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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Volume 10, Issue 2

February 2025 - 30 articles

Cover Story: Schistosomiasis in the Philippines, caused by the blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum, persists despite decades of preventative chemotherapy. The parasite’s life cycle involves a snail intermediate host and 46 potential mammalian definitive hosts, contributing to a complex epidemiology influenced by environmental, socioeconomic and biological factors. The control and eventual elimination of S. japonicum requires management of these animal hosts and new interventions for the human hosts, including health education and water, sanitation, and the hygiene (WASH) infrastructure. In this review, we examine the status and epidemiology of S. japonicum in the Philippines with an overview of the current control program and what needs to be accomplished to control and eliminate this disease in the country. View this paper
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Articles (30)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,303 Views
11 Pages

Acute Respiratory Viral Infections Among Adult Patients in Edirne, Turkey

  • Sebnem Bukavaz,
  • Kultural Gungor,
  • Merve Köle and
  • Galip Ekuklu

Background/Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of viral agents identified by Multiplex PCR in acute respiratory viral infection (ARVI) patients at Edirne Sultan 1, Murat State Hospital, from April 2023 to April 2024, and to invest...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,063 Views
12 Pages

Monitoring of Pathogens Carried by Imported Flies and Cockroaches at Shenzhen Ports

  • Siqi Zhang,
  • Chunzhong Zhao,
  • Guoping Liu,
  • Liwei Guo,
  • Ran Zhang,
  • Junyu Yan,
  • Jianan He and
  • Cheng Guo

This study tested the efficacy of xenomonitoring using contaminated flies and cockroaches at ports in Shenzhen by analysing sample data from imported flies and cockroaches from October 2023 to April 2024 to identify the pathogens they carried. Among...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,197 Views
24 Pages

Background and Objective: Air pollution poses significant risks to global public health and has well-established links to respiratory diseases. This study investigates the associations between air pollution markers—Air Quality Index (AQI), ambi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,767 Views
24 Pages

The Effect of a Life-Stage Based Intervention on Depression in Youth Living with HIV in Kenya and Uganda: Results from the SEARCH-Youth Trial

  • Florence Mwangwa,
  • Jason Johnson-Peretz,
  • James Peng,
  • Laura B. Balzer,
  • Janice Litunya,
  • Janet Nakigudde,
  • Douglas Black,
  • Lawrence Owino,
  • Cecilia Akatukwasa and
  • Anjeline Onyango
  • + 7 authors

Depression among adolescents and young adults with HIV affects both their wellbeing and clinical care outcomes. Integrated care models are needed. We hypothesized that the SEARCH-Youth intervention, a life-stage-based care model that improved viral s...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,961 Views
14 Pages

Chikungunya Fever and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • José Kennedy Amaral,
  • Robert Taylor Schoen,
  • Michael E. Weinblatt and
  • Estelita Lima Cândido

Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) is a re-emerging infectious disease caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes. A significant number progress to chronic chikungunya arthritis, which shares similarities with rheumatoi...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1,365 Views
11 Pages

A Case of Persistent KSHV Viremia in the Context of HIV, SARS-CoV-2, and Other Co-Infections

  • Humaira Lambarey,
  • Melissa J. Blumenthal,
  • Prishanta Chinna,
  • Vincent N. Naude,
  • Lauren Jennings,
  • Catherine Orrell and
  • Georgia Schäfer

Despite the high prevalence of latent Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) infections in patients from endemic areas with a high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence, KSHV lytic reactivation in the context of other co-infecti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,544 Views
9 Pages

The HIV epidemic remains a major public health issue globally and in Vietnam. This study assesses changes in HIV/AIDS-related mortality rates over time in Lang Son Province, Vietnam, from 2005–2018. We performed a descriptive epidemiological st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,579 Views
15 Pages

Clinical Characteristics and a Novel Prediction Nomogram (EASTAR) for Patients with Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

  • Ke Ma,
  • Ting Wu,
  • Wei Guo,
  • Jun Wang,
  • Quan Ming,
  • Jun Zhu,
  • Hongwu Wang,
  • Guang Chen,
  • Xiaojing Wang and
  • Weiming Yan
  • + 3 authors

Background: The fatality rate of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), due to hantavirus transmitted by rodents, ranges from 1% to 12%. This study aims to delineate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of HFRS, identify factors associa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,253 Views
24 Pages

Development and Characterization of Innovative Nifurtimox Formulations as Therapeutic Alternative for Chagas Disease

  • Ana Lia Mazzeti,
  • Karolina Ribeiro Gonçalves,
  • Patrícia Ferreira Boasquivis,
  • Maria Terezinha Bahia and
  • Vanessa Carla Furtado Mosqueira

Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, remains a neglected tropical disease with limited and often suboptimal chemotherapeutic treatment options. The WHO recommends nifurtimox (NFX) for treating Chagas disease, which, although it is effective i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,192 Views
15 Pages

Large-Scale Deployment of Lehmann’s Funnel Entry Traps to Control Malaria Mosquito Populations

  • Hamidou Maïga,
  • Roger Sanou,
  • Bazoumana B. D. Sow,
  • Adama Ouema,
  • Abdoul Azize Millogo,
  • Koama Bayili,
  • Aristide Sawdetuo Hien,
  • Simon P. Sawadogo,
  • Souro Abel Millogo and
  • Adrien Marie Gaston Belem
  • + 3 authors

Effective tools to prevent mosquito bites are essential for malaria control. The Lehmann Funnel Entry Trap (LFET), a window screen proven effective in reducing mosquito density, was tested for its large-scale impact on malaria vector control and comm...

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