Advancing One Health Approaches for Public Health and Zoonotic Neglected Tropical Diseases Control in Latin America and the Caribbean
A special issue of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (ISSN 2414-6366). This special issue belongs to the section "One Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 888
Special Issue Editors
Interests: zoonoses; gender equity; One Health implementation; rabies; Latinoamerica
Interests: zoonoses; veterinary public health; One Health implementation; rabies; Latin America; food safety; governance
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease dedicated to exploring recent advancements in the study of zoonotic neglected diseases and vector-borne diseases within the One Health framework in the Latin-American and Caribbean context. This Special Issue aims to consolidate cutting-edge research at the human–animal–ecosystem interface, and perspectives on diseases that profoundly impact human, animal, and environmental health
Zoonotic diseases (infections or diseases that are transmissible between animals and humans) and vector-borne diseases (transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes and ticks), continue to pose significant global health and economic challenges, especially in countries with higher social inequality, social conflicts, environmental instability together and abundant biodiversity such as Latin America and the Caribbean Region. In this Special Issue, we are interested in studies, examples, and cases focused on by the One Health approach, as understanding the complex interplay between humans, animals, and ecosystems is crucial for effective disease prevention, surveillance, and control.
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Epidemiology and surveillance of zoonotic neglected and vector-borne diseases;
- Molecular biology and pathogenesis of emerging zoonoses;
- Impact of climate change and environmental factors on disease transmission dynamics;
- Socio-economic impacts and public health responses;
- Innovations in diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics;
- Case studies and lessons learned from field (disease outbreaks, good practices, evaluations, etc.).
We encourage submissions from researchers, clinicians, epidemiologists, veterinarians, public health experts, and policymakers. Manuscripts may include original research articles, reviews, perspectives, and brief communications.
Dr. Natalia Cediel-Becerra
Dr. Marco Vigilato
Dr. Ximena Collao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- zoonotic neglected diseases
- vector-borne diseases
- One Health
- human–animal–ecosystem interface
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