Mass treatment of tapeworms for Taenia solium eradication

A. Clinton White Jr.

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 3, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013762

Strengthening research and training on insecticide resistance in arthropod vectors in South America: The WINSA network

Vincent Corbel, Leslie Alvarez, Kartika Doerdjan-Ramoutar, Jean-Bernard Duchemin, Stephane Duchon, Luisa Figueroa, Christian R. Gonzalez, Nilsa González-Brítez, Laura Harburguer, Audrey Lenhart, José Bento Pereira Lima, Ronald Lopez, Diego Morales, Reza Niles-Robin, Martha L. Quinones, Miriam Palomino Salcedo, Gabriela Willat, Ademir J. Martins

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 9, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013675

Body lice and scabies co-infestation among unsheltered migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers and the right to water and sanitation

Carl Boodman, Wilma van den Boogaard, Guido Benedetti, Federica Zamatto, Azzurra D’incà, Jovana Arsenijević, Tobias Janisch, Temmy Sunyoto, Corey Leclair

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013807

Field notes: Children as WASH ambassadors—Insights from Pakistan’s trachoma elimination programme

Asad Aslam Khan, Sajjad Ali Surhio, Babar Qureshi, Zahid Awan, Ismat Zehra Juma, Opeoluwa Oguntoye, Girija Sankar, Juliana Amanyi-Enegela, Muhammad Moin, Shahbaz Ali

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 12, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013769

Not here yet, but one bite away: Risk for vector-borne zoonotic diseases

Didot Budi Prasetyo, Bruno Mathieu, Jérôme Depaquit, Sébastien Boyer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 15, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013802

Equitable access to essential medicines to treat neglected tropical diseases: Latest developments from the World Health Organization (WHO)

Fanan Fattah, Richard Lester, Khumbo Kalua, Brett Sharp, Kishor M. Wasan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 23, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013854

An actionable roadmap for NTD morbidity, disability, and disfigurement management

Francisca Mutapi, Ibrahima Socé Fall, Humphrey D. Mazigo, Paradzayi Tagwireyi, Hassan Ahmed Hassan Ahmed Ismael, Geoffrey Banda, Paul Erasto Kazyoba, Takafira Mduluza

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013760

Laboratory diagnosis of melioidosis

Ian Gassiep, Claire Chewapreecha, Narisara Chantratita, Tessa Oakley, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Piyush Behari Lal, David AuCoin, Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, Ella M. Meumann, Bart J. Currie, David A. B. Dance, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Robert Norton

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 4, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013761

Risk factors for emerging, re-emerging, and newly recognized arboviruses and zoonotic viruses in Brazilian amazon

Livia C. Martins, Jannifer O. Chiang, Lívia M. N. Casseb, Jorge R. de Sousa, Juarez A. S. Quaresma, W. Ian Lipkin, Pedro F. C. Vasconcelos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 23, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013735

Environmental changes and risk of plague epidemics in Indonesia

Ristiyanto, Farida Dwi Handayani, Sitti Ganefa Pakki, Arief Mulyono, Muhammad Choirul Hidajat, Arum Sih Joharina, Fabien Marchois, Ni Luh Putu Indi Dharmayanti, Anung Sugihantono, Sylvie Manguin, Tofan Agung Eka Prasetya, Ira Nurmala, Sandra Perez, Triwibowo Ambar Garjito, Laurent Gavotte, Roger Frutos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 30, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013839

Assessing risks of dengue, chikungunya and Zika transmission associated to Aedes albopictus in Chania, Greece, 2017–2018

Sk Shahid Nadim, Francesco Menegale, Mattia Manica, Alexander R. Kaye, Georgios Balatsos, Marina Bisia, Verena Pichler, Piero Poletti, Stefano Merler, Alessandra della Torre, Robin N. Thompson, Antonios Michaelakis, Giorgio Guzzetta

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013785

Community engagement in mass drug administration participatory interventions: A scoping review

Anouk Chouaïd, Sarah Louart, Adama Faye, El Hadj Ba, Jordi Landier, Valéry Ridde

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013737

Exploring drug coverage variability within districts: A CES approach to investigate treatment gaps in Mozambique’s schistosomiasis program

Jake D. Mathewson, Sergio R. Tomas, Andreas Nshala, Muhammed Semakula, Gertrudes Machatine, Marilia E. Massangaie, Henis M. Sitoe, Wilma A. Stolk, Oluwafemi J. Ifejube, Ente J.J. Rood

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013751

Anthropophagic Florida mosquito species are poor vectors of prototype and emerging strains of oropouche virus

Dongmin Kim, Tanise Moitinho S. Stenn, Shelby M. Dittman, Yesenia L. Sanchez, Charlotte A. Addae, Limarie J. Reyes Torres, Eva A. Buckner, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Barry W. Alto

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013755

Expression profiles of itch markers during scabies infection in a porcine scabies model

Deepani D. Fernando, Jakub O'Grady, Tam H. Nguyen, Gunter Hartel, Gil Yosipovitch, Katja Fischer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013788

Schistosomiasis amongst adolescent boys in non-lakeshore southern Malawi: Investigating local risk-factors within a nested community-based cross-sectional survey

Oscar Herrera, Stefan Witek-McManus, James Simwanza, Lyson Samikwa, Stella Kepha, Rejoice Msiska, Sean Galagan, Elliott Rogers, Peter Makaula, J. Russell Stothard, Judd Walson, Lazarus Juziwelo, Rachel Pullan, Khumbo Kalua, Robin Bailey

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013745

Therapeutic itineraries of children after snakebites in the Brazilian Amazon: A thematic drawing-and-story study

Joseir Saturnino Cristino, Altair Seabra Farias, Erica Silva Carvalho, Jacqueline Sachett, Fan Hui Wen, Felipe Murta, Vinícius Azevedo Machado, Wuelton Monteiro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013777

Two-leaves and many bites: Profiling dog-bites and adherence to rabies prophylaxis in tea-estate communities of Udalguri District, Assam, India

Harish Kumar Tiwari, Parimala Mohanty, Rasika G. Shirke, Aina Unnikrishnan Kurup, Chalasani Satwik, Shanti Priya Kindo, Riya Shigwan, Karma Wangdi, Jully Gogoi-Tiwari, Laura Cunha Silva, Salome Dürr

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013791

From neglected to notable: A growing public health challenge driven by hospitalization for sporotrichosis in Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil (2016–2024)

Filipe Prohaska-Batista, Francelise Bridi Cavassin, Flavio de Queiroz-Telles

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013795

Cross-sectional assessment of Angiostrongylus cantonensis transmission risk mediated by invasive apple snails in Jiangsu province of China

Qiang Zhang, Fanzhen Mao, Bixian Ni, Jiayao Zhang, Feng Tang, Xinyi Gong, Yaobao Liu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 2, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013803

Understanding the trends, clustering, and risk factors of pinworm infection in preschool settings: A repeated cross-sectional multi-center study between 2019 and 2024

Fanzhen Mao, Xuecheng Li, Sheng Ye, Feng Tang, Bixian Ni, Qiang Zhang, Jiayao Zhang, Yaobao Liu, You Li, Jun Cao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 2, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013800

Prevalence and risk factors associated with Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs in Oyam district, Uganda

Ronald Were, Alfonse Opio, Gabriel A. Kagenda, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga, Harriet Angwech

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 2, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013776

Analyzing first aid in textbooks used by non-medical and paramedical students in Nepal: A need of further attention for snakebite management!

Deb Prasad Pandey, Bishnu Prasad Khanal, Hardik Sapkota

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 2, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013765

Ultrasound-based population survey for abdominal cystic echinococcosis in Albania: Results from the NDTND project

Tommaso Manciulli, Renata Shkjezi, Valbona Gjoni, Joachim Richter, Laura Lapini, Agnese Colpani, Andrea De Vito, Gian Luca D’Alessandro, Armanda Leka, Argjend Kubolli, Armida Agastra, Gjetjon Gjonaj, Massimo Fabiani, Bruno Zappacosta, Enrico Brunetti, Adriano Casulli

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 2, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013784

Epidemiology and management of wildlife contacts in an emergency department of French Guiana

Jules Maurer, Rémi Mutricy, Florian Negrello, Camille Deschamps, Mathieu Nacher, Hatem Kallel, Alexis Fremery

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 3, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013771

Semi-annual and annual mass drug administration of diethylcarbamazine and albendazole are equally effective regimens for eliminating lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea

Michael C. Payne, Nelly Sanuku, Brooke E. Mancuso, Yao-Chieh Cheng, Gary J. Weil, Peter U. Fischer, Moses Laman, Leanne J. Robinson, Daniel J. Tisch, Christopher L. King

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 3, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012979

Multiepitope fusion protein-based ELISA for enhanced brucellosis serodiagnosis

Tiansong Zhan, Yan Li, Yujia Xie, Shuangshuang Li, Lili Lian, Wei Han, Dehui Yin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 3, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013804

Development of monoclonal antibodies against E1 protein of Chikungunya virus

Kun Wen, Zhihong Zhou, Peipei Xu, Biao Di, Jialing Song, Cuilian Yang, Lili Zhan, Chongquan Zhao, Mei Xu, Jianpiao Cai, Shuofeng Yuan, Kelvin Kai-Wang To, Wenxi Feng, Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Hongwei Zhou, Yue Chen, Xixia Ding

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 4, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013794

Strokes following snakebite envenomations: A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis

Thiago Almeida, Suelen Pereira Priante, Guilherme Pivoto João, Débora Nery Oliveira, Gabriel Mouta, Jacqueline Sachett, Luiz Carlos de Lima Ferreira, Robson Luís Oliveira de Amorim, Leandra Lobo, Marco Aurélio Sartim, Vanderson Sampaio, Fernando Almeida-Val, Wuelton Monteiro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 4, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013789

Protective effects of clinical anticholinergic and anticholinesterase agents against Bungarus multicinctus venom and neurotoxin-rich snake venoms

Guowen Zhang, Mengqi He, Tongyi Sun, Wen-Hui Lee

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 4, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013759

Hiding in plain sight: Genomic and phenotypic characterization of mosquito-borne Bussuquara virus

Madeline R. Steck, Cecília A. Banho, Vsevolod L. Popov, Haiping Hao, Kathryn A. Hanley, Mauricio L. Nogueira, Nikos Vasilakis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 5, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013774

Epidemiology and severity risk factors of dengue virus infection during the 2023-2024 outbreak in Colombia

Daniela Torres-Hernández, Nathan D. Grubaugh, Mónica A. Murillo-Ortiz, Isabel C. Hurtado, Verity Hill, Mallery I. Breban, Mara Gómez-Zambrano, Pio López, Erika Cantor, Diana M. Dávalos, Eduardo López-Medina

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 5, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013115

Fostering empowerment: Transition from self-help groups to cooperatives in leprosy-affected communities in Nepal

Dilip Shrestha, Bijaya Shrestha, Subi Ansari, Sangeet Sharma, Suraj Puri, Ashesh Shakya, Divya Tiwari, Samudra Pandey, Pramila Aryal, Bishnu Dhungana, Jemish Acharya, Shovakhar Kandel, Indra Bahadur Napit

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 5, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013799

The epidemiology and spatial distribution of Taenia solium taeniosis and cysticercosis in Kenya: The case of Busia County

Yewubdar Gulelat Zemedhun, Tadesse Egulae, Nigatu Kebede Wubie, James M. Akoko, Eric M. Fèvre, Elizabeth A. J. Cook

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 5, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013746

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The phytochemical arbutin exerts potent anti-Toxoplasma effects through activation of cell-autonomous defense mechanisms while attenuating inflammation

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 11, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013815

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Lorraine Tsitsi Pfavayi, Derick Nii Mensah Osakunor, Crecencia Edward Chiombola, Francisca Mutapi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 11, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013834

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Enhancing Deinagkistrodon acutus antivenom potency through acutolysin A-targeted antibody supplementation

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 12, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013847

Improving Wolbachia-based control programs in urban settings: Insights from spatial modeling

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Detection of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato microRNAs in cystic echinococcosis patients: An exploratory study using quantitative PCR and digital PCR

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 16, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013837

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013726

Rebound in prevalence and intensity of Onchocerca volvulus infection five years after cessation of alternative treatment strategies in the Massangam Health District, West Region, Cameroon: need for coordinated and sustained efforts

Gabriella S. Ondoua Nganjou, Laurentine Sumo, Arnauld Efon Ekangouo, Narcisse Nzune Toche, Jean Bopda, Jeanne C. Sondi Dissake, Ivana Youmbi Kammogne, André Domche, Yannick Niamsi Emalio, Théophile M. Mpaba Minkat, Georges B. Nko’Ayissi, Shannon M. Hedtke, Warwick N. Grant, Flobert Njiokou, Joseph Kamgno, Hugues C. Nana Djeunga

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013849

Understanding the social determinants of Aedes-borne diseases in Iran: A qualitative exploration of challenges and policy solutions

Efat Mohamadi, Jawad Jafarzadeh, Fatemeh Mohamadi, Hakimeh Mostafavi, Ahad Bakhtiari, Ghobad Moradi, Maryam Sargolzaei Moghaddam, Mohammadreza Mobinizadeh, Fateme Yaftian, Amin Ghanbarnejad, Mehrnaz Mozafari, Enayatollah Homaie Rad, Ehsan Sheykh Noori, Marziyeh Najafi, Amirhossein Takian, Alireza Olyaeemanesh

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013850

Trichinella spiralis excretory-secretory proteins induced autophagy via activating AMPK/mTOR pathway and protected gut epithelial barrier

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

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013863

Insecticide resistance levels, spatial distribution, and kdr mutations in the dengue vector Aedes albopictus of Hong Kong

Shaolin Han, Elliott F. Miot, Yunshi Liao, Munsif Ali Khan, Mathilde Rivot, Lilia Tsz-Wing Tang, Jehan Zeb, Ka Mei Szeto, Long Ching, Tsz Him Li, Xintong Huang, Brinna E. L. Barlow, Sebastien Marcombe, Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013792

K-mer-based approach for serodiagnostic antigen discovery in Chagas disease using unassembled sequencing reads

Nathan Ravi Medeiros Honorato, Laila Viana de Almeida, João Luís Reis-Cunha, Vanêssa Gomes Fraga, Daniel Menezes Souza, Ramon Vieira Nunes, Fátima Ribeiro-Dias, Edward Valencia Ayala, Jeffery A. Noble, Alexandre Ferreira Marques, M. G. Finn, Lúcia Maria da Cunha Galvão, Daniella C. Bartholomeu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013835

Dairy farmers have minimal knowledge of bovine tuberculosis: A cross-sectional study in Bhutan

Juan-Pablo Villanueva-Cabezas, Sithar Dorjee, Justin McKinley, Rinzin Pem, Sangay Rinchen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013817

Failure of pyriproxyfen at recommended application frequency and doses to control Aedes mosquitoes in Thailand

Thipruethai Phanichat, Vincent Corbel, Benedicte Fustec, Chamsai Pientong, Kesorn Thaewnongiew, Neal Alexander, Hans J. Overgaard

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013042

Molecular detection of Histoplasma capsulatum in environmental samples collected from South African caves

Tsidiso G. Maphanga, Rutendo E. Mapengo, Oresti Ventouras, Serisha D. Naicker, Nelesh P. Govender

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013778

Partners in time: Cospeciation and host-switching shape the evolution of Leishmania parasites

Alicia Rojas, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Paula Alfaro-Segura, Alberto Solano-Barquero, Domenico Otranto

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 23, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013814

Neglected and lethal: Case series of fatal scrub typhus in Malaysia

Siti Roszilawati Ramli, Shirley Yi Fen Hii, Suhaili Zainal Abidin, Kok Soon Lee, Tiang Koi Ng, Nor Arisah Misnan, Mohammad Yazid Abdad

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 23, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013156

Burden of scabies in displacement settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis among forcibly displaced populations

Gelila Yitageasu, Angwach Abrham Asnake, Alemayehu Kasu Gebrehana, Bizunesh Fantahun Kase, Hiwot Altaye Asebe, Mitkie Tigabie, Lidetu Demoze

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 23, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013853

Spatial pattern assessment of Aedes mosquito bite risk in a subtropical metropolitan area: A case study in Shenzhen

Liangqiang Lin, Yifei He, Xu Guang, Lanbin Xiang, Dongfeng Kong, Kaichuan Diao, Haidong Wang, Bin Zhu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 23, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013843

Systemic infection with insect-specific viruses does not affect Plasmodium sporozoite formation in Anopheles mosquitoes

Michelle Schinkel, Gijs J. Overheul, Ellen Ploeger, Geert-Jan van Gemert, Sandra Junglen, Pascal Miesen, Teun Bousema, Ronald P. van Rij

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 26, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013848

Temporal analysis and factors associated with visceral leishmaniasis-HIV-AIDS coinfection in an endemic region of Brazil

Ivair Moura de Souza, Everton Falcão de Oliveira, Kely Cristina Garcia Vilena, Rosilene Rocha Palasson, Gabrielly Segatto Brito, Felipe Machado Mota, Tailma Silva Lino de Souza, Elen Ferraz Teston

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 26, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013845

Amplicon-based DNA sequencing to characterize Duffy antigen polymorphisms and analysis of Duffy blood system and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Mauritania

Albin Fontaine, Oum Kelthoum Mamadou Djigo, Nicolas Gomez, Ali Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary, Leonardo Basco, Sébastien Briolant

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 26, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013882

Neurological manifestations and MMP8 as a prognostic biomarker in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome

Qi Xia, Ziling Cheng, Yi Zhang, Haolin Song, Bei Jia, Lingtong Huang, Qiuhong Liu, Qing Zhao, Jie Li, Jie Wang, Wei Wu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 26, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013875

Exploiting nectar and blood feeding cues and phagostimulants to optimise Attractive Targeted Sugar Baits against a sand fly vector of leishmaniasis

Daniele Pereira Castro, Fernando Ariel Genta, Matthew E. Rogers

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 26, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013888

Successful treatment with joint retention of Mycobacterium ulcerans prosthetic joint infection in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Madeleine Bangham, Eloise Williams, Derek Neoh, Janine Trevillyan, Nicola Sexton-Oates, Paul D. R. Johnson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 26, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013887

Dangerous appetite: The impact of Trypanosoma cruzi infection on the feeding and defecation behaviors of Triatoma dimidiata sensu lato (Latreille, 1811)

Irving Jesús May-Concha, Víctor Andrés Garrido-González, Guadalupe Ivette Hernández-Bolio, Mirely del Carmen Franco-Sosa, Joel Israel Moo-Millan, Etienne Waleckx

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 26, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013872

Effectiveness of a reactive oral cholera vaccination during a cholera outbreak at the Douala New-Bell Central Prison in Cameroon

Cavin Epie Bekolo, Pergui Laure Wetie Tchakoutio, Linda Endalle Esso, Leonard Ewane, Jerome Ateudjieu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 29, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013870

Complete genomes of Rickettsia typhi reveal a clonal population

Chantisa Keeratipusana, Weerawat Phuklia, Vanheuang Phommadeechack, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Vilada Chansamouth, Koukeo Phommasone, Sayaphet Rattanavong, Catrin E. Moore, Matthew T. Robinson, Allen L. Richards, Paul N. Newton, Elizabeth M. Batty

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 29, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013828

Serological and viral prevalence of Oropouche virus (OROV): A systematic review and meta-analysis from 2000–2024 including human, animal, and vector surveillance studies

Emilie Toews, Sabah Shaikh, Shaila Akter, Caseng Zhang, Anabel Selemon, Rahul K. Arora, Niklas Bobrovitz, Thomas Jaenisch, Harriet Ware, Mairead G. Whelan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 29, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013340

Climatic, environmental, and social factors in Visceral Leishmaniasis: A spatio-temporal perspective in Brazilian biomes

Maíra G. Kersul, Lucas Edel Donato, Alexandre Guerra dos Santos, Rafaella Albuquerque e Silva, Marcia Leite de Sousa-Gomes, Fredy Galvis-Ovallos, Vitor Vieira Vasconcelos, Anaiá da Paixão Sevá

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 30, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013842

Chikungunya virus seroprevalence among febrile patients in selected health facilities in Mount Elgon region, Kenya

Sheila Kageha, Joyce Mwongeli Ngoi, Toru Kubo, Kouichi Morita, Moses Matilu Mwau

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 30, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012169

Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Narok and Bomet Counties, Kenya: Evidence from program monitoring

Paul Kibati, Florence Wakesho, Stephen Mwatha, Denver Mariga, Josephine Ihahi, Dickson Kioko, Joseph Otieno Oloo, Elvis Oyugi, Sammy M. Njenga, Ben Masiira, Maurice Owiny, Cara Tupps, Mariana Stephens, Paul Emerson, Wyckliff Omondi, Rubina Imtiaz, Sultani Matendechero, Sanjaya Dhakal, Kristin M. Sullivan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 30, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012415

Dengue virus serotype 4 in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Kenya

Ruut Joensuu, Viktor Olander, Moses Masika, Hanna Vauhkonen, C. Lorna Culverwell, Maija T. Suvanto, Lauri Kareinen, Kristian M. Forbes, Eili Huhtamo, Omu Anzala, Tarja Sironen, Olli Vapalahti, Teemu Smura, Essi M. Korhonen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 30, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013856

Endemic and zoonotic cycles of cutaneous leishmaniasis depend on vector feeding preferences: An epidemiological model for Southeastern Mexico

Gerardo Martín, Edgar J. González, Elsy Nallelli Loría-Cervera, Ana Celia Montes de Oca-Aguilar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 31, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013786

A randomised controlled trial of raw honey for the healing of ulcers in leprosy in Nigeria

Paul Alumbugu Tsaku, Sunday Odihiri Udo, Pius Sunday, Anthony Meka, Linda Chinonso Ugwu, Abiola Oladejo, Joshua Akinyemi, Akinyinka Omigbodun, Sopna Choudhury, Jo Sartori, Onaedo Ilozumba, Samuel Watson, Richard Lilford

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 31, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013454

In vitro evidence to support amphotericin B and flucytosine combination therapy for talaromycosis

Heera Natesan Sambath, Shawin Vitsupakorn, Kaushik Sreerama Reddy, Lottie Brown, Thu Thi Mai Nguyen, Matthew Burke, Jialin Liu, Emily Evans, Charles Giamberardino, John Perfect, Ngo Thi Hoa, Thuy Le

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 31, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013884

Correction: Schistosoma japonicum cathepsin L1: A potential target for anti-schistosomiasis strategies

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 9, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013796

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