May 2016

A comparison between the most important health issues to the population of Espírito Santo, Brazil, from the epidemiological perspective (health value) and their effective coverage by the print media and to analyse the DNMs considering the perspective of key journalists involved in the dissemination of health topics in the state media. Cavaca et al.

Image Credit: Cavaca et al.

Editorials

Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Refugee Crises in the Middle East and North Africa

Rebecca Du, Peter J. Hotez, Waleed S. Al-Salem, Alvaro Acosta-Serrano

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004545

Zika in the United States of America and a Fateful 1969 Decision

Peter J. Hotez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004765

Viewpoints

Enteric Fever: A Slow Response to an Old Plague

Carlos Franco-Paredes, M. Imran Khan, Esteban Gonzalez-Diaz, Jose I. Santos-Preciado, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Eduardo Gotuzzo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004597

Q Fever in French Guiana: Tip of the Iceberg or Epidemiological Exception?

Loïc Epelboin, Mathieu Nacher, Aba Mahamat, Vincent Pommier de Santi, Alain Berlioz-Arthaud, Carole Eldin, Philippe Abboud, Sébastien Briolant, Emilie Mosnier, Margarete do Socorro Mendonça Gomes, Stephen G. Vreden, Magalie Pierre-Demar, Marcus Lacerda, Didier Raoult, Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos, Félix Djossou

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004598

Expert Commentary

Zika Virus: A New Animal Model for an Arbovirus

M. Javad Aman, Fatah Kashanchi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004702

Policy Platform

Quantifying the Epidemiological Impact of Vector Control on Dengue

Robert C. Reiner Jr., Nicole Achee, Roberto Barrera, Thomas R. Burkot, Dave D. Chadee, Gregor J. Devine, Timothy Endy, Duane Gubler, Joachim Hombach, Immo Kleinschmidt, Audrey Lenhart, Steven W. Lindsay, Ira Longini, Mathias Mondy, Amy C. Morrison, T. Alex Perkins, Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, Paul Reiter, Scott A. Ritchie, David L. Smith, Daniel Strickman, Thomas W. Scott

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004588

Symposiums

Human African Trypanosomiasis in the Kafue National Park, Zambia

David Squarre, Ilunga Kabongo, Musso Munyeme, Chisoni Mumba, Wizaso Mwasinga, Lottie Hachaambwa, Chihiro Sugimoto, Boniface Namangala

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 19, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004567

Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever (Borrelia recurrentis) in a Somali Refugee Arriving in Italy: A Re-emerging Infection in Europe?

Spinello Antinori, Oleg Mediannikov, Mario Corbellino, Romualdo Grande, Carlo Parravicini, Giovanna Bestetti, Erika Longhi, Davide Ricaboni, Cyrille Bilé Ehounoud, Florence Fenollar, Didier Raoult, Sara Giordana Rimoldi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004522

Reviews

Pauci- and Multibacillary Leprosy: Two Distinct, Genetically Neglected Diseases

Jean Gaschignard, Audrey Virginia Grant, Nguyen Van Thuc, Marianna Orlova, Aurélie Cobat, Nguyen Thu Huong, Nguyen Ngoc Ba, Vu Hong Thai, Laurent Abel, Erwin Schurr, Alexandre Alcaïs

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 24, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004345

Dirofilaria in Humans, Dogs, and Vectors in Austria (1978–2014)—From Imported Pathogens to the Endemicity of Dirofilaria repens

Hans-Peter Fuehrer, Herbert Auer, Michael Leschnik, Katja Silbermayr, Georg Duscher, Anja Joachim

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 19, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004547

Complexities and Perplexities: A Critical Appraisal of the Evidence for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection-Related Morbidity

Suzy J. Campbell, Susana V. Nery, Suhail A. Doi, Darren J. Gray, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães, James S. McCarthy, Rebecca J. Traub, Ross M. Andrews, Archie C. A. Clements

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 19, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004566

Socioeconomic Inequalities in Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Systematic Review

Tanja A. J. Houweling, Henrike E. Karim-Kos, Margarete C. Kulik, Wilma A. Stolk, Juanita A. Haagsma, Edeltraud J. Lenk, Jan Hendrik Richardus, Sake J. de Vlas

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004546

Research Articles

Clinical and Parasitological Features of Patients with American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis that Did Not Respond to Treatment with Meglumine Antimoniate

Jairo E. Perez-Franco, Mónica L. Cruz-Barrera, Marta L. Robayo, Myriam C. Lopez, Carlos D. Daza, Angela Bedoya, Maria L. Mariño, Carlos H. Saavedra, Maria C. Echeverry

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 31, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004739

Molecular Epidemiology and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Vibrio cholerae Associated with a Large Cholera Outbreak in Ghana in 2014

Daniel Eibach, Silvia Herrera-León, Horacio Gil, Benedikt Hogan, Lutz Ehlkes, Michael Adjabeng, Benno Kreuels, Michael Nagel, David Opare, Julius N Fobil, Jürgen May

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 27, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004751

Projected Impact of Dengue Vaccination in Yucatán, Mexico

Thomas J. Hladish, Carl A. B. Pearson, Dennis L. Chao, Diana Patricia Rojas, Gabriel L. Recchia, Héctor Gómez-Dantés, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Juliet R. C. Pulliam, Ira M. Longini

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004661

Recombinant Forms of Leishmania amazonensis Excreted/Secreted Promastigote Surface Antigen (PSA) Induce Protective Immune Responses in Dogs

Elodie Petitdidier, Julie Pagniez, Gérard Papierok, Philippe Vincendeau, Jean-Loup Lemesre, Rachel Bras-Gonçalves

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 25, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004614

Temporal Dynamics and Spatial Patterns of Aedes aegypti Breeding Sites, in the Context of a Dengue Control Program in Tartagal (Salta Province, Argentina)

Manuel Espinosa, Diego Weinberg, Camilo H. Rotela, Francisco Polop, Marcelo Abril, Carlos Marcelo Scavuzzo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 25, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004621

Research Capacity Strengthening in Low and Middle Income Countries – An Evaluation of the WHO/TDR Career Development Fellowship Programme

Michael Käser, Christine Maure, Beatrice M. M. Halpaap, Mahnaz Vahedi, Sara Yamaka, Pascal Launois, Núria Casamitjana

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 25, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004631

Eggs as a Suitable Tool for Species Diagnosis of Causative Agents of Human Diphyllobothriosis (Cestoda)

Kateřina Leštinová, Miroslava Soldánová, Tomáš Scholz, Roman Kuchta

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 25, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004721

The Burden of Cryptosporidium Diarrheal Disease among Children < 24 Months of Age in Moderate/High Mortality Regions of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, Utilizing Data from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS)

Samba O. Sow, Khitam Muhsen, Dilruba Nasrin, William C. Blackwelder, Yukun Wu, Tamer H. Farag, Sandra Panchalingam, Dipika Sur, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Abu S. G. Faruque, Debasish Saha, Richard Adegbola, Pedro L. Alonso, Robert F. Breiman, Quique Bassat, Boubou Tamboura, Doh Sanogo, Uma Onwuchekwa, Byomkesh Manna, Thandavarayan Ramamurthy, Suman Kanungo, Shahnawaz Ahmed, Shahida Qureshi, Farheen Quadri, Anowar Hossain, Sumon K. Das, Martin Antonio, M. Jahangir Hossain, Inacio Mandomando, Tacilta Nhampossa, Sozinho Acácio, Richard Omore, Joseph O. Oundo, John B. Ochieng, Eric D. Mintz, Ciara E. O’Reilly, Lynette Y. Berkeley, Sofie Livio, Sharon M. Tennant, Halvor Sommerfelt, James P. Nataro, Tomer Ziv-Baran, Roy M. Robins-Browne, Vladimir Mishcherkin, Jixian Zhang, Jie Liu, Eric R. Houpt, Karen L. Kotloff, Myron M. Levine

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 24, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004729

Immunohistochemical Analysis of Scarring Trachoma Indicates Infiltration by Natural Killer and Undefined CD45 Negative Cells

Victor H. Hu, Philip J. Luthert, Tamsyn Derrick, James Pullin, Helen A. Weiss, Patrick Massae, Tara Mtuy, William Makupa, David Essex, David C. W. Mabey, Robin L. Bailey, Martin J. Holland, Matthew J. Burton

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 24, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004734

Cholesterol Corrects Altered Conformation of MHC-II Protein in Leishmania donovani Infected Macrophages: Implication in Therapy

Koushik Roy, Sapan Mandloi, Saikat Chakrabarti, Syamal Roy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 23, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004710

Early Transcriptional Signatures of the Immune Response to a Live Attenuated Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine Candidate in Non-human Primates

Fiona R. Strouts, Stephen J. Popper, Charalambos D. Partidos, Dan T. Stinchcomb, Jorge E. Osorio, David A. Relman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 23, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004731

A Two-Year Review on Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Dengue Deaths in Malaysia, 2013-2014

Yuan Liang Woon, Chee Peng Hor, Narwani Hussin, Ariza Zakaria, Pik Pin Goh, Wee Kooi Cheah

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 20, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004575

Extent of Integration of Priority Interventions into General Health Systems: A Case Study of Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme in the Western Region of Ghana

Ernest O. Mensah, Moses K. Aikins, Margaret Gyapong, Francis Anto, Moses J. Bockarie, John O. Gyapong

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 20, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004725

A Cost-Effectiveness Tool for Informing Policies on Zika Virus Control

Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo, Alyssa S. Parpia, Meagan C. Fitzpatrick, Jules A. Tamagnan, Jan Medlock, Martial L. Ndeffo-Mbah, Durland Fish, María L. Ávila-Agüero, Rodrigo Marín, Albert I. Ko, Alison P. Galvani

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 20, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004743

Programmatic Use of Molecular Xenomonitoring at the Level of Evaluation Units to Assess Persistence of Lymphatic Filariasis in Sri Lanka

Ramakrishna U. Rao, Sandhya D. Samarasekera, Kumara C. Nagodavithana, Manjula W. Punchihewa, Tharanga D. M. Dassanayaka, Gamini P. K. D, Ethan Ford, Udaya S. B. Ranasinghe, Ralph H. Henderson, Gary J. Weil

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 19, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004722

Host Immune Responses Differ between M. africanum- and M. tuberculosis-Infected Patients following Standard Anti-tuberculosis Treatment

Leopold D. Tientcheu, Mariëlle C. Haks, Schadrac C. Agbla, Jayne S. Sutherland, Ifedayo M. Adetifa, Simon Donkor, Edwin Quinten, Mohammed Daramy, Martin Antonio, Beate Kampmann, Tom H. M. Ottenhoff, Hazel M. Dockrell, Martin O. Ota

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004701

Anti-PGL-1 Positivity as a Risk Marker for the Development of Leprosy among Contacts of Leprosy Cases: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Maria Lucia F. Penna, Gerson O. Penna, Paula C. Iglesias, Sonia Natal, Laura C. Rodrigues

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004703

Sensitivity of the Dengue Surveillance System in Brazil for Detecting Hospitalized Cases

Giovanini Evelim Coelho, Priscila Leite Leal, Matheus de Paula Cerroni, Ana Cristina Rocha Simplicio, João Bosco Siqueira Jr.

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004705

The Potential Use of Forensic DNA Methods Applied to Sand Fly Blood Meal Analysis to Identify the Infection Reservoirs of Anthroponotic Visceral Leishmaniasis

Ehud Inbar, Philip Lawyer, David Sacks, Daniele Podini

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004706

Characterization of Yellow Fever Virus Infection of Human and Non-human Primate Antigen Presenting Cells and Their Interaction with CD4⁺ T Cells

Yu Cong, Monica A. McArthur, Melanie Cohen, Peter B. Jahrling, Krisztina B. Janosko, Nicole Josleyn, Kai Kang, Tengfei Zhang, Michael R. Holbrook

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004709

First Human Cases of Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni Infection and a Search for the Vector Sand Flies in Ecuador

Hirotomo Kato, Abdon E. Bone, Tatsuyuki Mimori, Kazue Hashiguchi, Gonzalo F. Shiguango, Silvio V. Gonzales, Lenin N. Velez, Angel G. Guevara, Eduardo A. Gomez, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004728

Cholera Incidence and Mortality in Sub-Saharan African Sites during Multi-country Surveillance

Delphine Sauvageot, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade, Laurent Akilimali, Jean-Claude Anne, Pawou Bidjada, Didier Bompangue, Godfrey Bwire, Daouda Coulibaly, Liliana Dengo-Baloi, Mireille Dosso, Christopher Garimoi Orach, Dorteia Inguane, Atek Kagirita, Adele Kacou-N’Douba, Sakoba Keita, Abiba Kere Banla, Yao Jean-Pierre Kouame, Dadja Essoya Landoh, Jose Paulo Langa, Issa Makumbi, Berthe Miwanda, Muggaga Malimbo, Guy Mutombo, Annie Mutombo, Emilienne Niamke NGuetta, Mamadou Saliou, Veronique Sarr, Raphael Kakongo Senga, Fode Sory, Cynthia Sema, Ouyi Valentin Tante, Bradford D. Gessner, Martin A. Mengel

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 17, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004679

Transmission Dynamics of Zika Virus in Island Populations: A Modelling Analysis of the 2013–14 French Polynesia Outbreak

Adam J. Kucharski, Sebastian Funk, Rosalind M. Eggo, Henri-Pierre Mallet, W. John Edmunds, Eric J. Nilles

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 17, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004726

An Antibody Screen of a Plasmodium vivax Antigen Library Identifies Novel Merozoite Proteins Associated with Clinical Protection

Camila T. França, Jessica B. Hostetler, Sumana Sharma, Michael T. White, Enmoore Lin, Benson Kiniboro, Andreea Waltmann, Andrew W. Darcy, Connie S. N. Li Wai Suen, Peter Siba, Christopher L. King, Julian C. Rayner, Rick M. Fairhurst, Ivo Mueller

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 16, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004639

Cathepsin B-Deficient Mice Resolve Leishmania major Inflammation Faster in a T Cell-Dependent Manner

Orhan Rasid, Véronique Mériaux, Erin M. Khan, Chloé Borde, Ioana S. Ciulean, Catherine Fitting, Bénédicte Manoury, Jean-Marc Cavaillon, Noëlle Doyen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 16, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004716

Genetic Variability of West Nile Virus in U.S. Blood Donors from the 2012 Epidemic Season

Andriyan Grinev, Caren Chancey, Evgeniya Volkova, Germán Añez, Daniel A. R. Heisey, Valerie Winkelman, Gregory A. Foster, Phillip Williamson, Susan L. Stramer, Maria Rios

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 16, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004717

Epidemic and Non-Epidemic Hot Spots of Malaria Transmission Occur in Indigenous Comarcas of Panama

William Lainhart, Larissa C. Dutari, Jose R. Rovira, Izis M. C. Sucupira, Marinete M. Póvoa, Jan E. Conn, Jose R. Loaiza

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 16, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004718

Genomic African and Native American Ancestry and Chagas Disease: The Bambui (Brazil) Epigen Cohort Study of Aging

M. Fernanda Lima-Costa, James Macinko, Juliana Vaz de Mello Mambrini, Sérgio Viana Peixoto, Alexandre Costa Pereira, Eduardo Tarazona-Santos, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 16, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004724

Trypanosoma brucei DHFR-TS Revisited: Characterisation of a Bifunctional and Highly Unstable Recombinant Dihydrofolate Reductase-Thymidylate Synthase

Marc W. Gibson, Simon Dewar, Han B. Ong, Natasha Sienkiewicz, Alan H. Fairlamb

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 13, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004714

Between-Country Inequalities in the Neglected Tropical Disease Burden in 1990 and 2010, with Projections for 2020

Wilma A. Stolk, Margarete C. Kulik, Epke A. le Rutte, Julie Jacobson, Jan Hendrik Richardus, Sake J. de Vlas, Tanja A. J. Houweling

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004560

The Global Epidemiology of Syphilis in the Past Century – A Systematic Review Based on Antenatal Syphilis Prevalence

Chris Richard Kenyon, Kara Osbak, Achilleas Tsoumanis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 11, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004711

Mutation-Driven Divergence and Convergence Indicate Adaptive Evolution of the Intracellular Human-Restricted Pathogen, Bartonella bacilliformis

Sandip Paul, Michael F. Minnick, Sujay Chattopadhyay

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 11, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004712

Modulation of Hemostatic and Inflammatory Responses by Leptospira Spp.

Mônica L. Vieira, Clément Naudin, Matthias Mörgelin, Eliete C. Romero, Ana Lucia T. O. Nascimento, Heiko Herwald

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 11, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004713

Characterization of Neutrophil Function in Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania braziliensis

Jacilara Conceição, Richard Davis, Pedro Paulo Carneiro, Angela Giudice, Aline C. Muniz, Mary E. Wilson, Edgar M. Carvalho, Olívia Bacellar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 11, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004715

Physicians, Primary Caregivers and Topical Repellent: All Under-Utilised Resources in Stopping Dengue Virus Transmission in Affected Households

Nguyet Minh Nguyen, James S. Whitehorn, Tai Luong Thi Hue, Truong Nguyen Thanh, Thong Mai Xuan, Huy Vo Xuan, Huong Nguyen Thi Cam, Lan Nguyen Thi Hong, Hoa L. Nguyen, Tam Dong Thi Hoai, Chau Nguyen Van Vinh, Marcel Wolbers, Bridget Wills, Cameron P. Simmons, Lauren B. Carrington

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 10, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004667

Influence of the Microenvironment in the Transcriptome of Leishmania infantum Promastigotes: Sand Fly versus Culture

Pedro J. Alcolea, Ana Alonso, Mercedes Domínguez, Víctor Parro, Maribel Jiménez, Ricardo Molina, Vicente Larraga

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 10, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004693

The Viral Polymerase Inhibitor 7-Deaza-2’-C-Methyladenosine Is a Potent Inhibitor of In Vitro Zika Virus Replication and Delays Disease Progression in a Robust Mouse Infection Model

Joanna Zmurko, Rafael E. Marques, Dominique Schols, Erik Verbeken, Suzanne J.F. Kaptein, Johan Neyts

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 10, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004695

Successful Control of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in School Age Children in Burkina Faso and an Example of Community-Based Assessment via Lymphatic Filariasis Transmission Assessment Survey

François Drabo, Hamado Ouedraogo, Roland Bougma, Clarisse Bougouma, Issouf Bamba, Dramane Zongo, Mohamed Bagayan, Laura Barrett, Fanny Yago-Wienne, Stephanie Palmer, Brian Chu, Emily Toubali, Yaobi Zhang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 10, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004707

Electrocardiographic Abnormalities and Treatment with Benznidazole among Children with Chronic Infection by Trypanosoma cruzi: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Lisandro D. Colantonio, Nilda Prado, Elsa L. Segura, Sergio Sosa-Estani

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 9, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004651

The Role of Serotype Interactions and Seasonality in Dengue Model Selection and Control: Insights from a Pattern Matching Approach

Quirine A. ten Bosch, Brajendra K. Singh, Muhammad R. A. Hassan, Dave D. Chadee, Edwin Michael

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 9, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004680

Using Rapid Diagnostic Tests as a Source of Viral RNA for Dengue Serotyping by RT-PCR - A Novel Epidemiological Tool

Manivanh Vongsouvath, Koukeo Phommasone, Onanong Sengvilaipaseuth, Nathamon Kosoltanapiwat, Narisara Chantratita, Stuart D. Blacksell, Sue J. Lee, Xavier de Lamballerie, Mayfong Mayxay, Sommay Keomany, Paul N. Newton, Audrey Dubot-Pérès

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 9, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004704

Multivariable Regression Analysis in Schistosoma mansoni-Infected Individuals in the Sudan Reveals Unique Immunoepidemiological Profiles in Uninfected, egg+ and Non-egg+ Infected Individuals

Tayseer Elamin Mohamed Elfaki, Kathrin Arndts, Anna Wiszniewsky, Manuel Ritter, Ibtisam A. Goreish, Misk El Yemen A. Atti El Mekki, Sandra Arriens, Kenneth Pfarr, Rolf Fimmers, Mike Doenhoff, Achim Hoerauf, Laura E. Layland

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 6, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004629

Species-Specific Immunodetection of an Entamoeba histolytica Cyst Wall Protein

Lauren J. Spadafora, Moira R. Kearney, Abdullah Siddique, Ibne K. Ali, Carol A. Gilchrist, Tuhinur Arju, Benjamin Hoffstrom, Felicia K. Nguyen, William A. Petri Jr., Rashidul Haque, Gerard A. Cangelosi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 6, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004697

Pharmacokinetic Study of Praziquantel Enantiomers and Its Main Metabolite R-trans-4-OH-PZQ in Plasma, Blood and Dried Blood Spots in Opisthorchis viverrini-Infected Patients

Isabel Meister, Jana Kovac, Urs Duthaler, Peter Odermatt, Jörg Huwyler, Fiona Vanobberghen, Somphou Sayasone, Jennifer Keiser

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 6, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004700

A Susceptible Mouse Model for Zika Virus Infection

Stuart D. Dowall, Victoria A. Graham, Emma Rayner, Barry Atkinson, Graham Hall, Robert J. Watson, Andrew Bosworth, Laura C. Bonney, Samantha Kitchen, Roger Hewson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004658

Natural History of Cryptosporidiosis in a Longitudinal Study of Slum-Dwelling Bangladeshi Children: Association with Severe Malnutrition

Poonum S. Korpe, Rashidul Haque, Carol Gilchrist, Cristian Valencia, Feiyang Niu, Miao Lu, Jennie Z. Ma, Sarah E. Petri, Daniel Reichman, Mamun Kabir, Priya Duggal, William A. Petri Jr.

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 4, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004564

The Incidence and Differential Seasonal Patterns of Plasmodium vivax Primary Infections and Relapses in a Cohort of Children in Papua New Guinea

Amanda Ross, Cristian Koepfli, Sonja Schoepflin, Lincoln Timinao, Peter Siba, Thomas Smith, Ivo Mueller, Ingrid Felger, Marcel Tanner

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 4, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004582

Chikungunya Fever Cases Identified in the Veterans Health Administration System, 2014

Tara Perti, Cynthia A. Lucero-Obusan, Patricia L. Schirmer, Mark A. Winters, Mark Holodniy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 4, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004630

Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection on Mayotte Island, Indian Ocean, 2007-2012

Loïc Epelboin, Renaud Blondé, Abdourahim Chamouine, Alexandra Chrisment, Laure Diancourt, Nicolas Villemant, Agnès Atale, Claire Cadix, Valérie Caro, Denis Malvy, Louis Collet

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 4, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004635

A Luciferase-Expressing Leishmania braziliensis Line That Leads to Sustained Skin Lesions in BALB/c Mice and Allows Monitoring of Miltefosine Treatment Outcome

Adriano C. Coelho, Jordana C. Oliveira, Caroline R. Espada, Juliana Q. Reimão, Cristiana T. Trinconi, Silvia R. B. Uliana

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 4, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004660

Vector Competence of Aedes aegypti and Aedes polynesiensis Populations from French Polynesia for Chikungunya Virus

Vaea Richard, Tuterarii Paoaafaite, Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 4, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004694

Multi-country Survey Revealed Prevalent and Novel F1534S Mutation in Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel (VGSC) Gene in Aedes albopictus

Jiabao Xu, Mariangela Bonizzoni, Daibin Zhong, Guofa Zhou, Songwu Cai, Yiji Li, Xiaoming Wang, Eugenia Lo, Rebecca Lee, Roger Sheen, Jinhua Duan, Guiyun Yan, Xiao-Guang Chen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 4, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004696

An In Vitro/In Vivo Model to Analyze the Effects of Flubendazole Exposure on Adult Female Brugia malayi

Maeghan O’Neill, Abdelmoneim Mansour, Utami DiCosty, James Geary, Michael Dzimianski, Scott D. McCall, John W. McCall, Charles D. Mackenzie, Timothy G. Geary

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 4, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004698

Prevalence of River Epilepsy in the Orientale Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 3, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004688

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