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    <title>Mixing versus matching booster vaccines: A longitudinal humoral immune kinetics against Omicron in a Malaysian cohort</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings offer immunogenicity evidence relevant to booster vaccination strategy decisions during Omicron-era outbreaks, with particular relevance to settings where inactivated virus priming is used.</description>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>SARS</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Outbreak investigation</category>
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    <title>2024–2025 BNT162b2 KP.2 COVID-19 full season vaccine effectiveness from vaccine registries linked to administrative claims in two states: A cohort study in non-immunocompromised adults</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Findings support continued COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, demonstrating protection across the 2024-2025 season for adults including those with underlying medical conditions.</description>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>Influenza</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Vaccine effectiveness</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Effectiveness of Omicron JN.1 vaccination against infection with JN.1-derived SARS-CoV-2 subvariants in a prospective cohort study in the Netherlands</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings indicate that JN.1 vaccination provided limited additional protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection during a low-incidence period, with modest effectiveness observed in both age groups. The results contribute to understanding the real-world performance of updated COVID-19 vaccines against emerging subvariants.</description>
    <category>SARS</category>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Functional immune changes are conserved in COVID-19 and trauma patients receiving intensive care</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1038-s41467-026-75748-5-6d7271df/</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The demonstration of shared immune alterations across distinct critical illnesses suggests that similar targeted immunomodulation strategies may benefit multiple patient populations in intensive care settings.</description>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>SARS</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Fistula formation in hepatic cystic echinococcosis: clinical impact, predictors, and outcomes from a 27-year cohort</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1093-trstmh-trag098-7ede4432/</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The abstract presents fistula formation as a marker of greater disease complexity in hepatic cystic echinococcosis and identifies features associated with its occurrence. It describes possible relevance to monitoring and intervention in endemic settings, but this single-centre retrospective study does not establish population-level effects or surveillance trends.</description>
    <category>Echinococcosis</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>High mpox mortality in people living with HIV and immune suppression: Lessons from Sierra Leone for integrated outbreak preparedness and response</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-37432-jieph-d-26-00257-853d4094/</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The piece argues for integrated HIV/STI and mpox prevention and care, pre-exposure vaccination of at-risk people, continued investment in surveillance and data systems, and pre-approved emergency research protocols as part of outbreak preparedness, with a long-term aim beyond acute response.</description>
    <category>Monkeypox</category>
    <category>HIV infection</category>
    <category>Outbreak investigation</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Retrospective Analysis of Chronic Q Fever Cases at a Tertiary Care Center from 2007 to 2023</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1093-ofid-ofag542-e04c4d17/</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Chronic Q fever cases are increasing in the United States, often without identifiable exposures. Diagnostic delays remain common and may contribute to morbidity in patients with cardiac or vascular conditions.</description>
    <category>Q fever</category>
    <category>Diagnostics</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Clinically Relevant Risk of Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Reactivation in People with HIV After Withdrawal of Anti-HBV–Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Japan</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1093-ofid-ofag533-2c8321c6/</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The data underscore potential vulnerabilities in viral containment when standard prophylactic medication elements are removed from ongoing care plans. These observations may assist health authorities in refining monitoring protocols for patient populations transitioning between therapeutic strategies in areas where population-level immunization coverage remains incomplete.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis B</category>
    <category>Hepatitis D</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Real-world effectiveness of early nirmatrelvir/ritonavir initiation after COVID-19 diagnosis in outpatient setting against severe illness, hospitalization, death, and long COVID in N3C</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1186-s12879-026-13588-w-e7170c47/</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Findings suggest nirmatrelvir/ritonavir may reduce risks of both acute severe outcomes and post-acute sequelae including long-COVID in high-risk outpatient populations, supporting continued use as a therapeutic option.</description>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>SARS</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Neonatal tetanus in undocumented migrant families in Saudi Arabia: outcomes and critical care resource utilization in a 10-year tertiary PICU cohort</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-3389-fped-2026-1807654-fef45b57/</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings quantify the heavy pediatric intensive-care burden of a vaccine-preventable disease and are framed in the abstract as supporting prevention priorities such as maternal vaccination, antenatal care, and safe delivery practices.</description>
    <category>Neonatal Tetanus</category>
    <category>Tetanus</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Clinical utility of targeted next-generation sequencing for rapid detection, species differentiation, drug resistance profiling, and prognostic evaluation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a multi-center retrospective cohort study</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-3389-fcimb-2026-1818202-5ba8527e/</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Overcoming current diagnostic delays and incomplete resistance profiling could improve laboratory efficiency and support more informed therapeutic planning for a persistent global infectious disease burden.</description>
    <category>Tuberculosis</category>
    <category>Diagnostics</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Factors associated with severe COVID-19 outcomes among adults with at least a primary vaccination schedule: A retrospective cohort study from Alberta, Canada</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pone-0354822-21d017fb/</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings can inform decision-making, public health strategies, and policy development to protect vaccinated populations at elevated risk. The results support recommendations from Canada&apos;s National Advisory Committee on Immunisation for specific groups to remain current with COVID-19 vaccination to reduce severe outcomes.</description>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>SARS</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Health policy</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Changes in multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae features among patients in the emergency room during the COVID-19 Omicron variant pandemic</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pone-0355725-723e2910/</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings provide article-level context on how multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae characteristics and selected resistance patterns varied across the study&apos;s defined pandemic stages in an acute-care setting. The abstract presents these results as relevant to stage-adapted risk assessment and antimicrobial stewardship, but does not establish broader population-level effects.</description>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>CALLY Index and Inflammatory Parameters for Predicting Focal Involvement in Human Brucellosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-3390-diagnostics16162607-0f0d6ce6/</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings underscore the ongoing diagnostic utility of conventional inflammatory assays for initial case evaluation within standard clinical workflows.</description>
    <category>Brucellosis</category>
    <category>Diagnostics</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Burden of Shigella infection in children under five years living in a peri-urban area of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: A community-based cohort study</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0014624-0abee3ac/</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Regional incidence estimates and strain distributions offer foundational parameters for evaluating pediatric immunization strategies and directing sanitation resource allocation.</description>
    <category>Shigellosis</category>
    <category>Dysentery</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
    <category>Transmission dynamics</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Antimicrobial resistance</category>
    <category>Diagnostics</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Characterisation of the clinical forms of chronic chikungunya: an observational cohort study in Rio de Janeiro</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-ijid-2026-109050-e68257a0/</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The substantial proportion of patients experiencing chronic symptoms with functional impact suggests a need for early risk stratification and integration of long-term care protocols into arboviral disease management systems.</description>
    <category>Chikungunya</category>
    <category>Dengue</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Influenza A-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Critically Ill Patients in the Post-COVID-19 Era: A Multicenter Cohort Study from China</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-ijid-2026-109089-f7d2319d/</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The authors highlight a high prevalence and rapid onset of influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill patients and call for protocolized screening and timely diagnostics.</description>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>Influenza</category>
    <category>Diagnostics</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Comparison of phylogenetic metrics of transmission between symptomatic and asymptomatic tuberculosis in individuals who were incarcerated in Brazil in 2008–24: a retrospective genomic epidemiology study</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-lanmic-2026-101407-4e147d53/</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Exclusive reliance on clinical symptoms for identifying infected persons may overlook a major driver of ongoing dissemination, indicating that systematic screening protocols are essential in congregate environments.</description>
    <category>Tuberculosis</category>
    <category>Genomic epidemiology</category>
    <category>Transmission dynamics</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Profiling the dynamics of maternally acquired and infection-induced antibodies against influenza B in early childhood: a longitudinal paired mother–infant cohort study from southern China</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-lanmic-2026-101490-acbdd747/</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The authors identify maternal vaccination and timely childhood immunisation as potentially relevant to reducing the early-life period of limited influenza B antibody protection. This is an interpretation reported by the study and does not establish intervention effectiveness.</description>
    <category>Influenza</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Incidence of outcomes relevant to vaccine safety monitoring in the general population, after influenza vaccination, and after respiratory infections: a descriptive analysis of four US claims databases, 2022–2023</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-vaccine-2026-128821-769efdf1/</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Contemporaneous incidence estimates for 30 safety outcomes across five organ systems can inform benefit-risk framing for new and existing respiratory vaccines during the COVID-19 endemic era and highlight the need to account for age and sex when interpreting expected rates.</description>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>Influenza</category>
    <category>SARS</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
    <category>Vaccine safety</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Breakthrough varicella infection: a retrospective cohort study based on large-scale real-world data in Guangxi, China, 2014–2025</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-vaccine-2026-128838-7867d6e4/</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The abstract identifies increased use of the two-dose schedule, evaluation of the vaccination interval, and possible inclusion of varicella vaccine in national programs as measures that could reduce breakthrough infections. These implications are the authors&apos; conclusions and are not independently validated by the supplied evidence.</description>
    <category>Varicella</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
    <category>Vaccine effectiveness</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Caregiver COVID-19 vaccine status and its influence on pediatric vaccination decisions in a US cohort</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-vaccine-2026-128847-1a3be2a6/</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings underscore how parental immunization perspectives shape broader pediatric preventive care patterns within American households.</description>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>SARS</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Outcomes in adult liver transplant patients receiving recombinant herpes zoster vaccine</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-vaccine-2026-128859-781cd1dc/</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings support a practical vaccination strategy to reduce HZ and its complications in liver transplant recipients, a population at elevated immunocompromise-related risk.</description>
    <category>Zoster</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Clinical outcomes among SARS-CoV-2 omicron-infected adults according to prior infection and vaccination history in Iran: A retrospective registry-based study</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-vaccine-2026-128868-6b4dc9ed/</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings provide context on observed hospitalization and mortality patterns among laboratory-confirmed Omicron cases according to documented prior immunity profiles in this Iranian registry population. The analysis does not estimate protection against acquiring infection.</description>
    <category>SARS</category>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Vaccine effectiveness</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>COVID-19 vaccination among people with HIV in Uganda: lessons from a high-risk group with high vaccine uptake for the next pandemic</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-vaccine-2026-128912-61c4c107/</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Sustaining elevated protection levels in this clinical subgroup requires targeted communication strategies that address safety perceptions and counteract inaccurate health information.</description>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>AIDS</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Vaccine safety</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Diagnostic and prognostic accuracy of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis host response 3-gene cartridge among tuberculosis household contacts in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe: a prospective, longitudinal, diagnostic and prognostic accuracy cohort study</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-s1473-3099-26-00114-3-04b32a83/</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The MTB-HR assay did not meet WHO target product profile criteria for screening or prognostic use, but its positive predictive value exceeded that of currently used tests. The authors suggest the assay may still have a role in tuberculosis screening and prevention strategies for household contacts, a priority population where existing tests perform poorly.</description>
    <category>Tuberculosis</category>
    <category>Diagnostics</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Predominance of arboviruses in acute encephalitis and Guillain–Barré syndrome: Findings from a prospective cohort in Northeast Brazil</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-ijid-2026-108664-4291962d/</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings highlight arboviruses, particularly chikungunya, dengue, and the emerging Oropouche virus, as leading causes of acute neurological syndromes in Brazil. The authors emphasize that integrating multiplex viral panels with arboviral assays is essential for improved diagnosis, and that strengthened surveillance and molecular diagnostics are critical in regions with ongoing arboviral transmission.</description>
    <category>Dengue</category>
    <category>Chikungunya</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
    <category>Diagnostics</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Cognitive outcome in relation to cerebrospinal fluid markers of neuronal and glial cell damage: A prospective study of tick-borne encephalitis.</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-ttbdis-2026-102673-9fdde805/</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Findings suggest that an acute-phase glial biomarker in CSF may help identify tick-borne encephalitis patients at risk of persistent cognitive deficits, which is relevant given the frequency of long-term cognitive sequelae reported in this cohort.</description>
    <category>Tick-borne encephalitis</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Trends and determinants of tuberculosis treatment outcomes among patients at Hargeisa tuberculosis hospital, Somaliland (2019–2024): a multi-year retrospective study</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings identify two vulnerable populations requiring enhanced intervention: older patients and those with TB/HIV co-infection. The authors recommend strengthening TB/HIV service integration and providing targeted clinical management and adherence support for older patients to improve treatment outcomes.</description>
    <category>Tuberculosis</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Cohort study</category>
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    <title>Epidemiological shifts and clinical characteristics of childhood Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia in Beijing before, during, and after public health interventions (2017–2025)</title>
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    <description>Findings suggest a &apos;suppression-rebound&apos; effect of NPIs on childhood Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia, with a shift toward school-aged children and implications for targeted school-based prevention and optimized antibiotic treatment.</description>
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    <title>Effectiveness of seasonal mRNA COVID-19 vaccination against post COVID-19 condition between July 2023 and September 2024 among adults aged ≥ 60 years in Germany: a population-based cohort study</title>
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    <description>The findings address vaccine-preventable PCC burden in a high-risk age group during the first post-pandemic season and are positioned as input for vaccination policy, communication, and clinical decision-making.</description>
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    <title>Clinical and laboratory characteristics of human brucellosis and predictors of focal involvement: a retrospective cohort study from Türkiye</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The authors propose that integrating routine blood tests into initial assessments could streamline diagnostic pathways for suspected complicated infections.</description>
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    <title>Survival analysis and mortality predictors of COVID-19 across the six-wave pattern of the pandemic in Monastir, Tunisia</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings highlight the need for early identification and targeted interventions for high-risk COVID-19 patients, particularly elderly individuals and those with cancer or neurological symptoms. The temporal analysis across six waves provides evidence to inform preparedness and response strategies in similar middle-income country settings.</description>
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    <title>mRNA COVID-19 vaccine safety in adults from the Canadian national vaccine safety network</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings provide Canadian adult vaccine-safety evidence on short-term health events following two-dose mRNA vaccination and include comparison with an unvaccinated group. The abstract describes symptom frequency and healthcare-utilization outcomes but does not establish longer-term effects or causality.</description>
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    <title>Bedaquiline resistance in patients with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra-tested rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in the Western Cape, South Africa: a prospective study</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Authors emphasize the necessity of prioritizing systematic monitoring for resistance to maintain effective treatment protocols. Elevated resistance levels in certain subgroups underscore the importance of updated diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.</description>
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    <title>Long-term consequences of monkeypox virus infection or modified vaccinia virus Ankara vaccination in Belgium (MPX-COHORT and POQS-FU-PLUS): a 24-month prospective and retrospective cohort study</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The observed differences in immune durability between natural infection and vaccination highlight potential considerations for maintaining population-level protection against circulating orthopoxviruses.</description>
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    <title>Association between fatty liver and risk of liver failure in patients with acute hepatitis B: a retrospective cohort study.</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>These observational data highlight how metabolic comorbidities intersect with viral hepatitis trajectories, providing contextual information for epidemiological tracking and early risk stratification frameworks.</description>
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    <title>Lessons from the European mpox outbreak: strengthening cohort research for future pandemic preparedness</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The analysis highlights structural deficiencies in current observational research infrastructure that could delay coordinated responses during emerging infectious disease events. Standardizing data collection and maintaining continuous monitoring networks are presented as essential steps for timely public health interventions.</description>
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    <title>Diverse diagnostic and management approaches for acute rheumatic fever in Australia and New Zealand: findings of a prospective clinical study.</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Documented discrepancies in clinical workflows and patient outcomes underscore the necessity for harmonized regional guidelines tailored to specific epidemiological contexts.</description>
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    <title>Chikungunya in a pediatric cohort: Asymptomatic infection, seroconversion, and chronicity rates</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings indicate that most CHIKV infections in children are symptomatic, a small but notable proportion fail to seroconvert after acute infection, and chronic disease can occur in the pediatric population. These patterns support the need for sustained surveillance and age-appropriate interventions for chikungunya in children and adolescents.</description>
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    <title>Safety and effectiveness of MVA-BN vaccination against mpox in at-risk individuals in Germany (SEMVAc and TEMVAc): a combined prospective and retrospective cohort study</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The article provides Germany-specific observational evidence on MVA-BN safety and estimated effectiveness in the population studied during the 2022-2023 mpox period. Its findings may inform editorial context about vaccination evidence, including the reported difference in estimated effectiveness by HIV status, but they do not establish causality or confirm a current surveillance pattern.</description>
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    <title>The molecular bacterial load assay predicts treatment responses in patients with pre-XDR/XDR-tuberculosis more accurately than GeneXpert Ultra MTB/Rif</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Early detection of treatment failure is critical for improving drug-resistant tuberculosis management. MBLA demonstrated superior early identification of successful culture conversion compared to existing tests and may serve as a useful biomarker for evaluating novel anti-tuberculosis agents in early-phase clinical trials.</description>
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    <title>HIV, malnutrition, and noncommunicable disease epidemics among tuberculosis-affected households in east and southern Africa: A cross-sectional analysis of the ERASE-TB cohort</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pmed-1004452-283a778b/</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The paper presents TB screening as a possible point to find and address other health problems in affected households. It frames integrated approaches as a way to identify people at higher risk and connect them with preventive or treatment services.</description>
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    <title>Whole genome sequencing of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Victoria, Australia</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings support the value of whole genome sequencing for identifying clusters and resistance mutations in low-burden settings, which can inform contact tracing, surveillance, and treatment strategies for drug-resistant TB.</description>
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    <title>Relative effectiveness of monovalent and bivalent mRNA boosters in preventing severe COVID-19 due to omicron BA.5 infection up to 4 months post-administration in people aged 60 years or older in Italy: a retrospective matched cohort study</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Second mRNA booster doses provided additional protection against severe COVID-19 in adults aged 60 years and older beyond that offered by the first booster. The bivalent vaccine targeting the original strain plus BA.4-5 offered greater protection than monovalent boosters and sustained effectiveness up to four months, informing booster recommendations for older populations during omicron BA.5 circulation.</description>
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    <title>Bedaquiline resistance in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings demonstrate substantial bedaquiline-resistance gain in programmatically treated patients and provide evidence of bedaquiline-resistant strain transmission. The authors emphasize that routine drug susceptibility testing should urgently accompany scale-up of novel tuberculosis drugs, though rapid testing remains challenging due to genetic variant diversity.</description>
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    <title>Norovirus acute gastroenteritis amongst US and European travellers to areas of moderate to high risk of travellers’ diarrhoea: a prospective cohort study</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Acute gastroenteritis remains a prevalent disease among international travelers. Although norovirus accounted for a small proportion of cases, infections resulted in notably high clinical severity and substantial disruption to travel plans. The findings may inform targeted vaccine development strategies and guide the design of future norovirus epidemiology studies in traveler populations.</description>
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    <title>Prospective Cohort Study of Cryptosporidium Infection and Shedding in Infants and Their Households</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>High infection rates and prolonged shedding in infants and children, particularly among malnourished children, support that household transmission is an important exposure route for young infants. Treatment of nondiarrheal infection may be essential for interrupting person-to-person transmission within homes and preventing cryptosporidiosis in infants.</description>
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    <title>COVID-19 vaccine perceptions and uptake in a national prospective cohort of essential workers</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The abstract provides evidence about vaccine perceptions and uptake patterns in an essential-worker cohort, including differences by occupation, prior infection, and initial vaccine intention. It also reports changes in vaccine-related responses between survey administrations, which may be relevant to research on vaccine acceptance in similar populations.</description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The authors indicate that combining genomic and spatial information may help identify areas with higher incidence and inform targeted environmental surveillance and typhoid control strategies. These implications are presented as applications of the study findings, not as evidence that such interventions were evaluated.</description>
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