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Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:49
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Human parasitic infections of the class Adenophorea: global epidemiology, pathogenesis, prevention and control
Human parasitic infections caused by Adenophorean nematodes encompass a range of diseases, including dioctophymiasis, trichuriasis, capillariasis, trichinellosis, and myositis. These infection can result in ad...
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Global outreach and networking promotion to accelerate tropical diseases elimination
Cooperation and networking are powerful tools in the combating against tropical diseases. Cooperation on a global scale is essential due to the transboundary nature of tropical diseases. Networking plays a piv...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:47 -
Global distribution of zoonotic digenetic trematodes: a scoping review
Digenetic trematodes, including blood flukes, intestinal flukes, liver flukes, lung flukes, and pancreatic flukes, are highly diverse and distributed widely. They affect at least 200 million people worldwide, ...
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Estimating dengue burden among family contacts through cluster investigation around probable cases in 2022 and 2023 in the Central Region, Burkina Faso
In 2023, Burkina Faso experienced the largest dengue epidemic ever in Africa. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of symptomatic, subclinical, and asymptomatic dengue and determine the associated facto...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:45 -
Efficacy of ivermectin and albendazole combination in suppressing transmission of lymphatic filariasis following mass administration in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study
Preventive chemotherapy with ivermectin and albendazole (IA) in mass drug administration (MDA) programs for all at-risk populations is the core public health intervention to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF)...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:44 -
Phylodynamics unveils invading and diffusing patterns of dengue virus serotype-1 in Guangdong, China from 1990 to 2019 under a global genotyping framework
The strong invasiveness and rapid expansion of dengue virus (DENV) pose a great challenge to global public health. However, dengue epidemic patterns and mechanisms at a genetic scale, particularly in term of c...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:43 -
Epidemiological and clinical trends of visceral leishmaniasis in Portugal: retrospective analysis of cases diagnosed in public hospitals between 2010 and 2020
Leishmania infantum is endemic in the Mediterranean region, presenting mostly as visceral leishmaniasis (VL). In Portugal, reporting of VL cases to public health authorities is mandatory, but significant underre...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:41 -
Zoonotic human liver flukes, a type 1 biocarcinogen, in freshwater fishes: genetic analysis and confirmation of molluscan vectors and reservoir hosts in Bangladesh
Opisthorchiid flukes, particularly Opisthorchis viverrini, Opisthorchis felineus, Clonorchis sinensis, and Metorchis spp. are the most common fish-borne zoonotic human liver flukes (hLFs). Liver fluke infections ...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:40 -
Correction: Malaria epidemiology, surveillance and response for elimination in Lao PDR
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:42 -
Effectiveness of test-and-treat model with direct-acting antiviral for hepatitis C virus infection in migrants: a prospective interventional study in Italy
Migrants, mainly undocumented and low-income refugees, are at high risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, but are a difficult-to-reach and to-treat population. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effe...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:39 -
Impact of climate change on the global circulation of West Nile virus and adaptation responses: a scoping review
West Nile virus (WNV), the most widely distributed flavivirus causing encephalitis globally, is a vector-borne pathogen of global importance. The changing climate is poised to reshape the landscape of various ...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:38 -
Geography and health: role of human translocation and access to care
Natural, geographical barriers have historically limited the spread of communicable diseases. This is no longer the case in today’s interconnected world, paired with its unprecedented environmental and climate...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:37 -
Need for operational simplicity and timely disbursal of benefits—a qualitative exploration of the implementation of a direct benefit transfer scheme for persons with tuberculosis in India
Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) is a direct benefit transfer scheme of the Government of India introduced in 2018 to support the additional nutritional requirements of persons with TB (PwTB). Our recent nationwide ...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:36 -
Malaria epidemiology, surveillance and response for elimination in Lao PDR
Lao PDR has made significant progress in malaria control. The National Strategic Plans outline ambitious targets, aiming for the elimination of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax malaria from all northern provinc...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:35 -
Epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis incidence and its macro-influence factors in Chinese mainland during 2014–2021
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a pressing public health issue, posing a significant threat to individuals' well-being and lives. This study delves into the TB incidence in Chinese mainland during 2014–2021, aiming ...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:34 -
Prevalence estimates of Opisthorchis viverrini and Clonorchis sinensis infection in the Greater Mekong subregion: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Opisthorchiasis and clonorchiasis, caused by Opisthorchis viverrini and Clonorchis sinensis, respectively, are significant yet neglected foodborne trematodiases in the Great Mekong Subregion (GMS). Despite the re...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:33 -
Accelerating snail vector genomics
The three most important genera of snails for the transmission of schistosomes are Bulinus, Biomphalaria and Oncomelania. Each of these genera, found in two distantly related families, includes species that act a...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:32 -
Assessing intersectional gender analysis in Nepal’s health management information system: a case study on tuberculosis for inclusive health systems
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem in Nepal, high in settings marked by prevalent gender and social inequities. Various social stratifiers intersect, either privileging or oppressing indiv...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:31 -
MODELS: a six-step framework for developing an infectious disease model
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, a plethora of modeling studies related to COVID-19 have been released. While some models stand out due to their innovative approaches, others are flawed in their methodology....
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:30 -
Mutations and intron polymorphisms in voltage-gated sodium channel genes of different geographic populations of Culex pipiens pallens/Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus in China
Culex pipiens pallens and Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus are the dominant species of Culex mosquitoes in China and important disease vectors. Long-term use of insecticides can cause mutations in the voltage-gated...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:29 -
Towards an actionable One Health approach
Despite the increasing focus on strengthening One Health capacity building on global level, challenges remain in devising and implementing real-world interventions particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Reco...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:28 -
Is convenience really king? Comparative evaluation of catastrophic costs due to tuberculosis in the public and private healthcare sectors of Viet Nam: a longitudinal patient cost study
In Viet Nam, tuberculosis (TB) represents a devastating life-event with an exorbitant price tag, partly due to lost income from daily directly observed therapy in public sector care. Thus, persons with TB may ...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:27 -
Climate-influenced vector-borne diseases in Africa: a call to empower the next generation of African researchers for sustainable solutions
We look at the link between climate change and vector-borne diseases in low- and middle-income countries in Africa. The large endemicity and escalating threat of diseases such as malaria and arboviral diseases...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:26 -
Advancing the National Immunization Program in an era of achieving universal vaccine coverage in China and beyond
Immunization is a cornerstone of public health. Despite great success, China’s National Immunization Program (NIP) faces challenges, such as the integration of several World Health Organization-recommended vac...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:25 -
Natural variables separate the endemic areas of Clonorchis sinensis and Opisthorchis viverrini along a continuous, straight zone in Southeast Asia
Clonorchiasis and opisthorchiasis, caused by the liver flukes Clonorchis sinensis and Opisthorchis viverrini respectively, represent significant neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Asia. The co-existence of the...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:24 -
Male genitourinary schistosomiasis-related symptoms among long-term Western African migrants in Spain: a prospective population-based screening study
Schistosomiasis is highly endemic in sub-Saharan Africa and frequently imported to Europe. Male urogenital manifestations are often neglected. We aimed to ascertain the prevalence of genitourinary clinical sig...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:23 -
Development of innovative tripartite partnership for China’s engagement in global health: recommendations from China-Tanzania Cooperation Project on Malaria Control
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:22 -
The risk of mpox importation and subsequent outbreak potential in Chinese mainland: a retrospective statistical modelling study
The 2022–2023 mpox (monkeypox) outbreak has spread rapidly across multiple countries in the non-endemic region, mainly among men who have sex with men (MSM). In this study, we aimed to evaluate mpox’s importat...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:21 -
Toward tuberculosis elimination by understanding epidemiologic characteristics and risk factors in Hainan Province, China
The disease burden of tuberculosis (TB) was heavy in Hainan Province, China, and the information on transmission patterns was limited with few studies. This atudy aims to further explore the epidemiological ch...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:20 -
Chromosome-level genome assembly of Oncomelania hupensis: the intermediate snail host of Schistosoma japonicum
Schistosoma japonicum is a parasitic flatworm that causes human schistosomiasis, which is a significant cause of morbidity in China, the Philippines and Indonesia. Oncomelania hupensis (Gastropoda: Pomatiopsidae)...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:19 -
Incidence and warning signs for complications of human brucellosis: a multi-center observational study from China
Brucellosis is a severe zoonotic disease that is often overlooked, particularly in impoverished countries. Timely identification of focal complications in brucellosis is crucial for improving treatment outcome...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:18 -
Unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment outcomes across Brazil's geographical landscape before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: are we truly advancing toward the sustainable development/end TB goal?
Tuberculosis is one of the most significant infectious diseases for global public health. The reallocation of healthcare resources and the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic have hindered access to ...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:17 -
Effectiveness of ivermectin mass drug administration in the control of soil-transmitted helminth infections in endemic populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Current soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control guidelines endorse the use of albendazole or mebendazole for school-based targeted preventive chemotherapy (PC), yet their reduced efficacy against Strongyloides st...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:16 -
Accuracy and precision of dried urine spot method for the detection of Schistosoma mansoni circulating cathodic antigens in resource-limited settings
The World Health Organization recommends the use of Schisto point-of-care circulating cathodic antigens (Schisto POC-CCA) for screening of Schistosoma mansoni as it offers better sensitivity than microscopy. Howe...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:15 -
Correction: New clinical application prospects of artemisinin and its derivatives: a scoping review
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:14 -
A cross-sectional analysis of the effectiveness of a nutritional support programme for people with tuberculosis in Southern Madagascar using secondary data from a non-governmental organisation
There is a strong, bi-directional link between tuberculosis (TB) and undernutrition: TB often causes undernutrition, and undernourished people are more likely to contract TB and experience worse outcomes. Glob...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:13 -
Promoting higher-valent pediatric combination vaccines in China: challenges and recommendations for action
Many countries have adopted higher-valent pediatric combination vaccines to simplify vaccination schedules and minimize health expenditures and social costs. However, China is conservative in the use of pediat...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:12 -
Combatting anthrax outbreaks across Nigeria’s national land borders: need to optimize surveillance with epidemiological surveys
Anthrax is a non-contagious zoonotic disease caused by the Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Infection is common in livestock and wild animals such as cattle, goats, sheep, camels, and an...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:10 -
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry traces the geographical source of Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Bulinus forskalii, involved in schistosomiasis transmission
Freshwater snails of the genera Bulinus spp., Biomphalaria spp., and Oncomelania spp. are the main intermediate hosts of human and animal schistosomiasis. Identification of these snails has long been based on mor...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:11 -
Spontaneous splenic rupture associated with scrub typhus: a case report
Scrub typhus, an acute febrile disease with mild to severe, life-threatening manifestations, potentially presents with a variety of complications, including pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, card...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:9 -
Reduced efficacy of single-dose albendazole against Ascaris lumbricoides, and Trichuris trichiura, and high reinfection rate after cure among school children in southern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
Mass drug administration (MDA) program of albendazole to at-risk populations as preventive chemotherapy is the core public health intervention to control soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). Achieving this goal ...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:8 -
Prevalence and serotype distribution of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae among healthy children under 5 years of age in Hainan Province, China
The thirteen-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) is not included in the national immunization program and is administered voluntarily with informed consent in China. In preparation for assessing the ...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:7 -
Molecular characterization of an outbreak-involved Bacillus anthracis strain confirms the spillover of anthrax from West Africa
Anthrax, a zoonotic disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis, remains a major global public health concern, especially in countries with limited resources. Sierra Leone, a West African cou...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:6 -
Treatment and prevention of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas is urgently needed
There is increasing epidemiological evidence supporting the association between onchocerciasis and seizures, reinforcing the concept of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE). The aim of this paper is to pro...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:5 -
Epidemiological features of seasonal influenza transmission among 11 climate zones in Chinese Mainland
Previous studies provided some evidence of meteorological factors influence seasonal influenza transmission patterns varying across regions and latitudes. However, research on seasonal influenza activities bas...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:4 -
Evidence-practice gap analysis in the role of tick in brucellosis transmission: a scoping review
Brucellosis is a zoonotic affliction instigated by bacteria belonging to the genus Brucella and is characterized by a diverse range of pervasiveness, multiple transmission routes, and serious hazards. It is imper...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:3 -
Using intersectional gender analysis to identify challenges in tuberculosis care at four health care facilities in Uganda
Tuberculosis (TB) care could be considered as a continuum from symptom recognition, decision to seek care, diagnosis, treatment initiation and treatment completion, with care along the continuum influenced by ...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:2 -
Evidence-based universal health coverage interventions delivery in infectious disease of poverty elimination and eradication
The recent 78th United Natiions General Assembly (UNGA) declaration relaunched a new health priority and political commitment in accelerating Universal Health Coverage (UHC), adopted by the United Nations (UN)...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 13:1 -
Impact of 1,7-malaria reactive community-based testing and response (1,7-mRCTR) approach on malaria prevalence in Tanzania
Progress in malaria control has stalled in recent years and innovative surveillance and response approaches are needed to accelerate malaria control and elimination efforts in endemic areas of Africa. Building...
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2023 12:116
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