Dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever are important arthropod-borne viral diseases.
Each year, there are ∼50 million dengue infections and ∼500,000 individuals are …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a systemic protozoan disease that is transmitted by
phlebotomine sandflies. Poor and neglected populations in East Africa and the Indian sub-continent …

Although 'diseases of affluence', such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, are increasing
in developing countries, infectious diseases still impose the greatest health burden. …

Background: Most cancers of the uterine cervix are squamous cell carcinomas. Although the
incidence of such carcinomas of the uterine cervix has declined over time, that of cervical …

Diagnostics have proven to be crucial to the COVID-19 pandemic response. There are three
major methods for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection and their role has evolved during …

In the developing world, laboratory services for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are either
not available, or where limited services are available, patients may not be able to pay for …

The characteristics of an ‘ideal’dengue diagnostic test depend on the purpose for which the
test will be used. BOX 1 shows some proposed product specifications for diagnostic tests …

WHO estimated that nearly 1 million people become infected every day with any of four
curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs): chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, and …

… We read with interest the Personal View by Rosanna Peeling and colleagues, 1 who
discuss the benefits and limitations of SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid detection tests (Ag-RDTs) for …

… Rosanna W. Peeling … Correspondence to Rosanna W. …