27 Feb 2025 Roundup of articles and publications on the latest innovations in malaria, polio, lymphatic filariasis, and onchocerciasis
Vector Control
Coverage and contextual factors associated with insecticide-treated net use among women of reproductive age in Nigeria: evidence from the 2021 malaria indicator survey data – Link
Diagnostic testing and treatment
Safety and effectiveness of triple-drug therapy with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine, and albendazole in reducing lymphatic filariasis prevalence and clearing circulating filarial antigens in Mombasa, Kenya – Link
Epigenetic Inhibitors Show Promise in malaria treatment – Link | Link to Paper
Data
Modeling the non-integer dynamics of a vector-borne infection with nonlocal and nonsingular kernel – Link
Advancing malaria reactive case detection in a Zambia-like setting: A modeling study – Link
Drug resistance
Impact of the Global Fund Regional Artemisinin-resistance Initiative on malaria control and elimination in the Greater Mekong subregion of southeast Asia – Link
Immunisation
Mass polio vaccination campaign to continue in the Gaza Strip – Link
Protecting the Central African Republic’s remote communities from polio – Link
Surveillance
Post elimination cluster of Lymphatic Filariasis, Futuna, 2024 – Link
Elimination progress
Technical Advisory Group urges strong action to eradicate polio in Afghanistan – Link
Sustaining efforts to end river blindness disease in Congo – Link
Discrepancies in neglected tropical diseases burden estimates in China: comparative study of real-world data and Global Burden of Disease 2021 data (2004-2020) – Link
Mass drug administration campaign for lymphatic filariasis launched in Banke district – Link
Climate and Health
Climate change as a threat to global health. The perspective of the WHO – Link
Other
Improving neglected tropical disease services and integration into primary healthcare in Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region, Ethiopia: Results from a mixed methods evaluation of feasibility, acceptability and cost effectiveness – Link
Innovative finance brings new river blindness medicine to Africa – Link
Subnational tailoring of malaria interventions to prioritize the malaria response in Guinea – Link
Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) supply and demand update – Link
Research on neglected tropical diseases in Haiti: a scientometrics analysis, 1923-2022 – Link
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia confirms US$ 500 million commitment to global polio eradication effort – Link