Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 26 Jun 2024

Challenges of the new Fiocruz Biodiversity and Health Biobank for preparedness and response to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Manuela da Silva
Claudio Gustavo Stefanoff
Paula Cristina Rezende Eneas
Paulo de Carvalho Villas Bôas
Carlos Roberto Sobrinho do Nascimento

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1420326

1,064 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 25 Jun 2024

Identification of Anaplasma marginale adhesins for bovine erythrocytes using phage display

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Susan M. Noh
Jessica Ujczo
Debra C. Alperin

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1422860

1,100 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2024

Knowledge and practices on lymphatic filariasis in patients with filarial morbidity in an endemic area in Northeastern Brazil

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Márcia Marcondes
Eduardo Brandão
Paula Oliveira
Cristine Bonfim
Tereza Miranda
Heloísa Rodrigues
Cynthia Braga
Abraham Rocha

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1368589

1,599 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Jun 2024

Minimum Service Package for the integration of female genital schistosomiasis into sexual and reproductive health and rights interventions

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Leora N. Pillay
Isis Umbelino-Walker
Delphine Schlosser
Christine Kalume
Robinson Karuga

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1321069

2,038 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2024

Identification and characterization of new structural scaffolds modulating the activity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis dihydroneopterin aldolase (FolB) in vitro

in Major Tropical Diseases

Virginia Carla de Almeida Falcão
Alexia de Matos Czeczot
Mohammad Maqusood Alam
Kyu-Ho Paul Park
Jinyeong Heo
Minjeong Woo
Ana Micaela Camini
Luis Fernando Saraiva Macedo Timmers
David Shum
Marcia Alberton Perelló

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1402321

1,264 views

Case Report

Published on 11 Jun 2024

Challenges in the diagnosis and control of female genital schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa: an exemplar case report associated with mixed and putative hybrid schistosome infection in Nsanje District, Southern Malawi

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Sekeleghe A. Kayuni
Lucas J. Cunningham
Dingase Kumwenda
Bright Mainga
David Lally
Priscilla Chammudzi
Donales Kapira
Gladys Namacha
Bessie Ntaba
Alice Chisale

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1354119

2,617 views
3 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 06 Jun 2024

The geographical distribution of the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis in Cabo Verde, 2016–2023

in Vector Biology

Silvânia Da Veiga Leal
Celivianne de Sousa
Davidson Daniel Sousa Rocha Monteiro
Maria da Luz Lima Mendonça
Adéritow Augusto Lopes Macedo Gonçalves
Adilson José DePina

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1353839

1,823 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 May 2024

Tick distribution and comparative analysis of bovine blood microbiome in two provinces of South Africa using 16S rRNA PacBio sequencing approach

in Emerging Tropical Diseases

Bongekile L. Khoza
Charles Byaruhanga
S. Marcus Makgabo
Nkululeko Nyangiwe
Themba Mnisi
Samukelo Nxumalo
Marinda C. Oosthuizen
Zamantungwa T. H. Mnisi

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1399364

2,007 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 May 2024

A qualitative assessment of community perceptions and practices towards schistosomiasis prior to introduction of a potential novel treatment option for preschool-age children in Kenya

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Janet Masaku
John M. Gachohi
Alice Sinkeet
Mary Maghanga
Florence Wakesho
Wyckliff Omondi
Lisa Sophie Reigl
Isabelle L. Lange
Andrea S. Winkler
Sammy M. Njenga

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1404634

3,902 views
3 citations

Opinion

Published on 23 May 2024

Beyond RTS,S malaria vaccine piloting to adoption and historic introduction in sub-Saharan Africa: a new hope in the fight against the vector-borne disease

in Vaccines for Tropical Diseases

Adriano Focus Lubanga
Akim Nelson Bwanali
Chitemwa Moyo
Gertrude Diana Chumbi
Yankho Mike Matola
Hyunwook Nam
Lorie Kim
Jooheon Park
Jonathan Chung

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1387078

1,780 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 May 2024

An inclusive approach to designing a multi-epitope chimeric vaccine for Taenia infections by integrating proteomics and reverse vaccinology

in Vaccines for Tropical Diseases

Swati Sharma
Ujjawal Sharan
Rimanpreet Kaur
Anubha Chaudhary
Suraj S. Rawat
Anand K. Keshri
Naina Arora
Amit Prasad

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1393570

2,207 views
1 citation

Opinion

Published on 14 May 2024

Linking the increasing epidemiology of scrub typhus transmission in India and South Asia: are the varying environment and the reservoir animals the factors behind?

in Emerging Tropical Diseases

Ranjan K. Mohapatra
Maysoon Al-Haideri
Snehasish Mishra
Ahmed Mahal
Ashish K. Sarangi
Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib
Shilpa Gaidhane
Quazi Syed Zahiruddin
Aroop Mohanty
Ranjit Sah

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1371905

5,909 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2024

Distribution and ecological aspects of sand fly species from Kousseri, an endemic focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Northern Cameroon

in Vector Biology

Thierry Rostand Tebo-Nzesseu
Ngouateu Aime Tateng
Omer Bebe Ngouateu
Cedric Yamssi
N’dille Emmanuel Elanga
Cyrille Ndo
Roland Bamou
Vincent Khan-Payne
Blaise Dondji

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1371670

1,646 views

Review

Published on 07 May 2024

Molecular approaches to deploy singlet oxygen in a Leishmania model as an unassailable biocide for disease mitigation and vector control

in Vector Biology

Kwang Poo Chang
Joseph M. Reynolds
Dennis K. P. Ng
Yun-Hung Tu
Chia-Kwung Fan
Shin-Hong Shiao

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1306429

957 views

Editorial

Published on 02 May 2024

Editorial: Public health surveillance systems and outbreak response: evidence from the field

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Ernest Kenu
Delia Akosua Bandoh
Basil Benduri Kaburi
Joyce Berkumwin Der

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1386668

1,026 views

Review

Published on 01 May 2024

Host skin immunity to arthropod vector bites: from mice to humans

in Vector Biology

Joshua R. Lacsina
Ryan Kissinger
Johannes S. P. Doehl
Maria M. Disotuar
George Petrellis
Mara Short
Elliot Lowe
James Oristian
Daniel Sonenshine
Thiago DeSouza-Vieira

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1308585

2,583 views