Schistosomiasis in Africa: Improving strategies for long-term and sustainable morbidity control

Michael D. French, Darin Evans, Fiona M. Fleming, W. Evan Secor, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Simon J. Brooker, Amaya Bustinduy, Anouk Gouvras, Narcis Kabatereine, Charles H. King, Maria Rebollo Polo, Jutta Reinhard-Rupp, David Rollinson, Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Jürg Utzinger, Johannes Waltz, Yaobi Zhang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 28, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006484

Zika: An emerging disease requiring prevention and awareness

Rebekah Elliott, Tuhina Banerjee, Santimukul Santra

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 21, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006486

Searching for a change: The need for increased support for public health and research on fungal diseases

Marcio L. Rodrigues, Priscila C. Albuquerque

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 14, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006479

Ensuring no one is left behind: Urgent action required to address implementation challenges for NTD control and elimination

Alison Krentel, Margaret Gyapong, Olumide Ogundahunsi, Mary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, Deborah A. McFarland

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 7, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006426

Single-dose rifampicin chemoprophylaxis protects those who need it least and is not a cost-effective intervention

Diana N. J. Lockwood, Padebettu Krishnamurthy, Bhushan Kumar, Gerson Penna

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 7, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006403

Extending the global worm index and its links to human development and child education

SuJin Kang, Ashish Damania, M. Farhan Majid, Peter J. Hotez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 21, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006322

Leishmania major and Trypanosoma lewisi infection in invasive and native rodents in Senegal

Cécile Cassan, Christophe A. Diagne, Caroline Tatard, Philippe Gauthier, Ambroise Dalecky, Khalilou Bâ, Mamadou Kane, Youssoupha Niang, Mamoudou Diallo, Aliou Sow, Carine Brouat, Anne-Laure Bañuls

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 29, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006615

Molecular detection of Leishmania infantum DNA and host blood meal identification in Phlebotomus in a hypoendemic focus of human leishmaniasis in northern Algeria

Kahina Bennai, Djamel Tahir, Ismail Lafri, Amina Bendjaballah-Laliam, Idir Bitam, Philippe Parola

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 29, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006513

Dengue virus serotype distribution based on serological evidence in pediatric urban population in Indonesia

R. Tedjo Sasmono, Anne-Frieda Taurel, Ari Prayitno, Hermin Sitompul, Benediktus Yohan, Rahma F. Hayati, Alain Bouckenooghe, Sri Rezeki Hadinegoro, Joshua Nealon

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 28, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006616

Co-occurrence of opisthorchiasis and diabetes exacerbates morbidity of the hepatobiliary tract disease

Apisit Chaidee, Sudarat Onsurathum, Kitti Intuyod, Patchareewan Pannangpetch, Chatlert Pongchaiyakul, Porntip Pinlaor, Chawalit Pairojkul, Wannaporn Ittiprasert, Christina J. Cochran, Victoria H. Mann, Paul J. Brindley, Somchai Pinlaor

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 28, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006611

Evidence of zoonotic leprosy in Pará, Brazilian Amazon, and risks associated with human contact or consumption of armadillos

Moises B. da Silva, Juliana M. Portela, Wei Li, Mary Jackson, Mercedes Gonzalez-Juarrero, Andrea Sánchez Hidalgo, John T. Belisle, Raquel C. Bouth, Angélica R. Gobbo, Josafá G. Barreto, Antonio H. H. Minervino, Stewart T. Cole, Charlotte Avanzi, Philippe Busso, Marco A. C. Frade, Annemieke Geluk, Claudio G. Salgado, John S. Spencer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 28, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006532

Meteorological factors and risk of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Guangzhou, southern China, 2006–2015

Yuehong Wei, Yang Wang, Xiaoning Li, Pengzhe Qin, Ying Lu, Jianmin Xu, Shouyi Chen, Meixia Li, Zhicong Yang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 27, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006604

Multi locus sequence typing of Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates from India unveils molecular diversity and confers regional association in Southeast Asia

Veeraraghavan Balaji, Susmitha Perumalla, Rajamani Perumal, Francis Yesurajan Inbanathan, Suresh Kumar Rajamani Sekar, Miracle Magdelene Paul, Rani Diana Sahni, John Antony Jude Prakash, Ramya Iyadurai

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 27, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006558

A cluster of cases of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome bunyavirus infection in China, 1996: A retrospective serological study

Jianli Hu, Chao Shi, Zhifeng Li, Xiling Guo, Yanhua Qian, Wenwen Tan, Xian Li, Xian Qi, Xiaoju Su, Minghao Zhou, Hua Wang, Yongjun Jiao, Changjun Bao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 25, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006603

Low prevalence of HTLV1/2 infection in a population of immigrants living in southern Italy

Loredana Alessio, Carmine Minichini, Mario Starace, Laura Occhiello, Mara Caroprese, Giovanni Di Caprio, Caterina Sagnelli, Luciano Gualdieri, Mariantonietta Pisaturo, Lorenzo Onorato, Gaetano Scotto, Margherita Macera, Stefania De Pascalis, Evangelista Sagnelli, Nicola Coppola

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 25, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006601

Seropositivity of Brucella spp. and Leptospira spp. antibodies among abattoir workers and meat vendors in the city of Mwanza, Tanzania: A call for one health approach control strategies

Mariam M. Mirambo, Georgies F. Mgode, Zakaria O. Malima, Matata John, Elifuraha B. Mngumi, Ginethon G. Mhamphi, Stephen E. Mshana

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 25, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006600

Integrated approach in the control and management of skin neglected tropical diseases in Lalo, Benin

Yves Thierry Barogui, Gabriel Diez, Esai Anagonou, Roch Christian Johnson, Inès Cica Gomido, Hermione Amoukpo, Zoulkifl Salou Bachirou, Jean Gabin Houezo, Raoul Saizonou, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh, Kingsley Asiedu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 25, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006584

Genetic diversity and spatial-temporal distribution of Yersinia pestis in Qinghai Plateau, China

Xiaoqing Xu, Yujun Cui, Youquan Xin, Xiaoyan Yang, Qingwen Zhang, Yong Jin, Haihong Zhao, Jian He, Xing Jin, Cunxiang Li, Juan Jin, Xiang Li, Haisheng Wu, Zhizhen Qi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 25, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006579

Forecasting the effectiveness of indoor residual spraying for reducing dengue burden

Thomas J. Hladish, Carl A. B. Pearson, Diana Patricia Rojas, Hector Gomez-Dantes, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec, Ira M. Longini

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 25, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006570

Polymorphisms and haplotypes in the promoter of the TNF-α gene are associated with disease severity of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in Chinese Han population

Bo Xing, Xiao-Kun Li, Shao-Fei Zhang, Qing-Bin Lu, Juan Du, Pan-He Zhang, Zhen-Dong Yang, Ning Cui, Chen-Tao Guo, Wu-Chun Cao, Xiao-Ai Zhang, Wei Liu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 25, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006547

Risk of adverse swallowing events and choking during deworming for preschool-aged children

James Wyatt Kernell, Rosalie V. DePaola, Alec M. Maglione, Lacey N. Ahern, Naomi G. Penney, David G. Addiss

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 22, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006578

Intranasal monkeypox marmoset model: Prophylactic antibody treatment provides benefit against severe monkeypox virus disease

Eric M. Mucker, Suzanne E. Wollen-Roberts, Adrienne Kimmel, Josh Shamblin, Darryl Sampey, Jay W. Hooper

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 21, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006581

Vector competence of Aedes aegypti, Culex tarsalis, and Culex quinquefasciatus from California for Zika virus

Bradley J. Main, Jay Nicholson, Olivia C. Winokur, Cody Steiner, Kasen K. Riemersma, Jackson Stuart, Ryan Takeshita, Michelle Krasnec, Christopher M. Barker, Lark L. Coffey

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 21, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006524

Historic Treponema pallidum genomes from Colonial Mexico retrieved from archaeological remains

Verena J. Schuenemann, Aditya Kumar Lankapalli, Rodrigo Barquera, Elizabeth A. Nelson, Diana Iraíz Hernández, Víctor Acuña Alonzo, Kirsten I. Bos, Lourdes Márquez Morfín, Alexander Herbig, Johannes Krause

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 21, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006447

The sero-prevalence of brucellosis in cattle and their herders in Bahr el Ghazal region, South Sudan

Nuol Aywel Madut, Adrian Muwonge, George William Nasinyama, John Bwalya Muma, Jacques Godfroid, Ambrose Samuel Jubara, James Muleme, Clovice Kankya

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 20, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006456

Scientometrics analysis of research activity and collaboration patterns in Chagas cardiomyopathy

Gregorio González-Alcaide, Alejandro Salinas, José M. Ramos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006602

Mapping dengue risk in Singapore using Random Forest

Janet Ong, Xu Liu, Jayanthi Rajarethinam, Suet Yheng Kok, Shaohong Liang, Choon Siang Tang, Alex R. Cook, Lee Ching Ng, Grace Yap

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006587

Accuracy of dengue clinical diagnosis with and without NS1 antigen rapid test: Comparison between human and Bayesian network model decision

Chaitawat Sa-ngamuang, Peter Haddawy, Viravarn Luvira, Watcharapong Piyaphanee, Sopon Iamsirithaworn, Saranath Lawpoolsri

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006573

A real-time medical cartography of epidemic disease (Nodding syndrome) using village-based lay mHealth reporters

Raquel Valdes Angues, Austen Suits, Valerie S. Palmer, Caesar Okot, Robert A. Okot, Concy Atonywalo, Suzanne K. Gazda, David L. Kitara, Moka Lantum, Peter S. Spencer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 15, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006588

Why do patients refuse trichiasis surgery? Lessons and an education initiative from Mtwara Region, Tanzania

Katherine M. Gupta, Jennifer C. Harding, Majid S. Othman, Shannath L. Merbs, Emily W. Gower

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 14, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006464

Identification and validation of a novel panel of Plasmodium knowlesi biomarkers of serological exposure

Lou S. Herman, Kimberly Fornace, Jody Phelan, Matthew J. Grigg, Nicholas M. Anstey, Timothy William, Robert W. Moon, Michael J. Blackman, Chris J. Drakeley, Kevin K. A. Tetteh

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 14, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006457

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The role of social determinants of health in the risk and prevention of group A streptococcal infection, acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: A systematic review

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 13, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006577

Genetic manipulation of Leishmania donovani threonyl tRNA synthetase facilitates its exploration as a potential therapeutic target

Sanya Chadha, Ramachandran Vijayan, Sakshi Gupta, Manoj Munde, Samudrala Gourinath, Rentala Madhubala

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Electrocardiographic abnormalities in Chagas disease in the general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Lyda Z. Rojas, Marija Glisic, Laura Pletsch-Borba, Luis E. Echeverría, Wichor M. Bramer, Arjola Bano, Najada Stringa, Asija Zaciragic, Bledar Kraja, Eralda Asllanaj, Rajiv Chowdhury, Carlos A. Morillo, Oscar L. Rueda-Ochoa, Oscar H. Franco, Taulant Muka

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 13, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006567

Filaricidal properties of Lantana camara and Tamarindus indica extracts, and Lantadene A from L. camara against Onchocerca ochengi and Loa loa

Adela Ngwewondo, Meng Wang, Faustin Pascal T. Manfo, Moses Samje, Jessie N’kam Ganin’s, Emmanuel Ndi, Raymond J. Andersen, Fidelis Cho-Ngwa

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 13, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006565

One round of azithromycin MDA adequate to interrupt transmission in districts with prevalence of trachomatous inflammation—follicular of 5.0-9.9%: Evidence from Malawi

Khumbo Kalua, Alvin Chisambi, David Chinyanya, Michael Masika, Ana Bakhtiari, Rebecca Willis, Paul M. Emerson, Anthony W. Solomon, Robin L. Bailey

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 13, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006543

Mother-to-child transmission of Chikungunya virus: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Despina Contopoulos-Ioannidis, Shoshana Newman-Lindsay, Camille Chow, A. Desiree LaBeaud

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Mortality trends and risk factors in advanced stage-2 Human African Trypanosomiasis: A critical appraisal of 23 years of experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Baseline trachoma prevalence in Guinea: Results of national trachoma mapping in 31 health districts

André Géopogui, Christelly Flore Badila, Mamadou Siradiou Baldé, Cece Nieba, Lamine Lamah, Steven D. Reid, Mohamed Lamine Yattara, Jean Jacques Tougoue, Jeremiah Ngondi, Ibrahim Foungotin Bamba, Joseph J. Amon, Anthony W. Solomon, Yaobi Zhang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 11, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006585

A transcriptomic survey of the impact of environmental stress on response to dengue virus in the mosquito, Aedes aegypti

David S. Kang, Martin S. Barron, Diane D. Lovin, Joanne M. Cunningham, Matthew W. Eng, Dave D. Chadee, Jun Li, David W. Severson

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Humoral and cellular immune responses to Yersinia pestis Pla antigen in humans immunized with live plague vaccine

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Epidemiology and risk factors for typhoid fever in Central Division, Fiji, 2014–2017: A case-control study

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 8, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006571

‘When Ebola enters a home, a family, a community’: A qualitative study of population perspectives on Ebola control measures in rural and urban areas of Sierra Leone

Nell Gray, Beverley Stringer, Gina Bark, Andre Heller Perache, Freya Jephcott, Rob Broeder, Ronald Kremer, Augustine S. Jimissa, Thomas T. Samba

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Risk factors for Cryptosporidium infection in low and middle income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Chikungunya virus vector competency of Brazilian and Florida mosquito vectors

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Multi-parameter approach to evaluate the timing of memory status after 17DD-YF primary vaccination

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