Frontiers in Tropical Diseases | Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Original Research

Published on 22 Aug 2025

Modeling the effectiveness of Esperanza window traps as a complementary vector control strategy for achieving the community-wide elimination of onchocerciasis

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Shakir Bilal
Morgan E. Smith
Swarnali Sharma
Wajdi Zaatour
Ken Newcomb
Thomas R. Unnasch
Edwin Michael

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1626506

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Original Research

Accepted on 07 Aug 2025

Global Burden and Trends of Cystic Echinococcosis from 1990 to 2021: Age, Gender, and Socioeconomic Disparities in a Persistent Zoonosis

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Yu Boyang
Tongtong Liu
Dong xue Wang
Jing yin Zhang
Bei bei Zhao
Shuang Zhang

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1627873

196 views

Review

Published on 07 Aug 2025

Tropical infections and the gut microbiome: dysbiosis, recovery, and clinical implications

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Biruk Demisse Ayalew
Muhammad Umar
Muhammad Saeed
Ahtisham Ali
Kaleb Assefa Berhane
Temesgen Mamo Sharew
Yonatan Abbawa Zewdie
Eskeatnaf Yosef Getachew
Zemichael Getu Alemayehu
Abate Bane Shewaye

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1620822

607 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jul 2025

Inventory and faunistic analysis of Calliphoridae and Mesembrinellidae at Três Picos State Park, Brazil

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

W. T. A. Azevedo
M. P. Nunes
V. M. L. Albuquerque
C. S. S. Lessa
J. Alencar
V. M. Aguiar

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1589167

377 views

Editorial

Published on 18 Jul 2025

Editorial: Innovative strategies for identifying and controlling insect vectors in public health

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Jeronimo Alencar
Shayenne Olsson Freitas Silva
Cecilia Ferreira Mello

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1654050

572 views

Review

Published on 26 Jun 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

1,262 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 12 Dec 2024

Dynamics of invasive mosquitoes: introduction pathways, limiting factors, and their potential role in vector-borne pathogen transmission

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Jiayue Yan
Andrew J. Mackay
Chris M. Stone

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1503120

2,896 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 03 Dec 2024

Malaria parasite burden and heterogeneity of risk factors among Central African Republic refugees: a cross-sectional study in the Gado-Badzere refugee camp in Eastern Cameroon

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Zidedine Nematchoua Weyou
Felicite Djemna Djieyep
Rene Ning Teh
Michel Lontsi-Demano
Cheikh Cambel Dieng
Roland Bamou
Eugenia Lo
Helen Kuokuo Kimbi
Irene Ule Ngole Sumbele

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1508750

1,355 views

Review

Published on 14 Nov 2024

Climatic variables and their relationship with vector-borne disease cases in Colombia, 2011-2021

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Bertha Gastelbondo-Pastrana
Daniel Echeverri-De la Hoz
Liliana Sanchez
Yuranis García
Yeiner Espitia-Delgado
Yalile Lopez
Maria F. Yasnot-Acosta
German Arrieta
Salim Mattar

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1481991

2,027 views
1 citation

Brief Research Report

Published on 29 Oct 2024

Excess mortality associated with chikungunya epidemic in Southeast Brazil, 2023

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

André Ricardo Ribas Freitas
Antonio Silva Lima Neto
Rosana Rodrigues
Erneson Alves de Oliveira
José S. Andrade
Luciano P. G. Cavalcanti

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1466207

3,613 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Oct 2024

Assessing the impact of a potential canine vaccine for the control of Chagas disease: a mathematical modeling study

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Edem Fiatsonu
Aniruddha Deka
Martial L. Ndeffo-Mbah

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1421669

794 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 27 Sep 2024

Rickettsial infections: prevalence and diagnosis of scrub typhus in India

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Vigneshwaran Ravishankar
Shridhar Narayanan
Radha Krishan Shandil

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1433013

3,285 views
2 citations

Editorial

Published on 24 Sep 2024

Editorial: One Health in action: neglected tropical diseases, vector and pest management

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Seham H. M. Hendawy
Heba F. Alzan

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1462918

818 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 09 Sep 2024

Plasmid vector(s) in Bacillus thuringiensis harbor genes for insect pest control and for neglected infectious diseases in humans

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Gloria G. Guerrero
Juan M. Favela-Hernandez
Isaias Balderas-Renteria

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1416187

2,843 views
1 citation

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

1,394 views
2 citations

Mini Review

Published on 06 Mar 2024

Ecology of arboviruses and their potential mosquito vectors in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon: a mini review

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Gédéon Prince Manouana
Elangwe-Milo Sarah-Matio
Fanny Hellhammer
Julien Zahouli Bi Zahouli
Aurélien Sery Bahi Tapé
Yasmine Nandy Biré
Jean-Denis Kacou Dibo
Guiéno Edwige Houriaaidji
Gaël Darren Maganga
Jumafra Perside Koumba

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1355778

2,796 views
5 citations