Epidemiology and Global Health

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

   Sex-based differences in clearance of chronic Plasmodium falciparum infection

   Jessica Briggs et al.

   Lower malaria prevalence in females does not appear to be due to lower rates of infection but rather due to faster clearance of asymptomatic infections.
2. 1. Epidemiology and Global Health

   Collider bias and the apparent protective effect of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency on cerebral malaria

   James A Watson et al.

   Selection bias, also known as collider bias, likely explains the apparent protective effect of G6PD deficiency against cerebral falciparum malaria.
3. 1. Epidemiology and Global Health
   2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Intestinal microbiology shapes population health impacts of diet and lifestyle risk exposures in Torres Strait Islander communities

   Fredrick M Mobegi et al.

   Host-microbe interactions are an important influence on changing disease burdens in vulnerable remote communities.
4. 1. Epidemiology and Global Health
   2. Medicine

   A stepped-wedge randomised trial on the impact of early ART initiation on HIV-patients’ economic outcomes in Eswatini

   Janina Isabel Steinert et al.

   A stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial shows that early antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation does not negatively affect the economic welfare of HIV patients in a low-income country.
5. 1. Epidemiology and Global Health
   2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   The contribution of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections to transmission on the Diamond Princess cruise ship

   Jon C Emery et al.

   Nearly 75% of SARS-CoV-2 infections on the Diamond Princess were asymptomatic, half were never detected, and asymptomatic infections may have contributed substantially to transmission.
6. 1. Epidemiology and Global Health

   Quantifying antibody kinetics and RNA detection during early-phase SARS-CoV-2 infection by time since symptom onset

   Benny Borremans et al.

   A meta-analysis shows that seroconversion of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 is not affected by disease severity and finds higher viral RNA detection probability in lower respiratory tract and fecal samples.
7. 1. Epidemiology and Global Health
   2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Poultry farmer response to disease outbreaks in smallholder farming systems in southern Vietnam

   Alexis Delabouglise et al.

   Longitudinal monitoring of poultry farms in southern Vietnam reveals that when outbreaks occur with symptoms similar to highly pathogenic avian influenza, farmers respond by sending their chickens to market early.
8. 1. Epidemiology and Global Health
   2. Genetics and Genomics

   Clusters of polymorphic transmembrane genes control resistance to schistosomes in snail vectors

   Jacob A Tennessen et al.

   A region of the Biomphalaria genome, containing highly divergent haplotypes with different combinations of transmembrane genes, strongly impacts whether these snails can transmit parasitic schistosomes.
9. 1. Ecology
   2. Epidemiology and Global Health

   Transmission of West Nile and five other temperate mosquito-borne viruses peaks at temperatures between 23°C and 26°C

   Marta S Shocket et al.

   Mechanistic, trait-based models for transmission of West Nile virus and observed incidence of human West Nile disease cases in the US both show optimal transmission at 24-25°C.
10. 1. Epidemiology and Global Health

    Differential occupational risks to healthcare workers from SARS-CoV-2 observed during a prospective observational study

    David W Eyre et al.

    Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers included caring for Covid-19 patients, Black or Asian ethnicity, and Covid-19-positive household contacts, whereas a bundle of PPE-related measures protected ICU staff.