Frontiers in Public Health | Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Oct 2025

Oral microbiome dysbiosis is associated with chronic respiratory diseases: evidence from a population-based study and a hospital cohort

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Baolin Jia
Xiaojuan Wu
Gaoyan He
Qiang Wang
Li Guan
Jun Ren
Guixin Li
Xianjie Zheng
Sen Yang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1696041

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Oct 2025

Prevalence of primary HIV-1 drug resistance among antiretroviral-naïve individuals in Togo in 2023: a national study

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Alassane OURO-MEDELI
Roméo Mèdéssè TOGAN
laetitia SERRANO
christelle BUTEL
rogatien ATOUN
frederic YOUA
komlan ALI-EDJE
messanh DOUFFAN
phyllis EHLAN
kokou TEGUENI

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1605763

Original Research

Published on 15 Oct 2025

Factors influencing the rollout and uptake of COVID-19 rapid diagnostic testing: qualitative insights from six African nations

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Patrick A. Njukeng
Charles Njumkeng
Prudence Tatiana Nti Mvilongo
Elvis T. Amin
Akemfua Fualefac
Serge Raoul Ekukole Ekome
Abderahim Mahamat Nadjib
Lethso Thibaut Ocko Gokaba
Ousmane Sani
Bandaogo Ousséni

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1551907

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Study Protocol

Published on 15 Oct 2025

Consolidation of a genomic epidemiological surveillance network for tuberculosis (REVIGET) in northern and northeastern Brazil: a study protocol

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Emilyn Costa Conceição
Karla Valéria Batista Lima
Cristiane Cunha Frota
Theolis Costa Barbosa Bessa
Adriana Ayden Ferreira
Abhinav Sharma
Davi Josué Marcon
Layana Rufino Ribeiro
Alex Brito Souza
Danna Karen Corrêa dos Santos

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1668926

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Original Research

Published on 15 Oct 2025

Alcohol consumption patterns and risk of HIV transmission among men who have sex with men living with HIV in Chongqing, southwestern China

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Huailiang Chen
Hui Fan
Panhao Yang
Yingxin Luo
Jin Chen

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1629368

521 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 14 Oct 2025

Causative organisms of urinary tract infections and their drug sensitivity: an analysis from various aspects

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Xinwei Li
Yuanpeng Zhang
Wen Xiao
Xiaoping Zhang
Lei Liu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1487721

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 2025

Syndemic mapping of HIV and other STIs in KwaZulu-Natal: a Bayesian spatio-temporal modeling approach using latent constructs

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Exaverio Chireshe
Retius Chifurira
Jesca Mercy Batidzirai
Knowledge Chinhamu
Ayesha B. M. Kharsany

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1683985

472 views

Review

Published on 14 Oct 2025

From infectious diseases to chronic diseases: the paradigm shift of spatial epidemiology in disease prevention and control

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Ke Hu
Chaojie Li
Xingjin Yang
Shuiping Ou
Xing Zhang
Di Xiao
Mingyang Yu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1698964

362 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 2025

Healthcare workers’ experiences with integrated HIV and TB prevention in Liangshan, China: a qualitative exploration of barriers and enablers

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Ruili Bi
Rong Pei
Chunnong Jike
Gang Yu
Ju Wang
Zhonghong Wang
Yubin Wang
Xujia Zhang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1615781

308 views

Perspective

Accepted on 13 Oct 2025

From structured surveys to outbreak investigations: advancing genomic surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales within the European Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Surveillance Network

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Anke Kohlenberg
Marius Linkevicius
Erik Alm
Emmanuel Robesyn
Olov Svartström
Daniel Palm
Dominique Monnet
Diamantis Plachouras
Barbara Albiger

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1671769

Original Research

Accepted on 13 Oct 2025

Active screening and molecular epidemiology characteristics of the fecal colonization of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales from intensive care unit wards in a tertiary hospital in Shanghai, China

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Hui Zhang
Cong Zhou
Maosuo Xu
Chunmei Shen
Fang Shen
Yong Lin

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1668856

Original Research

Accepted on 13 Oct 2025

Epidemiological dynamics and molecular characteristics of HIV-1 among transgender women in the Midwest region of Brazil

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Bruno Vinícius Diniz E Silva
SYLVIA LOPES MAIA TEIXEIRA
Paulie Marcelly Ribeiro dos Santos
Larissa Silva Magalhães
José Henrique Pilotto
Ingebourg George
Carlos Silva de Jesus
Rayana Katylin Mendes Da Silva
Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano
Robert Lewis Cook

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1679535

Correction

Accepted on 13 Oct 2025

Virtual post-COVID-19 clinics in Saudi Arabia: navigating the effect of the pandemic with a national project

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Faisal AlenezI
Aeshah Alsagheir
Samar Ahmed Amer
Lamyia Alzubaidi
ABDULAZIZ S ALHOMOD
Tareef Alamaa

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1709022

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Original Research

Published on 13 Oct 2025

Environmental hygiene and healthcare-associated infection: a time-series study based on generalized additive model

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Renhua Li
Zhongjie Wang
Mingqi Huang
Daiying Liao
Zhe Yuan
Keli Qian

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1592700

654 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Oct 2025

Hepatitis E vaccination status, knowledge, attitude, and practice among university freshmen: A cross-sectional study in China

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Nian-Nian Bi
Axin Wang
Lei Gong
Shuang Nie
Yuanfang Sun
Hongyuan Wei
Wanwan Ma
Sai Hou
Jiabing Wu
Yongkang Xiao

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1604049

277 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Oct 2025

Mortality Burden and Epidemiology of Procedure-and Device-Related Healthcare-Associated Infections in the United States, 1999–2023: A CDC WONDER Analysis

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Lang Xie
Kaide Xia
Xiaodong Xu
Meisu Zhu
Hailing Li
Junwen Wang
Mei Chen

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1689828

184 views