March 2015

Molecular Epidemiology of Rabies Viruses Circulating in Two Rabies Endemic Provinces of Laos, 2011–2012: Regional Diversity in Southeast Asia

Kamruddin Ahmed, Phouvong Phommachanh, Phengphet Vorachith, Takashi Matsumoto, Pheophet Lamaningao, Daisuke Mori, Minako Takaki, Bounlom Douangngeun, Bounkhouang Khambounheuang, Akira Nishizono

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 31, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003645

Infrared Fluorescent Imaging as a Potent Tool for In Vitro, Ex Vivo and In Vivo Models of Visceral Leishmaniasis

Estefanía Calvo-Álvarez, Kostantinos Stamatakis, Carmen Punzón, Raquel Álvarez-Velilla, Ana Tejería, José Miguel Escudero-Martínez, Yolanda Pérez-Pertejo, Manuel Fresno, Rafael Balaña-Fouce, Rosa M. Reguera

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 31, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003666

Evaluation of Inapparent Dengue Infections During an Outbreak in Southern China

Tao Wang, Man Wang, Bo Shu, Xue-qin Chen, Le Luo, Jin-yu Wang, Yong-zhuang Cen, Benjamin D. Anderson, Mary M. Merrill, Hunter R. Merrill, Jia-hai Lu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 31, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003677

Whole Genome Comparisons Suggest Random Distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans Genotypes in a Buruli Ulcer Endemic Region of Ghana

Anthony S. Ablordey, Koen Vandelannoote, Isaac A. Frimpong, Evans K. Ahortor, Nana Ama Amissah, Miriam Eddyani, Lies Durnez, Françoise Portaels, Bouke C. de Jong, Herwig Leirs, Jessica L. Porter, Kirstie M. Mangas, Margaret M. C. Lam, Andrew Buultjens, Torsten Seemann, Nicholas J. Tobias, Timothy P. Stinear

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 31, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003681

Phlebotomus sergenti in a Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Focus in Azilal Province (High Atlas, Morocco): Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Leishmania tropica, and Feeding Behavior

Malika Ajaoud, Nargys Es-Sette, Rémi N Charrel, Abderahmane Laamrani-Idrissi, Haddou Nhammi, Myriam Riyad, Meryem Lemrani

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 31, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003687

Risk Profiling of Hookworm Infection and Intensity in Southern Lao People’s Democratic Republic Using Bayesian Models

Armelle Forrer, Penelope Vounatsou, Somphou Sayasone, Youthanavanh Vonghachack, Dalouny Bouakhasith, Jürg Utzinger, Kongsap Akkhavong, Peter Odermatt

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 30, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003486

Changes in Rodent Abundance and Weather Conditions Potentially Drive Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Outbreaks in Xi’an, China, 2005–2012

Huai-Yu Tian, Peng-Bo Yu, Angela D. Luis, Peng Bi, Bernard Cazelles, Marko Laine, Shan-Qian Huang, Chao-Feng Ma, Sen Zhou, Jing Wei, Shen Li, Xiao-Ling Lu, Jian-Hui Qu, Jian-Hua Dong, Shi-Lu Tong, Jing-Jun Wang, Bryan Grenfell, Bing Xu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 30, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003530

Anthelmintic Activity In Vivo of Epiisopiloturine against Juvenile and Adult Worms of Schistosoma mansoni

Maria A. Guimarães, Rosimeire N. de Oliveira, Leiz M. C. Véras, David F. Lima, Yuri D. M. Campelo, Stefano Augusto Campos, Selma A. S. Kuckelhaus, Pedro L. S. Pinto, Peter Eaton, Ana C. Mafud, Yvonne P. Mascarenhas, Silmara M. Allegretti, Josué de Moraes, Aleksandar Lolić, Tatjana Verbić, José Roberto S. A. Leite

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003656

Genetic Recombination between Human and Animal Parasites Creates Novel Strains of Human Pathogen

Wendy Gibson, Lori Peacock, Vanessa Ferris, Katrin Fischer, Jennifer Livingstone, James Thomas, Mick Bailey

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003665

Cessation of Mass Drug Administration for Lymphatic Filariasis in Zanzibar in 2006: Was Transmission Interrupted?

Maria P. Rebollo, Khalfan A. Mohammed, Brent Thomas, Shaali Ame, Said Mohammed Ali, Jorge Cano, Alba Gonzalez Escalada, Moses J. Bockarie

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003669

Mycetoma in the Sudan: An Update from the Mycetoma Research Centre, University of Khartoum, Sudan

Ahmed Fahal, EL Sheikh Mahgoub, Ahmed M. EL Hassan, Manar Elsheikh Abdel-Rahman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003679

The Distribution of Ocular Chlamydia Prevalence across Tanzanian Communities Where Trachoma Is Declining

Salman A. Rahman, Sheila K. West, Harran Mkocha, Beatriz Munoz, Travis C. Porco, Jeremy D. Keenan, Thomas M. Lietman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003682

Complex Epidemiology of a Zoonotic Disease in a Culturally Diverse Region: Phylogeography of Rabies Virus in the Middle East

Daniel L. Horton, Lorraine M. McElhinney, Conrad M. Freuling, Denise A. Marston, Ashley C. Banyard, Hooman Goharrriz, Emma Wise, Andrew C. Breed, Greg Saturday, Jolanta Kolodziejek, Erika Zilahi, Muhannad F. Al-Kobaisi, Norbert Nowotny, Thomas Mueller, Anthony R. Fooks

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003569

Intravenous Therapy Duration and Outcomes in Melioidosis: A New Treatment Paradigm

Matthew C. Pitman, Tara Luck, Catherine S. Marshall, Nicholas M. Anstey, Linda Ward, Bart J. Currie

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003586

Geographic Distribution and Mortality Risk Factors during the Cholera Outbreak in a Rural Region of Haiti, 2010-2011

Anne-Laure Page, Iza Ciglenecki, Ernest Robert Jasmin, Laurence Desvignes, Francesco Grandesso, Jonathan Polonsky, Sarala Nicholas, Kathryn P. Alberti, Klaudia Porten, Francisco J. Luquero

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003605

Costs Of Using “Tiny Targets” to Control Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, a Vector of Gambiense Sleeping Sickness in Arua District of Uganda

Alexandra P. M. Shaw, Inaki Tirados, Clement T. N. Mangwiro, Johan Esterhuizen, Michael J. Lehane, Stephen J. Torr, Vanja Kovacic

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003624

Co-endemicity of Loiasis and Onchocerciasis in Rain Forest Communities in Southwestern Nigeria

Olusola Ojurongbe, Akeem Abiodun Akindele, Monsuru Adebayo Adeleke, Matthew Oyebode Oyedeji, Samuel Adeyinka Adedokun, Josephine Folashade Ojo, Callistus Adewale Akinleye, Oloyede Samuel Bolaji, Olusegun Adelowo Adefioye, Oluwaseyi Adegboyega Adeyeba

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003633

Interaction of ATP with a Small Heat Shock Protein from Mycobacterium leprae: Effect on Its Structure and Function

Sandip Kumar Nandi, Ayon Chakraborty, Alok Kumar Panda, Sougata Sinha Ray, Rajiv Kumar Kar, Anirban Bhunia, Ashis Biswas

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 26, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003661

Predominant Leptospiral Serogroups Circulating among Humans, Livestock and Wildlife in Katavi-Rukwa Ecosystem, Tanzania

Justine A. Assenga, Lucas E. Matemba, Shabani K. Muller, Ginethon G. Mhamphi, Rudovick R. Kazwala

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 25, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003607

Validation of a Microsphere Immunoassay for Serological Leptospirosis Diagnosis in Human Serum by Comparison to the Current Gold Standard

Sarah J. Wynwood, Mary-Anne A. Burns, Glenn C. Graham, Steven L. Weier, David B. McKay, Scott B. Craig

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 25, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003636

Gut Instincts: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices regarding Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Rural China

Louise Lu, Chengfang Liu, Linxiu Zhang, Alexis Medina, Scott Smith, Scott Rozelle

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 25, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003643

Lectin Complement Protein Collectin 11 (CL-K1) and Susceptibility to Urinary Schistosomiasis

Justin S. Antony, Olusola Ojurongbe, Peter G. Kremsner, Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 25, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003647

Evaluation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of a New Dengue IgA Capture Assay (Platelia Dengue IgA Capture, Bio-Rad) for Dengue Infection Detection

Sophie De Decker, Muriel Vray, Viridiana Sistek, Bhety Labeau, Antoine Enfissi, Dominique Rousset, Séverine Matheus

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 24, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003596

Signatures of Adaptation in Human Invasive Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 Populations from Sub-Saharan Africa

Chinyere K. Okoro, Lars Barquist, Thomas R. Connor, Simon R. Harris, Simon Clare, Mark P. Stevens, Mark J. Arends, Christine Hale, Leanne Kane, Derek J. Pickard, Jennifer Hill, Katherine Harcourt, Julian Parkhill, Gordon Dougan, Robert A. Kingsley

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 24, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003611

Optimal Strategies for Controlling Riverine Tsetse Flies Using Targets: A Modelling Study

Glyn A. Vale, John W. Hargrove, Michael J. Lehane, Philippe Solano, Stephen J. Torr

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 24, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003615

What Drives the Occurrence of the Melioidosis Bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei in Domestic Gardens?

Mirjam Kaestli, Glenda Harrington, Mark Mayo, Mark D. Chatfield, Ian Harrington, Audrey Hill, Niels Munksgaard, Karen Gibb, Bart J. Currie

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 24, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003635

Validation of Serological Tests for the Detection of Antibodies Against Treponema pallidum in Nonhuman Primates

Sascha Knauf, Franziska Dahlmann, Emmanuel K. Batamuzi, Sieghard Frischmann, Hsi Liu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 24, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003637

Mass Drug Administration for Trachoma: How Long Is Not Long Enough?

Violeta Jimenez, Huub C. Gelderblom, Rebecca Mann Flueckiger, Paul M. Emerson, Danny Haddad

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 23, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003610

Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Proportions Are Diminished in Young Helminth Infected Children and Restored by Curative Anti-helminthic Treatment

Norman Nausch, Laura J. Appleby, Alexandra M. Sparks, Nicholas Midzi, Takafira Mduluza, Francisca Mutapi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 23, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003627

Viral RNA Intermediates as Targets for Detection and Discovery of Novel and Emerging Mosquito-Borne Viruses

Caitlin A. O’Brien, Jody Hobson-Peters, Alice Wei Yee Yam, Agathe M. G. Colmant, Breeanna J. McLean, Natalie A. Prow, Daniel Watterson, Sonja Hall-Mendelin, David Warrilow, Mah-Lee Ng, Alexander A. Khromykh, Roy A. Hall

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 23, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003629

Advanced Enzymology, Expression Profile and Immune Response of Clonorchis sinensis Hexokinase Show Its Application Potential for Prevention and Control of Clonorchiasis

Tingjin Chen, Jinyun Yu, Zeli Tang, Zhizhi Xie, Zhipeng Lin, Hengchang Sun, Shuo Wan, Xuerong Li, Yan Huang, Xinbing Yu, Jin Xu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 23, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003641

Dopamine Receptor Antagonists as New Mode-of-Action Insecticide Leads for Control of Aedes and Culex Mosquito Vectors

Andrew B. Nuss, Karin F. K. Ejendal, Trevor B. Doyle, Jason M. Meyer, Emma G. Lang, Val J. Watts, Catherine A. Hill

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003515

Characterization of Tunga penetrans Antigens in Selected Epidemic Areas in Murang’a County in Kenya

Jamleck N. Mwangi, Hastings S. Ozwara, Joshua M. Motiso, Michael M. Gicheru

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003517

Randomized Single-Blinded Non-inferiority Trial Of 7 mg/kg Pentamidine Isethionate Versus 4 mg/kg Pentamidine Isethionate for Cutaneous Leishmaniaisis in Suriname

Ricardo V. P. F. Hu, Masja Straetemans, Alida D. Kent, Leslie O. A. Sabajo, Henry J. C. de Vries, Rudy F. M. Lai A Fat

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003592

Treatment of W. bancrofti (Wb) in HIV/Wb Coinfections in South India

Kawsar R. Talaat, Subash Babu, Pradeep Menon, N. Kumarasamy, Jabin Sharma, Jeeva Arumugam, Kalaivani Dhakshinamurthy, Ramalingam Srinivasan, S. Poongulali, Wenjuan Gu, Michael P. Fay, Soumya Swaminathan, Thomas B. Nutman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003622

Epidemiology of Japanese Encephalitis in the Philippines: A Systematic Review

Anna Lena Lopez, Josephine G. Aldaba, Vito G. Roque Jr., Amado O. Tandoc III, Ava Kristy Sy, Fe Esperanza Espino, Maricel DeQuiroz-Castro, Youngmee Jee, Maria Joyce Ducusin, Kimberley K. Fox

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003630

Evaluation of the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System for Dengue Fever in Taiwan, 2010–2012

Caoimhe McKerr, Yi-Chun Lo, Obaghe Edeghere, Sam Bracebridge

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003639

Proteomic Analysis of Urine Exosomes Reveals Renal Tubule Response to Leptospiral Colonization in Experimentally Infected Rats

Satish P. RamachandraRao, Michael A. Matthias, Chanthel-Kokoy Mondrogon, Eamon Aghania, Cathleen Park, Casey Kong, Michelle Ishaya, Assael Madrigal, Jennifer Horng, Roni Khoshaba, Anousone Bounkhoun, Fabrizio Basilico, Antonella De Palma, Anna Maria Agresta, Linda Awdishu, Robert K. Naviaux, Joseph M. Vinetz, Pierluigi Mauri

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003640

Structural Analysis of the Synthetic Duffy Binding Protein (DBP) Antigen DEKnull Relevant for Plasmodium vivax Malaria Vaccine Design

Edwin Chen, Nichole D. Salinas, Francis B. Ntumngia, John H. Adams, Niraj H. Tolia

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003644

Trypanosoma cruzi, Etiological Agent of Chagas Disease, Is Virulent to Its Triatomine Vector Rhodnius prolixus in a Temperature-Dependent Manner

Simon L. Elliot, Juliana de O. Rodrigues, Marcelo G. Lorenzo, Olindo A. Martins-Filho, Alessandra A. Guarneri

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003646

Identifying and Evaluating Field Indicators of Urogenital Schistosomiasis-Related Morbidity in Preschool-Aged Children

Welcome M. Wami, Norman Nausch, Nicholas Midzi, Reggis Gwisai, Takafira Mduluza, Mark Woolhouse, Francisca Mutapi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003649

Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum TP0136 Protein Is Heterogeneous among Isolates and Binds Cellular and Plasma Fibronectin via its NH₂-Terminal End

Wujian Ke, Barbara J. Molini, Sheila A. Lukehart, Lorenzo Giacani

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 20, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003662

Epidemiological Trends of Dengue Disease in Colombia (2000-2011): A Systematic Review

Luis Angel Villar, Diana Patricia Rojas, Sandra Besada-Lombana, Elsa Sarti

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 19, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003499

Pentoxifylline Reverses Chronic Experimental Chagasic Cardiomyopathy in Association with Repositioning of Abnormal CD8⁺ T-Cell Response

Isabela Resende Pereira, Glaucia Vilar-Pereira, Otacilio Cruz Moreira, Isalira Peroba Ramos, Daniel Gibaldi, Constança Britto, Milton Ozório Moraes, Joseli Lannes-Vieira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 19, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003659

Economic and Disease Burden of Dengue in Mexico

Eduardo A. Undurraga, Miguel Betancourt-Cravioto, José Ramos-Castañeda, Ruth Martínez-Vega, Jorge Méndez-Galván, Duane J. Gubler, María G. Guzmán, Scott B. Halstead, Eva Harris, Pablo Kuri-Morales, Roberto Tapia-Conyer, Donald S. Shepard

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 18, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003547

Artificial Warthog Burrows Used to Sample Adult and Immature Tsetse (Glossina spp) in the Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe

John W. Hargrove, M. Odwell Muzari

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 18, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003565

Ecological and Sociodemographic Determinants of House Infestation by Triatoma infestans in Indigenous Communities of the Argentine Chaco

M. Sol Gaspe, Yael M. Provecho, M. Victoria Cardinal, M. del Pilar Fernández, Ricardo E. Gürtler

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 18, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003614

Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in The Gambia

Maria P. Rebollo, Sana Malang Sambou, Brent Thomas, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Momodou C. Jaye, Louise Kelly-Hope, Alba Gonzalez Escalada, David H. Molyneux, Moses J. Bockarie

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 18, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003642

Development of a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Barcode to Genotype Plasmodium vivax Infections

Mary Lynn Baniecki, Aubrey L. Faust, Stephen F. Schaffner, Daniel J. Park, Kevin Galinsky, Rachel F. Daniels, Elizabeth Hamilton, Marcelo U. Ferreira, Nadira D. Karunaweera, David Serre, Peter A. Zimmerman, Juliana M. Sá, Thomas E. Wellems, Lise Musset, Eric Legrand, Alexandre Melnikov, Daniel E. Neafsey, Sarah K. Volkman, Dyann F. Wirth, Pardis C. Sabeti

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 17, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003539

Beriberi (Thiamine Deficiency) and High Infant Mortality in Northern Laos

Hubert Barennes, Khouanheuan Sengkhamyong, Jean Pascal René, Maniphet Phimmasane

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 17, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003581

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Increased Dose and Frequency of Albendazole with Standard Dose DEC for Treatment of Wuchereria bancrofti Microfilaremics in Odisha, India

Shantanu Kumar Kar, Bhagirathi Dwibedi, Anna Salomi Kerketa, Antaryami Maharana, Sudanshu S Panda, Prafulla Chandra Mohanty, John Horton, Cherubala P Ramachandran

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 17, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003583

Uptake of Rabies Control Measures by Dog Owners in Flores Island, Indonesia

Ewaldus Wera, Monique C. M. Mourits, Henk Hogeveen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 17, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003589

Modeling the Dynamics of Plasmodium vivax Infection and Hypnozoite Reactivation In Vivo

Adeshina I. Adekunle, Mykola Pinkevych, Rose McGready, Christine Luxemburger, Lisa J. White, François Nosten, Deborah Cromer, Miles P. Davenport

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 17, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003595

Prevalence and Diversity of Small Mammal-Associated Bartonella Species in Rural and Urban Kenya

Jo E. B. Halliday, Darryn L. Knobel, Bernard Agwanda, Ying Bai, Robert F. Breiman, Sarah Cleaveland, M. Kariuki Njenga, Michael Kosoy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 17, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003608

Distribution of Lutzomyia longipalpis Chemotype Populations in São Paulo State, Brazil

Claudio Casanova, Fernanda E. Colla-Jacques, James G. C. Hamilton, Reginaldo P. Brazil, Jeffrey J. Shaw

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 17, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003620

Discovery of Novel Rhabdoviruses in the Blood of Healthy Individuals from West Africa

Matthew H. Stremlau, Kristian G. Andersen, Onikepe A. Folarin, Jessica N. Grove, Ikponmwonsa Odia, Philomena E. Ehiane, Omowunmi Omoniwa, Omigie Omoregie, Pan-Pan Jiang, Nathan L. Yozwiak, Christian B. Matranga, Xiao Yang, Stephen K. Gire, Sarah Winnicki, Ridhi Tariyal, Stephen F. Schaffner, Peter O. Okokhere, Sylvanus Okogbenin, George O. Akpede, Danny A. Asogun, Dennis E. Agbonlahor, Peter J. Walker, Robert B. Tesh, Joshua Z. Levin, Robert F. Garry, Pardis C. Sabeti, Christian T. Happi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 17, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003631

Ecotype Evolution in Glossina palpalis Subspecies, Major Vectors of Sleeping Sickness

Thierry De Meeûs, Jérémy Bouyer, Sophie Ravel, Philippe Solano

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003497

The Relative Contribution of Immigration or Local Increase for Persistence of Urban Schistosomiasis in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Ronald E. Blanton, Lúcio M. Barbosa, Eliana A. Reis, Theomira M. Carmo, Cláudio R. A. dos Santos, Jackson M. Costa, Peace T. Aminu, Walter A. Blank, Renato Barbosa Reis, Isabel C. Guimarães, Luciano K. Silva, Mitermayer G. Reis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003521

Risk Factors for the Presence of Chikungunya and Dengue Vectors (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus), Their Altitudinal Distribution and Climatic Determinants of Their Abundance in Central Nepal

Meghnath Dhimal, Ishan Gautam, Hari Datt Joshi, Robert B. O’Hara, Bodo Ahrens, Ulrich Kuch

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003545

Post-treatment Vascular Leakage and Inflammatory Responses around Brain Cysts in Porcine Neurocysticercosis

Siddhartha Mahanty, Miguel Angel Orrego, Holger Mayta, Miguel Marzal, Carla Cangalaya, Adriana Paredes, Eloy Gonzales-Gustavson, Gianfranco Arroyo, Armando E. Gonzalez, Cristina Guerra-Giraldez, Hector H. García, Theodore E. Nash, the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003577

Trends in Animal Rabies Surveillance in the Endemic State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Misael E. Oviedo-Pastrana, Camila S. F. Oliveira, Renato O. Capanema, Rafael R. Nicolino, Teresa J. Oviedo-Socarras, João Paulo A. Haddad

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003591

Drug-Induced Exposure of Schistosoma mansoni Antigens SmCD59a and SmKK7

Natalie Reimers, Arne Homann, Beate Höschler, Kristina Langhans, R. Alan Wilson, Christine Pierrot, Jamal Khalife, Christoph G. Grevelding, Iain W. Chalmers, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Karl F. Hoffmann, Cornelis H. Hokke, Helmut Haas, Gabriele Schramm

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003593

Effective Equine Immunization Protocol for Production of Potent Poly-specific Antisera against Calloselasma rhodostoma, Cryptelytrops albolabris and Daboia siamensis

Sompong Sapsutthipas, Poh Kuan Leong, Surasak Akesowan, Ronachai Pratanaphon, Nget Hong Tan, Kavi Ratanabanangkoon

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003609

The Epidemiology and Geographic Distribution of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Clinical Isolates from Sputum Samples in the Eastern Region of China

Yan Shao, Cheng Chen, Honghuan Song, Guoli Li, Qiao Liu, Yan Li, Limei Zhu, Leonardo Martinez, Wei Lu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003623

Xenosurveillance: A Novel Mosquito-Based Approach for Examining the Human-Pathogen Landscape

Nathan D. Grubaugh, Supriya Sharma, Benjamin J. Krajacich, Lawrence S. Fakoli III, Fatorma K. Bolay, Joe W. Diclaro II, W. Evan Johnson, Gregory D. Ebel, Brian D. Foy, Doug E. Brackney

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 16, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003628

Impact of a Dengue Outbreak Experience in the Preventive Perceptions of the Community from a Temperate Region: Madeira Island, Portugal

Teresa Nazareth, Carla Alexandra Sousa, Graça Porto, Luzia Gonçalves, Gonçalo Seixas, Luís Antunes, Ana Clara Silva, Rosa Teodósio

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003395

Differences in Type I Interferon Signaling Antagonism by Dengue Viruses in Human and Non-Human Primate Cell Lines

Freddy A. Medina, Giselle Torres-Malavé, Amanda J. Chase, Gilberto A. Santiago, Juan F. Medina, Luis M. Santiago, Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003468

The In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Sudanese Medicinal Plants against Madurella mycetomatis, the Eumycetoma Major Causative Agent

Hassabelrasoul Elfadil, Ahmed Fahal, Wendy Kloezen, Elhadi M. Ahmed, Wendy van de Sande

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003488

Time since Onset of Disease and Individual Clinical Markers Associate with Transcriptional Changes in Uncomplicated Dengue

Cornelia A. M. van de Weg, Henk-Jan van den Ham, Maarten A. Bijl, Fatih Anfasa, Fatiha Zaaraoui-Boutahar, Beti E. Dewi, Leonard Nainggolan, Wilfred F. J. van IJcken, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Byron E. E. Martina, Eric C. M. van Gorp, Arno C. Andeweg

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003522

Lipid-Free Antigen B Subunits from Echinococcus granulosus: Oligomerization, Ligand Binding, and Membrane Interaction Properties

Valeria Silva-Álvarez, Gisela R. Franchini, Jorge L. Pórfido, Malcolm W. Kennedy, Ana M. Ferreira, Betina Córsico

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003552

Epilation for Minor Trachomatous Trichiasis: Four-Year Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial

Esmael Habtamu, Saul N. Rajak, Zerihun Tadesse, Tariku Wondie, Mulat Zerihun, Birhan Guadie, Teshome Gebre, Amir Bedri Kello, Kelly Callahan, David C. W. Mabey, Peng T. Khaw, Clare E. Gilbert, Helen A. Weiss, Paul M. Emerson, Matthew J. Burton

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003558

Comparative Analysis of Field-Isolate and Monkey-Adapted Plasmodium vivax Genomes

Ernest R. Chan, John W. Barnwell, Peter A. Zimmerman, David Serre

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003566

Direct Blood Dry LAMP: A Rapid, Stable, and Easy Diagnostic Tool for Human African Trypanosomiasis

Kyoko Hayashida, Kiichi Kajino, Lottie Hachaambwa, Boniface Namangala, Chihiro Sugimoto

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003578

Spot the Difference—Development of a Syndrome Based Protein Microarray for Specific Serological Detection of Multiple Flavivirus Infections in Travelers

Natalie B. Cleton, Gert-Jan Godeke, Johan Reimerink, Mathias F. Beersma, H. Rogier van Doorn, Leticia Franco, Marco Goeijenbier, Miguel A. Jimenez-Clavero, Barbara W. Johnson, Matthias Niedrig, Anna Papa, Vittorio Sambri, Adriana Tami, Zoraida I. Velasco-Salas, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Chantal B. E. M. Reusken

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003580

Immunization with an Autotransporter Protein of Orientia tsutsugamushi Provides Protective Immunity against Scrub Typhus

Na-Young Ha, Prashant Sharma, Gwanghun Kim, Yuri Kim, Chan-Ki Min, Myung-Sik Choi, Ik-Sang Kim, Nam-Hyuk Cho

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003585

Head and Neck Mycetoma: The Mycetoma Research Centre Experience

Ahmed Fahal, EL Sheikh Mahgoub, Ahmed Mohamed EL Hassan, Angom Osman Jacoub, Doaa Hassan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003587

Targeting Ergosterol Biosynthesis in Leishmania donovani: Essentiality of Sterol 14alpha-demethylase

Laura-Isobel McCall, Amale El Aroussi, Jun Yong Choi, Debora F. Vieira, Geraldine De Muylder, Jonathan B. Johnston, Steven Chen, Danielle Kellar, Jair L. Siqueira-Neto, William R. Roush, Larissa M. Podust, James H. McKerrow

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003588

The Diterpenoid 7-Keto-Sempervirol, Derived from Lycium chinense, Displays Anthelmintic Activity against both Schistosoma mansoni and Fasciola hepatica

Jennifer Edwards, Martha Brown, Emily Peak, Barbara Bartholomew, Robert J. Nash, Karl F. Hoffmann

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003604

Factors Associated with Severe Human Rift Valley Fever in Sangailu, Garissa County, Kenya

A. Desirée LaBeaud, Sarah Pfeil, Samuel Muiruri, Saidi Dahir, Laura J. Sutherland, Zachary Traylor, Ginny Gildengorin, Eric M. Muchiri, John Morrill, C. J. Peters, Amy G. Hise, James W Kazura, Charles H. King

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 12, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003548

Flexibility of Oral Cholera Vaccine Dosing—A Randomized Controlled Trial Measuring Immune Responses Following Alternative Vaccination Schedules in a Cholera Hyper-Endemic Zone

Suman Kanungo, Sachin N. Desai, Ranjan Kumar Nandy, Mihir Kumar Bhattacharya, Deok Ryun Kim, Anuradha Sinha, Tanmay Mahapatra, Jae Seung Yang, Anna Lena Lopez, Byomkesh Manna, Barnali Bannerjee, Mohammad Ali, Mandeep Singh Dhingra, Ananga Mohan Chandra, John D. Clemens, Dipika Sur, Thomas F. Wierzba

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 12, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003574

Unprogrammed Deworming in the Kibera Slum, Nairobi: Implications for Control of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases

Julie R. Harris, Caitlin M. Worrell, Stephanie M. Davis, Kennedy Odero, Ondari D. Mogeni, Michael S. Deming, Aden Mohammed, Joel M. Montgomery, Sammy M. Njenga, LeAnne M. Fox, David G. Addiss

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 12, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003590

Antibodies against Immature Virions Are Not a Discriminating Factor for Dengue Disease Severity

Izabela A. Rodenhuis-Zybert, Júlia M. da Silva Voorham, Silvia Torres, Denise van de Pol, Jolanda M. Smit

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 11, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003564

Immunization of Knock-Out α/β Interferon Receptor Mice against High Lethal Dose of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus with a Cell Culture Based Vaccine

Nurettin Canakoglu, Engin Berber, Sukru Tonbak, Mustafa Ertek, Ibrahim Sozdutmaz, Munir Aktas, Ahmet Kalkan, Aykut Ozdarendeli

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 11, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003579

Specific Management of Post-Chikungunya Rheumatic Disorders: A Retrospective Study of 159 Cases in Reunion Island from 2006-2012

Emilie Javelle, Anne Ribera, Isabelle Degasne, Bernard-Alex Gaüzère, Catherine Marimoutou, Fabrice Simon

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 11, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003603

Impact of Helminth Infection during Pregnancy on Cognitive and Motor Functions of One-Year-Old Children

Michael O. Mireku, Michael J. Boivin, Leslie L. Davidson, Smaïla Ouédraogo, Ghislain K. Koura, Maroufou J. Alao, Achille Massougbodji, Michel Cot, Florence Bodeau-Livinec

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 10, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003463

Randomized Controlled Field Trial to Assess the Immunogenicity and Safety of Rift Valley Fever Clone 13 Vaccine in Livestock

M. Kariuki Njenga, Leonard Njagi, S. Mwangi Thumbi, Samuel Kahariri, Jane Githinji, Eunice Omondi, Amy Baden, Mbabu Murithi, Janusz Paweska, Peter M. Ithondeka, Kisa J. Ngeiywa, Baptiste Dungu, Meritxell Donadeu, Peninah M. Munyua

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 10, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003550

Association of Symptoms and Severity of Rift Valley Fever with Genetic Polymorphisms in Human Innate Immune Pathways

Amy G. Hise, Zachary Traylor, Noémi B. Hall, Laura J. Sutherland, Saidi Dahir, Megan E. Ermler, Samuel Muiruri, Eric M. Muchiri, James W. Kazura, A. Desirée LaBeaud, Charles H. King, Catherine M. Stein

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 10, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003584

Epidemiological Changes in Leishmaniasis in Spain According to Hospitalization-Based Records, 1997–2011: Raising Awareness towards Leishmaniasis in Non-HIV Patients

Zaida Herrador, Alin Gherasim, B. Carolina Jimenez, Marisol Granados, Juan Victor San Martín, Pilar Aparicio

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 10, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003594

Exposure to Leishmania braziliensis Triggers Neutrophil Activation and Apoptosis

Sarah A. C. Falcão, Tiffany Weinkopff, Benjamin P. Hurrell, Fabiana S. Celes, Rebecca P. Curvelo, Deboraci B. Prates, Aldina Barral, Valeria M. Borges, Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier, Camila I. de Oliveira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 10, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003601

Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. among Children in Rural Ghana

Daniel Eibach, Ralf Krumkamp, Hassan M. Al-Emran, Nimako Sarpong, Ralf Matthias Hagen, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Egbert Tannich, Jürgen May

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 6, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003551

Recombinant NAD-dependent SIR-2 Protein of Leishmania donovani: Immunobiochemical Characterization as a Potential Vaccine against Visceral Leishmaniasis

Rajendra K Baharia, Rati Tandon, Tanuj Sharma, Manish K Suthar, Sanchita Das, Mohammad Imran Siddiqi, Jitendra Kumar Saxena, Shyam Sunder, Anuradha Dube

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 6, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003557

Toxocariasis Diagnosed in International Travelers at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, from 2000 to 2013

Steven Van Den Broucke, Kirezi Kanobana, Katja Polman, Patrick Soentjens, Marc Vekemans, Caroline Theunissen, Erika Vlieghe, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Jan Jacobs, Erwin Van Den Enden, Jef Van Den Ende, Alfons Van Gompel, Jan Clerinx, Emmanuel Bottieau

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 6, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003559

G6PD Deficiency at Sumba in Eastern Indonesia Is Prevalent, Diverse and Severe: Implications for Primaquine Therapy against Relapsing Vivax Malaria

Ari Winasti Satyagraha, Arkasha Sadhewa, Vanessa Baramuli, Rosalie Elvira, Chase Ridenour, Iqbal Elyazar, Rintis Noviyanti, Farah Novita Coutrier, Alida Roswita Harahap, J. Kevin Baird

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 6, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003602

Exposure of Trypanosoma brucei to an N-acetylglucosamine-Binding Lectin Induces VSG Switching and Glycosylation Defects Resulting in Reduced Infectivity

Víctor M. Castillo-Acosta, Luis M. Ruiz-Pérez, Els J. M. Van Damme, Jan Balzarini, Dolores González-Pacanowska

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 6, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003612

Prevalence and Determinants of the Gender Differentials Risk Factors of Child Deaths in Bangladesh: Evidence from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2011

Md. Mosharaf Hossain, Kulanthayan K. C. Mani, Md. Rafiqul Islam

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 6, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003616

Circulation of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Revealed by Screening of Cattle Sera Using a Novel Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay

Marc Mertens, Zati Vatansever, Slavcho Mrenoshki, Kiril Krstevski, Jovana Stefanovska, Igor Djadjovski, Iskra Cvetkovikj, Robert Farkas, Isolde Schuster, Fabien Donnet, Loic Comtet, Noël Tordo, Mohamed Ben Mechlia, Anne Balkema-Buschmann, Dine Mitrov, Martin H. Groschup

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 5, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003519

In-vitro Activity of Avermectins against Mycobacterium ulcerans

Till F. Omansen, Jessica L. Porter, Paul D. R. Johnson, Tjip S. van der Werf, Ymkje Stienstra, Timothy P. Stinear

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 5, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003549

Development of a pHrodo-Based Assay for the Assessment of In Vitro and In Vivo Erythrophagocytosis during Experimental Trypanosomosis

Benoit Stijlemans, Jennifer Cnops, Peter Naniima, Axel Vaast, Viki Bockstal, Patrick De Baetselier, Stefan Magez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 5, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003561

The Effect of Meteorological Variables on the Transmission of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Four Major Cities of Shanxi Province, China: A Time Series Data Analysis (2009-2013)

Junni Wei, Alana Hansen, Qiyong Liu, Yehuan Sun, Phil Weinstein, Peng Bi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 5, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003572

Scabies and Impetigo Prevalence and Risk Factors in Fiji: A National Survey

Lucia Romani, Josefa Koroivueta, Andrew C. Steer, Mike Kama, John M. Kaldor, Handan Wand, Mohammed Hamid, Margot J. Whitfeld

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 4, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003452

Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli Carrying Supplementary Virulence Genes Are an Important Cause of Moderate to Severe Diarrhoeal Disease in Mexico

Sandra Patzi-Vargas, Mussaret Bano Zaidi, Iza Perez-Martinez, Magda León–Cen, Alba Michel-Ayala, Damien Chaussabel, Teresa Estrada-Garcia

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 4, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003510

Proteomics Profiling of Chikungunya-Infected Aedes albopictus C6/36 Cells Reveal Important Mosquito Cell Factors in Virus Replication

Regina Ching Hua Lee, Justin Jang Hann Chu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 4, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003544

Coinjection with TLR2 Agonist Pam3CSK4 Reduces the Pathology of Leishmanization in Mice

Lu Huang, Meleana Hinchman, Susana Mendez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 4, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003546

Pyrethroid Treatment of Cattle for Tsetse Control: Reducing Its Impact on Dung Fauna

Glyn A. Vale, John W. Hargrove, Andrew Chamisa, Ian F. Grant, Stephen J. Torr

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 4, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003560

Gastrointestinal Infections and Diarrheal Disease in Ghanaian Infants and Children: An Outpatient Case-Control Study

Ralf Krumkamp, Nimako Sarpong, Norbert Georg Schwarz, Julia Adelkofer, Wibke Loag, Daniel Eibach, Ralf Matthias Hagen, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Egbert Tannich, Jürgen May

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 4, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003568

Why Latrines Are Not Used: Communities’ Perceptions and Practices Regarding Latrines in a Taenia solium Endemic Rural Area in Eastern Zambia

Séverine Thys, Kabemba E. Mwape, Pierre Lefèvre, Pierre Dorny, Tanguy Marcotty, Andrew M. Phiri, Isaak K. Phiri, Sarah Gabriël

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 4, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003570

Relationship between Antibody Susceptibility and Lipopolysaccharide O-Antigen Characteristics of Invasive and Gastrointestinal Nontyphoidal Salmonellae Isolates from Kenya

Robert S. Onsare, Francesca Micoli, Luisa Lanzilao, Renzo Alfini, Chinyere K. Okoro, Anne W. Muigai, Gunturu Revathi, Allan Saul, Samuel Kariuki, Calman A. MacLennan, Simona Rondini

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 4, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003573

Prospective Study in a Porcine Model of Sarcoptes scabiei Indicates the Association of Th2 and Th17 Pathways with the Clinical Severity of Scabies

Kate E. Mounsey, Hugh C. Murray, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Cielo Pasay, Deborah C. Holt, Bart J. Currie, Shelley F. Walton, James S. McCarthy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 2, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003498

Arsenic Exposure and Outcomes of Antimonial Treatment in Visceral Leishmaniasis Patients in Bihar, India: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Meghan R. Perry, Vijay K. Prajapati, Joris Menten, Andrea Raab, Joerg Feldmann, Dipankar Chakraborti, Shyam Sundar, Alan H. Fairlamb, Marleen Boelaert, Albert Picado

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 2, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003518

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