Héctor D Hugo,Jack Michel,Christian Antón et al.
Héctor D Hugo et al.
Purpose of review: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a remarkably accelerated development of vaccines worldwide. However, an effective distribution system is crucial for vaccination at a national level....
Central Nervous System Cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus gattii in the Tropics [0.03%]
热带新生隐球菌所致中枢神经系统隐球菌病
Jairo Lizarazo,Elizabeth Castañeda
Jairo Lizarazo
Purpose of review: Cryptococcosis of the central nervous system due to Cryptococcus gattii species complex is a serious mycosis with worldwide distribution but of great importance in the tropics. This article aims to revi...
Rabies in the Tropics [0.03%]
热带地区狂犬病
Charles E Rupprecht,Reeta S Mani,Philip P Mshelbwala et al.
Charles E Rupprecht et al.
Purpose of review: Rabies is an ancient yet still neglected tropical disease (NTD). This review focuses upon highlights of recent research and peer-reviewed communications on the underestimated tropical burden of disease ...
Rupesh Raut,Ranjit Sah,Kritika Dixit et al.
Rupesh Raut et al.
Purpose of review: There has been a high influx of publications on the SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 worldwide in the recent few months as very little was known about them. Nepal too had a substantial number of publications on ...
Raúl Argüello-García,M Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres
Raúl Argüello-García
Purpose of review: Here, we review recent progress made on the genetic characterization of Giardia duodenalis assemblages and their relationship with virulence. We also discuss the implications of virulence factors in the...
Zachary Shepard,Margarita Rios,Jamie Solis et al.
Zachary Shepard et al.
Purpose of review: Travel medicine practitioners often are confronted with returning travelers with dermatologic disorders that could be of infectious causes or inflammatory or allergic. Some dermatologic processes are th...
Coccidioidomycosis: Epidemiology, Fungal Pathogenesis, and Therapeutic Development [0.03%]
Cocci病的流行病学、真菌发病机制及治疗研究进展
Hazael Hernandez,Victor H Erives,Luis R Martinez
Hazael Hernandez
Purpose of review: Coccidioidomycosis can result from the inhalation of infectious spores of Coccidioides species (spp.) immitis or posadasii. Clinical manifestations range from mild flu-like disease to severe disseminate...
Jessica Saifee,Carlos Franco-Paredes,Steven R Lowenstein
Jessica Saifee
Purpose of review: This commentary summarizes recent literature pertaining to healthcare challenges and needs during the current pandemic among refugees and asylum seekers residing in a host country. We conducted a litera...
Jose Henao Cordero,Zachary Shepard,Jonathan Schultz et al.
Jose Henao Cordero et al.
Purpose of review: International and domestic travelers may acquire a wide variety of infectious diseases transmitted by exposure to insects. Exposure to ticks may be associated with systemic infections clinically suspect...
Contribution of Research in the West Indies and Northeast Amazonia to Knowledge of the 2014-2015 Chikungunya Epidemic in the Americas [0.03%]
加勒比和东北亚马逊研究对2014-2015年美洲札如病毒流行病学知识的贡献
Timothee Bonifay,Lidvine Godaert,Yanouk Epelboin et al.
Timothee Bonifay et al.
Purpose of review: Although the chikungunya virus was discovered more than 60 years ago, it has only really been studied since the outbreak in La Reunion in 2005-2006. Ten years later, between 2014 and 2015, the chikungun...