Background A number of vitamins and minerals have been shown to influence carcinogenesis
in experimental animals. In humans, epidemiologic evidence suggests that intake of fruits …

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can involve persistence, sequelae, and
other clinical complications that last weeks to months to evolve into long COVID-19. …

Background Foodborne diseases are globally important, resulting in considerable morbidity
and mortality. Parasitic diseases often result in high burdens of disease in low and middle …

Background Schistosoma japonicum causes an infection involving humans, livestock, and
snails and is a significant cause of morbidity in China. Methods We evaluated a …

The description of schistosomiasis in China dates back more than two millennia. The disease
caused social and economic hardship, and the rates of morbidity and mortality were high. …

Non-communicable diseases dominate the public health arena in China, yet neglected
tropical diseases (NTDs) are still widespread and create a substantial burden. We review the …

Background Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections (ie, Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm,
and Trichuris trichiura) affect more than a billion people. Preventive chemotherapy (ie, …

Epidemiological studies show that the consumption of Chinese salted fish is a causative
factor for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in southern China. In the present study, N‐…

The last half-century of schistosomiasis control activities in China have brought down the
overall prevalence of human infection with Schistosoma japonicum to less than 10% of the …

Appraisal of the present and future impact of climate change and climate variability on the
transmission of infectious diseases is a complex but pressing public health issue. We …