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Tropical medicine is an interdisciplinary branch of medicine that deals with health issues that occur uniquely, are more widespread, or are more difficult to control in tropical and subtropical regions.
- Leila Makhani, Leila Makhani, Aisha Khatib, Aisha Khatib, Antoine Corbeil, Ruwandi Kariyawasam, Hira...
- 2019
- approval of ivermectin for strongyloidiasis by Health Canada. Scope of impact: regional, North America. In 2015, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to Drs.
- yellow fever exported by international travelers. Scope of impact: global. Yellow Fever (YF) is an arbovirus from the genus Flavivirus, with non-human and human primate reservoirs, transmitted by infected Aedes and Haemogogus mosquitoes [26].
- fexinidazole for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) Scope of impact: predominantly regional, west and sub-Saharan Africa. Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, is a fatal neglected tropical disease that affects approximately 70 million people living in sub-Saharan Africa.
- tafenoquine for Plasmodium vivax malaria. Scope of impact: global. Malaria is a life-threatening disease, transmitted through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
Historically, most clinical research projects have been focused on single disease–oriented topics and conducted in urban tertiary care centers. Clinical tropical medicine research efforts have largely followed suit.
- Mark K. Huntington, Joe P. Bryan, Troy D. Moon, Pascal J. Imperato, Susan L. F. McLellan, Walter R. ...
- 2019
Apr 15, 2019 · The year 2018 heralded many new developments in the field of tropical medicine, including licensure of novel drugs for novel indications, licensure of existing drugs for existing indications but in novel settings, and globalized outbreaks of both vector-borne and zoonotic diseases.
Tropical medicine covers a wide range of tropical infections from hepatitis to malaria to dengue, found principally in the tropics. These tropical diseases tend to flourish in hot and humid conditions and can be especially prevalent in poorly financially resourced areas.
Feb 12, 2010 · The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Vols. 52 to 110; 1995 to 2024. Articles from The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene are provided here courtesy of The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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Feb 1, 2018 · Systematic Reviews. A systematic review to understand factors that influence sustained adoption of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) technologies or behaviors finds that as definitions of sustained adoption vary and are often inadequate, comparisons are difficult.
