COVID-19 Crisis in Jordan: Response, Scenarios, Strategies, and Recommendations.

As of April 12, 2020, a total of 389 cases of coronavirus disease were confirmed in Jordan. To control this imminent threat, Jordan has enforced public health infection prevention and control measures, called for social distancing, seized all forms of inbound and outbound movement and international travel, and enacted the Defence Law that transferred the authority to the Minister of Defence to work and formulate orders according to the situation. In an effort to support the government in anticipating the requirements of the health system in the upcoming period, an in-depth reflection and examination of different scenarios of the disease spread were developed.

Efficacy of a weekly cryotherapy regimen to treat Leishmania major cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Background: Antileishmanial chemotherapy can have adverse effects and may fail to cure patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL).

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a weekly cryotherapy regimen in patients with confirmed Leishmania major infection.

Methods: One hundred twenty Jordanian patients with 375 lesions were treated with cryotherapy performed once weekly in 1 to 7 sessions.

Seroprevalence of rubella among Jordanian women of childbearing age.

This study was conducted to assess immunity (seroprevalence) to rubella among Jordanian women of childbearing age. A multistage cluster sampling was used to recruit 1125 women of childbearing age (15-49 year) from the 12 Governorates of Jordan. Anti-rubella antibody titers were measured using enzyme-linked immunoassays.