supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project of China(No.2018ZX10101002-002);National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFC2300800,2021YFC2300804);International Joint Laboratory on Tropical Diseases Control in Greater Mekong Subregion(no.21410750200)from Shanghai Municipality Government;the Scientifc research project of Shanghai Health Commission(20204Y0050).
Background The zoonotic infectious diseases of poverty(zIDPs)are a group of diseases contributing to global pov-erty,with significant impacts on a substantial population.This study aims to describe the global,regional...
supported by funding from NIH awards(R01AI151004,RO1AI148300,RO1AI175152)awarded to O.S.A.Figures were created using Prism9 for Windows(GraphPad Software,San Diego,USA)and www.BioRe nder.com.
Background Genetic biocontrol interventions targeting mosquito-borne diseases require the release of male mosquitoes exclusively,as only females consume blood and transmit pathogens.Releasing only males eliminates the...
funded by grant MR/Y503216/1 from the Medical Research Council Public Health Intervention Development(PHIND);UK.TW is also supported by grants from the Wellcome Trust,UK(209075/Z/17/Z);the Medical Research Council,Department for International Development,and Wellcome Trust(Joint Global Health Trials,MR/V004832/1);a Dorothy Temple Cross Tuberculosis International Collaboration Grant from the Medical Research Foundation(MRF-131-0006-RG-KHOS-C0942);UK.AF is also supported by PUTI Q1 grant(NKB-230/UN2.RST/HKP.05.00/2024)by Universitas Indonesia.All funders had no involvement in data collection,analysis,report writing and decision to submission.
Background Stigma experienced by people with infectious diseases impedes access to care,leading to adverse psychosocial consequences.Community-based interventions could prevent or mitigate these consequences but lack ...
Background Aedes mosquitoes pose a significant global threat as vectors for several debilitating arboviruses,includ-ing dengue,Zika,yellow fever,and chikungunya.Their unique breeding habits,behavior,and daytime activi...
supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFC3503400);Scientifc and technological innovation project of CACMS(CI2021A03703,CI2021A00704,CI2021B003,CI2021A01314);China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences(2023007);National Natural Science Foundation of China(82274350).
Background Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)has developed a rich theoretical system and practical experience in fighting to infectious diseases over the past thousands of years,and has played an important role in cont...
funded by the United States Agency for International Development(USAID)Myanmar and Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics(Jhpiego)Myanmar.
Background The financial burden of tuberculosis(TB)can hinder patients and their families,creating obstacles throughout the care cascade,despite TB prevention and control being provided free of charge.In Myanmar,patie...
Funding for the study has been obtained from the Swiss National Science Foundation(SNSF;Bern,Switzerland)via a PRIMA grant to Stefanie Knopp(PR00P3_179753).Naomi C.Ndum is funded by a personal stipend from the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships(ESKAS)programme and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute(Swiss TPH);The funding sources had no role in the design and execution of this study,analyses and interpretation of the data,or decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Background Elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem and interruption of transmission in selected areas are goals set by the World Health Organization for 2030.Behaviour change communication(BCC),coupl...
supported by International Joint Laboratory on Tropical Diseases Control in Greater Mekong Subregion(21410750200);National Natural Science Foundation of China(82304102);Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(23ZR1436200);Shanghai Science and Technology Development Foundation(22YF1421100,23YF1421200);the Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation.The Funders had no role in the study design or in the collection,analysis,and interpretation of the data,writing of the report,or decision to submit the article for publication.
Background Rare infectious diseases of poverty(rIDPs)involve more than hundreds of tropical diseases,which domi-nantly affect people living in impoverished and marginalized regions and fail to be prioritized in the gl...
Funding WHO(GNQ/AFRO/19–194);Task Force for Global Health(NTDSC#093‑2016);Instituto de Salud Carlos III(AESI‑PI17CIII/00019&AESI‑PI20CIII/00034)and CIBERINFEC‑UE‑(CB21/13/00120).
Background Onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis(LF)are endemic in Equatorial Guinea with notable variations in disease incidence between island and mainland regions.Historically,efforts to control and map these dis...
supported by the National Institute for Health Research(NIHR)-Welcome partnership for Global Health Research[220870/Z/20/Z to MJD,AR,DW,AW,EG,TA,YW,LS and AJ].
Background Despite consecutive decades of success in reducing malaria transmission,Ethiopia went offtrack towards its goal of malaria elimination by 2030,as outlined in the NMCP malaria strategy.Recent malaria outbrea...