Twenty-Year Review Finds Zoonotic NTDs Remain Hidden in Laos and Cambodia as Diagnostics and Surveillance Stay Fragmented
The article synthesises publications and long-running surveillance at the animal–human interface in Laos and Cambodia, covering Taenia solium, Trichinella, Streptococcus suis, rickettsiae, melioidosis, hepatitis E, and Japanese encephalitis. Its recurring message is diagnostic invisibility caused by limited laboratories and fragmented human–animal–environment systems, with risks embedded in smallholder livestock, informal slaughter, raw-meat consumption, wet markets, and animal-contact occupations. It proposes scaling abattoir, animal-sentinel, market, and environmental surveillance alongside livelihood-aware risk communication. This is a narrative synthesis, not a systematic review or one national survey, so it maps patterns and gaps rather than estimating current national burden.
Stuart D. Blacksell · Syseng Khounsy · Jarunee Siengsanan-Lamont · Lida Kong · Jaison B. Kolenchery · Paul N. Newton · Nicholas P. J. DayMahidol University · Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
A post hoc analysis of the DEN-301 placebo arm followed 30,620.6 person-years, identifying 560 virologically confirmed dengue cases among 9,698 febrile illnesses; 142 cases, or 25.4%, were hospitalized.
A 20-year-old man on automated peritoneal dialysis developed vague abdominal symptoms, weight loss and declining ultrafiltration. Repeated dialysate cultures, acid-fast staining and molecular tests were negative despite mononuclear-predominant leukocytosis. Contrast CT identified peritoneal nodules, CT peritoneography showed a trapped dialysate pocket, and targeted biopsy demonstrated necrotising granulomatous inflammation. Tissue culture grew M. kansasii resistant to rifampicin, moxifloxacin and ciprofloxacin.
HITAP reviewed 278 HTA capacity-strengthening activities in 25 countries from 2010 to mid-2025. Asia accounted for 151 activities and 128 engagements were programmatic rather than ad hoc. Knowledge sharing represented 26% and research or project collaboration 21%. Among 11 African partner countries, only three had programmatic engagement, accounting for 30 activities.
Morphology combined with ITS, LSU, rpb2 and β-tub phylogenies distinguished Nigropunctata pseudohydei as a new species and confirmed the first Thai record of N. complanata.
Thai researchersZaw Lin Tun · Digvijayini Bundhun · Kevin D. Hyde
An eight-country perspective argues that telemedicine, wearables and home sensors, augmented AI and mobile health can distribute expertise, observe symptoms between visits and support self-management, particularly where neurologists are scarce. Impact depends on infrastructure, interoperability, workforce, governance and equity-first hybrid care, not devices alone.
DJC6219 and NK62157 were isolated from municipal wastewater and characterised through host-range assays, electron microscopy, stability, multiplicity-of-infection optimisation, growth kinetics and genomics.
The authors review challenges in estimating preventable AMR burden and advocate explicit counterfactuals, confounding control and principled combination of individual studies.
Thai researchersCherry Lim · Sue J. Lee · Yin Mo · Ben S. Cooper
Ten Asia-Pacific experts developed 11 consensus statements on mild traumatic brain injury and use of GFAP/UCH-L1 within 12 hours. Final agreement was 90-100%, emphasizing biomarkers as adjuncts while clinical assessment and locally available imaging remain central.
RGD-functionalized cannabidiol lipid nanoparticles increased cellular uptake threefold and in-vitro BBB transport by 65%, while reducing inflammatory and oxidative markers. In a preclinical Alzheimer's model, cognition, Aβ/tau pathology, metabolism and gut-barrier indicators improved. The findings are promising but not evidence in patients.
Researchers used the UNDRR Stop Disasters online game with students, water professionals and community members in Thailand and Malaysia. A post-game survey of 35 participants found high enjoyment, lively interaction and perceived reinforcement of declarative flood-management knowledge.
Among 1,870 critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, sodium and potassium from arterial blood-gas analysers showed relatively good agreement with central laboratory values, with potassium having the narrowest limits. Clinically meaningful discrepancies occurred in 7.0% of sodium, 14.1% of potassium and 31.4% of chloride measurements, so rapid bedside results should support rather than replace reference testing.
This multicentre secondary analysis used the validated 2018–2020 TH-SOSGOQ 2.0 database. The full cohort included 68 patients and the reliability/construct-validity cohort 64. Mean age was 57 years and 55.9% were women. Internal consistency was 0.832 and test-retest ICCs ranged from 0.52 to 0.85.
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P1.091. Cost-Effectiveness of Omeprazole for Preventing Esophageal Strictures After Zargar Grade 2b–3a Corrosive Injury
Diseases of the Esophagus
Thailand-affiliated authors
Prasit Mahawongkajit
Institutions
Thammasat University
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FIMIX-PLS segmentation of Islamic brand consumption in a multicultural market: extending the theory of planned behavior as an information–motivation–behavior framework
Journal of Islamic marketing
Thailand-affiliated authors
Zulfiqar Ali Jumani
Institutions
Khon Kaen University
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Clinical Medicine
Dentoskeletal effects of orthodontic and surgical treatments in non-growing patients with anterior open bite: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Mahidol University · Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit · Mahasarakham University · Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University · Chiang Mai University
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Clinical Medicine
Prevalence of Oral Lichen Planus in Northern Thai Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Adenosine A2A and A2B Receptorsas Therapeutic Targets in Cardiovascular Diseases: Mechanistic Insightsand Clinical Prospects
ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science
Thailand-affiliated authors
Warisara Parichatikanond · Ratchanee Duangrat · Narawat Nuamnaichati · Sarawuth Phosri · Hnin Ei Ei Khine · Supachoke Mangmool
Institutions
Mahidol University · Kasetsart University · Srinakharinwirot University · Huachiew Chalermprakiet University · Chiang Mai University
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The therapeutic landscape of cannabidiol: a systematic review of molecular mechanisms, clinical efficacy in oncology and neurology, and regulatory changes
UpcyclingRecycled PET into High-Performance PolyurethaneCoating and Engineering Materials: Effect of NCO Index on Mechanical,Stability, and Surface Properties
King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok · Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University · Rajamangala University of Technology · Maejo University · National Science and Technology Development Agency
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Judicial (Judges') Discretion: The Basis for Procedural Application
Court administrator
Thailand-affiliated authors
Natalya N. Novopashina
Institutions
Far Eastern University
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Environmental Engineering
Enhancing the Versatility of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Through Strategic Biomolecular Functionalization