Tropical Medicine

Evaluation of lateral flow devices for rabies diagnosis in decomposed animal brain samples | Tropical Medicine and Health

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Ethics statement The institutional animal care and use committee at the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM) waived the ethical approval, since this study only collected brain samples from carcasses or animal heads submitted to routine surveillance. For biosafety clearance, our research protocol was approved by the biosafety committee of RITM (no.190116). This biological material … Read more

Health needs assessment tool for identifying the health issues among community residents with unmet needs | Tropical Medicine and Health

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The project’s three arrows of design When researchers from outside a target community design a community project, there are three factors to consider, which we convey using the concept of “arrows.” The first arrow concerns resource size, the second the target population, and the third focused health issues (Fig. 1). Fig. 1 Project’s three arrows of design. … Read more

Immunogenicity of monkeypox virus surface proteins and cross-reactive antibody responses in vaccinated and infected individuals: implications for vaccine and therapeutic development | Infectious Diseases of Poverty

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Evolutionary trajectory and significant events of MPXV from 1970 to 2024 The original evolutionary trajectory of clade I was evident in our phylogenomic tree, which was marked by red and pink with relatively long and close branches (Fig. 1). They are obviously independent of clade II. In contrast, the 2003 mpox outbreak in the USA, which … Read more

The association between the triglyceride‒glucose index and short-term mortality in ICU patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Singer M, Deutschman CS, Seymour CW, Shankar-Hari M, Annane D, Bauer M, Bellomo R, Bernard GR, Chiche JD, Coopersmith CM, et al. The Third International Consensus definitions for Sepsis and septic shock (Sepsis-3). Jama-J Am Med Assoc. 2016;315:801–10. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.0287. Article  CAS  Google Scholar  Rudd KE, Johnson SC, Agesa KM, Shackelford KA, Tsoi D, Kievlan DR, … Read more

The predictive value of fibrosis profiles for hepatitis E virus-related liver failure among hospitalized patients with acute hepatitis E: a retrospective cohort study | BMC Infectious Diseases

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This retrospective cohort study was performed to explore the associations between fibrosis profiles and the risk of HEV-LF onset and further assess their early warning value among hospitalized patients with AHE. Three major findings were reported in the current study. First, the baseline levels of fibrosis markers were correlated with worse liver injury and anabolic … Read more

Retrospective study on the epidemiological characteristics of multi-pathogen infections of hospitalized severe acute respiratory tract infection and influenza-like illness in Xinjiang from January to May 2024 | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Huang HS, Tsai CL, Chang J, Hsu TC, Lin S, Lee CC. Multiplex PCR system for the rapid diagnosis of respiratory virus infection: systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2018;24:1055–63. Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Williams BG, Gouws E, Boschi-Pinto C, Bryce J, Dye C. Estimates of world-wide distribution of child deaths from acute … Read more

A rare case of macroamylasemia in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Amylase is involved in the digestion of carbohydrates. It hydrolyzes alpha-1,4-glycoside bonds in polysaccharides and forms maltose and oligosaccharides. In a healthy adult, the pancreas (40–45%) and salivary glands (50–55%) account for almost all the alpha-amylase levels. It can be found in two isoenzymes. Pancreatic, or p-isoenzyme, and non-pancreatic, salivary, or s-isoenzyme forms. Fallopian tubes, … Read more

Malaria in a metropolitan region of Southern Germany: past, present and future perspectives on a protozoan infection with the potential of re-appearance in Central Europe | Malaria Journal

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WHO. World malaria report 2023. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. Google Scholar  Mantilla-Flórez YF, Barragán BP, Tuta-Quintero EA, Pérez-Díaz CE. Plasmodium vivax infection due to percutaneous exposure in non-endemic area. Infect Dis Health. 2020;25:60–2. Article  PubMed  Google Scholar  Rosso F, Agudelo Rojas OL, Suarez Gil CC, et al. Transmission of malaria from donors to solid … Read more

Revealing complex mosquito behaviour: a review of current automated video tracking systems suitable for tracking mosquitoes in the field | Parasites & Vectors

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Mosquitoes are important vectors for a wide range of pathogens that infect both humans and animals, causing a heavy burden on human society [1]. The key mosquito-borne pathogens are the Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite and dengue virus. For malaria, three main interventions have contributed to the drastic decrease in malaria incidence across the African continent … Read more

Assessing insecticide susceptibility of Culex pipiens linnaeus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Aras River basin: implications for disease control | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Kipkorir KK. Incidences and impacts of climate-induced vector borne diseases in arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya. J Aquat Terrestr Ecosyst. 2024;2(1):48–61. Google Scholar  Azari-Hamidian S, Norouzi B, Harbach RE. A detailed review of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Iran and their medical and veterinary importance. Acta Trop. 2019;194:106–22. Article  PubMed  Google Scholar  Wilkerson RC, … Read more