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Mortality from neglected tropical diseases in the state of Maranhão, Brazil: a guidance for health planning in vulnerable areas.
Braz J Biol
November 2024
Centro Universitário de Ciências e Tecnologia do Maranhão - UniFacema, Curso de Medicina, Caxias, MA, Brasil.
Article Synopsis
- * In Maranhão, Brazil, from 2001 to 2021, there were 2,642 deaths from NTDs, with leishmaniasis and leprosy being the leading causes.
- * The study highlighted areas with high mortality rates from NTDs, emphasizing the need for targeted public health interventions in socially vulnerable municipalities.
Backgrounds: Scrub Typhus is a re-emerging illness with considerable morbidity and mortality and affected children have nonspecific sign symptoms. This study was conducted to find out the risk factors, clinical characteristics and laboratory profile and treatment outcome of scrub typhus among the children admitted in tertiary level pediatric hospital for febrile illness.
Methods: A case control study was conducted among hospitalized children with acute febrile illness in a government pediatric referral hospital of central Nepal for two years (2021 to Sept 2023), who were tested using Scrub Typhus Antibody Rapid Test Kit.
Differential diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in children: a five-year retrospective study at a pediatric referral hospital.
BMC Pediatr
November 2024
Postgraduate Program in Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of the São Francisco Valley, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
Article Synopsis
- Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a disease primarily affecting children under 15, caused by parasites and transmitted by sandflies, making its diagnosis complicated due to overlapping symptoms with other conditions.
- A study analyzed cases of suspected VL in pediatric patients from July 2014 to June 2019, finding that 61% were confirmed to have infectious diseases, with 55 of those being VL.
- Key predictors for distinguishing VL from other disorders included female gender, spleen size, and low white blood cell counts (leukopenia).
Epidemiological profile of visceral leishmaniasis in northern Morocco (2009-2018).
Pan Afr Med J
October 2024
Laboratory of Biology, Environment and Sustainable Development, Higher Normal School, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco.
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Northern Morocco, particularly in the Tangier Tetouan Al-Hoceima region, analyzing data from 2009 to 2018 to understand its epidemiological profile.
- - It includes data from 304 cases, found that Chefchaouen province had the highest incidence, with most affected individuals being young children, predominantly males, and residents in rural areas.
- - The study highlights the importance of community awareness, vector control, and socio-economic factors in tackling VL, recommending monitoring and collaborative efforts to effectively manage and eliminate the disease.
Serological and molecular analysis of Leishmania infection in a recent outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis in South Omo Zone, Ethiopia.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
January 2025
Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Research Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Background: Ethiopia has a high burden of visceral leishmaniasis. Recently, there was a significant increase in cases in the South Omo Zone. This study aims to assess the prevalence of Leishmania donovani infection and its associated factors.
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