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AUG 31, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Trends in the burden of fire, heat, and hot substances in North Africa and the Middle East, 1990–2023: an analysis of the 2023 Global Burden of Disease Study

Tropical Medicine and Health

A large, rigorous secondary analysis of established GBD data with robust methods (joinpoint regression, decomposition, age-period-cohort modelling) confirming that thermal injury burden in North Africa and the Middle East declined age-standardized over 1990–2023, consistent with global injury control trends.

Important Confirmatory EvidenceRunci Lu Wenfeng Xiao Bangbao Lu

Reported

Age-standardized DALY rate trend…−2.6

Age-standardized incidence rate c…0.61%

Absolute prevalence increase, Qat…exceeding 300%

AUG 11, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Tuberculosis epidemiology and programmatic progress in the WHO Western Pacific Region, 2010–2024: an analysis of surveillance data

Tropical Medicine and Health

A rigorous regional surveillance analysis confirming that TB progress in Western Pacific is slow despite diagnostic improvements, reinforcing established concerns about case detection and treatment coverage gaps.

Important Confirmatory EvidenceRajendra-Prasad Yadav Machiko Otani Amanda Reyes Veliz

Reported

Estimated TB incidence2.9 million

TB-related deaths227,000

TB incidence change since 20151.6% increase