Vector-borne tropical diseases, caused by a diverse array of pathogens including bacteria, viruses, and parasites, pose a significant public health challenge in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. These diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis, disproportionately affect low-income populations, leading to high morbidity and mortality rates. Understanding the innate and adaptive immunological responses to these pathogens is crucial for developing effective prevention, treatment, and eradication strategies, including the design of effective vaccines.
This research topic aims to advance our understanding of immune responses to vector-borne tropical diseases, covering innate and adaptive immune mechanisms, immune evasion strategies employed by pathogens, host-pathogen interactions and immunological principles underlying vaccine-induced protection. By fostering interdisciplinary research, we aim to identify gaps in knowledge and promote collaborative efforts that help reduce the burden of these diseases and improve health outcomes for affected populations.
Authors are invited to submit original research articles, case reports, reviews, perspectives and brief communications that address any aspect of the immunology of vector-borne tropical diseases prevalent in the Americas.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
· Immune response mechanisms
· Pathogen immune evasion strategies
· Host-pathogen interactions
· Immune response to vaccine antigens
Submissions should provide new insights or propose innovative solutions to existing challenges in the field. All contributions will undergo rigorous peer review to ensure the highest standards of scientific quality and relevance.
Keywords:
tropical diseases, vaccines, mycosis, viral infection, vaccine development, host-pathogen interactions, vector-borne infections, bacterial infection
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.
Vector-borne tropical diseases, caused by a diverse array of pathogens including bacteria, viruses, and parasites, pose a significant public health challenge in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. These diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis, disproportionately affect low-income populations, leading to high morbidity and mortality rates. Understanding the innate and adaptive immunological responses to these pathogens is crucial for developing effective prevention, treatment, and eradication strategies, including the design of effective vaccines.
This research topic aims to advance our understanding of immune responses to vector-borne tropical diseases, covering innate and adaptive immune mechanisms, immune evasion strategies employed by pathogens, host-pathogen interactions and immunological principles underlying vaccine-induced protection. By fostering interdisciplinary research, we aim to identify gaps in knowledge and promote collaborative efforts that help reduce the burden of these diseases and improve health outcomes for affected populations.
Authors are invited to submit original research articles, case reports, reviews, perspectives and brief communications that address any aspect of the immunology of vector-borne tropical diseases prevalent in the Americas.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
· Immune response mechanisms
· Pathogen immune evasion strategies
· Host-pathogen interactions
· Immune response to vaccine antigens
Submissions should provide new insights or propose innovative solutions to existing challenges in the field. All contributions will undergo rigorous peer review to ensure the highest standards of scientific quality and relevance.
Keywords:
tropical diseases, vaccines, mycosis, viral infection, vaccine development, host-pathogen interactions, vector-borne infections, bacterial infection
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.