This opinion article provides a critical review assessing how the COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant systemic vulnerabilities within global public health, leading to critical questions about our collective preparedness for emergent infectious disease threats. It focuses on sys...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i7462
Kourouma Mohamed Lamine, Traore Fodé Amara, Kpamy Dimaï Ouo, Camara Gbawa, Condé Sory, Cherif Fatoumata, Camara Nouhan, Diaré Abou & Touré Almamy Amara·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2025
Introduction: Pertussis, caused by Bordetella pertussis, is an acute respiratory infection characterised by a paroxysmal cough and high contagiousness. In January 2023, cases of pertussis occurred in the health districts of Lelouma and Lola, Republic of Guinea. The aim of this st...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i7463
The carrier rate and production of β-lactamase Extended Spectrum by Bacillus cereus isolated from patients with wounds attending government hospitals in Ondo State was investigated. The bacteria isolated from the wounds were Bacillus cereus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i6460
Background: The prescription of antibiotics in these departments must be the result of medical reasoning leading to a strong clinical suspicion of bacterial infection. Emergency antibiotic therapy is a key factor in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. Many countries have...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i6461
Background: Trichomonas vaginalis is a flagellated protozoan known to cause sexually transmitted infection across sexes but women tend to be symptomatic thereby leading to premature labour, low birth weight, and post-abortion or post-hysterectomy infection among pregnant women. T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i6459
Aim: Parasite infestation/infection of crabs are a public health concern in Nigeria especially in the riverine regions due to possible zoonoses after crab consumption by humans. Therefore, a comparative study was conducted to evaluate the parasites of Callinectes amnicola and Car...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i6457
Introduction: One of the government's priorities in the fight against HIV in Guinea is the prevention of vertical transmission. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of HIV in the delivery room and to identify the reasons why parturients were not screened. Material and Met...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i6458
India is undergoing a complex triple transition—economic, demographic, and epidemiological—that is reshaping its public health priorities. Economic development and urbanization have improved infrastructure and access but have also contributed to lifestyle-related non-communicable...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i6456
Aims: Strongyloidiasis is an asymptomatic disease caused by the intestinal helminth Strongyloides stercoralis in immunocompetent individuals and are present for decades. The rarity of our case presents in the facts that an elderly gentleman being immunocompetent before, being eva...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i6454
Hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV are blood-borne infections that pose a serious threat to human health, particularly in Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African countries. The infections continue to pose a serious threat to public health, particularly in areas like Ekiti State wher...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i6453
The quality and safety of fresh cow milk are of critical concern due to the potential presence of pathogenic microorganisms. The high nutritional content of milk makes it susceptible to contamination by various pathogenic bacteria and thus serves as a vector for pathogens in huma...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i6452
Infections caused by Staphylococcus species are frequently linked to wounds, particularly in patients who are hospitalized. Wounds can serve as a source of bacteria that lead to cross-contamination and pose a risk for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections....
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i6451
Introduction: The accumulation of unvaccinated or poorly vaccinated subjects is generally at the root of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks. The aim of this study was to assess routine vaccination coverage in children under two years of age and to identify the reasons for non-...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i5450
Objectives: To describe the strategic, operational, and tactical aspects of the response to COVID-19 in Togo. Study Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study, both qualitative and quantitative, conducted from January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2023. It involved analyzing do...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i5449
Meningoencephalitis caused by Extended-spectrum betalactamase (ESBL)-producing E. coli is rare and associated with a high mortality risk, especially if complicated by septic shock. We report the case of a 28-year-old female patient admitted to intensive care unit with febrile com...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i5448