Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Volume 10, Issue 2

Tabletop exercises offer a structured opportunity to assess strengths and potential gaps in preparedness and response plans in a safe learning environment. The New York City Health + Hospitals System-Wide Special Pathogens Program conducted an innova...

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) predominantly affects children under the age of five and remains a significant public health concern in the Asia-Pacific region. HFMD outbreaks are closely linked to seasonal changes and meteorological factors, pa...

Malaria incidence (MI) has significantly declined in Nepal, and this study aimed to investigate the spatiotemporal distribution and drivers of MI at the ward level. Data for malaria cases were obtained from the National Surveillance System from 2013...

Neurocognitive impairment is an important cause of HIV-associated morbidity. The advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has shifted the spectrum of HIV-associated cognitive impairment from HIV-associated dementia to milder forms of cognitive impairme...

Inadequate access to timely diagnosis and linkage to treatment are major barriers to tuberculosis (TB) care. New point-of-care diagnostics that do not rely solely on sputum samples are needed to make up for lost time, bringing TB testing closer to se...

Background: The vaccination programmes after the 2nd World War and the application of safe and effective vaccines were expected to eliminate infectious diseases within the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region. However, epidemiological inde...

Schistosomiasis remains a major public health concern in Africa, despite global efforts to eliminate the disease by 2030. This study estimates the burden, trends, and inequalities of schistosomiasis in Africa from 1990 to 2021, and projects future pr...

Introduction: Human malaria is a zoonosis considered a serious global public health problem caused by five species of protozoa of the genus Plasmodium spp., which are transmitted by mosquito vectors belonging to the genus Anopheles spp. Objective: To...

This study aimed to assess the diagnostic utility of VIDAS® DENGUE NS1 Ag and anti-DENV IgM and IgG assays in parallel for an early and accurate diagnosis and classification of dengue virus (DENV) infection. For this retrospective cross-sectional...

Background: Severe yellow fever (YF) can result in acute liver failure (ALF) and high mortality. The role of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in managing YF-ALF remains unclear. This study evaluated the impact of TPE strategies in severe YF. Methods...