Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on infectious diseases reporting.

Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic had impacted the reporting of notifiable communicable diseases. Since the beginning of the pandemic and the introduction of relate public health measures, notifications for most notifiable diseases have declined compared to previous years. In this study, we aim to quantify the changes in the incidences of notifiable infectious diseases during and after the pandemic in Siracusa Local Health Authority, Italy.

Guardians under Siege: Exploring Pollution's Effects on Human Immunity.

Chemical pollution poses a significant threat to human health, with detrimental effects on various physiological systems, including the respiratory, cardiovascular, mental, and perinatal domains. While the impact of pollution on these systems has been extensively studied, the intricate relationship between chemical pollution and immunity remains a critical area of investigation. The focus of this study is to elucidate the relationship between chemical pollution and human immunity.

Effectiveness of a vaccine recovery plan after the COVID-19 pandemic in the Siracusa Local Health Authority, Italy. Results of one year follow-up.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly impacted on the immunization services around the world, threatening the gains made in the control of vaccine-preventable diseases.

Methods: A vaccination recovery plan of missed vaccinations has been put in place in the LHA of Siracusa after the pandemic. We compared 2021 and 2020 vaccination coverage by age group and vaccine type after one year of follow-up of the recovery plan.

Childhood immunization coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic in the province of Siracusa, Italy.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted routine immunization activities and a decline in vaccination coverage has been documented around the world. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine childhood vaccination coverage in the Province of Siracusa, Italy.

Methods: We compared 2020 and 2019 vaccination coverage by age group and vaccine type.

Severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy treated with vitrectomy or panretinal photocoagulation: a monocenter randomized controlled clinical trial.

Objective: Visual and anatomic results of pars plana vitrectomy were compared with panretinal photocoagulation in cases of severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Design: Monocenter randomized controlled clinical trial; randomization and allocation to trial group were carried out by a central computer system.

Participants: We studied 180 eyes of 180 patients with severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy, half with tractional retinal detachment not involving the macula (n = 90).