ASTMH Annual Meeting 2024

The American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting is an international forum for the exchange of scientific and clinical advances in tropical medicine, hygiene and global health. The scientific content this year is 53% microbe focused, 15% clinically focused, 13% vector focused, 13% globally focused, and 6% intervention focused.

MSF and Epicentre are presenting on access and other challenges for children with visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis, hurdles in malaria diagnostic testing, and ensuring equitable access to healthcare in conversations about financial sustainability.

This collection features research authored by the presenters and other topics highlighted at ASTMH.

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Journal Article

Letter

McNab C, Torreele E, Alakija A, Aluso A, Cárdenas M, et al.

2024-10-17 • PLOS Global Public Health

Journal Article

Research

Tessema SB, Hagos T, Kehasy G, Paintain L, Adera C, et al.

2024-10-15 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

BACKGROUND

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an important public health problem, which mainly affects the poor rural dwelling communities in Low- and Middle-Income...

Journal Article

Research

Elsinga J, Sunyoto T, di Stefano L, Giorgetti PF, Kyi HA, et al.

2024-09-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND
Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever with few options for diagnosis and treatment; it is also under-researched with knowledge gaps on its epidemiology. A point-of-car...

Journal Article

Research

Higgins M, Kristan M, Collins EL, Messenger LA, Dombrowski JG, et al.

2024-08-30 • Scientific Reports

Robust diagnostic tools and surveillance are crucial for malaria control and elimination efforts. Malaria c...

Conference Material

Poster

Litster M, Sangma M, Kihara M, Nanclares C, de Bartolome Gisbert F, et al.

2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024

Journal Article

Protocol

Kumar R, Dahal P, Singh-Phulgenda S, Siddiqui NA, Munir A, et al.

2023-10-28 • BMJ Open

INTRODUCTION
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a parasitic disease with an estimated 30 000 new cases occurring annually. There is an observed variation in the efficacy of the current f...

Journal Article

Research

Farley ES, Karinja MN, Lawal AM, Olaleye M, Muhammad S, et al.

2023-10-27 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

INTRODUCTION
Noma is a rapidly spreading infection of the oral cavity which mainly affects young children. Without early treatment, it can have a high mortality rate. Simple gingivit...

Journal Article

Research

Lynch E, Jensen TO, Assao B, Chihana ML, Turuho T, et al.

2022-09-09 • Malaria Journal

BACKGROUND
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for malaria are the primary tool for malaria diagnosis in sub-Saharan Africa but the utility of the most commonly used histidine-rich protein ...

Journal Article

Review

Dahal P, Singh-Phulgenda S, Maguire BJ, Harriss E, Ritmeijer KKD, et al.

2021-08-10 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

BACKGROUND
Reports on the occurrence and outcome of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) in pregnant women is rare in published literature. The occurrence of VL in pregnancy is not systematic...

Journal Article

Research

Goyal V, Mahajan R, Pandey K, Singh SN, Singh RS, et al.

2018-10-22 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

BACKGROUND
In 2010, WHO recommended the use of new short-course treatment regimens in kala-azar elimination efforts for the Indian subcontinent. Although phase 3 studies have shown e...

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TB Union Conference 2022

Innovation in preventing, diagnosing and treating drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) cannot come fast enough—especially given the ground lost due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and with only 1 in 3 people who have DR-TB now receiving care. The content collection linked below offers a snapshot of recent TB work by MSF and collaborators to help change this picture. The TB-PRACTECAL and endTB studies have delivered clear evidence for shorter, safer, more effective treatments against drug-resistant (DR)-TB. Faced with the many hurdles that lie ahead before these and other critical interventions can be widely accessible, other studies investigate patient/family-based models of care adapted to complex settings and neglected groups, including children. Last, several authors explore limited but potentially important options for expanding diagnosis and preventive treatment.

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Dr. Saschveen Singh is a tropical infectious disease advisor for MSF. Read more of MSF's recent work on neglected tropical diseases in pediatric populations, and of Dr. Singh's work at MSF.

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ASTMH Annual Meeting 2024

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Mpox: Neglect has led to a more dangerous virus now spreading across borders, harming and killing people. Leaders must take action to stop mpox now

The economic burden of visceral leishmaniasis and barriers to accessing healthcare in Tigray, North Ethiopia: A field based study

Field evaluation of validity and feasibility of Pan-Lassa rapid diagnostic test for Lassa fever in Abakaliki, Nigeria: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study

A Pan Plasmodium lateral flow recombinase polymerase amplification assay for monitoring malaria parasites in vectors and human populations

Descriptions of a paediatric visceral leishmaniasis cohort and their outcomes in Upper Nile State, South Sudan

Host, parasite and drug determinants of clinical outcomes following treatment of visceral leishmaniasis: a protocol for individual participant data meta-analysis

Proportion of paediatric admissions with any stage of noma at the Anka General Hospital, northwest Nigeria

Evaluation of HRP2 and pLDH-based rapid diagnostic tests for malaria and prevalence of pfhrp2/3 deletions in Aweil, South Sudan

Visceral leishmaniasis in pregnancy and vertical transmission: A systematic literature review on the therapeutic orphans

Field safety and effectiveness of new visceral leishmaniasis treatment regimens within public health facilities in Bihar, India

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