Since the diffusion of SARS-CoV-2 infection outside China, Italy became one of the world’s
worst-affected country. By May 3, 2020, recorded cases in Italy were 210,717, with 28,884 …

Background: Coronavirus disease is a pandemic that has disrupted many human lives,
threatening people’s physical and mental health. Each pandemic wave struck in different ways, …

A threat for vaccination policies might be the onset of “rational” exemption, ie the family's
decision not to vaccinate children after a seemingly rational comparison between the perceived …

In this paper we study a binomial innovation diffusion model for a variable size market by
modelling the demographic process of entrance–exit from each market compartment. We …

The ongoing outbreak of the Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is characterized by sustained human-to-human
transmission, particularly among men who have sex with men (MSM). The aim of …

Epidemiological and virological studies have revealed that SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
(VOCs) are emerging globally, including in Europe. The aim of this study was to evaluate …

Differences in the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients infected with the
Alpha and Delta SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in a large region of Southern Italy were …

Background Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing for the identification of
viral nucleic acid is the current standard for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection, but …

Background Bronchiolitis is a major cause of hospitalization in infants, particularly in the first
six months of life, with approximately 60–80% of admissions due to respiratory syncytial …

The Omicron variant of concern (VOC), first detected in Italy at the end of November 2021, has
since spread rapidly, despite high vaccine coverage in the Italian population, especially in …