Latest publications for January 2024 from Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group

During January 2024, the CIDG contributed to one new Cochrane protocol and one new review published in Issue 1, 2024 of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and one publication in PLOS Global Public Health.

New protocol

Fox T, Shrestha S, Kuehn R, Taylor M. Community views on mass drug administration for soil‐transmitted helminths: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2024, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD015794. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD015794.

New review

Saif-Ur-Rahman K, Mamun R, Hasan M, Meiring JE, Khan MA. Oral killed cholera vaccines for preventing cholera. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2024, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD014573. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD014573.

Other publications

Kuehn R, Fox T, Guyatt G, Lutje V, Gould S (2024) Infection prevention and control measures to reduce the transmission of mpox: A systematic review. PLOS Global Public Health 4(1): e0002731. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002731

New Cochrane Podcasts

• Oral killed cholera vaccines for preventing cholera
• What are the benefits and risks of using topical insect repellents to prevent malaria

The CIDG editorial base is located at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in Liverpool, UK. Over 600 authors from some 52 countries contribute to the preparation of the Cochrane Reviews. They are supported by an international team of Editors, each with topic or methodological expertise. The CIDG’s main areas of work are on determination of the effects of interventions on the prevention or treatment infectious diseases of relevance to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.