Background: Malaria in pregnancy remains a major public health problem in Nigeria, contributing significantly to maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Despite the effectiveness of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregnancy with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP), it...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i41738
Background: The Philippines is experiencing one of the fastest-growing HIV epidemics globally, with a substantial rise in cases over the past two decades, particularly among young populations. Understanding long-term epidemiological trends and youth vulnerability is critical for...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i41737
Isabella Mattos Bassoli, Guilherme Gallo Costa Gomes, Tatiana Lemos de Almeida Mestriner, Ana Elisa Arantes, Edson Donizetti Verri & Gabriel Pádua da Silva·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2026
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2, is a multisystem disorder with increasing evidence of neurological and sensory involvement beyond its primary respiratory manifestations. Emerging studies highlight the vestibular system as a potential target,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i41736
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, gestational malaria and intestinal helminth infections are highly prevalent, and their co-infection constitutes a major public health concern. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Plasmodium and intestinal helminths co-infection among...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i31735
Background: Thrombocytopenia is a common hematological abnormality in malaria and has been increasingly recognized as a potential diagnostic and prognostic indicator. However, reported estimates of its prevalence and clinical significance vary widely across studies and settings....
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i31734
Background: Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), commonly called Elephantiasis, is a painful and infectious disease with extreme disabilities, social and economic burden, majorly caused by the parasite-Wuchereria bancrofti, responsible for 90% cases worldwide and transmitted by blood-sucki...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i31733
Introduction: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 31% of mortality in Cameroon, therefore, a major public health challenge. Hypertension and diabetes mellitus respectively are responsible for 21.6% and 6.5% of mortality. Decision-makers remain more focused on poli...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i31732
Introduction: Malaria remains a leading cause of under-five morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. In Nigeria, despite effective artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), timely initiation, adherence, and referral for childhood malaria are suboptimal, particularly in r...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i31731
Kawasaki Disease (KD) is an acute systemic vasculitis disease that commonly affects children under the age of 5. Its pathogenesis essentially involves a pathological process driven by both infectious factors and immune abnormalities, and it has a core pathological association wit...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i31730
Aims: To evaluate the cardiopulmonary effects of wearing KN95 respirators compared with a standard surgical mask during moderate-intensity outdoor cycling, and to explore potential sex-based differences in physiological responses. Study Design: This was a randomized parallel-grou...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i31729
With increasing life expectancy and the desire to maintain an active social life, the number of older adults (>65 years) undertaking long-haul air travel is steadily growing. This mode of transportation exposes this population, often burdened with comorbidities, to a hypobaric...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i31728
Background: Nearly half of the world population is infected by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) with rising rates of resistance to traditional regimens of treatment. Bismuth‐containing quadruple therapy (BQT) has shown favorable outcomes. So, this prospective study was conducted t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i31727
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem in Nigeria despite expanded diagnostic coverage. Understanding the epidemiological distribution of TB and associated factors is essential for strengthening control strategies. Generating region-specific, facility...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i31726
Intussusception is the commonest cause of emergency abdominal surgery in infants globally. It is the telescoping of bowel into another portion of bowel. Most intussusceptions are ileo-colic and idiopathic in origin, with exceptional causes being Meckel's diverticulum, intestinal...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i21725
Bacterial conjunctivitis is a widespread ocular infection affecting diverse age groups, occupations, and educational backgrounds, which, if left inadequately treated, can result in significant economic burdens, vision impairment, and blindness.This study aimed to investigate the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i21724