About this Research Topic
This Research Topic has been organized in collaboration with UCL's dPHE 6th Annual Workshop: Vector-borne diseases Digital One Health approach.
Vector-borne diseases such as arboviral diseases (e.g., Zika, chikungunya, and dengue) and malaria are an urgent public health priority. They are typically endemic in the Global South and are known to inflict significant morbidity and mortality in infants and adults (in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia). Due to global warming, the emergence of these diseases has become ever more apparent in the Global North too, where, for instance, we see vectors adapting to temperate climates in the southern parts of both the United States and Europe, as well as other outermost ‘autonomous’ European regions such as the island of Madeira.
To ensure an effective public health response, surveillance of these vectors is critical but this remains a problematic issue. The effort to ‘search’ and ‘destroy’ vector populations and their habitats rely mostly on manual intervention which is informed by data compiled through a paper-based recording approach. The timely recording of such collated data into a digital format or electronic registry is a significant challenge, and more so in low-resource Global South settings. This issue in combination with poorly funded operation by government environmental agencies is a hinderance for developing a satisfactory surveillance system to provide an efficient public health response. Vectors in general, particularly mosquitoes, are highly climate-sensitive and as global warming is contributing to the changing habitats, they are likely to adapt and become endemic in more regions of the Global North in the future. This global issue requires a solution that leverages technology.
The digital One Health approach is a concept that focuses on digital solutions that enable the use of early warning models through the adoption of smartphone and Internet-of-Things (IoTs) technologies for a rapid and timely public health response.
This Research Topic welcomes submissions of papers focused on digital solutions for vector-borne diseases and surveillance, bringing together clinicians, parasitologists, entomologists, infectious diseases specialists, epidemiologists, climatologists, policy experts, biostatisticians, computer scientists, health economists, and medical anthropologists. By prioritizing this interdisciplinary and collaborative One Health approach, this collection will contribute to the acceleration of the development of climate-resilient, sustainable, and equitable health systems.
This collection is open to all article types accepted by the participating journals:
- Frontiers in Digital Health
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
- Frontiers in Global Women's Health
Article processing charges vary by journal and by article type. For queries, please reach out to the editorial office.
Vector-borne diseases such as arboviral diseases (e.g., Zika, chikungunya, and dengue) and malaria are an urgent public health priority. They are typically endemic in the Global South and are known to inflict significant morbidity and mortality in infants and adults (in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia). Due to global warming, the emergence of these diseases has become ever more apparent in the Global North too, where, for instance, we see vectors adapting to temperate climates in the southern parts of both the United States and Europe, as well as other outermost ‘autonomous’ European regions such as the island of Madeira.
To ensure an effective public health response, surveillance of these vectors is critical but this remains a problematic issue. The effort to ‘search’ and ‘destroy’ vector populations and their habitats rely mostly on manual intervention which is informed by data compiled through a paper-based recording approach. The timely recording of such collated data into a digital format or electronic registry is a significant challenge, and more so in low-resource Global South settings. This issue in combination with poorly funded operation by government environmental agencies is a hinderance for developing a satisfactory surveillance system to provide an efficient public health response. Vectors in general, particularly mosquitoes, are highly climate-sensitive and as global warming is contributing to the changing habitats, they are likely to adapt and become endemic in more regions of the Global North in the future. This global issue requires a solution that leverages technology.
The digital One Health approach is a concept that focuses on digital solutions that enable the use of early warning models through the adoption of smartphone and Internet-of-Things (IoTs) technologies for a rapid and timely public health response.
This Research Topic welcomes submissions of papers focused on digital solutions for vector-borne diseases and surveillance, bringing together clinicians, parasitologists, entomologists, infectious diseases specialists, epidemiologists, climatologists, policy experts, biostatisticians, computer scientists, health economists, and medical anthropologists. By prioritizing this interdisciplinary and collaborative One Health approach, this collection will contribute to the acceleration of the development of climate-resilient, sustainable, and equitable health systems.
This collection is open to all article types accepted by the participating journals:
- Frontiers in Digital Health
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
- Frontiers in Global Women's Health
Article processing charges vary by journal and by article type. For queries, please reach out to the editorial office.
Keywords: digital health, one health, vector-borne diseases, global health, arboviruses, arboviral diseases, zika, chikungunya, dengue, vector surveillance, internet of things, IoT, mobile
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
