The responsibility of thwarting and managing Japanese encephalitis cannot be understated—Outbreaks or resurgences may manifest, catching us off guard

Ran Wang, Zhengde Xie

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 2, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011698

Assessment of the impact of implementation research on the Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) elimination efforts in Nepal

Anand Ballabh Joshi, Megha Raj Banjara, Sachi Chuke, Axel Kroeger, Saurabh Jain, Abraham Aseffa, John C. Reeder

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 9, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011714

Mycetoma and the environment

Ahmed Hassan Fahal, Sahar Mubarak Bakhiet

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 16, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011736

Increased blood meal size and feeding frequency compromise Aedes aegypti midgut integrity and enhance dengue virus dissemination

Rebecca M. Johnson, Duncan W. Cozens, Zannatul Ferdous, Philip M. Armstrong, Doug E. Brackney

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011703

A systematic review of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Myanmar

Myo Maung Maung Swe, Aung Pyae Phyo, Ben S. Cooper, Nicholas J. White, Frank Smithuis, Elizabeth A. Ashley

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011706

Fitness costs in the presence and absence of insecticide use explains abundance of two common Aedes aegypti kdr resistance alleles found in the Americas

Juan J. Silva, Cera R. Fisher, Anastacia E. Dressel, Jeffrey G. Scott

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011741

Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) -308G >a promoter polymorphism (rs1800629) promotes Asians in susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum severe malaria: A meta-analysis

Panida Kongjam, Noel Pabalan, Phuntila Tharabenjasin, Hamdi Jarjanazi, Wanna Chaijaroenkul, Kesara Na-Bangchang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011735

Epidemiology of scrub typhus and other rickettsial infections (2018–22) in the hyper-endemic setting of Mizoram, North-East India

Vanramliana, Lalfakzuala Pautu, Pachuau Lalmalsawma, Gabriel Rosangkima, Devojit Kumar Sarma, Hunropuia Chinzah, Yogesh Malvi, Naveen Kumar Kodali, Christiana Amarthaluri, Karuppusamy Balasubramani, Praveen Balabaskaran Nina

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011688

Detection of coinfection with Primate Erythroparvovirus 1 and arboviruses (DENV, CHIKV and ZIKV) in individuals with acute febrile illness in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in 2016

Vanessa dos Santos Morais, Lídia Maria Reis Santana, João Felipe Bezerra, Flavia Emmanuelle Cruz, Themis Rocha de Souza, Roozbeh Tahmasebi, Rafael Augusto Alves Raposo, Roberta Marcatti, Erick Matheus Garcia Barbosa, Philip Michael Hefford, Renata Buccheri, Ester Cerdeira Sabino, Antonio Charlys da Costa

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 2, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011701

Phylogenomics of Leptospira santarosai, a prevalent pathogenic species in the Americas

Diana Chinchilla, Cecilia Nieves, Ricardo Gutiérrez, Vallier Sordoillet, Frédéric J. Veyrier, Mathieu Picardeau

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 2, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011733

Morphogenesis in Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes proceeds via a highly asymmetric cell division

Paul C. Campbell, Christopher L. de Graffenried

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 2, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011731

Distribution and treatment needs of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Bangladesh: A Bayesian geostatistical analysis of 2017-2020 national survey data

Daniel J. F. Gerber, Sanjaya Dhakal, Md. Nazmul Islam, Abdullah Al Kawsar, Md. Abul Khair, Md. Mujibur Rahman, Md. Jahirul Karim, Md. Shafiqur Rahman, M. M. Aktaruzzaman, Cara Tupps, Mariana Stephens, Paul M. Emerson, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 6, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011656

Hepatic macrophages play critical roles in the establishment and growth of hydatid cysts in the liver during Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto infection

Hui Wang, Qian Yu, Mingkun Wang, Jiao Hou, Maolin Wang, Xuejiao Kang, Xinling Hou, Dewei Li, Zibigu Rousu, Tiemin Jiang, Jing Li, Hao Wen, Chuanshan Zhang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 6, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011746

Field validation of different intervention modes for the potential transmission risk of schistosomiasis during post-transmission interruption phase

Jiaxin Feng, Zhaoyu Guo, Peijun Qian, Wenya Wang, Hehua Hu, Xia Zhang, JingBo Xue, Yinlong Li, Chunli Cao, Yuwan Hao, Shizhu Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 6, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011739

Trachoma risk factors in Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Oumer Shafi Abdurahman, Anna Last, David Macleod, Esmael Habtamu, Bart Versteeg, Gebeyehu Dumessa, Meseret Guye, Rufia Nure, Dereje Adugna, Hirpha Miecha, Katie Greenland, Matthew J. Burton

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 7, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011679

Anti-tick vaccine candidate subolesin is important for blood feeding and innate immune gene expression in soft ticks

Krittika Nandy, Comfort Tamakloe, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Hameeda Sultana, Girish Neelakanta

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 7, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011719

Molecular subtypes of Adenovirus-associated acute respiratory infection outbreak in children in Northern Vietnam and risk factors of more severe cases

Dinh-Dung Nguyen, Lan Tuyet Phung, Huyen Thi Thanh Tran, Ha Thi Thanh Ly, Anh Hang Mai Vo, Nhung Phuong Dinh, Phuong Mai Doan, Anh Thi Nguyen, Luc Danh Dang, Thia Thi Doan, Khuong Thi Pham, Huong Lan Pham, Dai Xuan Hoang, Thao Ngoc Pham, Bao Thai Tran, Trang Thi Thuc Tran, Huong Thi Minh Le, An Nhat Pham, Antony Antoniou, Nhan Thi Ho

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 7, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011311

Real life condition evaluation of Inoserp PAN-AFRICA antivenom effectiveness in Cameroon

Jean-Philippe Chippaux, Rodrigue Ntone, David Benhammou, Yoann Madec, Gaëlle Noël, Anais Perilhou, Fai Karl, Pierre Amta, Marie Sanchez, Lucrece Matchim, Pedro Clauteaux, Lucrèce Eteki, Mark Ndifon, Yap Boum, Armand S. Nkwescheu, Fabien Taieb

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011707

Advocating for PCR-RFLP as molecular tool within malaria programs in low endemic areas and low resource settings

Mergiory Y. Labadie-Bracho, Malti R. Adhin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011747

Prevalence and morbidity of urogenital schistosomiasis among pre-school age children in Cubal, Angola

Raquel Sánchez-Marqués, Cristina Bocanegra, Fernando Salvador, Arlette Nindia, Zeferino Pintar, Joan Martínez-Campreciós, Sandra Aixut, Patricia Mossalilo, Elena Sulleiro, María Espiau, Santiago Mas-Coma, Ma. Dolores Bargues, Israel Molina

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011751

Trends in antimicrobial resistance amongst Salmonella Paratyphi A isolates in Bangladesh: 1999–2021

Mohammad S. I. Sajib, Arif M. Tanmoy, Yogesh Hooda, Hafizur Rahman, Sira J. Munira, Anik Sarkar, Dipu Das, Md. Asadur Rahman, Nazrul Islam, Mohammod Shahidullah, Md. Ruhul Amin, Md. Jahangir Alam, Mohammed Hanif, Stephen P. Luby, Denise O. Garrett, Samir K. Saha, Senjuti Saha

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011723

Molecular surveillance of insecticide resistance in Phlebotomus argentipes targeted by indoor residual spraying for visceral leishmaniasis elimination in India

Emma Reid, Rinki Michelle Deb, Asgar Ali, Rudra Pratap Singh, Prabhas Kumar Mishra, Josephine Shepherd, Anand Mohan Singh, Aakanksha Bharti, Chandramani Singh, Sadhana Sharma, Michael Coleman, David Weetman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011734

Dengue virus infection induces selective expansion of Vγ4 and Vγ6TCR γδ T cells in the small intestine and a cytokine storm driving vascular leakage in mice

Takeshi Kurosu, Daisuke Okuzaki, Yusuke Sakai, Mohamad Al Kadi, Supranee Phanthanawiboon, Yasusi Ami, Masayuki Shimojima, Tomoki Yoshikawa, Shuetsu Fukushi, Noriyo Nagata, Tadaki Suzuki, Daisuke Kamimura, Masaaki Murakami, Hideki Ebihara, Masayuki Saijo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011743

Determinants of Aedes mosquito larval ecology in a heterogeneous urban environment- a longitudinal study in Bengaluru, India

Deepa Dharmamuthuraja, Rohini P. D., Iswarya Lakshmi M., Kavita Isvaran, Susanta Kumar Ghosh, Farah Ishtiaq

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011702

A systematic review of the clinical profile of patients with bubonic plague and the outcome measures used in research settings

Josephine Bourner, Lovarivelo Andriamarohasina, Alex Salam, Nzelle Delphine Kayem, Rindra Randremanana, Piero Olliaro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 9, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011509

Performance of diagnostic tests for Trypanosoma brucei brucei in experimentally infected pigs

Kadidiata Ilboudo, Alain Boulangé, Robert Eustache Hounyèmè, Geoffrey Gimonneau, Jacques Kaboré, Adrien Gaston Marie Belem, Marc Desquesnes, Veerle Lejon, Mathurin Koffi, Vincent Jamonneau, Sophie Thévenon

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 9, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011730

Influence of previous Zika virus infection on acute dengue episode

Cassia F. Estofolete, Alice F. Versiani, Fernanda S. Dourado, Bruno H. G. A. Milhim, Carolina C. Pacca, Gislaine C. D. Silva, Nathalia Zini, Barbara F. dos Santos, Flora A. Gandolfi, Natalia F. B. Mistrão, Pedro H. C. Garcia, Rodrigo S. Rocha, Lee Gehrke, Irene Bosch, Rafael E. Marques, Mauro M. Teixeira, Flavio G. da Fonseca, Nikos Vasilakis, Maurício L. Nogueira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 9, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011710

Prevalence and clinical characteristics of increased pancreatic enzymes in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome

Zhongwei Zhang, Xue Hu, Qunqun Jiang, Qian Du, Jie Liu, Mingqi Luo, Liping Deng, Yong Xiong

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 9, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011758

The surveillance of plague among rodents and dogs in Western Iran

Saber Esmaeili, Ahmad Mahmoudi, Parisa Esmaeili, Zohreh Yousefi Ghalejoogh, Alireza Mordadi, Ahmad Ghasemi, Ali Mohammadi, Amin Bagheri, Aria Sohrabi, Mina Latifian, Minoarisoa Rajerison, Javier Pizarro-Cerda, Ehsan Mostafavi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 10, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011722

Gendered lives, gendered Vulnerabilities: An intersectional gender analysis of exposure to and treatment of schistosomiasis in Pakwach district, Uganda

Sarah N. Ssali, Rosemary Morgan, Salama Nakiranda, Christopher K. Opio, Mariam Otmani del Barrio

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 10, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010639

Glucose metabolism sustains heme-induced Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigote growth in vitro

Carolina Silva Dias Vieira, Ramon Pinheiro Aguiar, Natalia Pereira de Almeida Nogueira, Gilson Costa dos Santos Junior, Marcia Cristina Paes

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 10, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011725

Snakebite epidemiology, outcomes and multi-cluster risk modelling in Eswatini

Sara Padidar, Ara Monadjem, Thea Litschka-Koen, Brent Thomas, Nondusimo Shongwe, Clare Baker, Lindelwa Mmema, Trevor Sithole, James Murray, Nicholas R. Casewell, Jonathan Pons, David G. Lalloo, Robert A. Harrison, Ymkje Stienstra, Wisdom M. Dlamini

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 10, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011732

ASPSCR-1 and Sirt-5 alleviate Clonorchis liver fluke rCsNOSIP-induced oxidative stress, proliferation, and migration in cholangiocarcinoma cells

Meng Bian, Shan Li, Hanzong Zhou, Lijun Bi, Yong Shen, Chen Tingjin, Xinbing Yu, Yan Huang, Qingxia Xu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 10, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011727

Near-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning algorithms for rapid and non-invasive detection of Trichuris

Tharanga N. Kariyawasam, Silvia Ciocchetta, Paul Visendi, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães, Maxine E. Smith, Paul R. Giacomin, Maggy T. Sikulu-Lord

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 13, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011695

Fungal mycetoma and pregnancy: An association with costly and difficult management, about a case

Niare Ndour, Mame Tené Ndiaye, Assane Diop, Ramatoulaye Ly, Coumba Ndiaye, Mamadou Sarr, Astou Diouf, Fatou Diagne, Fatimata Ly

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 13, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011372

Public-private partnerships influencing the initiation and duration of clinical trials for neglected tropical diseases

Zhongxuan Ma, Kevin Augustijn, Iwan De Esch, Bart Bossink

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 13, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011760

Modelling seasonality of Lassa fever incidences and vector dynamics in Nigeria

James Q. McKendrick, Warren S. D. Tennant, Michael J. Tildesley

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 13, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011543

Socioeconomic, meteorological factors and spatiotemporal distribution of human brucellosis in China between 2004 and 2019—A study based on spatial panel model

Zi-Xin Sun, Yan Wang, Ying-Jie Li, Shi-Hao Yu, Wei Wu, De-Sheng Huang, Peng Guan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 13, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011765

Wide reference databases for typing Trypanosoma cruzi based on amplicon sequencing of the minicircle hypervariable region

Fanny Rusman, Anahí G. Díaz, Tatiana Ponce, Noelia Floridia-Yapur, Christian Barnabé, Patricio Diosque, Nicolás Tomasini

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 13, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011764

Transcriptome analysis of peripheral blood of Schistosoma mansoni infected children from the Albert Nile region in Uganda reveals genes implicated in fibrosis pathology

Joyce Namulondo, Oscar Asanya Nyangiri, Magambo Phillip Kimuda, Peter Nambala, Jacent Nassuuna, Moses Egesa, Barbara Nerima, Savino Biryomumaisho, Claire Mack Mugasa, Immaculate Nabukenya, Drago Kato, Alison Elliott, Harry Noyes, Robert Tweyongyere, Enock Matovu, Julius Mulindwa, for the TrypanoGEN+ research group of the H3Africa consortium

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 15, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011455

Progress towards elimination of onchocerciasis transmission in Mali: A “pre-stop MDA” survey in 18 transmission zones

Housseini Dolo, Michel Emmanuel Coulibaly, Moussa Sow, Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly, Mama Doumbia, Moussa Sangare, Abdoul Sanogo, Benoit Dembele, Boubacar Guindo, Mamadou Coulibaly, Modibo Keita, Lamine Soumaoro, Dansine Diarra, Boubacar Dicko, Louise Hamill, Seydou Doumbia, Hamadoun Sangho, Yacouba Sangare, Yaobi Zhang, Jamie Tallant, Alpha Seydou Yaro, Charles Mackenzie, Thomas B. Nutman, Daniel Boakye

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 15, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011632

Remote evaluation of STH program coverage: Experiences from the DeWorm3 study, India

Kumudha Aruldas, Rohan Michael Ramesh, William E. Oswald, Venkateshprabhu Janagaraj, Angelin Titus, Jabaselvi Johnson, Malvika Saxena, Gideon John Israel, Katherine Halliday, Judd L. Walson, Arianna Rubin Means, Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 16, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011748

Vegetable oil-based surfactants are adjuvants that enhance the efficacy of neonicotinoid insecticides and can bias susceptibility testing in adult mosquitoes

Fred A. Ashu, Caroline Fouet, Marilene M. Ambadiang, Véronique Penlap-Beng, Colince Kamdem

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 17, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011737

Inverted U-shaped association between bacillary dysentery and temperature: A new finding using a novel two-stage strategy in multi-region studies

Wei Wang, Yunqiong Wang, Lin Chen, Bo Zhou, Fang Liao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 17, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011771

Is there still yaws in Nigeria? Active case search in endemic areas of southern Nigeria

Ngozi Ekeke, Francis S. Iyama, Joseph N. Chukwu, Kingsley Asiedu, Michael Marks, Babatunde Omotowo, Olanike Agwu-Umahi, Victor O. Nvene, Shiloh Paul, Charles C. Nwafor, Anthony O. Meka, Chinwe C. Eze, Okechukwu E. Ezeakile, Martin I. Njoku, Ngozi N. Murphy-Okpala

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011753

“I sold my towel and shoes to pay the traditional healer”: Care-seeking costs and productivity losses among snakebite victims in Eastern Province, Rwanda

Janna M. Schurer, Mahlet Tadesse Admasu, Mihigo Bonaventure, Dieudonne Hakizimana, Elijah Murara, Lauren E. MacDonald, Ellen Rafferty

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011768

EDIII-Fc induces protective immune responses against the Zika virus in mice and rhesus macaque

Hailong Su, Jun Liu, Jianhai Yu, Zhenzhen Qiu, Wenhan Liang, Wangsheng Wu, Haifeng Mo, Hongwei Li, Wei Zhao, Weiwang Gu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011770

Epidemiology of giardiasis and assemblages A and B and effects on diarrhea and growth trajectories during the first 8 years of life: Analysis of a birth cohort in a rural district in tropical Ecuador

Tannya Sandoval-Ramírez, Victor Seco-Hidalgo, Evelyn Calderon-Espinosa, Diana Garcia-Ramon, Andrea Lopez, Manuel Calvopiña, Irene Guadalupe, Martha Chico, Rojelio Mejia, Irina Chis Ster, Philip J. Cooper

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011777

Epidemiology of intestinal helminthiasis with an emphasis on taeniasis in Chipata district of the Eastern province of Zambia

Gideon Zulu, Chummy S. Sikasunge, Tamara M. Welte, Martin C. Simuunza, Dominik Stelzle, Veronika Schmidt, Alex Hachangu, Wilbroad Mutale, Maxwell Masuku, Mwelwa Chembensofu, Clarissa Prazeres da Costa, Kabemba E. Mwape, Andrea S. Winkler, Isaac K. Phiri

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011561

Mayaro virus pathogenesis and immunity in rhesus macaques

Whitney C. Weber, Caralyn S. Labriola, Craig N. Kreklywich, Karina Ray, Nicole N. Haese, Takeshi F. Andoh, Michael Denton, Samuel Medica, Magdalene M. Streblow, Patricia P. Smith, Nobuyo Mizuno, Nina Frias, Miranda B. Fisher, Aaron M. Barber-Axthelm, Kimberly Chun, Samantha Uttke, Danika Whitcomb, Victor DeFilippis, Shauna Rakshe, Suzanne S. Fei, Michael K. Axthelm, Jeremy V. Smedley, Daniel N. Streblow

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011742

Impaired functions of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells and induction of regulatory T cells by pathogenic Leptospira

Pratomporn Krangvichian, Teerasit Techawiwattanaboon, Tanapat Palaga, Patcharee Ritprajak, Patipark Kueanjinda, Chamraj Kaewraemruaen, Kanitha Patarakul

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011781

Health professionals’ knowledge on dengue and health facility preparedness for case detection: A cross-sectional study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Ummul-khair Mustafa, Elingarami Sauli, Johanna Brinkel, Katharina Sophia Kreppel

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 21, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011761

The impact of vaccine-linked chemotherapy on liver health in a mouse model of chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection

Duc Minh Nguyen, Cristina Poveda, Jeroen Pollet, Fabian Gusovsky, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Peter J. Hotez, Kathryn Marie Jones

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 21, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011519

Safety and efficacy of paromomycin/miltefosine/liposomal amphotericin B combinations for the treatment of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in Sudan: A phase II, open label, randomized, parallel arm study

Brima Musa Younis, Ahmed Mudawi Musa, Séverine Monnerat, Mohammed Abdelrahim Saeed, Eltahir Awad Gasim Khalil, Anas Elbashir Ahmed, Mujahid Ahmed Ali, Ali Noureldin, Gina Muthoni Ouattara, Godfrey M. Nyakaya, Samuel Teshome, Truphosa Omollo, Michael Ochieng, Thaddaeus Egondi, Mildred Mmbone, Wan-Yu Chu, Thomas P. C. Dorlo, Eduard E. Zijlstra, Monique Wasunna, Jorge Alvar, Fabiana Alves

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 21, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011780

The economic burden of Chagas disease: A systematic review

Mônica Viegas Andrade, Kenya Valéria Micaela de Souza Noronha, Aline de Souza, André Soares Motta-Santos, Paulo Estevão Franco Braga, Henrique Bracarense, Maria Carolina Corrêa de Miranda, Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Israel Molina, Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo, Pablo Perel, Yvonne Geissbühler, Monica Quijano, Isis Eloah Machado, Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 22, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011757

Mapping the potential distribution of the principal vector of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus Hyalomma marginatum in the Old World

Seyma S. Celina, Jiří Černý, Abdallah M. Samy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 27, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010855

Minimal effective dose of bedaquiline administered orally and activity of a long acting formulation of bedaquiline in the murine model of leprosy

Aurélie Chauffour, Nacer Lounis, Koen Andries, Vincent Jarlier, Nicolas Veziris, Alexandra Aubry

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 27, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011379

An evaluation of Mp1p antigen screening for talaromycosis in HIV-infected antiretroviral therapy-naïve population in Guangdong, China

Dandan Gong, Weiyin Lin, Huihua Zhang, Xu Ou, Liya Li, Pengle Guo, Yaozu He, Cong Liu, Weiping Cai, Xiaoping Tang, Linghua Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 27, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011785

Bothrops venom-induced hemostasis disorders in the rat: Between Scylla and Charybdis

Sébastien Larréché, Lucie Chevillard, Georges Jourdi, Simon Mathé, Aurélie Servonnet, Bérangère S. Joly, Virginie Siguret, Jean-Philippe Chippaux, Bruno Mégarbane

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 27, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011786

Epetraborole, a leucyl-tRNA synthetase inhibitor, demonstrates murine efficacy, enhancing the in vivo activity of ceftazidime against Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis

Jason E. Cummings, Christopher S. Lunde, M. R. K. Alley, Richard A. Slayden

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 27, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011795

Central nervous system infection in a pediatric population in West Java

Dewi H. Alisjahbana, Syndi Nurmawati, Mia Milanti, Hofiya Djauhari, Jeremy P. Ledermann, Ungke Antonjaya, Yora Permata Dewi, Edison Johar, Ageng Wiyatno, Ida Yus Sriyani, Bachti Alisjahbana, Dodi Safari, Khin Saw Aye Myint, Ann M. Powers, Dzulfikar DL Hakim

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 27, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011769

Impact of a small-scale tsetse fly control operation with deltamethrin impregnated “Tiny Targets” on tsetse density and trypanosomes’ circulation in the Campo sleeping sickness focus of South Cameroon

Tito Tresor Melachio Tanekou, Calmes Ursain Bouaka Tsakeng, Inaki Tirados, Alphonse Acho, Jude Bigoga, Charles Sinclair Wondji, Flobert Njiokou

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 27, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011802

Effects of human mobility on the spread of Dengue in the region of Caldas, Colombia

Carolina Ospina-Aguirre, David Soriano-Paños, Gerard Olivar-Tost, Cristian C. Galindo-González, Jesús Gómez-Gardeñes, Gustavo Osorio

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 27, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011087

Mitochondrial protein BNIP3 regulates Chikungunya virus replication in the early stages of infection

Liliana Echavarria-Consuegra, Nilima Dinesh Kumar, Marleen van der Laan, Mario Mauthe, Denise Van de Pol, Fulvio Reggiori, Jolanda M. Smit

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 27, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010751

Diagnostic accuracy of qPCR and microscopy for cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Ecuador: A Bayesian latent class analysis

Jacob M. Bezemer, Joanna Merckx, Byron P. Freire Paspuel, Manuel Calvopiña, Henry J. C. de Vries, Henk D. F. H. Schallig, Mariska M. G. Leeflang, Nandini Dendukuri

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published November 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011745

Vaccination against the HDL receptor of S. japonicum inhibits egg embryonation and prevents fatal hepatic complication in rabbit model

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