JMIR Public Health and Surveillance

The 2022 mpox outbreak in the United States disproportionately affected gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). Uptake of mpox testing may be related to symptomology, sociodemographic characteristics, and behavioral characteristics.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and Acute Pulmonary Edema (APE) are serious illnesses that often require acute care from prehospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS). These respiratory diseases that cause acute respiratory failure (ARF) are one of the main reasons for hospitalization and death, generating high healthcare costs. The prevalence of the main respiratory diseases treated in a prehospital environment in the pre-pandemic period and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain is unknown. The Madrid Community EMS is a public service that serves all types of population; and represents an epidemiological reference for supporting a population of 6.4 million inhabitants. The high volume of patients treated by Madrid's advanced life supports allows us to analyse this little-studied problem.

An urgent need of implementing national surveillance systems for timely detection and reporting of emerging antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was recently advocated by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, public information on existing national early warning systems (EWSs) is often incomplete, and a comprehensive overview on this topic is currently lacking.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has affected populations around the world, there was significant interest in wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) as a tool to monitor the spread of SARS-CoV-2. This study investigates the use of WBE to anticipate COVID-19 trends by analyzing the correlation between viral RNA concentrations in wastewater and reported COVID-19 cases, in the Veneto region of Italy.

Men who have sex with men (MSM) constitute a significant proportion of HIV-infected individuals living with HIV. Over the past few years, China has implemented various strategies aimed at increasing the rate of HIV testing and reducing HIV transmission among MSM. Among these, the HIV serostatus disclosure among MSM is an effective prevention strategy.

The effects of physical activity (PA) across different domains and intensities on depressive symptoms remain inconclusive. Incorporating the community-built environment (CBE) into longitudinal analyses of PA’s impact on depressive symptoms is crucial.

The association between social media usage and risk of depressive symptoms has attracted increasing attention. WeChat is a popular social media in China. It is not confirmed and conflicting that the impact of using WeChat and posting WeChat moments on the risk of depressive symptoms among community-based middle-age and elderly in China.

Although agricultural health has gained importance, to date, much of the existing research relies on traditional epidemiological approaches that often face limitations related to sample size, geographic scope, temporal coverage, and the range of health events examined. To address these challenges, a complementary approach involves leveraging and reusing data beyond its original purpose. Administrative health databases (AHDs) are increasingly reused in population-based research and digital public health, especially for populations such as farmers, who face distinct environmental risks.

Population size estimation (PSE) for key populations is needed to inform HIV programming and policy.

High response rates are needed in population-based studies as non-response reduces effective sample size and bias affects accuracy and decreases generalizability of the study findings.

India is committed to malaria elimination by the year 2030. According to the classification of malaria endemicity, the National Capital Territory of Delhi falls under category 1 with an Annual Parasite Incidence of <1 and was targeted for elimination by 2022. Among others, population movement across states is one of the key challenges for malaria control as it can result in imported malaria, thus introducing local transmission in an area nearing elimination.

Stimulants are potent treatments for Central Hypersomnolence Disorders (CHD) or Attention Deficit Disorders (ADHD/ADD) but concerns have been raised about their potential negative consequences and their increasing prescription rates.