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September 27, 2025

Auxiliary Diagnostic Value of the Interferon Gamma-Induced Protein 10 mRNA Release Assay for Tuberculosis in People Living with HIV/AIDS – Beijing Municipality, China, 2022-2024.

Publication date: Aug 22, 2025 Diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected individuals presents significant challenges due to difficulties in obtaining specimens containing adequate quantities of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). This study aimed ... Read more

July 9, 2025July 9, 2025

Associations of municipality-level income and racial segregation with individual-level tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Brazil: a nationwide cohort study (2010-2019).

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Jul 07, 2025 Residential segregation is considered a social determinant of health, but there is limited evidence of its impact on tuberculosis (TB). We investigated the associations between ... Read more

December 6, 2025

Knowledge, practices, and concerns of tuberculosis healthcare workers at primary settings in western China: a multi-center cross-sectional study.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Dec 04, 2025 Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health challenge, and China bearing the world’s third-highest burden. TB healthcare workers (TB-HCWs) in primary healthcare (PHC) settings are ... Read more

December 1, 2025

Detection of Dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2) by RT-qPCR in Aedes aegypti in the state of Paraná, Brazil.

Chikungunya Literature

Publication date: Dec 01, 2025 The ongoing advancement of urbanization has contributed to a wider geographic distribution of Aedes genus vectors, leading to the increased spread of arboviruses such as ... Read more

November 23, 2025

Understanding predictors of medication adherence and treatment outcomes among TB patients in the Western Region, Ghana: strategies for strengthening TB control efforts.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Nov 21, 2025 Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health challenge in low- and middle-income countries, including Ghana. In the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western Region, high treatment ... Read more

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025

TB/HIV co-infection in homelessness and factors associated with loss to follow-up of tuberculosis treatment: a retrospective cohort.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Sep 26, 2025 In Brazil, the homeless population is 56 times more likely to become ill with tuberculosis than the general population, plus co-infection with HIV, which further ... Read more

September 23, 2025September 24, 2025

Chikungunya Outbreak Hits Matanzas Hard

Chikungunya News

Publication date: Sep 23, 2025 The chikungunya virus is aggressively spreading across Matanzas, leaving behind a trail of fever, unbearable pain, and fear in its wake. “Children, the elderly, workers, ... Read more

September 23, 2025September 24, 2025

Six cases of chikungunya reported in Chitwan

Chikungunya News

Publication date: Sep 23, 2025 The office noted that in the past four years, there had been no local transmission among residents. Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease transmitted by ... Read more

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community-based TB screening algorithms using computer-aided detection (CAD) technology alone compared with CAD combined with point-of-care C reactive protein testing in Lesotho and South Africa: protocol for a paired screen-positive trial.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Jul 28, 2025 Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge in many African communities, where underreporting and underdiagnosis are prevalent due to barriers in accessing care and ... Read more