Journal of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Case Report Open Access

Brucellosis as a cause of acute-on-chronic liver failure in a person with advanced HIV disease and HBV reactivation: a case report

Antonella Gallicchio , Alessandro Bianchi , Alessandro Marocco , Viviana Rizzo , Massimo Sardo , Elio Manzillo

Brucellosis is a zoonosis in which hepatic involvement is common but usually mild. Acute liver failure and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) are rarely attributed to brucellosis, and even more rarely to people living with HIV (PLWH).

J Allergy Infect Dis, 2026, Volume 7, Issue 1, p1-4 | DOI: 10.46439/allergy.7.056

Commentary Open Access

Near-point-of-care molecular HPV diagnostics: Pathways to scalable cervical-cancer screening in low-and middle-income countries

Minal Dakhave , Amrita Khaire

Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of preventable death among women. Around 660,000 new cases and 350,000 deaths were reported in 2022. Most of these cases and deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries. Persistent infection with oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes is an important cause of almost all cervical cancers.

J Allergy Infect Dis, 2026, Volume 7, Issue 1, p10-16 | DOI:

Commentary Open Access

Control of epidemics: Testing, vaccinations, and monitoring

Igor Nesteruk

Increasing the test-per-case ratio was recommended to reduce the number of cases and deaths per capita. In particular, due to a synchronous increase in the number of tests alongside the rise in new cases and very high levels of the tests-per-case ratio, the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand was largely controlled before October 2021. After February 2022, an abrupt decline in the tests-to-case ratio led to a record number of cases and deaths at a relatively high vaccination level.

J Allergy Infect Dis, 2026, Volume 7, Issue 1, p17-19 | DOI:

Commentary Open Access

Reframing women’s vulnerability through a gendered and structural lens: Women economic empowerment as an HIV prevention strategy

Vandana Dabla

Women and girls continue to experience disproportionate HIV vulnerability across regions marked by deep-rooted gender inequality and economic insecurity. While biomedical advances have expanded prevention options, the structural determinants particularly poverty, economic dependence and limited financial autonomy remain under-addressed drivers of HIV risk.

J Allergy Infect Dis, 2026, Volume 7, Issue 1, p20-22 | DOI: