February 2022

Staff processing blood samples for a serological arbovirus survey across 23 villages in the Solomon Islands. [Russell, et al. (2022) | Seroprevalence of dengue, Zika, chikungunya and Ross River viruses across the Solomon Islands]

Image Credit: Tanya Russell

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Vietnam: Neglected tropical diseases in an emerging and accelerating economy

Kala Pham, Peter J Hotez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 17, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010140

Reviews

Henipaviruses—A constant threat to livestock and humans

Susann Kummer, Denise-Carina Kranz

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 18, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010157

Histoplasmosis in Africa: Current perspectives, knowledge gaps, and research priorities

Bright K. Ocansey, Chris Kosmidis, Martin Agyei, Améyo M. Dorkenoo, Olusola O. Ayanlowo, Rita O. Oladele, Tchin Darre, David W. Denning

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 24, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010111

Research Articles

Characterization of adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) activity in Trypanosoma brucei brucei: Only one of the two isoforms is kinetically active

Kayla Glockzin, Thomas D. Meek, Ardala Katzfuss

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 1, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009926

Identification of drivers of Rift Valley fever after the 2013–14 outbreak in Senegal using serological data in small ruminants

Ismaila Seck, Modou Moustapha Lo, Assane Gueye Fall, Mariane Diop, Mamadou Ciss, Catherine Béatrice Cêtre-Sossah, Coumba Faye, Mbargou Lo, Adji Mareme Gaye, Caroline Coste, Cécile Squarzoni-Diaw, Rianatou Bada Alambedji, Baba Sall, Andrea Apolloni, Renaud Lancelot

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 2, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010024

Seroepidemiologic evidence of Q fever and associated factors among workers in veterinary service laboratory in South Korea

Dilaram Acharya, Ji-Hyuk Park, Jeong-Hoon Chun, Mi Yeon Kim, Seok-Ju Yoo, Antoine Lewin, Kwan Lee

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 2, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010054

Echinococcus multilocularis specific antibody, systemic cytokine, and chemokine levels, as well as antigen-specific cellular responses in patients with progressive, stable, and cured alveolar echinococcosis: A 10-year follow-up

Beate Grüner, Lynn Peters, Andreas Hillenbrand, Patrick Voßberg, Jonas Schweiker, Elisabeth G. Rollmann, Laura H. Rodriguez, Jasmin Blumhardt, Sanne Burkert, Peter Kern, Carsten Köhler, Peter T. Soboslay

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 2, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010099

Costs of mass drug administration for scabies in Fiji

Maria Mow, Li Jun Thean, Matthew Parnaby, Jyotishna Mani, Eric Rafai, Aalisha Sahukhan, Mike Kama, Meciusela Tuicakau, Joseph Kado, Lucia Romani, Daniel Engelman, Margot Whitfeld, John Kaldor, Andrew Steer, Natalie Carvalho

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 3, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010147

Constructing and validating a transferable epidemic risk index in data scarce environments using open data: A case study for dengue in the Philippines

Fleur Hierink, Jacopo Margutti, Marc van den Homberg, Nicolas Ray

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 4, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009262

Diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for the diagnosis of Chikungunya virus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Anna Andrew, Tholasi Nadhan Navien, Tzi Shien Yeoh, Marimuthu Citartan, Ernest Mangantig, Magdline S. H. Sum, Ewe Seng Ch’ng, Thean-Hock Tang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 4, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010152

Screening the pandemic response box identified benzimidazole carbamates, Olorofim and ravuconazole as promising drug candidates for the treatment of eumycetoma

Wilson Lim, Bertrand Nyuykonge, Kimberly Eadie, Mickey Konings, Juli Smeets, Ahmed Fahal, Alexandro Bonifaz, Matthew Todd, Benjamin Perry, Kirandeep Samby, Jeremy Burrows, Annelies Verbon, Wendy van de Sande

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 4, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010159

Strongyloides stercoralis and Trypanosoma cruzi coinfections in a highly endemic area in Argentina

Pedro E. Fleitas, Noelia Floridia-Yapur, Elvia E. Nieves, Adriana Echazu, Paola A. Vargas, Nicolás R. Caro, Ramiro Aveldaño, Walter Lopez, Mariana Fernandez, Favio Crudo, Rubén O. Cimino, Alejandro J. Krolewiecki

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 4, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010179

Current knowledge of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in Zambia: A clarion call to scaling-up “One Health” research in the wake of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases

Benjamin Mubemba, Monicah M. Mburu, Katendi Changula, Walter Muleya, Lavel C. Moonga, Herman M. Chambaro, Masahiro Kajihara, Yongjin Qiu, Yasuko Orba, Kyoko Hayashida, Catherine G. Sutcliffe, Douglas E. Norris, Philip E. Thuma, Phillimon Ndubani, Simbarashe Chitanga, Hirofumi Sawa, Ayato Takada, Edgar Simulundu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 4, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010193

Cooperativity of catalytic and lectin-like domain of Trypanosoma congolense trans-sialidase modulates its catalytic activity

Mario Waespy, Thaddeus Termulun Gbem, Nilima Dinesh Kumar, Shanmugam Solaiyappan Mani, Jana Rosenau, Frank Dietz, Sørge Kelm

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 7, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009585

Reemergence of yellow fever virus in southeastern Brazil, 2017–2018: What sparked the spread?

Joelle I. Rosser, Karin Nielsen-Saines, Eduardo Saad, Trevon Fuller

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 7, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010133

Major acute cardiovascular events after dengue infection–A population-based observational study

Kai-Che Wei, Cheng-Len Sy, Wen-Hwa Wang, Chia-Ling Wu, Shang-Hung Chang, Yu-Tung Huang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 7, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010134

Evaluation of a simple, rapid and field-adapted diagnostic assay for enterotoxigenic E. coli and Shigella

Sean Connor, Mirza Velagic, Xueyan Zhang, Fatema-Tuz Johura, Goutam Chowdhury, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Shanta Dutta, Munirul Alam, David A. Sack, Thomas F. Wierzba, Subhra Chakraborty

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 7, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010192

Screening of olfactory genes related to blood-feeding behaviors in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus and Culex pipiens molestus by transcriptome analysis

Zhen-yu Gu, He-ting Gao, Qiao-jiang Yang, Meng Ni, Man-jin Li, Dan Xing, Tong-yan Zhao, Teng Zhao, Chun-xiao Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 7, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010204

Global prevalence and case fatality rate of Enterovirus D68 infections, a systematic review and meta-analysis

Amary Fall, Sebastien Kenmoe, Jean Thierry Ebogo-Belobo, Donatien Serge Mbaga, Arnol Bowo-Ngandji, Joseph Rodrigue Foe-Essomba, Serges Tchatchouang, Marie Amougou Atsama, Jacqueline Félicité Yéngué, Raoul Kenfack-Momo, Alfloditte Flore Feudjio, Alex Durand Nka, Chris Andre Mbongue Mikangue, Jean Bosco Taya-Fokou, Jeannette Nina Magoudjou-Pekam, Efietngab Atembeh Noura, Cromwel Zemnou-Tepap, Dowbiss Meta-Djomsi, Martin Maïdadi-Foudi, Ginette Irma Kame-Ngasse, Inès Nyebe, Larissa Gertrude Djukouo, Landry Kengne Gounmadje, Dimitri Tchami Ngongang, Martin Gael Oyono, Cynthia Paola Demeni Emoh, Hervé Raoul Tazokong, Gadji Mahamat, Cyprien Kengne-Ndé, Serge Alain Sadeuh-Mba, Ndongo Dia, Giuseppina La Rosa, Lucy Ndip, Richard Njouom

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 8, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010073

Safety and efficacy of mass drug administration with a single-dose triple-drug regimen of albendazole + diethylcarbamazine + ivermectin for lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea: An open-label, cluster-randomised trial

Livingstone Tavul, Moses Laman, Cade Howard, Bethuel Kotty, Anna Samuel, Catherine Bjerum, Kobie O’Brian, Steven Kumai, Matthew Amuga, Lina Lorry, Zebedee Kerry, Melvin Kualawi, Stephan Karl, Leo Makita, Lucy N. John, Sibauk Bieb, James Wangi, Gary J. Weil, Charles W. Goss, Daniel J. Tisch, William Pomat, Christopher L. King, Leanne J. Robinson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 9, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010096

Viral Parkinsonism: An underdiagnosed neurological complication of Dengue virus infection

Hannah K. Hopkins, Elizabeth M. Traverse, Kelli L. Barr

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 9, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010118

Treatment outcomes among snakebite patients in north-west Ethiopia—A retrospective analysis

Inge Steegemans, Kassaye Sisay, Ernest Nshimiyimana, Gashew Gebrewold, Turid Piening, Endale Menberu Tessema, Birhanu Sahelie, Gabriel Alcoba, Fikre Seife Gebretsadik, Dirk Essink, Simon Collin, Emiliano Lucero, Koert Ritmeijer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 9, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010148

Axenic interspecies and intraclonal hybrid formation in Leishmania: Successful crossings between visceral and cutaneous strains

Camino Gutiérrez-Corbo, Bárbara Domínguez-Asenjo, Yolanda Pérez-Pertejo, Carlos García-Estrada, Felio J Bello, Rafael Balaña-Fouce, Rosa M. Reguera

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 9, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010170

A multi-epitope fusion antigen candidate vaccine for Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli is protective against strain B7A colonization in a rabbit model

Richard M. Jones Jr., Hyesuk Seo, Weiping Zhang, David A. Sack

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 9, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010177

Health-related quality of life and associated factors among Onchocerciasis patients in southeast Nigeria: A cross-sectional comparative study

Adah E. Otache, Ifeyinwa L. Ezenwosu, Edmund N. Ossai, Elias C. Aniwada, Emmanuel A. Nwobi, Benjamin SC. Uzochukwu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 9, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010182

Geostatistical modelling enables efficient safety assessment for mass drug administration with ivermectin in Loa loa endemic areas through a combined antibody and LoaScope testing strategy for elimination of onchocerciasis

Olatunji Johnson, Emanuele Giorgi, Claudio Fronterrè, Benjamin Amoah, Julienne Atsame, Sylvie Ntsame Ella, Marco Biamonte, Kisito Ogoussan, Lee Hundley, Katherine Gass, Peter J. Diggle

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 9, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010189

The tiger mosquito in Lebanon two decades after its introduction: A growing health concern

Nabil Haddad, Hayssam Omran, Fadila Amraoui, Renée Zakhia, Laurence Mousson, Anna-Bella Failloux

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 9, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010206

Seroprevalence of dengue, Zika, chikungunya and Ross River viruses across the Solomon Islands

Tanya L. Russell, Paul F. Horwood, Humpress Harrington, Allan Apairamo, Nathan J. Kama, Albino Bobogare, David MacLaren, Thomas R. Burkot

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 10, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009848

The development of surgical risk score and evaluation of necrotizing soft tissue infection in 161 Naja atra envenomed patients

Chih-Sheng Lai, Po-Yu Liu, Chi-Hsin Lee, Cheng-Hsuan Ho, Wei-Ling Chen, Kuo-Lung Lai, Hung-Yuan Su, Wen-Loung Lin, Kuo-Chen Chung, Yi-Yuan Yang, Chung-Wei You, Kuang-Ting Chen, Yan-Chiao Mao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 10, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010066

Mouse models of Japanese encephalitis virus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis using a meta-regression approach

Tehmina Bharucha, Ben Cleary, Alice Farmiloe, Elizabeth Sutton, Hanifah Hayati, Peggy Kirkwood, Layal Al Hamed, Nadja van Ginneken, Krishanthi S. Subramaniam, Nicole Zitzmann, Gerry Davies, Lance Turtle

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 10, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010116

Scaling-up the delivery of dog vaccination campaigns against rabies in Tanzania

Maganga Sambo, Elaine A. Ferguson, Bernadette Abela-Ridder, Joel Changalucha, Sarah Cleaveland, Kennedy Lushasi, Geofrey Joseph Mchau, Alphoncina Nanai, Hezron Nonga, Rachel Steenson, Paul CD Johnson, Katie Hampson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 10, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010124

Multiple phylogenetically-diverse, differentially-virulent Burkholderia pseudomallei isolated from a single soil sample collected in Thailand

Chandler Roe, Adam J. Vazquez, Paul D. Phillips, Chris J. Allender, Richard A. Bowen, Roxanne D. Nottingham, Adina Doyle, Gumphol Wongsuwan, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Sharon Peacock, Paul Keim, Apichai Tuanyok, David M. Wagner, Jason W. Sahl

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 10, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010172

First PCR Confirmed anthrax outbreaks in Ethiopia—Amhara region, 2018–2019

Baye Ashenefe Wassie, Surafel Fantaw, Yonas Mekonene, Amete Mihret Teshale, Yohannis Yitagesu, Estifanos Tsige, Desalegn Getahun, Geremew Tasew, Getachew Abichu, Beyene Moges, Ebba Abate, Takele Abayneh, Taye Zeru, Zewdu Belay, Siobhan M. Mor

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 10, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010181

Prevalence of intestinal protozoan parasites among school children in africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Khalid Hajissa, Md Asiful Islam, Abdoulie M. Sanyang, Zeehaida Mohamed

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 11, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009971

The changing epidemiology of human monkeypox—A potential threat? A systematic review

Eveline M. Bunge, Bernard Hoet, Liddy Chen, Florian Lienert, Heinz Weidenthaler, Lorraine R. Baer, Robert Steffen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 11, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010141

Host tissue proteomics reveal insights into the molecular basis of Schistosoma haematobium-induced bladder pathology

Derick N. M. Osakunor, Kenji Ishida, Olivia K. Lamanna, Mario Rossi, Louis Dwomoh, Michael H. Hsieh

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 15, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010176

Inference is bliss: Simulation for power estimation for an observational study of a cholera outbreak intervention

Ruwan Ratnayake, Francesco Checchi, Christopher I. Jarvis, W. John Edmunds, Flavio Finger

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 16, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010163

Zika virus disrupts gene expression in human myoblasts and myotubes: Relationship with susceptibility to infection

Ingo Riederer, Daniella Arêas Mendes-da-Cruz, Guilherme Cordenonsi da Fonseca, Mariela Natacha González, Otavio Brustolini, Cássia Rocha, Guilherme Loss, Joseane Biso de Carvalho, Mariane Talon Menezes, Lidiane Menezes Souza Raphael, Alexandra Gerber, Myrna Cristina Bonaldo, Gillian Butler-Browne, Vincent Mouly, Vinicius Cotta-de-Almeida, Wilson Savino, Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 16, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010166

Tick borne relapsing fever - a systematic review and analysis of the literature

Ákos Jakab, Pascal Kahlig, Esther Kuenzli, Andreas Neumayr

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 16, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010212

Results and evaluation of the expansion of a model of comprehensive care for Chagas disease within the National Health System: The Bolivian Chagas network

Maria-Jesus Pinazo, Mirko Rojas-Cortez, Ruth Saravia, Wilson Garcia-Ruiloba, Carlos Ramos, Jimy-Jose Pinto Rocha, Lourdes Ortiz, Mario Castellon, Nilce Mendoza-Claure, Daniel Lozano, Faustino Torrico, Joaquim Gascon, on behalf of Chagas Platform and Chagas Healthcare Network working group

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 17, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010072

Repeatability and reproducibility of a handheld quantitative G6PD diagnostic

Benedikt Ley, Ari Winasti Satyagraha, Mohammad Golam Kibria, Jillian Armstrong, Germana Bancone, Amy K. Bei, Greg Bizilj, Marcelo Brito, Xavier C. Ding, Gonzalo J. Domingo, Michael E. von Fricken, Gornpan Gornsawun, Brandon Lam, Didier Menard, Wuelton Monteiro, Stefano Ongarello, Sampa Pal, Lydia Visita Panggalo, Sunil Parikh, Daniel A. Pfeffer, Ric N. Price, Alessandra da Silva Orfano, Martina Wade, Mariusz Wojnarski, Kuntawunginn Worachet, Aqsa Yar, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Rosalind E. Howes

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 17, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010174

Mosquito population structure, pathogen surveillance and insecticide resistance monitoring in urban regions of Crete, Greece

Emmanouil A. Fotakis, Konstantinos Mavridis, Anastasia Kampouraki, Sofia Balaska, Filianna Tanti, George Vlachos, Sandra Gewehr, Spiros Mourelatos, Antonios Papadakis, Maria Kavalou, Dimitrios Nikolakakis, Maria Moisaki, Nikolaos Kampanis, Manolis Loumpounis, John Vontas

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 17, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010186

Development and validation of a multiplex real-time qPCR assay using GMP-grade reagents for leprosy diagnosis

Fernanda Saloum de Neves Manta, Thiago Jacomasso, Rita de Cássia Pontello Rampazzo, Suelen Justo Maria Moreira, Najua M. Zahra, Stewart T. Cole, Charlotte Avanzi, Thyago Leal-Calvo, Sidra Ezidio Gonçalves Vasconcellos, Phillip Suffys, Marcelo Ribeiro-Alves, Marco Aurelio Krieger, Alexandre Dias Tavares Costa, Milton Ozório Moraes

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 18, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009850

“There are many fevers”: Communities’ perception and management of Febrile illness and its relationship with human animal interactions in South-Western Uganda

Michael Wandanje Mahero, Katherine M. Pelican, Jacinta M. Waila, Shamilah Namusisi, Innocent B. Rwego, Charles Kajura, Christopher Nyatuna, David R. Boulware, Joel Hartter, Lawrence Mugisha, Cheryl Robertson, Dominic A. Travis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 22, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010125

A simple mortality risk prediction score for viper envenoming in India (VENOMS): A model development and validation study

Maya Gopalakrishnan, Suman Saurabh, Pramod Sagar, Chanaveerappa Bammigatti, Tarun Kumar Dutta

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 22, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010183

A lethal model of Leptospira infection in hamster nasal mucosa

Jiaqi Wang, Wenlong Zhang, Zhao Jin, Yue Ding, Shilei Zhang, Dianjun Wu, Yongguo Cao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 22, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010191

First laboratory confirmation and sequencing of Zaire ebolavirus in Uganda following two independent introductions of cases from the 10^th Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 2019

Luke Nyakarahuka, Sophia Mulei, Shannon Whitmer, Kyondo Jackson, Alex Tumusiime, Amy Schuh, Jimmy Baluku, Allison Joyce, Felix Ocom, Jayne B. Tusiime, Joel M. Montgomery, Stephen Balinandi, Julius J. Lutwama, John D. Klena, Trevor R. Shoemaker, on behalf of ‘Kasese EVD Outbreak Response Team’

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 22, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010205

Joint spatiotemporal modelling reveals seasonally dynamic patterns of Japanese encephalitis vector abundance across India

Lydia H. V. Franklinos, David W. Redding, Tim C. D. Lucas, Rory Gibb, Ibrahim Abubakar, Kate E. Jones

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 22, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010218

Neutrophil-dendritic cell interaction plays an important role in live attenuated Leishmania vaccine induced immunity

Parna Bhattacharya, Nevien Ismail, Ankit Saxena, Sreenivas Gannavaram, Ranadhir Dey, Timur Oljuskin, Adovi Akue, Kazuyo Takeda, James Yu, Subir Karmakar, Pradeep K. Dagur, John Philip McCoy Jr., Hira L. Nakhasi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 22, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010224

Molecular epidemiology and microbiological characteristics of Cryptococcus gattii VGII isolates from China

Xuelei Zang, Weixin Ke, Lifeng Wang, Hua Wu, Yemei Huang, Hengyu Deng, Meng Zhou, Ningxin Wu, Xinying Xue, Dingxia Shen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 23, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010078

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding schistosomiasis infection and prevention: A mixed-methods study among endemic communities of western Uganda

Maxson Kenneth Anyolitho, Karolien Poels, Tine Huyse, Julius Tumusiime, Faith Mugabi, Casim Umba Tolo, Caroline Masquillier, Viola Nilah Nyakato

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 23, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010190

Enzyme immunoassays (EIA) for serodiagnosis of human leptospirosis: specific IgG3/IgG1 isotyping may further inform diagnosis of acute disease

Elsa Fortes-Gabriel, Mariana Soares Guedes, Advait Shetty, Charles Klazer Gomes, Teresa Carreira, Maria Luísa Vieira, Lisa Esteves, Luísa Mota-Vieira, Maria Gomes-Solecki

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 23, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010241

Opportunity or catastrophe? effect of sea salt on host-parasite survival and reproduction

Ao Yu, J. Trevor. Vannatta, Stephanie O. Gutierrez, Dennis J. Minchella

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 24, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009524

Pediatric Chagas disease in the non-endemic area of Madrid: A fifteen-year review (2004–2018)

Luz Yadira Bravo-Gallego, Laura Francisco-González, Álvaro Vázquez-Pérez, Milagros García-López Hortelano, Rogelio López Vélez, Luis Ignacio González-Granado, Mar Santos, Cristina Epalza, Ana Belén Jiménez, María José Cilleruelo, Sara Guillén, Tania Fernández, Iciar Olabarrieta, María Flores-Chavez, José Tomás Ramos Amador, María Isabel González-Tomé

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 24, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010232

Positive-case follow up for lymphatic filariasis after a transmission assessment survey in Haiti

Marisa A. Hast, Alain Javel, Eurica Denis, Kira Barbre, Jonas Rigodon, Keri Robinson, Tara A. Brant, Ryan Wiegand, Katherine Gass, Marc Aurèle Telfort, Christine Dubray

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 25, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010231

Population-based assessment of factors influencing antibiotic prescribing for adults with dengue infection in Taiwan

Chia-En Lien, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Yi-Jung Shen, Theodore Tsai, Nicole Huang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published February 28, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010198

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