supported by the National Key R&D Program of Department of Science and Technology of China(2022YFC0870700);the Important Key Program of Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(92169201);the Exchange Program of NSFC(82150710553);the Emergency Key Program of Guangzhou National Laboratory(EKPG21-24);the Key R&D Program of Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong(2022B1111020004)to H.Z.Natural Science Foundation of China(92169108 and 32000613);Guangdong Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholar(2023B1515020005)to Y.Z.
Dear Editor,As mass vaccination has been accomplished worldwide and a growing number of individuals have already been infected by SARS-CoV-2,understanding the incidence of subsequent re-infection is urgently required ...
In this paper,a deterministic compartmental model is presented to assess the impact of vaccination and non-pharmaceutical interventions(social distance,awareness,face mask,and quarantine)on the transmission dynamics o...
Background:Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome(SFTS),an emerging tickborne infectious disease caused by a novel banyangvirus(SFTS virus,SFTSV),was endemic in several Asian countries with a high mortality up to...
In this paper,we propose a mathematical model of tuberculosis with two treatments and exogenous re-infection,in which the treatment is effective for number of infectious individuals and it fails for some other infecti...
BACKGROUND Hepatitis E virus(HEV)superinfection is a suspected promoting factor for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)in patients with chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.However,to date,very few cases of HEV-related HCC have ...
The study was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchGrant FN 13455.
Many infectious diseases can lead to re-infection.We examined the relationship between the prevalence of repeat infection and the basic reproductive number(R0).First we solved a generic,deterministic compartmental mod...
The study received logistic supports from Malaria and Bilharzia in Southern Africa(MABISA)project under which the study was conducted,funded by Wold Health Organisation(WHO)Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases(TDR)and the Canadian International Development Research Centre(IDRC);The study was also supported by the College of Health Sciences scholarship program at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Background:Despite its low cure rates and possible resistance,praziquantel(PZQ)is the only drug available for schistosomiasis treatment.Hence,monitoring its efficacy is crucial.This study assessed the efficacy of PZQ,...
supported by a project grant(#2014SZ0151);the Sichuan Bureau of Science and Technology;and in part by a project grant(#094324/Z/10/Z)from the Wellcome Trust(UK).
Background:Human cystic echinococcosis(CE)and alveolar echinococcosis(AE)are highly endemic in Tibetan communities of Sichuan Province.Previous research in the region indicated that domestic dog was the major source o...
A universal cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccination promises to reduce the burden of the developmental damage that afflicts up to 0.5% of live births worldwide. An effective vaccination that prevents transplacental transm...
Background Recent studies have reported overall increasing rates of syphilis with a high rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection. However, there is little information about factors influencing syphil...