The impact of earthquakes on public health: A narrative review of infectious diseases in the post-disaster period aiming to disaster risk reduction

M Mavrouli, S Mavroulis, E Lekkas, A Tsakris - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Earthquakes are among the most impressive natural phenomena with very high potential to
set off a chain of effects that significantly affects public health through casualties and injuries …

The Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission on antimicrobial resistance: 6 years later

R Laxminarayan, T Van Boeckel, I Frost… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Summary In 2013, a Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission described the state of
antimicrobial resistance worldwide. Since then, greater awareness of the public health …

[HTML][HTML] Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a …

M Naghavi, KL Ong, A Aali, HS Ababneh, YH Abate… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death
is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and …

[HTML][HTML] Etiological, epidemiological, and clinical features of acute diarrhea in China

LP Wang, SX Zhou, X Wang, QB Lu, LS Shi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
National-based prospective surveillance of all-age patients with acute diarrhea was
conducted in China between 2009‒2018. Here we report the etiological, epidemiological …

Lives saved with vaccination for 10 pathogens across 112 countries in a pre-COVID-19 world

J Toor, S Echeverria-Londono, X Li, K Abbas… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Background: Vaccination is one of the most effective public health interventions. We
investigate the impact of vaccination activities for Haemophilus influenzae type b, hepatitis …

Global burden and trends of rotavirus infection-associated deaths from 1990 to 2019: an observational trend study

Y Du, C Chen, X Zhang, D Yan, D Jiang, X Liu, M Yang… - Virology journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Rotavirus is the leading global pathogen of diarrhea-associated mortality and
poses a great threat to public health in all age groups. This study aimed to explore the global …

Rotaviruses: From pathogenesis to disease control—A critical review

CA Omatola, AO Olaniran - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since their first recognition in human cases about four decades ago, rotaviruses have
remained the leading cause of acute severe dehydrating diarrhea among infants and young …

Things must not fall apart: the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children in sub-Saharan Africa

M Coker, MO Folayan, IC Michelow, RE Oladokun… - Pediatric …, 2021 - nature.com
Children aged 0–19 years in sub-Saharan Africa bear a disproportionate proportion of the
global burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Significant public health …

Thrombocytopenia in virus infections

M Raadsen, J Du Toit, T Langerak… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thrombocytopenia, which signifies a low platelet count usually below 150× 109/L, is a
common finding following or during many viral infections. In clinical medicine, mild …

Current and new rotavirus vaccines

RM Burke, JE Tate, CD Kirkwood… - Current opinion in …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Rotavirus vaccines have demonstrated impact in reducing diarrheal morbidity and mortality
worldwide. As countries begin to introduce the newly prequalified vaccines, additional data …