Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

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

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

313 views

Systematic Review

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Bridging the policy-action gap: a scoping review of climate-resilient malaria control policies in Kenya and Zambia with recommendations for strengthening the WHO framework

Isaac Ntwiga
Samuel Kamau Kang’ethe
Josphat Martin Muchangi
Sheila Lumumba
Jackline Kiarie
Sarah Kogei
Levy Mkandawire

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1596875

413 views

Case Report

Published on 19 Aug 2025

Death to bite: a case report of dead snake envenoming and treatment

Susmita Thakur
Surajit Giri
Gaurav Choudhary
Hemen Nath
Robin Doley

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1644239

2,890 views

Editorial

Accepted on 18 Aug 2025

Lay Community Health Workers (LCHWs) provide a human element to the healthcare system and strategically positioned to bridge the gap between community members and healthcare providers

Teresa Elizabeth Leslie
Jayaprakasam Madhumathi

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1685134

136 views

Editorial

Published on 15 Aug 2025

Editorial: Enhancing leprosy diagnosis: new tools and approaches for global health impact

Angelica Gobbo
Natália Aparecida de Paula
Filipe Rocha Lima

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1678063

384 views

Systematic Review

Published on 14 Aug 2025

A scoping review of antibiotic resistance through a One Health lens. Insights from the Nile Valley: Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia

Leena Al-Hassan
Anya A. Nowbuth
Getachew Tesfaye Beyene
Biruk Yeshitela
Derbew Fikadu Berhe
Kassu Desta
Mistire Wolde
Thamarai Dorai-Schneiders
Amira Farouk
Mai Zafer

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1629274

1,115 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 13 Aug 2025

Field Observations on the Use of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Human African Trypanosomiasis in Nigeria

Chinwe Uzoma Chukwudi
Omolara Adenekan
Jonadab Chinwendu
Amadea Enwonwu
Chinonso Iyi
Uchenna Anyaorah
Chukwuebuka Ugwu
Michael Owoicho
Glory Joseph
Akwoba Ogugua

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1638558

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

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

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

Accepted on 04 Aug 2025

Effects of Behaviour Change Communication: Interventions for the Prevention of Bilharziasis in the Districts of N'dali and Aguégués in Benin

Josias Olutobi AHAMIDE
Charles Jérôme SOSSA
Yolande SISSINTO
Edmond YETONGNON
Edgard-Marius OUENDO
Achille AYALE
Romaric TCHEBE

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1622582

169 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Visceral leishmaniasis treatment outcome and associated factors among pediatric patients in Northwest Ethiopia: a seven-year retrospective cohort data analysis (2013–2019)

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

1,360 views

Mini Review

Published on 29 Jul 2025

One Health approach for the prevention of open defecation: a panacea for open defecation-driven neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

Verner N. Orish
Isaac B. Addei
David E. Adzah
Acheampong G. Oteng
Moses A. Ayaaba
Aleksandra Marinkovic
Tatiana Gardellini
Ricardo Izurieta
Rajashree Pandit
Chuku Okorie

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1630115

687 views

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Jul 2025

Prescription and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns at Selected Critical Care Units of the Largest Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya

Emmah Obegi
Margaret Oluka
Sylvia Opanga
Dorothy Aywak
Faith Okalebo
Mitchel Otieno Okumu

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1555008

187 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jul 2025

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

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

Original Research

Accepted on 21 Jul 2025

Community perspectives on anti-helminthiasis Mass Drug Administration for schoolage Children in Ghana

Lansana BARRY
Nathaniel Larbi Andah
SIDIKIBA SIDIBE
Alexandre Delamou
Phyllis Dako-Gyeke

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1553488

144 views

Opinion

Accepted on 21 Jul 2025

Bridging the gap: Understanding arboviral vectors in the Caribbean

Reneé L M N Ali
Nikhella S Winter-Reece
Simone L Sandiford

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1621421

348 views

451 Publications

Volume 6 - 2025

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

Bridging the policy-action gap: a scoping review of climate-resilient malaria control policies in Kenya and Zambia with recommendations for strengthening the WHO framework

Death to bite: a case report of dead snake envenoming and treatment

Lay Community Health Workers (LCHWs) provide a human element to the healthcare system and strategically positioned to bridge the gap between community members and healthcare providers

Editorial: Enhancing leprosy diagnosis: new tools and approaches for global health impact

A scoping review of antibiotic resistance through a One Health lens. Insights from the Nile Valley: Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia

Field Observations on the Use of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Human African Trypanosomiasis in Nigeria

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

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

Effects of Behaviour Change Communication: Interventions for the Prevention of Bilharziasis in the Districts of N'dali and Aguégués in Benin

Visceral leishmaniasis treatment outcome and associated factors among pediatric patients in Northwest Ethiopia: a seven-year retrospective cohort data analysis (2013–2019)

One Health approach for the prevention of open defecation: a panacea for open defecation-driven neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

Prescription and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns at Selected Critical Care Units of the Largest Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya

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

Community perspectives on anti-helminthiasis Mass Drug Administration for schoolage Children in Ghana

Bridging the gap: Understanding arboviral vectors in the Caribbean