Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

Volume 6 - 2025

Original Research

Published on 17 Feb 2025

Impact of three rounds of mass preventive chemotherapy on prevalence and intensities of Schistosoma mansoni infection among an adult population on Ukerewe Island, north-western Tanzania

Crecencia E. Chiombola
Erick Simon Mwangoka
Tumaini Baumba
Charles Guya Mkombe
Saskia Kreibich
Christa Kasang
Antje Fuss
Andreas Mueller
Paul Alikado Sabuni
Humphrey D. Mazigo

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1523177

265 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

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

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1475955

562 views

Perspective

Accepted on 03 Feb 2025

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

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

150 views

Volume 5 - 2024

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2025

Assessment of the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs in selected healthcare facilities in Kenya

Nkatha Gitonga
Mitchel Okumu
Oscar Agoro
Ndinda Kusu
Joseph Mukoko
Helen Wangai
Tamara Hafner
Mohan P. Joshi

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1497220

691 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Jan 2025

Screening semen samples for Zika virus infection: role for serologic and RT-PCR testing

Humberto Ferraz
Kevan Akrami
Laise de Moraes
Lais Cambuí Gusmão
Genevieve Coelho
Daniele Freitas
Manoel Barral-Netto
Aldina Barral
Viviane Boaventura
Luciane Amorim Santos

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1489647

567 views

Perspective

Published on 27 Jan 2025

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

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

920 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

Andrea Haekyung Haselbeck
Kerstin Kling

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1540632

737 views

Editorial

Published on 15 Jan 2025

Editorial: One Health and preparedness for Disease X in the Tropics: spillover prevention, surveillance, vaccines, and drugs

Cristina Possas
Akira Homma
Ernesto T. A. Marques
Suresh V. Kuchipudi
Prashant Kumar

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1535779

258 views

Policy Brief

Published on 08 Jan 2025

Effective and sustainable prevention and control of pork tapeworm diseases in humans and pigs in Tanzania: a policy brief

Helena A. Ngowi
George Makingi
Fredy Mlowe
Christina Wilson
Flora Kajuna
Mwemezi Kabululu
Ayubu Churi
Chacha Nyangi
Mary-Winnie Nanyaro
Innocent Melkiory

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1453965

548 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2025

Absence of infection by Trichinella spp. (Nematoda: Trichinellidae) in free-living wild carnivores in Brazil

Lívia de Oliveira Andrade
Patricia Parreira Perin
Carmen Andrea Arias-Pacheco
Camilla de Souza Amorim
Fernanda Lefort
Fernanda Mara Aragão Macedo Pereira
Lauro Leite Soares-Neto
Antonio de Pádua Bordignon Fernandes
Wilson Junior Oliveira
Ricardo Shoiti Ichikawa

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1501710

420 views

Perspective

Published on 06 Jan 2025

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

Kelly Zongo
Rolayo Toyin Emmanuel

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1503421

461 views

Editorial

Published on 18 Dec 2024

Editorial: Newer initiatives in detection, drug discovery and therapeutic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis

Radha Gopalaswamy
Vivekanandhan Aravindhan
Shridhar Narayanan
Selvakumar Subbian

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1528428

587 views

Systematic Review

Published on 18 Dec 2024

Stigma related to podoconiosis in Ethiopia: a systematic review

Temesgen Lera Abiso
Amene Abebe Kerbo
Eskinder Wolka Woticha
Mengistu Meskele Koyira

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1483407

610 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2024

Use of digital assessment tools to measure health facility readiness to provide the WHO recommended package of care for lymphatic filariasis morbidity

Windtaré Roland Bougma
Victorino Martinho Aiogalé
Bienvenu Yao Attoumbre
Sarah Bartlett
Kouma Brahima
Mamadou Coulibaly
Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly
Boubacar Morou Dicko
Susan D’Souza
Salif Seriba Doumbia

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1380042

1,307 views

Review

Published on 12 Dec 2024

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

Jiayue Yan
Andrew J. Mackay
Chris M. Stone

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1503120

1,275 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 10 Dec 2024

Large-scale production of Mansonella perstans infective larvae from engorged Culicoides milnei

Chi Anizette Kien
Rene Ebai
Fanny Fri Fombad
Frederick Esofi
Anna Ning Ntuh
Emmanuel Ouam
Narcisse Victor Tchamatchoua Gandjui
Valerine Chawa Chunda
Relindis Ekanya
Franck Noel Nietcho

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1391823

784 views

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Volumes

Volume 6 - 2025

Impact of three rounds of mass preventive chemotherapy on prevalence and intensities of Schistosoma mansoni infection among an adult population on Ukerewe Island, north-western Tanzania

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

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

Volume 5 - 2024

Assessment of the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs in selected healthcare facilities in Kenya

Screening semen samples for Zika virus infection: role for serologic and RT-PCR testing

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

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

Editorial: One Health and preparedness for Disease X in the Tropics: spillover prevention, surveillance, vaccines, and drugs

Effective and sustainable prevention and control of pork tapeworm diseases in humans and pigs in Tanzania: a policy brief

Absence of infection by Trichinella spp. (Nematoda: Trichinellidae) in free-living wild carnivores in Brazil

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

Editorial: Newer initiatives in detection, drug discovery and therapeutic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis

Stigma related to podoconiosis in Ethiopia: a systematic review

Use of digital assessment tools to measure health facility readiness to provide the WHO recommended package of care for lymphatic filariasis morbidity

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

Large-scale production of Mansonella perstans infective larvae from engorged Culicoides milnei