Acanthamoeba cysts after exposure to miltefosine-loaded chitosan nanoparticles (MF-CS-NPs), stained with Trypan Blue 0.04%, viewed under light microscopy at x1000 magnification, photographed by the authors. Latifi et al. 2024.
Image Credit: Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Amidst spreading infectious diseases and climate change, US FDA should renew its focus on neglected tropical diseases
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Proceedings of the 6th Asia Dengue Summit, June 2023
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 21, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012009
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Novel rpsK / rpsD primer-probe assay improves detection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in human stool
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Evidence for circulation of Rift Valley fever virus in wildlife and domestic animals in a forest environment in Gabon, Central Africa
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 1, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011756
Age-specific case data reveal varying dengue transmission intensity in US states and territories
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 1, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011143
Comparative evaluation of lateral flow assays to diagnose chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Bolivia
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 4, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012016
Clinical and laboratory characterization of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Chinese migrant workers returned from Iraq
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 4, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012006
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of scrub typhus in Guizhou Province, China: An outbreak study of scrub typhus
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 5, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011963
Diagnostic accuracy of serological rk-39 test for visceral Leishmaniasis: Systematic review and meta-analysis
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Challenges for maintaining post elimination phase of visceral leishmaniasis control programme in India: A field-based study
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012028
Diagnosis of human brucellosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis
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Prevalence of depressive symptoms in patients with advanced schistosomiasis in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012003
Cholangiohydatidosis. Clinical features, postoperative complications and hospital mortality. A systematic review
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011558
Socio-ecological risk factors associated with human flea infestations of rural household in plague-endemic areas of Madagascar
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012036
Female genital schistosomiasis is a neglected public health problem in Tanzania: Evidence from a scoping review
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 11, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011954
Efficacy and safety of therapeutic strategies for human brucellosis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 11, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012010
One Health approach for Brucella canis: Serological and molecular detection in animal-hoarding individuals and their dogs
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 12, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011974
Factors related to willingness to participate in biomedical research on neglected tropical diseases: A systematic review
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Community’s knowledge, perceptions and preventive practices on Onchocerciasis in Jimma zone, Ethiopia, formative mixed study
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011995
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic skin microbiota modifications triggered by Leishmania infection in localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
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Cryptic circulation of chikungunya virus in São Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil, 2015–2019
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 14, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012013
Absence of Anti-Babesia microti antibody in commercial intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 14, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012035
Analysis of diagnostic test outcomes in a large loiasis cohort from an endemic region: Serological tests are often false negative in hyper-microfilaremic infections
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 14, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012054
Successful introgression of wMel Wolbachia into Aedes aegypti populations in Fiji, Vanuatu and Kiribati
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 14, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012022
Comparative evaluation of four rapid diagnostic tests that detect human Trypanosoma cruzi-specific antibodies to support diagnosis of Chagas Disease in urban population of Argentina
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 15, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011997
Cross-sectional serosurvey of Leptospira species among slaughter pigs, goats, and sheep in Uganda
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 15, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012055
Sero-prevalence and risk factors associated with occurrence of anti-Brucella antibodies among slaughterhouse workers in Uganda
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 18, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012046
The role of point-of-care ultrasound in the assessment of schistosomiasis-induced liver fibrosis: A systematic scoping review
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012033
Epidemiological, clinical, and geographical characterization of Leprosy in the County of Santarém-Pará: Insights for effective control and targeted intervention
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012063
Impact of annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin on the incidence of epilepsy in Mvolo, a two-year prospective study
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 21, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012059
Assessing vulnerability for future Zika virus outbreaks using seroprevalence data and environmental suitability maps
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 22, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012017
Egg excretion patterns of soil-transmitted helminth infections in humans following albendazole-ivermectin and albendazole treatment
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 22, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012073
Chitosan nanoparticles improve the effectivity of miltefosine against Acanthamoeba
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 25, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011976
Extensive variation and strain-specificity in dengue virus susceptibility among African Aedes aegypti populations
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 25, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011862
The national distribution of lymphatic filariasis cases in Malawi using patient mapping and geostatistical modelling
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 25, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012056
Phenotypic screening reveals a highly selective phthalimide-based compound with antileishmanial activity
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 25, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012050
In vitro immunoreactivity and in vivo neutralization of Trimeresurus gracilis venom with antivenoms targeting four pit viper species
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 25, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012070
Landscape of toxin-neutralizing therapeutics for snakebite envenoming (2015–2022): Setting the stage for an R&D agenda
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012052
Species-specific responses during Seoul orthohantavirus infection in human and rat lung microvascular endothelial cells
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012074
Reinfection of farm dogs following praziquantel treatment in an endemic region of cystic echinococcosis in southeastern Iran
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011939
Predictors for participation in mass-treatment and female genital schistosomiasis re-investigation, and the effect of praziquantel treatment in South African adolescents
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011798
Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth is associated with increased Campylobacter and epithelial injury in duodenal biopsies of Bangladeshi children
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012023
Urinary proteomics reveals biological processes related to acute kidney injury in Bothrops atrox envenomings
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012072
Endothelial and inflammatory pathophysiology in dengue shock: New insights from a prospective cohort study in Vietnam
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012071
Human myiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 28, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012027
Strongyloidiasis in Auckland: A ten-year retrospective study of diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of a predominantly Polynesian and Fijian migrant cohort
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 28, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012045
Assessment of Culicidae collection methods for xenomonitoring lymphatic filariasis in malaria co-infection context in Burkina Faso
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 29, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012021
Development of a computational model to inform environmental surveillance sampling plans for Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in wastewater
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 29, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011468
Mixed methods to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) towards rabies in central and remote communities of Moramanga district, Madagascar
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 29, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012064
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012031
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