Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Volume 10, Issue 6

The private sector in Tanzania has played an essential role in improving coverage and access to mosquito nets. This follow-up study assessed the overall market share for untreated and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and misleading or counterfeit ITN...

Anopheles darlingi is a major malaria vector in South America. Understanding its population dynamics is critical for designing effective vector control strategies. While various Anopheles collection methods exist, they may sample distinct populations...

Dengue, an acute infectious disease caused by the dengue virus, remains a major public health problem in the 21st century. This study investigated the global dengue burden, identified high-risk regions, evaluated the long-term incidence trends, and c...

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is among the countries that have a high malaria incidence. In an effort to combat this public health challenge, innovative tools and strategies are being developed and evaluated. Among the new generation of nets...

The rapid global expansion of Aedes aegypti-borne diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika has positioned this mosquito as a key target for vector control programs. These programs rely heavily on insecticide use, leading to the widespread emerg...

As COVID-19 transitions from pandemic to endemic, our prevention and control policies have shifted from broad, strict community interventions to focusing on the prevention of cluster outbreaks. Currently, information on the characteristics of cluster...

Background: Newly arrived migrants are at increased risk for vaccine-preventable and communicable diseases due to low immunization coverage, poor access to healthcare, and challenging migration trajectories. This study describes the implementation an...

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children under one year of age, a particularly vulnerable population due to immunological and respiratory immaturity. The diverse etiology includes...

There is a significant portion of the South African population with unknown HIV status, which slows down epidemic control despite the progress made in HIV testing. Machine learning (ML) has been effective in identifying individuals at higher risk of...

Infections with the Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) viruses share some transmission routes, which is why coinfection with these viruses becomes common, especially in endemic areas. This study evaluated the immunological response profile, vira...

Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide which usually presents as mild, and self-limiting disease in immunocompetent individuals. However, in immunocompromised patients, such as those with common variable immuno...

The antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance network has been monitoring bloodstream bacterial pathogens and their resistance since 1999 in Tunisia. We report the long-term trends in the distribution of bloodstream bacterial pathogens and their re...

Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is attributed to zoonotic infection with animal hookworm larvae penetrating the human skin, usually the feet and legs. There is, however, a broad range of differential diagnoses, with the implicated hookworm species usua...

Hand hygiene reduces healthcare-associated infections. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the multimodal hand hygiene strategy to improve hand hygiene. To compare hand hygiene knowledge and compliance of healthcare practitioners (HCPs) be...

This retrospective cohort study aimed to assess clinical and epidemiological characteristics, treatment outcomes, and predictors of serological cure in patients with chronic Chagas disease in a non-endemic setting. All individuals aged ≥16 years w...

In Cabo Verde, Acute Respiratory Infection caused by various pathogens was the most reported condition in children under 5 years old between 2014–2020, and the fourth leading cause of mortality in this age group, with Human Respiratory Syncytia...

This study aimed to analyze the epidemiological characteristics and incidence trends of zoonotic diseases in China from 2015 to 2022, providing evidence for zoonotic disease prevention and control strategies. Individual case data for nationally repor...

Background: The case confirmation of CL relies on the direct demonstration of the parasite in clinical specimens from skin tissues. Despite most research efforts focusing on biopsy samples as the preferred diagnostic specimen for the detection of Lei...

Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) in sub-Saharan Africa bear a disproportionate burden of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, high-risk HPV (HR-HPV), and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). This study evaluated possible association b...

Baylisascariasis is a debilitating and potentially lethal zoonotic disease caused by a nematode parasite that has a worldwide distribution. Baylisascaris spp. are carried by a variety of mammalian definitive hosts, and their larvae can infect a large...

Candida auris possesses distinctive features that facilitate its persistence and transmission in healthcare settings, causing outbreaks of infection that are difficult to treat. So, emphasis has been placed on implementing measures for controlling, e...

Background and Objectives: Abnormal blood and biochemical indicators could increase the risk of infectious diseases. However, the association between blood together with biochemical indicators and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) has not been wel...

Background: The availability of laboratory tests to screen and diagnose migrants and travellers for neglected and tropical parasitic diseases significantly impacts individual and public health. Italian scientific societies for parasitology, tropical...

Influenza poses a significant global health burden due to its high transmissibility, antigenic variability, and substantial morbidity. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has further complicated influenza dynamic...

Scrub typhus is an acute febrile vector-borne infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi (O. tsutsugamushi) and transmitted through the bite of infected chigger mite larvae. Transmission involves complex ecological interactions among vectors...

Tennessee’s ecological diversity, spanning forests, farmland, and urban areas, provides an ideal foundation for applying the One Health approach, which integrates human, animal, and environmental health. This review examines Tennessee’s c...

Studies have indicated that there was a disease interaction of pandemic influenza with respiratory tuberculosis (TB) in Malta, which could explain the heightened mortality recorded in young adults. We revisit the 1918/19 influenza and TB syndemic pot...

Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG)-related immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a recognised complication following antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in HIV-infected infants. We report the case of a 19-month-old child...

Aedes aegypti, the main urban vector of dengue fever, represents a growing public health problem in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. Identifying the factors influencing the distribution and productivity of its breeding sites is essential for th...

Studies on the burden of COVID-19 cases in Colombia have focused on specific populations and short timeframes. A retrospective observational study was conducted on adult patients aged 18 diagnosed with COVID-19 who received inpatient and/or outpatien...