Ebola in the DRC: A different problem compounded by violence

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014623

Trypanosoma cruzi infection in pregnancy: New approaches to address the diagnosis and follow-up of women and newborns

Yves Carlier, Jackeline Alger, Eric Dumonteil, Claudia Herrera, Alejandro G. Schijman, Pierre Buekens

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 28, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014665

Opportunities and challenges for countermeasures against Rift Valley fever virus: A quintessential One Health pathogen

Brian E. Dawes, Keli N. Gerken, Bernard Bett, A. Desiree LaBeaud

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 17, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014645

Japanese encephalitis: Current status, recent progress, and persistent challenges

Susan L. Hills, Huong Minh Vu, Punnee Pitisuttithum, Chang-Kweng Lim, Christin H. Goodman, Joachim Hombach, Tom Solomon

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 18, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014641

Reframing neglect in neglected tropical diseases and related environmental determinants: A scoping review of photovoice studies

Noor Adilla Md Anuar Hussain, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Azmawati Mohammed Nawi, Aliff Faisal Ahmad Kamar, Shahrul Azhar Md Haniff, Fateen Nadhira Ismail

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014655

Unravelling the genomic epidemiology and antigenic evolution of Chandipura virus: A genetically constrained neurotropic threat

Pooja Rani Kuri, Amit Sharma

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014565

Effectiveness, safety, and implementation outcomes of a decentralization program to deliver antivenoms in the Western Brazilian Amazonia: The SAVING program

Wuelton Monteiro, Felipe Murta, Thiago Serrão-Pinto, Vinicius Machado, Altair Seabra de Farias, Alícia Cacau dos Santos, Deugles Cardoso, Elder Augusto Guimarães Figueira, Érica Cristina da Silva Chagas, Luana Souza Habibe, Leonardo da Silva Ipuchima, Nilzoney Ferreira de Souza, Taynnah da Silva Lima, Flávio Santos Dourado, Lucia Montebello, Francisco Edilson Ferreira de Lima-Junior, Nicholas R. Casewell, David G. Lalloo, Fernando Almeida-Val, Marcus Lacerda, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Charles J. Gerardo, Fan Hui Wen, Jacqueline Sachett

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014612

Luciferase unleashed: Lighting the path to vaccine approval using a novel high-throughput chikungunya virus neutralization assay

Jason Mendy, Lisa Bedell, Lauren C. Tindale, Jason S. Richardson, Na Li, Yari Fontebasso, Theodore C. Pierson, Keith Gottlieb, Lo Vang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014610

Longitudinal performance of the ENLIST ENL severity scale in individuals with severe erythema nodosum leprosum: Responsiveness, trajectories and clinical features – a secondary analysis of the Methotrexate and Prednisolone study - MaPs in ENL

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

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014410

Development of a predictive model for meglumine antimoniate treatment failure in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis: Aretrospective cohort study

Susana Ríos-Echavarría, Gilma Hernández Herrera, Hector Ivan García García, Liliana López-Carvajal, Lina Maria Serna-Higuita

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 4, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014606

Assessing the impact of intervention strategies on dengue dynamics in Shenzhen, China

Qi Tan, Jia Wan, Cong Niu, Wei Liu, Dongfeng Kong, Zhen Zhang, Yuan Bai, Zhanwei Du

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014521

Evaluating knowledge and attitudes towards dengue fever and its vaccination in China: A questionnaire-based study in healthcare practitioners

IpMan Lam, Ye Yao, Yuxiang Sun, Yilan Xia, Yihan Lu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013530

Comparative evaluation of four immunoassays for Plasmodium vivax serological detection using recombinant PvMSP1-42 antigen

Jiahui Xu, Tao Yu, Zihan Zhao, Yaobao Liu, Yinyue Li, Niming Zhang, Tang Xu, Xinlong He, Eun-Taek Han, Jin-Hee Han, Zhiyong Tao, Didier Menard, Feng Lu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014570

Evaluation of intestinal immune responses to Entamoeba dispar using the first domestic clinical isolate in Japan

Yumiko Saito-Nakano, Akira Kawashima, Seiki Kobayashi, Koji Watanabe, Tetsuro Kawano-Sugaya, Shinji Izumiyama, Kumiko Nakada-Tsukui

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 6, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014507

Tissue distribution of Histoplasma capsulatum in deceased people living with HIV assessed by minimally invasive tissue sampling: An autopsy-based case series in the Brazilian Amazon

Karolina Jeaneth Solórzano-Chavarría, Taygo Silva Graciliano, Izabella Picinin Safe Lacerda, Alexandre Vilhena Silva-Neto, Luiz Ferreira, Monique Freire Santana, Katia Santana Cruz, Carla Silvana Silva Santos, Juan Diego Ribeiro Almeida, Luciana Aires Oliveira, Jaume Ordi, Natalia Rakislova, Mikel Martinez, Juan Carlos Hurtado, João Vicente Braga Souza, Quique Bassat, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda, Djane Clarys Baía-da-Silva

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 6, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014545

Mental health, social determinants and One Health in skin neglected tropical diseases (NTDs): A scoping review

India Hotopf, Idiatou Diallo, Jennifer Ljungqvist, Josefine Tecklenborg, Sascha Knauf, Anna S. Fahrion, Alexandra Juhász, Rosalind McCollum, Gillian Turner, Julian Eaton

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 6, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014034

Behavioural and environmental risk factors associated with snake–human conflict: A scoping systematic review

Chandrashekhar Janakiram, Arjun Satheesh Chandran Nair, Amrutha V. Nair, Ajay Pious, Geetha Gireesh Gyra, Anju James, Srikanta Kanungo, Rahul K. Gajbhiye, Nirmalya Mukherjee, Omesh Kumar Bharti, Surajit Giri, Sunil Panigrahi, Jaideep C. Menon

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 6, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014505

Optimization and production of a GLP-grade recombinant Sm29 vaccine against schistosomiasis: From expression to preclinical assessment

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014617

Prevalence of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infection among transgender women in Brazil: A multicenter study

Carolina Amianti, Larissa Melo Bandeira, Regina Célia Moreira, Andréa Fachel Leal, Daniela Riva Knauth, Laio Magno, Inês Dourado, Rita Suely Bacuri de Queiroz, Katia Cristina Bassichetto, Gustavo Santa Roza Saggese, Maria Amelia de Sousa Mascena Veras, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014581

Ambient temperature storage of individual parasitic nematode larvae for whole genome sequencing

The WORMS-SEA Consortium

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014363

Impact assessment of effective rounds of mass drug administration against schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminthiasis among school age children in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Kenneth Nnamdi Opara, Clement Ameh Yaro, Nnamso Williams Ikpeida, Aliyu Mohammed, Hadiza Joy Marcus, Kingsley Azu, Salisu Ahmad, Esther Sunday Okon, Ellie Leaning, Moses Aderogba, Louise-Makau Barasa, Antia Etop, Ime Sylvester Udoh, Fatai Oyediran, Imabong O. Umah, Solomon M. Jacob, Gideon U. Ntuen, Veronica S. Augustine, Halima Toro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014603

A cost-outcome assessment of dog deworming for echinococcosis control in the Xizang Autonomous Region, China, 2016–2022

Mingzhe Jiang, Quzhen Gongsang, Zhiyi Wang, Jiaxi Lei, Liying Wang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014580

An engineered anti-Oropouche virus human-murine chimeric immunoglobulin M is a viable substitute for positive human serum controls in diagnostic serology assays

Kerri L. Miazgowicz, Christin H. Goodman, Amanda E. Calvert

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 10, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014642

Investigating Bacillus anthracis genomic diversity and trait-specific lineages in an endemic area in northern Tanzania through a combination of traditional and culture-free sequencing approaches

Antonia Hilbig, Matej Medvecky, Tiziana Lembo, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Ireen Kiwelu, Deogratius Mshanga, Shabani K. Motto, Zacharia E. Makondo, Boaz Wadugu, Henri O. Arola, Simo Nikkari, Matthew P. Rubach, John A. Crump, Samantha J. Lycett, Roman Biek, Taya L. Forde

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 10, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014611

Surveillance data and progress assessment of the targets of the WHO Global Leprosy Strategy 2016–2020: A retrospective registry-based analysis in Ghana

Anna Katharina Njillo, Stephen Adom Boateng, Till Omansen, Ruth Ansah, Johannes Mischlinger, Michael Ramharter, Benedict Okoe Quao, Mirjam Groger

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 10, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014604

Wolbachia prevalence in Aedes aegypti across five comunas of Medellín, Colombia: Implications for post-release surveillance

Luisa M. Barrientos, Diego F. Rincon, Frank W. Avila, Catalina Alfonso-Parra

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 10, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014630

Previous schistosome infection and the risk of incident hyperuricemia: A prospective cohort study

Congyue Wang, Zijian Tian, Ying Yang, Yushan Yue, Kaixin Zhou, Chong Li, Ke Lu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 10, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014608

High brucellosis prevalence and risk among children aged 5–14 years in Kenyan pastoral health facilities: A facility-based surveillance study

Dismas C. O. Oketch, Ruth Njoroge, Isaac Ngere, John Gachohi, Walter Jaoko, Samuel Waiguru Muriuki, Athman Juma Mwatondo, Konongoi S. Limbaso, Mathew Muturi, Jodie Withall, John Mwaniki Njeru, Boru Ali, Boku Bodha, Lydia Kilowua, Nazaria Wanja Nyaga, Moshe Alando, David Maina, Samoel Ashimosi Khamadi, M. Kariuki Njenga, Roland T. Ashford, Eric Mogaka Osoro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 10, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014129

Quantitative polymerase chain reaction from malaria rapid diagnostic tests to detect Borrelia crocidurae in Mali

Pascal Dembélé, Adama Zan Diarra, Papa Mouhamadou Gaye, Armel Joseph Agokeng Dongmo, Li Bing, Mahamadou Ali Thera, Stéphane Ranque

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 10, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014033

Geographic heterogeneity of Deinagkistrodon acutus venom: A multi-regional study of toxicity, proteomics, and antivenom efficacy

Jianqi Zhao, Qian Lei, Xiaorui Hao, Xiao Shi, Ziqing Yang, Yuxin Luo, Linfeng Wang, Yang Yang, Chunhong Huang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 11, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014640

Two decades of cholera in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Epidemiology, seasonal patterns, and environmental risk, insights from 2004–2024

Mohammad Ashraful Amin, Md. Asif Ahsan, Zahid Hasan Khan, Md Taufiqul Islam, Ali Shafqat Akanda, Nasif Hossain, A. S. G. Faruque, Firdausi Qadri, Ashraful Islam Khan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 12, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014620

Assessing the efficacy of high-dose rifampicin plus albendazole against onchocerciasis

Monica Ahiadorme, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Bettina Dubben, Jennifer Nadal, Patricia Jebett Korir, Kenneth Pfarr, Janina M. Kuehlwein, Franziska Lenz-Plet, Arcangelo Ricchiuto, Emmanuel Donawobuge Kutu, Derrick Adu Mensah, Vera Serwaa Opoku, John Boateng, John Opoku, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Charles Gyasi, Prince Obeng, Eunice Kyaakyile Kuutiero, Michael Agyemang Obeng, Benjamin Emikpe, Abu Abudu Rahamani, Prince Dennis Atisu, Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng, Derrick Boateng Kontoh, Sampson Twumasi-Ankrah, Achim Hoerauf, Linda Batsa Debrah, Alexander Yaw Debrah

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 12, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014594

Natural killer (NK) cells with downregulated activating receptors and IL-10 production promote Trypanosoma cruzi T-cell responses in subjects in the Chronic phase of Trypanosoma cruzi infection: An exploratory immunological analysis

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 12, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014622

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 26, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014599

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the 2025 dengue outbreak in Bangladesh

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 26, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014661

Robust performance of culture, real-time PCR, and genomic approaches for shigella serotyping in a pediatric surveillance cohort

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 26, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014668

A systematic review of mathematical models for soil-transmitted helminthiasis control strategies

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 28, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013431

Population-level variation shapes West Nile virus transmission potential in the Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 28, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014693

Effects of different X-ray irradiation dosages on Wolbachia trans-infected and uninfected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 28, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014563

The spatial structure of dengue transmission in Kamphaeng Phet Thailand

Sarah H. Ooi, Angkana T. Huang, Surachai Kaewhiran, Aaron Farmer, Darunee Buddhari, Tao Li, Jaykumar Gandhi, Adam R. Pollio, Jun Hang, Matthew A. Conte, Derek A. T. Cummings, Kathryn Anderson, Henrik Salje

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 31, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014605

Declining Onchocerca volvulus transmission despite limited ivermectin delivery in the Kakoi–Koda focus, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo: An epidemiological, entomological and landscape evidence synthesis

Luís-Jorge Amaral, Tony Ukety, Jules Upenjirwoth, Deogratias Ucima Wonya’Rossi, Michel Ndahura Mandro, Françoise Nyisi, Pascal Adroba, Wilma A. Stolk, Joseph N. Siewe Fodjo, María-Gloria Basáñez, Anne Laudisoit, Robert Colebunders

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 31, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014164

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) on Dengue Fever in Burkina Faso: Findings from the national household survey in Burkina Faso

Nicolas Ouédraogo, Siaka Débé, Harouna Soré, Farida Tiendrébégo, Gérard Wendyam Nonkani, Guillaume Sylvestre Sanou, Réné Kinda, Adama Ganou, Casimire Wendlamita Tarama, Sonia Ilboudo, Moussa Wamdaogo Guelbéogo, Isaie Medah, Adama Gansané

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 31, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014027

Pan genome clustering identifies a novel mosaic prophage specific to Salmonella Enteritidis lineage associated with the invasive disease in India

Jobin John Jacob, Aravind Velmurugan, Dhanalakshmi Solaimalai, Ramya Iyadurai, Karthik Gunasekaran, Jansi Rani Malaiyappan, M. Yesudoss, M. Vasuki, Binesh Lal, Jacob John, Kamini Walia, Balaji Veeraraghavan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 31, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013113

Epidemiological shift in age distribution of dengue in Thailand, 2005–2024

Kittipong Sornlorm, Roshan Kumar Mahato, Sarayu Muntaphan, Kanit Hnuploy, Rajitra Nawawonganun

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 31, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014697

Repurposing niclosamide ethanolamine for alveolar echinococcosis reveals a disconnect between in vitro efficacy and in vivo outcome in the intraperitoneal infection model

Matías Preza, Nicole Dietrich, Pascal Zumstein, Judith Steinmann, Lea Hiller, Trix Zumkehr, Tobias Kämpfer, Marylène Chollet-Krugler, Laura Vetter, Andrew Hemphill, Sarah Dion, Britta Lundström-Stadelmann

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 31, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014016

Correction: Pediatric snakebite in Sub-Saharan Africa: Clinical predictors, outcomes, and gaps in care—A systematic review

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 28, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014681

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