Distinguishing dog-bite and rabies vulnerability in children to strengthen global elimination efforts

Harish Kumar Tiwari

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 1, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014680

Chikungunya waves in 2025 signal risk of endemicity in China

Kok Keng Tee, Dongkui Mu, Xueshan Xia

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014685

Friends or foes: Unraveling the tsetse fly-Spiroplasma symbiosis

Serap Aksoy, Brian L. Weiss, Daniel J. Bruzzese, Fabian Gstöttenmayer, Richard Echodu, Giulia Fiorenza, Riccardo Piccinno, Anna Rodolfa Malacrida, Adly M. M. Abd-Alla

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 10, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014698

Relapsing fever revisited: New insights into neglected borrelial infections

Sally J. Cutler

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 18, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014737

Of cattle and humans: A narrative review on the re-emergence of the New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) and its threat to human health

Liesbeth Frias, Sergio Guerrero-Sanchez, Dirk U. Pfeiffer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014727

Talaromycosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome exhibits immune dysregulation in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Bei Zhao, Qinzhi Zhang, Pengle Guo, Yingyin Yang, Feilong Xu, Xuemei Ling, Kaiyin He, Xiejie Chen, Xiaoping Tang, Huihua Zhang, Linghua Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 1, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014695

Syndromic cholera diagnosis masks diverse causes of diarrhoeal disease in Burundi revealed by portable metagenomics

Emilie Egholm Bruun Jensen, Néhémie Nzoyikorera, Mirena Ivanova, Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon, Marie Noelle Uwineza, Idrissa Diawara, Joseph Nyandwi, Frank M. Aarestrup, Saria Otani

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 1, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014175

Estimating enteric fever seroincidence in rural western Cambodia: Findings from a population-based cross-sectional serosurvey

Meiwen Zhang, Natnaree Saiprom, Rupam Tripura, Lek Dysoley, Phal Chanpheakdey, Vanna Moul, Arjun Chandna, Elizabeth M. Batty, Sue J. Lee, Richard J. Maude, Nicholas P. J. Day, Thomas J. Peto, Narisara Chantratita, Richelle Charles, Yoel Lubell, Kristen Aiemjoy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014691

Understanding the association between immune-modulating helminths and HPV or cervical cancer: A scoping review

Allison Frank, Margarita Correa-Mendez, Alicia A. Livinski, Kalina Duncan, Eva H. Clark, Patti E. Gravitt

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013308

Why does local edema persist? Immunological mismatch between phospholipase A₂ potency and antivenom affinity in Protobothrops mucrosquamatus envenomation

Cheng-Hsuan Ho, Yu-Wei Chiang, Yan-Chiao Mao, Chih-Hsiung Hsu, Feng-Chen Chen, Shih-Hung Tsai, Shing-Hwa Liu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014689

Widespread circulation of West Nile and Usutu viruses in sedentary and migratory avifauna: A two-year study (2024–2025) of active surveillance in South of France

Rachel Beaubaton, Justine Revel, Laetitia Pigeyre, Alexandre Lepeule, Julien Joly, Christophe de Franceschi, Anne Charmantier, Benjamin Vollot, Yannick Simonin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014397

Predictive association between control measures and chikungunya fever incidence based on random forest and SHAP analysis

Fengling Chen, Jinsen He, Huihui Liu, Zhilin Wu, Jiwen Wu, Kunlu He, Hongjuan Wen, Xiaohua Li, Hongwei Wu, Lang Lang, Lijie Zhang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014675

Qualitative risk assessment of Japanese encephalitis virus introduction and transmission in Pacific Island countries and territories

Eloise B. Skinner, Amanda K. Murphy, Fan Yu, Kevin Thabo Moore, Liuyi Chen-Cao, David T. Williams, Stephan Karl, Joelyn Goi, Colleen L. Lau, Benn Sartorius

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014162

Preparing for the tiny predators: Community readiness and perceptions of copepod-based dengue control in eastern guatemala

Valérie R. Louis, Carlos Alberto Montenegro-Quinoñez, Till Bärnighausen, Peter Dambach

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014654

Endemicity and environmental reservoirs of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections in Ghanaian rural communities

Rita Nyaaba Akologo, Isaac Williams, Dennis Adu-Gyasi, Dodzi Kofi Amelor, Rabbi Coffie Baidoo, Asenso Gideon, Akugre Alfred Akuka, Akua Obeng Forson, Samuel Fosu Gyasi, Emmanuel Timmy Donkoh

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014701

A target product profile and roadmap for Japanese encephalitis diagnostics in endemic areas in the context of other flaviviruses

Tehmina Bharucha, Laura Stokes, Dorcas Anane-Amponsah, Asha Mary Abraham, Prasert Auewarakul, Balkrishna Awal, Ashwin Y. Belludi, Vijay Bondre, Tina Damodar, Xavier de Lamballerie, Rahul Dhodapkar, Audrey Dubot-Pérès, Veasna Duong, Ava Easton, Roger Evans, Varja Grabovac, Nivedita Gupta, Nguyen Hoang Thien Huong, Siraj Ahmed Khan, Uddhava V. Kinhal, Kaveri Krishnasamy, Chang-Kweng Lim, Lonika Lodha, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige, Shoba Mammen, Mayfong Mayxay, Angel Miraclin T., Labanya Mukhopadhyay, Mick Mulders, Ashok Munivenkatappa, Adrian Keith Noronha, Mong How Ooi, Ashley Otter, Paul Pasco, Sakib Akther Pattassery, Shruti Radera, Vykuntaraju K. Gowda, Vijayalakshmi Reddy, Priscilla Rupali, Kavitha Saravu, Lucky Sangal, Sanyalack Saysanasongkham, Sadia Shakoor, Krishna Srinavasan, Sharmin Sultana, Aswini M. A., Bhagteshwar Singh, Tom Solomon, Ava Kristy S. Y., Le Van Tan, Kevin K. A. Tetteh, Trieu Huynh Trung, Lance Turtle, Ravi Vasanthapuram, Manjunatha M. Venkataswamy, Nguyen Thanh Vu, Robert J. Wilkinson, Sangay Zangmo, Reeta Mani, Sabine Dittrich

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014683

Evaluation of a Zika virus-like particle-based vaccine in a highly penetrant non-human primate model of congenital infection

Hannah K. Jaeger, Jessica L. Smith, Caralyn S. Labriola, Lydia J. Pung, Olivia L. Hagen, Michael Denton, Rahul J. D’Mello, Christopher J. Parkins, Whitney C. Weber, Samuel Medica, Craig N. Kreklywich, Victor R. DeFilippis, Stephen Bondoc, Kathleen Busman-Sahay, Jenna N. Castro, Gavin Zilverberg, Riely White, Margaret Terry, Aaron M. Barber-Axthelm, Michael K. Axthelm, Jeremy Smedley, Matthew T. Aliota, Andrea M. Weiler, Thomas C. Friedrich, Jacob Estes, Terry K. Morgan, Jamie O. Lo, Victoria H. J. Roberts, Daniel N. Streblow, Alec J. Hirsch

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014692

A novel anaerobic cholinergic signaling compound, β-alanine betaine, and nAChRs in Ascaris

Paul D. E. Williams, David J. Borts, Dongjie Liu, Jacob Byerley-Duke, Brett VanVeller, Richard J. Martin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014518

Population genomics reveals multi-scale mechanisms sustaining schistosomiasis re-emergence in a near-elimination setting

Hannah D. Guss, Yannick Z. Francioli, Elise N. Grover, Andrew Hill, Wei Zou, Kristen J. Wade, Hamish Pike, Siddharth S. Gopalan, Liu Yang, Zhong Bo, David D. Pollock, Elizabeth J. Carlton, Todd A. Castoe

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014202

A qPCR identification scheme to detect the most common causative agents of actinomycetoma in Africa

Andrew K. Watson, Sahar Bakhiet, Emmanuel E. Siddig, Carole Pab Minlekib, Rihab Mohammed, Willemien Zandijk, Mickey Konings, Ahmed H. Fahal, Maguette Faye, Katarzyna Mickiewicz, Fatehmeh Mazraati Tajabadi, Doudou Sow, Jeffrey Errington, Wendy W. J. van de Sande

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014710

Direct whole-genome sequencing of Coxiella burnetii from environmental samples using a two-step selective enrichment approach

Mikhail Bezruchko, Olga Freylikhman, Erik Khalilov, Elena Vakalova, Denis Kasatkin, Sofia Platova, Ivan Gorokhov, Alina Saitova, Islam Karmokov, Nikolay Tokarevich, Dmitrii Polev, Vladimir Dedkov

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014716

Gendered experiences of people living with tuberculosis or leprosy: A global systematic review

Sophie C. W. Unterkircher, Juliana Lenz, Grace Mwasuka

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014711

Mitochondrial phylogeography and insecticide resistance of Aedes aegypti in Kenya

Brenda Musimbi, Sandy Hickson, Trizah K. Milugo, Eleanor Robinson-Rice, Josephine Osalla, Gilbert Rotich, Frank Jiggins, David P. Tchouassi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014670

Outcomes of patients with suspected or confirmed melioidosis: A prospective multinational, multicenter, observational study

Koukeo Phommasone, Siriluck Anunnatsiri, Suwatthiya Kitsaran, Sue J. Lee, Pankham Vongphachanh, Ko Chang, George H. Talbot, Kevin O’Shea, Paul B. Eckburg, Stephen D. Prior, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Nicholas P. J. Day, Direk Limmathurotsakul

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014562

A scoping review of the frequency and clinical presentation of Taenia solium taeniasis and human cysticercosis/neurocysticercosis in Papua, Indonesia from 1970 to 2024

Ainrisq A. Rifai, Laura M. Rey, Molly E. Crews, Guilherme G. Verocai, Martial L. Ndeffo-Mbah, Christine M. Budke

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014702

A clinical scoring system for the early identification of superinfections in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome: An ambispective multicentre cohort study

Yu-Yao Li, Jian-Kang Zhang, Chun Zhang, Zhi-Ping Pan, Xiao Liu, Meng-Yu Liu, Qiang Chen, Yuan-Yuan Zhang, Yuan Jiang, Xu-Ya Yuan, Si-Yang Liu, Xiang Li, Fei-Dan Yu, Yu-Feng Gao, Jun Cheng, Qin-Xiu Xie, Jian-Guo Rao, Li-Yu Zhu, Zhen-Jun Liu, Ying Ye, Jia-Bin Li, Li-Fen Hu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 10, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014696

Spatial-temporal distribution characteristics of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in 31 provinces and municipalities of P.R. China and multi-factorial prediction of incidence

Huan Huang, Xin Zhao, Jiaojiao Qian, Hengduan Zhang, Fanjin Meng, Qiyuan Kuai, Weibo Ma, Yifan Wu, Huajing Zhu, Weilong Tan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014619

Encephalitic alphavirus infection induces long-term humoral and cell-mediated responses in seropositive participants from Panama

Courtney A. Cohen, Jean Paul Carrera, Josefrancisco Galué, Davis Beltran, Rita Corrales, Luis Felipe Rivera, Zumara Chaverra, Yelissa Suarez, Jennifer Marciaga, Michelle L. Rock, Megan C. Ha, Darrell L. Wetzel, Erick V. O’Brien, Dafna Abelson, Zachary A. Bornholdt, Crystal L. Moyer, Larry Zeitlin, Juan M. Pascale, John M. Dye, Sandra López-Vergés, Andrew S. Herbert

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014660

Implications for sustaining secondary prophylaxis for rheumatic heart disease in Ethiopia: Uptake and determinants in a multicentre cross-sectional study

Eshetie Melese Birru, Zemikael Melese Birru, Yaschilal Muche Belayneh, Muluken Adela Alemu, Jane Oliver, Zemene Tigabu Kebede

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014703

Vampire bats in Belize harbor multiple Trypanosoma cruzi genotypes: Implications for parasite transmission at the wildlife–domestic–human interface

Annalise Dunsmore, Kristin E. Dyer, Lauren R. Lock, Weihong Tu, M. Brock Fenton, Nancy B. Simmons, Eric Dumonteil, Daniel J. Becker, Claudia P. Herrera

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013852

Development of a multiplex quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay for simultaneous detection of Schistosoma haematobium and high-risk human papillomaviruses

Emmanuel Timmy Donkoh, Isaac Williams, Rita Nyaaba Akologo, Alfred Afriyie Asiedu, Reindoff Junior Ofori-Atta, Ivy Wina Boadu, Oksana Ryabinina, Akua Obeng Forson, Kwadwo Boampong, Neeraj Jain, Edward Tieru Dassah, Samuel Fosu Gyasi, Laila Sara Arroyo Mühr, William Gariba Akanwariwaik

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014694

Absence of human yaws and detection of Haemophilus ducreyi in skin ulcers of school children near wildlife protected areas in Tanzania

Clara Clavery Lubinza, Alina Johanna Anton, Simone Lueert, Eugene Adade, Idrissa Shomari Chuma, Augustina Angelina Sylverken, David Šmajs, Sayoki Godfrey Mrinde Mfinanga, Christian Roos, Sascha Knauf

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014567

Development, field-testing and optimization of tools to quantify soil-transmitted helminths in fecal sludge from school pit latrines in Ethiopia

Abebaw Tiruneh, Zeleke Mekonnen, Sara Roose, Mio Ayana, Fiona Vande Velde, Emmanuel C. Mrimi, John S. Gilleard, Michael R. Templeton, Zewdie Birhanu, Jaco J. Verweij, Luc E. Coffeng, Bruno Levecke

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014724

S100A4 enhances the pro-fibrotic effect of macrophage to promote collagen capsule formation of Trichinella spiralis

Meng Ying Gao, Chen Chen Dong, Yue Chun Tang, Ruo Qi Wang, Li Wang, You Jia Ge, Qiao Yu Geng, Peng Jiang, Zi Fang Zhang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014647

Molecular epidemiology of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in Thailand during 2024–2025, with detection of Leptospira weilii in human clinical specimens

Nattapon Nukhonthod, Ifwa Wirasit, Dararat Bangdee, Napaporn Sriden

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014720

Laboratory evolution drives continued genome degradation in the facultative tsetse symbiont Sodalis glossinidius

Poppy Pescod, Lee R. Haines, Alistair C. Darby, Ian Goodhead

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014725

Metagenomic insights into pathogen diversity and public health risk of Haemaphysalis longicornis in Gansu Province of China

Biao Yang, Qiaoyun Ren, Junwei Wang, Xinxin Zhang, Hong Yin, Jinming Wang, Guiquan Guan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014713

Evaluation of six different tests for Schistosoma haematobium diagnosis in a near-elimination setting: A prospective observational diagnostic accuracy study

Naomi C. Ndum, Said M. Ali, Mohammed N. Ali, John Bergelin, Jan Hattendorf, Pytsje T. Hoekstra, Lisette van Lieshout, Tom Pennance, Khamis R. Suleiman, Jürg Utzinger, Peter Ward, Bonnie L. Webster, Stefanie Knopp

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014066

Fecal biomarkers to characterize intestinal inflammation among children with medically attended diarrhea across six low-resource settings: Findings from the Enterics for Global Health (EFGH) Shigella surveillance study

Bri’Anna Horne, Brian Otieno Onyando, Henry Badji, Wardah Mujahid, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Mutsai Bakali, Junaid Iqbal, Maribel Paredes Olortegui, Patricia Pavlinac, Bubacar E. Ceesay, Olivia Schultes, Sharon M. Tennant, Billy Ogwel, Desiree Witte, Hannah Atlas, Naveed Ahmed, John Benjamin Ochieng, Khandra Sears, Sadia Islam, Queen Saidi, Samba Juma Jallow, Zarfishan Hussain, Paul Garcia Bardales, James A. Platts-Mills, Richard Omore, Farhana Khanam, Md. Parvel Mosharraf, Ousman Secka, Vitumbiko Munthali, Margaret N. Kosek, Maureen Ndalama, Jen Cornick, Md. Tahir Yousafzai, Md. Jahangir Hossain, Catherine Sonye, Firdausi Qadri, Elizabeth T. Rogawski McQuade, Stephanie A. Brennhofer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014320

Placentas from healthy women living in a cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic region in Mexico harbor Leishmania mexicana parasites: Potential implications for pregnancy and neonatal outcomes

Rodrigo X. Armijos, Brandon A. Berger, Alejandra González Ayala, Miriam A. Delgado-Hernandez, José Luis Acosta-Patiño, Esmelin Trinidad-Vázquez, Liliana Aline Fernández-Urrutia, Elizabeth Baz-Rojas, Javier Mancilla-Galindo, Candelaria Frías Selván, Juana Ortíz-Avalos, Eva Cristina Avalos-Ortiz, Frida Häberle, Miriam Torres-Vasquez, M. Margaret Weigel, Allison H. Bartlett, Yuriria Paredes, Miroslava Avila-García, Magdalena Aguirre García, Norma Galindo-Sevilla

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014367

Impact of two rounds of azithromycin mass drug administration on active trachoma and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Naoero

Carleigh S. Cowling, Sue-Chen Apadinuwe, Anasaini Cama, Mitchell Starr, Emma M. Harding-Esch, Cristina Jimenez, Ana Bakhtiari, Sarah Boyd, Sara Webster, Anthony W. Solomon, Simon Reid, John M. Kaldor, Susana Vaz Nery

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014679

Unveiling the seasonal dynamics of leishmaniosis: High-resolution monthly potential risk mapping and future expansion of Leishmania infantum in Europe

Elena Infante González-Mohino, Iván Rodríguez-Escolar, Alfonso Balmori-de la Puente, Ione Urizar-Molina, Alberto Gil-Abad, Manuel Collado-Cuadrado, Alessia Crippa, Rodrigo Morchón

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014673

Co-designing the ‘LEAD’ strategy: A theory-informed stakeholder-led behavioural intervention to improve mass drug administration compliance for lymphatic filariasis elimination in an urban block of Odisha, India

Tanveer Rehman, Ananya Anurakta Pattanaik, Madhusmita Bal, Prakash Kumar Sahoo, Krushna Chandra Sahoo, Shubhashisha Mohanty, Sandipana Pati, Sanghamitra Pati

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014632

Epidemiological transitions of Visceral Leishmaniasis in G20 countries: A 33-year retrospective joinpoint and demographic decomposition analysis with 20-year ARIMA projections

Yongbin Wang, Renfang Zhang, Zhenzhou Liu, Chunjie Xu, Fei Lin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014714

Burden of 46 key pathogens among children in G20 countries, 2023: A systematic analysis and regional comparison

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

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 17, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014723

Plasmodium knowlesi tryptophan-rich antigen 40.1 binds human erythrocyte spectrin alpha

Wang-Jong Lee, Fadhila Fitriana, Jadidan Hada Syahada, Johnsy Mary Louis, Hyun-Young Sim, Ernest Mazigo, Hojong Jun, Fauzi Muh, Feng Lu, Seok Ho Cha, Se Jin Lee, Sunghun Na, Wanjoo Chun, Won Sun Park, Yee Ling Lau, Robert W. Moon, Eun-Taek Han, Jin-Hee Han

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 17, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014700

A systematic review of ultrasound to predict severe disease in patients with dengue and other viral infections associated with hemorrhagic fevers

Daniel Z. Hodson, Renato A. Tambelli, Mahathar A. Wahab, Claudia Wallrauch, Hans-Michael Steffen, Benno Kreuels, Sabine Bélard, Tom Heller

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 17, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014609

Individual-level agreement between coverage surveys and treatment registers in mass drug administration: A secondary analysis of the multi-country DeWorm3 cluster randomized trial

Elohor Oborevwori, Kristjana Ásbjörnsdóttir, Sean Galagan, Katherine Sharrock, Kumudha Aruldas, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliapan, Rachael Pullan, Robin Bailey, Khumbo Kalua, James Simwanza, Stefan Witek-McManus, Moudachirou Ibikounlé, Adrian J. F. Luty, Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, Arianna Means, Judd L. Walson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014740

Soda-baited RNAi yeast insecticides as effective Attractive Targeted Sugar Baits (ATSBs) for mosquito control

Akilah T. M. Stewart, Majidah Hamid-Adiamoh, Teresia M. Njoroge, Longhua Sun, Nikhella Winter-Reece, Rachel Shui Feng, Satish Singh, Lester D. James, Britton Sofhauser, Carolina Dille, Azad Mohammed, David W. Severson, Molly Duman-Scheel

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014319

Estimating total human deaths from rabies: A statistical framework leveraging reports of rabies transmission from deceased organ and tissue donors

Younjung Kim, Junjie Chen, Alex Yan, Tarek Alrefae, Sumali Bajaj, Christl A. Donnelly

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014731

Hunting for Helminths: short- and long-read shotgun metagenomics for helminth detection in faecal samples

Katie O’Brien, Ajay Elamaran, Mehmet Dayi, Georgia Keeling, William D. Nevin, Yuchen Liu, Mark Viney, Kieran Reynolds, Charmaine Bishop, Banchob Sripa, Menebere Woubshete, Pamela Sachs Nique, Rhiannon Wright, Jane Younger, Vicky L. Hunt

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014130

Adjunctive Varespladib after antivenom administration for snakebite: A phase II randomized clinical trial

Charles J. Gerardo, Ashish Bhalla, Chitta R. Mohanty, Badal K. Sahu, Surendra Kumar, Suneil Agrawal, Manu Ayyan S, Eileen Shu, Travis Deuson, Madhu Kumar R, Norman L. Beatty, Peter D. Akpunonu, Farshad M. Shirazi, Sarah Watkins, Anne-Michelle Ruha, Shawn M. Varney, Anil K. Goel, Medhavi Gautam, Justin Arnold, Chanaveerappa Bammigatti, Samuel J. Francis, Suresh Selvam, Harish Kumar, Adiel Aizenberg, Andrew Micciche, Rylee S. Bledsoe, Ginger Boatright, Suraj C. Oomman, Stephen P. Samuel, Janet T. Wittes, Rebecca W. Carter, Matthew R. Lewin, Timothy F. Platts-Mills

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014736

Trichinella spiralis galectin disrupts gut epithelial integrity and mediates larval invasion via acting MUC13- ROCK2/MAPK pathway

Ru Zhang, Yao Zhang, Xin Zhuo Zhang, Pei Kun Cong, Jin Yi Wu, Shao Rong Long, Ruo Dan Liu, Jia Xu, Jing Cui, Zhong Quan Wang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014684

Genome variation of Sporothrix schenckii and Sporothrix brasiliensis

Ujwal R. Bagal, Amanda R. Santos, Rodrigo Almeida Paes, Lucas Gomes de Brito Alves, Luz Rocio Chamorro, Lindsay A. Parnell, Jose Pereira Brunelli, Nancy A. Chow, Jan Pohl, Vanessa Rabello Brito, Vanice Rodrigues Poester, Bram Spruijtenburg, Larissa Fernandes, Bridget M. Barker, Jason E. Stajich, Maria Sueli Felipe, Johanna Rhodes, Melissa Orzechowski Xavier, Daniel R. Matute, Rosely Zancope, Marcus de Melo Teixeira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014203

Comparative analysis of host responses to Oropouche viruses in placental cell infection models

Katie A. Latham, Georgia Brassington, Alan M. Pittman, Isabelle Dietrich, Joseph Hughes, Yvette Kazungu, Jessica A. Plante, Kenneth S. Plante, Andrew Sharp, Benjamin Brennan, Beth Holder, Blair L. Strang, Alain Kohl

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014593

Epidemiological investigation of Shuni virus infections in hospitals in two provinces of South Africa (2019–2021) using molecular and serological surveillance

Matshepo Elizabeth Rakaki, Adriano Mendes, Paul Wichgers Schreur, Martin H. Groschup, Markus Keller, Nicolette Marie Du Plessis, Maryke De Villier, Theunis Avenant, Marietjie Venter

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014738

Conserved surface-exposed linear epitopes of Echinococcus multilocularis thioredoxin peroxidase enable non-invasive diagnosis of alveolar echinococcosis in intermediate host

Lijuan Zheng, Wenjing Zhi, Mengjie Chu, Xinyi Zhou, Yong Fu, Chen Xin, Baoping Li, Lingzhi Pengmao, Zhendong Xin, Yihui Wu, Xuejun Ji, Anni Zhang, Changjie Qian, Zhen Wang, Chenye Jin, Yun Han, Zhijun Zhang, Fuyun Chen, Gongguan Liu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 22, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014755

A multiplex serological assay for quantification of arbovirus antibody kinetics and neutralizing antibodies

Laura Garcia, Victor Yman, Marie-Fabrice Gasasira, Françoise Donnadieu, Jason Rosado, Lucie Cappuccio, Damien Hoinard, Philippe Desprès, Stéphane Petres, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, In-Kyu Yoon, Taweewan Hunsawong, Maria Theresa P. Alera, Emily S. Gurley, Nikos Vasilakis, Scott C. Weaver, Ziaur Rahman, Ilaria Dorigatti, Chris Drakeley, Inès Vigan-Womas, Makhtar Niang, Henrik Salje, Jessica Vanhomwegen, Michael White

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 23, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013704

Clinical severity and health-seeking behaviors of cases with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome: A comparative study across spatial clusters in Jiangxi Province, China

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 23, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014746

Persistent spatial hotspots and socioeconomic inequalities of snakebite envenoming in Peru: A nationwide spatiotemporal analysis, 2010–2025

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 24, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014747

Comparative lipidomic profiling of African trypanosomes reveals metabolic distinctions impacting pan-species drug development

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Resistance to pyrethroids in Aedes aegypti: Insights into transcriptomic response to different insecticide concentrations

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 24, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014144

Development and evaluation of a multiplex PCR for simultaneous detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, Mycobacterium avium complex, and Burkholderia pseudomallei in clinical specimens

Hasyanee Binmaeil, Thanakon Bunsong, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Wipawee Saenwongsa, Montira Ngoenpramual, Sutthinan Chawsorngkorn, Soawarat Deekae, Sunee Chayangsu, Wang Nguitragool, Narisara Chantratita

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 24, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014730

Stage-specific remodeling of the pulmonary microenvironment during Paragonimus proliferus infection in a rat model

Danhong Cheng, Lei Zhang, Le Sun, Min Yin, Yu Wang, Shuwen Yang, Xing Yan, Xiaoyan Zhu, Cuiying Li, Weixun Chunyu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014760

Barriers in operating proactive source reduction informed by an early warning system for dengue prevention: A qualitative study from end-user perspectives in Vietnam

Kien Quoc Do, Ha Thu Nguyen, Thi Thanh Thao Nguyen, Cong Tuan Pham, Nguyen T. T. K, Dang Khanh Linh Vien, Dung Phung

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014754

Effectiveness of community-based delivery of mass dog vaccination to prevent rabies: A cluster randomized controlled trial

Felix Lankester, Ahmed Lugelo, Joel Changalucha, Danni Anderson, Christian Tetteh Duamor, Anna Czupryna, Kennedy Lushasi, Elaine Ferguson, Emmanuel S. Swai, Maganga Sambo, Jonathan Yoder, Sarah Cleaveland, Sally Wyke, Benezeth Lutege Malinda, Paul C. D. Johnson, Katie Hampson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014704

Flubendazole reduces emerging Dracunculus medinensis in dogs in Chad: Results from a two-year study

Amy C. Dupper, Charles D. Mackenzie, Timothy G. Geary, Deborah L. Elder, Wided Najahi-Missaoui, Christopher A. Cleveland, Ellen K. Haynes, Michael J. Yabsley, Guilherme Gomes Verocai, Macon Overcast, John A. Bryan II, Fernando Torres-Velez, Métinou Koumétio Sidouin, Bongo Nare Richard Ngandolo, Philip Tchindebet Oaukou, Adam J. Weiss, Rebecca Garabed

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014763

Integration of vector and human behavior in residual malaria in rural communities in the Peruvian Amazon

Carlos Acosta, Diana Cubas-Montecino, Joaquin Gomez, Marlon Saavedra, Mitchel Guzman-Guzman, Sara A. Bickersmith, Jan E. Conn, Dionicia Gamboa, Joseph M. Vinetz

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014261

Early warning of serotype replacement, spatial risk redistribution, and shifting clinical phenotypes: Insights from the 2023–2025 dengue outbreak in Meta, Colombia

Liliana Marcela Montilla Rodríguez, Cesar García-Balaguera, Sandra Campo Palacio, David Bonilla Montes, Yuri Daniela Cadena Díaz, Paula Alejandra Mosquera Tocora, Norma Cristina Pavas Escobar, Camilo Andrade Carreño, Elsa Victoria Andrade Miranda, Marina Sthella Gonzalez Robayo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014733

Nuclear proteome analysis suggests spatial and temporal compartmentalization of metabolic enzymes during Trypanosoma cruzi cell cycle

Ana Paula Menezes, Camila Gachet-Castro, Suzanne McGill, Richard Burchmore, Ariel Silber, Maria Carolina Elias, Júlia P. C. da Cunha

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 28, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013299

Pre-extensively and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis prevalence among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Muluneh Assefa, Mitkie Tigabie, Abebaw Setegn, Yenesew Mihret Wondmagegn, Azanaw Amare, Getu Girmay, Sirak Biset, Wesam Taher Almagharbeh

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 28, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014744

High-dose rifampicin and clarithromycin for 4 weeks versus standard-dose rifampicin and clarithromycin for 8 weeks to treat Buruli ulcer: An open-label, individually randomized, controlled trial in Ghana

Abigail Agbanyo, Yaw Ampem Amoako, Charles Opondo, Michael Ntiamoah Oppong, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Jacob Novignon, Joseph Tuffour, Ishaque Saim Mintah, Ruth Dede Tuwor, Dzifa Kofi Ahiatrogah, Richard Adjei Akuffo, Miriam Gborglah, Iris Mosweu, Catherine Pitt, Elizabeth Allen, Stephen L. Walker, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Michael Marks, Richard Odame Phillips, SHARP Collaboration

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 29, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014783

First use of rapid ICT screening for Toxoplasma in pregnant women in Ethiopia: A multicenter study in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Yared Mulu Gelaw, Gizachew Worku Dagnew, Mulusew Alemneh Sinishaw, Toyiba Hiyaru, Getu Degu Alene, Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Florence Robert-Gangneux

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 30, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014616

Unravelling the synergistic potential of Olibanum extract and Bacillus clausii in combating intestinal cryptosporidiosis in immunosuppressed mice

Fadwa M. Arafa, Mohamed Hagar, Ahmed Zakaria, Eman Sheta, Nehal N. Hezema

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 30, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014734

Nationwide registry-based analysis of rabies exposures in Iran: Epidemiological patterns and post-exposure prophylaxis adherence

Ebrahim Babaee, Arash Yousefzadeh Eshkoori, Babak Eshrati, Marzieh Nojomi, Mohammad Reza Shirzadi, Mehran Asadi-Aliabadi, Amirhesam Moosazadeh

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 30, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014751

Methotrexate and Prednisolone compared to placebo and prednisolone in the treatment of severe Erythema Nodosum Leprosum: An international multicentre, double-blind randomised controlled clinical trial—MaPs in ENL

Barbara de Barros, Farha Sultana, Neeta Maximus, Vivek V. Pai, Anju Wakade, Bhagyashree Bhame, Bishwanath Acharya, Abdulnaser Hamza, Alemtsehay Getachew, Medhi Denisa Alinda, M. Yulianto Listiawan, Shimelis N. Doni, Deanna A. Hagge, Indra Napit, Mahesh Shah, Joydeepa Darlong, Peter Nicholls, Bernd Genser, Saba M. Lambert, Diana N. J. Lockwood, Stephen L. Walker, on behalf of the Erythema Nodosum Leprosum International STudy (ENLIST) Group

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 30, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014739

Understanding influences on health-seeking behaviours among persons cured of leprosy in the Godokpe community, Volta Region of Ghana: A qualitative descriptive study

Redeemer Joy Duboh, Dickson Kweku Delali, Emmanuel Manu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 30, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014753

Epidemiological profile of leprosy cases at Nazareti Leprosy Center, Tanzania: A retrospective analysis (2000–2024)

Robert Machang’u, Jacob N. Kagesyeko, Majani Edward, Wisdom Owoicho Ameh, Lucy Chuwa, Gabriel Upunda, Jovin R. Tibenderana

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 30, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014761

Correction: Cost of illness of scrub typhus in South India – a population-based, mixed-methods study

Carol Devamani, Adam Biran, Koya Ariyoshi, K.R. John, Ian Ross, Yoshinao Kubo, Daniel Chandramohan, Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash, Wolf-Peter Schmidt

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 10, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014712

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