Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

Original Research

Published on 24 May 2024

A qualitative assessment of community perceptions and practices towards schistosomiasis prior to introduction of a potential novel treatment option for preschool-age children in Kenya

Janet Masaku
John M. Gachohi
Alice Sinkeet
Mary Maghanga
Florence Wakesho
Wyckliff Omondi
Lisa Sophie Reigl
Isabelle L. Lange
Andrea S. Winkler
Sammy M. Njenga

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1404634

5,439 views
4 citations

Opinion

Published on 23 May 2024

Beyond RTS,S malaria vaccine piloting to adoption and historic introduction in sub-Saharan Africa: a new hope in the fight against the vector-borne disease

Adriano Focus Lubanga
Akim Nelson Bwanali
Chitemwa Moyo
Gertrude Diana Chumbi
Yankho Mike Matola
Hyunwook Nam
Lorie Kim
Jooheon Park
Jonathan Chung

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1387078

3,102 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 May 2024

An inclusive approach to designing a multi-epitope chimeric vaccine for Taenia infections by integrating proteomics and reverse vaccinology

Swati Sharma
Ujjawal Sharan
Rimanpreet Kaur
Anubha Chaudhary
Suraj S. Rawat
Anand K. Keshri
Naina Arora
Amit Prasad

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1393570

3,402 views
2 citations

Opinion

Published on 14 May 2024

Linking the increasing epidemiology of scrub typhus transmission in India and South Asia: are the varying environment and the reservoir animals the factors behind?

Ranjan K. Mohapatra
Maysoon Al-Haideri
Snehasish Mishra
Ahmed Mahal
Ashish K. Sarangi
Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib
Shilpa Gaidhane
Quazi Syed Zahiruddin
Aroop Mohanty
Ranjit Sah

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1371905

9,407 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2024

Distribution and ecological aspects of sand fly species from Kousseri, an endemic focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Northern Cameroon

Thierry Rostand Tebo-Nzesseu
Ngouateu Aime Tateng
Omer Bebe Ngouateu
Cedric Yamssi
N’dille Emmanuel Elanga
Cyrille Ndo
Roland Bamou
Vincent Khan-Payne
Blaise Dondji

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1371670

2,912 views
4 citations

Review

Published on 07 May 2024

Molecular approaches to deploy singlet oxygen in a Leishmania model as an unassailable biocide for disease mitigation and vector control

Kwang Poo Chang
Joseph M. Reynolds
Dennis K. P. Ng
Yun-Hung Tu
Chia-Kwung Fan
Shin-Hong Shiao

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1306429

1,692 views
2 citations

Editorial

Published on 02 May 2024

Editorial: Public health surveillance systems and outbreak response: evidence from the field

Ernest Kenu
Delia Akosua Bandoh
Basil Benduri Kaburi
Joyce Berkumwin Der

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1386668

1,807 views

Review

Published on 01 May 2024

Host skin immunity to arthropod vector bites: from mice to humans

Joshua R. Lacsina
Ryan Kissinger
Johannes S. P. Doehl
Maria M. Disotuar
George Petrellis
Mara Short
Elliot Lowe
James Oristian
Daniel Sonenshine
Thiago DeSouza-Vieira

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1308585

4,502 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 26 Apr 2024

Durable cellular immune response against inactivated ZIKV and envelope proteins in ZIKV-infected women during pregnancy

Juliana de Souza Apostolico
Victória Alves Santos Lunardelli
Silvia Beatriz Boscardin
Viviane Fongaro Botosso
Renato Mancini Astray
Jorge Kalil
Roque Pacheco de Almeida
Edecio Cunha-Neto
Daniela Santoro Rosa

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1369608

1,782 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Apr 2024

Advances in filarial hydrocelectomy reporting in Uganda and Nigeria

Susan F. D’Souza
John P. Awio
Jehoshaphat Albarka
Windtaré Roland Bougma
Sarah Bartlett
Christian Nwosu
Babacar Ngom
Anthony Wani
Anita Gwom
Moses Okello

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1379902

3,044 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 22 Apr 2024

Representations of Chagas disease among Bolivian immigrants in the city of São Paulo

Cássio Silveira
Colin Forsyth
Nivaldo Carneiro Junior
Alejandro Goldberg
Lia Maria Britto da Silva
Rubens Antonio da Silva
Maria Aparecida Shikanai-Yasuda

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1331026

2,636 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Apr 2024

Households neighboring wildlife protected areas may be at a higher risk of rabies than those located further away: a community-based cross-sectional cohort study at Pian Upe game reserve, Bukedea district, Eastern Uganda

Collins G. K. Atuheire
James Okwee-Acai
Martha Taremwa
Paul Ssajjakambwe
Musso Munyeme
Clovice Kankya
Odoch Terence
Sarah N. Ssali
Frank N. Mwiine
Kayla J. Buhler

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1272141

2,667 views
3 citations

Editorial

Published on 18 Apr 2024

Editorial: Challenges for diagnosis, treatment, and elimination of malaria

Manuela Berto Pucca
Tais Nobrega de Sousa
Gisely Cardoso de Melo
Giselle Maria Rachid Viana

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1394693

4,315 views
6 citations

Perspective

Published on 18 Apr 2024

Leaving no one behind: hernia, a neglected surgical condition identified during hydrocele surgery camps in Tanzania

Kelly Zongo
Faraja Lyamuya
Kimberly Kamara
Martha Mberu
Nashivai Kivuyo
Larry Akoko

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1357802

1,853 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Apr 2024

Comparative development of human filariae Loa loa, Onchocerca volvulus and Mansonella perstans in immunocompromised mouse strains

Valerine C. Chunda
Fanny Fri Fombad
Chi Anizette Kien
Rene Ebai
Frederick Esofi
Anna Ning Ntuh
Emmanuel Ouam
Narcisse Victor Tchamatchoua Gandjui
Relindis Ekanya
Franck Nietcho

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1293632

2,997 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Apr 2024

Diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis and other genital infections in young South African women: challenges in the syndromic approach

Solrun Søfteland
Motshedisi Sebitloane
Hashini Nilushika Galappaththi-Arachchige
Elisabeth Kleppa
Sigve Holmen
Pavitra Pillay
Patrica Doris Ndhlovu
Myra Taylor
Birgitte Jyding Vennervald
Saloshni Naidoo

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1379526

5,109 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 02 Apr 2024

Female genital schistosomiasis is a women’s issue, but men should not be left out: involving men in promoting care for female genital schistosomiasis in mainland Tanzania

Valencia J. Lambert
Anna Samson
Dunstan J. Matungwa
Agnes L. Kosia
Rhoda Ndubani
Marriam Hussein
Khumbo Kalua
Amaya Bustinduy
Bonnie Webster
Virginia A. Bond

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1333862

2,548 views
2 citations

Mini Review

Published on 28 Mar 2024

The role of protists, nematodes and mites as natural control agents of sandfly populations

Slavica Vaselek

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1369007

3,202 views
6 citations

Perspective

Published on 26 Mar 2024

Eliminating invisible deaths: the woeful state of global rabies data and its impact on progress towards 2030 sustainable development goals for neglected tropical diseases

Catherine Swedberg
Katrin Bote
Luke Gamble
Natael Fénelon
Alasdair King
Ryan M. Wallace

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1303359

6,166 views
20 citations

Case Report

Published on 20 Mar 2024

Case report: Imported asymptomatic schistosomiasis among Belgian school travelers to Rwanda

Silvio Wallemacq
Ahalieyah Anantharajah
Pamela Baldin
Jean-Cyr Yombi
Julien De Greef
Leïla Belkhir

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1354031

3,338 views
1 citation

Mini Review

Published on 19 Mar 2024

Overview of microbial studies in sandflies and their progress toward development of paratransgenic approach for the control of Leishmania sp.

Slavica Vaselek

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1369077

3,028 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Mar 2024

Bacteria associated with Parthenium hysterophorus root exudate influence olfactory oviposition responses of Anopheles gambiae

Trizah K. Milugo
Baldwyn Torto
David P. Tchouassi

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1359774

2,096 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Mar 2024

Assessing the performance of five adult mosquito sampling methods for malaria vector surveillance in various ecosystems in Cameroon

Philippe Nwane
Michael Piameu
Yannick Niamsi Emalio
Wolfgang Eyisap Ekoko
Stanislas Elysée Mandeng
Lili Ranaise Mbakop
Salomon Patchoke
Jean-Claude Toto
Leo Dilane Alenou
Elisabeth Ngo Bikoi

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1235146

4,538 views
1 citation

Perspective

Published on 13 Mar 2024

Neglected infectious diseases in the Americas: current situation and perspectives for the control and elimination by 2030

Martha Idalí Saboyá-Díaz
Ana Nilce S. Maia-Elkhoury
Ana Luciañez
Samantha Y. O. B. Valadas
Ronaldo Guilherme Carvaho-Scholte
Rubén Santiago Nicholls
Marco A. N. Vigilato
Luis Gerardo Castellanos
Marcos A. Espinal

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1326512

4,369 views
3 citations

496 Publications

volumes

Volume 5 - 2024

A qualitative assessment of community perceptions and practices towards schistosomiasis prior to introduction of a potential novel treatment option for preschool-age children in Kenya

Beyond RTS,S malaria vaccine piloting to adoption and historic introduction in sub-Saharan Africa: a new hope in the fight against the vector-borne disease

An inclusive approach to designing a multi-epitope chimeric vaccine for Taenia infections by integrating proteomics and reverse vaccinology

Linking the increasing epidemiology of scrub typhus transmission in India and South Asia: are the varying environment and the reservoir animals the factors behind?

Distribution and ecological aspects of sand fly species from Kousseri, an endemic focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Northern Cameroon

Molecular approaches to deploy singlet oxygen in a Leishmania model as an unassailable biocide for disease mitigation and vector control

Editorial: Public health surveillance systems and outbreak response: evidence from the field

Host skin immunity to arthropod vector bites: from mice to humans

Durable cellular immune response against inactivated ZIKV and envelope proteins in ZIKV-infected women during pregnancy

Advances in filarial hydrocelectomy reporting in Uganda and Nigeria

Representations of Chagas disease among Bolivian immigrants in the city of São Paulo

Households neighboring wildlife protected areas may be at a higher risk of rabies than those located further away: a community-based cross-sectional cohort study at Pian Upe game reserve, Bukedea district, Eastern Uganda

Editorial: Challenges for diagnosis, treatment, and elimination of malaria

Leaving no one behind: hernia, a neglected surgical condition identified during hydrocele surgery camps in Tanzania

Comparative development of human filariae Loa loa, Onchocerca volvulus and Mansonella perstans in immunocompromised mouse strains

Diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis and other genital infections in young South African women: challenges in the syndromic approach

Female genital schistosomiasis is a women’s issue, but men should not be left out: involving men in promoting care for female genital schistosomiasis in mainland Tanzania

The role of protists, nematodes and mites as natural control agents of sandfly populations

Eliminating invisible deaths: the woeful state of global rabies data and its impact on progress towards 2030 sustainable development goals for neglected tropical diseases

Case report: Imported asymptomatic schistosomiasis among Belgian school travelers to Rwanda

Overview of microbial studies in sandflies and their progress toward development of paratransgenic approach for the control of Leishmania sp.

Bacteria associated with Parthenium hysterophorus root exudate influence olfactory oviposition responses of Anopheles gambiae

Assessing the performance of five adult mosquito sampling methods for malaria vector surveillance in various ecosystems in Cameroon

Neglected infectious diseases in the Americas: current situation and perspectives for the control and elimination by 2030