Combating infectious diseases of poverty: a year on

Abstract

The Infectious Diseases of Poverty journal, launched a year ago, is a platform to engage outside the traditional disciplinary boundaries, and disseminate high quality science towards the improvement of health. This paper reviews the milestone achievements during its first year of operation. The journal has filled an important niche, addressing some of the main priorities in the Global Report for Research on Infectious Diseases of Poverty. Highlights include the publication of three thematic issues on health systems, surveillance and response systems, as well as co-infection and syndemics. The thematic issues have foregrounded the importance and innovation that can be achieved through transdisciplinary research. The journal has been indexed by PubMed since April 2013, with the publication of a total of 38 articles. Finally, the journal is delivering to wider range readers both in developing and developed countries with sustained efforts with a focus on relevant and strategic information towards elimination of infectious diseases of poverty.

Zika virus disease: a current review of the literature

“…Numerous studies have reported that the incidence rates of IDs are highest in areas where poverty is at its peak [1,2]. This relationship has also been stated in the Global Report for Research on Infectious Diseases of Poverty [3].…”

Surveillance and response systems for elimination of tropical diseases: summary of a thematic series in Infectious Diseases of Poverty

“…malaria; vector is a mosquito) or an intermediate host (e.g. schistosomiasis; intermediate host is a snail) [3,4].…”

“…To raise global awareness of infectious diseases of poverty, the journal has not only published original research articles but also scoping reviews that highlight transdisciplinary advances in the science undertaken. Several collections in different areas and on various topics have been published [3,7].…”

Global Emerging Pathogens, Poverty and Vulnerability: An Ethical Analysis

“…Hence, poverty creates a favourable condition for the spread of infectious diseases and makes it difficult for affected people to get adequate access to prevention and care (WHO 2012a, b). The journal of Infectious Disease of Poverty was launched in 2012 with the principal aim of fostering "interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research that explicitly highlights the intersection of poverty and other ecological factors with disease" (Xia et al 2013).…”