Malaria, primarily caused by Plasmodium falciparum, has witnessed a resurgence in some countries since 2019, highlighting the need for effective vaccines. In 2021, WHO recommended the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine (GSK Vaccines, Rixensart, Belgium), the first app...
Dengue is an acute mosquito-transmitted viral disease that affects an estimated 100 million people annually.1 This disease is caused by infection with any one of four dengue viruses (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, or DENV-4). Although new developments, such a...
Dengue is an acute mosquito-transmitted viral disease that affects an estimated 100 million people annually.1 This disease is caused by infection with any one of four dengue viruses (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, or DENV-4). Although new developments, such a...
An estimated 12·9 million primary dengue-virus infections occurred in India in 2017, according to the constant force of infection model.1 Vaccine-efficacy studies for quadrivalent dengue-virus vaccines conducted in other endemic countries2–4 have provi...
An estimated 12·9 million primary dengue-virus infections occurred in India in 2017, according to the constant force of infection model.1 Vaccine-efficacy studies for quadrivalent dengue-virus vaccines conducted in other endemic countries2–4 have provi...
Christian Holm Hansen and colleagues1 estimated the effectiveness of the XBB.1.5 updated COVID-19 vaccine against COVID-19 hospitalisation. Although their work is valuable, we have concerns regarding their negative control outcome analysis.
We welcome this important discussion about the use of negative control outcomes to assess potential biases from uncontrolled confounders in observational COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness studies. The negative control outcome used in our study1 was hospit...
A sharp rise in cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Pakistan has been reported by Médecins Sans Frontières. Sharmila Devi reports.
During the third year, as was also observed during the first 2 years, the pyriproxyfen-pyrethroid LLIN group did not have superior protection against malaria cases compared with the standard LLIN group. In the third year, people living in the chlorfena...
We are writing to bring attention to the alarming surge in cases of syphilis and the crucial role dermatologists can play in addressing this public health concern. Syphilis, caused by Treponema pallidum, has increased by 80% in the USA over the past 5 ...
We are writing to bring attention to the alarming surge in cases of syphilis and the crucial role dermatologists can play in addressing this public health concern. Syphilis, caused by Treponema pallidum, has increased by 80% in the USA over the past 5 ...
Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) were responsible for 75% of the reduction in malaria prevalence in children aged 2–10 years across endemic Africa between 2000 and 2015.1 Since then, these gains have diminished and the African region as a whole is off t...
Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) were responsible for 75% of the reduction in malaria prevalence in children aged 2–10 years across endemic Africa between 2000 and 2015.1 Since then, these gains have diminished and the African region as a whole is off t...
During the third year, as was also observed during the first 2 years, the pyriproxyfen-pyrethroid LLIN group did not have superior protection against malaria cases compared with the standard LLIN group. In the third year, people living in the chlorfena...
We read, with great interest, David W Denning's estimates on the global incidence and mortality of severe fungal disease.1 We agree there is a crucial need for accurate estimates of fungal diseases, the absence of which contribute to a lack of awarenes...
The interest shown by Kevin Ikuta and colleagues1 in the global incidence and mortality of severe fungal disease is appreciated.2 All fungal disease estimates have major gaps in individual country and regional data, as well as differing approaches to t...