Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

Original Research

Published on 22 Dec 2023

Improved prevention of female genital schistosomiasis: piloting integration of services into the national health system in Côte d’Ivoire

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Ashley Preston
Carlos Torres Vitolas
Alain Claver Kouamin
Johara Nadri
Suzanne Lobohon Lavry
Neerav Dhanani
Norbert Dje
Alain Toh
Fiona M. Fleming
Aboulaye Meite

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1308660

4,474 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2023

First report of Mansonella sp. and Dipetalonema gracile in the Amazonian city-dwelling threatened primate, Saguinus bicolor

in Emerging Tropical Diseases

Cindy Alves Dias
Túllio Romão Ribeiro da Silva
Marcelo Gordo
David Marcial Fernandez Conga
Natália Aparecida de Souza Lima
Aline Souza de Menezes Medeiros
Edson Rodrigues Costa
Sérgio Luiz Bessa Luz
Carlos Henrique Aguiar Costa
Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1080218

2,513 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 06 Dec 2023

Improving access to lymphatic filariasis MMDP services through an enhanced evidence-based, cascaded training model for health worker capacity strengthening in Ghana: an evaluation study

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Collins Stephen Ahorlu
Solomon Abotiba Atinbire
Kojo Mensah Sedzro
Bright Alomatu
Dziedzom K. de Souza
Kofi Asamenyi-Mensah
Joseph Opare
Paul Saunderson
Stefanie Weiland

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1282218

2,680 views
3 citations

Review

Published on 30 Nov 2023

Challenges in drug discovery and description targeting Leishmania spp.: enzymes, structural proteins, and transporters

in Emerging Tropical Diseases

Alexis Mendoza-León
María Luisa Serrano G.
Alicia Ponte-Sucre

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1241044

3,318 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 Nov 2023

A high-fat diet protects C57BL/6 mice from Plasmodium berghei ANKA infection in an experimental malaria study

in Major Tropical Diseases

Sara Malaguti Andrade Soares
Ana Cristina Moura Gualberto
Augusto Cesar da Costa
Diego Assis Gonçalves
Jacy Gameiro

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1188902

2,220 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 Nov 2023

Presence of tissue schistosomiasis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a retrospective histopathologic review

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Absalom Mwazha
Gamalenkosi Bonginkosi Nhlonzi
Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1301485

3,461 views

Review

Published on 22 Nov 2023

Present drugs and future perspectives in treating soil-transmitted helminthiasis

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Jennifer Keiser

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1282725

5,478 views
8 citations

Policy Brief

Published on 07 Nov 2023

Operationalizing One Health: strategic guidance for prevention and control of emerging and re-emerging vector-borne and zoonotic diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

in Emerging Tropical Diseases

Chiori Kodama
Amira S. El Rifay
Rebecca Badra
Rana Abu Salbi
Abdinasir Abubakar
Ghazi Kayali

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1237688

3,453 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2023

Origin and spread of leprosy in Suriname. A historical and biomedical study

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

William R. Faber
Karin Sewpersad
Henk Menke
Charlotte Avanzi
Annemieke Geluk
Els M. Verhard
Maria Tió Coma
Mike Chan
Toine Pieters

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1258006

4,469 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Nov 2023

Using a model-based geostatistical approach to design and analyse the prevalence of schistosomiasis in Kenya

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Collins Okoyo
Mark Minnery
Idah Orowe
Chrispin Owaga
Christin Wambugu
Nereah Olick
Jane Hagemann
Wyckliff P. Omondi
Paul M. Gichuki
Kate McCracken

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1240617

3,390 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Nov 2023

A hierarchical model-based framework for evaluating probabilities of area-wide freedom from lymphatic filariasis infection based on sentinel site surveillance data

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Morgan E. Smith
Ken Newcomb
Yilian Alonso Otano
Edwin Michael

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1233763

1,445 views

Review

Published on 01 Nov 2023

Antibodies to Aedes spp. salivary proteins: a systematic review and pooled analysis

in Emerging Tropical Diseases

Veronique Etienne
Adriana Gallagher
Rebecca C. Christofferson
Michael K. McCracken
Derek A.T. Cummings
Maureen T. Long

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1145340

3,658 views
5 citations

Editorial

Published on 30 Oct 2023

Editorial: Response predictors in diagnosis and prognosis of meningitis and pneumonia

in Major Tropical Diseases

Priyanka Kumari
Sangeetha Gopalakrishnan
Rabbani Syed
James John

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1304998

1,093 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Oct 2023

Assessment of threat of concurrent SARS-CoV-2 and DENV infection in the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil in 2020: diagnostic and immunological findings

in Emerging Tropical Diseases

Joyce Carnevale Rodrigues
Débora Familiar-Macedo
Thalia Medeiros
Fabiana Rabe Carvalho
Jorge Reis Almeida
Andrea Alice Silva
Flávia Barreto dos Santos
Luiz José de Souza
Paulo Vieira Damasco
Elzinandes Leal Azeredo

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1249574

2,141 views
1 citation

Case Report

Published on 11 Oct 2023

Case Report: Three cases of suspected female genital schistosomiasis and precancerous lesions for cervical cancer in a highly endemic country—from clinical management to public health implications

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Valentina Marchese
Zoly Rakotomalala
Jean-Marc Kutz
Sonya Ratefiarisoa
Rivo Rakotomalala
Tahinamandranto Rasamoelina
Raphael Rakotozandrindrainy
Pia Rausche
Tarik Gheit
Monika Hampl

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1270852

3,826 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 Sep 2023

Preclinical data do not support the use of amiodarone or dronedarone as antiparasitic drugs for Chagas disease at the approved human dosing regimen

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Amanda F. Francisco
Gong Chen
Wen Wang
Melissa L. Sykes
Fanny Escudié
Ivan Scandale
Francisco Olmo
David M. Shackleford
Bilal Zulfiqar
Jadel M. Kratz

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1254061

2,919 views
3 citations

Perspective

Published on 15 Sep 2023

Control of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region

in Emerging Tropical Diseases

Abrar Ahmad Chughtai
Chiori Kodama
Rohina Joshi
Muhammad Tayyab
Mohammad Akbar Paiman
Abdinasir Abubakar

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1240420

5,194 views
4 citations

Mini Review

Published on 14 Aug 2023

Malaria in pregnancy: adverse pregnancy outcomes and the future of prevention

in Major Tropical Diseases

Anne D. Berhe
Justin Y. A. Doritchamou
Patrick E. Duffy

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1229735

12,138 views
25 citations

Review

Published on 08 Aug 2023

Available evidence for mosquito-borne Francisella tularensis transmission is inconclusive

in Vector Biology

L. F. W. Jonckers Nieboer
E. A. J. Fischer
M. A. H. Braks

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1230903

3,857 views
5 citations

Review

Published on 03 Aug 2023

Phytochemical intervention for lymphatic filariasis and filarial lymphedema

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Rose Bonnah
Felix Ayisi
Solomon Wireko
Alexander Kwarteng

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1168668

4,256 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Aug 2023

Determining the prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis based on the discordance between egg counts and haematuria in populations from northern Tanzania

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Per Nordin
Edwin Nyale
Clement Kalambo
Beth Maina Ahlberg
Hermann Feldmeier
Ingela Krantz

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1100139

1,862 views
2 citations

Review

Published on 28 Jul 2023

Challenges and opportunities of molecular epidemiology: using omics to address complex One Health issues in tropical settings

in Major Tropical Diseases

Feven Tigistu-Sahle
Zelalem H. Mekuria
Abhay R. Satoskar
Gustavo F. C. Sales
Wondwossen A. Gebreyes
Celso J. B. Oliveira

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1151336

8,564 views
9 citations

Opinion

Published on 28 Jul 2023

Sterilizing insects with X rays or gamma rays - which irradiator to select?

in Vector Biology

Hanano Yamada
Dongjing Zhang
Andrew G. Parker
Marc J. B. Vreysen

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1224386

5,280 views
4 citations

Perspective

Published on 26 Jul 2023

Retrospective on molecular assay design for detecting pan-orthopox viruses and prospective on mpox laboratory preparedness and readiness

in Emerging Tropical Diseases

Kenneth B. Yeh
Michael D. Powers
Ami Patel
Falgunee Parekh
Ashley S. Tseng
Elaine Bradford
Kyle Parker
Ricky Soong
Gene Olinger
Illich Mombo

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1221804

1,994 views

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Improved prevention of female genital schistosomiasis: piloting integration of services into the national health system in Côte d’Ivoire

First report of Mansonella sp. and Dipetalonema gracile in the Amazonian city-dwelling threatened primate, Saguinus bicolor

Improving access to lymphatic filariasis MMDP services through an enhanced evidence-based, cascaded training model for health worker capacity strengthening in Ghana: an evaluation study

Challenges in drug discovery and description targeting Leishmania spp.: enzymes, structural proteins, and transporters

A high-fat diet protects C57BL/6 mice from Plasmodium berghei ANKA infection in an experimental malaria study

Presence of tissue schistosomiasis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a retrospective histopathologic review

Present drugs and future perspectives in treating soil-transmitted helminthiasis

Operationalizing One Health: strategic guidance for prevention and control of emerging and re-emerging vector-borne and zoonotic diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Origin and spread of leprosy in Suriname. A historical and biomedical study

Using a model-based geostatistical approach to design and analyse the prevalence of schistosomiasis in Kenya

A hierarchical model-based framework for evaluating probabilities of area-wide freedom from lymphatic filariasis infection based on sentinel site surveillance data

Antibodies to Aedes spp. salivary proteins: a systematic review and pooled analysis

Editorial: Response predictors in diagnosis and prognosis of meningitis and pneumonia

Assessment of threat of concurrent SARS-CoV-2 and DENV infection in the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil in 2020: diagnostic and immunological findings

Case Report: Three cases of suspected female genital schistosomiasis and precancerous lesions for cervical cancer in a highly endemic country—from clinical management to public health implications

Preclinical data do not support the use of amiodarone or dronedarone as antiparasitic drugs for Chagas disease at the approved human dosing regimen

Control of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Malaria in pregnancy: adverse pregnancy outcomes and the future of prevention

Available evidence for mosquito-borne Francisella tularensis transmission is inconclusive

Phytochemical intervention for lymphatic filariasis and filarial lymphedema

Determining the prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis based on the discordance between egg counts and haematuria in populations from northern Tanzania

Challenges and opportunities of molecular epidemiology: using omics to address complex One Health issues in tropical settings

Sterilizing insects with X rays or gamma rays - which irradiator to select?

Retrospective on molecular assay design for detecting pan-orthopox viruses and prospective on mpox laboratory preparedness and readiness