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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

293 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Feb 2025

Exploring family caregiver burdens and coping mechanisms for patients with comorbid neglected tropical diseases and mental illness in Southern Ethiopia: insights from qualitative findings

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Negussie Boti Sidamo
Sultan Hussen Hebo
Alemayehu Bekele Kassahun
Bilcha Oumer Endris

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1475955

759 views

Perspective

Accepted on 03 Feb 2025

Ventilator-associated pneumonia: importance of health surveillance for quality of care

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Leticia Janotti
Juliana Loureiro de Queiroz Rodrigues
Claudia Dolores Trierweiler Sampaio de Oliveira Correa
Margareth Crisostomo Portela

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1515350

175 views

Perspective

Published on 27 Jan 2025

A framework for the early detection and prediction of dengue outbreaks in the Republic of Panama

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Grimaldo E. Ureña
Yamilka Diaz
Juan M. Pascale
Sandra López-Vergès
Javier E. Sanchez-Galan

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1465856

1,060 views

Editorial

Published on 17 Jan 2025

Editorial: Vaccine-preventable diseases in times of climate change, economic crisis, and pandemic preparedness — a call for new approaches and global equity

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Andrea Haekyung Haselbeck
Kerstin Kling

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1540632

802 views

Perspective

Published on 06 Jan 2025

Advancing diagnosis and treatment for human African trypanosomiasis in Nigeria: challenges and future directions

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Kelly Zongo
Rolayo Toyin Emmanuel

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1503421

584 views
1 citation

Mini Review

Published on 08 Aug 2024

Biobanking for tropical health: leveraging collaborative initiatives in the Lusophone world

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Ana Paula Arez
Aline Souto
Manuela da Silva
Carlos Roberto Sobrinho do Nascimento
Isabel Couto
Silvana Belo
Nelson Lima

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1438842

893 views
2 citations

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

868 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

940 views

Perspective

Published on 26 Mar 2024

Eliminating invisible deaths: the woeful state of global rabies data and its impact on progress towards 2030 sustainable development goals for neglected tropical diseases

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Catherine Swedberg
Katrin Bote
Luke Gamble
Natael Fénelon
Alasdair King
Ryan M. Wallace

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1303359

2,710 views
2 citations

Perspective

Published on 14 Feb 2024

Addressing health care disruption in rural Mozambique due to extreme climate events: mobile units tackling cyclones, vaccine-preventable diseases, and beyond

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Benedetta Rossi
Beatrice Formenti
Carlo Cerini
Nerisia Tique
Rafaela da Celma Cossa
Federica Boniotti
Bruno Comini
Lina Rachele Tomasoni
Francesco Castelli

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1328926

1,761 views
2 citations

Opinion

Published on 11 Jan 2024

Making clinical trials a public norm for health decisions in sub-Saharan Africa

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Selidji T. Agnandji
Marguerite Massinga Loembe
Armel V. Mbouna
Fallowne Mbadinga
Paulin N. Essone
Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma
Rose Leke
Yvonne K. Mburu
Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum
Jean-Marie Okwo-Bele

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1297109

1,897 views
1 citation

Perspective

Published on 25 Jul 2023

A major dengue epidemic in 2022 in Nepal: need of an efficient early-warning system

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel
Yumiko Hayashi
Fleurette Mbuyakala Domai
Suraj Bhattarai
Koya Ariyoshi
Basu Dev Pandey

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1217939

3,155 views
4 citations

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 29 Jun 2023

The first mass drug administration campaign for schistosomiasis control in Lagos, Nigeria: lessons for future control programs

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Francisca O. Olamiju
Obiageli Nebe
Hammed Mogaji
Ismail Abdus-Salam
Lanre Jenrola
Ayodele J. Marcus
Olatunwa J. Olamiju
Sunday Isiyaku
Perpetua Amodu-Agbi
Ikenna Nwoye

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1094320

2,238 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Mar 2023

Ghana’s progress towards measles elimination: Surveillance data analysis, Greater Accra Region, 2015 – 2019

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Amara Alhaji Sheriff
Adam Zakariah
Samuel Dapaa
Magdalene A. Odikro
Razak G. Issahaku
Delia Bandoh
Charles L. Noora
Gebrekrstos N. Gebru
Ernest Kenu

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1071486

3,089 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 16 Feb 2023

Challenges and strategies for the uptake of mass drug administration among pastoralist communities in South Sudan

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Geoffrey Muchiri
Moses Okwii
Paul Bukuluki
Johan Willems
Juliana A. Amanyi-Enegela
Makoy Yibi
Girija Sankar

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1007480

3,213 views
6 citations