Global Perspectives on Neglected Tropical Diseases: Burden, Science, and Policy Interventions
A special issue of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (ISSN 2414-6366).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 160
Special Issue Editor
Interests: global health; neglected tropical diseases
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Dear Colleagues,
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of infectious and parasitic diseases, including vector-borne diseases, that disproportionately affect the health of the world’s poorest and most marginalized populations. Despite their importance, NTDs often receive insufficient attention and funding from research and development, academia, and public health policy and control. This Special Issue of the journal Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease aims to fill this critical gap by bringing together broad multidisciplinary research and perspectives to examine the evolving landscape of NTD capacity development, disease burden, scientific discovery and development, and policy and control interventions. The focus of this Special Issue is to highlight the need to reassess current tools and strategies and to identify innovative approaches to better prevent, manage, or eliminate these diseases.
We welcome original contributions from basic biological science, clinical or population-based studies, reports, field experiences, and commentaries on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, control strategies, and prevention of NTDs. Equally important are contributions addressing health systems, community engagement, socioeconomic determinants, the One Health approach, and the role of climate change in shaping disease patterns.
The goal is to deepen our understanding of NTDs in a global context and to stimulate action through evidence-informed policymaking and science implementation by sharing scientific evidence and real-life experiences. Contributors are invited to participate in this important dialogue and help shape the future of NTD control and elimination worldwide.
Dr. Fabio Zicker
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neglected tropical diseases
- public health
- vector-borne diseases
- global health
- community-based interventions
- infectious and parasitic vaccine development
- infectious and parasitic diagnosis and treatment
- disease control strategies
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