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Diagnosis of neglected tropical diseases during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

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Helminth coinfection and COVID-19: An alternate hypothesis

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Why is noma a neglected-neglected tropical disease?

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Dengue in a crowded megacity: Lessons learnt from 2019 outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Mahbubul H. Siddiqee, Umme Ruman Siddiqi, Enayetur Raheem, Rokeya Akter, Wenbiao Hu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 20, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008349

The COVID-19 pandemic should not derail global vector control efforts

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 31, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008606

Challenges and prospects of snake antivenom supply in sub-Saharan Africa

Abdulrazaq G. Habib, Baba M. Musa, Garba Iliyasu, Muhammad Hamza, Andreas Kuznik, Jean-Philippe Chippaux

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 20, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008374

Co-infection of dengue and COVID-19: A case report

Morgane Verduyn, Nathalie Allou, Virgile Gazaille, Michel Andre, Tannvir Desroche, Marie-Christine Jaffar, Nicolas Traversier, Cecile Levin, Marie Lagrange-Xelot, Marie-Pierre Moiton, Stella Hoang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 3, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008476

Recalcitrant eumycetoma of the foot: Financial burden a major barrier on the road of recovery

Gagandeep Singh, Reshu Agarwal, Swati Khullar, Immaculata Xess, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Ankur Goyal

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 6, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008356

COVID-19 and acute juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis coinfection

Priscila Marques de Macedo, Dayvison Francis Saraiva Freitas, Andrea Gina Varon, Cristiane da Cruz Lamas, Livia Cristina Fonseca Ferreira, Andrea d’Avila Freitas, Marcel Treptow Ferreira, Estevão Portela Nunes, Marilda Mendonça Siqueira, Valdiléa G. Veloso, Antonio Carlos Francesconi do Valle

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 10, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008559

SARS-CoV-2 infection in China—Before the pandemic

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 6, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008472

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Xenodiagnosis to address key questions in visceral leishmaniasis control and elimination

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Ecological processes underlying the emergence of novel enzootic cycles: Arboviruses in the neotropics as a case study

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A greener vision for vector control: The example of the Singapore dengue control programme

Shuzhen Sim, Lee Ching Ng, Steve W. Lindsay, Anne L. Wilson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 27, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008428

Human plague: An old scourge that needs new answers

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Madurella mycetomatis causing eumycetoma medical treatment: The challenges and prospects

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Acute Chagas disease in Brazil from 2001 to 2018: A nationwide spatiotemporal analysis

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 3, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008445

Population genomics identifies a distinct Plasmodium vivax population on the China-Myanmar border of Southeast Asia

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 3, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008506

Differential gene expression elicited by ZIKV infection in trophoblasts from congenital Zika syndrome discordant twins

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 3, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008424

Prevalence and risk factors associated with Clonorchis sinensis infections in rural communities in northern Vietnam

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High relatedness of invasive multi-drug resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella genotypes among patients and asymptomatic carriers in endemic informal settlements in Kenya

Samuel Kariuki, Cecilia Mbae, Sandra Van Puyvelde, Robert Onsare, Susan Kavai, Celestine Wairimu, Ronald Ngetich, John Clemens, Gordon Dougan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 3, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008440

Leprosy post-exposure prophylaxis in the Indian health system: A cost-effectiveness analysis

Anuj Tiwari, David J. Blok, Mohammad Arif, Jan Hendrik Richardus

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 4, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008521

Fasciola hepatica serine protease inhibitor family (serpins): Purposely crafted for regulating host proteases

Carolina De Marco Verissimo, Heather L. Jewhurst, Irina G. Tikhonova, Rolf T. Urbanus, Aaron G. Maule, John P. Dalton, Krystyna Cwiklinski

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 6, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008510

Chikungunya virus requires an intact microtubule network for efficient viral genome delivery

Tabitha E. Hoornweg, Ellen M. Bouma, Denise P.I. van de Pol, Izabela A. Rodenhuis-Zybert, Jolanda M. Smit

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008469

The effectiveness of early start of Grade III response to dengue in Guangzhou, China: A population-based interrupted time-series study

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008541

Lactoferrin is a dynamic protein in human melioidosis and is a TLR4-dependent driver of TNF-α release in Burkholderia thailandensis infection in vitro

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Gravitrap deployment for adult Aedes aegypti surveillance and its impact on dengue cases

Janet Ong, Chee-Seng Chong, Grace Yap, Caleb Lee, Muhammad Aliff Abdul Razak, Suzanna Chiang, Lee-Ching Ng

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008528

Modelling geospatial distributions of the triatomine vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi in Latin America

Andreas Bender, Andre Python, Steve W. Lindsay, Nick Golding, Catherine L. Moyes

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 10, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008411

Genomic epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni associated with asymptomatic pediatric infection in the Peruvian Amazon

Ben Pascoe, Francesca Schiaffino, Susan Murray, Guillaume Méric, Sion C. Bayliss, Matthew D. Hitchings, Evangelos Mourkas, Jessica K. Calland, Rosa Burga, Pablo Peñataro Yori, Keith A. Jolley, Kerry K. Cooper, Craig T. Parker, Maribel Paredes Olortegui, Margaret N. Kosek, Samuel K. Sheppard

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 10, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008533

Epidemiological distribution of Echinococcus granulosus s.l. infection in human and domestic animal hosts in European Mediterranean and Balkan countries: A systematic review

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 10, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008519

Incidence and etiology of clinically-attended, antibiotic-treated diarrhea among children under five years of age in low- and middle-income countries: Evidence from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study

Joseph A. Lewnard, Elizabeth T. Rogawski McQuade, James A. Platts-Mills, Karen L. Kotloff, Ramanan Laxminarayan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 10, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008520

High endemicity of Clonorchis sinensis infection in Binyang County, southern China

Junling Sun, Hualei Xin, Zhihua Jiang, Menbao Qian, Kaixia Duan, Yingdan Chen, Shizhu Li, Wei Li, Shiyong Huang, Xiaoqin Gan, Yichao Yang, Zhongjie Li

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Efficacy of histamine H1 receptor antagonists azelastine and fexofenadine against cutaneous Leishmania major infection

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Volcanic activity controls cholera outbreaks in the East African Rift

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The global progress of soil-transmitted helminthiases control in 2020 and World Health Organization targets for 2030

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Yellow fever transmission in non-human primates, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil

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The process of building the priority of neglected tropical diseases: A global policy analysis

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Mycotic aneurysm secondary to melioidosis in China: A series of eight cases and a review of literature

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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus strains Hoti and Afghanistan cause viremia and mild clinical disease in cynomolgus monkeys

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The role of an active surveillance strategy of targeting household and neighborhood contacts related to leprosy cases released from treatment in a low-endemic area of China

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Leishmania naiffi and lainsoni in French Guiana: Clinical features and phylogenetic variability

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In target areas where human mosquito-borne diseases are diagnosed, the inclusion of the pre-adult mosquito aquatic niches parameters will improve the integrated mosquito control program

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How accurate is the diagnosis of rheumatic fever in Egypt? Data from the national rheumatic heart disease prevention and control program (2006-2018)

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Clinical, etiological and epidemiological investigations of hand, foot and mouth disease in southern Vietnam during 2015 – 2018

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Epidemiology of Shigella infections and diarrhea in the first two years of life using culture-independent diagnostics in 8 low-resource settings

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Comparison of World Health Organization and Demographic and Health Surveys data to estimate sub-national deworming coverage in pre-school aged children

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Fixed vs adjusted-dose benznidazole for adults with chronic Chagas disease without cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Prevalence of scabies in long-term care hospitals in South Korea

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An iterative process produces oxamniquine derivatives that kill the major species of schistosomes infecting humans

Meghan A. Guzman, Anastasia R. Rugel, Reid S. Tarpley, Sevan N. Alwan, Frédéric D. Chevalier, Dmytro P. Kovalskyy, Xiaohang Cao, Stephen P. Holloway, Timothy J. C. Anderson, Alexander B. Taylor, Stanton F. McHardy, Philip T. LoVerde

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National reporting of deaths after enhanced Ebola surveillance in Sierra Leone

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The Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) microbiome varies spatially and with Ascogregarine infection

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Genetic diversity and evolution of Hantaan virus in China and its neighbors

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An analysis of preclinical efficacy testing of antivenoms for sub-Saharan Africa: Inadequate independent scrutiny and poor-quality reporting are barriers to improving snakebite treatment and management

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Accuracy of different diagnostic techniques for Schistosoma haematobium to estimate treatment needs in Zimbabwe: Application of a hierarchical Bayesian egg count model

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Schistosoma haematobium infection and environmental factors in Southwestern Tanzania: A cross-sectional, population-based study

Kirsi M. Manz, Inge Kroidl, Petra Clowes, Martina Gerhardt, Wilbrod Nyembe, Lucas Maganga, Weston Assisya, Nyanda E. Ntinginya, Ursula Berger, Michael Hoelscher, Elmar Saathoff

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 24, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008508

Positive impact of preventative chemotherapy during a national helminth control program: Perception and KAP

Francisca Mutapi, Paradzayi Tagwireyi, Rivka Lim, Blessing Mangwanda, Charmaine Fourier, Takafira Mduluza

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 24, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008494

Prevalence and risk factors of Schistosoma mansoni infection among children under two years of age in Mbita, Western Kenya

Miho Sassa, Evans A. Chadeka, Ngetich B. Cheruiyot, Mio Tanaka, Taeko Moriyasu, Satoshi Kaneko, Sammy M. Njenga, Sharon E. Cox, Shinjiro Hamano

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 25, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008473

Comparison of clinico-epidemiological and radiological features in paracoccidioidomycosis patients regarding serological classification using antigens from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis complex and Paracoccidioides lutzii

Edy F. Pereira, Gregory Gegembauer, Marilene R. Chang, Zoilo P. de Camargo, Thiago F. Nunes, Sergio M. Ribeiro, Lídia R. de Carvalho, Bianca M. Maldonado, Rinaldo P. Mendes, Anamaria M. M. Paniago

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 25, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008485

Integration of animal health and public health surveillance sources to exhaustively inform the risk of zoonosis: An application to echinococcosis in Rio Negro, Argentina

Andrew Lawson, R Boaz III, A. Corberán-Vallet, Marcos Arezo, Edmundo Larrieu, Marco A. Vigilato, Victor J. Del Rio Vilas

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 25, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008545

Clinical, parasitological and molecular profiles of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and its associated factors among clinically suspected patients attending Borumeda Hospital, North-East Ethiopia

Habtye Bisetegn, Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke, Endalamaw Gadisa, Girma Shumie, Demekech Damte, Tiruework Fenta, Sinkinesh Behaksra, Abebe Genetu Bayih

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 25, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008507

A prospective cohort study of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis due to Leishmania major: Dynamics of the Leishmanin skin test and its predictive value for protection against infection and disease

Jihène Bettaieb, Amine Toumi, Wissem Ghawar, Sadok Chlif, Mariem Nouira, Nabil Belhaj-Hamida, Adel Gharbi, Nissaf Ben-Alaya, Dhafer Laouini, Hechmi Louzir, Koussay Dellagi, Afif Ben Salah

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 25, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008550

Multilocus sequence typing reveals diverse known and novel genotypes of Leptospira spp. circulating in Sri Lanka

Lilani Karunanayake, Chandika D. Gamage, Chandima P. Gunasekara, Sajiv De Silva, Hidemasa Izumiya, Masatomo Morita, Devinda S. Muthusinghe, Kumiko Yoshimatsu, Roshan Niloofa, Panduka Karunanayake, Wimalasiri Uluwattage, Makoto Ohnishi, Nobuo Koizumi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 25, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008573

One-year descriptive analysis of patients treated at an anti-rabies clinic—A retrospective study from Kashmir

Khalid Bashir, Inaamul Haq, S. Muhammad Salim Khan, Mariya Amin Qurieshi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 25, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007477

Assessing the effect of insecticide-treated cattle on tsetse abundance and trypanosome transmission at the wildlife-livestock interface in Serengeti, Tanzania

Jennifer S. Lord, Rachel S. Lea, Fiona K. Allan, Mechtilda Byamungu, David R. Hall, Jessica Lingley, Furaha Mramba, Edith Paxton, Glyn A. Vale, John W. Hargrove, Liam J. Morrison, Stephen J. Torr, Harriet K. Auty

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 25, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008288

Evaluating the role of surgical sterilisation in canine rabies control: A systematic review of impact and outcomes

Abi Collinson, Malcolm Bennett, Marnie L. Brennan, Rachel S. Dean, Jenny Stavisky

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 26, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008497

First record of a tandem-repeat region within the mitochondrial genome of Clonorchis sinensis using a long-read sequencing approach

Liina Kinkar, Neil D. Young, Woon-Mok Sohn, Andreas J. Stroehlein, Pasi K. Korhonen, Robin B. Gasser

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 26, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008552

Emerging Cryptococcus gattii species complex infections in Guangxi, southern China

Chunyang Huang, Clement K. M. Tsui, Min Chen, Kaisu Pan, Xiuying Li, Linqi Wang, Meini Chen, Yanqing Zheng, Dongyan Zheng, Xingchun Chen, Li Jiang, Lili Wei, Wanqing Liao, Cunwei Cao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 26, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008493

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the epidemiology of Lassa virus in humans, rodents and other mammals in sub-Saharan Africa

Sebastien Kenmoe, Serges Tchatchouang, Jean Thierry Ebogo-Belobo, Aude Christelle Ka'e, Gadji Mahamat, Raïssa Estelle Guiamdjo Simo, Arnol Bowo-Ngandji, Cynthia Paola Demeni Emoh, Emmanuel Che, Dimitri Tchami Ngongang, Marie Amougou-Atsama, Nathalie Diane Nzukui, Chris Andre Mbongue Mikangue, Donatien Serge Mbaga, Sorel Kenfack, Sandrine Rachel Kingue Bebey, Nathalie Amvongo Adjia, Atembeh Noura Efietngab, Hervé Raoul Tazokong, Abdou Fatawou Modiyinji, Cyprien Kengne-Nde, Serge Alain Sadeuh-Mba, Richard Njouom

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 26, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008589

Epidemiological insights from a large-scale investigation of intestinal helminths in Medieval Europe

Patrik G. Flammer, Hannah Ryan, Stephen G. Preston, Sylvia Warren, Renáta Přichystalová, Rainer Weiss, Valerie Palmowski, Sonja Boschert, Katarina Fellgiebel, Isabelle Jasch-Boley, Madita-Sophie Kairies, Ernst Rümmele, Dirk Rieger, Beate Schmid, Ben Reeves, Rebecca Nicholson, Louise Loe, Christopher Guy, Tony Waldron, Jiří Macháček, Joachim Wahl, Mark Pollard, Greger Larson, Adrian L. Smith

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 27, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008600

In vitro and in vivo growth inhibitory activities of cryptolepine hydrate against several Babesia species and Theileria equi

Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Amany Magdy Beshbishy, Luay M. Alkazmi, Eman H. Nadwa, Eman K. Rashwan, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 27, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008489

Predicting the environmental suitability and population at risk of podoconiosis in Africa

Kebede Deribe, Hope Simpson, Rachel L. Pullan, Mbonigaba Jean Bosco, Samuel Wanji, Nicole Davis Weaver, Christopher J. L. Murray, Melanie J. Newport, Simon I. Hay, Gail Davey, Jorge Cano

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 27, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008616

Liver damage in schistosomiasis is reduced by adipose tissue-derived stem cell therapy after praziquantel treatment

Vitor Hugo Simões Miranda, Talita Rocha Gomes, Dirli Emerick Eller, Lorena de Cássia Neres Ferraz, Ana Thereza Chaves, Kelly Alves Bicalho, Carlos Eduardo Calzavara Silva, Alexander Birbrair, Marcelo Antônio Pascoal Xavier, Alfredo Miranda de Goes, Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira, Érica Alessandra Rocha Alves, Adriana Bozzi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 27, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008635

Serological and molecular epidemiology of Japanese Encephalitis in Zhejiang, China, 2015-2018

Xuan Deng, Ju-ying Yan, Han-qing He, Rui Yan, Yi Sun, Xue-wen Tang, Yang Zhou, Jun-hang Pan, Hai-yan Mao, Yan-jun Zhang, Hua-kun Lv

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 27, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008574

An in vitro α-neurotoxin—nAChR binding assay correlates with lethality and in vivo neutralization of a large number of elapid neurotoxic snake venoms from four continents

Kritsada Pruksaphon, Kae Yi Tan, Choo Hock Tan, Pavinee Simsiriwong, José María Gutiérrez, Kavi Ratanabanangkoon

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 28, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008581

Telacebec (Q203)-containing intermittent oral regimens sterilized mice infected with Mycobacterium ulcerans after only 16 doses

Aurélie Chauffour, Jérôme Robert, Nicolas Veziris, Alexandra Aubry, Kevin Pethe, Vincent Jarlier

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 31, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007857

Incidence, clinical course and risk factor for recurrent PCR positivity in discharged COVID-19 patients in Guangzhou, China: A prospective cohort study

Jiazhen Zheng, Rui Zhou, Fengjuan Chen, Guofang Tang, Keyi Wu, Furong Li, Huamin Liu, Jianyun Lu, Jiyuan Zhou, Ziying Yang, Yuxin Yuan, Chunliang Lei, Xianbo Wu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 31, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008648

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Supriya Khanra, Subir Kumar Juin, Junaid Jibran Jawed, Sweta Ghosh, Shreyasi Dutta, Shaik Abdul Nabi, Jyotirmayee Dash, Dipak Dasgupta, Subrata Majumdar, Rahul Banerjee

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Tahmina Hossain Ahmed, T. Randolph Saunders, Donald Mullins, Mohammad Zillur Rahman, Jinsong Zhu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 31, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008669

The Ras/ERK signaling pathway couples antimicrobial peptides to mediate resistance to dengue virus in Aedes mosquitoes

Wen-Quan Liu, Si-Qi Chen, Hao-Qiang Bai, Qi-Mei Wei, Sheng-Nan Zhang, Chen Chen, Yi-Han Zhu, Tang-Wei Yi, Xiao-Pu Guo, Si-Yuan Chen, Meng-Jie Yin, Chen-Feng Sun, Shao-Hui Liang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 31, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008660

CRISPR-mediated Transfection of Brugia malayi

Canhui Liu, Alexandra Grote, Elodie Ghedin, Thomas R. Unnasch

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 31, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008627

Household spraying in cholera outbreaks: Insights from three exploratory, mixed-methods field effectiveness evaluations

Karin Gallandat, Annie Huang, Justine Rayner, Gabrielle String, Daniele S. Lantagne

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 31, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008661

Correction: Intermittent pain of the pelvis in a Syrian woman

Benjamin T. Schleenvoigt, Bernhard Theis, Michaela Wüst, Christina Forstner, Mathias W. Pletz, Stefan Hagel

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