Introduction: The 'One Health' approach recognises the interdependence between human health, animal health, and ecosystem health. Implementing this approach requires institutional policies, a sound understanding of the concept among health professionals, and effective collaborati...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i11598
Taiwo Bakare-Abidola, Aluna Elizabeth Ese, Victoria Abiodun, Elekwa Phillip, Olayemi Alice Oguntunde, Abdulsamad Afolarin Ahmed, Demilade Vincent, Victoria Ifeyinwa Uwakwe, Mayowa Olasupo & Goodness Promise Ibiebara·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2026
Climate change and ecosystem degradation can affect infectious-disease hazards, human exposure and the recognition of outbreaks, but the direction and strength of those influences differ among pathogens. Nigeria provides a pertinent setting because reservoir-associated infections...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i11599
Gianluca Gessoni, Sara Valverde, Francesca Gessoni, Giovanni Roveroni, Lauretta Moro, Carla Rossi, Giulia de Fusco, Enza Coluccia, Gianni Tidore, Luca Collodel, Rosaria Piatti, Federica Mazzetto, Gabriella Mazzaro, Michela Pivetta, Cecilia Callari & Silvia da Ros·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2026
Background: Mortality risk among patients with severe COVID-19 is determined by interacting clinical, respiratory and systemic factors. This study evaluated whether routinely available respiratory and biomarker information could provide incremental prognostic information in a coh...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i10595
Yaw Manu Boateng, Kwaku Gyamfi Oppong, Mustapha Bin Usman, Miriam Gborglah, Martha Masata Adeyiga, Marshall Asare Owusu, Yaa Gyaa Fynn, Paul Gyan, Richard Delali Agbeko Djochie & Felicia Oppong·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2026
Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence estimates in Ghana differ by setting and measurement method, and evidence from semi-rural municipal services using pill-count data remains limited. Objective: To estimate ART adherence and examine individual, psychosocial, treatm...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i10596
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global public health. Its emergence is fuelled by the inappropriate use of antimicrobials, self-medication, premature discontinuation of treatment, and the sharing of antibiotics. People’s knowledge, attitudes, and p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i10593
Zemane Guelilou, Konaté Issa, Gnamou Arouna, Ouedraogo Gafourou Arsène, Ouedraogo Dramane, Sanfo Salmata, Diallo Ismael, Kafando Lassané & Barry Boubacar·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2026
Introduction: Measles is a widespread exanthematous febrile illness caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus. The reservoir is exclusively human, and transmission occurs between humans. It is one of the most contagious infectious diseases. In Burkina Faso, measles rem...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i10594
Itiav Igber Wueseter, Otumala John Egbere, Adamu Ishaku Akyala, Ishaku Giwa Innocent, Abba Ogwuche Joseph, Affia Ubokobong Elija & Gowon Aondohemba Godwin·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2026
Background: Malaria remains an important cause of maternal and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Nigeria, with pregnant women particularly vulnerable to infection because of physiological and immunological changes during pregnancy. Socioeconomic deprivation may further increase this...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i10592
Antimicrobial resistance complicates the selection of timely, effective, and appropriately narrow-spectrum antibiotic therapy. Clinical decision support systems can combine the suspected infection syndrome, illness severity, prior microbiology, recent antimicrobial exposure, loca...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i10591
Dengue control is entering a period in which vaccination, direct-acting antiviral development and increasingly sophisticated diagnostics can no longer be evaluated as separate technical domains. Vaccine performance is shaped by baseline dengue serostatus, circulating serotype and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i10590
Background: Scrub typhus is an important infectious disease in India and can affect multiple organ systems. Although fever and eschar are useful clinical clues, they may be absent, leading to diagnostic challenges and potential delays in treatment. This case series was undertaken...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i10589
Background: Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is the third most common mycobacterial infection in immunocompetent individuals and is endemic in West Africa. Lesions predominantly involve the limbs and are characteristically painless; head and neck involvement is rar...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i10588
Adama Doumbia, Moutarda Wardatine Dine, Frederic Nogbou Ello, Bernice Corinne Akpovo, Pacôme Sakre, Zelica Diallo, Salif Diawara, N’daw-Attri Sarah Kane, Souleymane Aziz Coulibaly, Herman Faitey, Nicole Konan, Raphaël Amani, Syndou Meite, Aristophane Koffi Tanon & Serges Paul Eholie·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2026
Aims: To describe the epidemiological, clinical, virological and outcome features of Mpox patients hospitalised at the referral centre in Abidjan during the 2024 outbreak in Côte d'Ivoire, which totalled 89 confirmed cases nationwide. Study Design: Descriptive observational stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i10587
M. Ishaku, S. M. Pukuma, G. Chessed, R. Ali, Jacob Philimon, Abubakar Muhammad Adamu, Muhammad Chindo, A. Sarki, A. A. Hamza, A. S. Bafeto, A. A. Ahmanullah & T. U. Abdurrauf·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2026
Background: Malaria remains a significant public health challenge in Nigeria, which accounted for approximately 25.9% of estimated global malaria cases in 2023. In Gombe State, the transition to artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) was necessitated by emerging resistanc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i10586
Moussa Saley Sahada, Souleymane Adoum Fils, Mahamane Sani Aminou, Boulama Mamadou Boulama Malam, Salou Hama Abdoulaye, Yacouba Abdourahamane, Moussa Mardai Abdallah, Hanki Yahayé, Daou Mamane, Doutchi MAHAMADOU & Adehossi Eric·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2026
Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of interrelated cardiometabolic risk factors, including central obesity, dyslipidaemia, hypertension and hyperglycaemia, that affect an estimated 28% of adults worldwide and predispose them to type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i10585