DEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS AND THERAPY EFFECTS ON TUBERCULOSIS CASES
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metropolitan area, despite targeted interventions by the New York City Department of Health. This study examines the influence of demographic characteristics—including race/ethnicity, age, and sex—alongside treatment-related factors…
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF ANTHRAX IN NIGERIA: A CALL FOR VIGILANCE
Anthrax is an acute zoonotic disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that can persist in soil for years and becomes pathogenic when activated within a host. Infection primarily affects domestic and wild animals through ingestion of contaminated…
CIRCULATING VACCINE-DERIVED POLIOVIRUS TYPE 2 OUTBREAK IN SIERRA LEONE, DECEMBER 2020: ANALYSIS OF THE INITIAL THREE CASES
Poliomyelitis remains a critical global public health concern despite major progress toward eradication. Following the 1988 World Health Assembly resolution for worldwide polio eradication, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has reduced endemic countries to Afghanistan and Pakistan and decreased…