Tuberculosis control in Ethiopian prisons: A forgotten front in the end TB Strategy

Iris Klaasse, Delesa Wolde Feyisa, Batri Reshu, Alexandra Asboeck, Kumsa Gudeta Aleba, Fabian Schlumberger, Alfenur Abu Kufa, Anil Fastenau

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 4, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014048

Adapting lessons from the Indian subcontinent to accelerate elimination of visceral leishmaniasis as a public health problem in East Africa

Eva Iniguez, Daniel Masiga, Caryn Bern, Sridhar Srikantiah

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014088

Epidemiology and clinical spectrum of leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum in Tunisia: Current status, challenges, and perspectives

Najla Chargui, Ahmad Amro, Hamouda Babba, Najoua Haouas

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 12, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014063

The human immunome in the post-schistosomiasis mass drug administration era

Emilee J. Benos, Francisca Mutapi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014084

Three decades of discovery: An overview of Hendra virus, the original Henipavirus

Kim Halpin, Raúl Gómez Román

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014138

Understanding healing: A comparative analysis in chronic diseases with leprosy—A scoping review

Joydeepa Darlong, Joy Kim, Subhojit Goswami, Chhavi Tyagi, Govindasamy Karthikeyan, Mythily Vandana S. Charles, Aashish Masih, Rama V. Baru

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013748

Adult dengue vaccination in a low transmission setting: A modelling study in Singapore

Abhishek Senapati, Tun-Linn Thein, Yee-Sin Leo, Hannah Eleanor Clapham

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014062

First whole-genome detection of dengue virus in urban Aedes aegypti from Southern Brazil

Amanda Cupertino de Freitas, Sara Cândida Ferreira dos Santos, Luiz Marcelo R. Tomé, Vagner Fonseca, Talita Émile Ribeiro Adelino, Natália R. Guimarães, Felipe C. M. Iani, Keldenn Moreno, Bruna Regina Diniz Souza, Victor Augusto Isidoro Maia, Getúlio Dornelles Souza, Ellen Caroline Nobre Santos, Lívia Victória Rodrigues Baldon, Rafaela Luiza Moreira, Maria Eduarda Calazans Rodrigues, Isaque João da Silva de Faria, João Paulo Pereira de Almeida, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, Marta Giovanetti, Álvaro Gil Araujo Ferreira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014050

The resistance to Toxoplasma gondii in Microtus fortis is associated with the activation of the complement lectin pathway

Jing Xie, Mengqi Wu, Zhijun Zhou, Yuan Liu, Xiaohua Liu, Kaijuan Wu, Dongqian Yang, Yixiao Wang, Kang Liu, Chandara Ngim, Zheng Wang, Liping Jiang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014052

Anthrax-causing bacteria form biofilms on a soil-inspired porous glass bead model

Leonard Borst, Sabine Howaldt, Rocío Berdaguer, Christoph Schaudinn, Susann Dupke, Maren Stämmler, Peter Lasch, Holger C. Scholz, Silke R. Klee

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014043

The underestimated burden of placental schistosomiasis in endemic regions: Findings from a cross-sectional, diagnostic proof-of-concept study on placental schistosomiasis in Gabon

Saskia Dede Davi, Dearie Glory Okwu, Yabo Josiane Honkpehedji, Pia Michelitsch, Lillian Rene Endamne, Jacob Gerstenberg, Josephine Mischlinger, Rella Zoleko-Manego, Paul Alvyn Nguema-Moure, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Egbert Tannich, Stefan Lueth, Martha Holtfreter, Dennis Tappe, Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, Michael Ramharter, Benjamin Thomas Schleenvoigt, Johannes Mischlinger

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014031

Comparative GWAS using global and Indian Reference Panels reveals non-coding drivers of COVID-19 severity and mortality

Aastha Kaushik, Ramakant Mohite, Ranjeet Maurya, Bansidhar Tarai, Sandeep Budhiraja, Uzma Shamim, Rajesh Pandey

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014020

Occurrence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in invasive snails in the French territories of America, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, and Martinique

Céline Dard, Dorothée Harrois, Loïc Epelboin, Magalie Pierre-Demar, Noémie Vireeye, Gélixa Gamiette, Régis Delannoye, Lydéric Aubert, Stéphanie Guyomard-Rabenirina, Séverine Ferdinand, Antoine Talarmin, Nicole Desbois-Nogard

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014024

First report of pathogenic Leptospira in Sri Lankan bats: A potential reservoir risk?

Thejanee Perera, Franziska Schwarz, Therese Muzeniek, Sahan Siriwardana, Beate Becker-Ziaja, Inoka Perera, Shiroma Handunnetti, Jagathpriya Weerasena, Gayani Premawansa, Sunil Premawansa, Wipula Yapa, Claudia Kohl, Andreas Nitsche

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 4, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012576

Social and environmental determinants of Neglected infectious diseases in quilombola communities of the Brazilian Amazon: An epidemiological and machine learning analysis

Ellen Mara Fernandes da Silva, Leanna Silva Aquino, Ednaldo Pereira Maranhão, Sheyla Mara Silva de Oliveira, Tatiane Costa Quaresma, Daliane Ferreira Marinho, Valney Mara Gomes Conde, Veridiana Barreto do Nascimento, Irinéia de Oliveira Bacelar Simplício, Nádia Vicência do Nascimento Martins, Manoel Honorato, Adjanny Estela Santos de Souza, Franciane de Paula Fernandes, Edna Ferreira Coelho Galvão, Lívia de Aguiar Valentim

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 4, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014078

Modeling the potential distribution of Wesselsbron, Sindbis, and Middelburg viruses and their vectors in Africa under future climatic and land-use changes

Maureen Nabatanzi, Selina L. Graff, Kigai E. E. Bigala, Peter Z. Sabakaki, Teddy A. Tindyebwa, Julius J. Lutwama, Innocent B. Rwego, Anthony M. Nsubuga, Sandra Junglen, Lisa Biber-Freudenberger

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 4, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014072

Cm-p5, a synthetic antimicrobial peptide shows anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity

Ana C. Mengarda, Fidel E. Morales-Vicente, Ernesto M. Martell-Huguet, Anselmo J. Otero-Gonzalez, Ariel M. Silber

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013975

Image segmentation of cervical grainy sandy patches lesions associated with female genital schistosomiasis using deep convolutional neural network with U-NET architecture

Karl Emil Jøker, Peter Christian Derek Leutscher, Kristine Brøndbjerg Øby, Karoline Jøker, Bodo Sahondra Randrianasolo, Maciej Plocharski, Louise Thomsen Schmidt Arenholt

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014037

Evaluating how demography and temperature increase might alter the burden of congenital Toxoplasmosis in Africa

Fidisoa T. Rasambainarivo, Ingrid G. Nilsson, Devin E. Cheeks, Wenchang Yang, C. Jessica E. Metcalf

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 6, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014058

Study on the differentiated impact of climate change on plague epidemics in Northern and Southern China, 1912–1949

Lei Zhang, Shuyan Yin, Miao Ge, Lin Pang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 6, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014036

Association of avian biodiversity and West Nile Virus circulation in Culex mosquitoes in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Yiran Wang, Mattia Calzolari, Gianpiero Calvi, Victoria M. Cox, Paola Angelini, Michele Dottori, William Wint, Sally Jahn, Giovanni Marini, Ilaria Dorigatti

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 6, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014076

Comparative susceptibility of Old World and New World bat cell lines to Zika virus: Insights into viral replication and inflammatory responses

Alexander J. Brown, Anna C. Fagre, Julianna Gilson, Jennifer Horton, J. Nick Allen, Ricardo Rivero, Mahsan Karimi, Emily Speranza, Michael Letko, Stephanie N. Seifert

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 6, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014065

From tests to truth: A misclassification-aware machine learning framework for estimating brucellosis seroprevalence in wild canids

Nahal Sarvestani, Farzane Shams, Armin Mirshahi, Mobina Pato, Aria Javani Farbod, Armina Khayatderafshi, Mobina Payami, Arman Abdous

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 6, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014029

CCR8 orchestrates an immunosuppressive niche in the liver to promote Echinococcus multilocularis infection

Jiao Hou, Haining Fan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 6, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014018

Snakebite patterns in rural Sri Lanka and their implications for preventive measures

Asela Wijayasekara, Anjana Silva, Kosala Weerakoon, Subodha Waiddyanatha, Supun Wedasingha, Sisira Siribaddana, Geoffrey K. Isbister

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 9, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014092

Human Leukocyte Antigen-G is enriched in presence of trypanosome in the dermis of individuals exposed to gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis in Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire

Alisé Lagrave, Aïssata Camara, Laure Gineau, Magali Tichit, Firmin Bolivar Gnankou, Alseny M’mah Soumah, Mariame Camara, Martial N’Djetchi, Justin Windingoudi Kaboré, Oumou Camara, Bamoro Coulibaly, Blé Sépé, Valentin Nanan, Koffi Alain De Marie Kouadio, Louis N’Dri, Thomas Konan, Jacqueline Milet, Salimatou Boiro, Christelle Travaillé, Aline Crouzols, Nathalie Petiot, Hamidou Ilboudo, David Hardy, Ibrahim Sadissou, Jean-Mathieu Bart, Mamadou Camara, Dramane Kaba, Mathurin Koffi, Bruno Bucheton, Vincent Jamonneau, David Courtin, Brice Rotureau

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 9, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014085

Functionally-derivatized Nanoantibodies as novel tools for Giardia lamblia cyst detection

Corina D. Wirdnam, Timothé Schaerer, Matthias Rubin, Alexander Oberli, Saša Štefanić, Adrian B. Hehl, Carmen Faso

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 9, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013844

Spatial and social determinants of the 1857 yellow fever epidemic in Lisbon

Isaac H. Bates, Sabrina L. Li, Kris V. Parag, Katy A.M. Gaythorpe, Ana B. Abecasis, Matthew Smallman-Raynor, Nuno R. Faria

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 9, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014059

First report of Providencia rettgeri, Colpodella spp., Ehrlichia spp., and Rickettsia hoogstraalii in ticks infesting goats of Pakistan

Shakir Ullah, Hafsa Sher, Raquel Cossío-Bayúgar, Ioannis A. Giantsis, Sumbal Haleem, Sadaf Niaz, Michael E. von Fricken, Adil Khan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 9, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014060

Spatio-temporal analysis and geostatistical modelling of onchocerciasis prevalence in Nigeria to support elimination efforts

Ayodele Samuel Babalola, Taiwo A. Adekunle, Taiwo P. Babatunde, Yasmeen A. Adeniyi, Omolola Adeniran, Olaitan Omitola, Edore Edwin Ito, Abiodun Olakiigbe, Pam V. Gyang, Emeka Makata, Babatunde Adewale, Olaoluwa P. Akinwale, Olufunmilayo A. Idowu, Olabanji A. Surakat, Adedapo O. Adeogun, Monsuru A. Adeleke

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 9, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014090

Understanding the Rift Valley fever exposure risk: A comparative perspective from a multi-country study in East and Central Africa, 2021-24

Luciana Lepore, Raymond Odinoh, Jeanette Dawa, Silvia Situma, Luke Nyakarahuka, Sheila Makiala, Hervé Viala, Christian Ifufa, Marie-Anne Kavira Muhindo, John Kayiwa, Nicholas Awor, Noella Mulopo-Mukanya, Alex Tumusiime, Anne Hauner, Jackson Kyondo, Stijn Rogé, Carolyne Nasimiyu, Steve Kisembo, Annemarion Namutebi, David Odong, Hugo Kavunga-Membo, Julius Lutwama, Ézéchiel Bushu Mulinda, Kevin K. Ariën, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka, Deo Ndumu, Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, Robert F. Breiman, Barnabas Bakamutumaho, Kariuki Njenga, Justin Masumu, Veerle Vanlerberghe

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 10, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014082

A potential histoplasmosis pathogenesis mechanism mediated by a lectin of Histoplasma capsulatum with affinity to β-galactose, favoring intravascular hemagglutination

Ivan Ramos-Martínez, Eugenia Flores-Robles, Gabriela Rodríguez-Arellanes, Edgar Zenteno, Armando Pérez-Torres, Maria Lucia Taylor

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 10, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014105

Scrub and murine typhus seroprevalence among blood donors in Laos

Weerawat Phuklia, Jantana Wongsantichon, Chantala Souksakhone, Ampai Tanganuchitcharnchai, Mavuto Mukaka, Kaisone Padith, Koukeo Phommasone, Mayfong Mayxay, Stuart D. Blacksell, Audrey Dubot-Pérès, Matthew T. Robinson, Elizabeth A. Ashley

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 10, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014056

Current global estimates, risk factors, and knowledge gaps for Hepatitis E virus (HEV): A scoping review

Md Koushik Ahmed, Hanna Maroofi, Madeleine Blunt, Alain Labrique, Carl Kirkwood, Kirsten Vannice, Kawsar R. Talaat, Julia Lynch, Brittany L. Kmush

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 11, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013980

Geospatial risk prediction of hookworm infection and intensity among school-aged children in Dak Lak province, Vietnam

Tin N. D. Pham, Adam W. Bartlett, Katrina Blazek, Sze Fui Hii, Vito Colella, Dinh Ng-Nguyen, Susana Vaz Nery

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 12, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014079

A systematic review of dengue controlled human infection studies: safety, viral kinetics and immunology

Srishti Chhabra, Po Ying Chia, Yee-Sin Leo, Barnaby Edward Young

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 12, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014086

Evaluation of the autonomic nervous system in autochthonous patients from Amazon with acute Chagas disease treated with benznidazole

Mônica Regina Hosannah da Silva e Silva, Débora Raysa Teixeira de Sousa, Jessica Vanina Ortiz, Matheus Martins Monteiro, Alba Regina Jorge Brandão, Marcia Regina Silva e Silva, Susan Smith-Doria, Melissa de Sousa Melo Cavalcante, Katia do Nascimento Couceiro, Guilherme Peixoto Tinoco Arêas, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa Guerra, João Marcos Bemfica Barbosa Ferreira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 12, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014022

Studies on prevalence of Hantavirus in small mammals in Southeast Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Zixiao Guo, Hongxin Pan, Nini Wang, Yang Xiao, Qianwen Zhang, Changchun Ren, Puyu Liu, Qun Wu, Lijun Cai, Yang Cheng, Weixia Li, Dingwei Sun

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 12, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014075

Community participation and technological innovation: Baseline qualitative insights to inform a five-year cohort on drone-based dengue surveillance in Malaysia

Rahmat Dapari, Safiyeh Tayebi, Ana Lorena Ruano, Timothy C. Guetterman, Seok Mui Wang, Siti Hafizah AB Hamid, Sohel Rahman, Jürgen Pilz, Nazri Che Dom, Ubydul Haque

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 12, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013979

Differentiating scrub typhus meningitis from brucellar meningitis in children: A single-center retrospective study

Yonghan Luo, Yan Guo, Ying Zhu, Haifeng Jin, Penghao Cui, Ruonan Li, Qingping Tang, Yin Li, Yanchun Wang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014107

Acod1/itaconate axis controls anxiety-like behaviors induced by chronic infection of Toxoplasma gondii in mice

Ziyi Yan, Yumeng Zhou, Yingting Huang, Huiling Lv, Siyu Li, Yifan Zhang, Yan He, Xinde Jiang, Heng Deng, Yujuan Shen, Yumei Zhang, Wei Pan, Fenfen Sun

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014077

Zoonotic trypanosomatids in small mammals at a wildlife-urban interface in southeastern Brazil: Implications for transmission risk

Amanda Caroline Corrêa Madureira, Ana Paula Isnard, Ana Cristina Vianna Mariano da Rocha Lima, Débora Cristina Capucci, Anna Luiza Moreira Martins, Letícia Gracielle Tôrres de Miranda Estevam, Mariana Lourenço Freire, Soraia de Oliveira Silva, Leonardo Barbosa Koerich, Grasiele Caldas D’Avila Pessoa, Nelder de Figueiredo Gontijo, Daniel Moreira de Avelar, Rita de Cássia Moreira de Souza, Lileia Gonçalves Diotaiuti, José Dilermando Andrade Filho, Felipe Dutra-Rêgo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013455

The Cutaneous leishmaniasis impact questionnaire: Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation in adults with Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ethiopia

Derese Bekele Daba, Feleke Tilahun Zewdu, Yematawork Kebede Aragaw, Debisa Eshatu Wendimu, Abebaw Yeshambel Alemu, Mosisa Bekele Degefa, Nebiyu Sherefa Mohammed, Yohannes Hailemichael, Teklu Cherkose, Fikregabrail Aberra Kassa, Tedros Nigusse Ferede, Galana Mamo Ayana, Kidist Weldekidan Desta, Shimelis Nigusie Doni, Amel Beshir Mohammed, Fewzia Shikur Mohammed, Saba Maria Lambert, Sagni Chali Jira, Iris Mosweu, Catherine Pitt, Michael Marks, Stephen L. Walker, Endalamaw Gadisa, SHARP Collaboration

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014073

Gut microbiota-associated metabolite N-acetyl-D-glucosamine alleviates systemic inflammatory responses induced by acute Toxoplasma gondii infection

Yang Yang, Chuangchuang Zhou, Chunli Yang, Ziyi Yang, Shan Xu, Xiaoxiao Ma, Shumin Sun, Jing Yang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014108

External quality assessment for yaws elimination in low- and middle-income countries using plasmid-based proficiency test items

Claudia Mueller, Serges Tchatchouang, Laud Anthony Basing, Solange Ngazoa-Kakou, Kouadio Aboh Hugues, Becca Louise Handley, Camila G. Beiras, Ivy Brago Amanor, Philippe Ndzomo, Mohammed A. Bakheit, Lisa Becherer, Earnest Njih Tabah, Tania Crucitti, Nadine Borst, Christina Ries, Simone Lueert, Sieghard Frischmann, Helena Gmoser, Emelie Landmann, Aboubacar Sylla, Sylvie Mireille Kouamé-Sina, Daniel Arhinful, Patrick Awondo, Sarah Burl, Emma Michèle Harding-Esch, Adingra Tano, Oriol Mitjà, Sara Eyangoh, Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Michael Marks, Sascha Knauf

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013772

A prospective cohort study to describe the morphology of buboes in patients with bubonic plague using ultrasound imaging

Josephine Bourner, Reena Dwivedi, Rindra Vatosoa Randremanana, Lisy Hanitra Razananaivo, Elise Pesonel, Esteban Garcia-Gallo, Elizabeth Joekes, Théodora Mayouya-Gamana, Elisée Randriambolamanana Fanomezantsoa, Aly Ny Aina Minoarisoa, Ezra Rajoeliarivelo, Mamy Gabriel Randriamanantsoa, Alex Paddy Abdel Salam, Amanda Rojek, Tojo Rémi Rafaralahivoavy, Mihaja Raberahona, Piero Olliaro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014133

Seroprevalence and preventive practices of dengue and chikungunya among school children in Bangkok: Gaps in prevention and vaccination strategies

Thitiya Yakasaem, Thidarat Jupimai, Nattapong Jitrungruengnij, Napaporn Chantasrisawad, Ekasit Kowitdamrong, Padet Siriyasatien, Sunthorn Sunthornchart, Nattinee Isarankura Na Ayudaya, Paveena Angkhananukit, Pitsamai Ruansil, Kanchana Nakhapakorn, Eric Daudé, Alexandre Cebeillac, Richard Paul, Thanyawee Puthanakit, Watsamon Jantarabenjakul

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013026

Association between the 20-minute whole blood clotting test and fibrinogen concentrations in green pit viper envenomations in Bangkok

Supa Niruntarai, Sivilai Hengtrakul, Rittirak Othong

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014121

A country-wide survey of knowledge and practice regarding prevention, snake identification and pre-hospital management of children with snakebites amongst Public Health Midwives in Sri Lanka

Kavinda Dayasiri, Tharuka Perera, Gihan Gunarathna, Achila Ranasinghe, Indika Gawarammana, Shaluka Jayamanne

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014083

Socioeconomic drivers of human Brucellosis in Ningxia, China: A one health and spatiotemporal analysis for targeted intervention

Ping Zhang, Xiaojuan Ma, Ting Pan, Jingxia Dang, Dongfeng Pan, Mingbo Chen, Peifeng Liang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014124

Fraction of sex-inducing substances facilitates growth and body shape change in a Fasciola hepatica/gigantica hybrid: A novel in vitro research platform for studying liver-stage juveniles derived from mice

Sasaya Ohno, Chihiro Kitajima, Kiyono Sekii, Riku Ito, Akitoshi Yoshikawa, Shotaro Wakahara, Kimitoshi Sakamoto, Yukita Sato, Kazuya Kobayashi, Madoka Ichikawa-Seki

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014113

Simultaneous serological assessment of four zoonotic rickettsiae among dogs near the United States-Mexico border

Francesca Rubino, Sarah A. Hamer, Andres M. López-Pérez, Samantha Schuchman, Kailyn Lozano, Alexandra Saffold, Mario A. Rodríguez-Pérez, Nadia A. Fernández-Santos, Janet Foley

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014099

Unveiling the ecology and spatial dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi, its DTUs and Triatoma vitticeps in the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Espírito Santo State, Brazil

Raphael Testai, Felipe de Oliveira, Maria Augusta Dario, Ane Luíse Quinze Dias de Faro de Oliveira, Flávio Luis de Mello, Ana Maria Jansen, Samanta Cristina das Chagas Xavier

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014111

Suitable ecological niches of invasive malaria vector under present and projected climatic conditions in South of Iran

Faramarz Bozorg-Omid, Madineh Abbasi, Mohammad Reza Yaghoobi-Ershadi, Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014054

Population-based ultrasound prevalence and risk factors for cystic echinococcosis in endemic Kazakhstan

Gulziya Ismailova, Majid Fasihi Harandi, Shokan Kaniyev, Zhanna Shapiyeva, Daniyar Mukazhanov, Bolatbek Baimakhanov, Adriano Casulli

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014126

Scoping review of knowledge, attitudes, and practices to zoonotic diseases among abattoir workers and residents in proximity to abattoirs in low-middle income countries

Oluwafemi Babatunde Daodu, Patricia Uche Ogbo, Ahmed Sherif Isa, Toyosi Yekeen Raheem, Uche Thecla Igbasi, Oluwabukola Mary Ola, Oluwatosin Eunice Olorunmoteni, Olabisi Adejibike Oduwole, Oluchukwu Perpetual Okeke, Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu, Olajide Odunayo Sobande

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013235

Snakebite knowledge among healthcare workers in Gabon: A health facility-based cross-sectional survey

Jade D. Rae, Rica Artus, Friederike Hunstig, Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, Alex Hounmenou Zinsou, Dearie Glory Okwu, Wilfrid Ndzebe Ndoumba, Rella Zoleko Manego, Michael Ramharter, Bertrand Lell, Peter Gottfried Kremsner, Jörg Blessmann, Benno Kreuels

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013742

Hookworm genes encoding intestinal excreted-secreted proteins are transcriptionally upregulated in response to the host’s immune system

Erich M. Schwarz, Jason B. Noon, Jeffrey D. Chicca, Carli Garceau, Hanchen Li, Igor Antoshechkin, Vladislav Ilík, Barbora Pafčo, Amy M. Weeks, E. Jane Homan, Gary R. Ostroff, Raffi V. Aroian

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 17, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014106

Outcomes of alternative therapy in HLA-B* 13:01 positive leprosy patients without dapsone versus standard MDT in negative patients: A comparative effectiveness study

Yang Li, Zhenzhen Wang, Tongsheng Chu, Hong Wang, Lijiao Yin, Shujuan Yuan, Yonghong Wang, Gang Li, Hong Liu, Furen Zhang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 17, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014114

Pandemic-driven immune imprinting accelerates evolution of human coronavirus OC43

Shuiping Lu, Qi Shen, Huanru Wang, Mingyi Cai, Jingjing Hu, Yi Li, Yuxi Wang, Feng Yuan, Qingyuan Xu, Weijie Chen, Yitian Wu, Jiasheng Xiong, Zheng Teng, Mengting Tang, Chenglong Xiong

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 17, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014109

DMEM and EMEM as alternate growth media for pathogenic Leptospira

Leandro E. Garcia, Zitong Lin, Sophie Culos, M. Catherine Muenker, Emily E. Johnson, Zheng Wang, Francesc Lopez-Giraldez, Alexandre Giraud-Gatineau, Angela M. Jackson, Mathieu Picardeau, David R. Goodlett, Jeffrey P. Townsend, Helena Pětrošová, Elsio A. Wunder Jr

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 17, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014136

Dengue transmission heterogeneity across Indonesia’s archipelago: Climate-driven spatiotemporal patterns and policy implications

Bimandra A. Djaafara, Iqbal R.F. Elyazar, Fadjar S.M. Silalahi, Asik Surya, Agus Handito, Burhannudin Thohir, Desfalina Aryani, Mushtofa Kamal, Aditya L. Ramadona, Dyana Gunawan, Hipokrates, Anzala Khoirun Nisa, Edi Prianto, Iriani Samad, Agus Sugiarto, Kimberly Fornace, Hannah E. Clapham, Nuno R. Faria, Swapnil Mishra

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 17, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014135

Bispecific single-domain antibody (VHH) fused with human IgG1 Fc with dual specificity effectively neutralize Naja Kaouthia venom

Kanokporn Pothisamutyothin, Sirisak Sathorn, Ratchana Boonmee, Wichit Thaveekarn, Wanatchaporn Arunmanee

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 17, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014119

Chikungunya viral load in cerebrospinal fluid and blood is not associated with severity of neurological manifestations in children

Fatiha Najioullah, Rishika Banydeen, Nicolas Garofalo-Gomez, Cristina Santamaria-Dominguez, Martin Savary, Marion Philbert, Raymond Cesaire, Moustapha Dramé, Yves Hatchuel

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 17, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014112

Noise and neglect: Social-media signals expose attention gaps for dengue, chikungunya, lymphatic filariasis and kala-azar in India’s vector-borne NTDs

Ruchishree Konhar, James K. Lalsanga, Devendra Kumar Biswal

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 18, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013378

Coinfection with malaria alters the fecundity and within-host persistence of an intestinal nematode

Luc Bourbon, Aloïs Dusuel, Emma Groetz, Mickaël Rialland, Benjamin Roche, Bruno Faivre, Gabriele Sorci

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 18, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013564

The spatio-temporal patterns and formation mechanisms of cholera epidemics in Hubei Province, China from 1949 to 2020

Zhiyu Chen, Shengsheng Gong, Tao Zhang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 18, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014125

An artificial intelligence-powered digital pathology platform to support large-scale deworming programs against soil-transmitted helminthiasis and intestinal schistosomiasis in resource-limited settings

Peter K. Ward, Mohammed Aliy Mohammed, Mio Ayana Heda, Lindsay A. Broadfield, Peter Dahlberg, Daniel Dana, Gemechu Tadesse Leta, Zeleke Mekonnen, Betty Nabatte, Narcis Kabatereine, Kristina M. Orrling, Sofie Van Hoecke, Bruno Levecke, Lieven J. Stuyver

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 18, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013432

Prevalence, infection intensity, and risk factors of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and intestinal schistosomiasis among schoolchildren in Southern Ethiopia

Fisseha Bonja, Berhanu Erko, Musa Mohammed Ali, Bineyam Taye, Hagos Ashenafi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 18, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014115

Self-management of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis in Japan: A qualitative study

Saori Yamaguchi, Rika Yatsushiro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 19, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014055

A miniaturized, frugal RPA assay for genus-level detection of Paracoccidioides spp. in resource-limited endemic settings

Melina Noelia Lorenzini Campos, Raúl Maximiliano Acevedo, Gabriela Alejandra Massa, Laura Elena Valinotto, Luis Hernando Corredor Sanguña, Mario Alberto Piz, Raúl Horacio Lucero, Florencia Rojas, Laura Belén Formichelli, Liliana Silvina Lösch, Javier Esteban Mussin, Gustavo Giusiano

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 19, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014101

Genetic background and immune response in paracoccidioidomycosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of single nucleotide variants

Sanderson da Silva Coelho, Wellington Santos Fava, Eva Burger, Ana Carla Pereira-Latini, Alessandra Pontillo, James Venturini

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 19, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014110

Human brucellosis in pregnancy in western Uganda: High seroprevalence and health risk factors identified in a cross-sectional study

Wainaina Virginia, Marie Pascaline Sabine Ishimwe, Ahmed Kiswezi Kazigo, Tshimanga Tshilumba, Jean de Dieu Rukamba, Theophilus Pius, Sawda Abdikarim Sheikh Isse, Theoneste Hakizimana

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014123

Geographic, demographic and economic burden of human cystic echinococcosis in Italy based on hospital discharge records (2015–2022)

Piero Bonelli, Giovanni Stegel, Scilla Mastrandrea, Gabriella Masu, Angela Peruzzu, Cinzia Santucciu, Giovanna Masala

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014142

Shotgun metagenomic analysis of the oral microbiomes of children with noma

Michael Olaleye, Angus M. O’Ferrall, Richard N. Goodman, Deogracia Wa Kabila, Miriam Peters, Gregoire Falq, Joseph Samuel, Donal Doyle, Diana Gomez, Gbemisola Oloruntuyi, Shafi’u Isah, Adeniyi Semiyu Adetunji, Elise Farley, Nicholas. J. Evans, Mark Sherlock, Adam P. Roberts, Mohana Amirtharajah, Stuart Ainsworth

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014118

A time-varying geospatial model of habitat suitability for Japanese encephalitis virus vectors and vertebrate hosts in Australia

David H. Duncan, Lucinda E. Harrison, Abbey Potter, Craig Brockway, Kimberly L. Miller, Stephen L. Doggett, Rebecca Feldman, Peter J. Neville, Andrew F. van den Hurk, Cassie C. Jansen, Michaela Hobby, Vicki Burns, Andrew Vickers, Nina Kurucz, Nick Golding, Freya M. Shearer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014127

Targeting Leishmania donovani Sphingosine Kinase 1 using PF-543 enhances immune response and limits parasite load

Evanka Madan, Ruby Bansal, Jhalak Singhal, Nishant Joshi, Monika Saini, Sadat Shafi, Aashima Gupta, Shailja Singh

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013102

The role of soluble thrombomodulin (sTM) in risk stratification of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and prognostic assessment

Min Wei, Zhuoran Xiao, Jiaojiao Cao, Xinyi Du, Mengyuan Li, Rongrong Zhang, Xiaofei Yang, Shasha Wu, Chao Fan, Jing Zhang, Jianqi Lian, Chuantao Ye

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014132

Detection of Leishmania infantum DNA in captive wild mammals from an urban zoo in a visceral leishmaniasis–endemic area of Brazil

Nathália Cristina Lima Pereira, Érika Monteiro Michalsky, Daniel Moreira de Avelar, Lara Saraiva, Regina Celi Antunes Nobi, Carlyle Mendes Coelho, Humberto Espírito Santo Mello, Consuelo Latorre Fortes-Dias, Edelberto Santos Dias

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014098

Characterization of arbovirus infections in patients within Haiti by screening discarded malaria rapid diagnostic test cassettes

Graham A. Matulis, Haley P. Smith, Grant Hall, Rachel S. Katich, Korey L. Delp, Christina E. Douglas, Jennifer Williams, Shawn Hirsch, Raina Kumar, Ian Pshea-Smith, Abigail A. Lilak, Bernard A. Okech, Keersten Ricks, Christopher P. Stefan, Alexandre Existe, Jeffrey R. Kugelman, Ian Sutherland, James Dunford, Jacques Boncy, Michael E. von Fricken, Jeffrey W. Koehler

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014089

Development and pilot application of a point-of-need molecular xenomonitoring protocol for tsetse (Glossina sp.) in a low-resource setting

Isabel Saldanha, Edward Aziku, Alex T. Trima, Victor Drapari, Gala Garrod, Henry Ombanya, Inaki Tirados, Martha Betson, Albert Mugenyi, Sophie Dunkley, Stephen J. Torr, Andrew Hope, Lucas J. Cunningham

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 23, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013706

Dengue transmission dynamics in an urban setting in western India

Karuppusamy Balasubramani, Syed Shah Areeb Hussain, Sushant Anil Sawant, Abhishek Govekar, Pooja Telugu Prakash, Aparna Naik, Debattam Mazumdar, Jagannath Nayak, Kuldeep Singh, Lokesh Kori, Kalpana Mahatme, Kumar Arun Prasad, Praveen Balabaskaran Nina, Ajeet Kumar Mohanty

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 23, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013636

Brucella abortus and public health risk: Prevalence in milk sold at open markets in Cameroon

Pierre Gontao, Christopher G. Laine, Gaelle Kamdjo Guela, Charles Olivier Gomsu Dada, Hortense Abiba, Charles Félix Bilong Bilong, Wilfred Mbacham, Daniel G. Garcia-Gonzalez, Sonia Vection, John D. Gillece, Jeffrey T. Foster, Abel Wade, Angela M. Arenas-Gamboa

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 23, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014051

Descriptions of the natural history of erythema nodosum leprosum to inform clinical classification – A semi-systematic review

Barbara de Barros, Saba Lambert, Vivianne Lopes Antonio Dias, Diana N.J. Lockwood, Stephen L. Walker

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 23, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014100

The differential roles of Giardia duodenalis-secreted tenascins in inducing intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis and the attributed EGFR-STAT3 axis regulation

Shui Yu, Zhepeng Sun, Yiqi Wang, Peipei Zhang, Hongxing Sun, Ziqi Meng, Chufan Yang, Yu Shen, Zhanhao Guo, Wei Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 23, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014153

Application of CRISPR/Cas13a system on the rapid detection of Salmonella spp.

Yongxin Huang, Wenli Liang, Mingyao Huang, Yingying Deng, Zhenyi Huang, Changhan Ai, Weiqing Tan, Lingxiao Jiang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 23, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014150

Burden of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in the Kyrgyz Republic

Gulnara Minbaeva, Nelya Akhunbaeva, Kalis Nogoibaeva, Vera Toygombaeva, Kenesh Dzhusupov, Paul R. Torgerson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 23, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014074

Vaccination of mice with Trichinella spiralis serine proteinase enhanced gut epithelial barrier and elicited a high protective immunity

Jin Yi Wu, Xin Zhuo Zhang, Ru Zhang, Yao Zhang, Ruo Dan Liu, Xi Zhang, Shao Rong Long, Zhong Quan Wang, Jing Cui

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 24, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014161

Rapid identification of Biomphalaria spp. and diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infestation using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

Diara Sy, Lionel Almeras, Adama Zan Diarra, Souleymane Doucoure, Yacine Mbere Sarr, Coralie L’Ollivier, Papa Mouhamadou Gaye, El Hadji Ibrahima Ndiaye, Bruno Senghor, Doudou Sow, Cheikh Sokhna, Stephane Ranque

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 24, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013236

Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in coyotes in Washington State, USA highlights need for increased wildlife surveillance

Yasmine Hentati, Ellie Reese, Claire C. Curran, Erika M. Miller, Dakeishla M. Díaz-Morales, Samantha E.S. Kreling, Guilherme G. Verocai, Laura R. Prugh, Christopher J. Schell, Chelsea L. Wood

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 24, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013502

Comparative studies of the effects of Naja ashei venom-derived proteins on model and native lipid membranes

Barbara Dyba, Barbara Kreczmer, Elżbieta Rudolphi-Szydło, Anna Barbasz, Vladimír Petrilla, Monika Petrillova, Jaroslav Legáth, Aleksandra Bocian, Konrad Kamil Hus

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 25, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014122

A novel method for establishing a mouse model of hepatic echinococcosis: Ultrasound-guided percutaneous liver puncture modeling

Jingyu Wang, Jian Dong, Huijiao Jiang, Huan Zhao, Shengwen Lv, Zhen Wang, Xinhui Cao, Chenghao Liu, Xueling Chen, Xiangwei Wu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 25, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014154

A systematic review of adverse effects associated with systemic corticosteroids in the management of leprosy

Andie I. Lun, Barbara de Barros, Stephen L. Walker

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014152

Serotonin signaling modulates growth and motility in juvenile Fasciola hepatica

Emily Robb, Sarah Muise, Lana Watt, Rebecca Armstrong, Duncan Wells, Paul McCusker, John Harrington, Andreas Krasky, Paul M. Selzer, Nikki J. Marks, Aaron G. Maule

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014097

Delivery of canine rabies vaccination programme in Kutupalong-Balukhali refugee camps, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Luke Gamble, Karlette A. Fernandes, Keiichiro Tazawa, Rubaiya Ahmad, Kamrul Islam, James Hood, Bernadette Abela, Balaji Chandrashekar, Frederic Lohr, Ryan M. Wallace, Tim Parkin, Andrew D. Gibson, Catherine Swedberg

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014143

Genomic analysis of human-infecting Leptospira borgpetersenii isolates in Sri Lanka: Expanded PF07598 gene family repertoire and less genome reduction than bovine isolates

Indika Senavirathna, Dinesha Jayasundara, Janith Warnasekara, Suneth Agampodi, Ellie J. Putz, Jarlath E. Nally, Darrell O. Bayles, Reetika Chaurasia, Joseph M. Vinetz

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012540

Reduced cytochrome P-450 (CYP) 2D6 activity and Plasmodium vivax malaria risk in Amazonians: A retrospective, population-based cohort study

Rodrigo M. Corder, Maria Carolina S. B. Puça, Carlos A. Prete, Winni A. Ladeia, Priscila T. Rodrigues, Igor C. Johansen, Tais Nobrega de Sousa, Marcelo U. Ferreira, on behalf of the Mâncio Lima Cohort Study Working Group

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014160

Advanced machine learning approaches for predicting Neglected Tropical Disease co-endemicity in Kenya: A focus on soil-transmitted helminths, schistosomiasis, and lymphatic filariasis

Nkuba Nyerere, Damaris Felistus Mulwa

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 30, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014156

Paralytic rabies outbreak mimicking guillain–Barré syndrome in French Amazonia

Nathalie Deschamps, Claire Mayence, Perrine Parize, Maylis Douine, Clémentine Montagnac, Stephanie Houcke, Loïc Epelboin, Amina Nasri, Felix Djossou, Florence Larrous, Katherine Worsley-Tonks, Karim Hamiche, Alessandra Monaya, Cyril Rousseau, Samuel Gavohedo, Kinan Drak Alsibai, Magalie Demar, Bertrand de Toffol, Hervé Bourhy, Hatem Kallel

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 30, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014149

Assessment of the role of Haemophilus ducreyi coinfection on outcomes of Yaws treatment in the southwestern part of Ghana

Abigail Agbanyo, Michael Ntiamoah Oppong, Dzifa Kofi Ahiatrogah, Ruth Dede Tuwor, Clement Tettey, Joseph Azabire, Owusu Boakye Yiadom, Dennis Odai Laryea, Alex Owusu-Ofori, Richard Odame Phillips, Yaw Ampem Amoako

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 30, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014182

Impact of projected climate and socioeconomic scenarios on state-wise annual dengue incidence in India using ensemble models

Avik Kumar Sam, Ipsita Pal Bhowmick, Harish C. Phuleria

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 31, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014159

Correction: Tracking the clinico-microbiological profile and molecular characterization of dengue cases during the monsoon-season in Belagavi, Karnataka

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014049

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