Our study, published in BMC Global and Public Health, presents a comprehensive analysis of the epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the Middle East and North Africa region. Link: link.springer.com/article/10.118… BMC Global and Public Health #Gonorrhea #MENA #prevalence

Our study, published in BMJ Open, investigated the prevalence of both lifetime and recent syphilis infections among migrant craft and manual workers in Qatar. Link: nature.com/articles/s4159… BMJ_Open #Syphilis #Treponemapallidum #Qatar #epidemiology

Our study, published in STIs, provided WHO’s global and regional estimates of genital herpes and is featured on the WHO website (who.int). Link: sti.bmj.com/content/early/… WHO press release: who.int/news/item/11-1… STI press release: bmjgroup.com/around-1-in-5-…

Press coverage featuring our study on global and regional estimates of genital herpes incidence and prevalence. NPR: npr.org/sections/goats… Deutsche Welle: dw.com/en/genital-her… Fox News: foxnews.com/health/incurab…

Our study, published in Lancet’s eClinicalMedicine, estimated incidence of hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs in the Middle East and North Africa and assessed the impact of various interventions. Link: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… eClinicalMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science #HCV #hepatitis #MENA

Our new study in Nature describes the intriguing story of SARS-CoV-2 evolution and immunity as the pandemic unfolded—another milestone for scientific research in Qatar. Link: nature.com/articles/s4158… nature #COVID19 #Nature #Qatar #SARSCoV2 #Immunity

New—Impact of bodyweight loss on type 2 #diabetes #remission: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis of randomised controlled trials thelancet.com/journals/landi… #T2D #weightloss

Our study in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology found a strong, dose-dependent relationship between weight loss and type 2 diabetes remission, highlighting greater weight loss as a key driver of diabetes reversal. Link: thelancet.com/journals/landi… The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology #T2D #weightloss

Our study, published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, identified distinct age-related assortative mixing patterns in HSV-1 transmission between children and adults. Link: academic.oup.com/jid/advance-ar… Journal of Infectious Diseases #Herpessimplexvirus #HSV1 #genitalherpes

Our study in Open Forum Infectious Diseases investigated whether SARS-CoV-2-associated hospitalizations are a reliable indicator of true COVID-19 severity. Link: academic.oup.com/ofid/article/1… Open Forum Infectious Diseases #COVID19 #hospitalization #Qatar

Our study in BMJ Open Respiratory Research analyzed the protection conferred by SARS-CoV-2 infection against reinfection, across different symptoms and severities, comparing the preomicron and omicron eras. Link: bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/12/1/e… #COVID19 #omicron #immunity #Qatar

Our study, published in Scientific Reports, estimated the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Qatar and examined factors associated with the infection. Link: nature.com/articles/s4159… Scientific Reports #HCV #Epidemiology #Qatar

Our study, published in Communications Medicine, examined immune imprinting effects—specifically, how different histories of SARS-CoV-2 infection, with or without vaccination, influence protection against omicron reinfection. link: nature.com/articles/s4385… Communications Medicine #SARSCoV2

Our study, published in the Journal of Infection, presents a comprehensive analysis of the epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the South-East Asia region. Link: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #Gonorrhea #SoutheastAsia #Epidemiology #Prevalence

Our study, published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, investigated the prevalence, temporal trends, and determinants of diarrhea among children under five years of age in Yemen. Link: journals.plos.org/plosntds/artic… #ChildHealth #Yemen #Diarrhea #PublicHealth

Our study, published in eLife, investigated the healthy vaccinee effect in vaccine effectiveness studies—specifically, the imbalance in underlying health status between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. Link: elifesciences.org/articles/103690 eLife - the journal #COVID19 #Vaccines #Qatar

Our study in Infectious Disease Modelling examined the overlapping epidemiology of HIV, HSV-2, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis through concurrent transmission dynamics in MSM sexual networks. Link: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #STI #HIV #HSV2 #chlamydia #gonorrhea #syphilis

Our study, published in BMC Global and Public Health, estimated the potential global and regional impact of a prophylactic Chlamydia vaccine once available. Link: …cglobalpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… BMC Global and Public Health #STI #Vaccines #Chlamydia #GlobalHealth

Our study in Vaccine shows that a single COVID-19 dose provides rapid, strong protection against severe disease, while the second dose mainly accelerates protection against infection. Link: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #COVID19 #Vaccines #PublicHealth

Our study in BMC Infectious Diseases evaluated ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 real-world effectiveness against beta and delta variants, covering infection, symptomatic disease, and severe COVID-19. Link: bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… #COVID19 #VaccineEffectiveness #SARSCoV2 #ChAdOx1 #COVID19