Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Volume 10, Issue 9

In developing countries, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) continue to experience high rates of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Several healthcare services are avail...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection worldwide and a leading cause of cervical cancer, accounting for over 300,000 deaths annually, primarily due to high-risk genotypes HPV-16 and HPV-18. Conventional molecu...

Ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis are endemic to tropical and subtropical regions and pose significant zoonotic threats to both human and animal health. This study aimed to detect anti-Ehrlichia canis, anti-Borrelia burgdorferi, and anti-Anaplasma antibo...

Background: Leishmaniasis, a vector-borne disease caused by the parasite Leishmania, is a public health concern in Europe. Although Spain is an endemic country, it lacks a national surveillance network. To address this, the creation of a research and...

Operational research (OR) published in 2023 revealed low utilisation and suboptimal quality of blood culture services at a tertiary hospital in Ghana. To address these, several interventions were implemented, including sensitisation of physicians, tr...

Background: Various studies have shown that viral pneumonia pathogens display distinct inflammatory profiles, and hematological indices, such as the Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), Lymphocyte/Monocyte Ratio (LMR), and Platelet/Lymphocyte Ratio (PL...

HTLV-1/2 in people with HIV (PWH) has been little studied in the Peruvian Amazon, an endemic area for both viruses. We aimed to estimate its prevalence and describe the main clinical and epidemiological features of individuals with HTLV-HIV co-existe...

High levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) were found in healthy pigs in the Greater Accra region of Ghana in 2022; this led to awareness creation and education of pig farmers about how to improve antimicrobial practices and biosecurity. To assess...

Zoonotic Campylobacter species (ZCS), particularly C. jejuni and C. coli, cause major foodborne gastroenteritis and poultry is the principal reservoirs. However, there is limited data on Campylobacter transmission risk practices and antimicrobial res...

Background: This study was performed to evaluate the early warning value of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) in monitoring severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its correlation with population-level coronavirus disease 2...