The Joint Mobile Emerging Disease Clinical Capability (JMEDICC) laboratory approach: Capabilities for high-consequence pathogen clinical research

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Syria: A review of available data during the war years: 2011–2018

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 12, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007827

Gene drives for schistosomiasis transmission control

Theresa Maier, Nicolas James Wheeler, Erica K. O. Namigai, Josh Tycko, Richard Ernest Grewelle, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel, Katharina Klohe, Javier Perez-Saez, Susanne H. Sokolow, Giulio A. De Leo, Timothy P. Yoshino, Mostafa Zamanian, Jutta Reinhard-Rupp

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 19, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007833

Volatile metabolomic signatures of rabies immunization in two mesocarnivore species

Bruce A. Kimball, Steven F. Volker, Doreen L. Griffin, Shylo R. Johnson, Amy T. Gilbert

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 2, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007911

A TGF-β type II receptor that associates with developmental transition in Haemonchus contortus in vitro

Li He, Robin B. Gasser, Tingting Li, Wenda Di, Fangfang Li, Hongrun Zhang, Caixian Zhou, Rui Fang, Min Hu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 2, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007913

Vaccination against the digestive enzyme Cathepsin B using a YS1646 Salmonella enterica Typhimurium vector provides almost complete protection against Schistosoma mansoni challenge in a mouse model

Adam S. Hassan, Nicholas H. Zelt, Dilhan J. Perera, Momar Ndao, Brian J. Ward

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 2, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007490

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Mapping the global distribution of podoconiosis: Applying an evidence consensus approach

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Trajectories of hepatic and coagulation dysfunctions related to a rapidly fatal outcome among hospitalized patients with dengue fever in Tainan, 2015

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The impact of vector migration on the effectiveness of strategies to control gambiense human African trypanosomiasis

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Beyond the ‘big four’: Venom profiling of the medically important yet neglected Indian snakes reveals disturbing antivenom deficiencies

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Challenges in diagnosing scrub typhus among hospitalized patients with undifferentiated fever at a national tertiary hospital in northern Vietnam

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Modelling exposure heterogeneity and density dependence in onchocerciasis using a novel individual-based transmission model, EPIONCHO-IBM: Implications for elimination and data needs

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Intralesional infiltration versus parenteral use of meglumine antimoniate for treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis: A cost-effectiveness analysis

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Whole genome sequencing of Entamoeba nuttalli reveals mammalian host-related molecular signatures and a novel octapeptide-repeat surface protein

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Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics associated with dengue during and outside the 2016 outbreak identified in health facility-based surveillance in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 6, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007882

Taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniasis in urban settings: Epidemiological evidence from a health-center based study among people with epilepsy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Helminth-induced Th2 cell dysfunction is distinct from exhaustion and is maintained in the absence of antigen

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Optimising targets for tsetse control: Taking a fly’s-eye-view to improve the colour of synthetic fabrics

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Gender-related factors affecting health seeking for neglected tropical diseases: findings from a qualitative study in Ethiopia

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Genomes of Leishmania parasites directly sequenced from patients with visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent

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Distribution of insecticide resistance and mechanisms involved in the arbovirus vector Aedes aegypti in Laos and implication for vector control

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Validity and reliability of telephone administration of the patient-specific functional scale for the assessment of recovery from snakebite envenomation

Rebecca G. Theophanous, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Fan Hui Wen, S. Michelle Griffin, Victoria E. Anderson, Michael E. Mullins, Nicklaus P. Brandehoff, Eugenia B. Quackenbush, Sean P. Bush, Eric A. Toschlog, Spencer C. Greene, Kapil Sharma, Kurt Kleinschmidt, Nathan P. Charlton, S. Rutherfoord Rose, Richard Schwartz, Brandon Lewis, Eric J. Lavonas, Charles J. Gerardo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 13, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007935

Trypanosoma cruzi transmission dynamics in a synanthropic and domesticated host community

Alheli Flores-Ferrer, Etienne Waleckx, Guilhem Rascalou, Eric Dumonteil, Sébastien Gourbière

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 13, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007902

Identification and validation of specific B-cell epitopes of hantaviruses associated to hemorrhagic fever and renal syndrome

Fernando de Paiva Conte, Bianca Corrêa Tinoco, Thiago Santos Chaves, Renata Carvalho de Oliveira, Janaina Figueira Mansur, Ronaldo Mohana-Borges, Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos, Patricia Cristina da Costa Neves, Rodrigo Nunes Rodrigues-da-Silva

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 16, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007915

The role of the first level of health care in the approach to Chagas disease in a non-endemic country

Laura Iglesias-Rus, María Romay-Barja, Teresa Boquete, Agustín Benito, Teresa Blasco-Hernández

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 16, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007937

Transcriptional responses of Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Schistosoma mansoni following exposure to niclosamide, with evidence for a synergistic effect on snails following exposure to both stressors

Sarah K. Buddenborg, Bishoy Kamel, Lijing Bu, Si-Ming Zhang, Gerald M. Mkoji, Eric S. Loker

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 16, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006927

Coverage assessment survey following trachoma mass drug administration (MDA) in six districts of Oromia, Western Ethiopia, 2017

Tariku Tesfaye Bekuma, Getu Mosisa Kebebew, Zelalem Desalegn Waktole, Jote Markos Cafo, Desalegn Wirtu, Solomon Gaddisa

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 16, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007924

Human Trypanosoma cruzi infection is driven by eco-social interactions in rural communities of the Argentine Chaco

Maria del Pilar Fernández, Maria Sol Gaspe, Paula Sartor, Ricardo E. Gürtler

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 16, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007430

HTLV-1 proviral load in infective dermatitis associated with HTLV-1 does not increase after the development of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis and does not decrease after IDH remission

Everton S. Batista, Pedro D. Oliveira, Janeusa Primo, Cinthya Maria Neves Varandas, Ana Paula Nunes, Achiléa L. Bittencourt, Lourdes Farre

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 18, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007705

Use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for conclusive diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease – field implementation in the Bolivian Chaco region

Daniel Lozano, Lizeth Rojas, Susana Méndez, Aina Casellas, Sergi Sanz, Lourdes Ortiz, María Jesús Pinazo, Marcelo Abril, Joaquim Gascón, Faustino Torrico, Julio Alonso-Padilla

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 19, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007877

Premature deaths by visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil investigated through a cohort study: A challenging opportunity?

Ana Nilce S. Maia-Elkhoury, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero, Samantha Y. O. B. Valadas, Marcia L. Sousa-Gomes, José Angelo Lauletta Lindoso, Elisa Cupolillo, Jose Antonio Ruiz-Postigo, Daniel Argaw, Manuel J. Sanchez-Vazquez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 19, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007841

Seroprevalence estimates for toxocariasis in people worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ali Rostami, Seyed Mohammad Riahi, Celia V. Holland, Ali Taghipour, Mohsen Khalili-Fomeshi, Yadolah Fakhri, Vahid Fallah Omrani, Peter J. Hotez, Robin B. Gasser

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 19, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007809

A BONCAT-iTRAQ method enables temporally resolved quantitative profiling of newly synthesised proteins in Leishmania mexicana parasites during starvation

Karunakaran Kalesh, Paul W. Denny

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 19, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007651

Comparative analysis of time-based and quadrat sampling in seasonal population dynamics of intermediate hosts of human schistosomes

Javier Perez-Saez, Théophile Mande, Dramane Zongo, Andrea Rinaldo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 20, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007938

Genomic insights into Vibrio cholerae O1 responsible for cholera epidemics in Tanzania between 1993 and 2017

Yaovi Mahuton Gildas Hounmanou, Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon, Egle Kudirkiene, Robinson H. Mdegela, Rene S. Hendriksen, John Elmerdahl Olsen, Anders Dalsgaard

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 23, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007934

Morphological and initial molecular characterization of Clogmia albipunctatus larvae (Diptera: Psychodidae) causing urinary myiasis in Egypt

Haiam Mohammed Mahmoud Farrag, Enas Abdelhameed Mahmoud Huseein, Amal M. Almatary, Ragaa A. Othman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 23, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007887

Evidence for contamination with C. trachomatis in the household environment of children with active Trachoma: A cross-sectional study in Kongwa, Tanzania

Sheila K. West, Afshan A. Nanji, Harran Mkocha, Beatriz Munoz, Charlotte Gaydos, Thomas C. Quinn

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 23, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007834

Development of RT-qPCR and semi-nested RT-PCR assays for molecular diagnosis of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

Bruno Tardelli Diniz Nunes, Maria Helena Rodrigues de Mendonça, Darlene de Brito Simith, Adriana Freitas Moraes, Carla Conceição Cardoso, Ivy Tsuya Essashika Prazeres, Ana Alice de Aquino, Alessandra da Conceição Miranda Santos, Alice Louize Nunes Queiroz, Daniela Sueli Guerreiro Rodrigues, Regis Bruni Andriolo, Elizabeth Salbé Travassos da Rosa, Livia Carício Martins, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos, Daniele Barbosa de Almeida Medeiros

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 26, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007884

Hydroclimatic drivers of highly seasonal leptospirosis incidence suggest prominent soil reservoir of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in rural western China

Karina Cucchi, Runyou Liu, Philip A. Collender, Qu Cheng, Charles Li, Christopher M. Hoover, Howard H. Chang, Song Liang, Changhong Yang, Justin V. Remais

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 26, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007968

Treatment responses to Azithromycin and Ciprofloxacin in uncomplicated Salmonella Typhi infection: A comparison of Clinical and Microbiological Data from a Controlled Human Infection Model

Celina Jin, Malick M. Gibani, Shaun H. Pennington, Xinxue Liu, Alison Ardrey, Ghaith Aljayyoussi, Maria Moore, Brian Angus, Christopher M. Parry, Giancarlo A. Biagini, Nicholas A. Feasey, Andrew J. Pollard

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 26, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007955

Dynamic changes of soluble ST2 levels predicted fatality and were involved in coagulopathy in dengue fever in the elderly

Chih-Cheng Hsieh, Ming-Yuan Hong, Tzong-Shiann Ho, Ching-Chuan Liu, Guey-Chuen Perng, Chia-Chang Chuang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 26, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007974

Evidence of Leptospiral Presence in the Cumberland Gap Region

Ashutosh Verma, Brittney Beigel, Christopher Carl Smola, Susanna Kitts-Morgan, Daniel Kish, Paul Nader, Joey Morgan, Jerry Roberson, Undine Christmann, Karen Gruszynski, LaRoy Brandt, Ellen Cho, Kelly Murphy, Ryan Goss

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 26, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007990

Comparing vector and human surveillance strategies to detect arbovirus transmission: A simulation study for Zika virus detection in Puerto Rico

Zachary J. Madewell, Ryan R. Hemme, Laura Adams, Roberto Barrera, Stephen H. Waterman, Michael A. Johansson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 26, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007988

Impact of age-specific immunity on the timing and burden of the next Zika virus outbreak

Michel J. Counotte, Christian L. Althaus, Nicola Low, Julien Riou

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 26, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007978

Nested PCR and the TaqMan SNP Genotyping Assay enhanced the sensitivity of drug resistance testing of Mycobacterium leprae using clinical specimens of leprosy patients

Xiaohua Chen, Jun He, Jian Liu, Yuangang You, Lianchao Yuan, Yan Wen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007946

Deciphering the role of miR-71 in Echinococcus multilocularis early development in vitro

Matías Gastón Pérez, Markus Spiliotis, Natalia Rego, Natalia Macchiaroli, Laura Kamenetzky, Nancy Holroyd, Marcela Alejandra Cucher, Klaus Brehm, Mara Cecilia Rosenzvit

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007932

Risk of dengue in Central Africa: Vector competence studies with Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) populations and dengue 2 virus

Basile Kamgang, Marie Vazeille, Armel N. Tedjou, Theodel A. Wilson-Bahun, Aurélie P. Yougang, Laurence Mousson, Charles S. Wondji, Anna-Bella Failloux

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 30, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007985