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March 2010

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Ribbed-shelled Oncomelania hupensis hupensis (Gredler, 1881).

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This snail subspecies belongs to the family Pomatiopsidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), and is the intermediate host of Schistosoma japonica in China. The ribs on the shell and varix surrounding the aperture are clearly visible, and a pair of eyes and a pair of tentacles are also visible on the head, with a strong contour of the foot below. This subspecies is found only in China, and has a relatively wide distribution in regions in the middle and lower reaches of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River, where schistosomiasis is still a health problem in provinces such as Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Anhui (see article by Zhao et al., doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000611).

Image Credit: Qin Ping Zhao (Department of Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China).

Editorial

Solutions to Neglected Tropical Diseases Require Vibrant Local Scientific Communities

Serap Aksoy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 30, 2010 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000662

Viewpoints

The Silent Epidemic of Exclusive University Licensing Policies on Compounds for Neglected Diseases and Beyond

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Rabies in the 21st Century

William H. Wunner, Deborah J. Briggs

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 30, 2010 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000591

Symposium

Pulmonary Loiasis and HIV Coinfection in Rural Cameroon

Alexis Cambanis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 30, 2010 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000572

Review

Rabies-Specific Antibodies: Measuring Surrogates of Protection against a Fatal Disease

Susan M. Moore, Cathleen A. Hanlon

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 9, 2010 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000595

Research Articles

Nelfinavir, an HIV-1 Protease Inhibitor, Induces Oxidative Stress–Mediated, Caspase-Independent Apoptosis in Leishmania Amastigotes

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 30, 2010 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000642

First Description of a Cluster of Acute/Subacute Paracoccidioidomycosis Cases and Its Association with a Climatic Anomaly

Ligia Vizeu Barrozo, Gil Benard, Maria Elisa Siqueira Silva, Eduardo Bagagli, Silvio Alencar Marques, Rinaldo Poncio Mendes

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 30, 2010 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000643

Prevalence and Correlates of Helminth Co-infection in Kenyan HIV-1 Infected Adults

Judd L. Walson, Barclay T. Stewart, Laura Sangaré, Loice W. Mbogo, Phelgona A. Otieno, Benjamin K. S. Piper, Barbra A. Richardson, Grace John-Stewart

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 30, 2010 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000644

Delineation of Diverse Macrophage Activation Programs in Response to Intracellular Parasites and Cytokines

Shuyi Zhang, Charles C. Kim, Sajeev Batra, James H. McKerrow, P'ng Loke

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 30, 2010 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000648

Influence of Exposure History on the Immunology and Development of Resistance to Human Schistosomiasis Mansoni

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 23, 2010 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000637

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 23, 2010 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000638

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Using Recombinant Proteins from Lutzomyia longipalpis Saliva to Estimate Human Vector Exposure in Visceral Leishmaniasis Endemic Areas

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