| The distinctive roles of urban community health workers in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of the literature.
Ludwick T, Morgan A, Kane S, et al. Health policy and planning. 2020.
Abstract This study is the first to systematically examine urban CHW roles in LMICs.
Read more
Ascend West and Central Africa COVID-19 and NTDs
Molyneux D. Ascend. 2020.
Read more
Tracing Mycobacterium ulcerans along an alimentary chain in Côte d'Ivoire: A one health perspective.
Hammoudi N, Dizoe S, Saad J, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (5) : e0008228.
Abstract Our findings demonstrate for the first time, the transmission of M. ulcerans through a food-chain and propose prophylactic measures against Buruli ulcer in Côte d'Ivoire.
Read more
Ivermectin: repurposing a multipurpose drug for Venezuela's humanitarian crisis.
Perez-Garcia L, Mejias-Carpio I, Delgado-Noguera L, et al. International journal of antimicrobial agents. 2020.
Abstract Herein we discuss the repurposing of IVM to attenuate the burden imposed by the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Venezuela including soil-transmitted helminths, ectoparasites and, possibly, vector-borne diseases such as malaria.
Read more
Financial burden reportedly impact quality of life among Lymphatic Filariasis Pathology Patients in Ghana
Asiedu SO, Amewu EKA, Kini P, et al. Research Square. 2020.
Abstract The current study assessed the overall quality of life of lymphatic filariasis (LF) pathology patients in some selected endemic communities in rural Ghana.
Read more
Inclusion of women susceptible to and becoming pregnant in preregistration clinical trials in low- and middle-income countries: A proposal for neglected tropical diseases.
Couderc-Pétry M, Eléfant E, Wasunna M, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (6) : e0008140.
Abstract A safe ethical framework for the recruitment of WoSuP in clinical trials of new drugs against NTDs is the focus of this paper.
Read more
The impact of leprosy on the mental wellbeing of leprosy-affected persons and their family members – a systematic review
Somar P, Waltz M, van Brakel W. Cambridge University Press (CUP). Global Mental Health. 2020.
Abstract This study aims to consolidate current evidence regarding the mental health impact of leprosy on affected persons and their family members.
Read more
Applied systems thinking: a viable approach to identify leverage points for accelerating progress towards ending neglected tropical diseases.
Glenn J, Kamara K, Umar Z, et al. Health research policy and systems. 2020; 18 (1) : 56.
Abstract The aim of this study was to better discern the many complexities of the global NTD system in order to identify and act on leverage points to catalyse progress towards ending NTDs.
Read more
Integrated approach to the control of lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Liberia, West Africa
Kpoto L. University of Liverpool. Philosophy. 2020.
Abstract My research sought to explore an integrated approach for the control of these NTDs to assist the Ministry of Health (MoH) in establishing a better co-ordinated, economical and cost-effective intervention.
Read more
Leprosy physical disabilities in the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort
Sanchez MN, Nery JS, Pescarini JM, et al. Research Square. 2020.
Abstract This richly illustrated book is a comprehensive guide to the dermatologic disorders that may be encountered in refugees and other migrants.
Read more
Gender and Disease Outbreaks- Time for action- Lessons from NTDs
Ozano K, Dean L, Irving J, et al. 2020.
Abstract Here we share learnings from our webinar on the gendered dimensions of Neglected Tropical Diseases as a case study to stimulate discussion and consider implementation research strategies that have supported gender sensitive actions for addressing risk of transmission, prevention and treatment of NTDs .
Read more
Report of the Third Meeting of the WHO Onchocerciasis Technical Advisory Subgroup. Geneva, Switzerland, 26‒28 February 2019
WHO/Department of control of neglected tropical diseases . World Health Organization. 2020.
Read more
Elimination of neglected tropical diseases is promising
Hong S. Korean Society of Global Health. Journal of Global Health Science. 2020.
Read more
NTD Diagnostics for Disease Elimination: A Review.
Taylor E. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland). 2020.
Abstract This paper reports on the findings of a scoping review, which set out to explore the main debates around diagnosis for the elimination of NTDs, including the multiple roles diagnostic technologies are being ascribed and the ideal characteristics of tests.
Read more
Persons with onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy and nodding seizures have a more severe form of epilepsy with more cognitive impairment and higher levels of Onchocerca volvulus infection.
Abd-Elfarag G, Carter J, Raimon S, et al. Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape. 2020.
Abstract Following previous reports of very high epilepsy prevalence in the onchocerciasis-endemic villages in Maridi County, South Sudan, a study was conducted to investigate the association between the level of Onchocerca volvulus infection, epilepsy, and related outcomes.
Read more
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to assess the association between Urogenital Schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS Infection.
Zirimenya L, Mahmud-Ajeigbe F, McQuillan R, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (6) : e0008383.
Abstract The aim of this study was to systematically review and quantitatively synthesize studies that investigated the association between urogenital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS infection.
Read more
Community-based door to door census of suspected people living with epilepsy: empowering community drug distributors to improve the provision of care to rural communities in Cameroon.
Kamgno J, Tchatchueng-Mbougua J, Nana-Djeunga H, et al. BMC public health. 2020; 20 (1) : 871.
Abstract The objective of this study was to determine whether community drug distributors (CDDs) - volunteers selected by their communities to distribute ivermectin against onchocerciasis and who have been proven efficient to deliver other health interventions such as insecticide-treated bed nets to prevent malaria, vitamin A tablets, and albendazole to treat soil transmitted helminthiasis - can be used to reliably identify people living with epilepsy to promote better management of cases.
Read more
A cross‐sectional study of dermatological conditions in rural and urban Timor‐Leste
Hao EY, Rhodes JE, Nixon RL, et al. Wiley. Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 2020.
Abstract The aim of the study was to estimate the magnitude and burden of dermatological disease.
Read more
The Increasing Global Burden of Childhood Disability: A Call for Action
Vawter-Lee M, McGann PT. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Pediatrics. 2020.
Abstract The authors of the study provide an objective and carefully measured estimate of childhood disability, which is not often included among commonly reported global health metrics.
Read more
Relationship between intestinal Schistosomiasis and enteric fever among Sudanese patients, New Halfa Town, Kassala State, Sudan
Mohamed AMA, Hamad MNM. Journal of Microbiology & Experimentation. 2020.
Abstract The study aimed to determine the association between intestinal schistosomiasis and typhoid fever.
Read more
An outbreak of intestinal schistosomiasis, alongside increasing urogenital schistosomiasis prevalence, in primary school children on the shoreline of Lake Malawi, Mangochi District, Malawi
Kayuni S, O'Ferrall AM, Baxter H, et al. Research Square. 2020.
Abstract Our current study sought to ascertain whether intestinal schistosomiasis is transitioning from emergence to outbreak, to judge if stepped-up control interventions are needed.
Read more
Barriers to Buruli ulcer treatment completion in the Ashanti and Central Regions, Ghana.
Collinson S, Frimpong V, Agbavor B, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (5) : e0008369.
Abstract Treatment completion is key to optimising outcomes, however the degree of and barriers to this are not well understood.
Read more
Social marketing interventions for the prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: A systematic review.
Pastrana N, Lazo-Porras M, Miranda JJ, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (6) : e0008360.
Abstract This study aimed to understand how social marketing interventions have addressed neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Read more
Sustainable by design: a systematic review of factors for health promotion program sustainability
Bodkin A, Hakimi S. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. BMC Public Health. 2020.
Abstract The aim of this systematic review is to identify barriers and facilitators that promote or inhibit the sustainability of health promotion programs, particularly those that can be considered in program planning.
Read more
Women's access to Water for sustainable development in nigeria: draWing lessons from south africa's Water-reneWable techniques
Adeniyi O, Adeniyi A. AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. Journal for Juridical Science. 2020.
Abstract This article illustrates that the right to water as a natural resource, to which citizens are entitled as a component of the right to development, is anchored in law.
Read more
Urbanisation, risk stratification and house infestation with a major vector of Chagas disease in an endemic municipality of the Argentine Chaco
Gaspe MS, Fernández MDP, Cardinal MV, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Parasites & Vectors. 2020.
Abstract We evaluated a simple risk index to detect houses infested with Triatoma infestans and tested whether house infestation and vector abundance increased across the urban-to-rural gradient in Avia Terai, an endemic municipality of the Argentine Chaco.
Read more
Mandatory Notification of Chronic Chagas Disease: Confronting the Epidemiological Silence in the State of Goiás, Brazil.
Siriano L, Marchiol A, Certo M, et al. Tropical medicine and infectious disease. 2020.
Abstract This paper presents the results of the design and implementation process for the policy of compulsory notification of chronic Chagas disease in the Brazilian state of Goiás
Read more
Activity limitation and social participation restriction of people with leprosy: a cross-sectional analysis of magnitude and associated factors in a hyperendemic municipality in the state of Piauí, Brazil, 2001-2014.
Nascimento D, Ramos A, de Araújo O, et al. Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil. 2020; 29 (3) : e2019543.
Abstract Objective to analyse the magnitude and factors associated with activity limitation and social participation restriction of people with leprosy from 2001 to 2014 in Picos, Piauí, Brazil.
Read more
Interactions between helminths and tuberculosis infections: Implications for tuberculosis diagnosis and vaccination in Africa.
Cadmus S, Akinseye V, Taiwo B, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (6) : e0008069.
Abstract This Review highlights the potential challenges of helminth–TB co-infection in Africa and the need for further research.
Read more
Evaluating context-specific evidence-based quality improvement intervention on lymphatic filariasis mass drug administration in Northern Ghana using the RE-AIM framework
Manyeh A, Tobias T, Ramaswamy R, et al. Research Square. 2020.
Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the process and impact of the intervention on implementation of lymphatic filariasis mass drug administration in Bole District of Northern Ghana.
Read more
Epidemiology of intestinal helminthiases in a rural community of Ethiopia: Is it time to expand control programs to include Strongyloides stercoralis and the entire community?
Aramendia A, Anegagrie M, Zewdie D, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (6) : e0008315.
Abstract In this study, the prevalence of intestinal helminths, including Strongyloides stercoralis, was examined using a comprehensive laboratory approach in a community in north-western Ethiopia.
Read more
Comorbidities of epilepsy in low and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Muhigwa A, Preux P, Gérard D, et al. Scientific reports. 2020; 10 (1) : 9015.
Abstract Epilepsy is a major public health concern in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and comorbidities aggravate the burden associated with the disease. The epidemiology of these comorbidities has not been well described, although, identifying the main comorbidities of epilepsy, and their relative importance, is crucial for improving the quality of care.
Read more
| 
