June 3, 2021
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06/10/2021
Review
Daniela Brostolin da Costa and colleagues aim to identify the main oral manifestations related to chikungunya fever, as well as describe the demographic characteristics of patients, by conducting a systematic review of the literature. Read the Review.
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Current Issue May 2021
06/03/2021
Viewpoints
Lieven J. Stuyver and Bruno Levecke argue that the traditional Kato-Katz method is suitable and with a proper focus and funding for automation and AI-driven readout, the introduction of a KK-based transformational technology that can fully support WHO 2030 STH roadmap is expected. Read the Viewpoint.
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05/27/2021
Viewpoints
Patrícia Deps and Patrícia S. Rosa propose that public health authorities and medical associations in Brazil concerned with Hansen’s disease give serious consideration to updating guidelines in accordance with a One Health approach and consistent with WHO Global Hansen’s Disease Strategy 2021–2030, including informing health professionals and the population about the risk of infection by M. leprae through contact with armadillos. Read their Viewpoint.
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06/11/2021
Research Article
Raquel Inocencio da Luz and colleagues assess an alternative approach to the traditional deployment of laboratory expertise to the field based on the collection of dried blood samples on filter paper tested in a regional laboratory. Read the Author Summary.
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06/03/2021
Research Article
Janet Ong and colleagues strengthen the evidence for the use of adult Aedes indices for dengue risk assessment and early warning for dengue outbreaks, indicating that entomological indicators of adult Ae. aegypti could be used to anticipate and prioritize areas for dengue control. Read the Author Summary.
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06/07/2021
Research Article
For the first time in large field experiments, Brendan J. Trewin and colleagues employ rhodamine B as a marker that when fed to adult males, identifies both marked males and the wild females they mate with. Read the Author Summary.
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06/09/2021
Research Article
By Brianne M. Hibl and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
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06/04/2021
Research Article
By Hongli Jin and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
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06/10/2021
Research Article
By Rebeca Costa Castelo Branco and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
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06/03/2021
Research Article
By Nurul Athirah Binti Naserrudin and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
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