Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41629311›Full record

ReviewNature communications2026

Integrated action for skin NTDs: Deconstructing transmission, addressing knowledge gaps, and championing one health strategies.

Lydia Mosi, Bishwanath Acharya, Kingsley Asiedu, Adeola Bamisaiye, M Eric Benbow, Dziedzom De Souza, Lynne Elson, Ahmed Fahal, Roderick Hay, Ruth Nyangacha and 4 more

Abstract readReview
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Review in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Lydia MosiDepartment of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Bishwanath AcharyaMycobacterial Research Laboratory, The Leprosy Mission Nepal, Kathmandu, PO Box 151, Nepal.
Kingsley AsieduDepartment of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Adeola BamisaiyeDepartment of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5478-6067
M Eric BenbowDepartment of Entomology, Department of Osteopathic Medical Specialties, AgBioResearch, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2630-0282
Dziedzom De SouzaNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-5000-6177
Lynne ElsonKEMRI-Wellcome Trust, Kilifi, Kenya and Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2264-4459
Ahmed FahalMycetoma Research Center, Khartoum, Sudan.
Roderick HayKings College London, London, UK.
Ruth NyangachaCentre for Traditional Medicine and Drug Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
Charles QuayeNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-3683-3368
Aisha Shitu Sa'idDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Dallas J SmithMycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5707-528X
Heather JordanDepartment of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA. jordan@biology.msstate.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-4197-2194

Funding

NSF Industry University Cooperative Research CenterUSDA NIFA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Skin Neglected Tropical Diseases (skin NTDs) are a critical, underestimated source of chronic pathology, severely impacting vulnerable, rural populations with poor healthcare access. These diseases heighten the risk of systemic infection, amputation, and premature mortality. Their visibility and co-endemic nature present a pivotal opportunity for integrated diagnostics and management at the primary care level. Aligned with the WHO roadmap, this review advocates for a robust One Health framework, examining the complex interplay of human, animal, and environmental transmission factors. We contrast diseases with understood transmission against those requiring research. Leveraging the skin as a common pathway, we argue for strategic, integrated public health action to substantially improve patient outcomes globally.

Indexed as

Neglected DiseasesOne HealthSkin DiseasesAnimalsHumansPublic Health

Identifiers

PMID41629311
PMCPMC12966455

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.