Special Issue "Tropical Medicine"

Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Peter A. Leggat
Head of School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences James Cook University, Townsville Qld 4811, Australia
Website: http://www.jcu.edu.au/phtmrs/staff/academic/JCUDEV_015652.html
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All papers should be submitted to pharmaceuticals@mdpi.org. To be published continuously until the deadline and papers will be listed together at the special issue website.

Submitted papers should not have been published nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers are refereed through a peer-review process. A guide for authors is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Pharmaceuticals is a new international, peer-reviewed, quarterly open access journal published by Molecular Diversity Preservation International.

Article Processing Charges (APC) for publication in this open access journal are waived for well-prepared manuscripts submitted by 30 June 2010. English correction or formatting fees of 250 CHF (Swiss Francs) will be charged in certain cases for those paper accepted for publication, that require extensive additional formatting and/or English corrections.

• Tropical medicine
• Tropical diseases
• Neglected tropical diseases
• Pharmaceuticals
• Treatment
• Epidemiology
• Infectious diseases
• Filariasis
• International health

Manuscript ID: Pharmceuticals-tropmed-20090725-Moro-us
Type of Paper: Review
Title: Echinococcosis: A Neglected Disease of Public Health Importance
Authors: Pedro L. Moro ¹ and Peter M. Schantz ²
Affiliations: ¹ Immunization Safety Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA; Email: pmoro@cdc.gov
² Formerly with the Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract: Echinococcosis (hydatid disease) is the infection of humans and animals by the larval stages of taeniid cestodes of the genus Echinococcus. Five species have been recognized, Echinococcus granulosus, E. multilocularis, E. vogeli, E. oligarthus, and E. shiquicus, but the first three are of public health importance. This review covers aspects of the biology, etiology, epidemiology, transmission, clinical features of the Echinococcus organisms, and recent advances in diagnosis and treatment of the diseases they cause. Despite progress achieved in the control of echinococcosis in certain areas, this zoonosis continues to be a major public health problem in many countries.

Manuscript ID: Pharamceuticals-tropmed-20090805-McBride-au
Type of Article: review
Title: Chemoprophylaxis for Tropical Infectious Diseases
Author: William John Hannan McBride
Affiliation: School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Cairns, Base Hospital campus, Cairns Queensland, Australia; E-mail: john.mcbride@jcu.edu.au
Abstract: Travelers to tropical countries are at risk for a variety of infectious diseases. In some cases effective vaccinations are available, however for other infections chemoprophylaxis can be offered. Malaria prevention has become increasingly complex as Plasmodium species become resistant to available drugs. In certain high risk settings, antibiotics can be used to prevent Leptospirosis, scrub typhus and other rickettsial infections. In this article the evidence for chemoprophlaxis will be reviewed.