Is Sickle Cell Anemia a Neglected Tropical Disease?

Russell E. Ware

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002120

Strongyloides stercoralis: A Plea for Action

Zeno Bisoffi, Dora Buonfrate, Antonio Montresor, Ana Requena-Méndez, Jose Muñoz, Alejandro J. Krolewiecki, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Maria Alejandra Mena, Peter L. Chiodini, Mariella Anselmi, Juan Moreira, Marco Albonico

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 9, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002214

Potential Non-invasive Urine-Based Antigen (Protein) Detection Assay to Diagnose Active Visceral Leishmaniasis

Claudia Abeijon, Antonio Campos-Neto

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002161

Contributions of the Guinea Worm Disease Eradication Campaign toward Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals

Kelly Callahan, Birgit Bolton, Donald R. Hopkins, Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben, P. Craig Withers, Kathryn Meagley

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002160

A Public Health Response against Strongyloides stercoralis: Time to Look at Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Full

Alejandro J. Krolewiecki, Patrick Lammie, Julie Jacobson, Albis-Francesco Gabrielli, Bruno Levecke, Eugenia Socias, Luis M. Arias, Nicanor Sosa, David Abraham, Ruben Cimino, Adriana Echazú, Favio Crudo, Jozef Vercruysse, Marco Albonico

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 9, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002165

Emergence of Clinically Relevant Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Infections in Saudi Arabia

Bright Varghese, Ziad Memish, Naila Abuljadayel, Raafat Al-Hakeem, Fahad Alrabiah, Sahal Abdulaziz Al-Hajoj

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002234

Cooler Temperatures Destabilize RNA Interference and Increase Susceptibility of Disease Vector Mosquitoes to Viral Infection

Zach N. Adelman, Michelle A. E. Anderson, Michael R. Wiley, Marta G. Murreddu, Glady Hazitha Samuel, Elaine M. Morazzani, Kevin M. Myles

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002239

Genetic and Phenotypic Characterization of Manufacturing Seeds for a Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine (DENVax)

Claire Y.-H. Huang, Richard M. Kinney, Jill A. Livengood, Bethany Bolling, John J. Arguello, Betty E. Luy, Shawn J. Silengo, Karen L. Boroughs, Janae L. Stovall, Akundi P. Kalanidhi, Aaron C. Brault, Jorge E. Osorio, Dan T. Stinchcomb

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002243

Evolutionary Dynamics of West Nile Virus in the United States, 1999–2011: Phylogeny, Selection Pressure and Evolutionary Time-Scale Analysis

Germán Añez, Andriyan Grinev, Caren Chancey, Christopher Ball, Namita Akolkar, Kevin J. Land, Valerie Winkelman, Susan L. Stramer, Laura D. Kramer, Maria Rios

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002245

Prevalence and Diversity of Bartonella Species in Commensal Rodents and Ectoparasites from Nigeria, West Africa

Joshua Kamani, Danny Morick, Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu, Shimon Harrus

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002246

Association between Response to Albendazole Treatment and β-Tubulin Genotype Frequencies in Soil-transmitted Helminths

Aïssatou Diawara, Carli M. Halpenny, Thomas S. Churcher, Charles Mwandawiro, Jimmy Kihara, Ray M. Kaplan, Thomas G. Streit, Youssef Idaghdour, Marilyn E. Scott, Maria-Gloria Basáñez, Roger K. Prichard

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002247

Antibody Signature of Spontaneous Clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis Ocular Infection and Partial Resistance against Re-challenge in a Nonhuman Primate Trachoma Model

Laszlo Kari, Lauren E. Bakios, Morgan M. Goheen, Leah N. Bess, Heather S. Watkins, Timothy R. Southern, Lihua Song, William M. Whitmire, Norma Olivares-Zavaleta, Harlan D. Caldwell

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002248

Microproteinuria during Opisthorchis viverrini Infection: A Biomarker for Advanced Renal and Hepatobiliary Pathologies from Chronic Opisthorchiasis

Prasert Saichua, Paiboon Sithithaworn, Amar R. Jariwala, David J. Deimert, Jiraporn Sithithaworn, Banchob Sripa, Thewarach Laha, Eimorn Mairiang, Chawalit Pairojkul, Maria Victoria Periago, Narong Khuntikeo, Jason Mulvenna, Jeffrey M. Bethony

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 23, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002228

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Feng Zhou, Mufei Li, Xiangwei Li, Yu Yang, Cong Gao, Qi Jin, Lei Gao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 23, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002232

Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Bihar India: Comparison of the rK39 Rapid Diagnostic Test on Whole Blood Versus Serum

Greg Matlashewski, Vidya Nand Ravi Das, Krishna Pandey, Dharmendra Singh, Sushmita Das, Ayan Kumar Ghosh, Ravindra Nath Pandey, Pradeep Das

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 23, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002233

Subcutaneous Infection Model Facilitates Treatment Assessment of Secondary Alveolar Echinococcosis in Mice

Tatiana Küster, Corina Hermann, Andrew Hemphill, Bruno Gottstein, Markus Spiliotis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 23, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002235

Microbial Translocation Is Associated with Extensive Immune Activation in Dengue Virus Infected Patients with Severe Disease

Cornelia A. M. van de Weg, Cláudio S. Pannuti, Evaldo S. A. de Araújo, Henk-Jan van den Ham, Arno C. Andeweg, Lucy S. V. Boas, Alvina C. Felix, Karina I. Carvalho, Andreia M. de Matos, José E. Levi, Camila M. Romano, Cristiane C. Centrone, Celia L. de Lima Rodrigues, Expedito Luna, Eric C. M. van Gorp, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Byron E. E. Martina, Esper G. Kallas

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 23, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002236

Prevalence of Trachoma in the Far North Region of Cameroon: Results of a Survey in 27 Health Districts

Blaise Noa Noatina, Giles Kagmeni, Marcellin Nimpa Mengouo, Henri Claude Moungui, Ann Tarini, Yaobi Zhang, Assumpta Lucienne Françoise Bella

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 23, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002240

Association of Eumycetoma and Schistosomiasis

Jaap J. van Hellemond, Alieke G. Vonk, Corné de Vogel, Rob Koelewijn, Norbert Vaessen, Ahmed H. Fahal, Alex van Belkum, Wendy W. J. van de Sande

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 23, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002241

Functional Transcriptomics of Wild-Caught Lutzomyia intermedia Salivary Glands: Identification of a Protective Salivary Protein against Leishmania braziliensis Infection

Tatiana R. de Moura, Fabiano Oliveira, Marcia W. Carneiro, José Carlos Miranda, Jorge Clarêncio, Manoel Barral-Netto, Cláudia Brodskyn, Aldina Barral, José M. C. Ribeiro, Jesus G. Valenzuela, Camila I. de Oliveira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 23, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002242

International External Quality Assessment of Molecular Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus

Camille Escadafal, Janusz T. Paweska, Antoinette Grobbelaar, Chantel le Roux, Michèle Bouloy, Pranav Patel, Anette Teichmann, Oliver Donoso-Mantke, Matthias Niedrig

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 23, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002244

Comparison of Individual and Pooled Stool Samples for the Assessment of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection Intensity and Drug Efficacy

Zeleke Mekonnen, Selima Meka, Mio Ayana, Johannes Bogers, Jozef Vercruysse, Bruno Levecke

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 16, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002189

Molecular Epidemiology and Genetic Variation of Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Peru

Ronnie G. Gavilan, Maria L. Zamudio, Jaime Martinez-Urtaza

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 16, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002210

Differential Activation of Diverse Glutathione Transferases of Clonorchis sinensis in Response to the Host Bile and Oxidative Stressors

Young-An Bae, Do-Whan Ahn, Eung-Goo Lee, Seon-Hee Kim, Guo-Bin Cai, Insug Kang, Woon-Mok Sohn, Yoon Kong

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 16, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002211

Disruption of Aedes aegypti Olfactory System Development through Chitosan/siRNA Nanoparticle Targeting of semaphorin-1a

Keshava Mysore, Ellen M. Flannery, Michael Tomchaney, David W. Severson, Molly Duman-Scheel

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 16, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002215

DNA Topoisomerase II Is Involved in Regulation of Cyst Wall Protein Genes and Differentiation in Giardia lamblia

Bo-Chi Lin, Li-Hsin Su, Shih-Che Weng, Yu-Jiao Pan, Nei-Li Chan, Tsai-Kun Li, Hsin-Chih Wang, Chin-Hung Sun

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 16, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002218

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The Iron Distribution and Magnetic Properties of Schistosome Eggshells: Implications for Improved Diagnostics

Stephan Karl, Lucía Gutiérrez, Rafael Lucyk-Maurer, Roland Kerr, Renata R. F. Candido, Shu Q. Toh, Martin Saunders, Jeremy A. Shaw, Alexandra Suvorova, Andreas Hofmann, Michael J. House, Robert C. Woodward, Carlos Graeff-Teixera, Timothy G. St. Pierre, Malcolm K. Jones

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 16, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002219

Deciphering the Growth Behaviour of Mycobacterium africanum

Florian Gehre, Jacob Otu, Kathryn DeRiemer, Paola Florez de Sessions, Martin L. Hibberd, Wim Mulders, Tumani Corrah, Bouke C. de Jong, Martin Antonio

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Fine Analysis of Genetic Diversity of the tpr Gene Family among Treponemal Species, Subspecies and Strains

Arturo Centurion-Lara, Lorenzo Giacani, Charmie Godornes, Barbara J. Molini, Tara Brinck Reid, Sheila A. Lukehart

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 16, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002222

Dual Targeting of Insulin and Venus Kinase Receptors of Schistosoma mansoni for Novel Anti-schistosome Therapy

Mathieu Vanderstraete, Nadège Gouignard, Katia Cailliau, Marion Morel, Julien Lancelot, Jean-François Bodart, Colette Dissous

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 16, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002226

Phylogenetic Findings Suggest Possible New Habitat and Routes of Infection of Human Eumyctoma

G. Sybren de Hoog, Sarah A. Ahmed, Mohammad J. Najafzadeh, Deanna A. Sutton, Maryam Saradeghi Keisari, Ahmed H. Fahal, Ursala Eberhardt, Gerard J. Verkleij, Lian Xin, Benjamin Stielow, Wendy W. J. van de Sande

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 16, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002229

Rapid, Simple and Sensitive Detection of Q Fever by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification of the htpAB Gene

Lei Pan, Lijuan Zhang, Desheng Fan, Xiuchun Zhang, Hong Liu, Qunying Lu, Qiyi Xu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 16, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002231

IRES-driven Expression of the Capsid Protein of the Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus TC-83 Vaccine Strain Increases Its Attenuation and Safety

Mathilde Guerbois, Eugenia Volkova, Naomi L. Forrester, Shannan L. Rossi, Ilya Frolov, Scott C. Weaver

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 9, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002197

A Real-Time ITS1-PCR Based Method in the Diagnosis and Species Identification of Leishmania Parasite from Human and Dog Clinical Samples in Turkey

Seray Ozensoy Toz, Gulnaz Culha, Fadile Yıldız Zeyrek, Hatice Ertabaklar, M. Ziya Alkan, Aslı Tetik Vardarlı, Cumhur Gunduz, Yusuf Ozbel

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 9, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002205

Post-Exposure Therapeutic Efficacy of COX-2 Inhibition against Burkholderia pseudomallei

Saja Asakrah, Wildaliz Nieves, Zaid Mahdi, Mallory Agard, Arnold H. Zea, Chad J. Roy, Lisa A. Morici

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 9, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002212

Bayesian Geostatistical Modeling of Leishmaniasis Incidence in Brazil

Dimitrios-Alexios Karagiannis-Voules, Ronaldo G. C. Scholte, Luiz H. Guimarães, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 9, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002213

Incidence of Rabies in Humans and Domestic Animals and People's Awareness in North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia

Wudu Temesgen Jemberu, Wassie Molla, Gizat Almaw, Sefinew Alemu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 9, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002216

Is Pregnancy Associated with Severe Dengue? A Review of Data from the Rio de Janeiro Surveillance Information System

Carolina Romero Machado, Elizabeth Stankiewicz Machado, Roger Denis Rohloff, Marina Azevedo, Dayse Pereira Campos, Robson Bruniera de Oliveira, Patrícia Brasil

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A Cluster Randomized Study of The Safety of Integrated Treatment of Trachoma and Lymphatic Filariasis in Children and Adults in Sikasso, Mali

Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly, Ilo Dicko, Modibo Keita, Mahamadou Minamba Keita, Moussa Doumbia, Adama Daou, Fadima Cheick Haidara, Moussa Hama Sankare, John Horton, Caroline Whately-Smith, Samba Ousmane Sow

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Leishmania mexicana Infection Induces IgG to Parasite Surface Glycoinositol Phospholipids that Can Induce IL-10 in Mice and Humans

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Prospective Study on the Incidence and Progression of Clinical Signs in Naïve Dogs Naturally Infected by Leishmania infantum

Valentina Foglia Manzillo, Trentina Di Muccio, Sivia Cappiello, Aldo Scalone, Rosa Paparcone, Eleonora Fiorentino, Manuela Gizzarelli, Marina Gramiccia, Luigi Gradoni, Gaetano Oliva

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Immunomodulatory Impact of Leishmania-Induced Macrophage Exosomes: A Comparative Proteomic and Functional Analysis

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 2, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002191

Relationship between Serum Antibodies and Taenia solium Larvae Burden in Pigs Raised in Field Conditions

Cesar M. Gavidia, Manuela R. Verastegui, Hector H. Garcia, Teresa Lopez-Urbina, Victor C. W. Tsang, William Pan, Robert H. Gilman, Armando E. Gonzalez, the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru

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Review of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Fatal Cases Seen Among Adults: A Retrospective Study

Sing-Sin Sam, Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar, Boon-Teong Teoh, Juraina Abd-Jamil, Sazaly AbuBakar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 2, 2013 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002194

Efficacy of Anti-Leishmania Therapy in Visceral Leishmaniasis among HIV Infected Patients: A Systematic Review with Indirect Comparison

Gláucia F. Cota, Marcos R. de Sousa, Tatiani Oliveira Fereguetti, Ana Rabello

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Braulio M. Valencia, David Miller, Richard S. Witzig, Andrea K. Boggild, Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas

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