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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001357

The Use of Artemether-Lumefantrine for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax Malaria

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001325

The Emerging Story of Disability Associated with Lymphatic Filariasis: A Critical Review

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001366

Effect of a Control Project on Clinical Profiles and Outcomes in Buruli Ulcer: A Before/After Study in Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001402

Single Dose Novel Salmonella Vaccine Enhances Resistance against Visceralizing L. major and L. donovani Infection in Susceptible BALB/c Mice

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001406

Individuals with Le(a+b−) Blood Group Have Increased Susceptibility to Symptomatic Vibrio cholerae O1 Infection

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001413

Dengue Virus Type 4 Phylogenetics in Brazil 2011: Looking beyond the Veil

Renato Pereira de Souza, Iray M. Rocco, Adriana Y. Maeda, Carine Spenassatto, Ivani Bisordi, Akemi Suzuki, Vivian R. Silveira, Sarai J. S. Silva, Roberta M. Azevedo, Fernanda M. Tolentino, Jaqueline C. Assis, Margarida G. Bassi, Bibiana P. Dambrós, Gabriela L. Tumioto, Tatiana S. Gregianini, Luiza Terezinha M. Souza, Maria do Carmo S. T. Timenetsky, Cecília L. S. Santos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001439

In Vitro and In Vivo Efficacy of Monepantel (AAD 1566) against Laboratory Models of Human Intestinal Nematode Infections

Lucienne Tritten, Angelika Silbereisen, Jennifer Keiser

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001457

Genetic Engineering of Trypanosoma (Dutonella) vivax and In Vitro Differentiation under Axenic Conditions

Simon D'Archivio, Mathieu Medina, Alain Cosson, Nathalie Chamond, Brice Rotureau, Paola Minoprio, Sophie Goyard

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001461

Population Dynamics of Aedes aegypti and Dengue as Influenced by Weather and Human Behavior in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Roberto Barrera, Manuel Amador, Andrew J. MacKay

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 20, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001378

Evaluation of Amoebicidal Potential of Paneth Cell Cryptdin-2 against Entamoeba histolytica

Simran Preet, Sanjay Bharati, Geeta Shukla, Ashwani Koul, Praveen Rishi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 20, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001386

Tropheryma whipplei: A Common Bacterium in Rural Senegal

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 20, 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001403

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