Roundup of articles and publications on the latest innovations in malaria, polio, lymphatic filariasis, and onchocerciasis

28 February 2023 – Below we feature a compilation of headlines, scientific articles, and technical reports on innovations, R&D and elimination progress towards polio, malaria, onchocerciasis, and lymphatic filariasis. We will be publishing these updates bi-weekly and hope they are useful.

 

Diagnostic testing and treatment

• RAT test for ‘hidden’ malaria one step closer to development – Link
• Assessment of the drugability of initial malaria infection through miniaturized sporozoite assays and high-throughput screening – Link

Data

• Contextual determinants of mass drug administration performance: Modelling fourteen years of lymphatic filariasis treatments in West Africa – Link
• Evaluating elimination thresholds and stopping criteria for interventions against the vector-borne macroparasitic disease, lymphatic filariasis, using mathematical modelling – Link
• Climatic, land-use and socio-economic factors can predict malaria dynamics at fine spatial scales relevant to local health actors: Evidence from rural Madagascar – Link

Immunisation

• Over 33 million children vaccinated against wild poliovirus in southern Africa  – Link
• African leaders call for urgent action to revitalize routine immunization – Link
• Over 1.1m vaccinated against polio – Link
• Botswana: Oral Polio Vaccination Campaign – Link

Surveillance

• Wastewater offers clues to emerging diseases – Link

Elimination progress

• Choosing the Right Path toward Polio Eradication – Link

Climate and Health

• Climate change has pushed malaria mosquitoes to find dangerous new ground – Link | Link to Paper

Other

• Alarm as researchers discover a dangerous malaria vector in Kenya – Link
• Ethiopia commemorates World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day with the resonating call to accelerate action to end the needless suffering of the most vulnerable – Link
• Challenges of implementation of the preventive chemotherapy neglected tropical diseases programme in Ghana – Link
• Let’s redouble efforts to eradicate all neglected tropical diseases – Link
• Young people key in the fight against NTDs – Link

 

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