This research topic focuses on the development, testing, and implementation of vaccines targeting parasitic tropical neglected diseases (NTDs), including diseases such as Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, Schistosomiasis, Lymphatic Filariasis, soil transmitted helmintiasis, and malaria. These diseases disproportionately affect impoverished populations in tropical regions, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Despite their impact, vaccine development for these diseases has lagged due to economic and logistical challenges. This research aims to address these gaps by exploring novel vaccine candidates, optimizing existing vaccine platforms, and evaluating the efficacy and safety of these vaccines in endemic settings.
The key areas of focus of the collection include, but are not limited to:
1. Innovative Vaccine Platforms
2. Antigen Discovery and Optimization
3. Preclinical and Clinical Trials
4. Adjuvants and Delivery Systems
5. Epidemiological and Economic Impact
6. Challenges and Solutions in Vaccine Deployment
This Research Topic will contribute to our knowledge on global fight against parasitic NTDs by advancing the development of safe and effective vaccines and will offer practical solutions for overcoming challenges in vaccine deployment. Ultimately, this research topic aims to reduce the burden of NTDs, improve health outcomes, and promote equity in global health.
Keywords:
Neglected Tropical Diseases, Parasitic Infections, Vaccine Development, Immunogenicity, Clinical Trials, Epidemiology, Public Health, Tropical Medicine, Vaccine Delivery Systems, Antigen Discovery
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.
This research topic focuses on the development, testing, and implementation of vaccines targeting parasitic tropical neglected diseases (NTDs), including diseases such as Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, Schistosomiasis, Lymphatic Filariasis, soil transmitted helmintiasis, and malaria. These diseases disproportionately affect impoverished populations in tropical regions, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Despite their impact, vaccine development for these diseases has lagged due to economic and logistical challenges. This research aims to address these gaps by exploring novel vaccine candidates, optimizing existing vaccine platforms, and evaluating the efficacy and safety of these vaccines in endemic settings.
The key areas of focus of the collection include, but are not limited to:
1. Innovative Vaccine Platforms
2. Antigen Discovery and Optimization
3. Preclinical and Clinical Trials
4. Adjuvants and Delivery Systems
5. Epidemiological and Economic Impact
6. Challenges and Solutions in Vaccine Deployment
This Research Topic will contribute to our knowledge on global fight against parasitic NTDs by advancing the development of safe and effective vaccines and will offer practical solutions for overcoming challenges in vaccine deployment. Ultimately, this research topic aims to reduce the burden of NTDs, improve health outcomes, and promote equity in global health.
Keywords:
Neglected Tropical Diseases, Parasitic Infections, Vaccine Development, Immunogenicity, Clinical Trials, Epidemiology, Public Health, Tropical Medicine, Vaccine Delivery Systems, Antigen Discovery
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.