Social networking sites (SNSs) have gained substantial popularity among youth in recent
years. However, the relationship between the use of these Web-based platforms and mental …

Background Yellow fever is a vector-borne disease affecting humans and non-human primates
in tropical areas of Africa and South America. While eradication is not feasible due to the …

The changing epidemiology of yellow fever and continued reports of rare but serious adverse
events associated with yellow fever vaccine have drawn attention to the need to revisit …

Background In May 2022, several countries with no history of sustained community
transmission of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) notified WHO of new mpox cases. These …

The first report of mpox that led to the discovery of the global outbreak was made to WHO on
May 13, 2022. The outbreak spread to 110 countries2 and was declared a public health …

Background An infodemic is an overflow of information of varying quality that surges across
digital and physical environments during an acute public health event. It leads to confusion, …

Objective: To determine the baseline prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and
explore risk factors. Methods: A hepatitis B prevalence study was nested in the 2005 national …

The COVID-19 information epidemic, or "infodemic," demonstrates how unlimited access to
information may confuse and influence behaviors during a health emergency. However, the …

Background Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever endemic in West Africa. The reservoir
host of the virus is a multimammate rat, Mastomys natalensis. Prevalence estimates of Lassa …

Hepatitis B exposure was assessed in 311 health workers in Uganda, a highly endemic
country. Health workers were selected by random sampling from a categorized list of health …