Epidemiology and Global Health

Epidemiology and Global Health

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    1. Epidemiology and Global Health
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Protection afforded by post-infection SARS-CoV-2 vaccine doses: A cohort study in Shanghai

    Bo Zheng, Bronner P Gonçalves ... Caoyi Xue
    The observation that an additional vaccine dose provides protection against Omicron variant reinfection in previously vaccinated and infected individuals will help guide future COVID-19 vaccination policies in China and globally.
    1. Epidemiology and Global Health

    Global risk mapping of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and H5Nx in the light of epidemic episodes occurring from 2020 onward

    Marie-Cécile Dupas, Maria F Vincenti-Gonzalez ... Simon Dellicour
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    1. Epidemiology and Global Health

    Serum metabolome indicators of early childhood development in the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019)

    Marina Padilha, Victor Nahuel Keller ... Gilberto Kac
    A panel of serum biomarkers, including dietary and microbial-derived metabolites related to the gut-brain axis, were identified as potential for tracking children at risk of early childhood developmental delays.
    1. Epidemiology and Global Health
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Persistent cross-species transmission systems dominate Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 epidemiology in a high incidence region: A genomic epidemiology study

    Gillian AM Tarr, Linda Chui ... Tim A McAllister
    E. coli O157 infections in humans are closely linked to strains circulating in local cattle populations, with some strains persisting as long as 13 years.
    1. Epidemiology and Global Health

    Leveraging mobility data to analyze persistent SARS-CoV-2 mutations and inform targeted genomic surveillance

    Riccardo Spott, Mathias W Pletz ... Christian Brandt
    Integrating mobile service and fine-granular sample data enhances SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance, improving variant tracking, optimizing efficiency, and guiding targeted sampling strategies.
    1. Epidemiology and Global Health

    A Sex-specific Mendelian Randomization-Phenome-Wide Association Study of Body Mass Index

    Zhu Liduzi Jiesisibieke, Io Ieong Chan ... C Mary Schooling
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    1. Epidemiology and Global Health
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Livestock abortion surveillance in Tanzania reveals disease priorities and importance of timely collection of vaginal swab samples for attribution

    Felix Lankester, Tito J Kibona ... Sarah Cleaveland
    Livestock abortion surveillance can capture valuable information on important livestock pathogens, including those that are zoonotic and with epidemic potential, revealing importance of timely collection of diagnostic samples for attribution.

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