Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

Editorial

Published on 15 Aug 2025

Editorial: Enhancing leprosy diagnosis: new tools and approaches for global health impact

Angelica Gobbo
Natália Aparecida de Paula
Filipe Rocha Lima

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1678063

1,066 views

Systematic Review

Published on 14 Aug 2025

A scoping review of antibiotic resistance through a One Health lens. Insights from the Nile Valley: Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia

Leena Al-Hassan
Anya A. Nowbuth
Getachew Tesfaye Beyene
Biruk Yeshitela
Derbew Fikadu Berhe
Kassu Desta
Mistire Wolde
Thamarai Dorai-Schneiders
Amira Farouk
Mai Zafer

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1629274

2,581 views

Review

Published on 07 Aug 2025

Tropical infections and the gut microbiome: dysbiosis, recovery, and clinical implications

Biruk Demisse Ayalew
Muhammad Umar
Muhammad Saeed
Ahtisham Ali
Kaleb Assefa Berhane
Temesgen Mamo Sharew
Yonatan Abbawa Zewdie
Eskeatnaf Yosef Getachew
Zemichael Getu Alemayehu
Abate Bane Shewaye

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1620822

2,126 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Visceral leishmaniasis treatment outcome and associated factors among pediatric patients in Northwest Ethiopia: a seven-year retrospective cohort data analysis (2013–2019)

Haregewoyn Abere
Aberham Abere
Dessie Abebaw
Gizework Alemnew Mekonnen
Tena Cherkos
Mekuriaw Alemayehu
Mequanent Kassa

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1566971

2,445 views

Mini Review

Published on 29 Jul 2025

One Health approach for the prevention of open defecation: a panacea for open defecation-driven neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

Verner N. Orish
Isaac B. Addei
David E. Adzah
Acheampong G. Oteng
Moses A. Ayaaba
Aleksandra Marinkovic
Tatiana Gardellini
Ricardo Izurieta
Rajashree Pandit
Chuku Okorie

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1630115

1,606 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jul 2025

Inventory and faunistic analysis of Calliphoridae and Mesembrinellidae at Três Picos State Park, Brazil

W. T. A. Azevedo
M. P. Nunes
V. M. L. Albuquerque
C. S. S. Lessa
J. Alencar
V. M. Aguiar

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1589167

928 views

Editorial

Published on 18 Jul 2025

Editorial: Innovative strategies for identifying and controlling insect vectors in public health

Jeronimo Alencar
Shayenne Olsson Freitas Silva
Cecilia Ferreira Mello

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1654050

1,045 views

Editorial

Published on 10 Jul 2025

Editorial: Female genital schistosomiasis: research needed to raise awareness and deliver action

Margaret Gyapong

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1621992

806 views

Editorial

Published on 10 Jul 2025

Editorial: The role of diagnostics in eliminating schistosomiasis as a public health problem: trend and need

James Mwansa
Moses J. Chimbari
Nilanjan Lodh

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1654747

984 views

Mini Review

Published on 02 Jul 2025

Ticks and tickborne diseases in Global South countries: impact and implications of environmental changes

Sammuel Shahzad
Olalekan Chris Akinsulie
Ibrahim Idris
Popy Devnath
Damilare Ajagbe
Victor Ayodele Aliyu
Moyinoluwa Joshua Oladoye
Chizaram Ukauwa
Charles Egede Ugwu
Samuel Ajulo

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1597236

4,877 views
3 citations

Review

Published on 26 Jun 2025

Tropical diseases and the gastrointestinal tract: an overlooked connection

Ramy Mohamed Ghazy
Saleh Ahmed Alshaikhi
Hassan Ahmed Hassan Assiri
Adel Ahmed Almozaini
Abdullah Faisal Alhazmi
Heba Elsaeed Mohammed Elhasaneen
Sarah M. Abdo

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1612952

3,798 views
4 citations

Perspective

Published on 24 Jun 2025

Toward the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Democratic Republic of Congo: progress, perspectives, and strategic directions

Sylvain Mupoyi
Jean Kalle Kalenga
Kelly Zongo
Martha Mberu
Naomi Pitchouna Awaca Uvon

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1605161

1,417 views

Editorial

Published on 19 Jun 2025

Editorial: Advances in the molecular epidemiology and diagnostics of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases

Yash Gupta
Charlotte Avanzi
Lucio Vera-Cabrera
Alberto Enrique Paniz Mondolfi
Verena J. Schuenemann
Pushpendra Singh

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1622530

1,850 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Jun 2025

Tailoring interventions for impact: implementing evidence-based strategies for female genital schistosomiasis knowledge gaps in selected districts in Ghana

Comfort Dede Tetteh
Themba G. Ginindza
Jabulani R. Ncayiyana
Alfred Kwesi Manyeh

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1566451

1,813 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Jun 2025

Polio eradication in Ghana: past, present, and future

John Kofi Odoom
Dennis Odai Laryea
Nana Afia Asante Ntim
Keren Attiku
Michael Adjabeng
Ewurabena Oduma Duker
Comfort Nuamah Antwi
Emmanuel Gberbi
Isaac Baffoe-Nyarko
Patience Lartekai Adams

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1577945

2,267 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jun 2025

Knowledge, attitudes, and referral practices regarding animal bites and prevention of human rabies among Traditional Health Practitioners in the eThekwini District in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, 2022

Maxwell Mabona
Thembekile Zwane
Babongile Mhlongo
Lazarus Kuonza
Poncho Phafane

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1542614

2,388 views
1 citation

Study Protocol

Published on 06 Jun 2025

Validation of a model for predicting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake: a study protocol

Elizabeth Nailantei Kileku
Joseph Sitienei
Morris Senghor Shisanya
Nyawira Gitahi

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1571116

3,256 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 03 Jun 2025

Identification of HLA-B*13:01 allele in leprosy patients with dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome in Ambon, Indonesia

Sri Linuwih Susetyo Wardhani Menaldi
Mufqi Handaru Priyanto
Sandra Widaty
Yunia Irawati
Yulia Ariani Aswin
Dwi Anita Suryandari
Melani Marissa
Iwan Ariawan
Emiliana Kartika
Malika Sabrina Yunifananda

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1597392

2,128 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 30 May 2025

Evaluation of multiple water immersions of pathogen vector mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) eggs

Rayane Dias
Manuella Pereira Cerqueira Leite
Nathália Menezes de Almeida
Cecilia Ferreira de Mello
Ana Laura Carbajal-de-la-Fuente
Anderson S. Bueno
Jeronimo Alencar

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1590603

1,547 views

Case Report

Published on 22 May 2025

Case Report: Reactivation of Chagas disease in a patient with advanced HIV 15 Years after migration

Laura O’Doherty
Annmarie White
Ali Almajrafi
Alain Fennessy
Arlene Heekin
Peter Bede
Brendan Crowley
Laura Nabarro
Debbie Nolder
Claire Rogers

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1588423

1,724 views

Original Research

Published on 14 May 2025

Patient knowledge, attitudes and behaviors related to antimicrobial use in South African primary healthcare settings: development and testing of the CAMUS and its implications

Nishana Ramdas
Thobani Biyela
Mapula Thema
Mncengeli Sibanda
Tiyani Milta Sono
Stephen M. Campbell
Natalie Schellack
Brian Godman
Johanna C. Meyer

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1569076

1,765 views
3 citations

Editorial

Published on 13 May 2025

Editorial: Morbidity management of lymphatic filariasis: a focus on filarial hydrocele and lymphoedema

Sunny Doodu Mante
Anders Seim
Charles Mackenzie

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1585025

1,018 views

Original Research

Published on 08 May 2025

Prevalence, bacterial profile, antimicrobial resistance pattern, and predictors of blood culture positive sepsis among adults admitted at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda

Naqeeb Kara
Alina Peris
Charles Abonga
Asad Muyinda
Joshua Muhumuza
Kingsley Akaba
Awil Abdi
Ibrahim Nur
Sankarapandian Vidya
Mitchel Okumu

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1552693

2,430 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Apr 2025

Evaluation of pulse therapy with intravenous methylprednisolone on leprosy neuritis in a Brazilian referral center

Diogo Fernandes dos Santos
Pedro Henrique Sirotheau Corrêa Alves
Fernanda de Oliveira Cirino
Leonardo Peixoto Garcia
João Paulo Moreira Fernandes
Douglas Eulálio Antunes
Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1560079

1,461 views

87 Publications

volumes

Editorial: Enhancing leprosy diagnosis: new tools and approaches for global health impact

A scoping review of antibiotic resistance through a One Health lens. Insights from the Nile Valley: Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia

Tropical infections and the gut microbiome: dysbiosis, recovery, and clinical implications

Visceral leishmaniasis treatment outcome and associated factors among pediatric patients in Northwest Ethiopia: a seven-year retrospective cohort data analysis (2013–2019)

One Health approach for the prevention of open defecation: a panacea for open defecation-driven neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

Inventory and faunistic analysis of Calliphoridae and Mesembrinellidae at Três Picos State Park, Brazil

Editorial: Innovative strategies for identifying and controlling insect vectors in public health

Editorial: Female genital schistosomiasis: research needed to raise awareness and deliver action

Editorial: The role of diagnostics in eliminating schistosomiasis as a public health problem: trend and need

Ticks and tickborne diseases in Global South countries: impact and implications of environmental changes

Tropical diseases and the gastrointestinal tract: an overlooked connection

Toward the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Democratic Republic of Congo: progress, perspectives, and strategic directions

Editorial: Advances in the molecular epidemiology and diagnostics of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases

Tailoring interventions for impact: implementing evidence-based strategies for female genital schistosomiasis knowledge gaps in selected districts in Ghana

Polio eradication in Ghana: past, present, and future

Knowledge, attitudes, and referral practices regarding animal bites and prevention of human rabies among Traditional Health Practitioners in the eThekwini District in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, 2022

Validation of a model for predicting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake: a study protocol

Identification of HLA-B*13:01 allele in leprosy patients with dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome in Ambon, Indonesia

Evaluation of multiple water immersions of pathogen vector mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) eggs

Case Report: Reactivation of Chagas disease in a patient with advanced HIV 15 Years after migration

Patient knowledge, attitudes and behaviors related to antimicrobial use in South African primary healthcare settings: development and testing of the CAMUS and its implications

Editorial: Morbidity management of lymphatic filariasis: a focus on filarial hydrocele and lymphoedema

Prevalence, bacterial profile, antimicrobial resistance pattern, and predictors of blood culture positive sepsis among adults admitted at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda

Evaluation of pulse therapy with intravenous methylprednisolone on leprosy neuritis in a Brazilian referral center