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• Original Research

  Published 12 October 2026

  Interpreting imported malaria genomes: population-genomic sensitivity analyses of West Africa-associated Plasmodium falciparum isolates detected in China

  Xuli Du · Ye Hu · Haimo Shen · Mengyu Li · Yuxin Wang · Yanli Bai · Shenbo Chen · Yanting Fan

  Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

  doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1950822

• Original Research

  Published 9 October 2026

  Spondylodiscitis in a tuberculosis-endemic setting in Somalia: epidemiological, clinical, radiological, and outcome findings from a retrospective study

  Hussein Salad Yusuf · Abdirisak Ali Abukar · Mohamed Said Adan · Abdiaziz Siad Mohamed · Zakariye Yusuf Mohamed · Mustaf Abdi Ulusow · Mohamed Osman Dahir Alasow · Abdiwahid Ahmed Ibrahim · Naimo Awil Dahir

  Frontiers in Tuberculosis

  doi 10.3389/ftubr.2026.1971442

• Review

  Published 8 October 2026

  Leishmaniasis and vaccine development: current progress, challenges, and future perspectives

  Somaditya Dey · Anushka Ghosh · Debarati Mukherjee

  Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

  doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1929424

• Original Research

  Published 8 October 2026

  Temporal and spatial variation characteristics of environmental iodine elements in the Gansu region, China

  Yongqin Cao · Yating Jin · Wei Sun · Yugui Dou · Yanling Wang · Ye Ruan

  Frontiers in Nutrition

  doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1915926

• Original Research

  Published 8 October 2026

  Organ-dependent phytochemical and pharmacological specialization in the endemic Adenocarpus decorticans Boiss.

  Kaouthar Elbirgui · Houssam Assioui · Othman El Faqer · Saad Harrizi · Ali Zourif · Oussama Rafik · Raffaele Conte · Norddine Habti · Houda Elalami · Hanane Ennaji · Nadia Iounes · Samir Ibenmoussa

  Frontiers in Pharmacology

  doi 10.3389/fphar.2026.1919944

• Original Research

  Published 7 October 2026

  Molecular epidemiology and geographic distribution of Theileria spp. in Kazakhstan: a countrywide cattle survey and a southern sheep survey

  Kassym Mukanov · Alexander Ostrovskii · Dinara Kamalova · Anara Ryskeldina · Amirkhan Kassen · Maxat Berdikulov · Sarsenbay Abdrakhmanov · Alexandr Shevtsov · Christian Bauer

  Frontiers in Veterinary Science

  doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1987322

• Original Research

  Published 5 October 2026

  Effect of urine storage conditions on circulating anodic antigen detection using the UCP-LF CAA test

  Pytsje T. Hoekstra · Govert J. van Dam · Maureen Blokland-Flink · Danielle de Jong · Said M. Ali · Mohammed N. Ali · Naomi C. Ndum · Stefanie Knopp · Paul L.A.M. Corstjens · Lisette van Lieshout

  Frontiers in Parasitology

  doi 10.3389/fpara.2026.1894516

• Original Research

  Published 1 October 2026

  Molecular screening for Wolbachia endosymbionts in phlebotomine sand flies within the North Central Province, Sri Lanka

  F. B. R. P. Kumara · D. K. Hettiarachchi · N. D. A. D. Wijegunawardana

  Frontiers in Microbiomes

  doi 10.3389/frmbi.2026.1905698

• Original Research

  Published 1 October 2026

  Evaluation of real-time LAMP assay for detection of Entamoeba species in clinical stool samples from a tertiary care center in North India

  Devyani Sharma · Usha Dutta · Divya Rattan · Upninder Kaur · Shinichi Inoue · Shinjiro Hamano · Ruby Jain · Kawaljeet Singh Sandha · Rakesh Sehgal · P. V. M. Lakshmi

  Frontiers in Parasitology

  doi 10.3389/fpara.2026.1937802

• Original Research

  Published 29 September 2026

  Could Dirofilaria immitis contribute to occult allergic sensitization? Serological evidence from allergic patients in a hyperendemic area

  José Alberto Montoya-Alonso · Alfonso Balmori-de la Puente · Iván Rodríguez-Escolar · Manuel Collado-Cuadrado · Alberto Gil-Abad · Elena Carretón · Rodrigo Morchón

  Frontiers in Allergy

  doi 10.3389/falgy.2026.1943450

• Review

  Published 25 September 2026

  Dengue in an era of hyperendemicity: clinical triage, case management, and primary care preparedness in resource-constrained settings: a narrative review

  Abdikadir Ahmed Hassan · Mohamed Daud Mohamed · Liban Abdullahi Sudi · Iqro Omar Ibrahim · Mohamed Sharif Abdi · Yakub Burhan Abdullahi

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1948853

• Original Research

  Published 24 September 2026

  Diagnostic performance of digital and clinical approaches for detection of podoconiosis by community health workers in Rwanda: a comparison with dermatologist diagnosis

  Misbah Gashegu · Vedaste Ndahindwa · Leon Mutesa · Nadine Rujeni · Claude Mambo Muvunyi · Clarisse Musanabaganwa · Eric Seruyange · Emmanuel Edwar Siddig · Maya Semrau · Vasso Anagnostopoulou · Lawrence Rugema · Gail Davey

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1802400

• Review

  Published 23 September 2026

  Contemporary challenges of Schistosomiasis mansoni in Brazil: a review of epidemiological indicators, SUS protocols, and control strategies (2010–2026)

  Isabelle Soares · Keyla Nunes Farias Gomes · Robson Xavier Faria

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1918824

• Original Research

  Published 23 September 2026

  Education as a factor in social participation for people affected by disabilities in communities endemic to neglected tropical diseases in Benin and Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa

  Fifamin Noël Christelle Gbaguidi · Florentine Adjouavi Houedenou · Ginette Victoire Senami Gandigbe · Sonagnon Ines Elvire Agbo · Yévèdo Borel Tossou · Sètondji Diane Edwige Zanvo · Karine Lucrèce Marie Codjo-Seignon · Sèdjro Gimatal Esaï Anagonou · Dagbédji Damien Toffa · Franck Zinsou Mignanwande · Paule Héléna Biaka · Mamadou Kaloga · Anna Gine-March · Manuel Pozzati · Roch Christian Johnson

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1810112

• Review

  Published 22 September 2026

  Engineering TnpB as a compact RNA-guided genome editor from molecular constraints to design principles

  Bin Ma · Yimiao Li · Dongsheng Zhang · Yu Wu · Jie Gao · He Li · Shuang Jia

  Frontiers in Genome Editing

  doi 10.3389/fgeed.2026.1945303

• Original Research

  Published 18 September 2026

  Low prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp 2 and pfhrp 3 gene deletions in archived samples collected before and after nationwide malaria-RDT rollout in Kenya

  Martha N. Kivecu · Victor Mobegi · Cavin Mgawe · Brenda M. Kania · Gladys C. Chemwor · Raphael O. Okoth · Edwin W. Mwakio · George Obiero · Jennifer M. Mutisya · Jackline A. Juma · Agnes C. Cheruiyot · Benjamin H. Opot · Amanda L. Roth · Bernhards R. Ogutu · Dennis W. Juma · Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier · Ben Andagalu · Hoseah M. Akala

  Frontiers in Epidemiology

  doi 10.3389/fepid.2026.1817539

• Original Research

  Published 16 September 2026

  Roles of community drug distributors in health and development activities post-onchocerciasis elimination in Uganda

  Stella Neema · John Bosco Asiimwe · Jenna E. Coalson · Lauri Bernard · Edridah Muheki · Harriet Sengendo · Gregory S. Noland

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1912280

• Original Research

  Published 16 September 2026

  Recovery of the critically endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) amid escalating anthropogenic pressures in the Ganga River Basin

  Syed Ainul Hussain · Surya Prasad Sharma · Ashish Kumar Panda · Aftab Alam Usmani · Goura Chandra Das · Neeraj Mahar · Ajay Prakash Rawat · Arkojyoti Sarkar · Gangaiamaran Pichaimuthu · Shantanu Ugemuge · Sk. Zeeshan Ali · Shivani Barthwal · Ruchi Badola

  Frontiers in Conservation Science

  doi 10.3389/fcosc.2026.1920905

• Original Research

  Published 15 September 2026

  Chemical inhibition of α-mannosidase in S. mansoni schistosomula leads to reshaped N-glycosylation associated with developmental alterations

  Eleonore B. Kuhlemaijer · Tom Veldhuizen · Quirine C. A. Hoekstra · Jinthe A. Umbach · Mathijs J. Niezen · Josephine E. Forde-Thomas · Gabriel Rinaldi · Karl F. Hoffmann · Angela van Diepen · Cornelis H. Hokke

  Frontiers in Parasitology

  doi 10.3389/fpara.2026.1930872

• Original Research

  Published 14 September 2026

  Identifying implementation units that would benefit from alternative treatment strategies to accelerate the elimination of onchocerciasis transmission in Africa

  Aditya Ramani · Matthew A. Dixon · Martin Walker · Raiha Browning · Evandro Konzen · Simon E. F. Spencer · Claudio Fronterre · Maria-Gloria Basáñez

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1900555

• Original Research

  Published 14 September 2026

  Spatial patterns of dengue cases and Wolbachia Occurrence in Aedes mosquitoes in a persistent endemic area of Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

  Rahmat Bakhtiar · Ronny Isnuwardana · Yadi Yadi · Mona Zubaidah · Krispinus Duma · Romi Hendra

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1885024

• Original Research

  Published 11 September 2026

  Epidemiological trends of reported syphilis incidence in Xihu district, Hangzhou, China, 2005–2025

  Jing Li · Luyang He · Tingting Wu · Jiajia Meng · Taoran Wang · Fei Sun · Bangma Wang

  Frontiers in Epidemiology

  doi 10.3389/fepid.2026.1944790

• Review

  Published 11 September 2026

  Explainable machine learning for predicting treatment outcomes in female genital schistosomiasis and HIV co-morbidity: a narrative review and translational framework

  David Chinaecherem Innocent · Rejoicing Chijindum Innocent · Increase Praise Innocent

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1894145

• Original Research

  Published 10 September 2026

  Assessment of medical and dental students' knowledge, attitudes and practices related to fluoride exposure: a cross-sectional study from Jordan

  Hana Taha · Ruba AlHabahbeh · Mohammad Abdallah Alakhras · Rahmeh AlKharabsheh · Omar Wael Alhasan · Juman Wael Alhasan · Malek Awamleh · Shadi Al Khabazi · Suhib Awamleh · Fatima Taha · Linus Jönsson

  Frontiers in Oral Health

  doi 10.3389/froh.2026.1934956

• Original Research

  Published 8 September 2026

  Clinical spectrum of pediatric histoplasmosis in Mexico: description of seven cases and literature review

  Deborah Palacios-Reyes · Sergio Abraham Cantú-Martinez · Ana Karen Gómez Gutiérrez · Juan Rigoberto Calderón-Escamilla · Scott Alonso Macías-Rodríguez · Giancarlo Hernán Cristerna Tarrasa · Javier Ordoñez Ortega · Agustín De Colsa

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1913373

• Original Research

  Published 7 September 2026

  Genome-wide identification and evolutionary characterization of predicted HSP70 proteins in the Cuban painted snail Polymita picta

  Mario Juan Gordillo-Pérez · Bernardo Reyes-Tur · Zeyuan Chen · Julia Sigwart · Carola Greve · Martijn Heleven · Karen Smeets · Natalie Beenaerts

  Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

  doi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1933916

• Case Report

  Published 3 September 2026

  Case Report: Isolated splenic hydatid cyst with negative serology managed by laparoscopic splenectomy

  Amine Ben Safta · Salsabil Nasri · Wejih Dougaz · Hazem Alouani · Meriem Ksentini · Hichem Jerraya · Ramzi Nouira

  Frontiers in Parasitology

  doi 10.3389/fpara.2026.1956525

• Original Research

  Published 3 September 2026

  Antifungal and antibiofilm activity of crude hydroalcoholic extract and fractions of Myrcia neoobscura leaves against a clinical isolate of Candida krusei

  Leticia Bachmann · Eduarda Rensi Botelho · Patrícia Helena Arrabal · Pâmela Elise Munzlinger · Patryne Luana da Silva Dantas · Larissa Mascarenhas Krepsky · Lucas Ferriolli Mariotto · Michele Debiasi Alberton · Tatiani Karini Rensi Botelho

  Frontiers in Natural Products

  doi 10.3389/fntpr.2026.1914843

• Original Research

  Published 24 August 2026

  Risk factors associated with leprosy in Bongo District, Ghana: a mixed methods study

  Isaac Apeligre Adabre · Mavis Pearl Kwabla · Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah · Gloria Ivy Mensah · Paul Amuna · Kennedy Kwasi Addo · Bassirou Bonfoh

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1922763

• Original Research

  Published 21 August 2026

  Retrospective study of association between Plasmodium falciparum malaria density and platelet count at Presbyterian Hospital, Agogo

  Theophilus Arthur-Gyimah · Doreen Asantewa Abeasi · Frank Bediako Agyei · Stephen Owusu Apau · Josephine Yeboah Agyapong

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2026.1875477

• Review

  Published 21 August 2026

  Organic waste mismanagement, free-roaming dog ecology, and rabies risk in endemic countries: a one health narrative review

  Muhammad Hassnain · Waqas Ahmad · Qamer Mahmood · Hafiz Manzoor Ahmad · Fiaz Ahmad · Muhammad Rafi Ullah · Saba Khalid

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1859942

• Original Research

  Published 12 August 2026

  Prevalence of podoconiosis and its associated factors in the Dawuro Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: community-based cross-sectional study

  Getachew Teshome · Berhanu Effa · Damene Darota · Belete Tesema · Temesgen Sidamo

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1864465

• Original Research

  Published 12 August 2026

  Delay-driven infection resurgence and intervention timing in within-host HIV infection

  Sayaphat Suksai · Suthep Suantai · Areeyuth Sama-Ae

  Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics

  doi 10.3389/fams.2026.1899461

• Brief Research Report

  Published 10 August 2026

  High prevalence of human coronaviruses in rural and urban Ghana in the post-COVID-19 era

  Elvis Suatey Lomotey · Martin Montiel-Ruiz · Daniel Adjei Odumang · Elizabeth Obeng-Aboagye · Florence Biamah Amakye · Joseph Annan Hayford · Bernard Aniakwo Logonia · Katharina Röltgen · Irene Owusu Donkor

  Frontiers in Epidemiology

  doi 10.3389/fepid.2026.1874054

• Perspective

  Published 10 August 2026

  An eco-evolutionary perspective on endemic persistence and invasive emergence of begomoviruses in Mexico

  Katia Aviña-Padilla · Flor C. Alcántar-Aguirre · Erika J. Zamora-Macorra · Ubilfrido Vasquez-Gutierrez · Jimena Carrillo-Tripp · Alfredo Diaz-Lara

  Frontiers in Virology

  doi 10.3389/fviro.2026.1897263

• Mini Review

  Published 10 August 2026

  Toward 2030 road map: accelerating filariasis elimination through next-generation point-of-care diagnostics

  Alfred Kwesi Manyeh · Leonard Edem Quarshie · Monica Ahiadorme

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1897015

• Original Research

  Published 7 August 2026

  Mathematical model analysis for dynamics and control of African cassava mosaic virus and East African cassava mosaic Cameroon virus co-infections

  Obiora Cornelius Collins · Kevin Jan Duffy · Oludolapo Akanni Olanrewaju

  Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics

  doi 10.3389/fams.2026.1770887

• Systematic Review

  Published 5 August 2026

  Shifting epidemiology and prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Indonesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Dita Artanti · Deivan Pradana Putra · Fitrotin Azizah · Abdul Rahman Siregar · Diah Ariana · Nastiti Kartikorini · Siti Mardiyah · Mulya Fitrah Juniawan · Eriliana Aryanti · Rima Aurelia Dimpudus · Agistha Naftalia Putri · Fransisca Probo Setyoningrum · Afifah Khairunnisa · Muhammad Evy Prastiyanto · Alfath Dzea Haqilana

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1847829

• Systematic Review

  Published 30 July 2026

  Impact of HIV infection on clinical presentation and diagnostic delay of skin neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  David Chinaecherem Innocent · Rejoicing Chijindum Innocent · Increase Praise Innocent

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1894176

• Original Research

  Published 29 July 2026

  Hepatitis E virus infection in kidney transplant recipients: a pilot cross-sectional study of serological markers and allograft function in Northern Serbia

  Sonja B. Golubović · Jelena D. Stojčević Maletić · Lada V. Petrović · Tamaš R. Petrović · Violeta V. Knežević · Maja S. Ružić

  Frontiers in Nephrology

  doi 10.3389/fneph.2026.1864349

• Original Research

  Published 27 July 2026

  Evaluation of context-specific evidence-based strategies to improve knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards female genital schistosomiasis using re-aim framework: an embedded mixed-methods study

  Comfort D. Tetteh · Alfred K. Manyeh · Jabulani R. Ncayiyana · Themba G. Ginindza

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1839160

• Systematic Review

  Published 22 July 2026

  Diagnostic accuracy of rapid and point-of-care tests for Schistosoma haematobium in African populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Erica Draxl · Eleanor Ochodo · Pavitra Pillay · Ntombizodwa Ndlovu

  Frontiers in Parasitology

  doi 10.3389/fpara.2026.1830789

• Systematic Review

  Published 1 July 2026

  Global burden, economic impact, and management strategies for re-emerging dengue virus infections: a systematic review

  Pranjal Vats · Shilpa · Apoorva Gupta · Brijesh Rathi · Mansi Verma

  Frontiers in Virology

  doi 10.3389/fviro.2026.1878325

• Original Research

  Published 19 June 2026

  A multi-site laboratory evaluation of the MEDSCAN application for automated POC-CCA interpretation

  Thomas F. Scherr · Pytsje T. Hoekstra · Theresia Abdoel · Carson P. Moore · Austin Hardcastle · Matthew Boisse · Boaz Mulonga · Kennedy Andiego · George Ogara · Gladys Odhiambo · Fredrick Rawago · Nicholas Spurlock · Alexandrea A. Howard · Megan E. Pask · Eline M. van Dam · Govert J. van Dam · Chris Ho · Goylette F. Chami · Frederick Haselton · Maurice R. Odiere · David Wright

  Frontiers in Parasitology

  doi 10.3389/fpara.2026.1837310

• Original Research

  Published 17 June 2026

  First assessment of life history and spatial ecology of the endemic Raja Ampat epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium freycineti) in the Dampier Strait, Indonesia

  Edy Setyawan · Ronald Mambrasar · Abdy W. Hasan · Orgenes Ambafen · Imanuel Mofu · Nesmus Saleo · Adrianus Urbata · Linus Mambraku · Deny Mambrasar · Hironimus Bani · Natasya Mambraku · Usal Mambraku · Ona Mambrasar · Decky Oniminya · Wehelmina Mambrasar · Giovani Sahusilawane · Leberina Rumbewas · Popaia Mambrasar · Eran Sauyai · Muhamad Izuan · Danang A. Prabowo · Abraham Sianipar · Fahmi · Mochamad Iqbal Herwata Putra · Mark V. Erdmann

  Frontiers in Fish Science

  doi 10.3389/frish.2026.1820382

• Original Research

  Published 29 May 2026

  Age, dyslipidemia, and gamma-glutamyl transferase are associated with diabetes in obesity: a cross-sectional study

  Shaomei Wang · Yongdong Su · Yanfeng Zhu · Lingyu Zhong · Xi Wang

  Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare

  doi 10.3389/fcdhc.2026.1826118

• Original Research

  Published 14 May 2026

  High activity costs of behavioral buffering under negative warming tolerance in desert Liolaemus lizards

  Ana Gabriela Salva · Cecilia Inés Robles · Félix Benjamín Cruz

  Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

  doi 10.3389/famrs.2026.1814071

• Original Research

  Published 5 May 2026

  Determinants of pediatric urolithiasis hospitalizations in endemic and non-endemic regions of Mexico

  Xally Camila Cahuantzi-Flores · Daniel Flores-Ocotzi · Juan Pablo Flores-Tapia · Rosa Esther Moo-Puc · Edgar Villarreal-Jimenez · Antonio Esqueda-Mendoza · Salvador Gomez-Carro · Nina Mendez-Dominguez

  Frontiers in Urology

  doi 10.3389/fruro.2026.1704853