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Awais Altaf

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Open access Sep 2026

Global, regional, and national burden of tetanus in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Summary Background Tetanus is a life-threatening, vaccine-preventable disease. Its incidence decreased substantially following global initiatives such as the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) and Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE). Despite these efforts, tetanus elimination has not been achieved, a...

D. Areda, Hyunjee Kim, Ji-Seung Kang et al. · EClinicalMedicine · 0 citations

Aug 2026

Global, Regional, and National Burden of Myocarditis and Its Impairment, 1990-2023.

The findings highlight the need for targeted strategies to improve early diagnosis and reduce the burden of myocarditis, particularly in vulnerable populations and lower-resource settings, while being interpreted in the context of evolving diagnostic and coding practices.

Sooji Lee, Hayeon Lee, Min Seo Kim et al. · Journal of the American Coll... · 1 citation

Review Open access Sep 2026

Global, regional, and national burden of exposure to chewing tobacco, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.

BACKGROUND Exposure to chewing tobacco is a known health risk factor but has received less attention than smoking in global tobacco control efforts. As the evidence base linking chewing tobacco use to poor health grows, it is essential to closely track the changing use of chewing tobacco distinct from other forms of sm...

G. Gil, Jason A. Anderson, Xiao-Chen Dai et al. · Lancet Global Health · 1 citation