Infectious Disease Burden and Economic Burden in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Current Challenges and Future Prospects

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Infectious Disease Burden and Economic Burden in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Current Challenges and Future Prospects

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How health systems factors, socioeconomic status, and care-seeking practices influence the cost of rotavirus-related diarrhea care in Mukuru informal settlements, Kenya

The impact of different therapies on invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with severe fever and thrombocytopenia syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Household deprivation score demonstrates graded association with intestinal parasitic infections among schoolchildren in a conflict-affected setting: a cross-sectional study

Epidemiology and treatment outcomes of TB–HIV co-infection in a rural South African setting: an exploratory analysis of retreatment and contextual factors

A single-center, two-year, retrospective study of epidemiological characteristics of respiratory tract infections in Changzhou, China

Propensity score matching assessment of direct medical charges for patients with healthcare-associated infections

Economic burden of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Jinhua City, China: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Human papillomavirus vaccination in men: a crucial step in Ecuadorian public health

Factors associated with laboratory-confirmed measles cases during the 2023 and 2024 outbreaks in Tanzania—a mixed-methods study

Trend of measles outbreak in Galmudug, Somalia: a retrospective study from 2023 to 2024

Assessing the integration of social protection into infectious disease policies: a multi-country analysis of TB, HIV, and malaria strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa

Systematic analysis of global trends in otitis media burden across Socio-Demographic Index levels, 1990–2021: findings from the global burden of disease study 2021

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