{"title":"Infectious diseases within a war-torn health system: The re-emergence of polio in Gaza","authors":"Dalia Zayed, Mus'ab Banat, Ala'a B. Al-Tammemi","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101483","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101483","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101483"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297524002671/pdfft?md5=5471af375968804b90d6d256b3ba9668&pid=1-s2.0-S2052297524002671-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142157607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Naegleria Fowleri: The prevalence of a brain-eating amoeba in freshwater bodies in India","authors":"Vardhini Ganesh Iyer, Novonil Deb, Dattatreya Mukherjee, Sanjit Sah, Aroop Mohanty, Vikash Jaiswal , Ranjit Sah","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101482","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101482","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101482"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S205229752400266X/pdfft?md5=2596d0c84fdbca3e2e1d9bea607f000c&pid=1-s2.0-S205229752400266X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142157606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Household animals and the risk of hepatitis E for pregnant women","authors":"Milad Zandi, Fatemeh Sadat Mousavi, Hashem Khanbabaei","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101481","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101481","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101481"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297524002658/pdfft?md5=c28d9c87b65c167ea07f70993a80cb9d&pid=1-s2.0-S2052297524002658-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142157450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dana Khdr Sabir, Paywast Jamal Jalal, Fro Rzgar Khdir
{"title":"Understanding the surge in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever incidence in Iraq: A call for action","authors":"Dana Khdr Sabir, Paywast Jamal Jalal, Fro Rzgar Khdir","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101479","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101479","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101479"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297524002634/pdfft?md5=dc912d8df87e0a5ece5d671d5fadaef9&pid=1-s2.0-S2052297524002634-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142157449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Rare Encounter: The first documented human infection of avian influenza A(H5N2)","authors":"Prakriti Pokhrel, Amogh Verma, Kumud Pant, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Quazi Syed Zahiruddin, Sarvesh Rustagi, Sanjit Sah","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101478","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101478","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101478"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297524002622/pdfft?md5=3d0a5118d67b2ffdcf8a24419eff83e9&pid=1-s2.0-S2052297524002622-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142157451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Monkeypox crisis: A national public health concern in Democratic Republic of the Congo","authors":"Lucien Baraka, Elie Kihanduka, Mayar Moustafa Budair, Francois Rhugendabanga, Styves Banga, Jones Onesime, Hardy Elembwe, Samson Hangi, Excellent Rugendabanga, Aymar Akilimali","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101480","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101480","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101480"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297524002646/pdfft?md5=59c41621e2c853457cfe7982b79bb5f7&pid=1-s2.0-S2052297524002646-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142238821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalence of and risk factors for infectious disease syndromic symptoms among pilgrimage to Arba'een mass gathering religious in 2023","authors":"Hosein Azizi , Behrouz Naghili , Fariba Abbasi , Lotfali Haghiri , Elham Davtalab Esmaeili","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101477","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101477","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>There is a growing participation of Shia Muslims, in the Arba'een pilgrimage every year. It is imperative to conduct a comprehensive study on the transmission of diseases among Arba'een pilgrims in order to identify and promptly respond to potential epidemics effectively. We aimed to assess the syndromic symptoms associated with infectious diseases and the prevalence of mask usage among patients visiting outpatient clinics during the Arba'een pilgrimage in Ira, in 2023.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>In this descriptive-analytical study, 300 outpatients who sought medical care at outpatient clinics during the Arba'een pilgrimage were randomly selected. The study data and infectious disease syndromic symptoms were assessed using trained healthcare professionals. A multiple logistic regression analysis was carried out to estimate the crude and Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) of symptoms and risk factors associated with respiratory syndrome and flu-like symptoms with 95 % confidence intervals.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The mean age of the participants was 39 years and 61 % of those were male. Out of 72 (24 %) of mask users, 41.6 % had changed masks in less than 8 h. The most common syndromic symptoms was Flu-like illness (53 %). In the final analysis, not wearing a mask AOR = 1.40 (1.1–9.8) and smoking AOR = 3.25 (1.1–9.5) both elevated the risk of the flu-like syndrome and severe respiratory disease symptoms.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Pilgrims are especially vulnerable to the flu and other respiratory illnesses. Therefore, performing a differential diagnosis in these people, including flu and COVID-19, is essential to prevent an outbreak during the Arba'een pilgrimage.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101477"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297524002610/pdfft?md5=94a0242ec2c93b6d066293f982981259&pid=1-s2.0-S2052297524002610-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142157452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Faithful Miebaka Daniel, Victoria Ezinne Emeruwa, Lydia Daopuye
{"title":"First human fatality from H5N2 virus: Have we learnt lessons in pandemic preparedness?","authors":"Faithful Miebaka Daniel, Victoria Ezinne Emeruwa, Lydia Daopuye","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101476","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101476","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101476"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297524002609/pdfft?md5=3a69d02dcaae8859172bbb1476ed684c&pid=1-s2.0-S2052297524002609-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142136369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bahman Abedi Kiasari , Amir Hossein Alipour , Negar Hemmati , Mohammad Gholamnezhad , Fatemeh Hoda Fallah
{"title":"Lymphotropic polyomavirus and Merkel cell polyomavirus in patients infected with HIV or hepatitis B or C virus","authors":"Bahman Abedi Kiasari , Amir Hossein Alipour , Negar Hemmati , Mohammad Gholamnezhad , Fatemeh Hoda Fallah","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101471","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101471","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>LPV and MCV emerge as recent additions to the Polyomaviridae family, capable of inducing important infections. Studies have suggested the presence of LPV in human populations, with potential involvement in central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Additionally, MCV, closely related to LPV, has been implicated in Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). This study aimed to explore the prevalence of LPV and MCV in individuals with compromised immunity due to chronic viral infections.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>340 specimens, including HIV PCR-positive, HBV PCR-positive, HCV PCR-positive, and HIV/HBV/HCV negative sera, underwent screening via PCR technique to identify LPV and MCV genomes. Subsequently, sequencing was employed to validate the viral identity.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Out of all specimens, MCV DNA was detected in 8.52 % of participants, with a significantly higher prevalence in HIV-positive individuals (26.4 %). LPV was detected in only one HIV-positive patient. No co-detection of MCV and LPV was observed. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the genetic similarity of the detected MCV strains to known references, while the LPV sequence showed 99 % identity to the published sequences of LPV-K38.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This research provides insights into the prevalence of LPV and MCV in individuals with chronic viral infections. The study highlights the potential association between MCV and immunocompromised states, emphasizing the need for comprehensive investigations to understand the epidemiology, transmission routes, and clinical implications of these polyomaviruses in human populations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101471"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297524002555/pdfft?md5=1fc181c2e36d0b8abfa9c32ed7c3c9c4&pid=1-s2.0-S2052297524002555-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142157453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Prakasini Satapathy , Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib , Shilpa Gaidhane , Quazi Syed Zahiruddin , Rakesh Kumar Sharma , Sarvesh Rustagi , Jumana M. Al-Jishi , Hawra Albayat , Mona A. Al Fares , Mohammed Garout , Hayam A. Alrasheed , Maha F. Al-Subaie , Ali A. Rabaan , Ranjit Sah
{"title":"Adverse pregnancy outcomes in maternal malarial infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Prakasini Satapathy , Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib , Shilpa Gaidhane , Quazi Syed Zahiruddin , Rakesh Kumar Sharma , Sarvesh Rustagi , Jumana M. Al-Jishi , Hawra Albayat , Mona A. Al Fares , Mohammed Garout , Hayam A. Alrasheed , Maha F. Al-Subaie , Ali A. Rabaan , Ranjit Sah","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101474","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101474","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Malaria in pregnancy is a critical public health issue that can lead to severe adverse outcomes for both mother and fetus. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the prevalence of adverse birth outcomes in malaria-infected pregnancies and examines their association with the condition.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>We searched databases up to January 30, 2024, for observational studies on pregnant women with malaria. Data were analyzed using a random-effects model to calculate pooled prevalence rates and risk ratios (RRs) for adverse outcomes, with statistical support from R software version 4.3.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Thirty-one studies were included, showing high prevalence of low birth weight (LBW; 17.4 %), preterm birth (17.9 %), and small for gestational age (SGA; 16.1 %) in malaria-affected pregnancies. Infected mothers were significantly more likely to have LBW infants (RR = 1.755), preterm births (RR = 1.484), and SGA infants (RR = 1.554). The risk of stillbirth was not significantly increased (RR = 1.238).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Malaria in pregnancy significantly elevates the risk of LBW, preterm birth, and SGA, underscoring the need for effective malaria prevention and treatment strategies in endemic regions. Future research should aim to refine and implement these strategies to enhance maternal and neonatal health outcomes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101474"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297524002580/pdfft?md5=36ff30e2b55722e8a9d74ecd3478eece&pid=1-s2.0-S2052297524002580-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142130036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}