Long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter chemical composition and in-hospital case fatality among patients with stroke in ChinaResearch in context by Miao Cai, Xiaojun Lin, Xiaojie Wang, Shiyu Zhang, Chongjian Wang, Zilong Zhang, Jay Pan, Hualiang Lin

“…Methods: This study used an inpatient discharge database from 2013 to 2019 in four provinces (Sichuan, Shanxi, Guangxi, and Guangdong) in China. …”
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Prevalence and genetic evolution of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in commercial fattening pig farms in China by Chao Li, Jing Zhao, Wansheng Li, Hu Xu, Bangjun Gong, Qi Sun, Zhenyang Guo, Jinhao Li, Lirun Xiang, Yan-dong Tang, Chaoliang Leng, Qian Wang, Jinmei Peng, Guohui Zhou, Huairan Liu, Tongqing An, Xuehui Cai, Zhi-Jun Tian, Hongliang Zhang

“…Abstract Background To investigate the prevalence and evolution of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) at commercial fattening pig farms, a total of 1397 clinical samples were collected from a single fattening cycle at seven pig farms in five provinces of China from 2020 to 2021. Results The RT‒PCR results revealed that PRRSV was present on all seven farms, and the percentage of PRRSV-positive individuals was 17.54–53.33%. …”
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First malaria in pregnancy followed in Philippine real-world setting: proof-of-concept of probabilistic record linkage between disease surveillance and hospital administrative data by Takuya Kinoshita, Fe Espino, Raymart Bunagan, Dodge Lim, Chona Daga, Sabrina Parungao, Aileen Balderian, Katherine Micu, Rutchel Laborera, Ramon Basilio, Marianette Inobaya, Mario Baquilod, Melecio Dy, Hitoshi Chiba, Takehiro Matsumoto, Takeo Nakayama, Kiyoshi Kita, Kenji Hirayama

“…Abstract Background Although the Philippines targets malaria elimination by 2030, it remains to be a disease that causes considerable morbidity in provinces that report malaria. Pregnant women residing in endemic areas are a vulnerable population, because in addition to the risk of developing severe malaria, their pregnancy is not followed through, and the outcome of their pregnancy is unknown. …”
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Blue sky as a protective factor for cardiovascular disease by Haosu Tang, Haosu Tang, Haosu Tang, Congyi Zheng, Xue Cao, Su Wang, Su Wang, Su Wang, Linfeng Zhang, Xin Wang, Zuo Chen, Yuxin Song, Chen Chen, Yixin Tian, Wenping Jiang, Gang Huang, Gang Huang, Gang Huang, Zengwu Wang

“…In this study, we aimed to quantify their relationship via a nationwide prospective cohort in China.MethodWe extracted the baseline data from the China Hypertension Survey (CHS), by enrolling 22,702 participants aged ≥ 35 years without self-reported medical history of CVD from 14 provinces of China between 2012 and 2015 and followed up from 2018 to 2019. …”
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Tobacco consumption patterns among Iranian adults: a national and sub-national update from the STEPS survey 2021 by Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Ali Ghanbari, Nima Fattahi, Mohammad-Reza Malekpour, Masoud Masinaei, Naser Ahmadi, Seyyed-Hadi Ghamari, Mohammadreza Naderian, Mohammad-Mahdi Rashidi, Negar Rezaei, Erfan Ghasemi, Yosef Farzi, Moein Yoosefi, Nazila Rezaei, Elmira Foroutan Mehr, Mana Moghimi, Maryam Nasserinejad, Ali Maleki, Zeinab Abbasi-Kangevari, Farshad Farzadfar

“…Participants included Iranian adults aged ≥ 18 years in all provinces of Iran, who were selected via multistage cluster sampling method. …”
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Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic breast cancer treated with palbociclib-based therapies: real-world data in the Han population by Hongnan Mo, Fei Ma, Qing Li, Pin Zhang, Peng Yuan, Jiayu Wang, Yang Luo, Ruigang Cai, Qiao Li, Binghe Xu, Xiuyuan Hao

“…A total of 186 patients from 89 cities in 18 provinces in China were enrolled. The median progression-free survival (PFS) was similar among different palbociclib-combined groups (P = 0.566): 10.0 months (95% confidence interval [CI] 3.8–16.1) in the +exemestane group, 9.7 months (95% CI 6.3–13.1) in the +letrozole group, 7.8 months (95% CI 5.5–10.2) in the +fulvestrant group, 7.2 months (95% CI 3.2–11.3) in the +toremifene group, and 6.1 months (95% CI 1.2–11.0) in the +anastrozole group. …”
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Distribution of risk factors differs from coronary heart disease and stroke in China: a national population survey by Yuan Gao, Yuming Xu, Longde Wang, Jie Lu, Yapeng Li, Songhe Shi, Ying Shen, Ling Yin, Anran Wang, Lue Zhou, Yusheng Li, Chuansheng Tian

“…Objectives This study aimed to explore the distribution differences of common risk factors between coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke in China.Setting The China National Stroke Screening Survey is a cluster sampling survey based on a nationwide general community population, adopting multistage stratified sampling method and covering all 31 provinces in China mainland.Participants A total number of 725 707 people aged 40 years and above were included in the study.Primary and secondary outcome measures The basic demographic information, lifestyle behaviour, physical examination, traditional risk factors, family history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD events were collected. …”
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Public Perceptions on Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions for West Nile Virus Infections: A Survey from an Endemic Area in Northern Italy by Matteo Riccò, Simona Peruzzi, Federica Balzarini

“…This study assesses knowledge, attitudes, and preventive practices toward WNV prevention among residents from 10 high-risk municipalities from the provinces of Parma and Reggio Emilia (total population: 82,317 inhabitants, census 2020). …”
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Worldwide tests of generic attractants, a promising tool for early detection of non-native cerambycid species by Alain Roques, Lili Ren, Davide Rassati, Juan Shi, Evgueni Akulov, Neil Audsley, Marie-Anne Auger-Rozenberg, Dimitrios Avtzis, Andrea Battisti, Richard Bellanger, Alexis Bernard, Iris Bernadinelli, Manuela Branco, Giacomo Cavaletto, Christian Cocquempot, Mario Contarini, Béatrice Courtial, Claudine Courtin, Olivier Denux, Miloň Dvořák, Jian-ting Fan, Nina Feddern, Joseph Francese, Emily K. L. Franzen, André Garcia, Georgi Georgiev, Margarita Georgieva, Federica Giarruzzo, Martin Gossner, Louis Gross, Daniele Guarneri, Gernot Hoch, Doris Hölling, Mats Jonsell, Natalia Kirichenko, Antoon Loomans, You-qing Luo, Deborah McCullough, Craig Maddox, Emmanuelle Magnoux, Matteo Marchioro, Petr Martinek, Hugo Mas, Bruno Mériguet, Yong-zhi Pan, Régis Phélut, Patrick Pineau, Ann M. Ray, Olivier Roques, Marie-Cécile Ruiz, Victor Sarto i Monteys, Stefano Speranza, Jiang-hua Sun, Jon D. Sweeney, Julien Touroult, Lionel Valladares, Loïs Veillat, Yuan Yuan, Myron P. Zalucki, Yunfan Zou, Alenka Žunič-Kosi, Lawrence M. Hanks, Jocelyn G. Millar

“…A total of 1308 traps were deployed at 302 sites covering simultaneously or sequentially 13 European countries, 10 Chinese provinces and some regions of the USA, Canada, Australia, Russia (Siberia) and the Caribbean (Martinique). …”
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Yield-scaled mitigation of ammonia emission from N fertilization: the Spanish case by A Sanz-Cobena, L Lassaletta, F Estellés, A Del Prado, G Guardia, D Abalos, E Aguilera, G Pardo, A Vallejo, M A Sutton, J Garnier, G Billen

“…Spain, including its 48 provinces, was selected as a case study as it is the third major producer of agricultural goods in Europe, and also the European country with the highest increase in NH _3 emissions from 1990 to 2011. …”
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Characterization of <i>Pseudofusicoccum</i> Species from Diseased Plantation-Grown <i>Acacia mangium</i>, <i>Eucalyptus</i> spp., and <i>Pinus massoniana</i> in Southern China by Guoqing Li, Wenxia Wu, Linqin Lu, Bingyin Chen, Shuaifei Chen

“…Recently, <i>Botryosphaeriales</i> isolates were obtained from the dead twigs of <i>Acacia mangium</i>, <i>Eucalyptus</i> spp., <i>Pinus massoniana</i>, and <i>Cunninghamia lanceolata</i> in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and Fujian Provinces in southern China. This study aimed to understand the diversity, distribution, and virulence of these <i>Pseudofusicoccum</i> species on these trees. …”
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Factors affecting the immunogenicity of influenza vaccines in human by Qiuyi Xu, Hejiang Wei, Simin Wen, Jiamin Chen, Yuxuan Lei, Yanhui Cheng, Weijuan Huang, Dayan Wang, Yuelong Shu

“…Methods The study was conducted from September 2019 to September 2021, and a total of 593 volunteers were recruited from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 3 provinces in China. The hemagglutination inhibition assay was used to measure antibody levels. …”
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Transmission and mortality risk assessment of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in China: results from 11-years' study by Qiulan Chen, Dong Yang, Yanping Zhang, Mantong Zhu, Ning Chen, Zainawudong Yushan

“…The clusters mainly occurred in Anhui (16 clusters) and Shandong provinces (8 clusters). The SAR through contact with blood or bloody fluids was much higher than that through contact with non-bloody fluids (50.6% vs 3.0%; χ 2  = 210.97, P < 0.05), with an RR of 16.61 [95% confidence interval (CI): 10.23–26.97]. …”
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Influence of volatiles (H$_{2}$O and CO$_{2}$) on shoshonite phase equilibria by Vetere, Francesco, Namur, Olivier, Holtz, Francois, Almeev, Renat, Donato, Paola, Frondini, Francesco, Cassetta, Michele, Pisello, Alessandro, Perugini, Diego

“…This result has important consequences upon the physical properties of the magma because it influences its viscosity and, as a consequence, velocity during its travel to the Earth surface.Assuming that the widths of Vulcanello conduits vary from 0.5 to 1.5 m, estimates of the ascent velocity vary in the range 1.5 ${\times }$ 10$^{-4}$–3.5 ${\times }$ 10$^{-2}$ m${\cdot }$s$^{-1}$ for CO$_{2}$ free systems and from 5.7 ${\times }$ 10$^{-4}$–1.3 ${\times }$ 10$^{-1}$ m${\cdot }$s$^{-1}$ for CO$_{2}$ bearing systems.Since shoshonitic magmas are common not only in the Italian volcanic provinces (Aeolian Arc, Campi Flegrei, Ischia Island, Pontine Islands, Monti Cimini, Monte Amiata, Capraia Island, Radicofani, Roccamonfina) but also in different volcanoes worldwide (Yellowstone, Mariana Arc, Kurile Arc, Tonga Arc, Andean Arc, Kamchatka Arc), we suggest that the new data will be useful to better understand shoshonitic magma behaviour under relevant geological scenarios. …”
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Amplicon-Based Next Generation Sequencing for Rapid Identification of <i>Rickettsia</i> and Ectoparasite Species from Entomological Surveillance in Thailand by Suwanna Chaorattanakawee, Achareeya Korkusol, Bousaraporn Tippayachai, Sommai Promsathaporn, Betty K. Poole-Smith, Ratree Takhampunya

“…In addition, our findings indicate there is a risk of tick-borne Spotted Fever Group rickettsiosis, and flea-borne murine typhus transmission in Tak and Phangnga provinces of Thailand.…”
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Molecular examination for Coxiella burnetii and Brucella spp. infections in Iranian women experiencing spontaneous miscarriage by Neda Baseri, Amir Hossein Omidi, Mina Latifian, Ehsan Mostafavi, Shahram Khademvatan, Navid Omidifar, Seyyed javad Seyyed Tabaei, Rasool Jafari, Shiva Zeinali, Ahmad Ghasemi, Saber Esmaeili

“…Methods From March 2021 to March 2022, a total of 728 abortion samples (including placenta and cotyledon) were collected from 409 women who had experienced spontaneous miscarriages in the provinces of Tehran, Fars, and West Azerbaijan in Iran. …”
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Specific effects of five subtypes of childhood maltreatment on suicide behaviours in Chinese adolescents: the moderating effect of sex and residence by Chang Peng, Junhan Cheng, Fajuan Rong, Yan Wang, Yafei Tan, Yizhen Yu

“…Methods A multistage cluster sampling method was adopted from April to December 2021 for adolescents aged 12 to 18 across five representative provinces of China. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form was used to measure childhood maltreatment subtypes. …”
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The prevalence of hepatitis B in Chinese general population from 2018 to 2022: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shuwen Bai, Wen Dang, Wenying Hong, Wenyu Liao, Robert David Smith

“…The highest prevalence of HBV was reported in the eastern provinces (4, 95%CI: 2–6%). The HBV prevalence of people aged ≥18 years old (6, 95%CI: 4–8%) was higher than people aged < 18 years old (0, 95%CI: 0–1%). …”
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Non-communicable diseases and related risk behaviors among men and women living with HIV in Cambodia: findings from a cross-sectional study by Pheak Chhoun, Chanrith Ngin, Sovannary Tuot, Khuondyla Pal, Martin Steel, Jennifer Dionisio, Hattie Pearson, Gitau Mburu, Carinne Brody, Siyan Yi

“…Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted among 510 adult people living with HIV randomly selected from one city and four provinces in Cambodia. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics, health behaviors, medical history, and antiretroviral therapy (ART). …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of MRI-defined brain infarcts among Chinese adults by Jing Wu, Yongxiang Gao, Vasanti Malik, Xiang Gao, Ruiqi Shan, Jun Lv, Jun Lv, Yi Ning, Yi Ning, Bo Wang, Bo Wang, Liming Li, Liming Li

“…The purpose was to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of brain infarcts (BI) detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 1.4 million Chinese adults.MethodsThis was a multicenter cross-sectional study conducted on 1,431,527 participants aged ≥18 years (mean age: 46.4 years) who underwent MRI scans in health examinations from 28 provinces of China in 2018. MRI-defined BI was defined as focal parenchymal lesions ≥3 mm. …”
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