Infectious Diseases of Poverty is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing topic areas and methods that address essential public health questions relating to infectious diseases of poverty. These include various aspects of the biology of pathogens and vectors, diagnosis and detection, treatment and case management, epidemiology and modeling, zoonotic hosts and animal reservoirs, control strategies and implementation, new technologies and application. Transdisciplinary or multisectoral effects on health systems, ecohealth, environmental management, and innovative technology are also considered.
Editor-In-Chief
- Xiao-Nong Zhou, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China CDC
Articles
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Research Article
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2013, 2:8 (3 May 2013)The risks of H7N9 infection mapped
In view of the rapid geographic spread and increased number of confirmed cases of novel influenza A(H7N9) virus infections in eastern China, this study develops a model to characterize the impacts of bird migration and poultry distribution on the geographic spread of the infection.
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The burden of tuberculosis (TB) is more intensive in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This study explored barriers to TB control in Ghana based on accounts of health service providers. The main barriers identified were untimely release of funds, weak coordination between TB and HIV, weak public-private partnership, and ineffective monitoring and evaluation. Image: Mycobacteria causative agent for pulmonary tuberculosis -
Opinion
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2013, 2:7 (5 April 2013)China's biggest, most neglected health challenge: Non-communicable diseases
This article argues that China's ongoing health system reform would provide a unique opportunity to tackle current public health problems if targeted steps were taken to assure that adequate financial and human resources are mapped for effective control and management of NCDs in the country. Image: Fighting against NCDs.
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Research Article
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2013, 2:6 (27 March 2013)Smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis among diabetic patients at the Dessie referral hospital, Northeast Ethiopia
The article is all about the impact of the diabetes mellitus on the progression and prevalence pulmonary tuberculosis and how this research finding can be utilised as relevant indicators to monitor pulmonary tuberculosis incidence in diabetic patients. Image: a picture showing the transmission of tuberculosis from an active case to healthy person. -
Research Article
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2013, 2:5 (25 March 2013)In vitro gene silencing of iPGM in the filarial parasite Brugia malayi
In the current study siRNA were used to silence the independent phosphoglycerate mutase gene to observe the biological role of iPGM in B. malayi viability, female worm embryogenesis and establishment of infection in the host. Infective larvae treated with Bm-iPGM specific siRNA were inoculated into the peritoneal cavity of jirds to study the effect of siRNA treatment on in vivo larval development. Image: Female Brugia malayi worm, causative agent of lymphatic filariasis -
Opinion
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2013, 2:4 (19 February 2013)Time to tackle clonorchiasis in China
To further demonstrate the threat of clonorchiasis to public health in China, this paper compares it with hepatitis B. Additionally, major problems and prioritized research are discussed. Image: Global distribution of liver fluke infections.
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Research Article
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2013, 2:3 (18 February 2013)On the exoneration of Dr. William H. Stewart: debunking an urban legend
It is time to close the book on infectious diseases, and declare the war against pestilence won - One of the most infamous quotes in the history of biomedicine, long attributed to the United States Surgeon General, Dr. William H. Stewart (1965-1969), is now shown to be an urban legend with origins in legitimate public health policy. Image: It is from 1965, and shows William Stewart as Surgeon General on the far left, with President Johnson in the middle, and NIH Director Dr. James Shannon on the right. -
Scoping Review
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2013, 2:2 (24 January 2013)Epidemiology and interactions of Human Immunodeficiency Virus -- 1 and Schistosoma mansoni in sub-Saharan Africa
The fishing communities of Africa remain at higher risk of acquiring both infections and co-infections. The available evidence indicates that immunological interactions of the two diseases in single human host are associated with severe morbidities. Image: Fishermen at Kayenze village, one of the fishing villages on the southern shore of the Lake Victoria, north-western Tanzania. -
Editorial
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2013, 2:1 (3 January 2013)Elimination of Tropical Disease through Surveillance and Response
It is recommended that the surveillance-response systems to take place in two different stages corralling the basic components of the surveillance-response system for NTD elimination in developing countries, based on the innovative and effective One world-One health perspective to detect, report, analyze, interpret and take action. Image: taking surveillance of zoonotic diseases. -
Research Article
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2012, 1:13 (24 December 2012)TB/HIV services integration in Ghana
The article describes the impact of the integration of TB and HIV services on TB treatment outcomes, and how these outcomes can be utilised as relevant indicators to monitor the effectiveness of the integration. Image: A graph comparing number of TB patients dying, after integration of TB and HIV services, who are HIV-positive or negative. -
Opinion
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2012, 1:12 (1 November 2012)Health systems perspectives - Infectious Diseases of Poverty
A health systems framework is applied to the articles in the inaugural issue of the new journal: Infectious Diseases of Poverty. Many of the articles discuss treatments and delivery strategies. A recommendation for future editions is to explore other health system components to increase understanding of effective and sustainable interventions to reduce the burden of infectious disease among the poor. Image: Reaching remote populations. -
Scoping Review
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2012, 1:11 (1 November 2012)Inferring malaria transmission network
The network approach enables public health authorities and epidemiologists to gain insights into the impact of disease transmission over time and space, and the underlying factors such as environment and human mobility. Image: Approach for the inferring malaria transmission network - View more articles
Introduction to Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Article collections
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Co-infection and syndemics
Edited by: Prof Xiao-Nong Zhou, Prof Pascale Allotey
Published: 14 May 2013
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Surveillance and Response to Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Edited by: Prof Xiao-Nong Zhou, Prof Marcel Tanner
Published: 5 February 2013
Last updated: 3 May 2013
Editor's profile
Xiao-Nong Zhou
Professor Xiao-Nong Zhou is Director of the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, based in Shanghai, China. He graduated with a PhD in Biology from Copenhagen University, Denmark in 1994, following his MSc in Medical Parasitology from Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases. Professor Zhou returned to Jiangsu to work across the fields of ecology, population biology, epidemiology, and malacology, before moving to the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases in 2001, where he has worked as a Professor on the infectious diseases of poverty. After almost a decade of being Deputy Director at the institute, Professor Zhou was made Director in 2010.
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