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March 2008

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Tsetse Fly
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Female pregnant tsetse, Glossina morsitans morsitans. Tsetse are vectors of African trypanosomes, agents of sleeping sickness in sub-Saharan Africa. In this issue of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Changyun Hu, Rita V. M. Rio, and colleagues (see e192) report on tsetse-trypanosome interactions, with a focus on host immune response activation of gut infections and its subsequent impact on tsetse's reproductive fitness.

Image Credit: Geoffrey M. Attardo

Editorial

A Global Fund to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases: Is the G8 Hokkaido Toyako 2008 Summit Ready?

Peter J. Hotez, David H. Molyneux, Alan Fenwick, Lorenzo Savioli, Tsutomu Takeuchi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000220

Expert Commentaries

Schistosomiasis Japonica: The DALYs Recaptured

Charles H. King

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 5, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000203

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First Isolation of Mycobacterium ulcerans from an Aquatic Environment: The End of a 60-Year Search?

Tim Stinear, Paul D. R. Johnson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000216

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Reviews

Controlling Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Pre-School-Age Children through Preventive Chemotherapy

Marco Albonico, Henrietta Allen, Lester Chitsulo, Dirk Engels, Albis-Francesco Gabrielli, Lorenzo Savioli

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000126

Asymmetries of Poverty: Why Global Burden of Disease Valuations Underestimate the Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Charles H. King, Anne-Marie Bertino

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000209

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  1. The Global Burden of Disease Assessments—WHO Is Responsible?
  2. Measuring the Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases: The Global Burden of Disease Framework

Research Articles

Decision-Model Estimation of the Age-Specific Disability Weight for Schistosomiasis Japonica: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Julia L. Finkelstein, Mark D. Schleinitz, Hélène Carabin, Stephen T. McGarvey

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 5, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000158

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First Cultivation and Characterization of Mycobacterium ulcerans from the Environment

Françoise Portaels, Wayne M. Meyers, Anthony Ablordey, António G. Castro, Karim Chemlal, Pim de Rijk, Pierre Elsen, Krista Fissette, Alexandra G. Fraga, Richard Lee, Engy Mahrous, Pamela L. C. Small, Pieter Stragier, Egídio Torrado, Anita Van Aerde, Manuel T. Silva, Jorge Pedrosa

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000178

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T Helper 1–Inducing Adjuvant Protects against Experimental Paracoccidioidomycosis

Leandro Licursi de Oliveira, Kely Cristine Coltri, Cristina Ribeiro Barros Cardoso, Maria-Cristina Roque-Barreira, Ademilson Panunto-Castelo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 12, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000183

Novel Triazine JPC-2067-B Inhibits Toxoplasma gondii In Vitro and In Vivo

Ernest J. Mui, Guy A. Schiehser, Wilbur K. Milhous, Honghue Hsu, Craig W. Roberts, Michael Kirisits, Stephen Muench, David Rice, J. P. Dubey, Joseph W. Fowble, Pradipsinh K. Rathod, Sherry F. Queener, Susan R. Liu, David P. Jacobus, Rima McLeod

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 5, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000190

Infections with Immunogenic Trypanosomes Reduce Tsetse Reproductive Fitness: Potential Impact of Different Parasite Strains on Vector Population Structure

Changyun Hu, Rita V. M. Rio, Jan Medlock, Lee R. Haines, Dana Nayduch, Amy F. Savage, Nurper Guz, Geoffrey M. Attardo, Terry W. Pearson, Alison P. Galvani, Serap Aksoy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 12, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000192

Albendazole versus Praziquantel in the Treatment of Neurocysticercosis: A Meta-analysis of Comparative Trials

Dimitrios K. Matthaiou, Georgios Panos, Eleni S. Adamidi, Matthew E. Falagas

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 12, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000194

Decision Tree Algorithms Predict the Diagnosis and Outcome of Dengue Fever in the Early Phase of Illness

Lukas Tanner, Mark Schreiber, Jenny G. H. Low, Adrian Ong, Thomas Tolfvenstam, Yee Ling Lai, Lee Ching Ng, Yee Sin Leo, Le Thi Puong, Subhash G. Vasudevan, Cameron P. Simmons, Martin L. Hibberd, Eng Eong Ooi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 12, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000196

Integrating an NTD with One of “The Big Three”: Combined Malaria and Trachoma Survey in Amhara Region of Ethiopia

Paul M. Emerson, Jeremiah Ngondi, Estifanos Biru, Patricia M. Graves, Yeshewamebrat Ejigsemahu, Teshome Gebre, Tekola Endeshaw, Asrat Genet, Aryc W. Mosher, Mulat Zerihun, Ayennew Messele, Frank O. Richards Jr

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 19, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000197

Improved Protective Efficacy of a Species-Specific DNA Vaccine Encoding Mycolyl-Transferase Ag85A from Mycobacterium ulcerans by Homologous Protein Boosting

Audrey Tanghe, Jean-Pierre Dangy, Gerd Pluschke, Kris Huygen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 19, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000199

DNA-Sequence Variation Among Schistosoma mekongi Populations and Related Taxa; Phylogeography and the Current Distribution of Asian Schistosomiasis

Stephen W. Attwood, Farrah A. Fatih, E. Suchart Upatham

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 19, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000200

Microsatellites Reveal a High Population Structure in Triatoma infestans from Chuquisaca, Bolivia

Juan Carlos Pizarro, Lauren M. Gilligan, Lori Stevens

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000202

Distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Buruli Ulcer Endemic and Non-Endemic Aquatic Sites in Ghana

Heather R. Williamson, Mark E. Benbow, Khoa D. Nguyen, Dia C. Beachboard, Ryan K. Kimbirauskas, Mollie D. McIntosh, Charles Quaye, Edwin O. Ampadu, Daniel Boakye, Richard W. Merritt, Pamela L. C. Small

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000205

Rabies Diagnosis for Developing Countries

Salome Dürr, Service Naïssengar, Rolande Mindekem, Colette Diguimbye, Michael Niezgoda, Ivan Kuzmin, Charles E. Rupprecht, Jakob Zinsstag

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000206