Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

Original Research

Accepted on 14 Apr 2025

Prevalence, bacterial profile, antimicrobial resistance pattern, and predictors of blood culture positive sepsis among adults admitted at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda

Naqeeb Imtiaz Kara
Alina Peris
Charles Abonga
Asad Muyinda
Joshua Muhumuza
Kingsley Akaba
Awil Abdi
Ibrahim Nur
Sakarapandian Vidya
Mitchel Otieno Okumu

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1552693

Original Research

Published on 14 Apr 2025

Evaluation of pulse therapy with intravenous methylprednisolone on leprosy neuritis in a Brazilian referral center

Diogo Fernandes dos Santos
Pedro Henrique Sirotheau Corrêa Alves
Fernanda de Oliveira Cirino
Leonardo Peixoto Garcia
João Paulo Moreira Fernandes
Douglas Eulálio Antunes
Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1560079

106 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Apr 2025

Aedes albopictus of Paris (France) is competent to transmit at least three of the four dengue virus serotypes

Chloé Bohers
Marie Vazeille
Luidji Pascalin
Kevin Meignan
Anaïs Karch
Xavier De Lamballerie
Anna-Bella Failloux

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1565116

165 views

Editorial

Published on 07 Apr 2025

Editorial: Digital tools and innovation for the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases

Jorge Abelardo Falcón-Lezama
Jorge F. Méndez-Galván
Roberto Tapia-Conyer

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1580604

276 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Mar 2025

Bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among patients clinically suspected of bacterial conjunctivitis at the ophthalmologic clinic of Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia

Eyosias Teklemariam
Mekonnen Damessa
Mamo Nigatu
Bikila Alemu
Kumale Tolesa
Daba Abdissa
Korinan Fanta

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1499098

346 views

Original Research

Accepted on 21 Mar 2025

Patient knowledge, attitudes and behaviors related to antimicrobial use in South African primary health care: Development and testing of the CAMUS and the implications

Nishana Ramdas
Thobani Biyela
Mapula Thema
Mncengeli Sibanda
Tiyani Milta Sono
Stephen Campbell
Natalie Schellack
Brian Godman
Johanna Catharina Meyer

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1569076

Perspective

Published on 20 Mar 2025

Kenya’s National Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance: measuring implementation progress

Joseph Mukoko
Evelyn Wesangula
Nkatha Gitonga
Ndinda Kusu
Cynthia Odhiambo
Emmanuel Tanui
Allan Azegele
Romona Ndanyi
Mohan P. Joshi
Tamara Hafner

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1540713

435 views

Editorial

Published on 17 Mar 2025

Editorial: Recent advances in “omics” of tropical diseases

Marcelo A. Soares
Gustavo Kijak

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1582460

290 views

Review

Published on 11 Mar 2025

Review of host-directed immunotherapy and candidate agents against leishmaniasis

Mebratu Tamir
Bisrat Birke Teketelew
Dereje Mengesha Berta
Abiy Ayele Angelo
Amare Mekuanint Terekegne
Negesse Cherie
Gebeyaw Getnet Mekonnen
Aberham Abere
Tegegne Eshetu

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1450908

461 views

Systematic Review

Published on 10 Mar 2025

Prevalence of and risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mohammedjud Hassen Ahmed
Shegaw Anagaw Mengiste
Mulusew Andualem Asemahagn

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1532049

548 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Mar 2025

After action review: preparedness and response to the dengue epidemic in 2023 in the Centre region, Burkina Faso

Watton Rodrigue Diao
Abel Bicaba
Aboubacar Sanou
Lissy Eric Parfait Ouattara

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1516101

404 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Mar 2025

Factors associated with the management of people affected by disabilities in communities endemic to skin-related neglected tropical diseases in Benin and Côte d’Ivoire

Yévèdo Borel Tossou
Fifamin Noël Christelle Gbaguidi
Sonagnon Inès Elvire Agbo
Sètondji Diane Edwige Zanvo
Karine Lucrèce Marie Codjo-Seignon
Paule Héléna Biaka
Fernand Aimé Guedou
Kouakou Jerôme Kouadio
Sèdjro Gimatal Esaï Anagonou
Franck Zinsou Mignanwande

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1522660

444 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2025

Antimicrobial use in a pediatric hospital in Kenya: a point prevalence survey to inform antimicrobial stewardship

Joseph Mbuthia
Nkatha Gitonga
Winnie Akoth
Susan Mutua
Ndinda Kusu
Tamara Hafner
Mohan P. Joshi
Martha Embrey

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1497199

576 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Feb 2025

Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in healthcare workers at Banadir Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia

Abdullah Dahir H. Aweis
Hassan Ga’al
Daud M. Ishaq Aweis
Gallad Dahir Hassan

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1425042

648 views

Review

Published on 27 Feb 2025

Community-based models for neglected tropical diseases affecting the skin: a scoping review

India Hotopf
Shahreen Chowdhury
Guillermo Robert
Mary Ellen Sellers
Maneesh Phillip
Anil Fastenau
Maria del Mar Marais
Constanze Vettel
Mijanur Rahman
Rajni Kant Singh

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1544842

1,019 views

Editorial

Published on 26 Feb 2025

Editorial: Foodborne zoonotic parasites and parasitoses

Marina Winter
Carlos Landaeta-Aqueveque

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1568734

351 views