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A young girl taking her best friends to get vaccinated against rabies at a mass canine vaccination campaign in Gonaïves, Haiti. Tran, et al. (2018)
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Viewpoints
Is POC-CCA a truly reliable test for schistosomiasis diagnosis in low endemic areas? The trace results controversy
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 8, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006813
Creative use of the priority review voucher by public and not-for-profit actors delivers the first new FDA-approved treatment for river blindness in 20 years
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 15, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006837
The right to deworming: The case for girls and women of reproductive age
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 21, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006740
From Innovation to Application
Developing mobile health applications for neglected tropical disease research
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 1, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006791
Research Articles
Identification of a host collagen inducing factor from the excretory secretory proteins of Trichinella spiralis
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 1, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006516
Beneficial effects of benznidazole in Chagas disease: NIH SaMi-Trop cohort study
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 1, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006814
Comparison of different drug regimens for the treatment of loiasis—A TropNet retrospective study
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 1, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006917
Comprehensive evaluation of stool-based diagnostic methods and benzimidazole resistance markers to assess drug efficacy and detect the emergence of anthelmintic resistance: A Starworms study protocol
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 2, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006912
Geographic variation in dengue seroprevalence and force of infection in the urban paediatric population of Indonesia
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 2, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006932
The economic value of identifying and treating Chagas disease patients earlier and the impact on Trypanosoma cruzi transmission
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 5, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006809
Diagnostic accuracy cohort study and clinical value of the Histoplasma urine antigen (ALPHA Histoplasma EIA) for disseminated histoplasmosis among HIV infected patients: A multicenter study
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 5, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006872
A comparison of Zika and dengue outbreaks using national surveillance data in the Dominican Republic
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 5, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006876
A highly multiplexed broad pathogen detection assay for infectious disease diagnostics
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 5, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006889
Rodent control to fight Lassa fever: Evaluation and lessons learned from a 4-year study in Upper Guinea
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 6, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006829
A decade of vector control activities: Progress and limitations of Chagas disease prevention in a region of Guatemala with persistent Triatoma dimidiata infestation
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 6, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006896
Anopheles mosquitoes may drive invasion and transmission of Mayaro virus across geographically diverse regions
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 7, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006895
Barriers to access to visceral leishmaniasis diagnosis and care among seasonal mobile workers in Western Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A qualitative study
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 8, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006778
Exploring the effect of human and animal population growth on vector-borne disease transmission with an agent-based model of Rhodesian human African trypanosomiasis in eastern province, Zambia
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 8, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006905
Seasonal and interannual risks of dengue introduction from South-East Asia into China, 2005-2015
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 9, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006743
Conserved motifs in the hypervariable domain of chikungunya virus nsP3 required for transmission by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 9, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006958
Estimating the elimination feasibility in the 'end game' of control efforts for parasites subjected to regular mass drug administration: Methods and their application to schistosomiasis
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006794
Comparative transcriptome analysis and RNA interference reveal CYP6A8 and SNPs related to pyrethroid resistance in Aedes albopictus
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006828
Growth and adaptation of Zika virus in mammalian and mosquito cells
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006880
Genetic characteristics of Bacillus anthracis isolated from northwestern China from 1990 to 2016
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006908
Use of anthropophilic culicid-based xenosurveillance as a proxy for Plasmodium vivax malaria burden and transmission hotspots identification
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006909
Estimation of HTLV-1 vertical transmission cases in Brazil per annum
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006913
Molecular analysis of clinical Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates from southwestern coastal region of India, using multi-locus sequence typing
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006915
Human-pathogenic Anaplasma spp., and Rickettsia spp. in animals in Xi’an, China
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006916
Serological evidence of inter-epizootic/inter-epidemic circulation of Rift Valley fever virus in domestic cattle in Kyela and Morogoro, Tanzania
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006931
Exploring the parasite load and molecular diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi in patients with chronic Chagas disease from different regions of Brazil
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006939
The prevalence of lymphatic filariasis infection and disease following six rounds of mass drug administration in Mandalay Region, Myanmar
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006944
Safety of azithromycin in infants under six months of age in Niger: A community randomized trial
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006950
The public health benefit and burden of mass drug administration programs in Vietnamese schoolchildren: Impact of mebendazole
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006954
Risk factors for childhood enteric infection in urban Maputo, Mozambique: A cross-sectional study
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006956
The in vivo and in vitro roles of Trypanosoma cruzi Rad51 in the repair of DNA double strand breaks and oxidative lesions
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 13, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006875
Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis started during or after travel: A GeoSentinel analysis
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 13, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006951
Rabies vaccine initiation and adherence among animal-bite patients in Haiti, 2015
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 13, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006955
Continuing evidence of Chagas disease along the Texas-Mexico border
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 14, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006899
On-going transmission of human onchocerciasis in the Massangam health district in the West Region of Cameroon: Better understanding transmission dynamics to inform changes in programmatic interventions
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 14, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006904
Removal of adult subconjunctival Loa loa amongst urban dwellers in Nigeria
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 14, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006920
Global fingerprint of humans on the distribution of Bartonella bacteria in mammals
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 15, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006865
Validation of SYBR green I based closed tube loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay and simplified direct-blood-lysis (DBL)-LAMP assay for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL)
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 15, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006922
Geostatistical mapping of the seasonal spread of under-reported dengue cases in Bangladesh
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 15, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006947
Accuracy of the WHO praziquantel dose pole for large-scale community treatment of urogenital schistosomiasis in northern Mozambique: Is it time for an update?
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 15, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006957
Prevalence and distribution of Taenia solium cysticercosis in naturally infected pigs in Punjab, India
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 15, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006960
Liver ultrasound elastography for the evaluation of periportal fibrosis in schistosomiasis mansoni: A cross-sectional study
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 16, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006868
Identification and characterization of Loa loa antigens responsible for cross-reactivity with rapid diagnostic tests for lymphatic filariasis
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 16, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006963
CYP-mediated permethrin resistance in Aedes aegypti and evidence for trans-regulation
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 19, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006933
Antivirus effectiveness of ivermectin on dengue virus type 2 in Aedes albopictus
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 19, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006934
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Vertical transmission of naturally occurring Bunyamwera and insect-specific flavivirus infections in mosquitoes from islands and mainland shores of Lakes Victoria and Baringo in Kenya
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 19, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006949
Modelling the cost-effectiveness of a rapid diagnostic test (IgMFA) for uncomplicated typhoid fever in Cambodia
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 19, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006961
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 21, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006748
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Organization of oversight for integrated control of neglected tropical diseases within Ministries of Health
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 21, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006929
Backpack PCR: A point-of-collection diagnostic platform for the rapid detection of Brugia parasites in mosquitoes
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 21, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006962
Aerosol exposure to intermediate size Nipah virus particles induces neurological disease in African green monkeys
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 21, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006978
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 26, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006834
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 26, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006969
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 26, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006980
VDR polymorphism, gene expression and vitamin D levels in leprosy patients from North Indian population
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 27, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006823
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 27, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006903
Implementation science: Epidemiology and feeding profiles of the Chagas vector Triatoma dimidiata prior to Ecohealth intervention for three locations in Central America
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 28, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006952
Integrating evidence, models and maps to enhance Chagas disease vector surveillance
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 29, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006883
Basophils are dispensable for the establishment of protective adaptive immunity against primary and challenge infection with the intestinal helminth parasite Strongyloides ratti
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 29, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006992
High seroprevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis among individuals from endemic areas considered for solid organ transplant donation: A retrospective serum-bank based study
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 29, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007010
Virulotyping of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates from Pakistan: Absence of complete SPI-10 in Vi negative isolates
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 30, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006839
The ectodomains of the lymphocyte scavenger receptors CD5 and CD6 interact with tegumental antigens from Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato and protect mice against secondary cystic echinococcosis
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 30, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006891
Laboratory challenges of Plasmodium species identification in Aceh Province, Indonesia, a malaria elimination setting with newly discovered P. knowlesi
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 30, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006924
Molecular genotyping, diversity studies and high-resolution molecular markers unveiled by microsatellites in Giardia duodenalis
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 30, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006928
Genetic characterization of Lassa virus strains isolated from 2012 to 2016 in southeastern Nigeria
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 30, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006971