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Tropical Medicine & International... Oct 2018
Topics: Global Health; Health Promotion; Humans; International Cooperation; Public Health; Tropical Medicine
PubMed: 30276960
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12959 -
Tropical Medicine & International... Apr 2018
Topics: Global Health; Humans; Tropical Medicine
PubMed: 29637741
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12947 -
Tropical Medicine & International... Feb 2018
Topics: Global Health; Humans; International Cooperation; Program Development; Tropical Medicine
PubMed: 29388743
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12943 -
Tropical Medicine & International... Jan 2018
Topics: Global Health; Health Promotion; Humans; International Cooperation; Tropical Medicine
PubMed: 29314489
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12941 -
The Lancet. Microbe Mar 2023
Topics: Humans; Motivation; Neglected Diseases; Tropical Medicine
PubMed: 36731476
DOI: 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00029-0 -
Clinical Medicine (London, England) Oct 2018Infectious disease has burdened European armies since the Crusades. Beginning in the 18th century, therefore, the British Army has instituted novel methods for the... (Review)
Review
Infectious disease has burdened European armies since the Crusades. Beginning in the 18th century, therefore, the British Army has instituted novel methods for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of tropical diseases. Many of the diseases that are humanity's biggest killers were characterised by medical officers and the acceptance of germ theory heralded a golden era of discovery and development. Luminaries of tropical medicine including Bruce, Wright, Leishman and Ross firmly established the British Army's expertise in this area. These innovations led to the prevention of many deaths of both military personnel and civilians. British Army doctors were instrumental in establishing many of the teaching facilities that we now consider to be global leaders in tropical medicine. The impact of the Army in this field has certainly been significant in the past and its contribution continues to this day.
Topics: History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Humans; Military Medicine; Military Personnel; Penicillins; Tropical Medicine; United Kingdom
PubMed: 30287430
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-5-380 -
Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira de... Feb 2012
Topics: Humans; Tropical Medicine
PubMed: 22370819
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822012000100001 -
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Jul 2021The World Health Organization's (WHO) Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Road Map for 2021-2030 was recently endorsed by all member states at the World Health Assembly in... (Review)
Review
BACKGROUND
The World Health Organization's (WHO) Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Road Map for 2021-2030 was recently endorsed by all member states at the World Health Assembly in November 2020. Although only 3 of the 20 NTDs are endemic in Canada (i.e., echinococcosis, rabies, and scabies), the Canadian research community has contributed to advancing the knowledge base of all 20 NTDs. Previous research comprehensively detailed Canadian research on 11 NTDs between 1950 and 2010 using a network analysis approach. The specific objective of the present analysis was to update the publication record over the last decade (2010-2019) to include all 20 NTDs.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
A bibliometric analysis was conducted in Scopus and Web of Science databases (for English or French articles published between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2019) using appropriate search terms for each of the 20 NTDs and where at least 1 of the authors had a Canadian institution address. A 21st search was added to include publications including multiple NTDs or a discussion of NTDs in general. Following assessment of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 2 reviewers independently screened all abstracts, with discordant observations rereviewed to arrive at an agreement. Duplicates were removed.
RESULTS
A total of 1,790 publications were retrieved (1,738 with a disease-specific NTD focus and 52 with a general NTD focus, resulting in 1,659 unique publications), giving an average of over 160 articles per year. Over 80% were classified as full-length research articles. The top 3 journals in terms of frequency were PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, PLOS ONE, and the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Authors' institutions were from all Canadian provinces. While all 20 NTDs were addressed in these publications, the 5 most commonly studied were leishmaniasis, dengue fever and chikungunya, Chagas disease, soil-transmitted helminthiases, and rabies.
CONCLUSIONS
Canadian researchers across the country have contributed to the evidence base of all 20 NTDs, publishing an average of over 160 publications per year between 2010 and 2019. As WHO NTD Road Map 2021-2030 rolls out globally, the Canadian research community, in collaboration with its partners and in solidarity with people living in vulnerable circumstances in endemic regions worldwide, is well positioned to meet future research challenges so that the goal of eliminating the disease burden attributable to NTDs can be achieved.
Topics: Bibliometrics; Canada; Humans; Neglected Diseases; Publications; Research; Tropical Medicine
PubMed: 34197474
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009476 -
British Medical Journal Feb 1959
Topics: Health Facilities; Humans; Medicine; Tropical Medicine
PubMed: 13629055
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty Nov 2017Historically, the target in the schistosomiasis control has shifted from infection to morbidity, then back to infection, but now as a public health problem, before...
BACKGROUND
Historically, the target in the schistosomiasis control has shifted from infection to morbidity, then back to infection, but now as a public health problem, before moving on to transmission control. Currently, all endemic countries are encouraged to increase control efforts and move towards elimination as required by the World Health Organization (WHO) roadmap for the global control of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and the WHA65.21 resolution issued by the World Health Assembly. However, schistosomiasis prevalence is still alarmingly high and the global number of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to this infection has in fact increased due to inclusion of some 'subtle' clinical symptoms not previously counted.
MAIN BODY
There is a need to restart and improve efforts to reach the elimination goal. To that end, the first conference of the Global Schistosomiasis Alliance (GSA) Research Working Group was held in mid-June 2016 in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It reviewed current progress in schistosomiasis control and elimination, identified pressing operational research gaps that need to be addressed and discussed new tools and strategies required to make elimination a reality. The articles emanating from the lectures and discussions during this meeting, together with some additional invited papers, have been collected as a special issue of the 'Infectious Diseases of Poverty' entitled 'Schistosomiasis Research: Providing the Tools Needed for Elimination', consisting of 26 papers in all. This paper refers to these papers and discusses critical questions arising at the conference related to elimination of schistosomiasis.
CONCLUSION
The currently most burning questions are the following: Can schistosomiasis be eliminated? Does it require better, more highly sensitive diagnostics? What is the role of preventive chemotherapy at the elimination stage? Is praziquantel sufficient or do we need new drugs? Contemplating these questions, it is felt that the heterogeneity of the endemic areas in the world requires WHO policies to be upgraded instituting new, differentiated guidelines.
Topics: Disease Eradication; Humans; Public Health; Schistosomiasis; Tropical Medicine
PubMed: 29151362
DOI: 10.1186/s40249-017-0370-7