, severe, and critical) and 42 healthy controls. Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was used to quantify and compare sensor transcript levels. The COVID-19 cohort had a mean age of 53.6 years. All three sensor genes including MDA5 (3.2-fold), ZBP1 (5.1-fold), and AIM2 (4.7-fold) exhibited significantly higher messenger RNA expression in both nasophar...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 7, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Zohreh-Al-Sadat Ghoreshi Emad Behboudi Hedyeh Askarpour Fatemeh Raesi Nejad Nasir Arefinia Source Type: research
A Forward Look from the Society's Present and Past Presidents
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May 2:tpmd240146. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0146. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38697054 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.24-0146 (Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg)
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Daniel G Bausch Chandy C John James W Kazura N Regina Rabinovich David H Walker Source Type: research
Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections in Shanghai, China: Surveillance from 2014 to 2023
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May 2:tpmd230910. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0910. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSoil-transmitted helminthiasis remains a notable health problem in developing countries. In 1990 in Shanghai, a city in eastern China, 47% of the population was affected. Due to a series of comprehensive approaches, the prevalence decreased to 0.5% in 2009. We collected 10-year surveillance data to assess the epidemic situation of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in Shanghai. Stool samples and questionnaires from participants were collected. The Kato-Katz technique was used to detect infections with Ascaris lumbric...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Simin Dai Yaoguang Zhang Lei Shen Huijie Yao Zhenyu Wang Yibin Zhou Jiawei Yang Zixin Wei Min Zhu Huanyu Wu Jian Chen Qing Yu Source Type: research
The Transmission of Animal African Trypanosomiasis in Two Districts in the Forest Zone of Ghana
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May 2:tpmd230329. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0329. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAnimal African trypanosomiasis, also known as nagana, is caused by Trypanosoma species, which cause significant clinical diseases and lead to losses in animal production. We carried out a cross-sectional survey to investigate the composition of vectors and parasite diversity in two districts in the eastern region of Ghana where pigs and cattle were exposed to tsetse bites. We performed cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to identify tsetse species and internal transcribed spacer 1 PCR to identify T...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Austine Tweneboah Jana Rosenau Kofi Agyapong Addo Thomas Kwame Addison Mahamat Alhadj Moussa Ibrahim Judith Sophie Weber Soerge Kelm Kingsley Badu Source Type: research
Application of Genomic Medicine in Africa: 14th Conference of the African Society of Human Genetics and the 2nd International Congress of the Moroccan Society of Genomics and Human Genetics, Rabat, Morocco 2022
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May 2:tpmd230808. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0808. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe 14th African Society of Human Genetics (AfSHG) Morocco Meeting and 2nd International Congress of the Moroccan Society of Genomics and Human Genetics (SM2GH), held in Rabat, Morocco, from December 12 through 17, 2022, brought together 298 attendees from 23 countries, organized by the AfSHG in collaboration with the SM2GH. The conference's overarching theme was "Applications of Genomics Medicine in Africa," covering a wide range of topics, including population genetics, genetics of infectious diseases, hereditary disorders...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Meryem Fakhkhari Ikram Salih Najwa Maazaz Victoria Nembaware Nchangwi Syntia Munung Alice Matimba Sanaa Chala Ahmed Belmouden Karon Chappell Leon Mutesa Ghada El-Kamah Hicham Oumzil Larbi Baassi Younes Abbas Mohamed Zahir Alimohamed Michele Ramsay Scott W Source Type: research
Causes of Vision Loss Associated with Dengue Fever in Bihar, India - A Case Series
We report a spectrum of ocular manifestations presenting with vision loss in the last dengue epidemic in an eastern state of India. This is a retrospective interventional case series of patients with vision loss who were diagnosed with dengue eye disease in the 2022 epidemic. Systemic and ophthalmic examinations were completed on all patients and were analyzed. Fifteen patients had presented with vision loss. The mean age was 41.7 ± 10.8 years, and patients were mostly males. Three patients presented with panophthalmitis and orbital cellulitis. Eight patients were diagnosed with optic neuropathy. Four patients had macular...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Anita Ambasta Rakhi Kusumesh Mobashir Ali Gyan Bhaskar Sinha Akanksha Varuni Pragya Source Type: research
A Tale of Two Islands - Leptospirosis in Strikingly Different Ecological Settings Reveals Pathogenomic Insights
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May 2:tpmd240254. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0254. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38697097 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.24-0254 (Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg)
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: David A Haake Source Type: research
A Forward Look from the Society's Present and Past Presidents
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May 2:tpmd240146. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0146. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38697054 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.24-0146 (Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg)
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Daniel G Bausch Chandy C John James W Kazura N Regina Rabinovich David H Walker Source Type: research
Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections in Shanghai, China: Surveillance from 2014 to 2023
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May 2:tpmd230910. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0910. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSoil-transmitted helminthiasis remains a notable health problem in developing countries. In 1990 in Shanghai, a city in eastern China, 47% of the population was affected. Due to a series of comprehensive approaches, the prevalence decreased to 0.5% in 2009. We collected 10-year surveillance data to assess the epidemic situation of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in Shanghai. Stool samples and questionnaires from participants were collected. The Kato-Katz technique was used to detect infections with Ascaris lumbric...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Simin Dai Yaoguang Zhang Lei Shen Huijie Yao Zhenyu Wang Yibin Zhou Jiawei Yang Zixin Wei Min Zhu Huanyu Wu Jian Chen Qing Yu Source Type: research
The Transmission of Animal African Trypanosomiasis in Two Districts in the Forest Zone of Ghana
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May 2:tpmd230329. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0329. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAnimal African trypanosomiasis, also known as nagana, is caused by Trypanosoma species, which cause significant clinical diseases and lead to losses in animal production. We carried out a cross-sectional survey to investigate the composition of vectors and parasite diversity in two districts in the eastern region of Ghana where pigs and cattle were exposed to tsetse bites. We performed cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to identify tsetse species and internal transcribed spacer 1 PCR to identify T...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Austine Tweneboah Jana Rosenau Kofi Agyapong Addo Thomas Kwame Addison Mahamat Alhadj Moussa Ibrahim Judith Sophie Weber Soerge Kelm Kingsley Badu Source Type: research
Application of Genomic Medicine in Africa: 14th Conference of the African Society of Human Genetics and the 2nd International Congress of the Moroccan Society of Genomics and Human Genetics, Rabat, Morocco 2022
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May 2:tpmd230808. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0808. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe 14th African Society of Human Genetics (AfSHG) Morocco Meeting and 2nd International Congress of the Moroccan Society of Genomics and Human Genetics (SM2GH), held in Rabat, Morocco, from December 12 through 17, 2022, brought together 298 attendees from 23 countries, organized by the AfSHG in collaboration with the SM2GH. The conference's overarching theme was "Applications of Genomics Medicine in Africa," covering a wide range of topics, including population genetics, genetics of infectious diseases, hereditary disorders...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Meryem Fakhkhari Ikram Salih Najwa Maazaz Victoria Nembaware Nchangwi Syntia Munung Alice Matimba Sanaa Chala Ahmed Belmouden Karon Chappell Leon Mutesa Ghada El-Kamah Hicham Oumzil Larbi Baassi Younes Abbas Mohamed Zahir Alimohamed Michele Ramsay Scott W Source Type: research
Causes of Vision Loss Associated with Dengue Fever in Bihar, India - A Case Series
We report a spectrum of ocular manifestations presenting with vision loss in the last dengue epidemic in an eastern state of India. This is a retrospective interventional case series of patients with vision loss who were diagnosed with dengue eye disease in the 2022 epidemic. Systemic and ophthalmic examinations were completed on all patients and were analyzed. Fifteen patients had presented with vision loss. The mean age was 41.7 ± 10.8 years, and patients were mostly males. Three patients presented with panophthalmitis and orbital cellulitis. Eight patients were diagnosed with optic neuropathy. Four patients had macular...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Anita Ambasta Rakhi Kusumesh Mobashir Ali Gyan Bhaskar Sinha Akanksha Varuni Pragya Source Type: research
A Tale of Two Islands - Leptospirosis in Strikingly Different Ecological Settings Reveals Pathogenomic Insights
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May 2:tpmd240254. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0254. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38697097 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.24-0254 (Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg)
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: David A Haake Source Type: research
