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Surveillance, Modelling, and Risk Mapping of Tropical Infectious Diseases

edited by

Jinxin Zheng

Zhaoyu Guo

and Yeromin Mlacha

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2916 | Submission Open

Keywords: surveillance systems; spatial epidemiology; tropical diseases; risk mapping; predictive modelling; machine learning; public health decision support; infectious disease forecasting; One Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

Chagas Disease and Leishmaniasis: Immunological Advances, Vaccines, and Innovative Therapeutic Strategies

edited by

Leonardo Acuña

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: chagas disease; leishmaniasis; neglected tropical diseases (NTDs); immunological advances; vaccine development; probiotics and beneficial microorganisms; therapeutic design; drug repurposing; natural products; synergistic therapies

Antimicrobial Resistance, Treatment Options and Prevention Strategies

edited by Heather Finlayson and Arifa Parker

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic use; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial treatment; infection prevention and control; diagnostics access and use; antibiotic access; hospital-acquired infections; community antibiotic use; roleplayers in antimicrobial resistance

Global Perspectives on the Role of Invasive Mosquito Species and Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases

edited by

Mihaela Kavran

, Rubén Bueno-Marí and

Vesna Milicevic

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3012 | Submission Open

Keywords: vectors; vector-borne diseases; mosquitoes; invasive species; aedes albopictus; monitoring; mosquito control; One Health approach; surveillance; vector management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vector-Borne Diseases)

Viral Hepatitis and Other Microbial Threats in Tropical Medicine

edited by

Isaac Thom Shawa

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2919 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral hepatitis; pentavalent vaccine; molecular diagnostics; disease diagnosis; genotypes and sub-genotypes; immune responses; liver cancer; hepatocellular carcinoma; human pegivirus; antiviral therapy; public health; epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

Advances in Genomics-Enabled Surveillance for Infectious Diseases

edited by Adrian C. Paskey and Casandra Philipson

submission deadline 17 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open

Keywords: high throughput sequencing; metagenomics; biosurveillance; AI; genomics; molecular epidemiology; bioradar

(This special issue belongs to the Section One Health)

Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases and Public Health Challenges

edited by

Jeronimo Alencar

and

Sergio Lisboa Machado

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15876 | Submission Open

Keywords: insects; vector borne diseases; environment; human neglected diseases; zoonoses; diagnostic; epidemiology; entomology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vector-Borne Diseases)

Research Advances and New Perspectives on Helminthic Diseases

edited by James Lee Crainey and

Susana Vaz Nery

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5551 | Submission Open

Keywords: neglected helminthic diseases; helminth infections; parasite and vector biology; diagnostics; epidemiology; emerging technologies like artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

Advances in Strongyloidiasis: Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease and a Special Tribute in Memory of Professor Rick Speare (1946–2016)

edited by Wendy Page and

Kirstin Ross

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2121 | Submission Open

Keywords: strongyloidiasis; Strongyloides stercoralis; lifecycle; prevention; control; epidemiology; diagnosis; treatment; population health; environmental health

Zoonotic Viruses and Global Health Impact

edited by

Jumari Snyman

and Shi-Hsia Hwa

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open

Keywords: avian influenza; SARS-CoV-2; Mpox; arboviruses; lyssaviruses; henipaviruses; dengue virus

Trends in Hepatitis Virus Epidemiology and Co-Infections

edited by

Rosimar Neris Martins-Feitosa

Rogério Valois Laurentino

and Jacqueline Cortinhas Monteiro

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1124 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral hepatitis; epidemiology; outcomes in co-infections; public health; risk factors; hepatocellular carcinoma; biomarkers; genotypes and sub-genotypes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

Molecular Surveillance and New Diagnostic Tests for Leishmaniasis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Andreza Pain Marcelino

, Liliane De Fátima Antonio and Daniel Moreira De Avelar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular diagnosis; visceral leishmaniasis; tegumentary leishmaniasis; genomic surveillance; human leishmaniasis; animal leishmaniasis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vector-Borne Diseases)

One Health Perspectives on Pathogenic Amoebae: Infections and Environmental Detection

edited by

Libia Zulema Rodriguez Anaya

and Fernando Lares-Villa

submission deadline 14 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1717 | Submission Open

Keywords: free-living amoeba; omics; comparative genomics; One Health; drug discovery; transcriptomics; metabolomics; molecular characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section One Health)

HIV Elimination: Addressing Challenges in Vulnerable Populations and Reducing Discrimination

edited by

Eliã Pinheiro Botelho

and Glenda Roberta Oliveira Naiff Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5764 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV/AIDS among key populations; socioeconomically marginalized communities; HIV prevention and intervention strategies; antiretroviral therapy access; stigma and discrimination in HIV Care; HIV and women; mother-to-child HIV transmission; HIV and aging populations; HIV/AIDS knowledge and risk behavior; adherence to antiretroviral therapy; viral resistance in HIV Treatment; community engagement in HIV Prevention; HIV in fragile populations; global HIV epidemiology; marginalized populations and HIV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

Rabies—Global Challenges, Societal Perspectives, and Case Studies

edited by

Koji Kanda

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4657 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; policy analyses; surveillance; public awareness; health education; community engagement; ethical dilemmas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

The Distribution and Diversity of Tick-Borne Zoonotic Pathogens

edited by

Kun Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3207 | Submission Open

Keywords: ticks; diversity; distribution; bacteria; viruses; protozoa; human infections; transmission model; influencing factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vector-Borne Diseases)

Toxoplasma and Neospora: Public Health Challenges in Tropical Regions

edited by

Thais Ferreira Feitosa

and

Vinícius Longo Ribeiro Vilela

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2787 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical diseases; public health; epidemiology; One Health; protozoan parasites; Toxoplasma gondii; Neospora caninum; zoonoses; animal health; surveillance; control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section One Health)

Molecular Diagnostics for Tropical Infectious Diseases

edited by

Everardo González-González

and

Elda Ariadna Flores-Contreras

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1666 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical diseases; infectious agents; early detection; molecular diagnostics; PCR; isothermal amplification; POC; loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP); recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA); helicase-dependent amplification (HDA); lateral flow assay (LFA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

Insecticide Resistance and Vector Control, 2nd Edition

edited by

Adriana E. Flores

and Ronald Maestre-Serrano

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open

Keywords: vector-borne diseases; insecticides; resistance; vector control; disease transmission; monitoring and surveillance; policy and regulatory implications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vector-Borne Diseases)

Invasive Species and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases—a One Health Perspective

edited by Sarah Zohdy and

Jessica Carag

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive species; infectious disease ecology; zoonotic diseases; biological invasions; public health; habitat loss

(This special issue belongs to the Section One Health)

Blood Microbiome and Infectious Diseases

edited by

Yordan Hodzhev

and

Stefan Panaiotov

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: blood microbiome; tropical diseases; bloodstream viral and microbial infections; parasitome; sepsis; commensal-to-pathogen transition; polymicrobial co-infections; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); bacteriocins and phage therapy; host– pathogen– microbiome interactions; immune modulation; zoonotic reservoirs; vector-borne pathogens; host-microbiome interaction; climate change

Zoonotic Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Lekshmi K. Edison

and Aravind Madhavan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1778 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; zoonotic pathogens; one health; pathogen genomics; host– pathogen interaction; foodborne diseases; emerging infections; molecular epidemiology; vaccine development; global health

Epidemiology and Public Health in Tropical Regions of Central America

edited by

Nina Mendez-Dominguez

Karla Rossanet Dzul-Rosado

and Hugo Azcorra

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2399 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical public health; Central America; tropical medicine; One Health and biodiversity ecosystems; infectious diseases; disease prevention and control; socioeconomic determinants of health; emerging public health threats; disease progression; communicable diseases; chronic diseases; non-communicable diseases; environmental health; epidemiological methods; spatial epidemiology; surveillance systems; climate change and health; environmental exposure; malnutrition prevalence; immunization coverage; health systems and public health policies

Advances in the Control and Elimination of Parasitic Neglected Tropical Diseases

edited by

Hammed O. Mogaji

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2796 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasites; parasite-host interaction; Chagas disease; echinococcosis; human African trypanosomiasis; leishmaniasis; onchocerciasis; lymphatic filariasis; schistosomiasis; soil-transmitted helminthiases; diagnosis and treatment; preventive chemotherapy; mass drug administration; prevention; control and elimination; monitoring and evaluation; impact assessment; morbidity management and prevention; vector control; environmental modification; One Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

Leaving No One Behind: The Prevention and Treatment of HIV Among Key and Vulnerable Populations

edited by

Enos Moyo

and

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2620 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV; prevention; treatment; key and vulnerable populations; adolescent girls and young women aged 15-25 years in eastern and southern Africa; men who have sex with men; sex workers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

Vector-Borne Diseases in a Changing Climate: Transmission Dynamics and Epidemiological Shifts

edited by

Ronaldo Figueiró

and Nildimar Honório

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2304 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; vector-borne diseases; ecological processes; epidemiological patterns; disease transmission

Immune Responses in Respiratory Infections

edited by

José J. Leija-Martínez

, Adriana Elizabeth Monsiváis-Urenda and

Fausto Sánchez-Muñoz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2270 | Submission Open

Keywords: immune response; respiratory infections; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; mucosal immunity; immune evasion; COVID-19; influenza; tuberculosis; immunotherapy; vaccines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

Urban Vector-Borne Pathogens in Tropical Cities Under Climate Change

edited by

Rick E. Paul

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2169 | Submission Open

Keywords: vector-borne diseases; urban climate; climate change; mitigation and adaptation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vector-Borne Diseases)

Contemporary Migrant Health, 3rd Edition

edited by

Davide T. Mosca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1698 | Submission Open

Keywords: migrant health; displaced people; climate change; UHC; integration; COVID-19; right to health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Travel Medicine)

Innovative Tools and Strategies for Tuberculosis (TB) Detection: Advancing Diagnosis Through Technology, Integration, and Equity

edited by

Md. Toufiq Rahman

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1089 | Submission Open

Keywords: tuberculosis; diagnosis; innovation; digital health; AI; CAD; private sector; active case finding; integration; alternative specimen

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

Infectious Diseases in Children

edited by Nellie Dominica Myburgh and

Ivana Grgic

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: paediatric infectious diseases; child health; global child health; immunisation; social determinants of health; health inequities; health systems; COVID-19

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

New Strategies for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Risk Assessment of Parasitic Disease

edited by

Genil Camelo

, Déborah Aparecida Negrão-Corrêa and Guilherme Silva Miranda

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5751 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnopharmacology; epidemiological survey; drug repositioning; wild reservoirs; risk factors; host– parasite interactions; biomarkers; drug targets; immune response; one health

Advances in Brucella Infections

edited by Mariana Cristina Ferrero, Jorge C. Wallach and

Pablo C. Baldi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3488 | Submission Open

Keywords: Brucella; zoonosis; intracellular survival; immune evasion; vaccine development

HIV-1 Dynamics and Public Health

edited by

Marcel Tongo

and Georges Nguefack-Tsague

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1921 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV; epidemiology; transmission; antiretroviral therapy; prevention strategies; modeling

The 2026 International Online Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

edited by

John Frean

, Archie Clements,

Noore Alam

and

Constantinos Tsioutis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 940 | Submission Open

Keywords: vector-borne diseases; parasitic diseases; zoonotic diseases; neglected tropical diseases; One Health; antimicrobial resistance; burden of communicable diseases; antimicrobial stewardship; infection control; travel health; public health; infectious diseases

Surveillance and Genomics of (Re-)Emerging Viral Infections

edited by

Judith Oguzie

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral genomics; emerging infectious diseases; genomic epidemiology; metagenomic surveillance; viral evolution; molecular surveillance; bioinformatics

Recent Advances in Snakebite Envenoming Research, 2nd Edition

edited by Eduardo Alberto Fernandez Cerna

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: snakebites; venoms; morbimortality; disabilities; surveillance; healthcare access; antivenoms; rehabilitation

Naegleria fowleri and Emerging Amoebic Infections

edited by María Maricela Carrasco-Yépez and Saúl Rojas-Hernández

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1335 | Submission Open

Keywords: amoebic infections; Naegleria fowleri; epidemiology-surveillance; molecular biology; immunology-vaccines; opportune diagnosis; innovative treatments

Innovative Approaches to Combat Infectious Diseases in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs): Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Interventions

edited by

Bayodé Roméo Adégbitè

and

Michael Ramharter

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15660 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; diagnosis; treatment; interventions; tropical infections; infectious diseases; public health; vaccination; drug development; community health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

Arboviral Infections: Pathogenesis and Immunity

edited by

Sharton Vinicius Antunes Coelho

and

Isadora Alonso Corrêa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4572 | Submission Open

Keywords: arboviral disease; viral replication; viral pathogenesis; innate and adaptative immunity; inflammatory response; molecular and cellular mechanisms; experimental models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vector-Borne Diseases)

Leishmaniasis in Europe and the Mediterranean Region

edited by Begoña Monge-Maillo and Juan Víctor San Martín-López

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2634 | Submission Open

Keywords: visceral leishmaniasis; cutaneous leishmaniasis; mucocutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmania infantum; Leishmania major; Leishmania tropica; imported leishmaniasis; immunosupression; one health; climate change; biomarkers

Decoding Dengue Virus: Molecular Pathogenesis and Host Immunity

edited by

Wy Ching Ng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: dengue; systems biology; virus– host interaction; pathogenesis; vaccine development

Clinical Management of Tropical Infectious Diseases: Case Reports and Insights

edited by Jorge Luis Alave,

Jose Gonzales-Zamora

and Andrea S. Salcedo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical medicine; neglected tropical diseases; parasite; virus; fungal; bacteria

Infectious Diseases, Health and Climate Change

edited by Bryan Nyawanda

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3552 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; climate models; epidemics; disease outbreaks; infectious diseases; vector-borne diseases; water- and food-borne diseases; forecasting; re-emerging diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

Advances in Tools for Battling Malaria

edited by

Wenn-Chyau Lee

and Meng Yee Lai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2526 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasmodium; control and prevention; transmission modelling; diagnosis; treatment and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vector-Borne Diseases)

Advances in Infectious Disease Surveillance: Climate-Sensitive, Biostatistical, and Simulation Modeling Approaches

edited by

Sudarat Chadsuthi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious disease surveillance; spatial-temporal modeling; early outbreak detection; time-series forecasting; climate- and environment-sensitive transmission; machine learning and AI; simulation and scenario modeling; public health decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

One Health Approach to Malaria Elimination

edited by Paola Barbosa Marchesini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1449 | Submission Open

Keywords: malaria; One Health; malaria elimination; integrated approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section One Health)

Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases: Fractional Calculus Approaches and Applications

edited by

Lotfi El Mehdi

and

Adnane Boukhouima

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 652 | Submission Open

Keywords: new fractional models; analytical methods; numerical simulations; optimal control strategies; mathematical modeling of complex system; stability analysis

Latin American Tropical Diseases: Epidemiology & Prevention

edited by Jaime David Acosta-España and

Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 471 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical diseases; Latin America; epidemiology; prevention; arboviruses; neglected tropical diseases; vector control; malaria; leishmaniasis; chagas disease; One Health

Vaccination Strategies for Marginalized Communities

edited by

Winifred Ekezie

and

Shanara Abdin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccination strategies; marginalized groups; ethnic minorities; seldom heard groups; hard-to-reach populations; migrant health; traveller health; vaccine equity; vaccination access; immunization services; vaccination communication; operational research; vaccine policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases)

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