June 8, 2020
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06/11/2020
Review
Beniamino Caputo and colleagues aim to review and compare the 2 Italian Chikungunya virus outbreaks in terms of available estimates of key epidemiological features, patient clinical presentation, virus and immunological characteristics, and public health response to prevent and contain future outbreaks. Read the Review.
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Current Issue June 2020
06/11/2020
Policy Platform
Understanding the existing limitations for the participation of women susceptible to and becoming pregnant in clinical trials, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative suggests the use of appropriate measures to ensure women susceptible to and becoming pregnant are represented in trials, in accordance with scientific and ethical standards. Read the Policy Platform.
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06/18/2020
Viewpoints
The recent death of the famous Mexican television star, Sebastián Ferrat, due to neurocysticercosis led to misinformation disseminated by the media regarding how this disease is acquired. Héctor H. García and Oscar H. Del Brutto take this opportunity to correct misconceptions about the transmission of this disease. Read the Viewpoint.
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06/08/2020
Research Article
Ana Maria Moura-da-Silva and colleagues show that venom composition modulates clinical manifestations of snakebites, illuminate the prominent role of SVMPs, and include new possible toxin candidates for the development of toxin inhibitors or to improve antivenom selectiveness. Read the Author Summary.
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06/09/2020
Research Article
Tatiani Vitor Harvey, Alice M. Tang and colleagues aim to determine the prevalence and risk factors of the main enteric parasitic infections that affect children and dogs in the municipality of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil; and to identify the geopolitical areas that should receive priority interventions to combat them. Read the Author Summary.
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06/10/2020
Research Article
Catherine Hébert and colleagues aim to determine if video is an effective knowledge transfer tool, if narrative genre plays a role in knowledge acquisition, and which narrative elements are the most appreciated by testing three training videos using different narrative genres on nursing students from two institutions in Ouagadougou. Read the Author Summary.
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06/15/2020
Research Article
By Meghan E. Hermance and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
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06/15/2020
Research Article
By Isaque Medeiros Siqueira and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
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06/08/2020
Research Article
By Mahamud-ur Rashid and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
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06/10/2020
Research Article
By Yuan-Yuan Hu, Lu Zhuang, and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
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By Mushtak T. S. Al-Ouqaili and colleagues
By John Christian Hustedt and colleagues
By Daniele M. Swetnam and colleagues
By Luca Massetti and colleagues
By Baptiste Vasey and colleagues
By Alexandra Wharton-Smith and colleagues
By Mark Nichter, Ines Elvire Agbo, and colleagues
By Beulah Jayakumar and colleagues
By Laura Dean and colleagues
By Kariane St-Denis, Theresa W. Gyorkos, and colleagues
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