Table 4.
Papers categorized by disease topic
| Mode of transmission |
Disease | Number of papers (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Vector-borne | 40 (60.6) | |
| Malaria | 29 (43.9) | |
| African trypanosomiasis | 4 (6.0) | |
| Plague | 1 (1.5) | |
| Dengue fever | 1 (1.5) | |
| Avian malaria | 1 (1.5) | |
| Onchocerciasis | 1 (1.5) | |
| Yellow fever | 1 (1.5) | |
| Water-borne | 15 (22.7) | |
| Schistosomiasis | 6 (9.0) | |
| Cholera | 6 (9.0) | |
| Guinea worm | 1 (1.5) | |
| Coliform bacterial infection | 1 (1.5) | |
| Hepatitis E | 1 (1.5) | |
| Respiratory | 7 (10.6) | |
| Meningitis | 1 (1.5) | |
| Tuberculosis | 1 (1.5) | |
| Acute respiratory infections | 1 (1.5) | |
| Influenza | 1 (1.5) | |
| Direct contact | 6 (9.0) | |
| Monkeypox | 3 (4.5) | |
| Ebola | 1 (1.5) | |
| Mycetoma | 1 (1.5) | |
| Hookworm | 1 (1.5) | |
| Fecal oral | 2 (3.0) | |
| Ascariasis | 1 (1.5) | |
| Trichuriasis | 1 (1.5) |
Note: Several papers studied multiple diseases and were placed in all relevant disease categories.