Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2025

Prevalence, intensity, and associated factors of intestinal schistosomiasis among primary school children in Nono District, Southwest Ethiopia

Bayisa Tolera
Jemal Mohammed
Ukash Umer
Junedin Abamecha
Fikru Tebeje
Akewok Sime
Fitsum Weldegebreal

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1483164

429 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2025

Epilepsy in the onchocerciasis endemic area of Deim Zubeir, South Sudan: a household survey

Jurel Payii Mamur
Gilles Van Cutsem
Sekonjo Juliano Hamid Motto
Stephen Raimon Jada
Tatjana Gerber
Yak Yak Bol
Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo
Robert Colebunders

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1469201

818 views

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

767 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

606 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

1,034 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

779 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

293 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

588 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

445 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

566 views
1 citation

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

644 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

679 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

1,611 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

1,416 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

824 views

Systematic Review

Published on 04 Dec 2024

Mosquito-borne diseases in urban East African Community region: a scoping review of urban typology research and mosquito genera overlap, 2000-2024

Noel K. Joseph
Eda Mumo
Camille Morlighem
Peter M. Macharia
Robert W. Snow
Catherine Linard

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1499520

1,463 views