Tropical medicine and infectious disease

Weeksella virosa (W. virosa) is a rare, non-saccharolytic Gram-negative bacterium initially described in the 1970s, later proposed as a distinct genus in 1986. The genus Weeksella currently contains two species, namely W. virosa and W. mass…

Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) can affect any organ of the body, producing a wide variety of clinical manifestations that make the diagnosis and treatment of EPTB challenging. The optimum treatment varies depending on the site of EPTB,…

Tuberculosis remains the deadliest infectious disease worldwide. Among extrapulmonary forms, peritoneal tuberculosis stands out as a rare and challenging diagnosis, often mistaken for intra-abdominal neoplasms or peritoneal carcinomatosis. …

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects developing countries worldwide and is caused by several species of parasites from the Schistosoma genus. Chronic infection is characterized by the formation of granulomas around t…