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October 2007

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by Emma Burns

Emma Burns is a science illustrator who uses traditional and digital media to create images that depict a story or convey meaning with a single glance. A passionate interest in both biology and the arts led her to a combination of the two professions, wherein she creates artwork that reflects the scientific realm. Along with her lifelong interest in art, Emma earned a degree in Biology from the University of York. Inspired by the knowledge she gained, she set sail for California, where she took a graduate program in Science Illustration. She is fascinated by the natural world, and flora and fauna are commonly found in her illustrations. Emma feels that it is important to use art to depict global health issues and articulate them in a way that draws the attention of the general public.

Image Credit: © 2007 Emma Burns

Editorials

A Turning Point in the History of Humanity's Oldest Diseases: Guest Commentary by WHO Director-General Margaret Chan

Margaret Chan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 31, 2007 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000065

Research Ethics and Reporting Standards at PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Gavin Yamey

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 31, 2007 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000069

A New Voice for the Poor

Peter Hotez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 31, 2007 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000077

Expert Commentary

Ivermectin Resistance in Onchocerca volvulus: Toward a Genetic Basis

Sara Lustigman, James P. McCarter

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 30, 2007 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000076

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Policy Platform

The Future of Onchocerciasis Control in Africa

Catherine Hodgkin, David H. Molyneux, Adenike Abiose, Bernhard Philippon, Michael R. Reich, J. Hans Remme, Bjorn Thylefors, Mamadou Traore, Karen Grepin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 31, 2007 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000074

Research Articles

Perturbation of the Dimer Interface of Triosephosphate Isomerase and its Effect on Trypanosoma cruzi

Vanesa Olivares-Illana, Adela Rodríguez-Romero, Ingeborg Becker, Miriam Berzunza, Juventino García, Ruy Pérez-Montfort, Nallely Cabrera, Francisco López-Calahorra, Marieta Tuena de Gómez-Puyou, Armando Gómez-Puyou

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 31, 2007 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000001

Development of Highly Organized Lymphoid Structures in Buruli Ulcer Lesions after Treatment with Rifampicin and Streptomycin

Daniela Schütte, Alphonse Um-Boock, Ernestina Mensah-Quainoo, Peter Itin, Peter Schmid, Gerd Pluschke

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 31, 2007 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000002

Comparing Models for Early Warning Systems of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Luis Fernando Chaves, Mercedes Pascual

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 22, 2007 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000033

The bandit, a New DNA Transposon from a Hookworm—Possible Horizontal Genetic Transfer between Host and Parasite

Thewarach Laha, Alex Loukas, Supatra Wattanasatitarpa, Jenjira Somprakhon, Nonglack Kewgrai, Paiboon Sithithaworn, Sasithorn Kaewkes, Makedonka Mitreva, Paul J. Brindley

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2007 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000035

A Dominant Clone of Leptospira interrogans Associated with an Outbreak of Human Leptospirosis in Thailand

Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Wirongrong Chierakul, Lee D. Smythe, Wimol Petkanchanapong, Roongrueng Limpaiboon, Apichat Apiwatanaporn, Andrew T. Slack, Yupin Suputtamongkol, Nicholas J. White, Edward J. Feil, Nicholas P. J. Day, Sharon J. Peacock

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 31, 2007 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000056

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National Mass Drug Administration Costs for Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination

Ann S. Goldman, Victoria H. Guisinger, Moses Aikins, Maria Lourdes E. Amarillo, Vicente Y. Belizario, Bertha Garshong, John Gyapong, Conrad Kabali, Hussein A. Kamal, Sanjat Kanjilal, Dominique Kyelem, Jefrey Lizardo, Mwele Malecela, Godfrey Mubyazi, P. Abdoulaye Nitièma, Reda M. R. Ramzy, Thomas G. Streit, Aaron Wallace, Molly A. Brady, Richard Rheingans, Eric A. Ottesen, Anne C. Haddix

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 31, 2007 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000067

Genetic Selection of Low Fertile Onchocerca volvulus by Ivermectin Treatment

Catherine Bourguinat, Sébastien D. S. Pion, Joseph Kamgno, Jacques Gardon, Brian O. L. Duke, Michel Boussinesq, Roger K. Prichard

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 30, 2007 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000072

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Occurrence of Strongyloides stercoralis in Yunnan Province, China, and Comparison of Diagnostic Methods

Peter Steinmann, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Zun-Wei Du, Jin-Yong Jiang, Li-Bo Wang, Xue-Zhong Wang, Lan-Hua Li, Hanspeter Marti, Jürg Utzinger

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 31, 2007 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000075

Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis Treated by an MSF Clinic in Bakool Region, Somalia, 2004–2006

Marie-Eve Raguenaud, Anna Jansson, Veerle Vanlerberghe, Geert Van der Auwera, Stijn Deborggraeve, Jean-Claude Dujardin, Giannos Orfanos, Tony Reid, Marleen Boelaert

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 31, 2007 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000085

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