https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/ Published infectious-disease literature filtered to Saint Lucia. en Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:45:11 GMT https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1186-s12879-026-13564-4-4d3f9a4c/ https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1186-s12879-026-13564-4-4d3f9a4c/ Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT The authors frame nosocomial COVID-19 as a risk to healthcare workers and vulnerable patients and suggest that probabilistic classification can reduce misclassification that may bias severity estimates toward the null in surveillance programs. COVID-19 SARS Diagnostics Surveillance Outbreak investigation Vaccination Journal article https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0012104-a8be2b65/ https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0012104-a8be2b65/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT The findings indicate that either CAA or cfDNA can support diagnosis and epidemiological study without urine microscopy, whereas IgG assays may be used for surveillance and monitoring of control efforts. Schistosomiasis Diagnostics Surveillance Treatment Journal article https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0003752-755493b9/ https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0003752-755493b9/ Thu, 14 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT The findings support the assay's potential usefulness for detecting light-intensity S. haematobium infections and for monitoring or surveillance in low-transmission settings targeted for elimination. This is evidence from the reported study setting and does not establish performance in other populations or settings. Schistosomiasis Diagnostics Surveillance Transmission dynamics Journal article