{"title":"Preparedness is key in the face of avian influenza uncertainty","authors":"Abdullahi Tunde Aborode, Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola, Godfred Yawson Scott, Paulina Morales Ruiz","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101505","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101505","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101505"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142433844","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":"Anthrax: A narrative review","authors":"Sumel Ashique , Aritra Biswas , Sourav Mohanto , Shriyansh Srivastava , Md Sadique Hussain , Mohammed Gulzar Ahmed , Vetriselvan Subramaniyan","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101501","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101501","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Bacillus anthracis</em> is a zoonotic bacterium, majorly responsible for causing human anthrax and the possibility of the outbreak spreading globally. Herbivorous animals serve as the inherent reservoir for the disease, whereas all endothermic species are vulnerable. Humans contract the disease inadvertently by contact with diseased animals or animal products or through the consumption or handling of infected flesh. There is no such reported data indicating the transmission of anthrax from human to human, which further does not guarantee the bacterium's mutations and new transmission route. Nevertheless, it can lead to various infections, including endophthalmitis, bacteremia, cutaneous infection, central nervous system infection, and pneumonia. Therefore, it is crucial to examine the present epidemiological situation of human anthrax in densely populated nations, including the altered symptoms, indications in people, and the method of transmission. This article highlights the current diagnostic methods for human anthrax, further examines the available therapy options and future perspectives in treatment protocol. This narrative review resulted from a simple search strategy on “PubMed”, “ScienceDirect”, “ClinicalTrials.gov” and web reports using “AND” as Boolean operator with search keywords, i.e., “Anthrax” AND “Infection”, “Anthrax” AND “Pandemic”, “Anthrax” AND “Infectious disease”, “Anthrax” AND “Vaccine”, “Anthrax” AND “Diagnosis” shows minimal narrative literature in between 2024 and 2005. Furthermore, this narrative review highlights the potential approaches for detecting anthrax infection, establishing suitable protocols for prevention, and focusing on the current epidemiology and available therapeutics, vaccine and its future developmental strategies for the prevention of infectious disorder.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101501"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142441659","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":"First autochthonous dengue in Iran: What's next for regional control?","authors":"Nivedita Singh, Hediye Gholamshahi, Amna Zaheer, Sanjit Sah, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Amogh Verma","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101499","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101499","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101499"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142423149","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":"Valley fever on the rise: How climate change is fueling a public health crisis","authors":"Pawan Kumar, Jezina Jayan, Diptismita Jena, Nishant Rai, Sanjit Sah, Edward Mawejje","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101500","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101500","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101500"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142423144","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":"Newcastle disease outbreak in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 2024: Is there any impact on Jordan as one of the major importers of Brazilian poultry?","authors":"Ala'a B. Al-Tammemi, Mus'ab Banat","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101498","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101498","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101498"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142423145","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":"Malaria vaccine - A solution to the endemic burden of malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; a call for action","authors":"Chrispin Biamba, Mayar Moustafa Budair, Hazem Mohamed Mousa, Excellent Rugendabanga, Faizullah Jafar, Elie Kihanduka, Samson Hangi, Jones Onesime, Aymar Akilimali","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101497","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101497","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101497"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142423148","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":"Artificial intelligence enhanced infectious disease surveillance - A call for global collaboration","authors":"Tarun Kumar Suvvari, Venkataramana Kandi","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101494","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101494","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101494"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142423147","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}
Aminath Waafira, Kannan Subbaram, Razana Faiz, Zeba Un Naher, Punya Laxmi Manandhar, Sheeza Ali
{"title":"Zika virus outbreak are on the rise in India: Clinical features, complications and prevention","authors":"Aminath Waafira, Kannan Subbaram, Razana Faiz, Zeba Un Naher, Punya Laxmi Manandhar, Sheeza Ali","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101493","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101493","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101493"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142423010","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}
Aminath Waafira, Kannan Subbaram, Razana Faiz, Zeba Un Naher, Punya Laxmi Manandhar, Sheeza Ali
{"title":"Fatal and rare Chandipura virus cases in India: Etiopathogenesis, complications and prevention","authors":"Aminath Waafira, Kannan Subbaram, Razana Faiz, Zeba Un Naher, Punya Laxmi Manandhar, Sheeza Ali","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101492","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101492","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101492"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142423142","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}
Javad Moayedi, Ava Hashempour, Zahra Musavi, Farzaneh Ghasabi, Nastaran Khodadad, Mohamad Ali Davarpanah, Ali Hasanshahi
{"title":"Assessment of human Herpes Virus-8 infection in Iranian cirrhotic patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation: A cross-sectional analysis","authors":"Javad Moayedi, Ava Hashempour, Zahra Musavi, Farzaneh Ghasabi, Nastaran Khodadad, Mohamad Ali Davarpanah, Ali Hasanshahi","doi":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101496","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101496","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div><em>Human Herpes Virus 8</em> (<em>HHV-8</em>) is involved in autoimmunity. However, its association with advanced liver disease has not been fully explained. Herein, the prevalence of <em>HHV-8</em> viremia was assessed in Iranian liver transplant candidates with a confirmed diagnosis of cirrhosis.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This cross-sectional study was conducted on 230 patients with cryptogenic cirrhosis, virus-related cirrhosis, and autoimmune hepatitis, as well as 140 healthy blood donors from April 2022 to September 2023. The <em>HHV-8</em> IgG antibody concentration and viral load were evaluated <em>via</em> ELISA and RT‒PCR, respectively.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Anti-<em>HHV-8</em> IgG antibodies were detected in 25 cirrhotic patients (10.8 %) and four healthy individuals (2.6 %) (p = 0.022). The majority of the seropositive patients had cryptogenic cirrhosis (20.4 %), followed by autoimmune hepatitis (13.1 %) and virus-related cirrhosis (4.7 %). The seropositivity of <em>HHV-8</em> IgG antibody was significantly different among the etiologies of liver cirrhosis (p = 0.011). However, <em>HHV-8</em> genomic DNA was not detected in the sera of the patients or healthy blood donors.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The role of <em>HHV-8</em> infection in the development of posttransplant diseases, together with the higher seroprevalence of <em>HHV-8</em> antibodies in cirrhotic patients than in healthy individuals, highlights the importance of both primary and latent infections in liver transplantation. Therefore, serological and molecular screening of <em>HHV-8</em> is highly suggested for liver transplant candidates and organ donors. The possibility of antibody-mediated epitope mimicry in cryptogenic and autoimmune groups with moderate <em>HHV-8</em> antibody positivity and negative viral loads may account for the development of advanced liver diseases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38074,"journal":{"name":"New Microbes and New Infections","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101496"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142423009","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}