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June 2024

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The first ever-recorded case of dengue in Sao Tome and Principe, an island state in Central Africa, was reported in April 2022, with the peak of the outbreak in June 2022. Entomological investigations were carried out in June and November 2022 and identified Aedes larval habitats were destroyed and treated. Advice was also provided to the population on how to avoid and eliminate Aedes larval habitats in their environment. Kamgang et al

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Sustaining the gains achieved by national neglected tropical disease (NTD) programs: How can we build NTD program country ownership and sustainability?

Yao Sodahlon, David A. Ross, Patrick O’Carroll, Carol McPhillips-Tangum, Joni Lawrence, Andie Tucker, Fabien Mpitu, Elizabeth Nicklas, Maura Tangum, Allison Goldberg, Marilyn Mainardi, Teshome Gebre, John Chiphwanya, Emilienne Epee, Piham Gnossike, Irène Megeh, Square Mkwanda, Ibarin Morou, Georges Barthelemy Nko’Ayissi, Laston Douglas Sitima, Ibrahima Socé Fall

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012211

Clinical and historical infection of Tacheng tick virus 2: A retrospective investigation

Yuqing Jia, Yu Zhang, Xuanchen Wu, Zhihui Dong, Songsong Xie, Wei Li, Quan Liu, Xiaobo Lu, Yuanzhi Wang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012168

Review

Review of genotyping methods for Yersinia pestis in Madagascar

Lovasoa Nomena Randriantseheno, Voahangy Andrianaivoarimanana, Javier Pizarro-Cerdá, David M. Wagner, Minoarisoa Rajerison

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 27, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012252

Research Articles

The macroeconomic impact of a dengue outbreak: Case studies from Thailand and Brazil

Kinga Marczell, Elvis García, Julie Roiz, Rameet Sachdev, Philip Towle, Jing Shen, Rosarin Sruamsiri, Bruna Mendes da Silva, Riona Hanley

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 3, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012201

Prevalence and associated risk factors of scabies and impetigo: A cross-sectional study in Tutume district, Botswana

Leungo Audrey Rainer, Tuduetso Leka Molefi, Sidney Otladisa Kololo, Tshepo Botho Leeme, Mpho Selemogo, Mooketsi Molefi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 3, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011495

Automatic mapping of high-risk urban areas for Aedes aegypti infestation based on building facade image analysis

Camila Laranjeira, Matheus Pereira, Raul Oliveira, Gerson Barbosa, Camila Fernandes, Patricia Bermudi, Ester Resende, Eduardo Fernandes, Keiller Nogueira, Valmir Andrade, José Alberto Quintanilha, Jefersson A. dos Santos, Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 3, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011811

Entomological surveys and insecticide susceptibility profile of Aedes aegypti during the dengue outbreak in Sao Tome and Principe in 2022

Basile Kamgang, João Acântara, Armel Tedjou, Christophe Keumeni, Aurelie Yougang, Anne Ancia, Françoise Bigirimana, Sian E. Clarke, Vilfrido Santana Gil, Charles Wondji

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 3, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011903

Campylobacter occurrence and antimicrobial resistance profile in under five-year-old diarrheal children, backyard farm animals, and companion pets

Wondemagegn Mulu, Marie Joossens, Mulugeta Kibret, Anne-Marie Van den Abeele, Kurt Houf

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 4, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012241

Perspectives of healthcare professionals on training for quantitative G6PD testing during implementation of tafenoquine in Brazil (QualiTRuST Study)

Alicia Santos, Marcelo Brito, Evellyn Silva, Felipe Rocha, Ana Oliveira, Rafaela Dávila, Hiran Gama, Jéssica Albuquerque, Mena Paiva, Djane Baía-Silva, Vanderson Sampaio, Patrícia Balieiro, Rosilene Rufatto, Penny Grewal Daumerie, Cássio Peterka, Francisco Edilson Lima Jr, Wuelton Monteiro, Ana Arcanjo, Ricardo Silva, Dhelio Batista Pereira, Marcus Lacerda, Felipe Murta

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012197

Molecular screening and genetic diversity of tick-borne pathogens associated with dogs and livestock ticks in Egypt

Haytham Senbill, Donia Karawia, Jehan Zeb, Nouf M. Alyami, Rafa Almeer, Sahidur Rahman, Olivier Sparagano, Aiswarya Baruah

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012185

Acceptability and feasibility of tests for infection, serological testing, and photography to define need for interventions against trachoma

Kristen K. Renneker, Tara B. Mtuy, George Kabona, Stephen Gabriel Mbwambo, Patrick Mosha, Jeremiah Mepukori Mollel, PJ Hooper, Paul M. Emerson, T. Deirdre Hollingsworth, Robert Butcher, Anthony W. Solomon, Emma M. Harding-Esch

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 6, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011941

Using empirical dynamic modeling to identify the impact of meteorological factors on hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Weifang, Northeastern China, from 2011 to 2020

Liang Zheng, Qi Gao, Shengnan Yu, Yijin Chen, Yuan Shi, Minghao Sun, Ying Liu, Zhiqiang Wang, Xiujun Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 6, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012151

An integrated analysis of the structural changes and gene expression of spleen in human visceral leishmaniasis with and without HIV coinfection

Jonathan L. M. Fontes, Ricardo Khouri, Luis Gustavo C. Reinaldo, Erina M. A. Hassegawa, Antônio José Meneses Filho, Caroline V. B. de Melo, Pablo Ivan P. Ramos, Rafael de Deus Moura, Carla Pagliari, Marta Santos, Raimundo José C. Araújo Jr., Johan Van Weyenbergh, Luiz A. R. de Freitas, Carlos Henrique N. Costa, Washington L. C. dos-Santos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 6, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011877

Persistent spatial clustering and predictors of pediatric La Crosse virus neuroinvasive disease risk in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina, 2003–2020

Corey A. Day, Agricola O. Odoi, Abelardo Moncayo, Michael S. Doyle, Carl J. Williams, Brian D. Byrd, Rebecca T. Trout Fryxell

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 6, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012186

Clinical characteristics, visual acuity outcomes, and factors associated with loss of vision among patients with active ocular toxoplasmosis: A retrospective study in a Thai tertiary center

Wantanee Sittivarakul, Wanitcha Treerutpun, Usanee Tungsattayathitthan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 6, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012232

A comprehensive analysis of non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccination on Ebolavirus disease outbreak: Stochastic modeling approach

Youngsuk Ko, Jacob Lee, Yubin Seo, Eunok Jung

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011955

Clinical outcomes of chikungunya: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Kris Rama, Adrianne M. de Roo, Timon Louwsma, Hinko S. Hofstra, Gabriel S. Gurgel do Amaral, Gerard T. Vondeling, Maarten J. Postma, Roel D. Freriks

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012254

Non-typhoidal Salmonella contributes to gastrointestinal infections in Morogoro: Evidence from patients attending Morogoro regional referral hospital in Tanzania

Anacleta Cuco, Ernatus Mkupasi, Alexanda Mzula, Robinson Mdegela

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012249

Is there an overestimation of dengue compared with that of other acute febrile syndromes in childhood?

Sônia Maria Cavalcante da Rocha, Raull Costa Pires, Daniela Cristina Sensato Monteiro, Thaís Cavalcante Rocha Cronemberges, Natália Vasconcelos de Souza, Jeová Keny Baima Colares, Danielle Malta Lima

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012137

Identification and characterization of three monoclonal antibodies targeting the SFTSV glycoprotein and displaying a broad spectrum recognition of SFTSV-related viruses

Xiaoli Wu, Abulimiti Moming, Yanfang Zhang, Zhiying Wang, Tao Zhang, Liyan Fu, Jin Qian, Jun Ni, Sijing Hu, Shuang Tang, Xin Zheng, Hualin Wang, Shu Shen, Fei Deng

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012216

Re-assessing thermal response of schistosomiasis transmission risk: Evidence for a higher thermal optimum than previously predicted

Ibrahim Halil Aslan, Julie D. Pourtois, Andrew J. Chamberlin, Kaitlyn R. Mitchell, Lorenzo Mari, Kamazima M. Lwiza, Chelsea L. Wood, Erin A. Mordecai, Ao Yu, Roseli Tuan, Raquel Gardini Sanches Palasio, Antônio M. V. Monteiro, Devin Kirk, Tejas S. Athni, Susanne H. Sokolow, Eliezer K. N’Goran, Nana R. Diakite, Mamadou Ouattara, Marino Gatto, Renato Casagrandi, David C. Little, Reed W. Ozretich, Rachel Norman, Fiona Allan, Andrew S. Brierley, Ping Liu, Thiago A. Pereira, Giulio A. De Leo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 10, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011836

Vaccine efficacy induced by virus-like particles containing Leishmania donovani surface glycoprotein GP63

Keon-Woong Yoon, Ki Back Chu, Gi-Deok Eom, Jie Mao, Fu-Shi Quan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 10, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012229

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare professionals regarding rabies in tertiary care hospitals: A cross-sectional study in Peshawar, Pakistan

Adnan Ahmad, Fawad Inayat, Noor Ullah, Shaista Rasul, Shehnaz Bakhtiar, Zar Shad, Zakir Ahmad

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 10, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012238

The epidemiologic and economic burden of dengue in Singapore: A systematic review

Rita Ting, Borame L. Dickens, Riona Hanley, Alex R. Cook, Ellyana Ismail

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 10, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012240

Evaluation of transmission-blocking potential of PvPSOP25 using transgenic murine malaria parasite and clinical isolates

Biying Zhang, Hao Feng, Yan Zhao, Di Zhang, Xinxin Yu, Yusi Li, Ying Zeng, Sataporn Thongpoon, Wanlapa Roobsoong, Yudi Wu, Fei Liu, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Hui Min, Liwang Cui, Yaming Cao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 12, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012231

The frequency and associated factors of typhoid carriage in patients undergoing cholecystectomy for gallbladder disease in Pakistan: A cross-sectional study

Sonia Qureshi, Noshi Maria, Tabish Chawla, Junaid Iqbal, Abdul Momin Kazi, Mehreen Adnan, Aneeta Hotwani, Najeeb Rahman, Muhammed Wahhaab Sadiq, Richelle Charles, Stephen Baker, Farah Naz Qamar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 12, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011775

Unveiling candidate genes for metabolic resistance to malathion in Aedes albopictus through RNA sequencing-based transcriptome profiling

Xinyue Huang, Phillip E. Kaufman, Giridhar N. Athrey, Chris Fredregill, Michel A. Slotman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 12, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012243

The molecular epidemiology of a dengue virus outbreak in Taiwan: population wide versus infrapopulation mutation analysis

You-Yuan Tsai, Dayna Cheng, Sheng-Wen Huang, Su-Jhen Hung, Ya-Fang Wang, Yih-Jyh Lin, Huey-Pin Tsai, Justin Jang Hann Chu, Jen-Ren Wang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012268

Co-circulation of two Alphaviruses in Burkina Faso: Chikungunya and O’nyong nyong viruses

Bachirou Tinto, Brice Bicaba, Thérèse Samdapawindé Kagoné, John Kayiwa, Ingrid Rabe, Corinne Simone Collette Merle, Alidou Zango, Ahidjo Ayouba, Sara Salinas, Dramane Kania, Yannick Simonin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011712

Feasibility of ultrasound radiomics based models for classification of liver fibrosis due to Schistosoma japonicum infection

Zhaoyu Guo, Miaomiao Zhao, Zhenhua Liu, Jinxin Zheng, Yanfeng Gong, Lulu Huang, Jingbo Xue, Xiaonong Zhou, Shizhu Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012235

CRISPR-Cas9 knockout of membrane-bound alkaline phosphatase or cadherin does not confer resistance to Cry toxins in Aedes aegypti

Sabino Pacheco, Adrián S. Gallegos, Ángel E. Peláez-Aguilar, Jorge Sánchez, Isabel Gómez, Mario Soberón, Alejandra Bravo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012256

One-year mortality and morbidities of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome compared with other diseases: A nationwide cohort study in South Korea

Namwoo Heo, Seok-Jae Heo, Yoon Soo Park, Seonju Yi, Hyunju Lee, Hyo-jung Lee, Yong Chan Kim

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 14, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012253

Astroviruses in terrestrial Malagasy mammals

Victoria Carcauzon, James P. Herrera, Kayla Kaufman, Fiona Baudino, Natalie Wickenkamp, Toky M. Randriamoria, Voahangy Soarimalala, Steven M. Goodman, Charles L. Nunn, Camille Lebarbenchon, Pablo Tortosa

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 14, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012263

Fusarioid keratitis and other superficial infections: A 10-years prospective study from Northeastern Brazil

Jose Ferreira da Cunha Neto, Walicyranison Plinio da Silva Rocha, Georgios Makris, Marcelo Sandoval-Denis, Ferry Hagen, Pedro Willem Crous, Guilherme Maranhão Chaves

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 17, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012247

Anthelmintic effects of some medicinal plants on different life stages of Fasciola hepatica: Evidence on oxidative stress biomarkers, and DNA damage

Mohaddeseh Allahyari, Farnaz Malekifard, Mohammad Yakhchali

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 17, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012251

Spatio—Temporal distribution of a vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis: Pintomyia longiflocosa, in a population from the Colombian Andean Mountains

Astrid Muñoz-Ortiz, Miguel Beltrán, Jennifer Vargas Durango, Gelys Mestre, Erika Santamaria Herreño, Jesús E. Escovar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 17, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012237

A retrospective investigation of the population structure and geospatial distribution of Salmonella Paratyphi A in Kathmandu, Nepal

Elli Mylona, Duy Pham Thanh, Jacqueline A. Keane, Sabina Dongol, Buddha Basnyat, Christiane Dolecek, Phat Voong Vinh, Nga Tran Vu Thieu, To Nguyen Thi Nguyen, Abhilasha Karkey, Stephen Baker

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 18, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011864

Evaluation of copromicroscopy, multiplex-qPCR and antibody serology for monitoring of human ascariasis in endemic settings

Robert M. Mugo, Sebastian Rausch, Zaneta D. Musimbi, Christina Strube, Marie-Kristin Raulf, Olfert Landt, Paul M. Gichuki, Friederike Ebner, Jedidah Mwacharo, Maurice R. Odiere, Francis M. Ndungu, Doris W. Njomo, Susanne Hartmann

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 18, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012279

Modelling amoebic brain infection caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris using a human cerebral organoid

Nongnat Tongkrajang, Porntida Kobpornchai, Pratima Dubey, Urai Chaisri, Kasem Kulkeaw

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 20, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012274

Inactivation of yellow fever virus by WHO-recommended hand rub formulations and surface disinfectants

Toni Luise Meister, Nicola Frericks, Robin D. V. Kleinert, Estefanía Rodríguez, Joerg Steinmann, Daniel Todt, Richard J. P. Brown, Eike Steinmann

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 20, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012264

Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards yaws in endemic areas of Ghana, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire

Camila González Beiras, Adingra Tano Kouadio, Becca Louise Handley, Daniel Arhinful, Serges Tchatchouang, Philippe Ndzomo, Laud Anthony Basing, Kouadio Aboh Hugues, Ivy Brago Amanor, Mohammed Bakheit, Emelie Landmann, Patrick Awondo, Claudia Müller, Tania Crucitti, Nadine Borst, Lisa Becherer, Simone Lüert, Sieghard Frischmann, Aboubacar Sylla, Mireille S. Kouamé-Sina, Emma Michèle Harding-Esch, Sascha Knauf, Oriol Mitjà, Sara Eyangoh, Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Solange Ngazoa Kakou, Michael Marks, Ahouansou Stanislas Sonagnon Houndji, Eric Tettey Nartey, Dolphine Osei Sarpong, Gely Menguena

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 20, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012224

A phase II, non-comparative randomised trial of two treatments involving liposomal amphotericin B and miltefosine for post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in India and Bangladesh

Shyam Sundar, Krishna Pandey, Dinesh Mondal, Major Madhukar, Roshan Kamal Topno, Ashish Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Deepak Kumar Verma, Jaya Chakravarty, Rahul Chaubey, Poonam Kumari, Md. Utba Rashid, Shomik Maruf, Prakash Ghosh, Sheeraz Raja, Joelle Rode, Margriet den Boer, Pradeep Das, Jorge Alvar, Suman Rijal, Fabiana Alves

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 20, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012242

Rapid appraisal of liver diseases using transient elastography, abdominal ultrasound, and microbiology in Côte d’Ivoire: A single-center study

Marie T. Leibenguth, Jean T. Coulibaly, Kigbafori D. Silué, Yves K. N’Gbesso, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Jürg Utzinger, Sören L. Becker, Sophie Schneitler

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 20, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012262

Neglected etiologies of prolonged febrile illnesses in tropical and subtropical regions: A systematic review

Stefano Musumeci, Alexandra Kruse, François Chappuis, Tomas Ostergaard Jensen, Gabriel Alcoba

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 21, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011978

Dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in hamsters and novel association with progressive motor dysfunction

Harry Langston, Amanda Fortes Francisco, Ciaran Doidge, Chrissy H. Roberts, Archie A. Khan, Shiromani Jayawardhana, Martin C. Taylor, John M. Kelly, Michael D. Lewis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 21, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012278

Altered landscape of total RNA, tRNA and sncRNA modifications in the liver and spleen of mice infected by Toxoplasma gondii

Xiao-Xuan Zhang, Yu-Zhe Sun, Wei Wang, Yang Gao, Xin-Yu Wei, Hong-Chao Sun, Chun-Ren Wang, Hong-Bo Ni, Xing Yang, Hany M. Elsheikha, Huan-Ping Guo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 21, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012281

Spatial and temporal clustering of typhoid fever in an urban slum of Dhaka City: Implications for targeted typhoid vaccination

Faisal Ahmmed, Farhana Khanam, Md Taufiqul Islam, Deok Ryun Kim, Sophie Kang, Md Golam Firoj, Asma Binte Aziz, Masuma Hoque, Xinxue Liu, Hyon Jin Jeon, Suman Kanungo, Fahima Chowdhury, Ashraful Islam Khan, Khalequ Zaman, Florian Marks, Jerome H. Kim, Firdausi Qadri, John D. Clemens, Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse, Justin Im

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 24, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012273

Exploring the role of temperature and other environmental factors in West Nile virus incidence and prediction in California counties from 2017–2022 using a zero-inflated model

Noah Parker

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 24, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012051

In vitro characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi infection dynamics in skeletal and cardiac myotubes models suggests a potential cell-to-cell transmission in mediating cardiac pathology

José María Eloy Contreras-Ortiz, Daniel Hernández-Mendoza, Claudia Márquez-Dueñas, Rebeca Manning-Cela, Moisés Santillán

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 24, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012288

Challenges in clinical diagnosis of Clade I Mpox: Highlighting the need for enhanced diagnostic approaches

Josephine Bourner, Esteban Garcia-Gallo, Festus Mbrenga, Yap Boum II, Emmanuel Nakouné, Amy Paterson, Benjamin Jones, Piero Olliaro, Amanda Rojek

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 24, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012087

Long-term effects of meteorological factors on severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome incidence in eastern China from 2014 to 2020: An ecological time-series study

Yao Wang, Xueying Tian, Bo Pang, Wei Ma, Zengqiang Kou, Hongling Wen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 25, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012266

Clinical and parasitological features of Leishmania infection among gold miners in the Oiapoque basin, an international Brazil-French Guiana border

Pamela Mosquera Atehortua, Amanda Figueira da Silva, Lohaine Mafra, Samyra Almeida-da-Silveira, Cintia Xavier De Mello, Hermano Gomes Albuquerque, Lucas André Boaventura de Carvalho, Louise Hureau-Mutricy, Maylis Douine, Alda Maria Da-Cruz, Martha C. Suárez-Mutis, Adriano Gomes-Silva

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 26, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012210

Improved serodiagnosis of Trypanosoma vivax infections in cattle reveals high infection rates in the livestock regions of Argentina

Iván Alejandro Bontempi, Diego Gustavo Arias, Graciela Verónica Castro, Luz María Peverengo, Genaro Francisco Díaz, Martín Allassia, Gonzalo Greif, Iván Marcipar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 26, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012020

Standardized approach to the conservative surgery of hepatic cystic echinococcosis: A prospective study

Aymen Trigui, Sami Fendri, Mohammad Saad Saumtally, Amira Akrout, Jihen Trabelsi, Rahma Daoud, Nozha Toumi, Salma Ketata, Wael Boujelbene, Rafik Mzali, Chadli Dziri, Mohamed Ben Amar, Salah Boujelben

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 26, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012289

Ongoing transmission of lymphatic filariasis in Samoa 4.5 years after one round of triple-drug mass drug administration

Helen J. Mayfield, Benn Sartorius, Sarah Sheridan, Maddison Howlett, Beatris Mario Martin, Robert Thomsen, Rossana Tofaeono-Pifeleti, Satupaitea Viali, Patricia M. Graves, Colleen L. Lau

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 27, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012236

Virulence and transmission vary between Usutu virus lineages in Culex pipiens

Maxime Prat, Mélanie Jeanneau, Ignace Rakotoarivony, Maxime Duhayon, Yannick Simonin, Giovanni Savini, Pierrick Labbé, Haoues Alout

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 27, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012295

Is the rise in childhood obesity rates leading to an increase in hospitalizations due to dengue?

Chandima Jeewandara, Maneshka Vindesh Karunananda, Suranga Fernando, Saubhagya Danasekara, Gamini Jayakody, Segarajasingam Arulkumaran, Nayana Yasindu Samaraweera, Sarathchandra Kumarawansha, Subramaniyam Sivaganesh, Priyadarshanie Geethika Amarasinghe, Chintha Jayasinghe, Dilini Wijesekara, Manonath Bandara Marasinghe, Udari Mambulage, Helanka Wijayatilake, Kasun Senevirathne, Aththidayage Don Priyantha Bandara, Chandana Pushpalal Gallage, Nilu Ranmali Colambage, Ampe Arachchige Thilak Udayasiri, Tharaka Lokumarambage, Yasanayakalage Upasena, Wickramasinghe Pathiranalage Kasun Paramee Weerasooriya, Seroprevalence study group, Graham S. Ogg, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 27, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012248

Improving disseminated histoplasmosis diagnosis in HIV/AIDS patients in Suriname: The role of a urine lateral flow assay

Lycke Woittiez, Stefan Vestjens, Terrence Mawie, Ed IJzerman, Pieter-Jan Haas, Ferry Hagen, Jimmy Roosblad, Stije Leopold, Maaike D. van Schagen, Michèle van Vugt, Stephen Vreden

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 28, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012272