01186nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260003800042653002400080653002700104653005700131653004000188653001700228100001500245700001300260700001100273700001000284700001300294700001300307700001500320700001100335700001400346245006900360520046600429022002500895       2021                            d  bAmerican Society for Microbiology10aInfectious Diseases10aMicrobiology (medical)10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aGeneral Immunology and Microbiology10aEpidemiology1 aAdegboye O1 aField MA1 aKupz A1 aPai S1 aSharma D1 aSmout MJ1 aWangchuk P1 aWong Y1 aLoiseau C00aNatural-Product-Based Solutions for Tropical Infectious Diseases3 a<jats:p>About half of the world’s population and 80% of the world’s biodiversity can be found in the tropics. Many diseases are specific to the tropics, with at least 41 diseases caused by endemic bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. Such diseases are of increasing concern, as the geographic range of tropical diseases is expanding due to climate change, urbanization, change in agricultural practices, deforestation, and loss of biodiversity.</jats:p>  a0893-8512, 1098-6618