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School closure during novel influenza: A systematic review
School closure as a non-pharmaceutical measure appeared as an efficient strategy in previous epidemics. We investigated the impact of school closure on the epidemic peak whether implemented before or after the epidemic reaches its peak. We also investigated the optimal duration of closure. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - February 4, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sharafaldeen Bin Nafisah, Aliyah H. Alamery, Aminah Al Nafesa, Bakhitah Aleid, Nora Ayman Brazanji Source Type: research

Expansion of circulating T follicular helper cells is associated with disease progression in HIV-infected individuals
This study aimed to investigate the effect of HIV infection on four circulating Tfh subsets, including CD4+CXCR5+, CD4+CXCR5+ICOS+, CD4+CXCR5+PD-1+, and CD4+CXCR5+ICOS+PD-1+ cells. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - February 4, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jianhua Lu, Ying Lv, Zhuo Lv, Yi Xu, Yan Huang, Meilan Cui, Huimin Yan Source Type: research

The prevalence of Middle East respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in livestock and temporal relation to locations and seasons
The Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) has been reported for the first time infecting a human being since 2012. The WHO was notified of 27 countries have reported cases of MERS, the majority of these cases occur in the Arabian Peninsula, particularly in Saudi Arabia. Dromedary camels are likely to be the main source of Middle East respiratory syndrome virus (MERS-CoV) infection in humans. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - February 3, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Samy Kasem, Ibrahim Qasim, Ali Al-Doweriej, Osman Hashim, Ali Alkarar, Ali Abu-Obeida, Mohamed Saleh, Ali Al-Hofufi, Hussein Al-Ghadier, Raed Hussien, Ali AL-Sahaf, Faisal Bayoumi, Asmaa Magouz Source Type: research

Non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae septicemia at a tertiary care center in Beirut, Lebanon; a case report and review
More clinical infections with non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae have been recently reported. These pathogens usually do not cause the epidemic and pandemic cases of cholera seen with choleragenic vibrios. However, they can still cause intestinal as well as extra-intestinal disease and can be associated with significant mortality. Herein, we present the first case of non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae septicemia reported in Lebanon since the beginning of the Lebanese waste crisis. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - January 22, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Carla Zmeter, Hussam Tabaja, Ala I. Sharara, Souha S. Kanj Tags: Review Source Type: research

A bibiliometric analysis of the Journal of Infection and Public Health: 2008 –2016
This study presents a general overview of the journal from 2008 until 2016 using bibliometric indicators to assess its performance. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - January 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Erwin Krauskopf Source Type: research

Epidemiology and geo-referencing of the dengue fever in a hospital of second level in Colombia, 2010 –2014
Dengue fever is a priority problem for public health in Colombia. The Department of Tolima and the municipality of El Espinal bring a considerable proportion of the cases to national statistics, becoming a representative area for studying the behavior of this pathology. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - December 29, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Laura Mercedes Hern ández, Diego Fernando Durán, David Alexis Buitrago, Carlos Alberto Garnica, Luisa Fernanda Gómez, Diego Mauricio Bados, Marilyn Paola Bernal, Lisa María Páez Source Type: research

Investigating spatio-temporal distribution and diffusion patterns of the dengue outbreak in Swat, Pakistan
Dengue has been endemic to Pakistan in the last two decades. There was a massive outbreak in the Swat valley in 2013. Here we demonstrate the spatio-temporal clustering and diffusion patterns of the dengue outbreak. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - December 26, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Suleman Atique, Ta-Chien Chan, Chien-Chou Chen, Chien-Yeh Hsu, Somia Iqtidar, Val érie R. Louis, Syed Abdul Shabbir, Ting-Wu Chuang Source Type: research

Role of environmental, climatic risk factors and livestock animals on the occurrence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in newly emerging focus in Iran
Occurrence of leishmaniasis is affected by various biological and environmental factors. Kohgiluye and Boyerahmad (K –B) province is an emerging focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Southwest Iran. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - December 26, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mohammad Amin Ghatee, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Fatemeh Kooreshnia, Zahra Kanannejad, Zafar Parisaie, Mehdi Karamian, Abdolali Moshfe Source Type: research

Antibiotic susceptibility of 259 Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from food, food-processing plants and human samples in Germany
The objective of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility of 259 Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from food and food-processing environments and patient samples in Germany to 14 antibiotics widely used in veterinary and human medicine. L. monocytogenes strains were isolated mainly from milk and milk products and classified according to their molecular serotypes IIa (n=112), IIb (n=41), IIc (n=36), IVa (n=1), IVb (n=66), and IVb-v1 (n=3). (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - December 26, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Matthias Noll, Sylvia Kleta, Sascha Al Dahouk Source Type: research