COVID-19
A study published in the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare found that the COVID-19 pandemic had a lasting impact on influenza in Finland. The research, conducted from 2019 to 2024, monitored influenza epidemiology in the country through national surveillance data. The findings indicate that the pandemic led to the
Epidemiology
Nigeria continues to struggle with the Lassa fever outbreak, with 766 confirmed cases and 145 deaths reported in 2023 across 18 states. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a latest situation report, highlighting the alarming fatality rate of 18.9 per cent, a significant increase
COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, various social distancing measures were implemented to manage virus transmission, leading to sudden lifestyle changes that negatively impacted the mental well-being of young adults. A study conducted by researchers from University College London (UCL) investigated the mediating role of social connectedness in the relationship between social
COVID-19
Researchers at the K.N. Toosi University of Technology in Iran have utilized machine learning algorithms to analyze disease severity and mortality prediction in COVID-19 patients. The study found that the Logistic Regression model exhibited the highest accuracy for both class 0 (97%) and class 1 (80%) in diagnosing COVID-19
COVID-19
Researchers from Tongji University have uncovered a post-pandemic rebound of high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infections among women in Shanghai. The study, which analyzed data from 2013 to early 2024, found that the weighted hrHPV positivity rate declined during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2022) but rebounded to pre-pandemic levels by early 2024.
COVID-19
Researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand have developed a spatial age-stratified SEIR model to predict and combat COVID-19. According to the study, the model incorporates contact matrices and demographic data to capture age-dependent and spatial variations in disease dynamics. The model was applied to South Africa's first
Epidemiology
Nigeria continues to struggle with the Lassa fever outbreak, with 766 confirmed cases and 145 deaths reported in 2023 across 18 states. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a latest situation report, highlighting the alarming fatality rate of 18.9 per cent, a significant increase
COVID-19
Research from the Queensland University of Technology suggests that the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem (MAUP) poses significant challenges in disease modeling, particularly when analyzing spatially aggregated data. The study examined the effect of MAUP on ecological model inference using COVID-19 case data from 2020 to 2023 in Queensland, Australia. The
Epidemiology
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed a significant surge in Lassa fever cases, with 766 confirmed infections reported across 18 states in 2025. The outbreak has claimed 145 lives so far, with a high fatality rate of 18.9% reported in the latest situation report. The majority
COVID-19
A seminar on strengthening pandemic preparedness systems among working women in informal settlements in urban Bangladesh revealed that over 90% of the country's working women are employed in the informal sector, which was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Women RISE study, led by Dr. Sohana Shafique,
COVID-19
The COVID-19 situation in Selangor experienced a slight increase in cases, rising to 1,082 cases in Epidemiological Week (ME) 24/2025, a 36 per cent increase from the previous week's 795 cases. Despite the increase, State Public Health and Environment Exco Jamaliah Jamaluddin emphasized that the number
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Researchers at the University of Bath have conducted a comprehensive study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in clinical settings. The study used wastewater-based epidemiology to evaluate community-wide AMR in four contrasting communities in England between April 2020 and March 2022. The findings suggest that
