Clinical characteristics of human brucellosis in different age groups in the Republic of North Macedonia-A case series.

Background: Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection that presents a major challenge to public health worldwide.

Aim: This research compares demographic characteristics, clinical features, and outcomes across different age groups in patients with human brucellosis.

Material And Methods: Between 2003 and 2022 a total of 508 patients with brucellosis were subjected to diagnostics and treatment at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases in Skopje.

Increased risk of brucellosis misdiagnosis in regions that lose their endemicity.

Over the last decades, the epidemiology of human brucellosis globally has been subjected to significant changes, with the eradication of many existing endemic hot spots. This paper describes three cases with initial misdiagnosis of brucellosis that were managed during 2011-2017 in Republic of North Macedonia, country that until recently has been declared as endemic region. In spite of the fever, constitutional symptoms, focal disease (spondylitis, pneumonia and orchitis) and previous contact with domestic animals, brucellosis was not initially recognized, and patients were inadequately managed.

Global warming and mosquito-borne diseases in Africa: a narrative review.

Human activity has a direct influence on the climate on our planet. In recent decades, the greater part of the scientific community has united around the concept of Global Warming (GW). This process highly impacts the geographical distribution of mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Diseases (MBD).

Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of imported falciparum malaria in the Republic of North Macedonia : A 13-year experience.

Background: Plasmodium falciparum is the leading cause of imported malaria and the most common cause of death in returning travellers.

Aim: To identify the main epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with imported falciparum malaria in the Republic of North Macedonia.

Material And Methods: Retrospectively analyzed were the epidemiological and clinical features of 34 patients with imported falciparum malaria who were diagnosed and treated at the university clinic for infectious diseases and febrile conditions in Skopje from 2010 to 2022.

Incidence rates of dysentery among humans in Lemghaier province, Algeria.

Introduction: Dysentery is an infectious clinical syndrome which can cause high morbidity and mortality, especially in developing countries. This research highlights the epidemiological features of dysentery in Lemghaier province, Algeria.

Methods: A retrospective study of the incidence rates of dysentery in Lemghaier province, Algeria and overall for the whole country for the period from January 2001 to December 2018 was carried out.

Serological Searching for Hepatitis E Virus Infection Among Pig Liver Transudate from Bulgaria: An Alternative Method for Seroepidemiological Survey.

The aim of this research was to perform a seroepidemiological survey of hepatitis E virus (HEV) by an alternative method-serological establishment of the virus from pig liver transudate. This is the first such research in Bulgaria. Moreover, no studies have been conducted on HEV in pig liver in our country.

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Introduction: Brucellosis, the most common zoonosis globally, is considered a major public health problem.

Objective: A retrospective study was carried out over 21 years (1998-2018) to determine the epidemiological features of human brucellosis in the province of El-Oued (south-eastern Algeria).

Results: 1,832 confirmed cases of human brucellosis were reported during the study period, with an average incidence rate of around 12.

Demographic and spatio-temporal distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Souf oasis (Eastern South of Algeria): Results of 13 years.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of many dangerous parasitic diseases. It remains a serious public health problem not only in Souf oasis, but also in Algeria and all developing countries. The results of our thirteen-year study shows a recording of 4813 confirmed cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis and the details shows that this disease affects all municipalities and all age groups, from infants to elderly, but the most affected ones are teenagers aging (10-19) years with 1512 cases (31.