Verifying interruption of transmission or elimination of Schistosoma japonicum must consider schistosome infections in wild rodents

Qing Xu, Han-Xiang Zhang, Yu-Xin Qi, Joanne P. Webster, Da-Bing Lu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 9, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012996

Viruses of parasites: A roadmap toward diagnostic and therapeutic development

Sarah Temmam, Nolwenn M. Dheilly

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012982

Rapid geographic expansion of local dengue community transmission in Peru

Edson J. Ascencio, Paloma M. Carcamo, Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 17, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013001

A balancing act: Navigating the advantages and challenges of pioneering mycetoma treatment in Sudan—A landmark trial by the Mycetoma Research Center

Ahmed Hassan Fahal, Eiman Siddig Ahmed, Ali Awadallah Saeed, Lamis Ahmed Fahal, Samira M. E. Hussein, Kyoko Nakano, Katsura Hata, Fabiana Alves, Borna A. Nyaoke

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 21, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013000

Cholera in Sub-Saharan Africa: Unveiling neglected drivers and pathways to elimination

Beenzu Siamalube, Emmanuel Ehinmitan, Steven Runo, Maina Ngotho, Justus Onguso

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 23, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013029

Challenges and opportunities in the development and implementation of zero leprosy roadmaps in low-endemic settings: Experiences from Bolivia, Pakistan, and Togo

Anil Fastenau, Felicitas Schwermann, Abundio Baptista Mora, Issaka Maman, Thomas Hambridge, Matthew Willis, Sundeep Chaitanya Vedithi, Nimer Ortuño-Gutiérrez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 28, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013009

Defining the noma research agenda

Anaïs Galli, Marianne Comparet, Daniel Argaw Dagne, Denise Baratti-Mayer, Thi H. Cao, Philippe J. Guérin, Maria Guevara, Manuel W. Hetzel, Claire Jeantet, Emmanuel Kabengele Mpinga, Valter Muendane, Mulikat Okanlawon, Erika Placella, Marta Ribes, Mark Sherlock, Jürg Utzinger, Peter Steinmann

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 21, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012940

Guidance for conducting and evaluating serological surveys to assess interruption of yaws transmission in the context of an eradication target

Oriol Mitjà, Katherine Gass, Michael Marks, Philip J. Cooper, Petter J. Diggle, Lance Waller, Patrick Agana-Nsiire, Belen Lardizabal Dofitas, Louise Dyson, Julie Jacobson, John Kaldor, Sung Hye Kim, Susana Vaz Nery, Chandrakant Revankar, Ghislain Sopoh, Anthony W. Solomon, Daniel Argaw Dagne, Priya Pathak, Aya Yajima, Zaw Lin, Mahoutondji Yves Thierry Barogui, Ronaldo Carvalho Scholte, Kazim Hizbullah Sanikullah, Chris Drakeley, Gillian Stresman, John Gyapong, Kingsley Bampoe Asiedu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 23, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012899

Proceedings of the second annual dengue endgame summit: A call to action

Céline S.C. Hardy, Lauren E. Bahr, Alan L. Rothman, Kathryn B. Anderson, Giovanna Barba-Spaeth, Daniela Weiskopf, Eng Eong Ooi, Ernesto T.A. Marques, Mattia Bonsignori, Alan D.T. Barrett, Beth D. Kirkpatrick, Priscila M.S. Castanha, Marco Hamins-Puertolas, Rebecca C. Christofferson, George Dimopoulos, Fabiano Oliveira, Lillian W. Chiang, Albert I. Ko, Bhagwat Gunale, Prasad Kulkarni, T. Alex Perkins, Ilaria Dorigatti, Telisa Stewart, Jana Shaw, Michael A. Johansson, Stephen J. Thomas, Adam T. Waickman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 28, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013028

Decentralization of snakebite antivenom treatment to indigenous community health centers in the Brazilian Amazon: From demand to the first treatment (the SAVING Program)

Altair Seabra de Farias, Thiago Serrão-Pinto, Deugles Cardoso, Elder Augusto Guimarães Figueira, Fernando Almeida-Val, Tatyana Amorim Ramos, Flávio Santos Dourado, Francisco Edilson Ferreira de Lima-Junior, Lucia Montebello, Manoel Rodrigues Gomes Filho, Leonardo da Silva Ipuchima, Nilzoney Ferreira de Souza, Macio da Costa Arévalo, Marcus Lacerda, Vinícius Azevedo Machado, Felipe Murta, Charles Gerardo, João Vissoci, Fan Hui Wen, Jacqueline Sachett, Wuelton Monteiro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 30, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013011

The role of γδ T cells in flavivirus infections: Insights into immune defense and therapeutic opportunities

Qi Li, Meng Zhang, Bridget Kim, Samuel Soriano, Hridesh Mishra, Qiuyue Wang, Kevin C. Kain, Ran Wang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 17, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012972

Global prevalence of Giardia infection in nonhuman mammalian hosts: A systematic review and meta-analysis of five million animals

Kareem Hatam-Nahavandi, Ehsan Ahmadpour, Milad Badri, Aida Vafae Eslahi, Davood Anvari, David Carmena, Lihua Xiao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 24, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013021

Dynamics of anti-Strongyloides IgG antibody responses and implications for strongyloidiasis surveillance in rural Amazonians: A population-based panel data analysis

Fabiana M. de Paula, Bruna B. Gomes, Dirce Mary C. L. Meisel, Mônica da-Silva Nunes, Carlos E. Cavasini, Kézia K. G. Scopel, Ronaldo C. B. Gryschek, Marcelo U. Ferreira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012967

The transdisciplinary research process and participatory research approaches used in the field of neglected tropical diseases: A scoping review

Norana Abdul Rahman, Vaikunthan Rajaratnam, George L. Burchell, Karen Morgan, Mohamed Rusli Abdullah, Marjolein B. M. Zweekhorst, Ruth M. H. Peters

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012959

Potential vertical transmission of genetically diverse Trypanosoma cruzi in natural rodent populations

Nathaniel L. Gibson, Bruno M. Ghersi, Bridget Knudson, Anna C. Peterson, Claudia Riegel, Weihong Tu, Eric Dumonteil, Claudia Herrera, Michael J. Blum

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012930

The global, regional, and national burden of Invasive Non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS): An analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2021

Yunjuan He, Qingqing Jia, Kang Cai, Shanshan Xu, Huajun Li, Qiuling Xie, Yushu Qiu, Liya Zhang, Xianting Jiao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012960

Clinical presentation of Oropouche virus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Zhilin Wang, Linzhu Huang, Xinyu Zhang, Xinyue Zhang, Liwei Huang, Xiaoying Zhu, Xidai Long, Demin Cao, Yulei Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 2, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012962

Non-O1/O139 environmental Vibrio cholerae from Northern Cameroon reveals potential intra-/inter-continental transmissions

Deborah Yebon Kang, Mohammad Tarequl Islam, Roméo Wakayansam Bouba, Zoua Wadoubé, Moussa Djaouda, Yann Felix Boucher

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 3, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012890

Household costs associated with zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi, P. falciparum, P. vivax and P. malariae infections in Sabah, Malaysia

Patrick Abraham, Campbell McMullin, Timothy William, Giri S. Rajahram, Jenarun Jelip, Roddy Teo, Chris Drakeley, Abdul Marsudi Manah, Nicholas M. Anstey, Matthew J. Grigg, Angela Devine

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 4, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012180

Refugees/Immigrants and leishmaniasis in the world’s largest hosting country, Türkiye: A systematic review

Nermin Şakru, Yusuf Özbel, Seray Töz

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 7, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012947

Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis causes inhalational anthrax-like disease in rabbits that is treatable with medical countermeasures

Allison M. Ferris, David G. Dawson, Andrea B. Eyler, John J. Yeager, Jordan K. Bohannon, Jeremy A. Boydston, Melissa L. Krause, Charles L. Balzli, Victoria Wahl, Tammy D. Jenkins, Sherry L. Rippeon, James E. Miller, Susan E. Miller, David W. Clarke, Emmanuel Manan, Ashley F. Harman, Kim R. Rhodes, Tina M. Sweeney, Heather D. Cronin, Ron L. Bowman, Michael P. Winpigler, Heather A. Zimmerman, Alec S. Hail, Angelo Scorpio

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 7, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012973

Establishment of an I-ELISA method based on multi-epitope fusion protein for diagnosis of human brucellosis

Yujia Xie, Liping Guo, Xinru Qi, Shiqi Zhao, Qichuan Pei, Yixiao Chen, Qi Wu, Meixue Yao, Dehui Yin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 7, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012995

“Survey on the burden, epidemiological and clinical characteristics of snakebite envenoming in the Health Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) of Taabo (Southern Côte d’Ivoire)”

Tanoh Amany Serge Raymond N’Krumah, Bognan Valentin Koné, Yao Didier Koffi, Dognimin Ismael Coulibaly, Abdoulaye Tall, Siaka Koné, Simone Toppino, Marija Stojkovic, Bassirou Bonfoh, Thomas Junghanss

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 7, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012983

Spatiotemporal analysis of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth distribution in three highly endemic provinces in Angola

Adam W. Bartlett, Tatiana Proboste, Elsa P. Mendes, Marta S. Palmeirim, Ana Direito, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhaes, Sergio Lopes, Susana Vaz Nery

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012974

Transcriptional phenotype of the anti-parasitic benzodiazepine meclonazepam on the blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni

Clair R. Henthorn, Paul McCusker, Winka Le Clec’h, Frédéric D. Chevalier, Timothy J.C. Anderson, Mostafa Zamanian, John D. Chan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012969

Environmental and anthropic factors influencing Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae), with emphasis on natural infection and dissemination: Implications for an emerging vector in Colombia

Juan S. Mantilla-Granados, Karol Montilla-López, Diana Sarmiento-Senior, Elver Chapal-Arcos, Myriam Lucía Velandia-Romero, Eliana Calvo, Carlos Andrés Morales, Jaime E. Castellanos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012605

Telemedicine in the Clinical Care of Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Scoping Review

Fernanda Gonçalves Ferreira Salvador, Mayumi Duarte Wakimoto, Claudia Cristina Jardim Duarte, Luis V Lapão, Henrique Silveira, Cláudia Maria Valete

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012431

Enhancing knowledge of vascular pythiosis: Impact of a self-paced online course among Thai learners

Pattama Torvorapanit, Surachai Leksuwankun, Rongpong Plongla, Navaporn Worasilchai, Nattapong Langsiri, Ariya Chindamporn, Achitpol Thongkam, Nuttapon Susaengrat, Pongsakorn Ouwongprayoon, Karan Srisurapanont, Kasama Manothummetha, Nipat Chuleerarux, Tanaporn Meejun, Jaedvara Thanakitcharu, Bhoowit Lerttiendamrong, Nitipong Permpalung, Saman Nematollahi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013003

Use of sequential lateral flow assays to diagnose cryptococcal infection among people living with HIV in Monrovia, Liberia

Yassah M. Barclay-Korboi, Alina Adeel, Ibrahim Ajami, Flinhway Hessou Dickson, Ian Wachekwa, Nyenyakar A. F. Vaye, Stuart M. Levitz

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013008

Diagnostic performance of a novel point-of-care test for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in Sudan: A Comparative Accuracy Study

Elfadil Abass, Durria Mansour, Zaki Abdalla, Hassan Altaher, Mootaz Sliman, Hussam Osman, Rabie Ali Babiker, Mohamed Salah, Elmohaned Omer, Elwaleed Elamin, Alexander Visekruna, Ulrich Steinhoff, Rouzbeh Mahdavi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012905

Recombinant antigen-based lateral flow tests for the detection of Strongyloides stercoralis infection

Robertine Lontuo-Fogang, Thomas B. Nutman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013018

Intestinal Lactobacillus johnsonii protects against neuroangiostrongyliasis in BALB/c mice through modulation of immune response

Long Yin Lam, Ting-Ruei Liang, Wen-Jui Wu, Ho Yin Pekkle Lam

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012977

Development and evaluation of fluorescent recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA)-based method for rapid detection of Necator americanus

Jia-Rui Liang, Shu-Ning Yan, Han-Yin Yang, Shuo Yang, Yu-Juan Shen, Le-Le Huo, Yu-Chun Cai, Zi-Ran Mo, Bin Zheng, Bin Xu, Wei Hu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013007

Voriconazole is inferior to amphotericin B deoxycholate as the initial induction therapy for HIV-associated Talaromyces marneffei fungemia: A multicenter retrospective study

Shasha Ye, Jiaying Qin, Xingguo Miao, Guanjing Lang, Mengyan Wang, Gong Chen, Feifei Su, Lijun Xu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013012

Schistosoma mansoni infection and hepatitis B surface antigen carriage rate among school children in Jille Timuga District, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia

Minwuyelet Maru Temesgen, Mengistu Legesse, Aklilu Feleke, Berhanu Erko, Hawa Worku, Birtukan Shiferaw, Anteneh Demelash, Nega Berhe

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012976

Immunogenicity of a single dose of the 17DD yellow fever vaccine in a cohort of adults and children in a non-endemic area, and its association with dengue and Zika seropositivity

Camylla Veloso Valença Saucha, Maria de Lourdes de Sousa Maia, Eduardo Sérgio Soares Sousa, Patrícia Mouta Nunes de Oliveira, Janaína Reis Xavier, Thalita da Matta de Castro, Robson Leite de Souza Cruz, Waleska Dias Schwarcz, Renata Carvalho Pereira, Adriana de Souza Azevedo, Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis, Clara Lucy de Vasconcellos Ferroco, Geovanna de Lima Cunha Pizzini, Ricardo Cristiano de Souza Brum, Leonardo Secundino, Maria de Fátima de Sousa Andrade, Raquel de Vasconcellos Carvalhaes de Oliveira, Marisol Simões, José Cerbino-Neto, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Ana Carolina Campi-Azevedo, Sheila Maria Barbosa de Lima, Luiz Antonio Bastos Camacho, Collaborative Group for Yellow Fever Vaccine Studies

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 9, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012993

Assessing anti-rabies vaccine response in humans: A rapid and high-throughput adaptable, pseudovirus-based neutralization assay as an alternative to rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test (RFFIT)

Santhik S. Lupitha, Geetu Rose Varghese, Lekshmi J. Das, Priya Prabhakaran, Ashwini M. Ananda, Reeta S. Mani, Easwaran Sreekumar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013010

Geographical and climatic contributions to melioidosis hotspot formation in Southern Taiwan

Kuang-Yueh Chen, Kuang-Ying Chen, Hsin-Ping Ho, Hsi-Hsun Lin, Bing-Mu Hsu, Yao-Shen Chen, Duen-Wei Hsu, Chung-Yuan Ren

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012958

Knowledge and awareness of bovine tuberculosis associated with raw milk and under-cooked meat contamination among cattle farmers in selected parts of zambia

Anthony Phiri, Emmanuel Likulunga, Adriace Chauwa, Mildred Zulu, Beatrice Kankhuni, Ngula Monde, Sydney Malama

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012870

Correlation of serum screening and neuroimaging studies: A comparative analysis for diagnostic evaluation of neurocysticercosis among people with epilepsy attending mental health clinics in selected district hospitals of Tanzania

Charles E. Makasi, Bernard Ngowi, Andrew Kilale, Godfrey Guga, Michael J. Mahande, Johnson Mshiu, Abisai Kisinda, Blandina T. Mmbaga

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013002

A comparative analysis of the dendritic cell response upon exposure to different rabies virus strains

Keshia Kroh, Merel R. te Marvelde, Lars W. van Greuningen, Brigitta M. Laksono, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Thijs Kuiken, Corine H. GeurtsvanKessel, Carmen W. E. Embregts

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012994

Significant Serpents: Predictive Modelling of Bioclimatic Venom Variation in Russell’s Viper

Navaneel Sarangi, R. R. Senji Laxme, Kartik Sunagar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012949

Point-of-care ultrasound reveals extensive pathology in Gabonese preschool-age children with urogenital schistosomiasis

Jonathan Remppis, Anais Verheyden, Ayten Sultanli, Amaya Lopez Bustinduy, Tom Heller, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Martin Peter Grobusch, Michael Ramharter, Elizabeth Joekes, Sabine Bélard

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012991

Entamoeba histolytica extracellular vesicles drive pro-inflammatory monocyte signaling

Barbara Honecker, Valentin A. Bärreiter, Katharina Höhn, Balázs Horváth, Karel Harant, Nahla Galal Metwally, Claudia Marggraff, Juliett Anders, Stephanie Leyk, Maria del Pilar Martínez-Tauler, Annika Bea, Charlotte Hansen, Helena Fehling, Melanie Lütkemeyer, Stephan Lorenzen, Sören Franzenburg, Hanna Lotter, Iris Bruchhaus

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012997

Small but threatening: Punctate Outer Retinal Toxoplasmosis (PORT), a case series report

Rebeca Paquentín-Jiménez, Ronald Rivera-Sempértegui, Luz Elena Concha-Del-Río

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 11, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013013

Actinomadura welshii sp. nov., a New Mycetoma Agent in Mexico

Lucio Vera-Cabrera, Carmen A. Molina-Torres, Adele E. Crane, Mayra G. Cantú-Alvarez, Mario A. Aguilera-Valenciano, Anabel Gallardo-Rocha, Wendy G. Escalante-Fuentes, Jorge Ocampo-Candiani, Charlotte Avanzi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 11, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013016

The role of host mobility in the transmission and spread of Echinococcus granulosus: A Chile-based mathematical modeling approach

Richard Lagos, Juan Pablo Gutiérrez-Jara, Beatriz Cancino-Faure, Leidy Yissedt Lara-Díaz, Aníbal Coronel

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 14, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012948

The burden of out-of-pocket and indirect costs of cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sarah Nascimento Silva, Endi Lanza Galvão, Janaína de Pina Carvalho, Mayra Soares Moreira, Tália Santana Machado de Assis, Glaucia Cota

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 15, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013020

Mass drug administration coverage and its determinants for the elimination of onchocerciasis in Ulanga District, Tanzania

Ambakisye Kuyokwa Mhiche, Dinah Gasarasi, George Kabona, Ally Hussein, Upendo John Mwingira, Ahmed Mohamed Abade

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 15, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012219

Host population dynamics influence Leptospira spp. transmission patterns among Rattus norvegicus in Boston, Massachusetts, US

Nathan E. Stone, Camila Hamond, Joel R. Clegg, Ryelan F. McDonough, Reanna M. Bourgeois, Rebecca Ballard, Natalie B. Thornton, Marianece Nuttall, Hannah Hertzel, Tammy Anderson, Ryann N. Whealy, Skylar Timm, Alexander K. Roberts, Verónica Barragán, Wanda Phipatanakul, Jessica H. Leibler, Hayley Benson, Aubrey Specht, Ruairi White, Karen LeCount, Tara N. Furstenau, Renee L. Galloway, Nichola J. Hill, Joseph D. Madison, Viacheslav Y. Fofanov, Talima Pearson, Jason W. Sahl, Joseph D. Busch, Zachary Weiner, Jarlath E. Nally, David M. Wagner, Marieke H. Rosenbaum

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 15, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012966

Functional identification of Annexin B1 and Annexin B2 from Cysticercus cellulosae and their mechanism in plasma membrane repair

Peixia He, Dejia Zhang, Mengqi Wang, Rui Duan, Yuyuan Zhao, Sirui Wang, Xing Yang, Xiaolei Liu, Shumin Sun

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 17, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013015

Prevention and improved management of serious neurological adverse events during praziquantel-based mass drug administration in a Taenia solium endemic area: Experiences from Madagascar

José Alphonse Nely, Noromanana Sylvia Ramiandrasoa, Diana Edithe Andria-Mananjara, Glenn Edosoa, Patricia Rasoamihanta Martin, Bernadette Abela, Meritxell Donadeu, Agnès Fleury

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 17, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012590

New insights into the genomic information of an overlooked human pathogen: Bartonella rochalimae causative agent of Carrion’s disease

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

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 17, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013040

Low risk for locally acquired Chagas disease in California: A review of human cases and triatomine submissions, 2013–2023

Andrea J. Lund, Marco E. Metzger, Vicki L. Kramer, Anne M. Kjemtrup

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 21, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013036

Detection of Salmonella Typhi and bla_CTX-M genes in drinking water, wastewater, and environmental biofilms in Sindh Province, Pakistan

Ayesha Tajammul, Scott Benson, Jamil Ahmed, James VanDerslice, Windy D. Tanner

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012963

A systematic review of the methodological considerations in Campylobacter burden of disease studies

Megan Tumulty, Carlotta Di Bari, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Sara M. Pires, Zubair Kabir

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012681

Association between diabetes and disease severity in patients with venomous snakebites: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis

Miaomiao Zhang, Xiuyan Peng, Feng Chen, Qi Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 23, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012975

Left ventricular reverse remodeling: A predictor of survival in chagasic cardiomyopathy patients with a reduced ejection fraction

Maria Tereza Sampaio de Sousa Lira, Silas Ramos Furquim, Daniel Catto de Marchi, Pamela Camara Maciel, Rafael Cavalcanti Tourinho Dantas, Bruno Biselli, Paulo Roberto Chizzola, Robinson Tadeu Munhoz, Felix José Alvarez Ramires, Barbara Maria Ianni, Fábio Fernandes, Silvia Moreira Ayub-Ferreira, Eduardo Gomes Lima, Edimar Alcides Bocchi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 23, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013053

Absence of neutrophils impairs the host defense in murine footpad model of chromoblastomycosis

Huan Huang, Minying Li, Yinghui Liu, Yangxia Chen, Zhenmou Xie, Mingfen Luo, Dongmei Li, Hongfang Liu, Liyan Xi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 23, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012986

Pericardial effusion in pediatric paragonimiasis: Surgery may not be necessary in cases of moderate to large effusion—a retrospective study

Houxi Bai, Yanchun Wang, Xiaotao Yang, Yi Huang, Feng Jiao, Yonghan Luo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 24, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013023

Late-onset hearing loss was not observed among preschool- aged children with prenatal Zika virus exposure: An analysis of the Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group Pediatric Cohort (2015–2019)

Danielle Seabra Ramos, Lilian Ferreira Muniz, Mariana de Carvalho Leal, Demócrito de Barros Miranda Filho, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Elizabeth Brickley, Thalia Velho Barreto de Araujo, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Silvio da Silva Caldas Neto

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 25, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013033

Epidemiological characteristics and risk distribution prediction of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in Zhejiang Province, China

Rongrong Qu, Ying Liu, Mengsha Chen, Huihui Zhang, Qianqian Feng, Shigui Yang, Jimin Sun

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 25, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013066

Unraveling varying spatiotemporal patterns of Dengue Fever and associated exposure-response relationships with environmental variables in three Southeast Asian countries before and during COVID-19

Wei Luo, Zhihao Liu, Yiding Ran, Mengqi Li, Yuxuan Zhou, Weitao Hou, Shengjie Lai, Sabrina L. Li, Ling Yin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 28, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012096

Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909) transmission among captive wild mammals, triatomines and free-living opossums from surrounding areas in the São Paulo Zoological Park, Brazil

Suelen Sanches Ferreira, Marina Galvão Bueno, Carolina V. C. Nery, Fabrício B. Rassi, Cauê Monticelli, Carolina R. F. Chagas, Irys H. L. Gonzalez, Samanta Cristina das Chagas Xavier, Cristiane Varella Lisboa, Patrícia Locosque Ramos, André Luiz Rodrigues Roque

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 28, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013055

Dengue among suspected patients with dengue admitted at a tertiary level hospital in Mymensingh region of Bangladesh: A hospital-based epidemiological study

Md. Saiful Islam Khan, Md. Abu Sayem, Md. Mothashin, Md. Nurul Islam, Md. Golam Hossain

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 28, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013057

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years and prevalence of lymphatic filariasis from 1990 to 2021: A trend and health inequality analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 29, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013017

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 29, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013035

ARBOALVO: A Bayesian spatiotemporal learning and predictive model for dengue cases in the endemic Northeast city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 29, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012984

Genomic hotspots in the DENV-2 serotype (E, NS4B, and NS5 genes) are associated with dengue disease severity in the endemic region of India

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 29, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013034

Transformer-based deep learning enables improved B-cell epitope prediction in parasitic pathogens: A proof-of-concept study on Fasciola hepatica

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 29, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012985

The immunogenicity and protection efficacy evaluation of mRNA vaccine candidate for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in mice

Da-Eun Jeong, Jack Yoon, Baek Kim, Jun-Gu Kang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 30, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012999

Vector competence for Oropouche virus: A systematic review of pre-2024 experiments

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 30, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013014

Correction: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dengue in Brazil: Interrupted time series analysis of changes in surveillance and transmission

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published April 17, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013030

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