Simplifying screening for Trypanosoma cruzi in pregnant persons and their infants

Pierre Buekens, Jackeline Alger, Maria Luisa Cafferata, Eric Dumonteil, Claudia Herrera, Marco Tulio Luque, Yves Carlier

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 25, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011329

Occurrence of scorpion sting and associated factors in a highly marginalized municipality in Guerrero, Mexico: A cross-sectional study

Blanca Estela Trinidad-Porfirio, Arcadio Morales-Pérez, Elizabeth Nava-Aguilera, Miguel Flores-Moreno, Liliana Morales-Nava, Jaime García-Leyva, Rufino Silva-Domínguez, Antonio Juan Cortés-Guzmán, Ildefonso Fernández-Salas, Neil Andersson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011271

Using mechanistic models to highlight research priorities for tick-borne zoonotic diseases: Improving our understanding of the ecology and maintenance of Kyasanur Forest Disease in India

Richard M. J. Hassall, Sarah J. Burthe, Stefanie M. Schäfer, Nienke Hartemink, Bethan V. Purse

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011300

Phylogenetic analysis of the origin and spread of plague in Madagascar

Luis Roger Esquivel Gomez, Cyril Savin, Voahangy Andrianaivoarimanana, Soloandry Rahajandraibe, Lovasoa Nomena Randriantseheno, Zhemin Zhou, Arthur Kocher, Xavier Didelot, Minoarisoa Rajerison, Denise Kühnert

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010362

Understanding West Nile virus transmission: Mathematical modelling to quantify the most critical parameters to predict infection dynamics

Elisa Fesce, Giovanni Marini, Roberto Rosà, Davide Lelli, Monica Pierangela Cerioli, Mario Chiari, Marco Farioli, Nicola Ferrari

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010252

Cholera past and future in Nigeria: Are the Global Task Force on Cholera Control’s 2030 targets achievable?

Gina E. C. Charnley, Sebastian Yennan, Chinwe Ochu, Ilan Kelman, Katy A. M. Gaythorpe, Kris A. Murray

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011312

Angie-LAMP for diagnosis of human eosinophilic meningitis using dog as proxy: A LAMP assay for Angiostrongylus cantonensis DNA in cerebrospinal fluid

Vojtech Baláž, Phoebe Rivory, Douglas Hayward, Susan Jaensch, Richard Malik, Rogan Lee, David Modrý, Jan Šlapeta

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011038

Chikungunya virus infection in Aedes aegypti is modulated by L-cysteine, taurine, hypotaurine and glutathione metabolism

Ankit Kumar, Jatin Shrinet, Sujatha Sunil

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 2, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011280

Spatiotemporal distribution of schistosomiasis transmission risk in Jiangling County, Hubei Province, P.R. China

Jiaxin Feng, Xia Zhang, Hehua Hu, Yanfeng Gong, Zhuowei Luo, Jingbo Xue, Chunli Cao, Jing Xu, Shizhu Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 4, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011265

Understanding factors responsible for the slow decline of soil-transmitted helminthiasis following seven rounds of annual mass drug administration (2012–2018) among school children in endemic counties of Kenya: A mixed method study

Janet Masaku, Collins Okoyo, Sylvie Araka, Rosemary Musuva, Elizabeth Njambi, Doris W. Njomo, Charles Mwandawiro, Sammy M. Njenga

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 4, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011310

Sporothrix globosa melanin regulates autophagy via the TLR2 signaling pathway in THP-1 macrophages

Mengqi Guan, Lei Yao, Yu Zhen, Yang Song, Xiaobo Liu, Yuanyuan Liu, Ruili Chen, Yan Cui, Shanshan Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 4, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011281

Correlates of prior HIV testing and schistosomiasis treatment: Baseline survey findings from the “creating demand for fishermen’s schistosomiasis HIV services” (FISH) cluster-randomized trial in Mangochi, Malawi

Geoffrey Kangogo, Donaldson F. Conserve, Sekeleghe Kayuni, Moses K. Kumwenda, Kathryn L. Dovel, James Chirombo, Peter MacPherson, Elizabeth L. Corbett, Anthony Butterworth, Augustine Talumba Choko

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 4, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010654

Alterations in germinal center formation and B cell activation during severe Orientia tsutsugamushi infection in mice

Casey Gonzales, Yuejin Liang, James Fisher, Galen Card, Jiaren Sun, Lynn Soong

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 5, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011090

COVID-19 in patients with paracoccidioidomycosis

Priscila Marques de Macedo, Lorena Macedo Pestana Benko, Eduardo Mastrangelo Marinho Falcão, Joshua D. Nosanchuk, Rodrigo Almeida-Paes, Antonio Carlos Francesconi do Valle

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011322

Identification of Bulinus forskalii as a potential intermediate host of Schistosoma hæmatobium in Senegal

Papa Mouhamadou Gaye, Souleymane Doucouré, Doudou Sow, Cheikh Sokhna, Stéphane Ranque

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 9, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010584

Assessing insecticide susceptibility, diagnostic dose and time for the sand fly Phlebotomus argentipes, the vector of visceral leishmaniasis in India, using the CDC bottle bioassay

Rahul Chaubey, Ashish Shukla, Anurag Kumar Kushwaha, Puja Tiwary, Shakti Kumar Singh, Shawna Hennings, Om Praksh Singh, Phillip Lawyer, Edgar Rowton, Christine A. Petersen, Scott A. Bernhardt, Shyam Sundar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 10, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011276

Behaviour change interventions for the control and elimination of schistosomiasis: A systematic review of evidence from low- and middle-income countries

Carlos A. Torres-Vitolas, Suzan C. M. Trienekens, Willemijn Zaadnoordijk, Anouk N. Gouvras

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 10, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011315

TLR3 activation by Clonorchis sinensis infection alleviates the fluke-induced liver fibrosis

Yuru Wang, Pengtao Gong, Xuancheng Zhang, Xiaocen Wang, Xu Zhang, Nan Zhang, Yanhui Yu, Yeting Ma, Haoyang Zhang, Xichen Zhang, Xin Li, Jianhua Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 11, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011325

Prevalence and molecular characterization of Entamoeba moshkovskii in diarrheal patients from Eastern India

Sanjib K. Sardar, Ajanta Ghosal, Tapas Haldar, Maimoon Maruf, Koushik Das, Yumiko Saito-Nakano, Seiki Kobayashi, Shanta Dutta, Tomoyoshi Nozaki, Sandipan Ganguly

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 11, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011287

Ecological interactions of sand flies, hosts, and Leishmania panamensis in an endemic area of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia

Laura Posada-López, Andrés Velez-Mira, Omar Cantillo, Adriana Castillo-Castañeda, Juan David Ramírez, Eunice A. B. Galati, Fredy Galvis-Ovallos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 11, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011316

Evidence of Histoplasma capsulatum seropositivity and exploration of risk factors for exposure in Busia county, western Kenya: Analysis of the PAZ dataset

Tessa Rose Cornell, Lian Francesca Thomas, Elizabeth Anne Jessie Cook, Gina Pinchbeck, Judy Bettridge, Lauren Gordon, Velma Kivali, Alice Kiyong’a, Eric Maurice Fèvre, Claire Elizabeth Scantlebury

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 12, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011295

Importance of consultations using mobile teams in the screening and treatment of neglected tropical skin diseases in Benin

Ronald Sètondji Gnimavo, Faraj Fajloun, Charbel Al-Bayssari, Espoir Sodjinou, Akimath Habib, Line Ganlonon, Eric Claco, Irvine Agoundoté, Odile Adjouavi Houngbo, Esaï Gimatal Anagonou, Chabi Alphonse Olaniran Biaou, Adjimon Gilbert Ayélo, Jean Gabin Houezo, Alexandra Boccarossa, Elie Hajj Moussa, Béatriz Gomez, Anna Gine, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh, Estelle Marion, Roch Christian Johnson, Marie Kempf

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 12, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011314

‘We do not rush to the hospital for ordinary wounds (suḷu tuvāla)’: A qualitative study on the early clinical manifestations of cutaneous leishmaniasis and associated health behaviours in rural Sri Lanka

Sonali Dinushika Gunasekara, Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe, Suneth Buddhika Agampodi, Manoj Sanjeewa Fernando, Kosala Gayan Weerakoon, Chandani Liyanage, Lisa Dikomitis, Thilini Chanchala Agampodi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 12, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010939

Can Ivermectin kill Sarcoptes scabiei during the molting process?

Shenrui Feng, Minmin Shi, Zhijuan Yin, Wenda Di, Jacques Guillot, Fang Fang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 17, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011337

Prioritizing interventions for cholera control in Kenya, 2015–2020

Waqo Boru, Shaoming Xiao, Patrick Amoth, David Kareko, Daniel Langat, Ian Were, Mohammad Ali, David A. Sack, Elizabeth C. Lee, Amanda K. Debes

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 17, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010928

School-based preventive chemotherapy program for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth control in Angola: 6-year impact assessment

Adam W. Bartlett, Elsa P. Mendes, Latifeh Dahmash, Marta S. Palmeirim, Maria C. de Almeida, Luis B. Peliganga, Luis M. M. Lufunda, Ana Direito, Julio Ramirez, Pauline N. Mwinzi, Sergio Lopes, Susana Vaz Nery

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 17, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010849

Prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth infections among individuals living in Bata district, Equatorial Guinea

Gertrudis Ribado Meñe, Jean Claude Dejon Agobé, Juan Carlos Momo Besahà, Florentino Abaga Ondo Ndoho, Salim Abdulla, Ayôla Akim Adegnika

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 17, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011345

A general framework to support cost-efficient fecal egg count methods and study design choices for large-scale STH deworming programs–monitoring of therapeutic drug efficacy as a case study

Luc E. Coffeng, Johnny Vlaminck, Piet Cools, Matthew Denwood, Marco Albonico, Shaali M. Ame, Mio Ayana, Daniel Dana, Giuseppe Cringoli, Sake J. de Vlas, Alan Fenwick, Michael French, Adama Kazienga, Jennifer Keiser, Stefanie Knopp, Gemechu Leta, Leonardo F. Matoso, Maria P. Maurelli, Antonio Montresor, Greg Mirams, Zeleke Mekonnen, Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira, Simone A. Pinto, Laura Rinaldi, Somphou Sayasone, Peter Steinmann, Eurion Thomas, Jozef Vercruysse, Bruno Levecke

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 17, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011071

Lymphatic filariasis endgame strategies: Using GEOFIL to model mass drug administration and targeted surveillance and treatment strategies in American Samoa

Callum Shaw, Angus McLure, Patricia M. Graves, Colleen L. Lau, Kathryn Glass

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 18, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011347

Combined impacts of environmental and socioeconomic covariates on HFMD risk in China: A spatiotemporal heterogeneous perspective

Chun-Hu Li, Jun-Jie Mao, You-Jia Wu, Bin Zhang, Xun Zhuang, Gang Qin, Hong-Mei Liu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 19, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011286

Visual findings in children exposed to Zika in utero in Nicaragua

Evelin Martinez, Ryan Max, Filemón Bucardo, Elizabeth M. Stringer, Sylvia Becker-Dreps, Christian Toval-Ruíz, Meylin Chavarria, María J. Meléndez-Balmaceda, Carlos Nuñez, Matthew H. Collins, Michael Boivin, Shiara Ortiz-Pujols, Omar Zepeda, Kaitlyn Cross, Emily W. Gower, Natalie M. Bowman, Sara F. Grace

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 19, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011275

A randomized, open-label study of the tolerability and efficacy of one or three daily doses of ivermectin plus diethylcarbamazine and albendazole (IDA) versus one dose of ivermectin plus albendazole (IA) for treatment of onchocerciasis

Nicholas O. Opoku, Felix Doe, Bettina Dubben, Nicole Fetcho, Kerstin Fischer, Peter U. Fischer, Shelter Gordor, Charles W. Goss, Michael E. Gyasi, Achim Hoerauf, Augustine R. Hong, Eric Kanza, Christopher L. King, Ruth Laryea, Daphne Lew, Mahmood A. Seidu, Gary J. Weil

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 19, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011365

Bacterial, fungal and parasitic co-infections in leprosy: A scoping review

Luis Alberto Ribeiro Fróes Jr, Tereza Setsuko Toma, Marie Jachiet, Laurie Rousset, Rosana Evangelista Poderoso, Maria Angela Bianconcini Trindade

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 22, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011334

Effective immuno-therapeutic treatment of Canine Leishmaniasis

Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos, Alessio Giannelli, François Fasquelle, Angelo Scuotto, Didier Betbeder

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 22, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011360

Sensitivity and specificity of human point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA) test in African livestock for rapid diagnosis of schistosomiasis: A Bayesian latent class analysis

Beatriz Calvo-Urbano, Elsa Léger, Isobel Gabain, Claudia J. De Dood, Nicolas D. Diouf, Anna Borlase, James W. Rudge, Paul L. A. M. Corstjens, Mariama Sène, Govert J. Van Dam, Martin Walker, Joanne P. Webster

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 22, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010739

Seroepidemiology of Lassa virus in pregnant women in Southern Nigeria: A prospective hospital-based cohort study

Nzelle Delphine Kayem, Sylvanus Okogbenin, Joseph Okoeguale, Mojeed Momoh, Antonia Njoku, Reuben Eifediyi, Xavier Enodiana, Hilary Ngwu, Wilfred Irhiogbe, Yemisi Ighodalo, Thomas Olokor, George Odigie, Lyndsey Castle, Sophie Duraffour, Lisa Oestereich, Prabin Dahal, Proochista Ariana, Stephan Gunther, Peter Horby

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 22, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011354

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Prevalence and associated risk factors of intestinal parasites among schoolchildren in Ecuador, with emphasis on the molecular diversity of Giardia duodenalis, Blastocystis sp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi

Estephany Tapia-Veloz, Mónica Gozalbo, Marisa Guillén, Alejandro Dashti, Begoña Bailo, Pamela C. Köster, Mónica Santín, David Carmena, María Trelis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 24, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011339

In-silico identification of linear B-cell epitopes in specific proteins of Bartonella bacilliformis for the serological diagnosis of Carrion’s disease

Victor Jimenez-Vasquez, Karen Daphne Calvay-Sanchez, Yanina Zarate-Sulca, Giovanna Mendoza-Mujica

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 25, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011321

Multi-centric evaluation of Biomeme Franklin Mobile qPCR for rapid detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in clinical specimens

Michael Frimpong, Venus Nana Boakyewaa Frimpong, Hycenth Numfor, Valerie Donkeng Donfack, Jennifer Seyram Amedior, Danielle Emefa Deegbe, Baaba Dadson, Anthony Ablordey, Sara Eyangoh, Richard Odame Phillips, Sundeep Chaitanya Vedithi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 25, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011373

Immunocompetent hamsters as a model for orthobunyavirus-induced neuroinvasion and neuropathology

Allison Groseth, Don Gardner, Kimberly Meade-White, Susanne Amler, Hideki Ebihara

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 26, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011355

Mapping the risk of Rift Valley fever in Uganda using national seroprevalence data from cattle, sheep and goats

Dan Tumusiime, Emmanuel Isingoma, Optato B. Tashoroora, Deo B. Ndumu, Milton Bahati, Noelina Nantima, Denis Rwabiita Mugizi, Christine Jost, Bernard Bett

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 26, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010482

Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in Maridi, South Sudan: Modelling and exploring the impact of control measures against river blindness

Samit Bhattacharyya, Natalie V. S. Vinkeles Melchers, Joseph N. Siewe Fodjo, Amit Vutha, Luc E. Coffeng, Makoy Y. Logora, Robert Colebunders, Wilma A. Stolk

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 26, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011320

Prevalence of Thiamine Deficiency in Pregnancy and its impact on fetal outcome in an area endemic for thiamine deficiency

Ozaifa Kareem, Samiya Mufti, Sobia Nisar, Masood Tanvir, Umar Muzaffer, Nahida Ali, Ishfaq Ahmad Sheikh, Ghulam Nabi Bader

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011324

An economic evaluation of Wolbachia deployments for dengue control in Vietnam

Hugo C. Turner, Duong Le Quyen, Reynold Dias, Phan Thi Huong, Cameron P. Simmons, Katherine L. Anders

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011356

Schistosome egg antigen stimulates the secretion of miR-33-carrying extracellular vesicles from macrophages to promote hepatic stellate cell activation and liver fibrosis in schistosomiasis

Xin Qi, Yanan Pu, Fanyan Chen, Liyang Dong, Yongbin Ma, Junling Wang, Guo Yin, Di Lu, Xiaojun Chen, Jifeng Zhu, Yalin Li, Sha Zhou, Chuan Su

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011385

Assessing the risk of West Nile Virus seasonal outbreaks and its vector control in an urbanizing bird community: An integrative R₀-modelling study in the city of Merida, Mexico

Alheli Flores-Ferrer, Gerardo Suzán, Etienne Waleckx, Sébastien Gourbière

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011340

Dimethyl itaconate ameliorates the deficits of goal-directed behavior in Toxoplasma gondii infected mice

Yongshuai Wu, Daxiang Xu, Yan He, Ziyi Yan, Rundong Liu, Zhuanzhuan Liu, Cheng He, Xiaomei Liu, Yinghua Yu, Xiaoying Yang, Wei Pan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 31, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011350

Phylogenetic and biogeographical traits predict unrecognized hosts of zoonotic leishmaniasis

Caroline K. Glidden, Aisling Roya Murran, Rafaella Albuquerque Silva, Adrian A. Castellanos, Barbara A. Han, Erin A. Mordecai

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 31, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010879

Entomological surveillance on Aedes aegypti during covid 19 period in Cape Coast, Ghana: Risk of arboviral outbreaks, multiple insecticide resistance and distribution of F1534C, V410L and V1016I kdr mutations

Joana Ayettey, Aikins Ablorde, Godwin K. Amlalo, Ben A. Mensah, Andreas A. Kudom

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 31, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011397

Population pharmacokinetics of benznidazole in neonates, infants and children using a new pediatric formulation

Jaime Altcheh, Guillermo Moscatelli, Martin Caruso, Samanta Moroni, Margarita Bisio, Maria Rosa Miranda, Celia Monla, Maria Vaina, Maria Valdez, Lucrecia Moran, Teresa Ramirez, Oscar Ledesma Patiño, Adelina Riarte, Nicolas Gonzalez, Jayme Fernandes, Fabiana Alves, Isabela Ribeiro, Facundo Garcia-Bournissen

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Correction: Beliefs, attitudes and practices towards scabies in central Ghana

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