May 2024

More than 20 million people are infected with Loa loa, and around 40 million live in high or intermediate-risk areas in West- and Central Africa. In studying perception of loiasis in a highly affected area in rural Gabon, Hildebrandt et al find that communities are aware of the disease but that gaps in knowledge exist regarding the mode of transmission. The available healthcare system does not seem to provide adequate management for loiasis in this region.

Image Credit: Hildebrandt et al, 2024

Editorial

Noma finally recognised as a neglected tropical disease

Stuart Ainsworth

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012177

Viewpoints

Elimination of human African trypanosomiasis: The long last mile

Michael P. Barrett, Gerardo Priotto, Jose R. Franco, Veerle Lejon, Andreas K. Lindner

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 1, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012091

Eliminate all risks: A call to reexamine the link between canine scabies and rheumatic heart disease

Victoria J. Brookes, Caitlin E. Henning, Kate A. Worthing, Chris Degeling

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 2, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012115

FDA’s proposed rule and its regulatory impact on emerging and reemerging neglected tropical diseases in the United States

Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi, Juan David Ramírez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 9, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012116

Research Articles

A randomised Trial of Autologous Blood products, leukocyte and platelet-rich fibrin (L-PRF), to promote ulcer healing in LEprosy: The TABLE trial

Indra B. Napit, Dilip Shrestha, Sopna Choudhury, Eleni Gkini, Onaedo Ilozumba, Paramjit Gill, Jon Bishop, Karuna Neupane, Anju Adhikari, Jo Sartori, Samuel I. Watson, Richard Lilford

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 2, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012088

Development and evaluation of a multi-target droplet digital PCR assay for highly sensitive and specific detection of Yersinia pestis

Yanting Zhao, Ziheng Yan, Kai Song, Yanbing Li, Leiming Shen, Yiming Cui, Zongmin Du, Ruifu Yang, Yajun Song, Lan Jing, Yong Zhao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 3, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012167

Mycobacterium ulcerans challenge strain selection for a Buruli ulcer controlled human infection model

Stephen Muhi, Andrew H. Buultjens, Jessica L. Porter, Julia L. Marshall, Marcel Doerflinger, Sacha J. Pidot, Daniel P. O’Brien, Paul D. R. Johnson, Caroline J. Lavender, Maria Globan, James McCarthy, Joshua Osowicki, Timothy P. Stinear

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 3, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011979

Transcriptome profiles of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in Malawi reveal focus specific gene expression profiles associated with pathology

Peter Nambala, Harry Noyes, Joyce Namulondo, Oscar Nyangiri, Vincent Pius Alibu, Barbara Nerima, Annette MacLeod, Enock Matovu, Janelisa Musaya, Julius Mulindwa, on behalf of the TrypanoGEN+ Research Group as Members of the H3Africa Consortium

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 3, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011516

The effect of temperature on the boundary conditions of West Nile virus circulation in Europe

Eduardo de Freitas Costa, Kiki Streng, Mariana Avelino de Souza Santos, Michel Jacques Counotte

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 6, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012162

Natural resistance to meglumine antimoniate is associated with treatment failure in cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis

Olga Lucía Fernández, Mariana Rosales-Chilama, Andrea Sánchez-Hidalgo, Paola Gómez, David Esteban Rebellón-Sánchez, Ivo B. Regli, Míriam Díaz-Varela, Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier, Nancy Gore Saravia

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 6, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012156

Understanding The Mimicker: Epidemiological Pattern and Determinant of Melioidosis Mortality in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Shahrul Azhar Md Hanif, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Muhammad Ridzwan Rafi’i, Ahmad Farid Nazmi Abdul Halim, Mohd ‘Ammar Ihsan Ahmad Zamzuri, Muhammad Ismail, Siti Salwa Ibrahim, Massitah Mihat, Lokman Rejali, Muhammad Habiruddin Zubir, Muhammad Salihin Mahadi, Shazwanis Ahmad Ismail, Veshny Ganesan, Muhammad Fahmi Mohd Fadzil

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 6, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012147

Simplified molecular diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis: Laboratory evaluation of miniature direct-on-blood PCR nucleic acid lateral flow immunoassay

Norbert J. van Dijk, Dawit Gebreegziabiher Hagos, Daniela M. Huggins, Eugenia Carrillo, Sophia Ajala, Carmen Chicharro, David Kiptanui, Jose Carlos Solana, Edwin Abner, Dawit Wolday, Henk D. F. H. Schallig

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011637

Fam96a is essential for the host control of Toxoplasma gondii infection by fine-tuning macrophage polarization via an iron-dependent mechanism

Zhuanzhuan Liu, Hanying Wang, Zhiwei Zhang, Yulu Ma, Qiyue Jing, Shenghai Zhang, Jinzhi Han, Junru Chen, Yaoyao Xiang, Yanbo Kou, Yanxia Wei, Lu Wang, Yugang Wang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012163

An assessment of the operationality and factors influencing the effectiveness of rabies surveillance in Gombe State, Nigeria

Adebanwo Kuye, Mishel Dauda, Anthony Oche Ameh, Molta Idris Danladi, Yakubu Joel Atuman, Grace Sabo Nok Kia, Barbara Häsler

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012154

Variability in antivenom neutralization of Mexican viperid snake venoms

Alid Guadarrama-Martínez, Edgar Neri-Castro, Leslie Boyer, Alejandro Alagón

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 8, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012152

Female genital schistosomiasis burden and risk factors in two endemic areas in Malawi nested in the Morbidity Operational Research for Bilharziasis Implementation Decisions (MORBID) cross-sectional study

Olimpia Lamberti, Sekeleghe Kayuni, Dingase Kumwenda, Bagrey Ngwira, Varsha Singh, Veena Moktali, Neerav Dhanani, Els Wessels, Lisette Van Lieshout, Fiona M. Fleming, Themba Mzilahowa, Amaya L. Bustinduy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 8, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012102

Mortality risk score for patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy and pacemaker

Giselle de Lima Peixoto, Sérgio Freitas de Siqueira, Silvana Angelina D’Orio Nishioka, Anísio Alexandre Andrade Pedrosa, Ricardo Alkmim Teixeira, Roberto Costa, Martino Martinelli Filho

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 9, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012114

Epidemiology of tularemia in the countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO): A systematic review and meta-analysis

Mohammad Sholeh, Safoura Moradkasani, Saber Esmaeili

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 10, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012141

Epidemiological observations and management challenges in extrapedal mycetoma: A three-decade review of 420 cases

Abubakr Abdalla Mohammed Alhaj, Eiman Siddig Ahmed, Abeer Hassan, Ahmed Hassan Fahal

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 10, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011841

Financial hardship among patients suffering from neglected tropical diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis of global literature

Chanthawat Patikorn, Jeong-Yeon Cho, Joshua Higashi, Xiao Xian Huang, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012086

Influence of hydrometeorological risk factors on child diarrhea and enteropathogens in rural Bangladesh

Jessica A. Grembi, Anna T. Nguyen, Marie Riviere, Gabriella Barratt Heitmann, Arusha Patil, Tejas S. Athni, Stephanie Djajadi, Ayse Ercumen, Audrie Lin, Yoshika Crider, Andrew Mertens, Md Abdul Karim, Md Ohedul Islam, Rana Miah, Syeda L. Famida, Md Saheen Hossen, Palash Mutsuddi, Shahjahan Ali, Md Ziaur Rahman, Zahir Hussain, Abul K. Shoab, Rashidul Haque, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Stephen P. Luby, Benjamin F. Arnold, Adam Bennett, Jade Benjamin-Chung

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012157

Evolution and genetic characterization of Seoul virus in wild rats Rattus norvegicus from an urban park in Lyon, France 2020–2022

Hussein Alburkat, Teemu Smura, Marie Bouilloud, Julien Pradel, Gwendoline Anfray, Karine Berthier, Lara Dutra, Anne Loiseau, Thanakorn Niamsap, Viktor Olander, Diana Sepulveda, Vinaya Venkat, Nathalie Charbonnel, Guillaume Castel, Tarja Sironen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012142

Perceptions of yellow fever emergency mass vaccinations among vulnerable groups in Uganda: A qualitative study

Lena Huebl, Aloysious Nnyombi, Aban Kihumuro, Denis Lukwago, Eddy Walakira, Ruth Kutalek

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012173

Great genetic diversity of vector-borne bacteria and protozoan in wild rodents from Guangxi, China

Jing Xue, Si-Si Chen, Rui Jian, Guo-Qing Chen, Xincheng Qin, Miao Lu, Wen Wang, Guang-Cheng Xie, Luanying Du, Kun Li, Wen-Ping Guo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012159

Systematic review and meta-analysis of Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Co-infection: Prevalence, fatality, and treatment considerations

Quan Wang, Yanmin Cao, Xinyu Liu, Yaqun Fu, Jiawei Zhang, Yeqing Zhang, Lanyue Zhang, Xiaolin Wei, Li Yang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012136

Steppe lemmings and Chinese hamsters as new potential animal models for the study of the Leishmania subgenus Mundinia (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae)

Tomas Becvar, Barbora Vojtkova, Lenka Pacakova, Barbora Vomackova Kykalova, Lucie Ticha, Petr Volf, Jovana Sadlova

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011897

Transcriptomics analysis highlights potential ways in human pathogenesis in Leishmania braziliensis infected with the viral endosymbiont LRV1

Kátia Paula Felipin, Mauro Valentino Paloschi, Milena Daniela Souza Silva, Yoda Janaina Ikenohuchi, Hallison Mota Santana, Sulamita da Silva Setúbal, Cristina Matiele Alves Rego, Jéssica Amaral Lopes, Charles Nunes Boeno, Suzanne Nery Serrath, Enmanuella Helga Ratier Terceiro De Medeiros, Iasmin Ferreira Pimentel, Antonio Edson Rocha Oliveira, Elisa Cupolillo, Lilian Motta Cantanhêde, Ricardo de Godoi Matos Ferreira, Juliana Pavan Zuliani

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 14, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012126

A regressive analysis of the main environmental risk factors of human echinococcosis in 370 counties in China

Liying Wang, Zhiyi Wang, Min Qin, Jiaxi Lei, Xixi Cheng, Jun Yan, Laurent Gavotte, Roger Frutos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 14, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012131

Accuracy of rapid lateral flow immunoassays for human leptospirosis diagnosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Teerapat Nualnoi, Luelak Lomlim, Supawadee Naorungroj

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 15, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012174

Transcriptomic analysis of N-terminal mutated Trypanosoma cruzi UBP1 knockdown underlines the importance of this RNA-binding protein in parasite development

Karina B. Sabalette, Vanina A. Campo, José R. Sotelo-Silveira, Pablo Smircich, Javier G. De Gaudenzi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 17, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012179

Factors associated with differential seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazil

Daiana de Oliveira, Hussein Khalil, Fabiana Almerinda G. Palma, Roberta Santana, Nivison Nery Jr, Juan C. Quintero-Vélez, Caio Graco Zeppelini, Gielson Almeida do Sacramento, Jaqueline S. Cruz, Ricardo Lustosa, Igor Santana Ferreira, Ticiana Carvalho-Pereira, Peter J. Diggle, Elsio A. Wunder Jr, Albert I. Ko, Yeimi Alzate Lopez, Mike Begon, Mitermayer G. Reis, Federico Costa

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 17, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011292

Characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes related to Zika virus infection during pregnancy in Northeastern Thailand: A prospective pregnancy cohort study, 2018–2020

Jurai Wongsawat, Somsak Thamthitiwat, Victoria J. Hicks, Sumonmal Uttayamakul, Phanthaneeya Teepruksa, Pongpun Sawatwong, Beth Skaggs, Philip A. Mock, John R. MacArthur, Inthira Suya, Patranuch Sapchookul, Paul Kitsutani, Terrence Q. Lo, Apichart Vachiraphan, Ekachai Kovavisarach, Chulwoo Rhee, Pamorn Darun, Kamol Saepueng, Chamnan Waisaen, Doungporn Jampan, Pravit Sriboonrat, Buncha Palanuwong, Punchawee Sukbut, Darin Areechokchai, Chakrarat Pittayawonganon, Sopon Iamsirithaworn, Emily Bloss, Carol Y. Rao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 17, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012176

Employing digital PCR for enhanced detection of perinatal Toxoplasma gondii infection: A cross-sectional surveillance and maternal-infant outcomes study in El Salvador

Mary K. Lynn, Marvin Stanley Rodriguez Aquino, Pamela Michelle Cornejo Rivas, Xiomara Miranda, David F. Torres-Romero, Hanson Cowan, Madeleine M. Meyer, Willber D. Castro-Godoy, Mufaro Kanyangarara, Stella C. W. Self, Berry A. Campbell, Melissa S. Nolan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 20, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012153

Amphotericin B resistance in Leishmania amazonensis: In vitro and in vivo characterization of a Brazilian clinical isolate

Bianca A. Ferreira, Elizabeth M. Coser, Stephane de la Roca, Juliana I. Aoki, Nilson Branco, Gustavo H. C. Soares, Mayara I. S. Lima, Adriano C. Coelho

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 20, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012175

Dynamics of emergence and genetic diversity of dengue virus in Reunion Island from 2012 to 2022

Etienne Frumence, David A. Wilkinson, Raphaelle Klitting, Muriel Vincent, Nicolas Mnemosyme, Gilda Grard, Nicolas Traversier, Ghislaine Li-Pat-Yuen, Diana Heaugwane, Laurent Souply, Claude Giry, Marie-Claire Paty, Louis Collet, Local Laboratory Network, Patrick Gérardin, Fabian Thouillot, Xavier De Lamballerie, Marie-Christine Jaffar-Bandjee

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 20, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012184

Status of zoonotic disease research in refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people, globally: A scoping review of forty clinically important zoonotic pathogens

Regina Oakley, Nadja Hedrich, Alexandra Walker, Habtamu Merha Dinkita, Rea Tschopp, Charles Abongomera, Daniel H. Paris

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 20, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012164

Combining species distribution models and big datasets may provide finer assessments of snakebite impacts

Mohammad Abdul Wahed Chowdhury, Johannes Müller, Aniruddha Ghose, Robed Amin, Abdullah Abu Sayeed, Ulrich Kuch, Mohammad Abul Faiz

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 20, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012161

C-reactive protein and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels in asymptomatic intestinal parasite carriers from urban and rural areas of Gabon

Helena Noéline Kono, Mérédith Flore Ada Mengome, Bedrich Pongui Ngondza, Roger Hadry Sibi Matotou, Luccheri Ndong Akomezoghe, Bernadette Ekomi, Bridy Chesly Moutombi Ditombi, Jeanne Vanessa Koumba Lengongo, Jacques Mari Ndong Ngomo, Noé Patrick M’Bondoukwé, Cyrille Bisseye, Denise Patricia Mawili-Mboumba, Marielle Karine Bouyou Akotet

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 20, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011282

Characterization of bacteria expectorated during forced salivation of the Phlebotomus papatasi: A neglected component of sand fly infectious inoculums

Naseh Maleki-Ravasan, Seyedeh Maryam Ghafari, Narmin Najafzadeh, Fateh Karimian, Fatemeh Darzi, Roshanak Davoudian, Reza Farshbaf Pourabad, Parviz Parvizi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 21, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012165

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health to map leprosy-related disability in rural and remote areas in Indonesia

Luh Karunia Wahyuni, Nelfidayani Nelfidayani, Melinda Harini, Fitri Anestherita, Rizky Kusuma Wardhani, Sri Linuwih Menaldi, Yunia Irawati, Tri Rahayu, Gitalisa Andayani, Hisar Daniel, Intan Savitri, Petrus Kanisius Yogi Hariyanto, Isabela Andhika Paramita

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 21, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011539

Eosinophils, basophils and myeloid-derived suppressor cells in chronic Loa loa infection and its treatment in an endemic setting

Gerrit Burger, Rafiou Adamou, Ruth Kreuzmair, Wilfrid Ndzebe Ndoumba, Dorothea Ekoka Mbassi, Anne Marie Nkoma Mouima, Carole Mamgno Tabopda, Roukoyath Moyoriola Adegnika, Ayong More, Dearie Glory Okwu, Lia-Betty Dimessa Mbadinga, Carlos Lamsfus Calle, Luzia Veletzky, Wolfram Gottfried Metzger, Benjamin Mordmüller, Michael Ramharter, Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Rella Zoleko-Manego, Matthew B. B. McCall

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 21, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012203

Tungiasis among children in Kenya is associated with poor nutrition status, absenteeism, poor school performance and high impact on quality of life

Lynne Elson, Christopher Kamau, Sammy Koech, Christopher Muthama, George Gachomba, Erastus Sinoti, Elwyn Chondo, Eliud Mburu, Miriam Wakio, Jimmy Lore, Marta Maia, Ifedayo Adetifa, Benedict Orindi, Phillip Bejon, Ulrike Fillinger

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 22, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011800

The beneficial effect of fluoxetine on behavioral and cognitive changes in chronic experimental Chagas disease unveils the role of serotonin fueling astrocyte infection by Trypanosoma cruzi

Glaucia Vilar-Pereira, Daniel Gibaldi, Leda Castaño-Barrios, Andrea Alice da Silva, Isabela Resende Pereira, Otacílio Cruz Moreira, Constança Britto, Hílton Antônio Mata dos Santos, Raquel de Oliveira Lopes, Luzineide Wanderley Tinoco, Wilson Oliveira Jr, Joseli Lannes-Vieira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 22, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012199

Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence among pregnant women in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Yared Mulu Gelaw, Gizachew Worku Dagnew, Getu Degu Alene, Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Florence Robert-Gangneux

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 23, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012198

Evaluation of knowledge, attitude and practices towards loiasis in the rural community of Sindara, in central African Gabon

Teite Rebecca Hildebrandt, Saskia Dede Davi, Anita Lumeka Kabwende, Lilian Rene Endamne, Esther Mehmel, Maximilian Rakotonirinalalao, Ayodele Alabi, Rella Zoleko Manego, Peter G. Kremsner, Bertrand Lell, Ayôla Akim Adegnika, Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, Johannes Mischlinger, Selidji Todagbe Agnandji, Michael Ramharter

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 23, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012109

Cryptosporidium parvum disrupts intestinal epithelial barrier in neonatal mice through downregulation of cell junction molecules

Chaowei Luo, Yanhua Xu, Jie Zhang, Qing Tian, Yaqiong Guo, Na Li, Yaoyu Feng, Rui Xu, Lihua Xiao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 24, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012212

Modelling the cost of engage & treat and test & treat strategies towards the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Ghana

Nathaniel N. K. Adams, Collins S. Ahorlu, Dziedzom K. de Souza, Moses Aikins

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 24, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012213

Epidemiology and genetic diversity of Burkholderia pseudomallei from Riau Province, Indonesia

Dewi Anggraini, Fajri Marindra Siregar, Dani Rosdiana, Rahmat Azhari Kemal, Indra Yovi, Zhana Daisya Triani, Novira Jasmin, Norsila Dwijelita, Jessica R. Webb, Mark Mayo, Mirjam Kaestli, Bart J. Currie

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 28, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012195

Novel paradigm enables accurate monthly gestational screening to prevent congenital toxoplasmosis and more

Ying Zhou, Karen Leahy, Andrew Grose, Joseph Lykins, Maryam Siddiqui, Nicole Leong, Perpetua Goodall, Shawn Withers, Kevin Ashi, Stephen Schrantz, Vera Tesic, Ana Precy Abeleda, Kathleen Beavis, Fatima Clouser, Mahmoud Ismail, Monica Christmas, Raphael Piarroux, Denis Limonne, Emmanuelle Chapey, Sylvie Abraham, Isabelle Baird, Juliette Thibodeau, Kenneth M. Boyer, Elizabeth Torres, Shannon Conrey, Kanix Wang, Mary Allen Staat, Nancy Back, Coralie L’Ollivier, Caroline Mahinc, Pierre Flori, Jorge Gomez-Marin, Francois Peyron, Sandrine Houzé, Martine Wallon, Rima McLeod

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 28, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011335

Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with bovine tuberculosis in cattle in Eastern Bhutan

Karma Wangmo, Ratna B Gurung, Tshering Choden, Sangay Letho, Narayan Pokhrel, Lungten Lungten, Tashi Zangmo, Sonam Peldon, Kinzang Chedup, Sylvia Jaya Kumar, Thinley Dorji, Sangay Tshering, Kinzang Dorji, Tenzin Tenzin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 28, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012223

Inflammatory and immunopathological differences in brains of permissive and non-permissive hosts with Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection can be identified using ¹⁸F/FDG/PET-imaging

Kang-wei Chang, Lian-Chen Wang, Hung-Yang Wang, Tzu-Yuan Lin, Edwin En-Te Hwu, Po-Ching Cheng

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 28, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012188

Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding dengue among non-health undergraduate students of Nepal

Sheetal Bhandari, Manish Rajbanshi, Nabin Adhikari, Richa Aryal, Kshitij Kunwar, Rajan Paudel

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 28, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012222

Comparison of the intrageneric neutralization scope of monospecific, bispecific/monogeneric and polyspecific/monogeneric antisera raised in horses immunized with sub-Saharan African snake venoms

Andrés Sánchez, Gina Durán, Álvaro Segura, María Herrera, Mariángela Vargas, Mauren Villalta, Mauricio Arguedas, Edwin Moscoso, Deibid Umaña, Aarón Gómez, José María Gutiérrez, Guillermo León

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 29, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012187

Cardiac cystic echinococcosis—A systematic review and analysis of the literature

Simone Bumann, Esther Kuenzli, Raffaella Lissandrin, Enrico Brunetti, Sam Goblirsch, Lars Henning, Francesca Tamarozzi, Andreas Neumayr

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012183

Transmission of viable Haemophilus ducreyi by Musca domestica

Haley D. Stabile, Kayla McCandless, Rachel A. Donlan, Jordan R. Gaston, Tricia L. Humphreys

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012194

Photobiomodulation mitigates Bothrops jararacussu venom-induced damage in myoblast cells by enhancing myogenic factors and reducing cytokine production

Luciana Miato Gonçalves Silva, Viviane Almeida Gouveia, Gabriela Russo Soeiro Campos, Camila Squarzone Dale, Renata Kelly da Palma, Ana Paula Ligeiro de Oliveira, Rodrigo Labat Marcos, Cinthya Cosme Gutierrez Duran, José Carlos Cogo, José Antônio Silva Junior, Stella Regina Zamuner

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012227

Understanding how neglected tropical diseases programs in five Asia-Pacific countries adjusted to the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

Alison Jaworski, Adam T. Craig, Clare E. F. Dyer, Julio Goncalves, Nalisa Neuendorf, Jamee Newland, Angela Kelly-Hanku, William Pomat, David MacLaren, Susana Vaz Nery

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012221

Knowledge and practices related to plague persistence in plague-endemic foci, Mbulu District, Tanzania

Stella T. Kessy, Alfan A. Rija

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 30, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012202

Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for severe dengue fever and West Nile fever: A meta-analysis

Hong-Zheng Lu, Yu-Zhuang Xie, Chen Gao, Ying Wang, Ting-Ting Liu, Xing-Zhe Wu, Fang Dai, Duo-Quan Wang, Sheng-Qun Deng

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 31, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012217

Re-emergence and influencing factors of mountain-type zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in the extension region of Loess Plateau, China

Zhuowei Luo, Fenfen Wang, Zhaoyu Guo, Lulu Huang, Peijun Qian, Wenya Wang, Shenglin Chen, Yuanyuan Li, Peijun Zhang, Yi Zhang, Bin Wu, Zhengbin Zhou, Yuwan Hao, Shizhu Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 31, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012182

A panel of phenotypically and genotypically diverse bioluminescent:fluorescent Trypanosoma cruzi strains as a resource for Chagas disease research

Francisco Olmo, Shiromani Jayawardhana, Archie A. Khan, Harry C. Langston, Amanda Fortes Francisco, Richard L. Atherton, Alex I. Ward, Martin C. Taylor, John M. Kelly, Michael D. Lewis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 31, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012106

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Retraction: Prevalence and public health significance of rabies virus in bats in the North Region of Cameroon

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published May 9, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012171

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Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy and biomarkers

Robert Colebunders, Amber Hadermann, Alfred K. Njamnshi, Bruno P. Mmbando, Olivia Kamoen, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo

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