May 23, 2019
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10/18/2018
Editorial
For NTDs, sex and gender roles can have a profound effect on healthcare access, health outcomes, and caregiver responsibilities. The Uniting to Combat NTDs Equity Working Group, in partnership with PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, is inviting manuscripts for a special journal supplement on gender and NTDs. Read the Editorial.
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Current Issue April 2019
12/28/2018
Editorial
In this call for papers, Michael B. Arndt and Judd L. Walson highlight the role of the intestine and enteric infection and dysfunction in the field of NTD research. Read the editorial here.
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05/23/2019
Viewpoints
Isaac I. Bogoch and colleagues argue that the judicious use of all antimicrobial agents is essential to prevent the development and spread of resistance; however, much greater caution is needed when using antibacterial compared with anthelmintic agents on a mass scale. Read the Viewpoint.
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05/23/2019
Research Article
Mathieu Picardeau, Antony T. Vincent, Olivier Schiettekatte, and colleagues perform a comparative genomic analysis of species of the Leptospira genus to identify genes or genome features that are specific to infectious species, which provides insight into virulence evolution in these atypical bacteria and allows refinement of the Leptospira classification. Read the Author Summary.
Image credit: Vincent AT, Schiettekatte O, Goarant C, Neela VK, Bernet E, Thibeaux R, et al. (2019)
05/20/2019
Research Article
María de los Milagros Cámara, Carlos A. Buscaglia, and colleagues show that Gp35/50 kDa mucins, the major T. cruzi epimastigote surface glycoproteins, specifically adhere to the internal cuticle of the rectal ampoule of the triatomine vector, a critical step leading to their differentiation into mammal-infective metacyclic forms. Read the Author Summary.
Image credit: Cámara MdlM, Balouz V, Centeno Cameán C, Cori CR, Kashiwagi GA, Gil SA, et al. (2019)
05/20/2019
Research Article
Kathryn M. Benavidez, Iván Castro-Arellano, and colleagues provide an initial exploration of wild mammal reservoirs for Leptospira in Puerto Rico, and highlight the need for management of these species to potentially decrease pathogen transmission rates in both humans and cattle.. Read the Author Summary.
Image credit: Benavidez KM, Guerra T, Torres M, Rodriguez D, Veech JA, Hahn D, et al. (2019)
05/20/2019
Research Article
By Zhaolei Zheng, Xiujun Li, and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
Image credit: Zheng Z, Wang P, Wang Z, Zhang D, Wang X, Zuo S, et al. (2019)
05/20/2019
Research Article
By Tiffany Y. Borbón, Mary E. Wilson, and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
Image credit: Borbón TY, Scorza BM, Clay GM, Lima Nobre de Queiroz F, Sariol AJ, Bowen JL, et al. (2019)
05/20/2019
Research Article
By Xiaodong Huang, Francesca D. Frentiu, and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
Image credit: Huang X, Hu W, Yakob L, Devine GJ, McGraw EA, Jansen CC, et al. (2019)
05/20/2019
Research Article
Keshava Mysore, Molly Duman-Scheel, and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
Image credit: Mysore K, Li P, Wang C-W, Hapairai LK, Scheel ND, Realey JS, et al. (2019)
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