August 15, 2019
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08/09/2019
Review
Kenneth Boey, Kanae Shiokawa, and Sreekumari Rajeev summarize the global prevalence and distribution of Leptospira infection in rats and add to the literature that supports research, education, and public awareness regarding leptospirosis transmission and prevention. Read the Review.
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Current Issue July 2019
08/08/2019
Editorial
Peter Hotez outlines the impending health crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria as they are projected to be home to almost one-half of the world’s population living in extreme poverty by 2050. Dr. Hotez urges that now is the time to embark on long-term strategies for disease control, including the prioritization of the new biotechnologies that will be needed. Read the Editorial.
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08/01/2019
Viewpoints
Ligia Gómez, Nancy Gore Saravia, and colleagues consider unique features of the “Planning for Success” approach to project management training and its regional dissemination model and provide insight into their applicability to other needs for health-research-capacity–strengthening. Read the Viewpoint.
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08/09/2019
Research Article
Taciano P. Ferreira, Ana M. S. Maia, and colleagues find that the encapsulation of S. guianensis essential oil in chitosan nanoparticles shows promising potential as a larvicide control alternative and should be considered within strategies for fighting Ae. aegypti. Read the Author Summary.
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08/13/2019
Research Article
Shunyu Li, Jin-Ho Song, Sung-Jong Hong, and colleagues report that the chemotaxis to cholic acid is controlled through dopaminergic neurons and neuropeptides and assert that this observation can be utilized to develop a preventive intervention against infection by C. sinensis. Read the Author Summary.
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08/14/2019
Research Article
Lucie Danet, Nolwenn Jouvenet, and colleagues show that the midgut is a powerful barrier that inhibits YFV-17D dissemination in mosquitoes and contribute to the basic understanding of the interactions between viruses and their vectors, which is key for conceiving new approaches in inhibiting virus transmission and designing non-transmissible live virus vaccines. Read the Author Summary.
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08/14/2019
Research Article
By Agathe Chavy, Jean-François Guégan, Benoît de Thoisy, and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
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08/14/2019
Research Article
By Evan M. Bloch and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
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08/14/2019
Research Article
By Kelita Kamoto, John E. Chisi, and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
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08/12/2019
Research Article
By Renata L. Muylaert and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
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By Dennis L. Chao
By Samanta Moroni and colleagues
By Dinesh Mondal and colleagues
By Richard Selby and colleagues
By Athumani M. Ramadhani and colleagues
By Johnny Vlaminck, Piet Cools, Bruno Levecke, and colleagues
By Johnny Vlaminck, Bruno Levecke, and colleagues
By Mio Ayana, Johnny Vlaminck, Bruno Levecke, and colleagues
By Piet Cools, Johnny Vlaminck, Bruno Levecke, and colleagues
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