Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Volume 11, Issue 1

Insecticide-based strategies have been central to vector control programs targeting diseases of human and veterinary importance for decades [...]

As Wüster et al [...]

One of the major obstacles to improving the management of snakebite envenoming is the lack of accurate identification of species responsible for clinical cases, which prevent the improvement of definitions of species-specific syndromes [...]

(1) Background: Human rabies continues to be a significant public health challenge and imposes a heavy disease burden. The epidemiological characteristics and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) of human rabies in Chongqing were analyzed to provide a sci...

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) comprise a diverse group of infections that disproportionately affect impoverished populations in tropical and subtropical regions [...]

Following World Health Organization (WHO) validation of lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination as a public health problem, countries are required to implement post-validation surveillance (PVS) to detect potential resurgence and ensure sustained elimi...

Eight Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) have been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having eliminated lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem. WHO recommends that these countries implement post-validation...

A new generation of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) that incorporate the synergist piperonyl butoxide (PBO) has been shown to restore susceptibility to pyrethroids where P450 enzymes are the primary mechanism conferring the resistance. The present st...

Schistosomiasis remains a major neglected tropical disease globally and presents particular challenges for countries transitioning from control to elimination. Saudi Arabia represents a unique epidemiological setting, having shifted from historical e...

As Nigeria advances toward the elimination of soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH), updated endemicity maps are essential for guiding programmatic decisions. A cross-sectional study was conducted to update the STH endemicity maps in ten local governm...

National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratories (NTRLs) are central to tuberculosis (TB) control programs. Between 2018 and 2024, the Republic of Congo, a country of 6 million inhabitants, achieved a transformative strengthening of its TB diagnostic sys...

Background: Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba that inhabits warm freshwater and causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rapidly fatal infection with >95% mortality. Due to the lack of early diagnosis and effective therapy, prev...

Lower respiratory infections (LRIs) are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in Ecuador; however, evidence to support prevention strategies is limited. This study aimed to identify age-specific trends, spatial patterns, and sociodemogr...

Eosinophilia is a valuable biomarker for estimating the likelihood of parasitic infection in immigrants from tropical or subtropical regions. This study aimed to evaluate the frequency and etiology of imported eosinophilia in patients attending the T...

Background: Malaria remains a major public health concern in Africa, due to the persistence of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes that sustain transmission post treatment. This study evaluated the effects of artemether–lumefantrine (AL) alone co...

Leptospirosis remains a significant public health and economic burden in Southeast Asia, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where environmental, occupational, and socioeconomic factors contribute to its endemicity. Transmission is drive...

Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis is an endemic tick species distributed in the western plateau areas of China. Although they are three-host ticks, infesting multiple animals (including humans), the occurrence of various tick-borne agents has barely been in...

Dermatomycoses pose significant zoonotic and public health challenges, involving interactions among fungal agents, host immunity, and environmental reservoirs. Eight cases of dermatophyte infection involving five humans, two cats and one dog were inv...

Background: Although China has eliminated indigenous malaria, imported cases, particularly among young and middle-aged workers returning from Africa, constitute a major challenge for current epidemic prevention and control. In contrast, imported mala...

Millions of healthcare workers experience percutaneous exposure to bloodborne communicable infectious disease pathogens annually, with the risk of contracting occupationally acquired infections. In this study, we aimed to assess the status of occupat...

Objective: To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for congenital toxoplasmosis in neonates treated in the public health network of the eastern region of the Brazilian Amazon, northern Tocantins state. Methods: A retrospective cohort study wa...

In hospitals with limited resources, chlorine solutions are commonly used for biocleaning. The effectiveness of these solutions depends on the concentration of active chlorine and how they are prepared and stored. A study conducted in six University...

In southern Brazil, dengue transmission in the state of Paraná has shown a significant increase in the number of cases since the first recorded occurrence in 1995, with more frequent outbreaks in the west, northwest, and north of the state. We...

It has been demonstrated that infants and young children exhibit immune tolerance as a consequence of immature immune systems, which are characterized by a natural Th2 bias. RSV infection has been reported to result in acute lower respiratory infecti...

Introduction: Seroprevalence of antibodies for vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs), due to vaccination or previous infection, can provide a more accurate estimate of immunity compared to vaccination coverage data alone. This study aimed to examine th...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health problem, and the WHO central Africa region continues to bear the heaviest disease burden. Gabon is one of the high-TB-burden countries in the world; however, its national TB program performa...

Background/Objectives: The USAID STOP Spillover project in Cambodia aimed to reduce the risk of zoonotic virus spillover from bats to humans in bat guano farming communities. Methods: Using participatory tools, such as Outcome Mapping and Trials of I...

This scoping review aimed to identify and synthesise spatially relevant environmental, demographic, and socio-economic factors associated with vector-borne diseases (VBDs) in Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs), a region particularly vul...

To better understand recent adolescent (10–19 years) HIV trends in Central America, we analyzed routine data from countries supported by the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR): Guatemala, El Salvador, Hondur...

Leishmaniasis is a severe parasitic disease transmitted by sandflies that affects both humans and animals, with clinical manifestations ranging from cutaneous lesions to life-threatening visceral involvement. Current treatments are limited by toxicit...

Chagas disease (CD) remains a major global health challenge and requires standardized, multidisciplinary, and evidence-based clinical approaches. This article aims to present and systematize the model of clinical routines developed at the Clinical Re...

Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, continues to be a significant global health issue, especially in Latin America, with increasing international prevalence due to migration. Despite advancements in diagnosis and treat...

Malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa is dominated by the An. gambiae complex and An. funestus group, whose distribution varies across ecological settings. Secondary species occur at lower densities, but their role in transmission may differ fro...