September 8, 2021

Epidemiology of snake envenomation from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Karoline Ceron and colleagues find a positive relationship between the size of municipality areas and the number of snake envenomations, indicating that municipalities with larger areas have a mosaic of environments, which may harbor higher richness and abundance of snakes, and can cause more snake encounters with the population.

Image credit: Ceron et al., pntd.0009737

Updates to the PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Scope

We are excited to share our updated scope. These changes are a reflection of our commitment to engaging in conversations with our communities and adapting to center the needs of vulnerable populations afflicted by these poverty-promoting diseases.

Scope

06/17/2021

Editorial

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases broadens its coverage of envenomings caused by animal bites and stings

To broaden the coverage of a variety of conditions that share the features of currently recognized neglected tropical diseases, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases will accept manuscripts dealing with snakebite envenoming, scorpion sting envenoming, and envenomings by other animals if the studies deal with epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic, social science, and/or public policy aspects.

Image credit: Feroze Omardeen, Wikimedia Commons

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases broadens its coverage of envenomings caused by animal bites and stings

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Current Issue September 2021

09/16/2021

Viewpoints

The wider societal benefits of surgical interventions for lymphatic filariasis morbidity management and disability prevention

Sarah Martindale and colleagues advocate that the positive impact of lymphatic filariasis surgical intervention can extend beyond the patient to include their caregivers, who are likely to be family members and have their own time, work, and quality of life affected.

Image credit: Martindale et al., pntd.0009701

The wider societal benefits of surgical interventions for lymphatic filariasis morbidity management and disability prevention

09/23/2021

Review

Blocking HTLV-1/2 silent transmission in Brazil: Current public health policies and proposal for additional strategies

In this Review, Carolina Rosadas and colleagues find that Brazil is a large country with a well-established healthcare system that is able to assist patients, to provide antenatal care to pregnant women, has an integrative conglomerate of centres for blood donors, and the ability to provide synchronous mass administration of vaccines.

Image credit: Rosadas et al., pntd.0009717

Blocking HTLV-1/2 silent transmission in Brazil: Current public health policies and proposal for additional strategies

09/13/2021

Research Article

MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the identification of freshwater snails from Senegal

Fatima Zohra Hamlili and colleagues show for the first time that MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry is a reliable tool for the rapid identification of frozen and ethanol-stored freshwater snails without any malacological expertise.

Image credit: Hamlili et al., pntd.0009725

09/09/2021

Research Article

Snakebites in “Invisible Populations”: A cross-sectional survey in riverine populations in the remote western Brazilian Amazon

Guilherme Kemeron Maciel Salazar and colleagues estimate snakebite underreporting and analyze obstacles that prevent victims from obtaining healthcare in the communities located in 15 municipalities on the banks of the Solimões, Juruá and Purus Rivers in the remote Western Brazilian Amazon.

Image credit: Maciel Salazar et al., pntd.0009758

09/20/2021

Research Article

Trypanosoma cruzi infection follow-up in a sylvatic vector of Chagas disease: Comparing early and late stage nymphs

Valeria Cortés and colleagues present findings suggesting infections with T. cruzi attached to the hindgut wall as the colonization site, caused by infections that persist there after a fasting event, are released after a second feeding.

Image credit: Cortés et al., pntd.0009729

09/07/2021

Research Article

PI3K complexes, VPS38/UVRAG and ATG14, regulate the yolk organelles biogenesis and are transcriptionally regulated in the oocytes of the vector Rhodnius prolixus

By Priscila H. Vieira and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.

Image credit: Vieira et al., pntd.0009760

09/07/2021

Research Article

Mobile microscopy and telemedicine platform assisted by deep learning for the quantification of Trichuris trichiura infection

By Elena Dacal and collegues. Read the Author Summary.

Image credit: Dacal et al., pntd.0009677

09/07/2021

Research Article

Characterisation of novel functionality within the Blastocystis tryptophanase gene

By Steven Santino Leonardi and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.

Image credit: Leonardi et al., pntd.0009730

09/23/2021

Research Article

Assessment of neuropathic pain in leprosy patients with relapse or treatment failure by infrared thermography: A cross-sectional study

By Liliane Marques de Pinho Tiago and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.

Image credit: Tiago et al., pntd.0009794

PLOS NTDs COVID-19 Research

Pandemic-associated mobility restrictions could cause increases in dengue virus transmission

By Sean M. Cavany and colleagues
Use of minimally invasive autopsy during the COVID-19 pandemic and its possibilities in the context of developing countries

By Deborah Nunes Melo and colleagues
Short Report: Early genomic detection of SARS-CoV-2 P.1 variant in Northeast Brazil

By Stephane Tosta, Marta Giovanetti, and colleagues
The influence of leprosy-related clinical and epidemiological variables in the occurrence and severity of COVID-19: A prospective real-world cohort study

By Selma Regina Penha Silva Cerqueira and colleagues
Appraisal of antivenom production in public laboratories in Latin America during the first semester of 2020: The impact of COVID-19

By José María Gutiérrez and colleagues

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Cholera outbreak in Forcibly Displaced Myanmar National from a small population segment in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in 2019

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By Vinithra Iyer and colleagues
Leishmania tarentolae and Leishmania infantum in humans, dogs and cats in the Pelagie archipelago, southern Italy

By Roberta Iatta and colleagues
Human leishmaniasis vaccines: Use cases, target population and potential global demand

By Stefano Malvolti and colleagues
Increasingly expanded future risk of dengue fever in the Pearl River Delta, China

By Wei Wu, Hongyan Ren, and Liang Lu

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Epidemiology of snake envenomation from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Updates to the PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Scope

We are excited to share our updated scope. These changes are a reflection of our commitment to engaging in conversations with our communities and adapting to center the needs of vulnerable populations afflicted by these poverty-promoting diseases.

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases broadens its coverage of envenomings caused by animal bites and stings

Recently Published Articles

The wider societal benefits of surgical interventions for lymphatic filariasis morbidity management and disability prevention

Blocking HTLV-1/2 silent transmission in Brazil: Current public health policies and proposal for additional strategies

MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the identification of freshwater snails from Senegal

Snakebites in “Invisible Populations”: A cross-sectional survey in riverine populations in the remote western Brazilian Amazon

Trypanosoma cruzi infection follow-up in a sylvatic vector of Chagas disease: Comparing early and late stage nymphs

PI3K complexes, VPS38/UVRAG and ATG14, regulate the yolk organelles biogenesis and are transcriptionally regulated in the oocytes of the vector Rhodnius prolixus

Mobile microscopy and telemedicine platform assisted by deep learning for the quantification of Trichuris trichiura infection

Characterisation of novel functionality within the Blastocystis tryptophanase gene

Assessment of neuropathic pain in leprosy patients with relapse or treatment failure by infrared thermography: A cross-sectional study

Pandemic-associated mobility restrictions could cause increases in dengue virus transmission

Use of minimally invasive autopsy during the COVID-19 pandemic and its possibilities in the context of developing countries

Short Report: Early genomic detection of SARS-CoV-2 P.1 variant in Northeast Brazil

The influence of leprosy-related clinical and epidemiological variables in the occurrence and severity of COVID-19: A prospective real-world cohort study

Appraisal of antivenom production in public laboratories in Latin America during the first semester of 2020: The impact of COVID-19

Cholera outbreak in Forcibly Displaced Myanmar National from a small population segment in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in 2019

The role of nuclear organization in trans-splicing based expression of heat shock protein 90 in Giardia lamblia

Leishmania tarentolae and Leishmania infantum in humans, dogs and cats in the Pelagie archipelago, southern Italy

Human leishmaniasis vaccines: Use cases, target population and potential global demand

Increasingly expanded future risk of dengue fever in the Pearl River Delta, China

Publish with PLOS

Updates to the PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Scope

We are excited to share our updated scope. These changes are a reflection of our commitment to engaging in conversations with our communities and adapting to center the needs of vulnerable populations afflicted by these poverty-promoting diseases.

Recently Published Articles

Publish with PLOS

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