COVID-19 and chronic kidney disease: A Case Report on Diagnosis, Management, and Recovery in an Elderly Patient
2026
The case report concerns the management of a 71-year-old Indian woman with chronic kidney disease (CKD), cellulitis, and COVID-19. Early diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment are especially important...
Genomic characterization of Enterobacter hormaechei subsp. xiangfangensis isolated from a urinary tract infection: insights into antibiotic resistance determinant and mobile genetic elements
2026
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) remain a major public health concern in resource-limited settings, where reliance on conventional urine culture and sensitivity testing may result in misdiagnosis and...
Breaking barriers for key populations in the lenacapavir era
2026
Despite advances in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention, key populations including men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers, transgender individuals, people who inject drugs, and adolescent...
World malaria report 2025: Growing biological threats, shrinking resources
2026
The World Malaria Report 2025 documents operational progress while exposing systemic vulnerabilities that could reverse two decades of gains. Several biological threats are converging in Sub-Saharan...
Trend, pattern, and outcome of meningitis cases in Northwest, Nigeria: A 10 Year review of case-based surveillance data
2026
This study aimed to describe the epidemiological pattern of Cerebrospinal meningititis (CSM) cases, and related mortality in Jigawa State, Northwest Nigeria, over a 10-year period....
Predicting HIV testing status in pregnant women using balanced machine learning models: Insights from Sierra Leone's demographic health survey
2026
Preventing vertical HIV transmission requires comprehensive testing programmes for pregnant women, yet coverage gaps persist across Sub-Saharan Africa. In Sierra Leone, approximately one-third of pregnant...
Artificial intelligence and big data for decoding infectious disease transmission dynamics and outbreak prediction
2026
Understanding and predicting infectious disease transmission remains a central challenge in global health due to the complex interplay of pathogen evolution, host biology, environmental conditions,...
Clinical characteristics and host factors associated with drug-induced liver injury in 264 pulmonary tuberculosis patients from Hainan province, China
2026
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global public-health threat. Yet clinical portraits of patients in China's tropical south—especially Hainan—are still thinly documented. We set out to characterize...
Mosquito immunity and its defense against malaria parasite
2026
Mosquito immunity serves as a critical factor limiting the development of Plasmodium parasites within mosquitoes. Unlike vertebrate, mosquitoes rely solely on innate immune responses, which nonetheless...
An integrated review of ecology, epidemiology, and public health burden of anthrax in Africa
2026
The emergence and re-emergence of anthrax across Africa remain a persistent public health and veterinary concern. In recent years, several African countries have experienced recurrent outbreaks, underscoring...
Development of a hybridized artificial neural network, fuzzy logic and particle swarm optimization model for improved diagnosis of tuberculosis
2026
Tuberculosis (TB), a highly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains a leading cause of mortality, particularly in resource-limited regions. Limitations in sensitivity, specificity,...
The current landscape of Nipah virus vaccines: From antigen design to clinical translation
2026
Nipah virus (NiV) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic paramyxovirus with pandemic potential and a case-fatality rate exceeding 70%. The absence of approved vaccines highlights an urgent prophylactic need....
Modelling the impact of climate variability on malaria transmission dynamics across the different ecological zones in Taraba State, Nigeria: A machine learning approach
2026
Malaria transmission in Taraba State, Nigeria, remains a persistent public health challenge, shaped by climatic and ecological factors. Although the influence of weather patterns on malaria incidence...
Public education as a structural determinant of integrated mosquito management: A narrative synthesis of behavioral, institutional, and contextual evidence from Nigeria
2026
Public education represents a critical yet under-synthesized component of Integrated Mosquito Management (IMM), particularly in low- and middle-income countries where mosquito-borne diseases pose substantial...
Genotype switching in hepatitis B virus as a potential risk for vertical transmission from mother-to-child was first reported
2025
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection represents a significant global public health concern and is endemic in numerous populations. In China, mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) remains the predominant...
Recurrent cholera outbreaks in Nigeria: A review of the underlying factors and redress
2025
Cholera outbreaks remain a matter of public health since this outbreak of the epidemic is experienced almost every year. In June 2024, the African Region had registered 7964 new cases of cholera across...
Advances and challenges in the prevention, control and research of echinococcosis in China
2025
Echinococcosis is a group of chronic zoonotic parasitic diseases caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus tapeworms, which infect both humans and animals. Due to the complex life cycle, broad geographic...
A rare case of Trichosporon inkin bloodstream infection in an immunocompetent patient: Diagnostic challenges and antigenic cross-reactivity
2025
Trichosporon inkin is a rare opportunistic pathogen typically associated with superficial infections but can also cause invasive infections, particularly in immunocompromised hosts. Here, we report...
WHO report signals tuberculosis resurgence: Addressing systemic failures and revamping control strategies
2025
According to the World Health Organization's Global Tuberculosis Report 2024, tuberculosis (TB) has resurged as the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, overtaking Coronavirus disease...
The Alongshan virus: A comprehensive review of its pathogenic characteristics, epidemiology, and detection strategies
2025
Alongshan virus (ALSV) is an emerging tick-borne segmented RNA virus belonging to the Flaviviridae family, first identified in Northeastern China in 2017. ALSV is currently classified within the Jingmenvirus...
The prevalence, impact, and control measures of brucellosis in Nigeria: An analytical study
2025
This study aimed to assess the prevalence, economic impact, and control measures of brucellosis in livestock and humans across four Nigerian states (Lagos, Kano, Oyo, and Kaduna) from 2018 to 2020....
Rabies in Africa: Vaccination coverage and strategies for elimination by 2030
2025
Rabies remains a significant public health threat in Africa, and disproportionately impacts vulnerable populations to cause thousands of deaths annually. Rabies is a preventable disease and control...
Circadian rhythm of mosquitoes: Blood feeding and disease transmission
2025
The circadian rhythm refers to the adjustment of behavioural rhythms of organisms' to the environmental cues. The rhythm adjusting and maintaining is done through an internal timekeeping mechanism....
mRNA vaccination facilitates the prevention and control of infectious diseases at an unprecedented speed
2025
In recent years, amidst the progresses of biotechnology versus the emergence and evolution of diseases, the pursuit of mRNA (messenger RNA) vaccines has become a focal point, particularly after their...
The implications of Mpox for healthcare Providers: Understanding transmission, clinical presentation, and infection control
2025
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a zoonotic viral disease caused by the Monkeypox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus. Since the 2022 global outbreak, the virus has been increasingly reported...