Current research topics in tropical diseases: Towards successful control and elimination.

From the author introduction:

Tropical medicine research was an important avenue to prevent a reduction of military forces caused by infection with tropical diseases during the age of imperialism. We now believe that tropical diseases are not an indigenous health problem confined to tropical regions; rather, they are global health issues that every country needs to address through collaboration. This special topic will offer further understanding of how  cademia contributes to global health problems induced by tropical diseases.