World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day—30 January 2025

On 31 May 2021, the World Health Assembly (WHA) recognized 30 January as World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day. This decision formalized 30 January as a day to create better awareness on the devastating impact of NTDs on the poorest populations around the world. The day is also an opportunity to call on everyone to support the growing momentum for the control, elimination and eradication of these diseases.

We would like to recommend some related articles, Special Issues, and journals in the field of medicine & pharmacology as suitable communication platforms for you. We believe that sharing research like this can help raise awareness of NTDs.

“A Fatal Case of Presumptive Diagnosis of Leptospirosis Involving the Central Nervous System”
by Christina Alexopoulou, Athanasia Proklou, Sofia Kokkini, Maria Raissaki, Ioannis Konstantinou and Eumorfia Kondili
Healthcare 2024, 12(5), 568; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12050568

“Evaluation of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Tool and a Universal Low-Cost Robotized Microscope for the Automated Diagnosis of Malaria”
by Carles Rubio Maturana, Allisson Dantas de Oliveira, Francesc Zarzuela, Alejandro Mediavilla, Patricia Martínez-Vallejo, Aroa Silgado, Lidia Goterris, Marc Muixí, Alberto Abelló, Anna Veiga et al.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2025, 22(1), 47; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22010047

“Chagas Disease in the Non-Endemic Area of Rome, Italy: Ten Years of Experience and a Brief Overview”
by Maria Letizia Giancola, Andrea Angheben, Laura Scorzolini, Stefania Carrara, Ada Petrone, Antonella Vulcano, Raffaella Lionetti, Angela Corpolongo, Rosalia Marrone, Francesca Faraglia et al.
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2024, 16(4), 650-663; https://doi.org/10.3390/idr16040050

“Uptake and Effectiveness of Intermittent Preventive Treatment with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine during Pregnancy in Africa: A Scoping Review”
by Gifty Osei Berchie, Patience Fakornam Doe, Theodora Dedo Azu, Joyce Agyeiwaa, Gifty Owusu, Christian Makafui Boso, Naomi Kyeremaa Yeboa, Dorcas Frempomaa Agyare, Irene Korkoi Aboh, Bernard Nabe et al.
Diseases 2024, 12(9), 203; https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases12090203

“Laparoscopic Management of Multiple Liver, Omental, Mesenteric, Peritoneal, and Round Ligament Hydatid Cysts—A Rare Report of a Case and a Systematic Literature Review”
by Alin Mihetiu, Dan Georgian Bratu, Ciprian Tanasescu, Bogdan Ioan Vintilă, Alexandra Sandu, Mariana Sandu, Dragos Serban, Dan Sabau and Adrian Hasegan
J. Pers. Med. 2024, 14(2), 205; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14020205

“False-Positive Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test Likely Due to African Tick Bite Fever: A Case Report”
by Rahel T. Zewude, Syed Zain Ahmad, Tom Joseph and Andrea K. Boggild
Reports 2024, 7(4), 100; https://doi.org/10.3390/reports7040100

“Increasing Risk of Tick-Borne Disease through Growth Stages in Ticks”
by Makoto Kondo, Yoshiaki Matsushima, Takehisa Nakanishi, Shohei Iida, Habe Koji and Keiichi Yamanaka
Clin. Pract. 2023, 13(1), 246-250; https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract13010022

“Oral Chagas Disease in Colombia—Confirmed and Suspected Routes of Transmission”
by Norman L. Beatty, Catalina Arango-Ferreira, Lídia Gual-Gonzalez, Sara Zuluaga, Melissa S. Nolan and Omar Cantillo-Barraza
Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2024, 9(1), 14; https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9010014

“Global Patterns of Trends in Incidence and Mortality of Dengue, 1990–2019: An Analysis Based on the Global Burden of Disease Study”
by Irena Ilic and Milena Ilic
Medicina 2024, 60(3), 425; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60030425

“DengueFog: A Fog Computing-Enabled Weighted Random Forest-Based Smart Health Monitoring System for Automatic Dengue Prediction”
by Ashima Kukkar, Yugal Kumar, Jasminder Kaur Sandhu, Manjit Kaur, Tarandeep Singh Walia and Mohammed Amoon
Diagnostics 2024, 14(6), 624; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14060624

“Global Fight against Malaria: Goals and Achievements 1900–2022”
by Marc Thellier, Ayawovi Arlene Jessicka Gemegah and Ilhame Tantaoui
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(19), 5680; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13195680

“Oropouche Virus Exposure in Febrile Patients during Chikungunya Virus Introduction in the State of Amapá, Amazon Region, Brazil”
by Raquel Curtinhas de Lima, Helver Gonçalves Dias, Thiara Manuele Alves de Souza, Débora Familiar-Macedo, Edcelha D’Athaide Ribeiro, Valmir Corrêa e Corrêa, Alex Pauvolid-Corrêa, Elzinandes Leal de Azeredo and Flávia Barreto dos Santos
Pathogens 2024, 13(6), 469; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13060469

“Adenovirus-Mediated Expression of Dengue Virus 2 Envelope Ferritin Nanoparticles Induced Virus-Specific Immune Responses in BALB/c Mice”
by M.S.B.W.T.M. Nipuna Sudaraka Tennakoon, Ji-Hoon Ryu, Yong-Sam Jung, Yingjuan Qian and Hyun-Jin Shin
Microbiol. Res. 2024, 15(3), 1913-1923; https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres15030128

“Evolution of the Quinoline Scaffold for the Treatment of Leishmaniasis: A Structural Perspective”
by Carlos F. M.Silva, Diana C. G. A. Pinto, Pedro A. Fernandes and Artur M. S. Silva
Pharmaceuticals 2024, 17(3), 285; https://doi.org/10.3390/ph17030285

“Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites, Protozoans and Soil-Transmitted Helminths, in Children from Communities of Northern Argentina after the Interruption of Deworming”
by Ernesto Candela, Rubén O. Cimino, Leonardo Sandon, Carla Muñoz-Antoli and María Victoria Periago
Parasitologia 2024, 4(2), 172-183; https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia4020015

“Global Lipidomics Reveals the Lipid Composition Heterogeneity of Extracellular Vesicles from Drug-Resistant Leishmania”
by Sehyeon (Erica) Kim, Ana Victoria Ibarra-Meneses, Christopher Fernandez-Prada and Tao Huan
Metabolites 2024, 14(12), 658; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14120658

Special Issue: “Infectious Disease Prevention and Public Health Promotion: Second Edition”	Special Issue: “Advances in Molecular Diagnosis in Neglected Tropical Diseases”
Special Issue: “One Health and Neglected Zoonotic Diseases”	Special Issue: “Dysbiosis and Metabolic Disorders of the Microbiota”