Fw: (LML) InfoNTD monthly overview of the latest cross-cutting NTD publications - April, 2020

 

Leprosy Mailing List – April 25,  2020

Ref.: (LML)   InfoNTD monthly overview of the latest cross-cutting NTD publications - April, 2020

From:  Roos Geutjes, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Dear all,  Have you already signed up for ISNTD Connect? In this challenging time, continuing professional conversations online can provide a practical way to further knowledge-sharing, close some of the gaps left where ongoing research has been paused, and provide mutual support. ISNTD Connect is a forum and series of short meetings online, where researchers and professionals in the fields of tropical diseases and public health are able to present and discuss ongoing research and topics. These online meetings are open to all and free, and are scheduled to last about 30-60 minutes. A great initiative! Please sign up to attend or speak! Are you also wondering what the implications are of Covid-19 on Neglected Tropical Diseases? Prof. David Molyneux has shared his analyses on this topic, which can be found below.  Stay safe and healthy!  Warm regards, Roos Geutjes InfoNTD Coordinator www.InfoNTD.org info@InfoNTD.org

 

 

Covid-19 and NTDs

 

COVID-19 and NTDs: Implications for Ascend West Molyneux D. Ascend. 2020.  Read more   COVID-19 and NTDs: Implications for Sightsavers supported programmes Molyneux D, Bush S. Sightsavers. 2020. Read more   Will COVID-19 become the next neglected tropical disease? Hotez P, Bottazzi M, Singh S, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (4) : e0008271.  Read more

 

 

New publications

 

 

Skin Disease in the Tropics and the Lessons that can be Learned from Leprosy and Other Neglected Diseases. Hay R. Acta dermato-venereologica. 2020. Abstract The initiative to use skin presentations of tropical diseases as a route to diagnosis by front line health workers is both logical and welcome. However, this requires training and monitoring and as the work gets under way, it is critically important that time invested in this programme is backed by firm and lasting commitment at regional and national levels. Read more   Understanding continuance usage intention of mHealth in a developing country Kaium M, Bao Y, Alam M, et al. Emerald. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing. 2020. Abstract This study aims to understand the factors affecting the continuance usage intention (CUI) of mHealth among the rural elderly.  Read more   Sub-Saharan Africa—the new breeding ground for global digital health Holst C, Sukums F, Radovanovic D, et al. Elsevier BV. The Lancet Digital Health. 2020; 2 (4) : e160-e162. Read more   'Zero Leprosy' and other endgame strategies: Rhetoric vs. realism in public health campaigns White C. Informa UK Limited. Global Public Health. 2020. Abstract Drawing on examples from other public health initiatives, this article explores how the language of 'zero disease' or 'endgame strategies' is appealing to certain audiences but how it can also be misleading and have unexpected and unintended consequences. Read more   Impact of capacity building interventions on individual and organizational competency for HPSR in endemic disease control in Nigeria: a qualitative study. Onwujekwe O, Mbachu C, Etiaba E, et al. Implementation science : IS. 2020; 15 (1) : 22. Abstract This implementation research project was undertaken in Southeast Nigeria to evaluate whether the capacity-building intervention improves the capacity to produce and use research evidence for decision making in endemic disease control. Read more   Gender norms and mass deworming program access in Comé, Benin: A qualitative assessment of gender-associated opportunities and challenges to achieving high mass drug administration coverage. Geyer R, Ibikounlé M, Emmanuel-Fabula M, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (4) : e0008153. Abstract This study aims to identify potential gender-specific facilitators and barriers to accessing and participating in community-wide STH MDA, with the goal of ensuring programs are equitable and maximize the probability of interrupting STH transmission.  Read more   Central Latin America: Two decades of challenges in neglected tropical disease control. Hotez P, Damania A, Bottazzi M. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (3) : e0007962. Read more   Bridging research to policy for the prevention and control of parasitic neglected tropical diseases in the Philippines: the War on Worms campaign de Veyra C, Chua PL, Reyes M, et al. Elsevier BV. The Lancet Global Health. 2020. Abstract Here, we describe the War on Worms (WOW) campaign, which was developed and implemented to provide technical support to DOH and LGUs in the prevention and control of helminth infections in the Philippines. Read more   Distribuição espacial das doenças tropicais negligenciadas na região des oeste do Estado de São Paulo Titosse A, Fonseca E, Rodrigues M, et al. EDUFU - Editora da Universidade Federal de Uberlandia. Caminhos de Geografia. 2020. Read more   Effectiveness of strategies to improve health-care provider practices in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Rowe A, Rowe S, Peters D, et al. The Lancet. Global health. 2018; 6 (11) : e1163-e1175. Abstract The Health Care Provider Performance Review (HCPPR) is a comprehensive systematic review of strategies to improve health-care provider performance in LMICs. Read more   Management of Lymphatic Filariasis with Impact on Morbidity Control in Bangladesh Hossain M, Hoque A, Yoshimura K. Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 2020. Abstract We conducted a KAP survey to obtain an accurate knowledge of LF and found poverty and lack of knowledge, attitudes, and practices for the LF are the factors responsible for low coverage of MDA and morbidity control in Bangladesh. Read more   Mind your language: Discursive practices produce unequal power and control over infectious disease: A critical discourse analysis Mabhala M, Yohannes A, Massey A, et al. Medknow. International Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2020; 11 (1) : 37. Abstract This article examines how institutionalized ways of talking about infectious disease reinforces, creates, and sustains health inequalities. Read more   Implications of asymptomatic infection for the natural history of selected parasitic tropical diseases. Alvar J, Alves F, Bucheton B, et al. Seminars in immunopathology. 2020. Abstract In this paper, we review the current evidence on whether or not to treat asymptomatic carriers given the relevance of their role in the transmission of a specific disease, the efficacy and toxicity of existing drugs, the Public Health interest, and the benefit at an individual level, for example, in Chagas disease, to prevent irreversible organ damage. Read more   Modelling for policy: The five principles of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Modelling Consortium. Behrend M, Basáñez M, Hamley J, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (4) : e0008033. Read more   Integrated Approach in the Control and Management of Skin Neglected Tropical Diseases in three health districts of Côte d'Ivoire BAROGUI YT, Koffi AP, Yao TAK, et al. Research Square. 2020. Abstract We report here the results and lessons learned from a pilot test of this integrated approach based on integrated screening of skin diseases in three co-endemic health districts of Côte d'Ivoire, a West African country endemic for Buruli ulcer, leprosy and yaws.  Read more   Strengthening mental health systems in Zambia Munakampe MN. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 2020. Abstract This study aimed to explore the barriers to the use of mental health services in Zambia, suggesting health systems thinking approaches to solving these challenges. Read more   To be able, or disable, that is the question: A critical discussion on how language affects the stigma and self-determination in people with parability. Mousavi BS, Lecic-Tosevski D, Khalili H, et al. The International journal of social psychiatry. 2020. Abstract This article poses an intriguing question about the language we apply when addressing people and disability. Read more   Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Context of Climate Change in East Africa: A Systematic Scoping Review. Bryson J, Bishop-Williams K, Berrang-Ford L, et al. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2020. Abstract We conducted a systematic scoping review to describe the extent, range, and nature of publications examining relationships between NTDs and climatic factors in East Africa.  Read more   Mapping the burden of onchocercal skin disease Murdoch M. Wiley. British Journal of Dermatology. 2020. Abstract Onchocerciasis is now targeted for elimination in Africa, and the challenge is to complete Onchocerciasis Elimination Mapping (OEM) of hypoendemic areas using serology. Read more   Advances in Immunology of Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Control Tools and Prospects for Disease Elimination. Figueiredo B, Pinheiro C, Marinho F, et al. Journal of immunology research. 2020.  Read more   Integrated vector control of Chagas disease in Guatemala: a case of social innovation in health. Castro-Arroyave D, Monroy M, Irurita M. Infectious diseases of poverty. 2020; 9 (1) : 25. Abstract The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the processes by which an interdisciplinary team, in collaboration with communities of Comapa, Guatemala, developed an effective solution to address the risk for Chagas disease. Read more   Artificial intelligence, diagnostic imaging and neglected tropical diseases: ethical implications. Vaisman A, Linder N, Lundin J, et al. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2020; 98 (4) : 288-289. Read more   Chagas Disease and Healthcare Rights in the Bolivian Immigrant Community of São Paulo, Brazil Aith FMA, Forsyth C, Shikanai-Yasuda MA. MDPI AG. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2020; 5 (2) : 62. Abstract This study discusses the legal framework surrounding access to healthcare for CD for Bolivian migrants living in São Paulo, Brazil. Read more   Implementer and recipient perspectives of community-wide mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminths in Kwale County, Kenya. Legge H, Kepha S, Prochazka M, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (4) : e0008258. Abstract Nested within the TUMIKIA Project, a cluster randomized trial in Kenya evaluating the effectiveness of school-based deworming versus community-wide MDA, we collected qualitative data from program implementers and recipients in eight clusters where community-wide MDA was delivered.  Read more   Study of onchocerciasis-related visual impairment in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa Shyamsundar K, Baranwal V, Kabuyaya V, et al. Medknow. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2020; 68 (5) : 890. Abstract The Objective of this study is to determine baseline data regarding onchocercal eye lesions and associated visual loss in the Nord Kivu province, an onchocerciasis hyperendemic tropical rain forest area in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read more   Determinants of community-led ivermectin treatment adherence for onchocerciasis control in Western Ethiopia: a case-control study Ayalew F, Atnafu DD, Bedimo M, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Tropical Medicine and Health. 2020. Abstract The aim of this study was to identify the possible determinants of onchocerciasis treatment adherence in Assossa District. Read more   Climate change: an enduring challenge for vector-borne disease prevention and control Rocklöv J, Dubrow R. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Nature Immunology. 2020; 21 (5) : 479-483. Abstract Climate change is already affecting vector-borne disease transmission and spread, and its impacts are likely to worsen. In the face of ongoing climate change, we must intensify efforts to prevent and control vector-borne diseases. Read more

 

 

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