September 2012

See Valero et al., doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001812.

Image Credit: Santiago Mas-Coma, Universidad de Valencia.

Editorial

A New Threat Looming over the Mediterranean Basin: Emergence of Viral Diseases Transmitted by Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes

Giuliano Gasperi, Romeo Bellini, Anna R. Malacrida, Andrea Crisanti, Michele Dottori, Serap Aksoy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001836

Viewpoints

Therapeutics for Dengue: Recommendations for Design and Conduct of Early-Phase Clinical Trials

Cameron P. Simmons, Marcel Wolbers, Minh Nguyet Nguyen, Jamie Whitehorn, Pei Yong Shi, Paul Young, Rosemary Petric, Van Vinh Chau Nguyen, Jeremy Farrar, Bridget Wills

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001752

Corticosteroid Use for Paradoxical Reactions during Antibiotic Treatment for Mycobacterium ulcerans

N. Deborah Friedman, Anthony H. McDonald, Michael E. Robson, Daniel P. O'Brien

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001767

Symposium

Evidence in Australia for a Case of Airport Dengue

Peter Whelan, Huy Nguyen, Krispin Hajkowicz, Josh Davis, David Smith, Alyssa Pyke, Vicki Krause, Peter Markey

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001619

Review

Disability Measurement for Lymphatic Filariasis: A Review of Generic Tools Used within Morbidity Management Programs

Lynne Zeldenryk, Susan Gordon, Marion Gray, Richard Speare, Wayne Melrose

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001768

Research Articles

Simple Clinical and Laboratory Predictors of Chikungunya versus Dengue Infections in Adults

Vernon J. Lee, Angela Chow, Xiaohui Zheng, Luis R. Carrasco, Alex R. Cook, David C. Lye, Lee-Ching Ng, Yee-Sin Leo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001786

Factors Associated with Leishmania Asymptomatic Infection: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Highland Northern Ethiopia

Estefanía Custodio, Endalamaw Gadisa, Luis Sordo, Israel Cruz, Javier Moreno, Javier Nieto, Carmen Chicharro, Abraham Aseffa, Zelalem Abraham, Tsegaye Hailu, Carmen Cañavate

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001813

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Dengue Transmission along a Red Sea Coastline: A Longitudinal Entomological and Serological Survey in Port Sudan City

Osama M. E. Seidahmed, Safa A. Hassan, Mohamed A. Soghaier, Hanna A. M. Siam, Fayez T. A. Ahmed, Mubarak M. Elkarsany, Suad M. Sulaiman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001821

Role of Bunyamwera Orthobunyavirus NSs Protein in Infection of Mosquito Cells

Agnieszka M. Szemiel, Anna-Bella Failloux, Richard M. Elliott

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001823

Age-Related Patterns in Human Myeloid Dendritic Cell Populations in People Exposed to Schistosoma haematobium Infection

Norman Nausch, Delphine Louis, Olivier Lantz, Isabelle Peguillet, François Trottein, Isobel Y. D. Chen, Laura J. Appleby, Claire D. Bourke, Nicholas Midzi, Takafira Mduluza, Francisca Mutapi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001824

Bladder Morbidity and Hepatic Fibrosis in Mixed Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni Infections: A Population-Wide Study in Northern Senegal

Lynn Meurs, Moustapha Mbow, Kim Vereecken, Joris Menten, Souleymane Mboup, Katja Polman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001829

Dramatic Increase in Glycerol Biosynthesis upon Oxidative Stress in the Anaerobic Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba histolytica

Afzal Husain, Dan Sato, Ghulam Jeelani, Tomoyoshi Soga, Tomoyoshi Nozaki

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001831

Partially Neutralizing Potency against Emerging Genotype I Virus among Children Received Formalin-Inactivated Japanese Encephalitis Virus Vaccine

Yi-Chin Fan, Jo-Mei Chen, Hsien-Chung Chiu, Yi-Ying Chen, Jen-Wei Lin, Chen-Chang Shih, Chih-Ming Chen, Chao-Chin Chang, Gwong-Jen J. Chang, Shyan-Song Chiou

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001834

Molecular Diagnostics for Lassa Fever at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Nigeria: Lessons Learnt from Two Years of Laboratory Operation

Danny A. Asogun, Donatus I. Adomeh, Jacqueline Ehimuan, Ikponmwonsa Odia, Meike Hass, Martin Gabriel, Stephan Ölschläger, Beate Becker-Ziaja, Onikepe Folarin, Eric Phelan, Philomena E. Ehiane, Veritas E. Ifeh, Eghosasere A. Uyigue, Yemisi T. Oladapo, Ekene B. Muoebonam, Osagie Osunde, Andrew Dongo, Peter O. Okokhere, Sylvanus A. Okogbenin, Mojeed Momoh, Sylvester O. Alikah, Odigie C. Akhuemokhan, Peter Imomeh, Maxy A. C. Odike, Stephen Gire, Kristian Andersen, Pardis C. Sabeti, Christian T. Happi, George O. Akpede, Stephan Günther

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001839

Death Adder Envenoming Causes Neurotoxicity Not Reversed by Antivenom - Australian Snakebite Project (ASP-16)

Christopher I. Johnston, Margaret A. O'Leary, Simon G. A. Brown, Bart J. Currie, Lambros Halkidis, Richard Whitaker, Benjamin Close, Geoffrey K. Isbister, for the ASP investigators

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001841

Mucosal Adjuvanticity of Fibronectin-Binding Peptide (FBP) Fused with Echinococcus multilocularis Tetraspanin 3: Systemic and Local Antibody Responses

Zhisheng Dang, Jinchao Feng, Kinpei Yagi, Chihiro Sugimoto, Wei Li, Yuzaburo Oku

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001842

Candidatus Bartonella merieuxii, a Potential New Zoonotic Bartonella Species in Canids from Iraq

Bruno B. Chomel, Audrey C. McMillan-Cole, Rickie W. Kasten, Matthew J. Stuckey, Shingo Sato, Soichi Maruyama, Pedro P. V. P. Diniz, Edward B. Breitschwerdt

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001843

Risk of Potentially Rabid Animal Exposure among Foreign Travelers in Southeast Asia

Watcharapong Piyaphanee, Chatporn Kittitrakul, Saranath Lawpoolsri, Philippe Gautret, Wataru Kashino, Waraluk Tangkanakul, Prangthip Charoenpong, Thitiya Ponam, Suda Sibunruang, Weerapong Phumratanaprapin, Terapong Tantawichien

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001852

High Prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum Infection in Carabao from Samar Province, the Philippines: Implications for Transmission and Control

Catherine A. Gordon, Luz P. Acosta, Darren J. Gray, Remigo M. Olveda, Blanca Jarilla, Geoffrey N. Gobert, Allen G. Ross, Donald P. McManus

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 20, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001778

Generation of Leishmania Hybrids by Whole Genomic DNA Transformation

Adriano C. Coelho, Philippe Leprohon, Marc Ouellette

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 20, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001817

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Three Leprosy Case Detection Methods in Northern Nigeria

Charles Ezenduka, Erik Post, Steven John, Abdulkarim Suraj, Abdulahi Namadi, Obinna Onwujekwe

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 20, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001818

Genetic Characterizations of Giardia duodenalis in Sheep and Goats in Heilongjiang Province, China and Possibility of Zoonotic Transmission

Weizhe Zhang, Xiaoli Zhang, Rongjun Wang, Aiqin Liu, Yujuan Shen, Hong Ling, Jianping Cao, Fengkun Yang, Xiaoyun Zhang, Longxian Zhang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 20, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001826

Open Source Drug Discovery in Practice: A Case Study

Christine Årdal, John-Arne Røttingen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 20, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001827

Whole Genome Sequence of Treponema pallidum ssp. pallidum, Strain Mexico A, Suggests Recombination between Yaws and Syphilis Strains

Helena Pětrošová, Marie Zobaníková, Darina Čejková, Lenka Mikalová, Petra Pospíšilová, Michal Strouhal, Lei Chen, Xiang Qin, Donna M. Muzny, George M. Weinstock, David Šmajs

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 20, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001832

Leishmania Metacyclogenesis Is Promoted in the Absence of Purines

Tiago Donatelli Serafim, Amanda Braga Figueiredo, Pedro Augusto Carvalho Costa, Eduardo Almeida Marques-da-Silva, Ricardo Gonçalves, Sandra Aparecida Lima de Moura, Nelder Figueiredo Gontijo, Sydnei Magno da Silva, Marilene Suzan Marques Michalick, José Roberto Meyer-Fernandes, Roberto Paes de Carvalho, Silvia Reni Bortolin Uliana, Juliana Lopes Rangel Fietto, Luís Carlos Crocco Afonso

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 20, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001833

Determining Treatment Needs at Different Spatial Scales Using Geostatistical Model-Based Risk Estimates of Schistosomiasis

Nadine Schur, Penelope Vounatsou, Jürg Utzinger

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 13, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001773

Re-Visiting Trichuris trichiura Intensity Thresholds Based on Anemia during Pregnancy

Theresa W. Gyorkos, Nicolas L. Gilbert, Renée Larocque, Martín Casapía, Antonio Montresor

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 13, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001783

Epidemiology of Tick-Borne Borreliosis in Morocco

Georges Diatta, Yassine Souidi, Laurent Granjon, Céline Arnathau, Patrick Durand, Gilles Chauvancy, Youssouph Mané, M'hammed Sarih, Driss Belghyti, François Renaud, Jean-François Trape

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 13, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001810

Field Evaluation of a Coproantigen Detection Test for Fascioliasis Diagnosis and Surveillance in Human Hyperendemic Areas of Andean Countries

María Adela Valero, María Victoria Periago, Ignacio Pérez-Crespo, René Angles, Fidel Villegas, Carlos Aguirre, Wilma Strauss, José R. Espinoza, Patricia Herrera, Angelica Terashima, Hugo Tamayo, Dirk Engels, Albis Francesco Gabrielli, Santiago Mas-Coma

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 13, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001812

Comparison of Schistosoma mansoni Soluble Cercarial Antigens and Soluble Egg Antigens for Serodiagnosing Schistosome Infections

Huw Smith, Mike Doenhoff, Cara Aitken, Wendi Bailey, Minjun Ji, Emily Dawson, Henk Gilis, Grant Spence, Claire Alexander, Tom van Gool

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 13, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001815

Transcriptome Patterns from Primary Cutaneous Leishmania braziliensis Infections Associate with Eventual Development of Mucosal Disease in Humans

Ana Claudia Maretti-Mira, Jaime Bittner, Manoel Paes Oliveira-Neto, Minghsun Liu, Dezhi Kang, Huiying Li, Claude Pirmez, Noah Craft

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 13, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001816

G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 Promotes Flaviviridae Entry and Replication

Caroline Le Sommer, Nicholas J. Barrows, Shelton S. Bradrick, James L. Pearson, Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 13, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001820

Post-Control Surveillance of Triatoma infestans and Triatoma sordida with Chemically-Baited Sticky Traps

Antonieta Rojas de Arias, Fernando Abad-Franch, Nidia Acosta, Elsa López, Nilsa González, Eduardo Zerba, Guillermo Tarelli, Héctor Masuh

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 13, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001822

Proof-of-Principle of Onchocerciasis Elimination with Ivermectin Treatment in Endemic Foci in Africa: Final Results of a Study in Mali and Senegal

Mamadou O. Traore, Moussa D. Sarr, Alioune Badji, Yiriba Bissan, Lamine Diawara, Konimba Doumbia, Soula F. Goita, Lassana Konate, Kalifa Mounkoro, Amadou F. Seck, Laurent Toe, Seyni Toure, Jan H. F. Remme

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 13, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001825

Origin and Evolution of Dengue Virus Type 3 in Brazil

Josélio Maria Galvão de Araújo, Gonzalo Bello, Hector Romero, Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 6, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001784

Dolabelladienetriol, a Compound from Dictyota pfaffii Algae, Inhibits the Infection by Leishmania amazonensis

Deivid Costa Soares, Teresa C. Calegari-Silva, Ulisses G. Lopes, Valéria L. Teixeira, Izabel C. N. de Palmer Paixão, Claudio Cirne-Santos, Dumith Chequer Bou-Habib, Elvira M. Saraiva

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 6, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001787

Multiple Category-Lot Quality Assurance Sampling: A New Classification System with Application to Schistosomiasis Control

Casey Olives, Joseph J. Valadez, Simon J. Brooker, Marcello Pagano

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 6, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001806

Molecular Surveillance of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi by Genotyping and Subtyping Parasites in Wastewater

Na Li, Lihua Xiao, Lin Wang, Shuming Zhao, Xukun Zhao, Liping Duan, Meijin Guo, Lili Liu, Yaoyu Feng

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 6, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001809

Whole Genome Sequencing of Field Isolates Provides Robust Characterization of Genetic Diversity in Plasmodium vivax

Ernest R. Chan, Didier Menard, Peter H. David, Arsène Ratsimbasoa, Saorin Kim, Pheaktra Chim, Catherine Do, Benoit Witkowski, Odile Mercereau-Puijalon, Peter A. Zimmerman, David Serre

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 6, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001811

A Long Neglected World Malaria Map: Plasmodium vivax Endemicity in 2010

Peter W. Gething, Iqbal R. F. Elyazar, Catherine L. Moyes, David L. Smith, Katherine E. Battle, Carlos A. Guerra, Anand P. Patil, Andrew J. Tatem, Rosalind E. Howes, Monica F. Myers, Dylan B. George, Peter Horby, Heiman F. L. Wertheim, Ric N. Price, Ivo Müeller, J. Kevin Baird, Simon I. Hay

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 6, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001814

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