Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

Original Research

Published on 02 Oct 2025

Current knowledge and attitudes toward antibiotic use among community pharmacy personnel in a rural province in South Africa and the implications

in Antimicrobial Resistance

Tiyani Milta Maluleke
Morgan Tiyiselani Maluleke
Ana Golić Jelić
Stephen M. Campbell
Vanda Marković-Peković
Natalie Schellack
Nishana Ramdas
Brian Godman
Johanna C. Meyer

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1637843

339 views

Perspective

Accepted on 30 Sep 2025

Strengthening health systems for health emergency preparedness and response in Africa: Integrating building system resilience to achieve universal health coverage and promote health security is a "double win"

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Ambrose Otau Talisuna
Humphrey Cyprian Karamagi
Sohel Saikat
Benson Droti
Geoffrey K Bisoborwa
Juliet Nabyonga-Orem
Dick Chamla
Salam Abdou Gueye
Francis Chisaka Kasolo

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1685122

194 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 30 Sep 2025

Health system preparedness among African countries for disease outbreaks using the World Health Organisation Health systems framework: an awakening from the recent mpox outbreak

in Emerging Tropical Diseases

Innocent Ayesiga
Primrose Magala
Aghu Ovye
Jonathan Mawutor Gmanyami
Pius Atwau
Esther Ismaila
Henry Muwonge
Tom Didimus Ediamu
Lorna Atimango
Joy Malle Dogo

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1618205

696 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Sep 2025

Bridging Borders: The Virtual Biorepository System, A Sustainable Global Biobanking System for Epidemic Threats Preparedness

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Judith Giri
Amy I Price
Zoe Steinberg
Thomas Jaenisch
May Chu

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1656222

139 views

Perspective

Accepted on 26 Sep 2025

Malaria vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria: Lessons from the Pfizer-Kano Incident and COVID-19 Vaccination

in Major Tropical Diseases

Stephen Monday Suru
Chidiebere Emmanuel Ugwu

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1691239

361 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Sep 2025

Modeling the impact of climate change for the potential distribution of the main vector and reservoirs of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis due to leishmania major in Morocco

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Mohamed Daoudi
Abdelkrim Outammassine
David Olivier
Mounia Amane
Myriam Beaulieu
Abdellatif Akarid
Momar Ndao
Mohamed Hafidi
Samia Boussaa
Ali Boumezzough

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1629454

911 views

Original Research

Accepted on 24 Sep 2025

Knowledge, Practices, and Perceptions Towards Malaria Prevention and Control Among Residents of Canaanland and Surrounding Areas in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Theophilus Nang Wakai
Carrin Fiamitia
Irrinus Fonyuy Kintung
Shalom Nwodo Chinedu
Israel Sunmola Afolabi

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1686197

311 views

Policy Brief

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Potential activities to reduce the extent of substandard and falsified antibiotics across Africa and associated antimicrobial resistance

in Antimicrobial Resistance

Tiyani Milta Maluleke
Biset Asrade Mekonnen
Chukwuemeka Michael Ubaka
Bene D. Anand Paramadhas
Mukhethwa Munzhedzi
Aubrey Chichonyi Kalungia
Ester Hango
Santosh Kumar
Brian Godman
Johanna C. Meyer

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1634029

562 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 19 Sep 2025

Field observations on the use of rapid diagnostic tests for Human African Trypanosomiasis in Nigeria

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Chinwe U. Chukwudi
Omolara S. Adenekan
Jonadab C. Chinwendu
Amadea O. Enwonwu
Chinonso C. Iyi
Uchenna H. Anyaorah
Chukwuebuka V. Ugwu
Michael O. John
Glory N. Joseph
Akwoba J. Ogugua

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1638558

2,196 views

Opinion

Published on 18 Sep 2025

The intersectoral challenges facing biobanking in One Health and Global Health

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Qiang Wei
Jasper H. C. Luong
Io Hong Cheong
Zisis Kozlakidis

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1653226

696 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Sep 2025

Impact of climatic factors on malaria in Senegal based on the surveillance system between 2015 and 2022

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Cheikh Talla
Maryam Diarra
Ibrahima Diouf
Mareme S. Thiam
Aboubacry Gaye
Mamadou A. Barry
Ehimario Igumbor
Corinne Simone Merle
Rosemary Audu
Cheikh Loucoubar

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1631996

1,090 views

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Sep 2025

"A guardian angel that just appeared": the impact of a community health worker in supporting treatment adherence and follow-up for Chagas Disease patients

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Cristina Juan Jimenez
Marta Arsuaga Vicente
María Santamaría Seijas
Maria Mar Lago
Marta Díaz Menéndez
Rosa de Miguel Buckley
Fernando de la Calle Prieto
Ana Ayuso Alvarez
Marina Gold

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1632961

292 views

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Sep 2025

Predicting the ecological niches of Aedes aegypti s.l. using Maximum Entropy in Kenya

in Tropical Disease Epidemiology and Ecology

Samuel K. Muchiri
Moses M. Musau
Paul Mwaniki
Fridah Kirimi
Nathan O. Agutu
Emelda A. Okiro
Simon Dellicour
Robert W. Snow

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1641807

166 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 10 Sep 2025

Evaluating the Therapeutic Potential of Wolbachia in Controlling Mosquito-Borne Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

in Vector Biology

R. Mohamad Javier
Faisal Gani Putra Arlond
Dwi Permana Putra
Christopher Bryant Prathama
Gede Raditya Wisnu Wardhana
Verika Christabela Tansuri
Adrian Prasetya
Fadli Ramadhan
Aisyah Rizki Nirmala Hanum
Rayyan Fitriasa

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1657310

323 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Sep 2025

Schistosomiasis mapping in Senegal: from baseline to present

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Ndeye M. Kane
Khadime Sylla
Ngayo Sy
Boubacar Diop
Rose Monteil
Malang Mané
Daouda Gueye
Momadou L. Samb
Babacar Banda Diallo
Madeline Woo

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1555191

1,154 views

Perspective

Published on 08 Sep 2025

Barriers to uptake and implementation of malaria chemoprevention in school-aged children: a stakeholder engagement meeting report

in Disease Prevention and Control Policy

Colette Morlino
Isabel Byrne
Jane Achan
Vito Baraka
Aissata Barry
Teun Bousema
Alioune Camara
Frank Chacky
R. Matthew Chico
Sian E. Clarke

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1480907

1,519 views