Systematic Review of Predictive Models for Skin Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2000-2024

A systematic literature review synthesizing studies from 2000 to 2024 on modelling the distribution of skin neglected tropical diseases. The dataset, authored by Mesoud A. Bushara and shared on figshare, contains results from 68 included studies out of 2,870 retrieved records. It was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking modelling approaches for cutaneous leishmaniasis and lymphatic filariasis based on the review's synthesis of prevalent methodologies.
• Identifying common environmental covariates like climate and land cover for use in ecological niche models.
• Analyzing data limitations in disease surveillance, such as the use of passive surveillance and pseudoabsence data, to inform future model design.

Strengths

• Includes results from a systematic review of 2,870 records, with 68 studies meeting inclusion criteria.
• Covers a defined time range of studies published from 2000 to 2024.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic literature review from three databases.

Time Range

2000-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 17:48:20; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global, focusing on endemic regions for skin neglected tropical diseases.