Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

Original Research

Published on 06 Mar 2024

Plasma metabolite profiling for S. haematobium biomarkers of infection in pre-school aged children in Shamva District, Zimbabwe

Herald Midzi
Thajasvarie Naicker
Arthur Vengesai
Emilia T. Choto
Petros Muchesa
Maritha Kasambala
Tariro L. Mduluza-Jokonya
Victor Muleya
Elliot Nyagumbo
Donald Tafirenyika Kapanga

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1358514

2,067 views

Mini Review

Published on 06 Mar 2024

Ecology of arboviruses and their potential mosquito vectors in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon: a mini review

Gédéon Prince Manouana
Elangwe-Milo Sarah-Matio
Fanny Hellhammer
Julien Zahouli Bi Zahouli
Aurélien Sery Bahi Tapé
Yasmine Nandy Biré
Jean-Denis Kacou Dibo
Guiéno Edwige Houriaaidji
Gaël Darren Maganga
Jumafra Perside Koumba

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1355778

3,804 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Mar 2024

The effect of contextual factors on a health intervention against podoconiosis in Ethiopia

Kibur Engdawork
Getnet Tadele
Papreen Nahar
Gail Davey
Shahaduz Zaman

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1346368

3,648 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2024

Insecticide paints: a new community strategy for controlling dengue and zika mosquito vectors in Cabo Verde

Lara Ferrero Gómez
Hélio D. Ribeiro Rocha
Ignacio Gil Torró
Irene Serafín Pérez
Deinilson Conselheiro Mendes
Keily L. Fonseca Silva
Davidson D. Sousa Rocha Monteiro
Jailson P. Tavares Dos Reis
Silvânia Veiga Leal
Luis F. Vitória Soulé

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1321687

6,744 views
7 citations

Perspective

Published on 14 Feb 2024

Addressing health care disruption in rural Mozambique due to extreme climate events: mobile units tackling cyclones, vaccine-preventable diseases, and beyond

Benedetta Rossi
Beatrice Formenti
Carlo Cerini
Nerisia Tique
Rafaela da Celma Cossa
Federica Boniotti
Bruno Comini
Lina Rachele Tomasoni
Francesco Castelli

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1328926

3,533 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2024

Is a mass drug administration deworming programme for school-aged children enough to reduce the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni in adults: a cross-sectional study from Togo

Hombamane Christelle Simfele
Gnatoulma Katawa
Kathrin Arndts
Christèle Nguepou Tchopba
Oukoe Marthe Amessoudji
Edlom Pélagie Tchadie
Simplice Damintoti Karou
Yaovi Ameyapoh
Achim Hoerauf
Malewe Kolou

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1283532

3,604 views
1 citation

Brief Research Report

Published on 13 Feb 2024

Metabarcoding mosquitoes: MinION sequencing of bulk samples gives accurate species profiles for vector surveillance (Culicidae)

Rebecca Ker Loh
Tyrone Ren Hao Tan
Huiqing Yeo
Tze Xuan Yeoh
Theodore Tze Ming Lee
Sujatha Narayanan Kutty
Nalini Puniamoorthy

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1223435

5,403 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2024

Antimicrobial resistance profile of Enterococcus species and molecular characterization of Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium from the fecal samples of newly diagnosed adult HIV patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Upendo O. Kibwana
Joel Manyahi
Sabrina J. Moyo
Bjørn Blomberg
Adam P. Roberts
Nina Langeland
Stephen E. Mshana

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1307379

4,437 views
10 citations

Opinion

Published on 08 Feb 2024

Operationalising transdisciplinary remote methods in epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response in Sub-Saharan Africa

Catherine Grant

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1356329

2,009 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2024

Trichuris trichiura infection is associated with changes in gut microbiome composition and function among women of reproductive age from Pemba, Tanzania

Aristide Toussaint Nguélé
Matteo Mozzicafreddo
Hongliang Chen
Angela Piersanti
Salum Seif Salum
Said M. Ali
Junjie Zhang
Cristina Miceli

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1276210

2,589 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Jan 2024

Rapid low-resource detection of Plasmodium falciparum in infected Anopheles mosquitoes

Leon E. Hugo
Karla van Huyssteen
Olamide Oloniniyi
Laura Donnelly
Anna Conn
Katharine A. Collins
Hayley Mitchell
James S. McCarthy
Joanne Macdonald

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1287025

2,439 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Jan 2024

Understanding the caring network of podoconiosis patients in Rwanda: a qualitative study

Md Ilias Kamal Risat
Gail Davey
Peter Mugume
Shahaduz Zaman

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1329639

1,853 views

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Plasma metabolite profiling for S. haematobium biomarkers of infection in pre-school aged children in Shamva District, Zimbabwe

Ecology of arboviruses and their potential mosquito vectors in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon: a mini review

The effect of contextual factors on a health intervention against podoconiosis in Ethiopia

Insecticide paints: a new community strategy for controlling dengue and zika mosquito vectors in Cabo Verde

Addressing health care disruption in rural Mozambique due to extreme climate events: mobile units tackling cyclones, vaccine-preventable diseases, and beyond

Is a mass drug administration deworming programme for school-aged children enough to reduce the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni in adults: a cross-sectional study from Togo

Metabarcoding mosquitoes: MinION sequencing of bulk samples gives accurate species profiles for vector surveillance (Culicidae)

Antimicrobial resistance profile of Enterococcus species and molecular characterization of Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium from the fecal samples of newly diagnosed adult HIV patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Operationalising transdisciplinary remote methods in epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response in Sub-Saharan Africa

Trichuris trichiura infection is associated with changes in gut microbiome composition and function among women of reproductive age from Pemba, Tanzania

Rapid low-resource detection of Plasmodium falciparum in infected Anopheles mosquitoes

Understanding the caring network of podoconiosis patients in Rwanda: a qualitative study