Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

Original Research

Published on 18 Oct 2023

Assessment of threat of concurrent SARS-CoV-2 and DENV infection in the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil in 2020: diagnostic and immunological findings

Joyce Carnevale Rodrigues
Débora Familiar-Macedo
Thalia Medeiros
Fabiana Rabe Carvalho
Jorge Reis Almeida
Andrea Alice Silva
Flávia Barreto dos Santos
Luiz José de Souza
Paulo Vieira Damasco
Elzinandes Leal Azeredo

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1249574

1,988 views
1 citation

Case Report

Published on 11 Oct 2023

Case Report: Three cases of suspected female genital schistosomiasis and precancerous lesions for cervical cancer in a highly endemic country—from clinical management to public health implications

Valentina Marchese
Zoly Rakotomalala
Jean-Marc Kutz
Sonya Ratefiarisoa
Rivo Rakotomalala
Tahinamandranto Rasamoelina
Raphael Rakotozandrindrainy
Pia Rausche
Tarik Gheit
Monika Hampl

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1270852

3,517 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 Sep 2023

Preclinical data do not support the use of amiodarone or dronedarone as antiparasitic drugs for Chagas disease at the approved human dosing regimen

Amanda F. Francisco
Gong Chen
Wen Wang
Melissa L. Sykes
Fanny Escudié
Ivan Scandale
Francisco Olmo
David M. Shackleford
Bilal Zulfiqar
Jadel M. Kratz

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1254061

2,706 views
2 citations

Perspective

Published on 15 Sep 2023

Control of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Abrar Ahmad Chughtai
Chiori Kodama
Rohina Joshi
Muhammad Tayyab
Mohammad Akbar Paiman
Abdinasir Abubakar

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1240420

4,848 views
4 citations

Mini Review

Published on 14 Aug 2023

Malaria in pregnancy: adverse pregnancy outcomes and the future of prevention

Anne D. Berhe
Justin Y. A. Doritchamou
Patrick E. Duffy

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1229735

11,136 views
24 citations

Review

Published on 08 Aug 2023

Available evidence for mosquito-borne Francisella tularensis transmission is inconclusive

L. F. W. Jonckers Nieboer
E. A. J. Fischer
M. A. H. Braks

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1230903

3,688 views
5 citations

Review

Published on 03 Aug 2023

Phytochemical intervention for lymphatic filariasis and filarial lymphedema

Rose Bonnah
Felix Ayisi
Solomon Wireko
Alexander Kwarteng

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1168668

3,904 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Aug 2023

Determining the prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis based on the discordance between egg counts and haematuria in populations from northern Tanzania

Per Nordin
Edwin Nyale
Clement Kalambo
Beth Maina Ahlberg
Hermann Feldmeier
Ingela Krantz

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1100139

1,703 views
2 citations

Review

Published on 28 Jul 2023

Challenges and opportunities of molecular epidemiology: using omics to address complex One Health issues in tropical settings

Feven Tigistu-Sahle
Zelalem H. Mekuria
Abhay R. Satoskar
Gustavo F. C. Sales
Wondwossen A. Gebreyes
Celso J. B. Oliveira

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1151336

8,107 views
8 citations

Opinion

Published on 28 Jul 2023

Sterilizing insects with X rays or gamma rays - which irradiator to select?

Hanano Yamada
Dongjing Zhang
Andrew G. Parker
Marc J. B. Vreysen

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1224386

5,028 views
4 citations

Perspective

Published on 26 Jul 2023

Retrospective on molecular assay design for detecting pan-orthopox viruses and prospective on mpox laboratory preparedness and readiness

Kenneth B. Yeh
Michael D. Powers
Ami Patel
Falgunee Parekh
Ashley S. Tseng
Elaine Bradford
Kyle Parker
Ricky Soong
Gene Olinger
Illich Mombo

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1221804

1,856 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Jul 2023

Malaria mitochondrial diagnosis: challenges and pitfalls

Gabriel Luíz Costa
Denise Anete Madureira de Alvarenga
Gabriela Maíra Pereira de Assis
Anna Caroline Campos Aguiar
Jaime Louzada
Dhélio Batista Pereira
Anielle de Pina-Costa
Zelinda Maria Braga Hirano
Sílvia Bahadian Moreira
Alcides Pissinatti

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1204195

3,496 views
2 citations

Perspective

Published on 25 Jul 2023

A major dengue epidemic in 2022 in Nepal: need of an efficient early-warning system

Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel
Yumiko Hayashi
Fleurette Mbuyakala Domai
Suraj Bhattarai
Koya Ariyoshi
Basu Dev Pandey

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1217939

4,797 views
8 citations

Editorial

Published on 20 Jul 2023

Editorial: Immunology of tuberculosis

Zhidong Hu
Theolis Barbosa
Xiao-Yong Fan

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1252114

991 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jul 2023

Genomic analysis of circulating HIV and hepatitis C virus infections and coinfections in Cameroon: 2005–2006 and 2015–2016

Sana Tamim
Julius Nwobegahay
Armelle Gaelle Fepa Kwesseu
Ida Marlene Guiateu Tamo
Marceline Djuidje Ngounoue

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1094286

1,630 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 29 Jun 2023

The first mass drug administration campaign for schistosomiasis control in Lagos, Nigeria: lessons for future control programs

Francisca O. Olamiju
Obiageli Nebe
Hammed Mogaji
Ismail Abdus-Salam
Lanre Jenrola
Ayodele J. Marcus
Olatunwa J. Olamiju
Sunday Isiyaku
Perpetua Amodu-Agbi
Ikenna Nwoye

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1094320

3,416 views
6 citations

Case Report

Published on 08 Jun 2023

Case report of cerebral cystic echinococcosis in a 5-year-old child

Denis Menschaert
Aurore Daron
Julie Frere

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1090644

2,186 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 May 2023

Coalescing disparate data sources for the geospatial prediction of mosquito abundance, using Brazil as a motivating case study

Anwar Musah
Ella Browning
Aisha Aldosery
Iuri Valerio Graciano Borges
Tercio Ambrizzi
Merve Tunali
Selma Başibüyük
Orhan Yenigün
Giselle Machado Magalhaes Moreno
Clarisse Lins de Lima

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1039735

3,272 views
6 citations

Editorial

Published on 23 May 2023

Editorial: Highlights in emerging tropical diseases 2021/22

Jorge Enrique Gomez-Marin
Wilmer Ernesto Villamil-Gomez
Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1199049

1,405 views

Original Research

Published on 16 May 2023

Distribution of genetic diversity of neotropical Biomphalaria (Preston 1910) (Basommatophora: Planorbidae) intermediate hosts for schistosomiasis in Southeast Brazil

Raquel Gardini Sanches Palasio
Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto
Roseli Tuan

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1143186

2,200 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2023

Molecular diagnosis and genotyping of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Maesot and Chiangrai, Thailand

Artharee Rungrojn
Elizabeth M. Batty
Carlo Perrone
Mohammad Yazid Abdad
Tri Wangrangsimakul
Tobias Brummaier
Rose McGready
Nicholas P. J. Day
Stuart D. Blacksell

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1146138

3,850 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2023

Introduction of a mobile application platform as a decision support tool to enhance antimicrobial stewardship: an experience from the United Arab Emirates

Siobhán O’Sullivan
Jinan Shamseddine
Ahmed Sadeq
Rizwan Ali
Khadija Yousuf
Aisha Al Naqbi
Abdullah Alakhras
Farindokht Foroodi
Fouzia Jabeen
Emmanuel Nsutebu

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1050110

4,875 views
6 citations

Review

Published on 09 May 2023

Human African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness): Current knowledge and future challenges

Roberta Papagni
Roberta Novara
Maria Letizia Minardi
Luisa Frallonardo
Gianfranco Giorgio Panico
Elisabetta Pallara
Sergio Cotugno
Tommaso Ascoli Bartoli
Giacomo Guido
Elda De Vita

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1087003

22,535 views
48 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 09 May 2023

Racehorses from a breeding farm in Tropical Ecuador have a high seroprevalence of anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies: a paradigm for leptospirosis management from a One Health perspective

Solon Alberto Orlando
Katherine Paez Martinez
Ericka Sanchez
Carmen de la Cruz
Joselyn Calderon
Fabrizio Arcos
Pablo Torres-Lasso
Manuel Calvopiña
Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2023.1061038

2,842 views
6 citations

82 Publications

volumes

Assessment of threat of concurrent SARS-CoV-2 and DENV infection in the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil in 2020: diagnostic and immunological findings

Case Report: Three cases of suspected female genital schistosomiasis and precancerous lesions for cervical cancer in a highly endemic country—from clinical management to public health implications

Preclinical data do not support the use of amiodarone or dronedarone as antiparasitic drugs for Chagas disease at the approved human dosing regimen

Control of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Malaria in pregnancy: adverse pregnancy outcomes and the future of prevention

Available evidence for mosquito-borne Francisella tularensis transmission is inconclusive

Phytochemical intervention for lymphatic filariasis and filarial lymphedema

Determining the prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis based on the discordance between egg counts and haematuria in populations from northern Tanzania

Challenges and opportunities of molecular epidemiology: using omics to address complex One Health issues in tropical settings

Sterilizing insects with X rays or gamma rays - which irradiator to select?

Retrospective on molecular assay design for detecting pan-orthopox viruses and prospective on mpox laboratory preparedness and readiness

Malaria mitochondrial diagnosis: challenges and pitfalls

A major dengue epidemic in 2022 in Nepal: need of an efficient early-warning system

Editorial: Immunology of tuberculosis

Genomic analysis of circulating HIV and hepatitis C virus infections and coinfections in Cameroon: 2005–2006 and 2015–2016

The first mass drug administration campaign for schistosomiasis control in Lagos, Nigeria: lessons for future control programs

Case report of cerebral cystic echinococcosis in a 5-year-old child

Coalescing disparate data sources for the geospatial prediction of mosquito abundance, using Brazil as a motivating case study

Editorial: Highlights in emerging tropical diseases 2021/22

Distribution of genetic diversity of neotropical Biomphalaria (Preston 1910) (Basommatophora: Planorbidae) intermediate hosts for schistosomiasis in Southeast Brazil

Molecular diagnosis and genotyping of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Maesot and Chiangrai, Thailand

Introduction of a mobile application platform as a decision support tool to enhance antimicrobial stewardship: an experience from the United Arab Emirates

Human African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness): Current knowledge and future challenges

Racehorses from a breeding farm in Tropical Ecuador have a high seroprevalence of anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies: a paradigm for leptospirosis management from a One Health perspective