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A female Aedes aegypti mosquito blood-feeding on human skin. Abdi et al, 2026

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Endemic and invisible: Visceral Leishmaniasis a One Health imperative in the Somali’s fragile health landscape

Hassan Sh. Abdirahman Elmi, Mohamoud Abdulahi, Abdirashid Abdirahman Hussein, Mohamoud Ahmed, Khadra Jama-Alol, Halima Mohamed

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013905

Policy Platform

Proceedings of the inaugural symposium on dengue human challenge studies “Challenging the norm: Accelerating dengue countermeasures through human studies”

Shirin Kalimuddin, Adam T. Waickman, Panisadee Avirutnan, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Christopher Chiu, Barnaby E. Young, Christopher W. Woods, Petra C. Fay, Sheila K. Pakir, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Claus Bolte, Andrew Pengilley, Marco Cavaleri, John C.W. Lim, Stephen J. Thomas, Albert I. Ko, Eng Eong Ooi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 9, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013889

Reviews

Paracoccidioidomycosis in the 21st century: Challenges and milestones

James Venturini, Norma Beatriz Fernandez, Priscila Marques de Macedo, Ricardo de Souza Cavalcante, Diego H. Caceres, Clayton Luiz Borges, Anderson Messias Rodrigues, Antonio Luiz Dal Bello Gasparoto, Gustavo Giusiano, Wellington Santos Fava, Marcus de Melo Teixeira, Erika Seki Kioshima, Igor Massahiro de Souza Suguiura, Angel Gonzalez, Beatriz L. Gómez, Oliver K. Clay, Renata Rebello Mendes Gomes, Adriana Pardini Vicentini, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira, Jose Guillermo Pereira Brunelli, Rosana Puccia, Eva Burger, Luciane Alarcão Dias-Melicio, Maria Jose Soares Mendes Giannini, Roxana Claudia Iquize Condori, Anamelia Lorenzetti Bocca, Maria Sueli Soares Felipe, Maria Aparecida Shikanai-Yasuda, Gil Benard, Ziadir Francisco Coutinho, Simone Schneider Weber, Rinaldo Poncio Mendes, Anamaria Mello Miranda Paniago

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 6, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013819

Human safety of SPBN GASGAS for oral rabies vaccination of dogs

Gowri Yale, Conrad Freuling, Andrew Gibson, Amila Gunesekera, Thomas Müller, Ryan Wallace, Ad Vos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 12, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013866

Trichinellosis: A zoonosis that still requires vigilance

Ivana Mitic, Sasa Vasilev, Alisa Gruden-Movsesijan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 30, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013944

Research Articles

Willingness to pay for a dengue vaccine in Iran: Insights from a contingent valuation study

Moslem Soofi, Ali Kazemi-Karyani, Zahra Alipoor, Hekmatolla Mahmoodi, Behzad Karamimatin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013869

Spatial heterogeneity in the temperature–hand, foot, and mouth disease association among children: A multicounty time-series study in western China

Jie Sun, Guanghai Yao, Jing Gu, Hui Tang, Yueqian Wu, Yikun Chang, Jinwei Chen, Wangjian Zhang, Zhicheng Du, Yuantao Hao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013801

Analysis of Phlebotomine sandflies in Laos from 2014–2024: Inventory, description of a new species, screening for Leishmania and detection of Trypanosoma

Khamsing Vongphayloth, Tamalee Roberts, Jodi M. Fiorenzano, Noel Cote, Irina V. Etobayeva, Aphaphone Adsamouth, Matthew T. Robinson, Khaithong Lakeomany, Veaky Vungkyly, Phonesavanh Luangamath, Somsanith Chonephetsarath, Fano José Randrianambinintsoa, Andrew G. Letizia, Philippe Buchy, Paul T. Brey, Jérôme Depaquit

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013641

Onchocerciasis and non-communicable diseases in the Bafut Health District, Cameroon: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards community-directed treatment with ivermectin

Irene U. Ajonina-Ekoti, Promise A. Aghaeze, Joan Ebanga, Theophilus A. Ekoti, Tiburce Gangue, Beri A. Gariba, Moses A. Mbanwi, Adolph A. Fozao, Carine K. Nfor, Mbunkah D. Achukwi, Marcelus U. Ajonina

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013609

Peer-led versus routine health education for schistosomiasis knowledge improvement among primary school students in Wuhan, China

Yuelin Xiong, Huatang Luo, Hao Wang, Shuai Wang, Jiajing Zhang, Cong Liu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013857

Seroepidemiological survey and seropositivity rate for Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a community-based cardiac screening initiative in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

Felipe Silva Santos de Jesus, Isabella Moreira Gonzalez Fonseca, Ângelo Antônio Oliveira Silva, Noilson Lázaro Sousa Gonçalves, Daniel Dias Sampaio, Deborah Bittencourt Mothé, Paola Alejandra Fiorani Celedon, Dalila Luciola Zanette, Nilson Ivo Tonin Zanchin, Maria Carmo Pereira Nunes, Manoel Otávio da Costa Rocha, Craig Sable, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro, Fred Luciano Neves Santos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013892

Evaluation of culture- and PCR-based methods for detecting Burkholderia pseudomallei in soil samples in Thailand

Didtawa Suttisak, Charlene Mae Salao Cagape, Rathanin Seng, Natnaree Saiprom, Wongwarut Boonyanugomol, Kamolchanok Rukseree, Paul J. Brett, Mary N. Burtnick, Narisara Chantratita

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013840

Attenuated viral strains of priority pathogens for potential use in controlled human infection model studies: A scoping review

David Oliver Hamilton, Victoria Simpson, Tilly Fox, Vittoria Lutje, Alain Kohl, Daniela M. Ferreira, Ben Morton

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013243

Validation of reference genes for RT-qPCR relative expression analysis during cyst-to-early adult development of Taenia solium

Jose Maravi, David Castaneda-Carpio, Renzo Gutierrez-Loli, Segundo W. Del Aguila, Valeria Villar-Davila, Juan Blume-La-Torre, Cristina Guerra-Giraldez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013893

Using dried blood spots to estimate Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in pregnant women in Catalonia, Spain, and to serologically diagnose congenital toxoplasmosis

Borja Guarch-Ibáñez, Ana Argudo-Ramírez, Clara Carreras-Abad, Marie Antoinette Frick, Daniel Blázquez-Gamero, Fernando Baquero-Artigao, Judit García-Villoira, the Spanish REIV-TOXO group, Pere Soler-Palacín, Isabel Fuentes

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013881

Projecting long-term excess risks of major infectious diseases associated with future extreme weather events in Thailand

Esther Li Wen Choo, Pei Ma, Jo Yi Chow, Steve Hung-Lam Yim, Oliver Brady, Borame Lee Dickens, Jue Tao Lim

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013896

Low risk of transmission of prototype and newly emerged Oropouche virus strains by European Culex pipiens, Aedes albopictus, and Anopheles atroparvus mosquitoes

Ana Rosales-Rosas, Edith Janssens, Sam Verwimp, Koen Bartholomeeusen, Cédric Van Dun, Katrien Trappeniers, Kevin K. Ariën, Ruth Müller, Leen Delang, Marco Brustolin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013879

Community knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward cutaneous leishmaniasis in central Ethiopia

Tagesech Yohannes, Getenet Beyene, Teketel Ermias Geltore, Daniel Geleta, Zeleke Mekonnen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013838

Prognostic determinants and mortality risk of advanced schistosomiasis revealed by Lasso-Cox regression integrative approach

Zhong Hong, Yinlong Li, Shiqing Zhang, Xiaojuan Xu, Ting Liu, Qilu Chen, Jing Xu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013846

Leptospirosis in the Caribbean Region between 2000 and 2022: A scoping review of morbidity and mortality

Beatris Mario Martin, Zhonghan Zhang, Sebastian Vernal, Holly Jian, Eric J. Nilles, Luis Furuya-Kanamori, Benn Sartorius, Colleen L. Lau

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013595

Rapid, label-free surface plasmon resonance discrimination between Bothrops and Crotalus venoms using clinical antivenom as the capture reagent

Ely S. F. Borges, Jomar S. Vasconcelos, Arthur A. Melo, Fernanda C. C. L. Loureiro, Karla P. O. Luna, Antonio M. N. Lima

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 6, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013501

Exploring the landscape of lymphatic filariasis research in India: A scientometric analysis of two decades from 2000 to 2024

Muhammed Jabir, Kannan Thiruvengadam, Pramukha Sreedevi Prabhakaran, Melissa Shaelyn Samuel, Manju Rahi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 6, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013908

Temporal and spatial distributions and clustering features of soil-transmitted helminthiases on Hainan Island: A retrospective study from 2017–2023

Guangda Xu, Wen Zeng, Xiaomin Huang, Yongyan Tang, Yuchun Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 7, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013864

Zika virus infection in early pregnancy increases the likelihood of persistent neutralizing antibodies

Everton Falcão de Oliveira, Amanda Torrentes de Carvalho, Fabio Antonio Venancio, Maria Eulina Quilião, Sanny Cerqueira de Oliveira Gabeira, Silvia Helena dos Santos Leite, Margarida dos Santos Salú, Sheila Maria Barbosa de Lima, Nathalia dos Santos Alves, Luma da Cruz Moura, Waleska Dias Schwarcz, Adriana de Souza Azevedo, Luiz Henrique Ferraz Demarchi, Marina Castilhos Souza Umaki Zardin, Gislene Garcia de Castro Lichs, Deborah Ledesma Taira, Ana Isabel do Nascimento, Wagner de Souza Fernandes, Natália Oliveira Alves, Aline Etelvina Casaril Arrua, Márcio José de Medeiros, Rivaldo Venâncio da Cunha, Zilton Vasconcelos, Cláudia Du Bocage Santos-Pinto, Karin Nielsen-Saines

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013906

CRISPR/Cas12a-RCA enables ultrasensitive detection of circulating free DNA for noninvasive diagnosis of echinococcosis

Jideng Ma, Yumei Zhang, Zian Li, Lanmin Liu, Jide A, Run Liang, Chunhua Cao, Jianwu Zhou, Peng Cheng, Yuqi Li, Zhiyuan Li, Li Ma, Lei Jiang, Xiangren A

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013069

Splenic accumulation of intact Plasmodium ovale sensu lato-infected red blood cells in a patient presenting with splenic rupture

Ghania Benabdelmoumen, Oula Itani, Valentin Joste, Sandrine Houzé, David Hardy, Florent Bavozet, Moussa Sylla, Steven Kho, Nicholas M. Anstey, Paul Henri Consigny, Abdoulaye Sissoko, Pierre Buffet

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013897

Target product profile for the development of pediatric formulations of new drugs for the treatment of children with T. cruzi infection

Colin Forsyth, Facundo Garcia-Bournissen, Guillermo Moscatelli, Samanta Moroni, Ana Pereiro, Lourdes Ortiz-Daza, Elvira-Idalia Hernández Cuevas, Freddy Tinajeros, Tayná Marques, Andrea Marchiol, Rafael Herazo, Sandra Seu, Javier Sancho, Jaime Altcheh, María-Jesús Pinazo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 9, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013597

Arboviruses circulation in Guinea: Overview and perspectives for public health

Salifou Talassone Bangoura, Alpha-Kabinet Keita, Sidikiba Sidibé, Saidouba Cherif Camara, Maladho Diaby, Kadio Jean-Jacques Olivier Kadio, Abdoul Karim Soumah, Haby Diallo, Alexandre Delamou, Eric Delaporte, Alioune Camara, Michèle Ottmann, Nagham Khanafer, Abdoulaye Touré

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 9, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013904

Evidence-based decision-making support for determining the risk of schistosomiasis infection during large events in China: Application of risk assessment

Yuting Zuo, Gong Chen, Xin Mei, Xiao Xie, Yudan Song, Shuai Wang, Huatang Luo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 9, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013898

An automated end-to-end system for schistosome viability assessment to accelerate anti-schistosomal drug discovery

Ping Liu, Wenjun Cheng, Yuepeng Wang, Bijue Liu, Xiao Zhu, Guangyong Chen, Jipeng Wang, Bian Wu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 9, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013865

Molecular detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi infection in bats from the China-Myanmar border

Yun Long, Jiawei Tian, Peiyu Han, Song Wu, Lidong Zong, Chenjie He, Yuhong Chen, Wanchun Cao, Bo Wang, Lijun Guo, Yunzhi Zhang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 12, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013860

Evaluating the impact of nitisinone at mosquito-lethal doses on Lutzomyia longipalpis

Laure Augendre, Lucas Alexandre Farias de Souza, Magda Clara Vieira da Costa Ribeiro, Jérôme Depaquit, Jean-Philippe Martinet, Jorian Prudhomme

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 12, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013871

Comparative analysis of Buruli ulcer in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire: A cross-sectional study

Elizabeth Gyamfi, Magdalene Dogbe, Mabel Sarpong-Duah, Edwin Sakyi Kyei-Baffour, Kwabena Owusu Boateng, Daisy Awuku Asante, Joshua Adeebute Ayelazuno, Charles Quaye, Abel Adjet Afouda, Lydia Mosi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 12, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013912

Patient perspectives and barriers to effective home-based care in lymphatic filariasis: A mixed methods study from Puducherry, India

Arya Rahul, Anoop C. Choolayil, Gnanasekaran Vijayalakshmi, Balakrishnan Vijayakumar, Dharani Govindasamy, Amala Ramasamy, Sadhasivam Anbusivam, Manju Rahi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 13, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013903

Ginkgolic acid attenuates echinococcus granulosus infection-induced hepatic fibrosis by inhibiting Smad4 SUMOylation

Qiuyue Chen, Dan Dong, Xueting Yu, Xinyu Jiang, Huijiao Jiang, Jun Hou, Lianghai Wang, Junying Xu, Xiangwei Wu, Xueling Chen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 13, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013497

Identification of Paragonimus mexicanus and P. caliensis in freshwater crabs from Costa Rica: evidence of zoonotic lung fluke diversity in Central America

Ingo S. Wehrtmann, Roderico Hernández-Chea, Célio Magalhães, Gaby Dolz, María José Zuniga Moya, Raquel Romero-Chaves, Fresia Villalobos-Rojas

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 13, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013880

Systematic review of Aedes aegypti control trials suggests publication bias related to author disclosure of conflicts of interest

Abdisalam A. Abdi, Jose G. Juarez, Trevor Harris, Tereza Magalhaes, Gabriel L. Hamer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 14, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013914

Cost comparison of school-based mass drug administration of albendazole and ivermectin versus albendazole alone for soil-transmitted helminth control in Uganda

Yuling Lin, Tanja Barth-Jaeggi, Eveline Hürlimann, Prudence Beinamaryo, Hilda Kyarisiima, Harsh Vivek Harkare, Leonsio Matagi, Isaac Byarugaba, Peter Steinmann, Jennifer Keiser, Fabrizio Tediosi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 14, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013913

Transcriptomic and ultrastructural responses to Amiodarone–Itraconazole in naturally benznidazole-resistant and -susceptible Trypanosoma cruzi strains

Stivenn Gutiérrez, Carlos Ospina, Tatiana Cáceres, Luz Helena Patiño, Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi, Juan David Ramírez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 14, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013916

Immune checkpoint TIM-3 defines hyperactivated NK cells and predicts fatal outcome in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome

Xiaohan Qian, Yi Zhang, Ziling Cheng, Haolin Song, Lingtong Huang, Bei Jia, Jie Li, Jie Wang, Wei Wu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013928

Assessing territorial disparities in snakebite surveillance data in Brazil: Implications for public health

Alexandre Vilhena Silva-Neto, Gabriel dos Santos Mouta, Thaís Pinto Nascimento, Antônio Alcirley da S. Balieiro, Jady Shayenne Mota Cordeiro, Jefferson Valente, André Sachett, Patrícia Carvalho da Silva Balieiro, Djane Clarys Baia-da-Silva, Fernando Almeida-Val, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Vanderson de Souza Sampaio

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013873

Adverse dengue outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease: A population-based analysis of 5.8 million individuals from Brazil

Ricardo Augusto Monteiro de Barros Almeida, Leticia Lastória Kurozawa, Gabriel Berg de Almeida, Ricardo de Souza Cavalcante, Raoni de Oliveira Domingues-da-Silva, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher, Douglas Otomo Duarte, Luis Gustavo Modelli de Andrade

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013927

Assessment of the efficacy and safety of two albendazole regimens for the treatment of hypermicrofilaraemic loiasis in adults in Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon: A phase IIb single-blind randomised controlled trial

Noé Patrick M’Bondoukwé, Luccheri Ndong Akomezoghe, Bridy Chesly Moutombi Ditombi, Jacques Mari Ndong Ngomo, Hadry Roger Sibi Matotou, Ginette Severine Zang Ondo, Valentin Migueba, Coella Joyce Mihindou, Bedrich Pongui Ngondza, Christian Mayandza, Héléna Noéline Kono, Dimitri Ardin Moussavou Mabicka, Charleine Manomba, Reinne Moutongo, Luice Aurtin Joel James, Denise Patricia Mawili Mboumba, Marielle Karine Bouyou Akotet

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013166

Bridging the knowledge gap: Thai parents’ perspectives on dengue infection and its vaccination and the need for targeted promotion

Donruedee Kamkhoad, Jirarporn Tunksakool, Nopporn Apiwattanakul, Jumpee Granger

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013920

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

Rekha Patil, Asif Kavathekar, Madhav Prabhu, Madhavi Patil, Ameya Kejriwal, Kamran Zaman, Jyothi Bhat, Subarna Roy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013883

Unraveling the role of host kinase PIM1 in Toxoplasma gondii infection: Implications for therapies

Lijie Pan, Fan Zhang, Yun Yang, Yue Sun, Lingling Song, Famin Zhang, Jinjin Zhu, Yang Wang, Chong Wang, Qingli Luo, Wen Zhang, Li Yu, Yuanyuan Cao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013915

Endothelial cells protect Schistosoma mansoni from hydrogen peroxide-induced death

Bruna Oliveira Lopes Souza, Ronald Alves dos Santos, Kelvin Edson Marques de Jesus, Juliana Bezerra Dória Lima, Andressa Moreira Lima, Brenda Rodrigues Brito Cunha Silva, Fernanda Freitas Costa, Lorena Conceição de Queiroz, Camilla Almeida Menezes, Sânzio Silva Santana, Karine Araujo Damasceno, Isadora Cristina de Siqueira, Marilda de Souza Gonçalves, Dalila Luciola Zanette, Thassila Nogueira Pitanga, Ricardo Riccio Oliveira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013923

Untargeted metabolomics for triaging of cytochrome b inhibitors during Chagas’ disease drug discovery

A. Kenneth MacLeod, Lindsay B. Tulloch, Michele Tinti, Darren Edwards, Susan Wyllie, Kevin D. Read

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013917

Seroprevalence and risk factors for Brucella species and Coxiella burnetii exposure in a cross-sectional serosurvey of occupationally exposed groups in peri-urban Lomé, Togo

Charlotte L. Kerr, Akouda Patassi, Pidemnéwé S. Pato, Javier Guitian, Sylvie Audrey Diop, Imadidden Musallam, Punam Mangtani, Patrick Nguipdop-Djomo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 20, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012657

Genomic characterization of a severe West Nile Virus transmission season using a single reaction amplicon sequencing approach

Shawn Freed Jr., Sarah Chandler, Sarah Uhm, Zach Pella, Dikchha Gurung, Hallie Smith, Tammy Dowdy, Amanda M. Bartling, Ava Butz, Michael R. Wiley, M. Jana Broadhurst, Sydney Stein, Emily L. McCutchen, Jeff Hamik, Peter C. Iwen, Nick Downey, Kaylee S. Herzog, Joseph R. Fauver

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013931

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and typhoid conjugate vaccine introduction on typhoid fever in Nepal

Dipesh Tamrakar, Shiva Ram Naga, Esther Jung, Basudha Shrestha, Pratibha Bista Roka, Rabin Pokharel, Sabin Bikram Shahi, Aarjya Tara Bajracharya, Surendra K. Mahadup, Nishan Katuwal, Kate Doyle, Jessica C. Seidman, Alice S. Carter, Stephen P. Luby, Isaac I. Bogoch, Kristen Aiemjoy, Denise O. Garrett, Rajeev Shrestha, Jason R. Andrews

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013242

Clinical presentation, etiology, and treatment outcomes of mycetoma: A 25-year retrospective study in Southern Thailand

Sorawit Chittrakarn, Siripen Kanchanasuwan, Nattapat Sangkakul, Nonthanat Tongsengkee

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013818

Japanese encephalitis virus activates the NLRP3/caspase-1/GSDMD signaling pathway in dopaminergic neurons

Xiaoyan Guo, Siyuan Lu, Zhiwei Huang, Jiahuan Li, Guofu Cheng, Xueying Hu, Wanpo Zhang, Changqin Gu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 22, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013924

The epidemiology and clinical features of HIV and Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) co-infection: A systematic review and individual patient data analysis

Natalie Elkheir, Jessica Carter, Catherine Dominic, Pat Lok, Temitope Fisayo, Melina Michelen, Barbara De Barros, Jaimie Wilson Goldsmith, Michael Butler, Amy Price, Anushka Mehotra, Laura Nabarro, Nadia Ahmed, Peter L. Chiodini, David A. J. Moore

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 22, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012808

Analysis of the consultations on the InfoChagas digital platform

Elizabeth Posada Diago, Inés María Iglesias Rodríguez, Irene Losada-Galván, Edelweiss Aldasoro Irastorza, Pau Rubio Figuerola, Cristina Alonso-Vega, Joaquim Gascon, Mirko Rojas-Cortez, Rafael Herazo, Andrea Marchiol, Marcelo Abril, Elvira Hernández, Julio Alonso-Padilla, Francisco Javier Sancho Mas

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 22, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013469

A systematic review and meta-analysis of knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward anthrax prevention and control in Ethiopia: Implication for a one health policy

Ayenew Takele Alemu, Birtuedil Yibeltal Beyene, Gashaw Molla Beza, Friehiwot Molla, Wolde Melese Ayele, Gashaw Melkie Bayeh, Mahider Awoke Belay, Kindie Bayih Geremew, Abathun Temesgen, Mekuanint Taddele Tessema, Melaku Laikemariam, Almaw Genet Yeshiwas, Atirsaw Assefa Melikamu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 23, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013930

Genomic characterization of clinical and environmental isolates of Bacillus anthracis in Peru

Eissen E. Guerrero-Seminario, Abraham Espinoza-Culupú, Patricia García-Vara, John Calderón-Escalante, Dana González-Quispe, Ever F. Córdova-Diaz, Beitzy Cubas-Yalle, M. Angelica Delgado-Baldeon, Lourdes Balda Juárez, Ruth García-de-la-Guarda

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 23, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013940

In vitro and in vivo endothelial interactions of Leptospira species are markers of virulence

Phillip N. Anderson, Beth L. Hahn, Ger Thao, Molly Sue Johnson, Alexandre Giraud-Gatineau, Yan Gao, Mathieu Picardeau, Jenifer Coburn, Matthew C. Surdel

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 27, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013939

Direct sequencing of Leishmania donovani from patients in Garissa County, Northern Kenya, reveals a newly emerging intra-specific hybrid genotype

Vane Kwamboka Omwenga, Gathii Kimita, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Cyrus Ayieko, Clement Masakhwe, Mohamed Hussein Ibrahim, Senne Heeren, Jean-Claude Dujardin, Pieter Monsieurs, Malgorzata Anna Domagalska, John Waitumbi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 27, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013144

Seroprevalence of dengue virus antibodies among multiple species of non-human primates in Senegal suggests that sylvatic dengue virus is maintained in non-primate reservoirs in this region

Stephanie C. Cinkovich, Benjamin M. Althouse, Matt D.T. Hitchings, Prudny Bonnaire-Fils, Ousmane M. Diop, Ousmane Faye, El Hadji Abdourahmane Faye, Diawo Diallo, Bakary Djilocalisse Sadio, Abdourahmane Sow, Oumar Faye, Mawlouth Diallo, Brenda Benefit, Douglas M. Watts, Amadou A. Sall, Scott C. Weaver, Kathryn A. Hanley, Derek A.T. Cummings

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 27, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013946

Unraveling the cytokine profile in acute Chagas disease in the Brazilian Amazon: Insights before and after treatment

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 30, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013942

Effect of the time of day for vaccination on the immune response to Ebola Virus Disease vaccines: A modeling study from PREVAC randomized trial

Ange-Marie D. Kpetigo, Marie Alexandre, Aboubacar Camara, Abdoul Beavogui, Seydou Doumbia, Mark Kieh, Bailah Leigh, Samba Sow, Linda Wittkop, Anne-Aygline Soutthiphong, Irina Maljkovic Berry, Suzanne Fleck, Pauline Akoo, Benjamin Hamze, Deborah Watson-Jones, Jens H. Kuhn, Brian Greenwood, Laura Richert, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Yves Lévy, Rodolphe Thiébaut, Mélanie Prague, PREVAC Study Team, Edouard Lhomme

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 30, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013950

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