Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

Original Research

Accepted on 23 May 2025

Visceral Leishmaniasis Treatment Outcome and Associated Factors among Pediatric Patients in Northwest Ethiopia: A seven-year retrospective cohort data analysis (2013-2019)

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Haregewoyn Abere
Aberham Abere
Dessie Abebaw
Gizework Alemnew Mekonnen
Tena Cherkos
Mekuriaw Alemayehu
Mequanent Kassa

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1566971

411 views

Review

Accepted on 22 May 2025

Tropical Diseases and the Gastrointestinal Tract: An Overlooked Connection

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Ramy Mohamed Ghazy
Saleh Ahmed Alshaikhi
Hassan Ahmed Hassan Assiri
Adel Ahmed Almozaini
Abdullah Faisal Alhazmi
Heba Elsaeed Mohammed Elhasaneen
Sarah M. Abdo

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1612952

118 views

Case Report

Published on 22 May 2025

Case Report: Reactivation of Chagas disease in a patient with advanced HIV 15 Years after migration

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Laura O’Doherty
Annmarie White
Ali Almajrafi
Alain Fennessy
Arlene Heekin
Peter Bede
Brendan Crowley
Laura Nabarro
Debbie Nolder
Claire Rogers

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1588423

549 views

Original Research

Accepted on 19 May 2025

Polio Eradication in Ghana: past, present and the future

in Emerging Tropical Diseases

John Kofi Odoom
Dennis Laryea
Nana Afia Asante Ntim
Kerren Attiku
Michael Adjabeng
Ewurabena Oduma Duker
Comfort Nuamah Antwi
Emmanuel Gberbi
Isaac Baffoe-Nyarko
Patience Lartekai Adams

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1577945

175 views

Original Research

Accepted on 14 May 2025

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Referral Practices Regarding Animal Bites and Prevention of Human Rabies among Traditional Health Practitioners in eThekwini District in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, 2022

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Maxwell Mabona
Thembekile Zwane
Babongile Mhlongo
Lazarus Kuonza
Poncho Phafane

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1542614

207 views

Original Research

Published on 14 May 2025

Patient knowledge, attitudes and behaviors related to antimicrobial use in South African primary healthcare settings: development and testing of the CAMUS and its implications

in Antimicrobial Resistance

Nishana Ramdas
Thobani Biyela
Mapula Thema
Mncengeli Sibanda
Tiyani Milta Sono
Stephen M. Campbell
Natalie Schellack
Brian Godman
Johanna C. Meyer

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1569076

480 views

Editorial

Published on 13 May 2025

Editorial: Morbidity management of lymphatic filariasis: a focus on filarial hydrocele and lymphoedema

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Sunny Doodu Mante
Anders Seim
Charles Mackenzie

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1585025

293 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 08 May 2025

Identification of HLA-B*13:01 Allele in Leprosy Patients with Dapsone Hypersensitivity Syndrome in Ambon, Indonesia

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Sri Linuwih Susetyo Wardhani Menaldi
Mufqi Priyanto
Sandra Widaty
Yunia Irawati
Yulia Ariani
Dwi Anita Suryandari
Melani Marissa
Iwan Ariawan
Emiliana Kartika
Malika Sabrina Yunifananda

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1597392

132 views

Original Research

Published on 08 May 2025

Prevalence, bacterial profile, antimicrobial resistance pattern, and predictors of blood culture positive sepsis among adults admitted at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda

in Antimicrobial Resistance

Naqeeb Kara
Alina Peris
Charles Abonga
Asad Muyinda
Joshua Muhumuza
Kingsley Akaba
Awil Abdi
Ibrahim Nur
Sankarapandian Vidya
Mitchel Okumu

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1552693

986 views

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Apr 2025

Tailoring Interventions for Impact: Implementing Evidence-based Strategies for Female Genital Schistosomiasis Knowledge Gaps in selected districts in Ghana

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Comfort Dede Tetteh
Themba G. Ginindza
Jabulani R Ncayiyana
Alfred Kwesi Manyeh

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1566451

288 views

Study Protocol

Accepted on 22 Apr 2025

Validation of a model for predicting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake: A study protocol.

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Morris Senghor Shisanya
Elizabeth Nailantei Kileku

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1571116

200 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Apr 2025

Aedes albopictus of Paris (France) is competent to transmit at least three of the four dengue virus serotypes

in Emerging Tropical Diseases

Chloé Bohers
Marie Vazeille
Luidji Pascalin
Kevin Meignan
Anaïs Karch
Xavier De Lamballerie
Anna-Bella Failloux

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1565116

521 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Apr 2025

Evaluation of pulse therapy with intravenous methylprednisolone on leprosy neuritis in a Brazilian referral center

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Diogo Fernandes dos Santos
Pedro Henrique Sirotheau Corrêa Alves
Fernanda de Oliveira Cirino
Leonardo Peixoto Garcia
João Paulo Moreira Fernandes
Douglas Eulálio Antunes
Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1560079

363 views

Editorial

Published on 07 Apr 2025

Editorial: Digital tools and innovation for the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Jorge Abelardo Falcón-Lezama
Jorge F. Méndez-Galván
Roberto Tapia-Conyer

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1580604

503 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Mar 2025

Bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among patients clinically suspected of bacterial conjunctivitis at the ophthalmologic clinic of Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia

in Antimicrobial Resistance

Eyosias Teklemariam
Mekonnen Damessa
Mamo Nigatu
Bikila Alemu
Kumale Tolesa
Daba Abdissa
Korinan Fanta

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1499098

650 views

Perspective

Published on 20 Mar 2025

Kenya’s National Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance: measuring implementation progress

in Antimicrobial Resistance

Joseph Mukoko
Evelyn Wesangula
Nkatha Gitonga
Ndinda Kusu
Cynthia Odhiambo
Emmanuel Tanui
Allan Azegele
Romona Ndanyi
Mohan P. Joshi
Tamara Hafner

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1540713

911 views