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ISSN: 2383-3483    Journal of Police Medicine 2018;7(4):181-187

Background
Infectious diseases like Ebola, Chikungunya, and Brucella are the most important pathogens in 21st century. In fact, no definitive treatment has yet been identified for these pathogens.
Previous Studies
Brucella, Ebola and Chikungunya are the diseases that have affected many countries in recent years, and their huge burden has led to regard them as considered plans by developed countries [1-3]. … [4-8]. Several social networks (such as Thomson Reuters and the Web of Science) and data analysis software have been emerged in the last 10 years. The World Health Organization has always emphasized on methods, by which the articles and their results can be compared, so that research and development units and researchers' efforts can be expanded to improve patients' well-being [7-9]. Moreover, with the advancement of genetic science and genetic manipulations, new diseases are introduced every day, causing disease or death in humans via viruses, bacteria or toxic substances [10]. Many articles are published every day in databases regarding such diseases and therapeutic strategies to cope with them, which it is not possible for a researcher for searching, identification, and their importance by searching alone in the available databases.
Aim(s)
The aim of this study was analysis and statistical studies using Zika software (Iran) to assess Ebola, Chikungunya, and Brucella in the United States, Israel, and Saudi Arabia between 2010 and 2017.
Research type
The present study is the result of an applied study of the descriptive and statistical studies.
Research society, place and time
Ebola, Brucella and Chikungunya pathogens were the main variables, on which a review of articles and studies was performed. They were suggested using Zika software between 2010 and 2017 as the research titles. The United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia were selected as the main studied countries.
Sampling method and number
This study was financially supported by the Malek Ashtar University of Technology.
Used devices&materials
Data was collected through the existing databases, including Internet World Wide Web, Medline, library resources, and official information published by the studied countries using a comparative study according to the considered study objectives. Zika is application software for text mining and paper mining. It is able to data analysis in biology, using natural language processing and the available algorithms in this field. Zika also is able to data analysis based on the number, titles, and the related topics in the articles using the keywords in biology. It consists of three parts: basic statistics, modeling the title, and exploring the research process, and each part has subsets, as well. Searching keywords in the studies done in the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia … [11-14]. … [15, 16]. According to the the Zika keyword density on the studies conducted from 2010 to 2017 in the United States, Ebola and Chikungunya viruses were the main keywords of investigations in these years (Figure 1). However, through these years, the Ebola virus was more emphasized in Israel (Figure 2). In the same years, in the Saudi Arabia, most of studies have been conducted on Brucella and Chikungunya was less considered (Figure 3). … [17, 18].Prevalence of Ebola Based on International Reports and Zika Software … [19-21]. … [22-24]. A histogram was obtained by Zika software indicating how much US researchers investigated Ebola virus from 2010 to 2017 (Figure 4). The results show that Ebola was more searched on databases in 2013, and this trend has continued until 2014. Studies have been case studies in 2015. According to the obtained data by Zika, the amount of research on the Ebola in the United States has been reduced consistent with the databases. This trend has increased in Israel (Figure 5). … [25-27]. Chikungunya virus (Zika) … [28-30]. … [31, 32]. According to the Zika, Chikungunya seems to have caused some concerns as Zika virus as an important pathogenic agent through the world. According to the Figure 6, Chikungunya has been searched since late 2012 with the peak in 2013. In fact, as the virus has become common in the United States (2012), studies have been done on the therapeutic methods. The virus is capable of removing ADP-ribosomes from aspartate and glutamate amino acids, by which it can inactive many proteins with antiviral properties in the human body [33]. Brucella and how much it has concerned in the studied countries … [32-36]. According to available data and how Brucella is transmitted in some countries, it has been shown that in the years 2013 and 2014, the prevalence of Brucella was very high [37, 38]. As shown in Figure 8, the amount of research in this year and subsequent years has also been developed in Saudi Arabia (Figure 8) [39], which can be due to the high prevalence of the disease in the Mediterranean countries and in Saudi Arabia.
Findings by Text
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Main comparison to the similar studies
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Suggestions
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Limitations
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Conclusions
According to the results obtained by Zika software, Saudi Arabia has the largest number of studies on Brucell in the universities compared with the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia. The prevalence of Brucella in Saudi Arabia has reported since 2004, with the highest prevalence in Saudi Arabia in 2012, and the highest prevalence of Brucella was observed in Saudi Arabia in the 1990s.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank the financial support provided by the Malek-Ashtar University of Technology.
Conflict of interest
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Ethical Permissions
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Funding Sources
This study was financially supported by the Malek Ashtar University of Technology.

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