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March 2024

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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

Policy Platform

Proceedings of the 6th Asia Dengue Summit, June 2023

Nattachai Srisawat, Duane J. Gubler, Tikki Pangestu, Umaporn Limothai, Usa Thisyakorn, Zulkifli Ismail, Daniel Goh, Maria Rosario Capeding, Lulu Bravo, Sutee Yoksan, Terapong Tantawichien, Sri Rezeki Hadinegoro, Kamran Rafiq, Valentina Sanchez Picot, Eng Eong Ooi

Review

Harnessing Schistosoma-associated metabolite changes in the human host to identify biomarkers of infection and morbidity: Where are we and what should we do next?

Mireille Kameni, Fungai Musaigwa, Leonel Meyo Kamguia, Severin Donald Kamdem, Gladice Mbanya, Poppy H. L. Lamberton, Justin Komguep Nono

Research Articles

Novel rpsK / rpsD primer-probe assay improves detection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in human stool

Francesca Schiaffino, Craig T. Parker, Paul F. Garcia Bardales, Steven Huynh, Katia Manzanares Villanueva, Evangelos Mourkas, Ben Pascoe, Pablo Peñataro Yori, Maribel Paredes Olortegui, Eric R. Houpt, Jie Liu, Kerry K. Cooper, Margaret N. Kosek

Evidence for circulation of Rift Valley fever virus in wildlife and domestic animals in a forest environment in Gabon, Central Africa

Pierre Becquart, Linda Bohou Kombila, Telstar Ndong Mebaley, Christophe Paupy, Déborah Garcia, Nicolas Nesi, Marie-Marie Olive, Jessica Vanhomwegen, Larson Boundenga, Illich Manfred Mombo, Camille Piro-Mégy, Matthieu Fritz, Léadisaelle Hosanna Lenguiya, Meriadeg Ar Gouilh, Eric M. Leroy, Nadine N’Dilimabaka, Catherine Cêtre-Sossah, Gael Darren Maganga

Age-specific case data reveal varying dengue transmission intensity in US states and territories

Sarah Kada, Gabriela Paz-Bailey, Laura E. Adams, Michael A. Johansson

Comparative evaluation of lateral flow assays to diagnose chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Bolivia

Ronald López, Andrea García, José Jorge Chura Aruni, Victor Balboa, Andrea Rodríguez, Berra Erkosar, Aurélie Kamoun, Marcelo Rodriguez, Evelin Fortun, Laura C. Bohorquez

Clinical and laboratory characterization of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Chinese migrant workers returned from Iraq

Kuo Bi, Xiaoli Li, Rui Zhang, Xiaoyan Zheng, Fei Wang, Yang Zou, Lei Wang

Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of scrub typhus in Guizhou Province, China: An outbreak study of scrub typhus

Jia He, Qing Ma, Zhongqiu Teng, Jingzhu Zhou, Na Zhao, Wenqin Liang, Miao Lu, Shijun Li, Tian Qin

Diagnostic accuracy of serological rk-39 test for visceral Leishmaniasis: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Mihret Getnet, Addisu Minaye Dejen, Dessie Abebaw, Getachew Gedefaw Fentahun, Emebet Birhanu

Challenges for maintaining post elimination phase of visceral leishmaniasis control programme in India: A field-based study

Subhasish Kamal Guha, Ashif Ali Sardar, Pabitra Saha, Moytrey Chatterjee, Kingsuk Jana, Anwesha Samanta, Dipankar Maji, Prasanta Biswas, Rahul Bhattacharya, Ardhendu Kumar Maji

Diagnosis of human brucellosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Mariana Lourenço Freire, Tália Santana Machado de Assis, Sarah Nascimento Silva, Gláucia Cota

Prevalence of depressive symptoms in patients with advanced schistosomiasis in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Yu-Xin Qi, Meng-Rui Huang, Hui-Ying Sun, Xiao-Yan Wu, Ze-Ting Liu, Da-Bing Lu

Cholangiohydatidosis. Clinical features, postoperative complications and hospital mortality. A systematic review

Carlos Manterola, Josue Rivadeneira, Claudio Rojas-Pincheira, Tamara Otzen, Hugo Delgado, Catalina Sotelo, Antonio Sanhueza

Socio-ecological risk factors associated with human flea infestations of rural household in plague-endemic areas of Madagascar

Adélaïde Miarinjara, Annick Onimalala Raveloson, Stephen Gilbert Mugel, Nick An, Andry Andriamiadanarivo, Minoarisoa Esther Rajerison, Rindra Vatosoa Randremanana, Romain Girod, Thomas Robert Gillespie

Female genital schistosomiasis is a neglected public health problem in Tanzania: Evidence from a scoping review

Gladys Mbwanji, Humphrey D. Mazigo, Jane K. Maganga, Jennifer A. Downs

Efficacy and safety of therapeutic strategies for human brucellosis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Sarah Nascimento Silva, Gláucia Cota, Diego Mendes Xavier, Glaciele Maria de Souza, Marina Rocha Fonseca Souza, Moisés Willian Aparecido Gonçalves, Felipe Francisco Tuon, Endi Lanza Galvão

One Health approach for Brucella canis: Serological and molecular detection in animal-hoarding individuals and their dogs

Letícia Schiavo, Matheus Lopes Ribeiro, Meila Bastos de Almeida, Graziela Ribeiro da Cunha, Giselle Almeida Nocera Espírito Santo, Vivien Midori Morikawa, Acácia Ferreira Vicente, Claire Ponsart, Carlos Eduardo de Santi, Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Jane Megid, Alexander Welker Biondo

Factors related to willingness to participate in biomedical research on neglected tropical diseases: A systematic review

Vinícius Raimundo-Silva, Caio Torres Marques, João Rezende Fonseca, Martha Silvia Martínez-Silveira, Mitermayer Galvão Reis

Community’s knowledge, perceptions and preventive practices on Onchocerciasis in Jimma zone, Ethiopia, formative mixed study

Daba Abdissa, Yohannes Kebede, Morankar Sudhakar, Gelila Abraham, Gebeyehu Bulcha, Teshome Shiferaw, Nimona Berhanu, Firanbon Teshome, Hirpa Miecha, Zewdie Birhanu

Prokaryotic and eukaryotic skin microbiota modifications triggered by Leishmania infection in localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Jesús Jaimes, Luz Helena Patiño, Giovanny Herrera, Claudia Cruz, Julie Pérez, Camilo A. Correa-Cárdenas, Marina Muñoz, Juan David Ramírez

Cryptic circulation of chikungunya virus in São Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil, 2015–2019

Nathalia Zini, Matheus Henrique Tavares Ávila, Natalia Morbi Cezarotti, Maisa Carla Pereira Parra, Cecília Artico Banho, Livia Sacchetto, Andreia Francesli Negri, Emerson Araújo, Cintia Bittar, Bruno Henrique Gonçalves de Aguiar Milhin, Victor Miranda Hernandes, Karina Rocha Dutra, Leonardo Agopian Trigo, Leonardo Cecílio da Rocha, Rafael Alves da Silva, Gislaine Celestino Dutra da Silva, Tamires Fernanda Pereira dos Santos, Beatriz de Carvalho Marques, Andresa Lopes dos Santos, Marcos Tayar Augusto, Natalia Franco Bueno Mistrão, Milene Rocha Ribeiro, Tauyne Menegaldo Pinheiro, Thayza Maria Izabel Lopes dos Santos, Clarita Maria Secco Avilla, Victoria Bernardi, Caroline Freitas, Flora de Andrade Gandolfi, Hélio Correa Ferraz Júnior, Gabriela Camilotti Perim, Mirella Cezare Gomes, Pedro Henrique Carrilho Garcia, Rodrigo Sborghi Rocha, Tayna Manfrin Galvão, Eliane Aparecida Fávaro, Samuel Noah Scamardi, Karen Sanmartin Rogovski, Renan Luiz Peixoto, Luiza Benfatti, Leonardo Teixeira Cruz, Paula Patricia de Freitas Chama, Mânlio Tasso Oliveira, Aripuanã Sakurada Aranha Watanabe, Ana Carolina Bernardes Terzian, Alice de Freitas Versiani, Margareth Regina Dibo, Francisco Chiaravalotti-Neto, Scott Cameron Weaver, Cassia Fernanda Estofolete, Nikos Vasilakis, Mauricio Lacerda Nogueira

Absence of Anti-Babesia microti antibody in commercial intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)

Julia Kostka, Anu S. Maharjan, Sanjai Kumar, Douglas Hackenyos, Peter J. Krause, Kevin Dieckhaus

Analysis of diagnostic test outcomes in a large loiasis cohort from an endemic region: Serological tests are often false negative in hyper-microfilaremic infections

Luzia Veletzky, Kirsten Alexandra Eberhardt, Jennifer Hergeth, Daniel Robert Stelzl, Rella Zoleko Manego, Ruth Kreuzmair, Gerrit Burger, Johannes Mischlinger, Matthew B. B. McCall, Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, Ayôla Akim Adegnika, Selidji Todagbe Agnandji, Pierre Blaise Matsiegui, Bertrand Lell, Peter Kremsner, Benjamin Mordmüller, Dennis Tappe, Michael Ramharter

Successful introgression of wMel Wolbachia into Aedes aegypti populations in Fiji, Vanuatu and Kiribati

Cameron P. Simmons, Wesley Donald, Lekon Tagavi, Len Tarivonda, Timothy Quai, Raynelyn Tavoa, Tebikau Noran, Erirau Manikaoti, Lavinia Kareaua, Tabomoa Tinte Abwai, Dip Chand, Vineshwaran Rama, Vimal Deo, Kharishma Karti Deo, Aminiasi Tavuii, Wame Valentine, Raviikash Prasad, Eremasi Seru, Leikitah Naituku, Anaseini Ratu, Mark Hesketh, Nichola Kenny, Sarah C. Beebe, Anjali A. Goundar, Andrew McCaw, Molly Buntine, Ben Green, Tibor Frossard, Jeremie R. L. Gilles, D. Albert Joubert, Geoff Wilson, Le Quyen Duong, Jean B Bouvier, Darren Stanford, Carolyn Forder, Johanna M. Duyvestyn, Etiene C. Pacidônio, Heather A. Flores, Natalie Wittmeier, Kate Retzki, Peter A. Ryan, Jai A. Denton, Ruth Smithyman, Stephanie K. Tanamas, Peter Kyrylos, Yi Dong, Anam Khalid, Lauren Hodgson, Katherine L. Anders, Scott L. O’Neill

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

Rocío Rivero, M. Soledad Santini, Constanza Lopez-Albizu, Marcelo Rodriguez, Adriana Calbosa, Daniela Oliveto, Mónica Esteva, Margarita Bisio, Laura C. Bohorquez

Cross-sectional serosurvey of Leptospira species among slaughter pigs, goats, and sheep in Uganda

Lordrick Alinaitwe, Christopher Joshua Aturinda, Ashiraf Lubega, Velma Kivali, James Bugeza, Martin Wainaina, Martin H. Richter, Jolly Justine Hoona, Kristina Roesel, Anne Mayer-Scholl, Elizabeth Anne Jessie Cook, Clovice Kankya, Salome Dürr

Sero-prevalence and risk factors associated with occurrence of anti-Brucella antibodies among slaughterhouse workers in Uganda

James Katamba Bugeza, Kristina Roesel, Denis Rwabiita Mugizi, Lordrick Alinaitwe, Velma Kivali, Clovice Kankya, Ignacio Moriyon, Elizabeth Anne Jessie Cook

The role of point-of-care ultrasound in the assessment of schistosomiasis-induced liver fibrosis: A systematic scoping review

Eloise S. Ockenden, Sandrena Ruth Frischer, Huike Cheng, J. Alison Noble, Goylette F. Chami

Epidemiological, clinical, and geographical characterization of Leprosy in the County of Santarém-Pará: Insights for effective control and targeted intervention

Edson Jandrey Cota Queiroz, Ingrid Nunes da Rocha, Lívia de Aguiar Valentim, Thiago Junio Costa Quaresma, Zilmar Augusto de Souza Filho, Sheyla Mara Silva de Oliveira, Franciane de Paula Fernandes, Caroline Gomes Macedo, Tatiane Costa Quaresma, Waldiney Pires Moraes

Impact of annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin on the incidence of epilepsy in Mvolo, a two-year prospective study

Luís-Jorge Amaral, Stephen Raimon Jada, Aimee Kemayou Ndjanfa, Jane Y. Carter, Gasim Abd-Elfarag, Samuel Okaro, Makoy Yibi Logora, Yak Yak Bol, Thomson Lakwo, Joseph N Siewe Fodjo, Robert Colebunders

Assessing vulnerability for future Zika virus outbreaks using seroprevalence data and environmental suitability maps

Yannik Roell, Laura Pezzi, Anyela Lozano-Parra, Daniel Olson, Jane Messina, Talia Quandelacy, Jan Felix Drexler, Oliver Brady, Morteza Karimzadeh, Thomas Jaenisch

Egg excretion patterns of soil-transmitted helminth infections in humans following albendazole-ivermectin and albendazole treatment

Sophie Welsche, Pierre H. H. Schneeberger, Jan Hattendorf, Somphou Sayasone, Eveline Hürlimann, Jennifer Keiser

Chitosan nanoparticles improve the effectivity of miltefosine against Acanthamoeba

Alireza Latifi, Fariba Esmaeili, Mehdi Mohebali, Setayesh Yasami-Khiabani, Mostafa Rezaeian, Mohammad Soleimani, Elham Kazemirad, Amir Amani

Extensive variation and strain-specificity in dengue virus susceptibility among African Aedes aegypti populations

Stéphanie Dabo, Annabelle Henrion-Lacritick, Alicia Lecuyer, Davy Jiolle, Christophe Paupy, Diego Ayala, Silvânia da Veiga Leal, Athanase Badolo, Anubis Vega-Rúa, Massamba Sylla, Jewelna Akorli, Sampson Otoo, Joel Lutomiah, Rosemary Sang, John-Paul Mutebi, Maria-Carla Saleh, Noah H. Rose, Carolyn S. McBride, Louis Lambrechts

The national distribution of lymphatic filariasis cases in Malawi using patient mapping and geostatistical modelling

Carrie Barrett, John Chiphwanya, Square Mkwanda, Dorothy E. Matipula, Paul Ndhlovu, Limbikani Chaponda, Joseph D. Turner, Emanuele Giorgi, Hannah Betts, Sarah Martindale, Mark J. Taylor, Jonathan M. Read, Louise A. Kelly-Hope

Phenotypic screening reveals a highly selective phthalimide-based compound with antileishmanial activity

Farnaz Zahedifard, Meenakshi Bansal, Neha Sharma, Sumit Kumar, Siqi Shen, Priyamvada Singh, Brijesh Rathi, Martin Zoltner

In vitro immunoreactivity and in vivo neutralization of Trimeresurus gracilis venom with antivenoms targeting four pit viper species

Po-Chun Chuang, Jia-Wei Chen, Yuen-Ying Chan, Tsz-Chun Tse, Yu-Wei Chiang, Tein-Shun Tsai

Landscape of toxin-neutralizing therapeutics for snakebite envenoming (2015–2022): Setting the stage for an R&D agenda

Juliette Borri, José María Gutiérrez, Cecilie Knudsen, Abdulrazaq G. Habib, Maya Goldstein, Andrew Tuttle

Species-specific responses during Seoul orthohantavirus infection in human and rat lung microvascular endothelial cells

Danny Noack, Mirjam C. G. N. van den Hout, Carmen W. E. Embregts, Wilfred F. J. van IJcken, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Barry Rockx

Reinfection of farm dogs following praziquantel treatment in an endemic region of cystic echinococcosis in southeastern Iran

Mehdi Borhani, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, Mahbod Entezami, Mohammad Reza Baneshi, Saeid Nasibi, Joaquin M. Prada, Majid Fasihi Harandi

Predictors for participation in mass-treatment and female genital schistosomiasis re-investigation, and the effect of praziquantel treatment in South African adolescents

Takalani Girly Nemungadi, Elisabeth Kleppa, Hashini Nilushika Galappaththi-Arachchige, Pavitra Pillay, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Birgitte Jyding Vennervald, Patricia Doris Ndhlovu, Myra Taylor, Saloshni Naidoo, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland

Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth is associated with increased Campylobacter and epithelial injury in duodenal biopsies of Bangladeshi children

Shah Mohammad Fahim, Jeffrey R. Donowitz, Ekaterina Smirnova, Ning-Juin Jan, Subhasish Das, Mustafa Mahfuz, S. M. Abdul Gaffar, William A. Petri Jr, Chelsea Marie, Tahmeed Ahmed

Urinary proteomics reveals biological processes related to acute kidney injury in Bothrops atrox envenomings

Lisele Maria Brasileiro-Martins, Sofia Angiole Cavalcante, Thaís Pinto Nascimento, Alexandre Vilhena Silva-Neto, Marlon Dias Mariano Santos, Amanda C. Camillo-Andrade, Juliana de Saldanha da Gama Fischer, Caroline Coelho Ferreira, Lucas Barbosa Oliveira, Marco Aurelio Sartim, Allyson Guimarães Costa, Manuela B. Pucca, Fan Hui Wen, Ana Maria Moura-da-Silva, Jacqueline Sachett, Paulo Costa Carvalho, Priscila Ferreira de Aquino, Wuelton M. Monteiro

Endothelial and inflammatory pathophysiology in dengue shock: New insights from a prospective cohort study in Vietnam

Angela McBride, Huynh Thi Le Duyen, Nguyen Lam Vuong, Phan Vinh Tho, Luong Thi Hue Tai, Nguyen Thanh Phong, Nguyen Thanh Ngoc, Lam Minh Yen, Phung Tran Huy Nhat, Tran Thuy Vi, Martin J. Llewelyn, Louise Thwaites, Nguyen Van Hao, Sophie Yacoub

Human myiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

Binta J. J. Jallow, Goudja Gassara, Ousman Bajinka, Yifei Luo, Mandie Liu, Jifeng Cai, Jingjing Huang, Fanming Meng

Strongyloidiasis in Auckland: A ten-year retrospective study of diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of a predominantly Polynesian and Fijian migrant cohort

Tim Cutfield, Soana Karuna Motuhifonua, Matthew Blakiston, Hasan Bhally, Eamon Duffy, Rebekah Lane, Erik Otte, Terri Swager, Amanda Maree Taylor, Veronica Playle

Assessment of Culicidae collection methods for xenomonitoring lymphatic filariasis in malaria co-infection context in Burkina Faso

Sanata Coulibaly, Simon P. Sawadogo, Achille S. Nikièma, Aristide S. Hien, Rabila Bamogo, Lassane Koala, Ibrahim Sangaré, Roland W. Bougma, Benjamin Koudou, Florence Fournet, Georges A. Ouédraogo, Roch K. Dabiré

Development of a computational model to inform environmental surveillance sampling plans for Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in wastewater

Elisabeth Burnor, Cory W. Morin, Jeffry H. Shirai, Nicolette A. Zhou, John Scott Meschke

Mixed methods to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) towards rabies in central and remote communities of Moramanga district, Madagascar

Claire Leblanc, Daouda Kassié, Mendrika Ranaivoharimina, Elliot Fara Nandrasana Rakotomanana, Reziky Tiandraza Mangahasimbola, Anjasoa Randrianarijaona, Ravo Ramiandrasoa, Alphonse José Nely, Nivohanitra Perle Razafindraibe, Soa Fy Andriamandimby, Dany Bakoly Ranoaritiana, Virginie Rajaonarivony, Laurence Randrianasolo, Laurence Baril, Chiarella Mattern, Rila Ratovoson, Hélène Guis

Corrections

Correction: Development of a Humanized Antibody with High Therapeutic Potential against Dengue Virus Type 2

Pi-Chun Li, Mei-Ying Liao, Ping-Chang Cheng, Jian-Jong Liang, I-Ju Liu, Chien-Yu Chiu, Yi-Ling Lin, Gwong-Jen J. Chang, Han-Chung Wu

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