January 2020

Aggressively out-competing native plants, invasive plants can not only have devastating effects on ecosystems but also provide ideal habitats for arthropod disease vectors. This photo shows the whole mountain in an island of Taiwan is invaded by the exotic white popinac. Wei, et al. (2020)

Image Credit: Chi-Chien Kuo

Editorials

World neglected tropical diseases day

Peter J. Hotez, Serap Aksoy, Paul J. Brindley, Shaden Kamhawi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 29, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007999

What constitutes a neglected tropical disease?

Peter J. Hotez, Serap Aksoy, Paul J. Brindley, Shaden Kamhawi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 30, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008001

Viewpoints

Beyond frontiers: On invasive alien mosquito species in America and Europe

André B. B. Wilke, Giovanni Benelli, John C. Beier

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 9, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007864

Reviews

The importance of vector control for the control and elimination of vector-borne diseases

Anne L. Wilson, Orin Courtenay, Louise A. Kelly-Hope, Thomas W. Scott, Willem Takken, Steve J. Torr, Steve W. Lindsay

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 16, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007831

Reassessing therapeutic antibodies for neglected and tropical diseases

Rob Hooft van Huijsduijnen, Somei Kojima, Dee Carter, Hisafumi Okabe, Akihide Sato, Wataru Akahata, Timothy N. C. Wells, Kei Katsuno

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 30, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007860

Research Articles

A quantitative comparison of West Nile virus incidence from 2013 to 2018 in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Giovanni Marini, Mattia Calzolari, Paola Angelini, Romeo Bellini, Silvia Bellini, Luca Bolzoni, Deborah Torri, Francesco Defilippo, Ilaria Dorigatti, Birgit Nikolay, Andrea Pugliese, Roberto Rosà, Marco Tamba

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 2, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007953

Gene expression profiling of Trypanosoma cruzi in the presence of heme points to glycosomal metabolic adaptation of epimastigotes inside the vector

Marcia C. Paes, Francis M. S. Saraiva, Natália P. Nogueira, Carolina S. D. Vieira, Felipe A. Dias, Ana Rossini, Vitor Lima Coelho, Attilio Pane, Fei Sang, Marcos Alcocer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 2, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007945

Lactococcus lactis expressing sand fly PpSP15 salivary protein confers long-term protection against Leishmania major in BALB/c mice

Elaheh Davarpanah, Negar Seyed, Fariborz Bahrami, Sima Rafati, Reza Safaralizadeh, Tahereh Taheri

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 3, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007939

A phase 1 randomized safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity study of Typhax: A novel protein capsular matrix vaccine candidate for the prevention of typhoid fever

Robert T. Cartee, Ann Thanawastien, Thomas J. Griffin IV, John J. Mekalanos, Stephan Bart, Kevin P. Killeen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 6, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007912

The route of infection with Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni affects the kinetics of bacterial dissemination and kidney colonization

Nisha Nair, Mariana Soares Guedes, Catherine Werts, Maria Gomes-Solecki

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 6, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007950

Development and Validation of a simple score for diagnosis of Leptospirosis at outpatient departments

Nidhikul Temeiam, Sutthi Jareinpituk, Phichayut Phinyo, Jayanton Patumanond, Nattachai Srisawat

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 9, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007977

Obesity impairs resistance to Leishmania major infection in C57BL/6 mice

Vinicius Dantas Martins, Franciele Carolina Silva, Felipe Caixeta, Matheus Batista Carneiro, Graziele Ribeiro Goes, Lícia Torres, Sara Cândida Barbosa, Leonardo Vaz, Nivea Carolina Paiva, Cláudia Martins Carneiro, Leda Quercia Vieira, Ana Maria Caetano Faria, Tatiani Uceli Maioli

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 10, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006596

Crystal structures of Triosephosphate Isomerases from Taenia solium and Schistosoma mansoni provide insights for vaccine rationale and drug design against helminth parasites

Pedro Jimenez-Sandoval, Eduardo Castro-Torres, Rogelio González-González, Corina Díaz-Quezada, Misraim Gurrola, Laura D. Camacho-Manriquez, Lucia Leyva-Navarro, Luis G. Brieba

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 10, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007815

Ivermectin as an adjuvant to anti-epileptic treatment in persons with onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: A randomized proof-of-concept clinical trial

Michel Mandro, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Deby Mukendi, Alfred Dusabimana, Sonia Menon, Steven Haesendonckx, Richard Lokonda, Swabra Nakato, Francoise Nyisi, Germain Abhafule, Deogratias Wonya’Rossi, Jean Marie Jakwong, Patrick Suykerbuyk, Jacques Meganck, An Hotterbeekx, Robert Colebunders

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 10, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007966

An observational prospective cohort study of the epidemiology of hospitalized patients with acute febrile illness in Indonesia

Muhammad Hussein Gasem, Herman Kosasih, Emiliana Tjitra, Bachti Alisjahbana, Muhammad Karyana, Dewi Lokida, Aaron Neal, C. Jason Liang, Abu Tholib Aman, Mansyur Arif, Pratiwi Sudarmono, Suharto, Tuti Parwati Merati, Vivi Lisdawati, Siswanto, Sophia Siddiqui, H. Clifford Lane, for INA-RESPOND

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 10, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007927

Antileishmanial activity of Urtica dioica extract against zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis

Alireza Badirzadeh, Maryam Heidari-Kharaji, Vahid Fallah-Omrani, Hossein Dabiri, Atefeh Araghi, Alireza Salimi Chirani

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 13, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007843

A novel histological index for evaluation of environmental enteric dysfunction identifies geographic-specific features of enteropathy among children with suboptimal growth

Ta-Chiang Liu, Kelley VanBuskirk, Syed A. Ali, M. Paul Kelly, Lori R. Holtz, Omer H. Yilmaz, Kamran Sadiq, Najeeha Iqbal, Beatrice Amadi, Sana Syed, Tahmeed Ahmed, Sean Moore, I. Malick Ndao, Michael H. Isaacs, John D. Pfeifer, Hannah Atlas, Phillip I. Tarr, Donna M. Denno, Christopher A. Moskaluk

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 13, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007975

Patients help other patients: Qualitative study on a longstanding community cooperative to tackle leprosy in India

Seong Hye Jung, Hee Won Han, Hyeonseok Koh, Soo-Young Yu, Nobutoshi Nawa, Ayako Morita, Ken Ing Cherng Ong, Masamine Jimba, Juhwan Oh

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 13, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008016

Epidemiological characteristics of cryptococcal meningoencephalitis associated with Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii from HIV-infected patients in Madagascar: A cross-sectional study

Rivonirina Andry Rakotoarivelo, Mihaja Raberahona, Tahinamandranto Rasamoelina, Andriamihaja Rabezanahary, Fetra Angelot Rakotomalala, Tiana Razafinambinintsoa, Thomas Bénet, Philippe Vanhems, Mamy Jean de Dieu Randria, Luisa Romanò, Massimo Cogliati, Muriel Cornet, Mala Rakoto Andrianarivelo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 13, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007984

Madurella real-time PCR, a novel approach for eumycetoma diagnosis

Amir Arastehfar, Wilson Lim, Farnaz Daneshnia, Wendy W. J. van de Sande, Ahmed H. Fahal, Marie Desnos-Ollivier, Gerrit S. de Hoog, Teun Boekhout, Sarah. A. Ahmed

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 15, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007845

Systematic review of the effectiveness of selected drugs for preventive chemotherapy for Taenia solium taeniasis

Michelle M. Haby, Leopoldo A. Sosa Leon, Ana Luciañez, Ruben Santiago Nicholls, Ludovic Reveiz, Meritxell Donadeu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 16, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007873

Under-detection of blood culture-positive enteric fever cases: The impact of missing data and methods for adjusting incidence estimates

Merryn Voysey, Dikshya Pant, Mila Shakya, Xinxue Liu, Rachel Colin-Jones, Katherine Theiss-Nyland, Nicola Smith, Shrijana Shrestha, Buddha Basnyat, Andrew J. Pollard, Virginia E. Pitzer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 16, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007805

Characterization and analytical validation of a new antigenic rapid diagnostic test for Ebola virus disease detection

Céline Couturier, Atsuhiko Wada, Karen Louis, Maxime Mistretta, Benoit Beitz, Moriba Povogui, Maryline Ripaux, Charlotte Mignon, Bettina Werle, Adrien Lugari, Delphine Pannetier, Sabine Godard, Anne Bocquin, Stéphane Mely, Ismaël Béavogui, Jean Hébélamou, David Leuenberger, Philippe Leissner, Takeshi Yamamoto, Patrick Lécine, Christophe Védrine, Julie Chaix

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 17, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007965

Assessing the impact of aggregating disease stage data in model predictions of human African trypanosomiasis transmission and control activities in Bandundu province (DRC)

María Soledad Castaño, Martial L. Ndeffo-Mbah, Kat S. Rock, Cody Palmer, Edward Knock, Erick Mwamba Miaka, Joseph M. Ndung’u, Steve Torr, Paul Verlé, Simon E. F. Spencer, Alison Galvani, Caitlin Bever, Matt J. Keeling, Nakul Chitnis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007976

Utility of primary cells to examine NPC1 receptor expression in Mops condylurus, a potential Ebola virus reservoir

Marcel Bokelmann, Kathryn Edenborough, Nicole Hetzelt, Petra Kreher, Angelika Lander, Andreas Nitsche, Uwe Vogel, Heinz Feldmann, Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann, Andreas Kurth

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007952

Oropouche virus cases identified in Ecuador using an optimised qRT-PCR informed by metagenomic sequencing

Emma L. Wise, Sully Márquez, Jack Mellors, Verónica Paz, Barry Atkinson, Bernardo Gutierrez, Sonia Zapata, Josefina Coloma, Oliver G. Pybus, Simon K. Jackson, Gabriel Trueba, Gyorgy Fejer, Christopher H. Logue, Steven T. Pullan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007897

Crystal violet structural analogues identified by in silico drug repositioning present anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity through inhibition of proline transporter TcAAAP069

Melisa Sayé, Lucrecia Gauna, Edward Valera-Vera, Chantal Reigada, Mariana R. Miranda, Claudio A. Pereira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007481

Heatwaves and dengue outbreaks in Hanoi, Vietnam: New evidence on early warning

Jian Cheng, Hilary Bambrick, Laith Yakob, Gregor Devine, Francesca D. Frentiu, Do Thi Thanh Toan, Pham Quang Thai, Zhiwei Xu, Wenbiao Hu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007997

An investigation into the knowledge, perceptions and role of personal protective technologies in Zika prevention in Colombia

Carolina Mendoza, Gloria-Isabel Jaramillo, Thomas H. Ant, Grace M. Power, Robert T. Jones, Juliana Quintero, Neal Alexander, Jayne Webster, Lyda Osorio, James G. Logan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007970

Rift Valley fever virus targets the maternal-foetal interface in ovine and human placentas

Judith Oymans, Paul J. Wichgers Schreur, Lucien van Keulen, Jet Kant, Jeroen Kortekaas

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007898

Hepatitis E as a cause of adult hospitalization in Bangladesh: Results from an acute jaundice surveillance study in six tertiary hospitals, 2014-2017

Repon C. Paul, Arifa Nazneen, Kajal C. Banik, Shariful Amin Sumon, Kishor K. Paul, Arifa Akram, M. Salim Uzzaman, Tahir Iqbal, Alexandra Tejada-Strop, Saleem Kamili, Stephen P. Luby, Heather F. Gidding, Andrew Hayen, Emily S. Gurley

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007586

Test accuracy of polymerase chain reaction methods against conventional diagnostic techniques for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) in patients with clinical or epidemiological suspicion of CL: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Luz Estella Mesa, Rubén Manrique, Carlos Muskus, Sara M. Robledo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007981

Pathological roles of MRP14 in anemia and splenomegaly during experimental visceral leishmaniasis

Kanna Ishizuka, Wataru Fujii, Natsuho Azuma, Haruka Mizobuchi, Ayako Morimoto, Chizu Sanjoba, Yoshitsugu Matsumoto, Yasuyuki Goto

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008020

Phylogenetic relationships and diversity of bat-associated Leptospira and the histopathological evaluation of these infections in bats from Grenada, West Indies

Amanda I. Bevans, Daniel M. Fitzpatrick, Diana M. Stone, Brian P. Butler, Maia P. Smith, Sonia Cheetham

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007940

Transcriptional analysis of THP-1 cells infected with Leishmania infantum indicates no activation of the inflammasome platform

Mariana Gatto, Patrícia Aparecida Borim, Ivan Rodrigo Wolf, Taís Fukuta da Cruz, Gustavo Augusto Ferreira Mota, Aline Márcia Marques Braz, Bárbara Casella Amorim, Guilherme Targino Valente, Marjorie de Assis Golim, James Venturini, João Pessoa Araújo Junior, Alessandra Pontillo, Alexandrina Sartori

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007949

Combined in vitro IL-12 and IL-15 stimulation promotes cellular immune response in dogs with visceral leishmaniasis

Sidnei Ferro Costa, Vinícius Oliveira Gomes, Marilene Oliveira dos Santos Maciel, Larissa Martins Melo, Gabriela Lovizutto Venturin, Jaqueline Poleto Bragato, Gabriela Torres Rebech, Catiule de Oliveira Santos, Bárbara Maria Nascimento de Oliveira, Geraldo Gileno de Sá Oliveira, Valéria Marçal Felix de Lima

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008021

Rural populations exposed to Ebola Virus Disease respond positively to localised case handling: Evidence from Sierra Leone

Esther Yei Mokuwa, Harro Maat

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007666

Invasive plants facilitated by socioeconomic change harbor vectors of scrub typhus and spotted fever

Chen-Yu Wei, Jen-Kai Wang, Han-Chun Shih, Hsi-Chieh Wang, Chi-Chien Kuo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007519

Heatwaves cause fluctuations in wMel Wolbachia densities and frequencies in Aedes aegypti

Perran A. Ross, Jason K. Axford, Qiong Yang, Kyran M. Staunton, Scott A. Ritchie, Kelly M. Richardson, Ary A. Hoffmann

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 23, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007958

Identification of trombiculid mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) on rodents from Chiloé Island and molecular evidence of infection with Orientia species

Gerardo Acosta-Jamett, Constanza Martínez-Valdebenito, Esperanza Beltrami, María Carolina Silva-de La Fuente, Ju Jiang, Allen L. Richards, Thomas Weitzel, Katia Abarca

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 23, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007619

Language and beliefs in relation to noma: a qualitative study, northwest Nigeria

Elise Farley, Annick Lenglet, Aisha Abubakar, Karla Bil, Adolphe Fotso, Bukola Oluyide, Simba Tirima, Ushma Mehta, Beverley Stringer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 23, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007972

Implementation of a mass canine rabies vaccination campaign in both rural and urban regions in southern Malawi

Carlos Sánchez-Soriano, Andrew D. Gibson, Luke Gamble, Jordana L. Burdon Bailey, Dagmar Mayer, Frederic Lohr, Patrick Chikungwa, Julius Chulu, Ian G. Handel, Barend M. deC. Bronsvoort, Richard J. Mellanby, Stella Mazeri

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 23, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008004

Hyperendemic Chlamydia trachomatis sexually transmitted infections among females represent a high burden of asymptomatic disease and health disparity among Pacific Islanders in Fiji

Virginia Svigals, Alden Blair, Santha Muller, Aalisha Sahu Khan, Daniel Faktaufon, Mike Kama, Torika Tamani, Laila Esfandiari, Mollie O’Brien, Deborah Dean

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 23, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008022

Outcomes of visceral leishmaniasis in pregnancy: A retrospective cohort study from South Sudan

Judith E. Pekelharing, Francis Gatluak, Tim Harrison, Fernando Maldonado, M. Ruby Siddiqui, Koert Ritmeijer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 24, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007992

Molecular xenomonitoring as a post-MDA surveillance tool for global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: Field validation in an evaluation unit in India

Swaminathan Subramanian, Purushothaman Jambulingam, Kaliannagounder Krishnamoorthy, Neelavathi Sivagnaname, Candasamy Sadanandane, Venkatesan Vasuki, Chokkalingam Palaniswamy, Balakrishnan Vijayakumar, Adinarayanan Srividya, Hari Kishan K. Raju

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 24, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007862

Burkholderia pseudomallei invades the olfactory nerve and bulb after epithelial injury in mice and causes the formation of multinucleated giant glial cells in vitro

Heidi Walkden, Ali Delbaz, Lynn Nazareth, Michael Batzloff, Todd Shelper, Ifor R. Beacham, Anu Chacko, Megha Shah, Kenneth W. Beagley, Johana Tello Velasquez, James A. St John, Jenny A. K. Ekberg

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 24, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008017

Plasma metabolomics of the time resolved response to Opisthorchis felineus infection in an animal model (golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus)

Daria Kokova, Aswin Verhoeven, Ekaterina A. Perina, Vladimir V. Ivanov, Elena M. Knyazeva, Irina V. Saltykova, Oleg A. Mayboroda

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 24, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008015

In vivo efficacy of the boron-pleuromutilin AN11251 against Wolbachia of the rodent filarial nematode Litomosoides sigmodontis

Alexandra Ehrens, Christopher S. Lunde, Robert T. Jacobs, Dominique Struever, Marianne Koschel, Stefan J. Frohberger, Franziska Lenz, Martina Fendler, Joseph D. Turner, Stephen A. Ward, Mark J. Taylor, Yvonne R. Freund, Rianna Stefanakis, Eric Easom, Xianfeng Li, Jacob J. Plattner, Achim Hoerauf, Marc P. Hübner

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 27, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007957

Prescription of concomitant medications in patients treated with Nifurtimox Eflornithine Combination Therapy (NECT) for T.b. gambiense second stage sleeping sickness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Andrea Kuemmerle, Caecilia Schmid, Victor Kande, Wilfried Mutombo, Medard Ilunga, Ismael Lumpungu, Sylvain Mutanda, Pathou Nganzobo, Digas Ngolo, Mays Kisala, Olaf Valverde Mordt

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 27, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008028

Silencing of RpATG8 impairs the biogenesis of maternal autophagosomes in vitellogenic oocytes, but does not interrupt follicular atresia in the insect vector Rhodnius prolixus

Jéssica Pereira, Calebe Diogo, Ariene Fonseca, Larissa Bomfim, Pedro Cardoso, Anna Santos, Uilla Dittz, Kildare Miranda, Wanderley de Souza, Adriana Gioda, Enrique R. D. Calderon, Luciana Araripe, Rafaela Bruno, Isabela Ramos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 27, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008012

Anisakis Sensitization in the Croatian fish processing workers: Behavioral instead of occupational risk factors?

Ana Jerončić, Diana Nonković, Anamarija Vrbatović, Jerko Hrabar, Ivana Bušelić, Victoria Martínez-Sernández, Santiago A. Lojo Rocamonde, Florencio M. Ubeira, Sonja Jaman, Esma Čečuk Jeličić, Marco Amati, Maria Angeles Gomez Morales, Boris Lukšić, Ivona Mladineo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 27, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008038

The detection of anti-dengue virus IgM in urine in participants enrolled in an acute febrile illness study in Puerto Rico

Elba Caraballo, B. Katherine Poole-Smith, Kay M. Tomashek, Brenda Torres-Velasquez, Luisa I. Alvarado, Olga D. Lorenzi, Carmen Ramos, Jessica Carrión, Elizabeth Hunsperger

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 29, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007971

Male predominance in reported Visceral Leishmaniasis cases: Nature or nurture? A comparison of population-based with health facility-reported data

Kristien Cloots, Sakib Burza, Paritosh Malaviya, Epco Hasker, Sangeeta Kansal, Guy Mollett, Jaya Chakravarty, Nurpur Roy, Bibek Kumar Lal, Suman Rijal, Shyam Sundar, Marleen Boelaert

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 29, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007995

Comparative specificity and sensitivity of NS1-based serological assays for the detection of flavivirus immune response

Erick Mora-Cárdenas, Chiara Aloise, Valentina Faoro, Nataša Knap Gašper, Miša Korva, Ilaria Caracciolo, Pierlanfranco D’Agaro, Tatjana Avšič-Županc, Alessandro Marcello

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 29, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008039

Ruling out early trimester pregnancy when implementing community-based deworming programs

Kariane St-Denis, Brittany Blouin, Elham Rahme, Martin Casapia, Antonio Montresor, Denise Mupfasoni, Pamela Sabina Mbabazi, Theresa W. Gyorkos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 30, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007901

Determinants of intentions to prevent triatomine infestation based on the health belief model: An application in rural southern Ecuador

Benjamin R. Bates, Anita G. Villacís, Angela Mendez-Trivino, Luis E. Mendoza, Mario J. Grijalva

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 30, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007987

Post-elimination surveillance in formerly onchocerciasis endemic focus in Southern Mexico

Nadia A. Fernández-Santos, Thomas R. Unnasch, Isabel C. Rodríguez-Luna, Francisco Gibert Prado-Velasco, Adebiyi A. Adeniran, Humberto Martínez-Montoya, Mario A. Rodríguez-Pérez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 30, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008008

Evidence of hybridization, mitochondrial introgression and biparental inheritance of the kDNA minicircles in Trypanosoma cruzi I

Fanny Rusman, Noelia Floridia-Yapur, Paula G. Ragone, Patricio Diosque, Nicolás Tomasini

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 31, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007770

Severe Strongyloides stercoralis infection in kidney transplant recipients: A multicenter case-control study

Lísia Miglioli-Galvão, José Osmar Medina Pestana, Guilherme Lopes-Santoro, Renato Torres Gonçalves, Lúcio R. Requião Moura, Álvaro Pacheco Silva, Lígia Camera Pierrotti, Elias David Neto, Evelyne Santana Girão, Cláudia Maria Costa de Oliveira, Cely Saad Abboud, João Ítalo Dias França, Carolina Devite Bittante, Luci Corrêa, Luís Fernando Aranha Camargo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 31, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007998

High cholera vaccination coverage following emergency campaign in Haiti: Results from a cluster survey in three rural Communes in the South Department, 2017

Ashley Sharp, Alexandre Blake, Jérôme Backx, Isabella Panunzi, Robert Barrais, Fabienne Nackers, Francisco Luquero, Yves Gaston Deslouches, Sandra Cohuet

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 31, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007967

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