Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

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

2,724 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

2,716 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

3,507 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

2,487 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

1,802 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

1,933 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

1,987 views
4 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

1,181 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

2,831 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

1,744 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Apr 2025

Aedes albopictus of Paris (France) is competent to transmit at least three of the four dengue virus serotypes

Chloé Bohers
Marie Vazeille
Luidji Pascalin
Kevin Meignan
Anaïs Karch
Xavier De Lamballerie
Anna-Bella Failloux

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1565116

2,174 views

Editorial

Published on 07 Apr 2025

Editorial: Digital tools and innovation for the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases

Jorge Abelardo Falcón-Lezama
Jorge F. Méndez-Galván
Roberto Tapia-Conyer

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1580604

1,392 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Mar 2025

Bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among patients clinically suspected of bacterial conjunctivitis at the ophthalmologic clinic of Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia

Eyosias Teklemariam
Mekonnen Damessa
Mamo Nigatu
Bikila Alemu
Kumale Tolesa
Daba Abdissa
Korinan Fanta

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1499098

2,274 views

Perspective

Published on 20 Mar 2025

Kenya’s National Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance: measuring implementation progress

Joseph Mukoko
Evelyn Wesangula
Nkatha Gitonga
Ndinda Kusu
Cynthia Odhiambo
Emmanuel Tanui
Allan Azegele
Romona Ndanyi
Mohan P. Joshi
Tamara Hafner

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1540713

3,809 views
8 citations

Editorial

Published on 17 Mar 2025

Editorial: Recent advances in “omics” of tropical diseases

Marcelo A. Soares
Gustavo Kijak

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1582460

1,554 views

Review

Published on 11 Mar 2025

Review of host-directed immunotherapy and candidate agents against leishmaniasis

Mebratu Tamir
Bisrat Birke Teketelew
Dereje Mengesha Berta
Abiy Ayele Angelo
Amare Mekuanint Terekegne
Negesse Cherie
Gebeyaw Getnet Mekonnen
Aberham Abere
Tegegne Eshetu

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1450908

2,121 views
1 citation

Systematic Review

Published on 10 Mar 2025

Prevalence of and risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mohammedjud Hassen Ahmed
Shegaw Anagaw Mengiste
Mulusew Andualem Asemahagn

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1532049

2,895 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 07 Mar 2025

After action review: preparedness and response to the dengue epidemic in 2023 in the Centre region, Burkina Faso

Watton Rodrigue Diao
Abel Bicaba
Aboubacar Sanou
Lissy Eric Parfait Ouattara

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1516101

2,331 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 06 Mar 2025

Factors associated with the management of people affected by disabilities in communities endemic to skin-related neglected tropical diseases in Benin and Côte d’Ivoire

Yévèdo Borel Tossou
Fifamin Noël Christelle Gbaguidi
Sonagnon Inès Elvire Agbo
Sètondji Diane Edwige Zanvo
Karine Lucrèce Marie Codjo-Seignon
Paule Héléna Biaka
Fernand Aimé Guedou
Kouakou Jerôme Kouadio
Sèdjro Gimatal Esaï Anagonou
Franck Zinsou Mignanwande

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1522660

2,106 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2025

Antimicrobial use in a pediatric hospital in Kenya: a point prevalence survey to inform antimicrobial stewardship

Joseph Mbuthia
Nkatha Gitonga
Winnie Akoth
Susan Mutua
Ndinda Kusu
Tamara Hafner
Mohan P. Joshi
Martha Embrey

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1497199

2,448 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 Feb 2025

Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in healthcare workers at Banadir Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia

Abdullah Dahir H. Aweis
Hassan Ga’al
Daud M. Ishaq Aweis
Gallad Dahir Hassan

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1425042

2,944 views
3 citations

Review

Published on 27 Feb 2025

Community-based models for neglected tropical diseases affecting the skin: a scoping review

India Hotopf
Shahreen Chowdhury
Guillermo Robert
Mary Ellen Sellers
Maneesh Phillip
Anil Fastenau
Maria del Mar Marais
Constanze Vettel
Mijanur Rahman
Rajni Kant Singh

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1544842

4,453 views
4 citations

Editorial

Published on 26 Feb 2025

Editorial: Foodborne zoonotic parasites and parasitoses

Marina Winter
Carlos Landaeta-Aqueveque

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1568734

1,556 views
2 citations

495 Publications

volumes

Volume 6 - 2025

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

Aedes albopictus of Paris (France) is competent to transmit at least three of the four dengue virus serotypes

Editorial: Digital tools and innovation for the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases

Bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among patients clinically suspected of bacterial conjunctivitis at the ophthalmologic clinic of Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia

Kenya’s National Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance: measuring implementation progress

Editorial: Recent advances in “omics” of tropical diseases

Review of host-directed immunotherapy and candidate agents against leishmaniasis

Prevalence of and risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

After action review: preparedness and response to the dengue epidemic in 2023 in the Centre region, Burkina Faso

Factors associated with the management of people affected by disabilities in communities endemic to skin-related neglected tropical diseases in Benin and Côte d’Ivoire

Antimicrobial use in a pediatric hospital in Kenya: a point prevalence survey to inform antimicrobial stewardship

Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in healthcare workers at Banadir Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia

Community-based models for neglected tropical diseases affecting the skin: a scoping review

Editorial: Foodborne zoonotic parasites and parasitoses

Volume 5 - 2024

Prevalence, intensity, and associated factors of intestinal schistosomiasis among primary school children in Nono District, Southwest Ethiopia