Triatoma rubrofasciata is currently the most widely distributed species of Triatoma worldwide, and it is also widespread in southern China. T. rubrofasciata has been proven to transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, and is one of vectors transmitting Chagas disease, which poses a potential risk for transmission of imported Chagas disease in China. Findings from latest studies have shown that T. rubrofasciata naturally infects T. lewisi, T. conorhini, and T. rangeli, which undoubtedly increases significant risks of and challenges to trypanosomiasis control in China. This article briefly describes the species of T. rubrofasciata-transmitted trypanosomes, and summarizes the epidemiological characteristics of trypanosomiasis, so as to provide insights into T. rubrofasciata-transmitted trypanosomiasis surveillance and control, and prevention of trypanosomiasis development and transmission in China.

Mitochondrial DNA(mtDNA)is a critical target in forensic genetic analysis,playing a pivotal role in deciphering population genetic structures,tracing maternal lineages,identifying complex kinship relationships,and deconvoluting mixed biological samples.For aged or severely degraded biological specimens where nuclear DNA profiling is impossible,mtDNA may emerge as the sole detectable DNA source due to its unique circular structure and multi-copy characteristics.With the continuous advancement of DNA sequencing technologies,mtDNA analysis has evolved from first-generation sequencing focusing on the control region to whole-genome approaches in second-generation sequencing,simultaneously enhancing haplotype resolution and promoting forensic mtDNA applications.Recently,long-read third-generation sequencing technologies have introduced a novel methodological paradigm for mtDNA analysis,enabling non-spliced acquisition of mtDNA control regions or full sequences.This approach not only mitigates the potential interference from nuclear-mitochondrial DNA sequences but also significantly improves heterogeneity recognition rates.This review will elucidate the principles of various sequencing technologies and comprehensively examine the research progress and applications of mtDNA in forensic science,including individual identification,kinship verification,mixed sample detection,and biogeographic ancestry inference,with the aim of providing valuable insights for future research and practical implementations.

Objective This study aims to investigate controversial cases of forensic clinical re-identification of fractures,exploring the characteristics,causes,and countermeasures related to identification errors in primary bone injuries,complications,and subsequent changes.The goal is to provide identification strategies for similar cases regarding the collection of identification materials,timing,and examination method selection,ultimately establishing a paradigm for such identifications.Methods A total of 103 cases of clinical re-identification of fractures accepted by the West China Forensic Identification Center from 2020 to 2024 were collected,and the data from initial identifications and re-identifications were retrospectively analyzed.Results Male cases accounted for 69.90%of the re-identifications,with disability grade(67.96%)and injury degree(30.10%)being the primary concerns.Individual requests represented a high proportion(92.86%)in the initial assessment of disability levels,while unit or joint requests dominated the re-assessment(92.86%).The agreement rates for disability grade and injury degree were 55.26%and 59.38%,respectively.The reassessment of disability grades primarily involved fractures of limb long bones,spine,and ribs,with 75.53%of opinions resulting in downgraded disability levels.Rib,orbital,and nasal bone fractures were the main focus in injury degree reassessments,with 84.62%of opinions indicating aggravated injuries.The consistency rates for fracture identification in disability grade assessments was 92.21%,while rates for injury degree and sequelae were 65.63%and 48.94%,respectively.Inconsistencies in identifying damage facts—including the presence of fractures,distinguishing between fresh and old fractures,and determining the nature of fractures and sequelae—were primarily noted in rib,orbital,and nasal bone fractures.The utilization rate of CT metadata in initial evaluations(25.00%)was significantly lower than in re-evaluations(95.00%).The identification time for joint mobility dysfunction after fracture in re-identifications was significantly longer than in initial identifications(P=0.0002),and the identification time for cases with agreement was significantly shorter than for cases with disagreement(P=0.036).Conclusion Image data type and identification timing are critical factors that may influence the accuracy and consistency of forensic clinical identification of bone injuries.When necessary,dynamic CT metadata in conjunction with image post-processing technology can be routinely employed to identify fractures of the ribs,orbital bones,or nasal bones,thereby reducing the risk of misidentification.

Objective:To explore the effect of inhibiting miR-203a-3p gene expression on proliferation and apoptosis of rheu-matoid arthritis(RA)synovial fibroblasts.Methods:Divided fibroblast-like synovial cells MH7A into Control group(untransfected cells),anti-miR-NC group(transfected with anti-miR-NC),anti-miR-203a-3p group(transfected with anti-miR-203a-3p),anti-miR-203a-3p+LiCl group(transfected with anti-miR-203a-3p+signal pathway activator LiCl).qRT-PCR was used to detect expression level of miR-203a-3p;clone formation experiment,MTT experiment were used to detect cell proliferation;flow cytometry was used to de-tect cell apoptosis;Western blot was used to detect protein expressions of PCNA,Bcl-2,Bax,Wnt1,β-catenin.Results:Transfec-tion of miR-203a-3p reduced the number of clones and survival rate of MH7A cells,increased rate of apoptosis,reduced expression levels of PCNA,Bcl-2,Wnt1,β-catenin protein,increased expression level of Bax protein.The signaling pathway activator LiCl in-creases the number of clones and survival rate of MH7A cells transfected with miR-203a-3p,reduces the rate of apoptosis,increases the expression level of Wnt1,β-catenin,PCNA,Bcl-2 protein,and reduces expression level of Bax protein.Conclusion:miR-203a-3p may promote proliferation of RA synovial fibroblasts and inhibit cell apoptosis by activating Wnt/β-catenin.

Objective Guided by"Medical Record Management Quality Control Indicators(2021 Edition)"(hereafter regarded as Medical Record Quality Indicators),this study aims to evaluate the quality of inpatient hospice medical records at a tertiary hospital in Guangzhou.Methods A total of 1,071 inpatient hospice medical records from the year 2023 in a tertiary gen-eral hospital in Guangzhou were selected for evaluation.The evaluation focused on three aspects:documentation compliance of documentation of critical examinations(including CT/MRI,pathology,and pathogen examinations),the compliance rate of treat-ment behavior records(encompassing antibiotic usage,chemotherapy or radiotherapy or targeted or immunotherapy for malignant tumors,and surgical records),and the incidence of unreasonable duplication within medical record.Results The compliance rate for major examination records ranged from 47.7％to 100.0％,with the lowest compliance rate(47.7％)observed in docu-mentation of pathogen culture analysis.Treatment behavior documentation compliance varied from 49.1％to 100.0％,with the lowest compliance rate of 49.1％observed in the recording of antibiotic usage.Rates of inappropriate duplication ranged from 1.0％to duplication(63.1％),with the highest rate of 63.1％occurring when initial progress notes replicated admission histo-ries without synthesis(63.1％).Conclusion The Medical Record Management Quality Control Indicators serves as an effective tool for evaluating the dimensions of medical record quality and offers a systematic framework for enhancing documentation integri-ty within hospitals.

Objective:To explore the effect of inhibiting miR-203a-3p gene expression on proliferation and apoptosis of rheu-matoid arthritis(RA)synovial fibroblasts.Methods:Divided fibroblast-like synovial cells MH7A into Control group(untransfected cells),anti-miR-NC group(transfected with anti-miR-NC),anti-miR-203a-3p group(transfected with anti-miR-203a-3p),anti-miR-203a-3p+LiCl group(transfected with anti-miR-203a-3p+signal pathway activator LiCl).qRT-PCR was used to detect expression level of miR-203a-3p;clone formation experiment,MTT experiment were used to detect cell proliferation;flow cytometry was used to de-tect cell apoptosis;Western blot was used to detect protein expressions of PCNA,Bcl-2,Bax,Wnt1,β-catenin.Results:Transfec-tion of miR-203a-3p reduced the number of clones and survival rate of MH7A cells,increased rate of apoptosis,reduced expression levels of PCNA,Bcl-2,Wnt1,β-catenin protein,increased expression level of Bax protein.The signaling pathway activator LiCl in-creases the number of clones and survival rate of MH7A cells transfected with miR-203a-3p,reduces the rate of apoptosis,increases the expression level of Wnt1,β-catenin,PCNA,Bcl-2 protein,and reduces expression level of Bax protein.Conclusion:miR-203a-3p may promote proliferation of RA synovial fibroblasts and inhibit cell apoptosis by activating Wnt/β-catenin.

Objective Guided by"Medical Record Management Quality Control Indicators(2021 Edition)"(hereafter regarded as Medical Record Quality Indicators),this study aims to evaluate the quality of inpatient hospice medical records at a tertiary hospital in Guangzhou.Methods A total of 1,071 inpatient hospice medical records from the year 2023 in a tertiary gen-eral hospital in Guangzhou were selected for evaluation.The evaluation focused on three aspects:documentation compliance of documentation of critical examinations(including CT/MRI,pathology,and pathogen examinations),the compliance rate of treat-ment behavior records(encompassing antibiotic usage,chemotherapy or radiotherapy or targeted or immunotherapy for malignant tumors,and surgical records),and the incidence of unreasonable duplication within medical record.Results The compliance rate for major examination records ranged from 47.7％to 100.0％,with the lowest compliance rate(47.7％)observed in docu-mentation of pathogen culture analysis.Treatment behavior documentation compliance varied from 49.1％to 100.0％,with the lowest compliance rate of 49.1％observed in the recording of antibiotic usage.Rates of inappropriate duplication ranged from 1.0％to duplication(63.1％),with the highest rate of 63.1％occurring when initial progress notes replicated admission histo-ries without synthesis(63.1％).Conclusion The Medical Record Management Quality Control Indicators serves as an effective tool for evaluating the dimensions of medical record quality and offers a systematic framework for enhancing documentation integri-ty within hospitals.

This study was aimed atanalyzing the epidemic characteristics of dengue fever in Ruili City atthe China-Myanmar bor-der in late 2023,to provide evidence for local dengue fever prevention and control measures.Adult Aedes mosquitoes were collected from Ruili City with a backpack type mosquito sucking machine in October of 2023.Serum samples frompatients with suspected den-gue were collected in acutephase,in November of 2023.Detection ofdengue virus(DENV)nucleic acids in Aedesmosquitoes and acute phase serum samples from suspected dengue fever patients using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction,and nucleic acid positive samples were inoculated into Vero cells for viral culture.After three consecutive blind passage,samples with cytopathic effect(CPE)were collected for be sequencingand analysisof genetic and evolutionary information.Dengue case characteristics were analyzed through descriptive epidemiological methods.Among the 109 cases of dengue fever,the ratio of males to females was 1.27∶1.The youngest patient was 1 year old,the oldest patient was 84 years old,the age group of 20～59 years accounted for 73.39%,and the major-ity of occupations were freelancer(40.37%).A total of 827 female Aedes albopictus and 312 Aedes aegypti were collected,all of which tested negative for DENV nucleic acid.109 serum samples tested positive for DENV nucleic acid,including 49 DENV-1 and 60 DENV-2.Moreover,five DENV-1 and nine DENV-2 samples were obtainedthrough third-generation blind passaging with CPE.The E gene sequences of these five DENV-1 strains were detected,all were found to belong to DENV-1 genotype I,and had same evolu-tionary branch as the 2023 Guangzhou,China(PP563911),the 2019 Myanmar(MW793710),and 2019 Attapeu,Laos(MW559046).The nucleotide and amino acid sequence similarityamong the five DENV-1 genotype was 99.4%-99.9%and 99.8%-100.0%.Compared with the aforementioned epidemic strains,their nucleotide similarities were 99.5%-100.0%,99.4%-99.6%and 99.3%-99.5%,respec-tively,and amino acid similarity was 99.8%-100.0%.Nine DENV-2 E gene sequences were of Asian genotype I and belonged to the same evolutionary branch as the 2018 Myanmar(MW788982),2019 Hangzhou(OP684212)and 2019 Ruili(OQ928150).The nucleotide and amino acid similarities of the nine samples were 99.5%-100.0%and 99.8%-100.0%,respectively.Compared with the aforementioned epidemic strains,their nucleotide similarities were 99.7%-100.0%,99.3%-99.7%and 99.3%-99.7%,respectively,and the amino acid similarity was 99.8%-100%,99.8%-100.0%and 99.4%-99.6%,respectively.Two dengue vectors,Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti,were present in Ruili city,and the dengue outbreak was caused primarily by DENV-1 genotype I and DENV-2 Asian genotype I in later 2023.The sources of DENV-1 were probably the same as those of DENV-1 with Guangzhou(2023),and the sources of DENV-2 were probably from Myanmar.Dengue cases were found primarilyin the 20-59 year age group and freelancers,thus suggesting that relevant local departments should strengthen surveillance of dengue imported case and vector.

Objective:To establish a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method(GC-MS-MS)for determining the content of methyl p-toluenesulfonate(MTS),ethyl p-toluenesulfonate(ETS),and isopropyl p-toluenesulfonate(IPTS)in tosufloxacin tosylate hydrate.Methods:The HP-1MS(0.250 mm ×30 m,0.50 μm)column was used at progamming temperature,the injection temperature was 250 ℃.The MS conditions were as follow:the ionization mode was EI,the electron voltage was 70 V,the ion source temperature was 250 ℃,the scanning method was MRM,the quantitative ion pairs for MTS,ETS and IPTS were m/z 91 →65,m/z 155→91 and m/z 91→65.Results:The linearity ranges of MTS,ETS and IPTS were 48.779-975.59 ng·mL-1(r=0.998 5),54.586-1 091.7 ng·mL-1(r=0.998 4)and 46.241-924.82 ng·mL-1(r=0.999 8).The average recoveries were 99.47％,99.15％,98.83％(n=9).The MTS,ETS and IPTS were not detected in the 7 batches of tosufloxacin tosylate hydrate.Conclusion:The established method can be used for the determination of MTS,ETS,and IPTS content in tosufloxacin tosylate hydrate.

Objective:To establish a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method(GC-MS-MS)for determining the content of methyl p-toluenesulfonate(MTS),ethyl p-toluenesulfonate(ETS),and isopropyl p-toluenesulfonate(IPTS)in tosufloxacin tosylate hydrate.Methods:The HP-1MS(0.250 mm ×30 m,0.50 μm)column was used at progamming temperature,the injection temperature was 250 ℃.The MS conditions were as follow:the ionization mode was EI,the electron voltage was 70 V,the ion source temperature was 250 ℃,the scanning method was MRM,the quantitative ion pairs for MTS,ETS and IPTS were m/z 91 →65,m/z 155→91 and m/z 91→65.Results:The linearity ranges of MTS,ETS and IPTS were 48.779-975.59 ng·mL-1(r=0.998 5),54.586-1 091.7 ng·mL-1(r=0.998 4)and 46.241-924.82 ng·mL-1(r=0.999 8).The average recoveries were 99.47％,99.15％,98.83％(n=9).The MTS,ETS and IPTS were not detected in the 7 batches of tosufloxacin tosylate hydrate.Conclusion:The established method can be used for the determination of MTS,ETS,and IPTS content in tosufloxacin tosylate hydrate.