Two Imported Malaria Cases with Delayed Response to Treatment in Hatay by Tuğba Kaya, Mehmet Çabalak, Gülnaz Çulha, Ceren Ünal

“…The study presents two imported malaria cases with a history of travel to malaria-endemic areas and replied late response to treatment. …”
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Dengue Infection and Its Relationship with Evans Syndrome: A Pediatric Case by Ivan Jose Ardila Gomez, Pilar Pérez López, Mónika Rocío Hernández Carreño, Juan Camilo Barrios Torres

“…Dengue is a single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Flaviviridae family. It is an endemic virus in tropical countries. In Colombia, 4 serotypes are present, and the disease is a burden for public health, social programs, and the economic sectors. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring Mental Health among Patients Suffering from Dengue in Pakistani Tertiary Care Hospitals by null Faiza, Fatima Jawad, Namra Chaudhary, Mahnoor Younas, Sadaf Fatima, Fiza Ayub, Allah Bukhsh Awan, Tahir Mehmood Khan

“…Dengue, known as “Tropical flu,” is a widespread disease that has recently become endemic in many Asian countries. Dengue disease still lacks research in many aspects, specifically the impact of patient factors and disease prognosis on mental health. …”
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A scoping review and prevalence analysis of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Honduras. by Ana Lourdes Sanchez, José Antonio Gabrie, María Mercedes Rueda, Rosa Elena Mejia, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Maritza Canales

“…<h4>Background</h4>Honduras is endemic for soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections, but critical information gaps still remain on the prevalence and intensity of these infections as well as on their spatial distribution at subnational levels.…”
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Volatile Organic Compounds of Anchote Tuber and Leaf Extracted Using Simultaneous Steam Distillation and Solvent Extraction by Yenenesh Ayalew, Dargie Tsegay Berhe, Nigusse Retta, Gulelat Desse, Ali Mohammed, Kyong Su Kim

“…Anchote (Coccinia abyssinica (Lam.) (Cogn)) is an endemic and potentially valuable crop of Ethiopia principally categorized under root and tuber crops, and its newly growing leaves along with the tendrils are also used as nutritious vegetable served after being cooked. …”
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Modeling the role of healthcare access inequalities in epidemic outcomes by Oscar Patterson-Lomba, Muntaser Safan, Sherry Towers, Jay Taylor

“…Using a simple epidemic model of a population divided into two groups that differ in their recovery rates due to different levels of access to healthcare, we find that both the basic reproductive number ($\mathcal{R}_{0}$) of the disease and its endemic prevalence are increasing functions of the disparity between the two groups, in agreement with empirical evidence. …”
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Effect of different speed and time of centrifugations on decontamination of Leptospira spp. cultures from rat’s kidney by Budi Prasetyo, Arif Mulyanto, Kusnanto Mukti Wibowo, Kurniawan, Farida Dwi Handayani

“…Leptospira spp cultures were obtained from leptospirosis endemic areas in Central Java Province, Demak Regency, Gebang Village and Tridonorejo as many as 13 Leptospira spp cultures contaminated with cocci, coma, and filaments. …”
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Mathematical analysis of the transmission dynamics of HIV/TB coinfection in the presence of treatment by Oluwaseun Sharomi, Chandra N. Podder, Abba B. Gumel, Baojun Song

“…On the other hand, themodel with TB alone (TB-only model) undergoes the phenomenon of back-ward bifurcation, where the stable disease-free equilibrium co-exists with astable endemic equilibrium when the associated reproduction threshold is lessthan unity. …”
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Retrospective analysis of spatiotemporal variation of scrub typhus in Yunnan Province, 2006-2022. by Zhuo Li, Shuzhen Deng, Tian Ma, Jiaxin Hao, Hao Wang, Xin Han, Menghan Lu, Shanjun Huang, Dongsheng Huang, Shuyuan Yang, Qing Zhen, Tiejun Shui

“…In recent years, the endemic areas of scrub typhus have been continuously expanding, and the incidence rate has been increasing. …”
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Association of Metabolic Syndrome with the Adiponectin to Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance Ratio by Yu-Song Ding, Shu-Xia Guo, Ru-Lin Ma, Shu-Gang Li, Heng Guo, Jing-Yu Zhang, Mei Zhang, Jia-Ming Liu, Jia He, Yi-zhong Yan, Wen-Jie Zhang, Lie-Gang Liu

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Malaria Microscopy Competency in the Subnational Verification, China: Implications for Malaria Elimination and the Prevention of Malaria Reestablishment by Mei Li, Fang Huang, Jianhai Yin, He Yan, Shuisen Zhou, Zhigui Xia

“…Specifically, five provincial microscopist representatives and ten county-level representatives were assessed in each of previously endemic provinces on qualitative identification (Plasmodium positive or negative) and Plasmodium species identification using standard slides from the National Malaria Diagnosis Reference Laboratory. …”
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A pilot study of dimeticone oils versus sodium carbonate treatment for tungiasis: A randomized cohort trial in Homa Bay County, Kenya. by Kana Suzuki, Yasuhiko Kamiya, Chris Smith, Satoshi Kaneko, Gordon Okomo, Asiko Ongaya, Evans Amukoye

“…The findings suggest that NYDA should be made more available in tungiasis endemic area.<h4>Trial registration</h4>UMIN-CTR; UMIN 000044320.…”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Hepatitis B Virus among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest... by Teklay Gebrecherkos, Getu Girmay, Mulualem Lemma, Markos Negash

“…Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the major mode in endemic areas, including Ethiopia, where little is known about pregnant women’s knowledge, attitudes, and practice towards HBV infection and MTCT. …”
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Immunogenic characteristics of <i>Avibacterium paragallinаrum</i> (serogroup B) isolates and strains by M. S. Firsova, V. A. Yevgrafova, A. V. Potekhin, R. V. Yashin, O. V. Pruntova, V. S. Russaleyev

“…Bacteriological tests performed in 2014–2019 demonstrated that the disease caused by Avibacterium рaragallinarum (serogroup B) is endemic in the Russian Federation. The paper presents the results of tests for immunogenic properties of antigens of 13 infectious coryza isolates recovered from the pathological material delivered to the FGBI “ARRIAH” from poultry farms of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. …”
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Pure Neuritic Leprosy In Children With Grade 2 Disability On Hands And Feet: A Rare Case And Literature Review by Gunawan H, Ruchiatan K, Puspitosari D, Hindritiani R, Usman HA, Widjaja S

“…The patient has been living in a leprosy-endemic area and has a history of contact with people who have symptoms of leprosy. …”
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The economic evaluation of Cystic echinococcosis control strategies focused on zoonotic hosts: A scoping review. by Jo Widdicombe, María-Gloria Basáñez, Mahbod Entezami, Daniel Jackson, Edmundo Larrieu, Joaquín M Prada

“…<h4>Background</h4>Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic neglected tropical disease (zNTD) which imposes considerable financial burden to endemic countries. The 2021-2030 World Health Organization's roadmap on NTDs has proposed that intensified control be achieved in hyperendemic areas of 17 countries by 2030. …”
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IgM against Merozoite Surface Protein 1-Block 2 Haplotypes as New Tools for Plasmodium vivax Infections by Fernanda de Almeida Batalha, Elizangela Farias da Silva, Paula Taquita Serra, Rafaella Oliveira dos Santos, Zeca Manuel Salimo, Yury de Oliveira Chaves, Mirian Ívens Fagundes, Paulo Emílio Feuser, Victor Costa de Souza, Felipe Gomes Naveca, Ricardo A. Machado de Ávila, Paulo Afonso Nogueira

“…Introduction: The tools to distinguish relapse from reinfection are needed in malaria-endemic areas. We evaluated seroprevalence against sets of specific peptides to the block 2 region of Plasmodium vivax-merozoite surface protein-1 (PvMSP1) to detect parasite clones. …”
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Clinical, histopathological and parasitological follow-up of dogs naturally infected by Leishmania infantum before and after miltefosine treatment and associated therapies. by Amábilli de Souza Rosar, Carolina Leite Martins, Álvaro Menin, Carolina Reck, Edmundo Carlos Grisard, Glauber Wagner, Mário Steindel, Patricia Hermes Stoco, Patricia Flavia Quaresma

“…In this study, we have assessed the efficacy of miltefosine for treating canine visceral leishmaniasis in a new endemic area through follow-up of naturally infected dogs was evaluated. …”
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Co-infection mathematical model for HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis with optimal control in Ethiopia. by Tigabu Kasie Ayele, Emile Franc Doungmo Goufo, Stella Mugisha

“…The Disease Free Equilibrium (DFE) and Endemic Equilibrium (EE) points are found and the basic reproduction number R0 is obtained using the next generation matrix method (NGM). …”
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Diagnosing skin neglected tropical diseases with the aid of digital health tools: A scoping review. by Ewelina Julia Barnowska, Anil Fastenau, Srilekha Penna, Ann-Kristin Bonkass, Sophie Stuetzle, Ricky Janssen

“…Developers should consider adapting digital health tools to diverse socio-cultural and technical environments, where skin NTDs are endemic. Researchers are encouraged to assess the diagnostic accuracy of digital health tools and conduct further qualitative studies to inform end-user experience. …”
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