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Advances in Parasitic Neglected Tropical Diseases: Cutting-Edge Research and Outstanding Gaps
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Advances in Parasitic Neglected Tropical Diseases: Cutting-Edge Research and Outstanding Gaps

A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Public Health Microbiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 May 2023) | Viewed by 3871

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Jean Tenena Coulibaly

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1. Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
2. Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland
Interests: neglected tropical diseases; schistosomiasis; soil-transmitted helminthiasis; diagnostic; treatment

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The World Health Organization (WHO) prioritizes 18 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that affect over a billion of the world’s poorest people and pose a significant economic burden to developing economies. NTDs are a group of infections caused by parasites, viruses, and bacteria. Since 2006, with the call from WHO to state members to put in place national control programmes where NTDs are endemic, and followed in 2012 by the London Declaration, some successes indicate that the control and eradication of NTDs such as schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis, river blindness, lymphatic filariasis etc. are possible. However, implementation and operational research on how to effectively carry out mass drug administration and case management; new diagnostic tests suitable for NTDs’ endemicity; determination of the contribution of animals in the overall transmission of many NTDs; and the interplay between intestinal microbiome, parasitic NTDs and health-related issues are all challenges and gaps to overcome.

With this call, we invite research articles presenting innovative research and addressing outstanding gaps related to the fight against parasitic NTDs. We welcome original research articles, innovation, systematic reviews and other review formats based on comprehensive systematic literature search.

Dr. Jean Tenena Coulibaly
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Microorganisms is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • parasitic infection
  • neglected tropical diseases
  • innovation
  • gaps
  • operational research
  • diagnostic
  • intestinal microbiome
  • zoonotic transmission

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Status of Onchocerciasis Elimination in Gabon and Challenges: A Systematic Review
by Elsa-Rush Eyang-Assengone, Patrice Makouloutou-Nzassi, Clark Mbou-Boutambe, Félicien Bangueboussa, Julienne Atsame and Larson Boundenga
Microorganisms 2023, 11(8), 1946; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11081946 - 29 Jul 2023
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Control and treatment programs (CDTI) have been set up nationally in all endemic countries to overcome the impact of onchocerciasis on the affected populations. However, Gabon must still succeed in setting up real onchocerciasis control programs. Here, various database articles have been used [...] Read more.
Control and treatment programs (CDTI) have been set up nationally in all endemic countries to overcome the impact of onchocerciasis on the affected populations. However, Gabon must still succeed in setting up real onchocerciasis control programs. Here, various database articles have been used to provide the scientific community with a summary document showing the mapping of this disease in Gabon. The articles dealing with onchocerciasis, animal reservoirs, surveillance, and elimination were analyzed. Results showed that little research has been performed. Most studies are concentrated in one region (The area of Lastourville). In addition, we observed that the distribution of the disease varies significantly across the country. Indeed, specific environments present a hyper-endemicity of the disease, while others are meso and hypo-endemic. So, we found some departments with a prevalence ranging from 0% to over 20%; within them, villages had infection levels comprising 10% to 60%, indicating potential hotspots. Vectors activities were studied in some areas. This paper showed the challenges encountered in the country to eliminate this disease. One solution is a deeper understanding of the disease’s bioecology to establish effective health policies to eliminate onchocerciasis in Gabon effectively. Full article
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Amoebic Dysentery Complicated by Hypovolemic Shock and Sepsis in an Infant with Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Case Report
by Giulia Dal Canto, Tawaddud Hassan Eisa Artaiga, Abdulrahman Ibrahiem Mohamed, Hayat Amin Makki Hassan, Doaa Mahmoud Adam, Moram Awadalla Ibrahiem Ahmed, Jihad Motwali, Manuela Valenti and Susanna Esposito
Microorganisms 2023, 11(1), 165; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11010165 - 8 Jan 2023
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Diarrheal disease continues to be a leading cause of death in children under five years old in developing countries, where it is responsible for the death of approximately half a million children each year. Establishing the cause of diarrheal disease can be difficult [...] Read more.
Diarrheal disease continues to be a leading cause of death in children under five years old in developing countries, where it is responsible for the death of approximately half a million children each year. Establishing the cause of diarrheal disease can be difficult in developing areas due to the lack of diagnostic tests, and thus empirical therapies are often required. In these settings, the choice of antibiotic (or the choice to not give it) depends on suspected agents, host conditions and local epidemiology. Herein, we report a representative case of a ten-month-old male patient with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) admitted to the Emergency Paediatric Clinic in Port Sudan for amoebic dysentery complicated by hypovolemic shock and sepsis, treated by target therapy for Entamoeba histolytica infection associated with empiric antibiotic therapy. Due to the absence of clinical improvement, Ciprofloxacin was added to the first-line treatment. This case highlights that in low-income countries amoebiasis, especially in children with SAM, may result in life-threatening complications. Although stool microscopy remains the most used diagnostic test in these settings, a novel inexpensive, easy to use and rapid diagnostic test would be warranted to reach a microbiological diagnosis and guide clinical decision. Further studies will be necessary to identify the patterns of antimicrobial resistance in order to appropriately manage these complicated cases. Full article
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