Effects of climate change on soil health resulting in an increased global spread of neglected tropical diseases

John Paul M. Wasan, Kishor M. Wasan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 15, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011378

Scrub typhus, a salient threat: Needs attention

Kamran Zaman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011427

A global call for action to tackle skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) through integration: An ambitious step change

Rie R. Yotsu, L. Claire Fuller, Michele E. Murdoch, Wim H. van Brakel, Chandrakant Revankar, Mahoutondji Yves Thierry Barogui, Jose Antonio Ruiz Postigo, Daniel Argaw Dagne, Kingsley Asiedu, Roderick J. Hay

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 15, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011357

Singapore’s 5 decades of dengue prevention and control—Implications for global dengue control

Soon Hoe Ho, Jue Tao Lim, Janet Ong, Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi, Shuzhen Sim, Lee Ching Ng

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 22, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011400

Characterizing dengue transmission in rural areas: A systematic review

Olivia Man, Alicia Kraay, Ruth Thomas, James Trostle, Gwenyth O. Lee, Charlotte Robbins, Amy C. Morrison, Josefina Coloma, Joseph N. S. Eisenberg

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011333

A human model of Buruli ulcer: The case for controlled human infection and considerations for selecting a Mycobacterium ulcerans challenge strain

Stephen Muhi, Joshua Osowicki, Daniel O’Brien, Paul D. R. Johnson, Sacha Pidot, Marcel Doerflinger, Julia L. Marshall, Marc Pellegrini, James McCarthy, Timothy P. Stinear

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011394

Population pharmacokinetic model of ivermectin in mass drug administration against lymphatic filariasis

Abdullah Alshehri, Yashpal S. Chhonker, Veenu Bala, Constant Edi, Catherine M. Bjerum, Benjamin G. Koudou, Lucy N. John, Oriol Mitjà, Michael Marks, Christopher L. King, Daryl J. Murry

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011319

Comparison of molecular methods for Bartonella henselae detection in blood donors

Marina Rovani Drummond, Luciene Silva dos Santos, Amanda Roberta de Almeida, Karina de Almeida Lins, Maria Lourdes Barjas-Castro, Pedro Paulo Vissotto de Paiva Diniz, Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011336

The leishmaniases in Kenya: A scoping review

Grace Grifferty, Hugh Shirley, Katherine O’Brien, Jason L. Hirsch, Adrienne M. Orriols, Kiira Lani Amechi, Joshua Lo, Neeharika Chanda, Sarra El Hamzaoui, Jorja Kahn, Samantha V. Yap, Kyleigh E. Watson, Christina Curran, Amina Atef AbdelAlim, Neeloy Bose, Alissa Link Cilfone, Richard Wamai

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011358

Low responsiveness of peripheral lymphocytes in extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis

Matthew L. Romo, Rocio Osorio, Andrea Toledo, Roger Carrillo-Mezo, Ricardo Valdez, Marta C. Romano, Edda Sciutto, Gladis Fragoso, Agnès Fleury

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011386

Development and evaluation of a droplet digital PCR assay to detect Brucella in human whole blood

Jiayin Liu, Zhichun Song, Na Ta, Guozhong Tian, Xiaowen Yang, Hongyan Zhao, Dongri Piao, Yu Fan, Yu Zhang, Hai Jiang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 2, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011367

High frequency of Voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) gene mutations in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) suggest rapid insecticide resistance evolution in Shanghai, China

Hao Yuan, Wenqi Shan, Yuhang Zhang, Hanlu Yan, Yikai Li, Qiuming Zhou, Haowei Dong, Feng Tao, Hongxia Liu, Peien Leng, Heng Peng, Yajun Ma

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 2, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011399

Silencing of the 20S proteasomal subunit-α6 triggers full oogenesis arrest and increased mRNA levels of the selective autophagy adaptor protein p62/SQSTM1 in the ovary of the vector Rhodnius prolixus

Allana Faria-Reis, Samara Santos-Araújo, Jéssica Pereira, Thamara Rios, David Majerowicz, Katia C. Gondim, Isabela Ramos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 2, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011380

Dengue in Myanmar: Spatiotemporal epidemiology, association with climate and short-term prediction

Win Zaw, Zaw Lin, July Ko Ko, Chawarat Rotejanaprasert, Neriza Pantanilla, Steeve Ebener, Richard James Maude

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011331

Evidencing leprosy neuronal inflammation by 18-Fluoro-deoxy-glucose

Patricia Sola Penna, Sergio Augusto Lopes De Souza, Paulo Gustavo Limeira Nobre De Lacerda, Izabela Jardim Rodrigues Pitta, Clarissa Neves Spitz, Anna Maria Sales, Flavio Alves Lara, Ana Caroline Siquara De Souza, Euzenir Nunes Sarno, Roberta Olmo Pinheiro, Marcia Rodrigues Jardim

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011383

Spatial analysis of the epidemiological risk of leprosy in the municipalities of Minas Gerais

Isabela de Caux Bueno, Daniele dos Santos Lages, Francisco Carlos Felix Lana

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011381

Variants of CARD8 in Leishmania guyanensis-cutaneous leishmaniasis and influence of the variants genotypes on circulating plasma cytokines IL-1β, TNFα and IL-8

Héctor David Graterol Sequera, Josué Lacerda de Souza, José do Espírito Santo Junior, Lener Santos da Silva, Suzana Kanawati Pinheiro, Herllon Karllos Athaydes Kerr, Mara Lúcia Gomes de Souza, Marcus Vinitius de Farias Guerra, Tirza Gabrielle Ramos de Mesquita, Rajendranath Ramasawmy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011416

Evidence-based advice on timing and location of tsetse control measures in Shimba Hills National reserve, Kenya

Stella Gachoki, Thomas A. Groen, Anton Vrieling, Andrew Skidmore, Daniel Masiga

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011398

Schistosoma japonicum Tyrosine Hydroxylase is promising targets for immunodiagnosis and immunoprotection of Schistosomiasis japonica

Xianyu Piao, Jiamei Duan, Ning Jiang, Shuai Liu, Nan Hou, Qijun Chen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011389

Assessing vector competence of mosquitoes from northeastern France to West Nile virus and Usutu virus

Jean-Philippe Martinet, Chloé Bohers, Marie Vazeille, Hubert Ferté, Laurence Mousson, Bruno Mathieu, Jérôme Depaquit, Anna-Bella Failloux

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011144

Association between the potential distribution of Lutzomyia longipalpis and Nyssomyia whitmani and leishmaniasis incidence in Piauí State, Brazil

Raimundo Leoberto Torres de Sousa, Thais de Araujo-Pereira, Anangela Ravena da Silva Leal, Simone Mousinho Freire, Cleanto Luiz Maia Silva, Jacenir Reis dos Santos Mallet, Mauricio Luiz Vilela, Silvia Alcântara Vasconcelos, Régis Gomes, Clarissa Teixeira, Constança Britto, Daniela de Pita Pereira, Bruno Moreira de Carvalho

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011388

Ecological drivers of sustained enzootic yellow fever virus transmission in Brazil, 2017–2021

Natália Ingrid Oliveira Silva, Gregory F. Albery, Matheus Soares Arruda, Gabriela Fernanda Garcia Oliveira, Thaís Alkifeles Costa, Érica Munhoz de Mello, Gabriel Dias Moreira, Erik Vinícius Reis, Simone Agostinho da Silva, Marlise Costa Silva, Munique Guimarães de Almeida, Daniel J. Becker, Colin J. Carlson, Nikos Vasilakis, Kathryn A. Hanley, Betânia Paiva Drumond

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011407

IgG₄ antibodies to the recombinant filarial antigen Wb-Bhp-1 decrease dramatically following treatment of lymphatic filariasis

Sarah E. Greene, Yuefang Huang, Kurt C. Curtis, Christopher L. King, Peter U. Fischer, Gary J. Weil

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 7, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011364

Temporal patterns, spatial risks, and characteristics of tegumentary leishmaniasis in Brazil in the first twenty years of the 21st Century

Vinícius Silva Belo, Fábio Raphael Pascoti Bruhn, David Soeiro Barbosa, Daniel Cardoso Portela Câmara, Taynãna César Simões, Lia Puppim Buzanovsky, Anna Gabryela Sousa Duarte, Saulo Nascimento de Melo, Diogo Tavares Cardoso, Lucas Edel Donato, Ana Nilce Silveira Maia-Elkhoury, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 7, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011405

The evolution of electrocardiographic abnormalities in the elderly with Chagas disease during 14 years of follow-up: The Bambui Cohort Study of Aging

Bruno Oliveira Figueiredo Brito, Emilly Malveira Lima, Elsayed Z. Soliman, Eduardo Fernandes Silva, Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 7, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011419

Dengue transmission dynamics prediction by combining metapopulation networks and Kalman filter algorithm

Qinghui Zeng, Xiaolin Yu, Haobo Ni, Lina Xiao, Ting Xu, Haisheng Wu, Yuliang Chen, Hui Deng, Yingtao Zhang, Sen Pei, Jianpeng Xiao, Pi Guo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 7, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011418

Use of unmanned ground vehicle systems in urbanized zones: A study of vector Mosquito surveillance in Kaohsiung

Yu-Xuan Chen, Chao-Ying Pan, Bo-Yu Chen, Shu-Wen Jeng, Chun-Hong Chen, Joh-Jong Huang, Chaur-Dong Chen, Wei-Liang Liu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011346

Nationwide and long-term epidemiological research of snakebite envenomation in Taiwan during 2002–2014 based on the use of snake antivenoms: A study utilizing National Health Insurance Database

Jen-Yu Hsu, Shu-O Chiang, Chen-Chang Yang, Tan-Wen Hsieh, Chi-Jung Chung, Yan-Chiao Mao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011376

In vitro knockdown of TsDNase II-7 suppresses Trichinella spiralis invasion into the host’s intestinal epithelial cells

Jing Wang, Xuemin Jin, Chengyao Li, Xinhui Chen, Yanfeng Li, Mingyuan Liu, Xiaolei Liu, Jing Ding

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011323

Efficacy of drug treatment for severe melioidosis and eradication treatment of melioidosis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Thunyarat Anothaisintawee, Krit Harncharoenkul, Kamonporn Poramathikul, Kittijarankon Phontham, Parat Boonyarangka, Worachet Kuntawunginn, Michele Spring, Daniel Boudreaux, Jeffrey Livezey, Narisara Chantratita

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 12, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011382

Susceptibility of Aedes albopictus, Ae. aegypti and human populations to Ross River virus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jolene Yin Ling Fu, Chong Long Chua, Athirah Shafiqah Abu Bakar, Indra Vythilingam, Wan Yusoff Wan Sulaiman, Luke Alphey, Yoke Fun Chan, I-Ching Sam

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 12, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011423

Evaluating the availability and quality of services for lymphatic filariasis morbidity in Ghana

Melissa Edmiston, Solomon Atinbire, Ernest O Mensah, Ernest Mensah, Bright Alomatu, Kofi Asemanyi Mensah, Stephanie Palmer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 12, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010805

Chagas prevention and control in an endemic area from the Argentinian Gran Chaco Region: Data from 14 years of uninterrupted intervention

Diego Weinberg, Maria Florencia Casale, Rosa Graciela Cejas, Rafael Hoyos, María Victoria Periago, Elsa Segura, Marcelo Claudio Abril

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 14, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011410

Associations of water contact frequency, duration, and activities with schistosome infection risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Fabian Reitzug, Julia Ledien, Goylette F. Chami

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 14, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011377

Updated estimation of cutaneous leishmaniasis incubation period in French Guiana

Romain Blaizot, Albin Fontaine, Magalie Demar, François Delon, Albane de Bonet d’Oleon, Aurélie Mayet, Franck de Laval, Vincent Pommier de Santi, Sébastien Briolant

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 14, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011415

Pharmacokinetics, feasibility and safety of co-administering azithromycin, albendazole, and ivermectin during mass drug administration: A review

Scott McPherson, Anthony W. Solomon, Fikre Seife, Hiwot Solomon, Teshome Gebre, David C. W. Mabey, Michael Marks

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 14, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011224

Vitamin D status, vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism, and haplotype in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis: Correlation with susceptibility and parasite load index

Doaa A. Salem, Mohammad A. Alghamdi, Hasan S. AL-Ghamdi, Bakheet A. Alghamdi, Ayman Zaki Elsayed Elsamanoudi, Abdulkarim Hasan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 15, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011393

In vivo and in vitro characterization of a new Oya virus isolate from Culicoides spp. and its seroprevalence in domestic animals in Yunnan, China

Jinxin Meng, Fei Wang, Yuwen He, Nan Li, Zhenxing Yang, Jun Yao, Shunlong Wang, Guodian Xiong, Zhiming Yuan, Han Xia, Jinglin Wang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 15, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011374

A stitch in time: The importance of water and sanitation services (WSS) infrastructure maintenance for cholera risk. A geospatial analysis in Harare, Zimbabwe

Sophie Ayling, Sveta Milusheva, Faith Maidei Kashangura, Yi Rong Hoo, Hugh Sturrock, George Joseph

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 16, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011353

Transmission-blocking activity of antimalarials for Plasmodium vivax malaria in Anopheles darlingi

Alice O. Andrade, Najara A. C. Santos, Alessandra S. Bastos, José D. C. Pontual, Jéssica E. Araújo, Alexia M. V. Silva, Leandro N. Martinez, Alzemar A. Lima, Anna Caroline C. Aguiar, Carolina B. G. Teles, Jansen F. Medeiros, Dhelio B. Pereira, Joseph M. Vinetz, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, Maisa S. Araújo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 16, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011425

Salmonella Typhi whole genome sequencing in Rwanda shows a diverse historical population with recent introduction of haplotype H58

Jean Pierre Rutanga, Tessa de Block, Wim L. Cuypers, Josephine Cafmeyer, Marjan Peeters, Esperance Umumararungu, Jean Claude S. Ngabonziza, Aniceth Rucogoza, Olivier Vandenberg, Delphine Martiny, Angélique Dusabe, Théoneste Nkubana, Gordon Dougan, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Ivan Emil Mwikarago, Jan Jacobs, Stijn Deborggraeve, Sandra Van Puyvelde

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 16, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011285

How do disease control measures impact spatial predictions of schistosomiasis and hookworm? The example of predicting school-based prevalence before and after preventive chemotherapy in Ghana

Alexandra V. Kulinkina, Andrea Farnham, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Jürg Utzinger, Yvonne Walz

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 16, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011424

Spatiotemporal bayesian modelling of scorpionism and its risk factors in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto, Camila Lorenz, Alec Brian Lacerda, Thiago Salomão de Azevedo, Denise Maria Cândido, Luciano José Eloy, Fan Hui Wen, Marta Blangiardo, Monica Pirani

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011435

Nodding syndrome, a case-control study in Mahenge, Tanzania: Onchocerca volvulus and not Mansonella perstans as a risk factor

Luís-Jorge Amaral, Dan Bhwana, Athanas D. Mhina, Bruno P. Mmbando, Robert Colebunders

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011434

Association between altered cognition and Loa loa microfilaremia: First evidence from a cross-sectional study in a rural area of the Republic of Congo

Thomas Checkouri, François Missamou, Sebastien D. S. Pion, Paul Bikita, Marlhand C. Hemilembolo, Michel Boussinesq, Cédric B. Chesnais, Jérémy T. Campillo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011430

Carboxylic acids that drive mosquito attraction to humans activate ionotropic receptors

Garrett Ray, Robert M. Huff, John S. Castillo, Anthony J. Bellantuono, Matthew DeGennaro, R. Jason Pitts

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011402

Anti-angiogenic and anti-proliferative activity of ziziphus leaf extract as a novel potential therapeutic agent for reducing hepatic injury in experimental hamster schistosomiasis

Thamer Alghamdi, Doaa A. Salem, Mohamed F. El-Refaei

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011426

Antivenom access impacts severity of Brazilian snakebite envenoming: A geographic information system analysis

Julia Elizabeth Isaacson, Jinny Jing Ye, Lincoln Luís Silva, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Luciano de Andrade, Joao Felipe Hermann Costa Scheidt, Fan Hui Wen, Jacqueline Sachett, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Catherine Ann Staton, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Charles John Gerardo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 21, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011305

Associations between ecological diversity and rodent plague circulation in Yunnan Province, China, 1983–2020: A data-informed modelling study

Ruiyun Li, Chao Su, Zhe Lou, Zhizhong Song, Ennian Pu, Yuqiong Li, Zihou Gao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 22, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011317

A general framework to support cost-efficient survey design choices for the control of soil-transmitted helminths when deploying Kato-Katz thick smear

Adama Kazienga, Bruno Levecke, Gemechu Tadesse Leta, Sake J. de Vlas, Luc E. Coffeng

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 22, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011160

ELISA F29 –A therapeutic efficacy biomarker in Chagas disease: Evaluation in pediatric patients treated with nifurtimox and followed for 4 years post-treatment

Rocio Rivero, Mónica Inés Esteva, Erya Huang, Leylen Colmegna, Jaime Altcheh, Ulrike Grossmann, Andrés Mariano Ruiz, on behalf of the CHICO and CHICO SECURE Study Groups

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 23, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011440

The FMRF-NH₂ gated sodium channel of Biomphalaria glabrata: Localization and expression following infection by Schistosoma mansoni

Laura C. Vicente-Rodríguez, Amanda C. Torres-Arroyo, Anthony Hernández-Vázquez, Mariela Rosa-Casillas, Dina P. Bracho-Rincón, Paola Méndez de Jesús, Martine L. Behra, Mohamed R. Habib, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Joshua J. C. Rosenthal, Mark W. Miller

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 23, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011249

Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of brucellosis, Rift Valley fever and Q fever among settled and mobile agro-pastoralist communities and their livestock in Chad

Ranya Özcelik, Mahamat Fayiz Abakar, Michel Jacques Counotte, Fatima Abdelrazak Zakaria, Pidou Kimala, Ramadane Issa, Salome Dürr

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 23, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011395

“Our interventions are still here to support communities during the pandemic”: Resuming mass drug administration for neglected tropical diseases after COVID-19 implementation delays

Tikhala Itaye, Sultani Hadley Matendechero, Jean Bosco Mbonigaba, Fikre Seife Gebretsadik, Tuduetso L. Molefi, Gilbert Baayenda, Eugene Ruberanziza, Karsor K. Kollie, January Zilabumba, Massitan Dembele, Kebede Deribe, Elia Muhima Adrien, Maria Rebollo Polo, On behalf of the Kikundi African NTD Program Managers Community of Practice

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 26, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011368

Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Southwest China

Tong-xin Li, Jing Wang, Yu-sheng Yang, Peng-sen Wang, Gang Zhou, Chuan-yu Liao, Hui-zheng Zhang, Ming Luo, Xiao-gang Zeng, Guo-qiang Yang, Li-jun Yang, Yao-kai Chen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 26, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011403

Diagnostic characteristics of the 20-minute whole blood clotting test in detecting venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy following carpet viper envenoming

Frank-Leonel Tianyi, Muhammad Hamza, Saidu B. Abubakar, Jaffer Al Solaiss, Anna Trelfa, Hadiza L. Abdullahi, Garba Iliyasu, Nuhu Mohammed, Suleman A. Mohammed, Nicholas R. Casewell, Robert A. Harrison, David G. Lalloo, Ymkje Stienstra, Abdulrazaq G. Habib

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 26, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011442

Genome-wide analysis of long noncoding RNAs and their association in regulating the metamorphosis of the Sarcophaga peregrina (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Yanjie Shang, Yakai Feng, Lipin Ren, Xiangyan Zhang, Fengqin Yang, Changquan Zhang, Yadong Guo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 26, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011411

Schistosoma mansoni egg-derived thioredoxin and Sm14 drive the development of IL-10 producing regulatory B cells

Mathilde A. M. Chayé, Thomas A. Gasan, Arifa Ozir-Fazalalikhan, Maaike R. Scheenstra, Anna Zawistowska-Deniziak, Oscar R. J. van Hengel, Max Gentenaar, Mikhael D. Manurung, Michael R. Harvey, Jeroen D. C. Codée, Fabrizio Chiodo, Anouk M. Heijke, Alicja Kalinowska, Angela van Diepen, Paul J. Hensbergen, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Bruno Guigas, Cornelis H. Hokke, Hermelijn H. Smits

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 26, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011344

Diagnostic capacities and treatment practices on implantation mycoses: Results from the 2022 WHO global online survey

Barbara Milani, Daniel Argaw Dagne, Hye Lynn Choi, Marco Schito, Heather Anne Stone

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 28, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011443

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence on the north coast of Peru: A cross-sectional study after the first wave

Luz M. Moyano, Angie K. Toledo, Jenny Chirinos, Percy Mc Quen Vilchez Barreto, Sofia Cavalcanti, Ricardo Gamboa, Jhon Ypanaque, Mauro Meza, Sheilla Noriega, Victor Herrera, Edgar Bazan, Alexandra Requena, Henry Silva, Harold Burgos, Franco León-Jimenez, Group of Neuroepidemiology and Science of Life of Peru

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 28, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010794

Impact of a bi-annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin programme on the incidence of epilepsy in an onchocerciasis-endemic area of Mahenge, Tanzania: A population-based prospective study

Dan Bhwana, Luís-Jorge Amaral, Athanas Mhina, Paul Martine Hayuma, Filbert Francis, Joseph N. Siewe Fodjo, Bruno P. Mmbando, Robert Colebunders

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 28, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011178

Discovery of a novel bat lyssavirus in a Long-fingered bat (Myotis capaccinii) from Slovenia

Danijela Černe, Peter Hostnik, Ivan Toplak, Primož Presetnik, Jedrt Maurer-Wernig, Urška Kuhar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011420

High transmission efficiency of the simian malaria vectors and population expansion of their parasites Plasmodium cynomolgi and Plasmodium inui

Nantha Kumar Jeyaprakasam, Van Lun Low, Sandthya Pramasivan, Jonathan Wee Kent Liew, Wan-Yusoff Wan-Sulaiman, Indra Vythilingam

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011438

The diverse genetic genotypes of Bartonella species circulating in rodents from Inner Mongolia, Northern China

Jianyun Li, Chenxi Zhang, Miao Lu, Yu Wang, Wen Wang, Fang Liu, Shaoqing Wu, Yang Liu, Mengguang Fan, Kun Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011462

Delving in folate metabolism in the parasite Leishmania major through a chemogenomic screen and methotrexate selection

Sophia Bigot, Philippe Leprohon, Marc Ouellette

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011458

Trachoma prevention practice and associated factors among mothers having children aged under nine years in Andabet district, northwest Ethiopia, 2022: A multi-level analysis

Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Natnael Lakachew Assefa, Dagmawi Abebe, Solomon Gedlu Nigatu, Yezinash Addis Alimaw

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 30, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011433

Correction: Urban vectors of Chagas disease in the American continent: A systematic review of epidemiological surveys

Ana Laura Carbajal-de-la-Fuente, Paz Sánchez-Casaccia, Romina Valeria Piccinali, Yael Provecho, Liliana Salvá, Sergio Meli, Florencia Cano, Ricardo Hernández, Julieta Nattero

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011384

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 16, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011429

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Retraction: Occurrence of L1014F and L1014S mutations in insecticide resistant Culex quinquefasciatus from filariasis endemic districts of West Bengal, India

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011417

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