CREATE and CONNECT: Arboviruses at the intersection of research and community outreach

Daniel Jacob, Marcelle Alves de Oliveira, Mikaelly Frasson Biccas, Ana Maria de Oliveira Paschoal, Anna Catarina Dias Soares Guimarães, Samantha Stephany Fiuza Meneses Viegas, Thaís Alkifeles Costa, Gabriela Fernanda Garcia-Oliveira, Gabriel Dias Moreira, Matheus Soares Arruda, Nadja Simbera Hemetrio, Marina do Vale Beirão, Kathryn A. Hanley, Nikos Vasilakis, Betânia Paiva Drumond

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013436

The impact of Schistosoma haematobium hybridization on molecular diagnosis of schistosomiasis: A review with emphasis on female genital schistosomiasis

Ombeni Ally, Bernard N. Kanoi, Gideon S. Mmbando, Steven Ger Nyanjom, Ladslaus L. Mnyone, Jesse Gitaka, Gerald Misinzo, Lucy Ochola

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013364

Radiological features of chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis: Easily mistaken for tuberculosis

David W. Denning, Adebimpe Onikan, Marcello Mihailenko Chaves Magri, Atisak Jiaranaikulwanich, Vitor Falcao de Oliveira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013219

The story of elimination of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in India—Challenges towards sustainment

Shyam Sundar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 19, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013321

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards prevention and control of neurocysticercosis-related epilepsy in Northern Tanzania: A cross-sectional healthcare professional-based study

Masanja Laurent Lugelongi, Andrew Martin Kilale, Kabemba Evans Mwape

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013275

Epidemiological monitoring survey to assess the impact of mass drug administration with triple-drug regimen in lymphatic filariasis elimination programme in an endemic district in Southern India

Kaliannagounder Krishnamoorthy, Raja Jeyapal Dinesh, Rajendran Dhanalakshmi, Priskilla Johnson Jency, Palappurath Maliyakkal Azad, Sugeerappa Laxmanappa Hoti, Manju Rahi, Ashwani Kumar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013368

Comparative performance of a commercial and in-house Mp1p antigen-detecting enzyme immunoassay for the rapid diagnosis of talaromycosis

Joseph Barwatt, Lottie Brown, Nguyen Thi Mai Thu, Paula Gonzalez, Sruthi Venugopalan, Heera Natesan Sambath, Ngo Thi Hoa, Jian-Piao Cai, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Vo Trieu Ly, Thuy Le

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013248

Phenotypic dichotomy in Crotalus durissus ruruima venom and potential consequences for clinical management of snakebite envenomations

Mônica Colombini, Anderson M. Rocha, Luciana A. Freitas-de-Sousa, Alison F. A. Chaves, Solange M. T. Serrano, Vinicius C. Souza, Vincent L. Viala, Inácio L. M. Junqueira-Azevedo, Felipe A. Cerni, Marco A. Sartim, Jacqueline A. G. Sachett, Wuelton M. Monteiro, Felipe G. Grazziotin, Fan Hui Wen, Manuela B. Pucca, Ana M. Moura-da-Silva

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 1, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013296

Preclinical evaluation of the neutralising efficacy of three antivenoms against the venoms of the recently taxonomically partitioned E. ocellatus and E. romani

Rebecca J. Edge, Amy E. Marriott, Molly Keen, Tiffany Xie, Edouard P. Crittenden, Charlotte A. Dawson, Mark C. Wilkinson, Wolfgang Wüster, Nicholas R. Casewell, Stuart Ainsworth, Stefanie K. Menzies

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 4, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013371

Mass drug administration for trachoma elimination in a pastoral conflict area in Baringo County, Kenya: A study on barriers to coverage and compliance

Bridget W. Kimani, Tabitha W. Kanyui, Paul M. Gichuki, Collins O. Okoyo, Titus K. Watitu, Wyckliff P. Omondi, Doris W. Njomo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 4, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013327

Functional genomics of trypanotolerant and trypanosusceptible cattle infected with Trypanosoma congolense across multiple time points and tissues

Gillian P. McHugo, James A. Ward, John A. Browne, Grace M. O’Gorman, Kieran G. Meade, Emmeline W. Hill, Thomas J. Hall, David E. MacHugh

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 4, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012882

Multi-contrast machine learning improves schistosomiasis diagnostic performance

María Díaz de León Derby, Charles B. Delahunt, Ethan Spencer, Jean T. Coulibaly, Kigbafori D. Silué, Isaac I. Bogoch, Anne-Laure Le Ny, Daniel A. Fletcher

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 4, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012879

Tissue tropism, pathology, and pathogenesis of West Nile virus infection in saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

Gervais Habarugira, Nicholas K. Y. Yuen, Willy W. Suen, Jasmin Moran, Jody Hobson-Peters, Roy A. Hall, Sally R. Isberg, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 4, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013385

Spatiotemporal distribution of newly diagnosed echinococcosis patients in Sichuan Province, China, 2013–2024

Wei He, Yang Liu, Bo Zhong, Wenjie Yu, Sha Liao, Guangjia Zhang, Qi Wang, Ruirui Li, Liu Yang, Renxin Yao, Zhongshuang Zhang, Yan Huang, Liying Wang, Qian Wang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 4, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013358

Cryptosporidium infection and associated factors among diarrheic children under five years of age in Eastern Ethiopia

Degu Abate, Rea Tschopp, Berhanu Seyoum, Yadeta Dessie, Mahlet Osman Hasen, Gizachew Gemechu, Øystein Haarklau Johansen, David Carmena, Lucy J. Robertson, Kurt Hanevik, Alemseged Abdissa

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 5, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013386

Confirmation of a hyperendemic focus of porcine cysticercosis in Northern Uganda: Prevalence and risk factor analysis

Nicholas Ngwili, Salaviriuse Ahimbisibwe, Max Korir, Stephen Bole, Clovice Kankya, Alfred Kinyera, Stanely Vusso Avudraga, Robert Saverio Okeny, Robert Kenny Okwera, Emily Ouma, Ian Dohoo, Lian F. Thomas

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 5, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013313

Community risk of environmental-borne cystic echinococcosis transmission in South America: Results from the multistep cross-sectional and case-control PERITAS study

Gerardo Acosta-Jamett, Francesca Tamarozzi, Natalia Castro, Saul J. Santivanez, Raul Enriquez Laurente, Cristina Mazzi, Cristian A. Alvarez-Rojas, Adriano Casulli

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 6, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013382

Research on health education and health promotion during the process of schistosomiasis elimination III new approaches for student health education

Jing Zhang, Dandan Lin, Fei Hu, Dong Li, Junjiang Chen, Hua Xie, Yifeng Li, Sheng Ding

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 6, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013388

Factors associated with diagnostic delay and prognosis in hospitalized patients with strongyloidiasis in Okinawa, Japan

Seishiro Arima, Naoya Nishiyama, Yuri Higure, Yui Naha, Teruhito Uchihara, Shuhei Ideguchi, Hideta Nakamura, Kazuya Miyagi, Masashi Nakamatsu, Shusaku Haranaga, Takeshi Kinjo, Akihiro Tokushige, Morikazu Akamine, Kazuko Yamamoto

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 6, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013380

Global longitudinal strain as a predictor of outcomes in chronic Chagas´ cardiomyopathy

Minna Moreira Dias Romano, Henrique Turin Moreira, Fawaz Alenezi, Joseph Kisslo, Bernardo Lombo Lievano, André Schmidt, Benedito Carlos Maciel, José Antônio Marin-Neto, Eric J. Velazquez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 6, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012941

Barriers to surveillance and control of re-emergence of the Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans in Arequipa, Peru

Laura D. Tamayo, Valerie A. Paz-Soldán, Carlos E. Condori Pino, Fernando S. Malaga Chavez, Michael Z. Levy, Raquel Gonçalves

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013373

Recrudescence of transmission of onchocerciasis in some endemic communities in Kaduna State, Nigeria: What is the way forward?

Timothy O. Olanrewaju, Felicia N. C. Enwezor, Luret A. Lar, Michael A. Igbe, Ramatu A. Abdullahi, Monsuru A. Adeleke, Oluwatosin B. Adekeye, Elizabeth O. Elhassan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012495

Relative and attributable risks of neurological and perinatal adverse outcomes among children with and without prenatal Zika virus exposure in Northeast Brazil: A prospective cohort study (2015–2018)

Juliana Menezes Soares de Souza Azevedo Fontes, Demócrito de Barros Miranda-Filho, Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos, Thalia Velho Barreto de Araújo, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Laura Cunha Rodrigues, Elizabeth Brickley, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Wayner Vieira Souza, Liana Maria Vieira de Oliveira Ventura, Camila Vieira de Oliveira Ventura, Adriana Lima Gois, Mariana de Carvalho Leal Gouveia, Danielle Maria da Silva Oliveira, Sophie Helena Eickmann, Maria Durce Costa Gomes Carvalho, Paula Fabiana Sobral da Silva, Maria Ângela Wanderley Rocha, Regina Coeli Ferreira Ramos, Sinval Pinto Brandão-Filho, Marli Tenorio Cordeiro, Luciana Caroline Albuquerque Bezerra, George Santiago Dimech, Sandra Valongueiro Alves, Pedro Pires Ferreira Neto, Priscila Mayrelle da Silva Castanha, Rafael Dhalia, Ernesto Torres de Azevedo Marques, Gabriela Renata Neves Fulco, Maria Valquíria de Medeiros Silva, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, and on behalf of the Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group (MERG)

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013344

Genetic analysis of Schistosoma mansoni in a low-transmission area in Brazil suggests population sharing between wild-hosts and humans and geographical isolation

Karina Varella, Rosana Gentile, Roberto do Val Vilela, Silvana Carvalho Thiengo, Aline dos Santos Moreira, José Roberto Machado-Silva, Thiago dos Santos Cardoso, Sócrates Fraga da Costa-Neto, Beatriz de Lima Alessio Müller, Alexandre Araujo Cunha dos Santos, Arnaldo Maldonado Junior

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 11, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013379

Rabies control via co-creation: A model for sustainable one health interventions

Nicholas Bor, Geoffrey Njenga, Annabel Slater, Peterkin Munywoki, Dorcas Chepyatich, David Owino, Maurice K. Murungi, Dishon M. Muloi, Lian F. Thomas

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 11, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013350

Population genomics of Aedes albopictus across remote Pacific islands for genetic biocontrol considerations

Sangwoo Seok, Adam E. Vorsino, Travis C. Collier, Limb K. Hapairai, Christopher M. Jacobsen, Jeomhee M. Hasty, Ana L. Romero-Weaver, Eva A. Buckner, Dennis A. LaPointe, Mark K. H. Leong, Leo Braack, Christine A. Tabuloc, Joanna C. Chiu, Robyn Raban, Omar S. Akbari, Yoosook Lee

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 11, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013414

Barriers to leprosy elimination in Bolivia: Exploring perspectives and experiences of medical professionals and leprosy patients–A phenomenological study

Paula Messa Carmona, Nita Chaudhuri, Abundio Baptista Mora, Deisy Zurita Paniagua, Matthew Willis, Fabian Schlumberger, Nimer Ortuño-Gutiérrez, Anil Fastenau

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 11, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013345

Development of an affordable multiplex quantitative RT-PCR assay for early detection and surveillance of Dengue, Chikungunya, and co-infections from clinical samples in resource-limited settings

Mansi Rajendra Malik, Samruddhi Walaskar, Ritika Majji, Deepanraj SP, Shruthi Uppoor, Thrilok Chandra KV, Madhusudhan H.N, Balasundar A.S, Rakesh Kumar Mishra, Farah Ishtiaq

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 11, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013250

Protective and therapeutic effects of Lactobacillus brevis PQ214320 and Bacillus subtilis PQ198038 Against experimental Trichinella Infection

Eman E. El Shanawany, Rania Abdel-Razik, Amany Ebrahim Nofal, Rabab S. Zalat, Faten Abouelmagd

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 11, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013331

Occurrence, risk factors and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter from poultry and humans in central Ethiopia: A one health approach

Fikre Zeru, Haileeyesus Adamu, Yohannes Hagos Woldearegay, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema, Ingrid Hansson, Sofia Boqvist

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 11, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012916

Advancing Mycobacterium leprae transmission research: Insights from the R2STOP fund

Marta Sólveig Palmeirim, Annemieke Geluk, Bouke C. de Jong, Sofie M. Braet, Kevin R. Macaluso, JoAnn M. Tufariello, Mallika Lavania, Itu Singh, Rahul Sharma, Pushpendra Singh, Peter Steinmann

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 11, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013370

Assessing the effectiveness of the community participation approaches to improve access to mass drug administration for trachoma elimination in a pastoral conflict area of Baringo County, Kenya

Collins Okoyo, Omar Kopi, Paul M. Gichuki, Bridget W. Kimani, Tabitha Kanyui, Titus Waititu, Wyckliff P. Omondi, Doris W. Njomo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 11, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013408

Long-term clinical sequelae in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome: A longitudinal cohort study

Ning Cui, Xin Yang, Hong-Han Ge, Xiao-Hong Yin, Yi-Mei Yuan, Chao Zhou, Xi Wang, Hai-Feng Pan, Hao Li, Xiao-Ai Zhang, Li-Qun Fang, Li-Fen Hu, Peng-Tao Bao, Wei Liu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 12, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013276

Putting behaviors into context for vector-borne diseases: Examining behaviors that may reduce exposure to disease vectors

Raissa Nogueira de Brito, Susan Tanner, Julie Velásquez Runk, Nicole L. Gottdenker, Adelys Reina, Ayesha Rodríguez, Chystrie Rigg, Daniel Mendieta, John P. Schmidt, Juliana Hoyos, Kadir González, Kimberly Archbold, Richard J. Hall, Tania Gómez, Vanessa Pineda, Vanessa Vásquez, Jose E. Calzada, Azael Saldaña

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 12, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013365

Identification of arboviruses in mosquito populations in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and the first record of Wyeomyia mitchellii in the Old World

Nosipho Z. Masoto, Phillip A. Bester, Louwrens P. Snyman, Natasha Govender, Danelle van Jaarsveldt, Felicity J. Burt

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 12, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013093

Social and healthcare-seeking experiences of people affected with lymphedema in Bangladesh

Kamrun Nahar Koly, Jobaida Saba, Zinnatun Nessa, Farhana Rahman Luba, Irin Hossain, M M Aktaruzzaman, Md. Golam Rabbani, Milena Simic, Laura Dean, Julian Eaton

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 12, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013384

Perception of cattle owners towards risk of raw milk consumption for bovine tuberculosis transmission in Hosanna, Central Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study

Likawunt Samuel Asfaw

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 12, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013355

Elucidating the functional role of the novel BdP50 protein and extracellular vesicles in the human erythrocyte infection by Babesia divergens

Luis Miguel Gonzalez, Belen Revuelta, Aitor Gil, María C. Terrón, Martin Christoph Sachse, Javier Sotillo, Daniel Luque, S M Raihan Rahman, Reginaldo G. Bastos, Carlos Esteban Suarez, Estrella Montero

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 13, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013401

Rift Valley fever virus and Coxiella burnetii infections among febrile patients, Eastern Ethiopia

Dadi Marami, Adane Mihret, Nega Assefa, Alemseged Abdissa, Mahlet Osman, Gizachew Gemechu, Jacob S. Witherbee, Adargachew Mulu, Rea Tschopp

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 13, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013375

Schistosoma japonicum in Ethiopia: Is there a need for tuning schistosomiasis surveillance in Africa?

Yamral Abatneh, Getaneh Alemu, María Flores-Chávez, Banchamlak Tegegne, Belay Bezabih, Tesfa Demelie, Kefale Ejigu, Jose Miguel Rubio, Isabel de Fuentes, Melaku Anegagrie, Aranzazu Amor Aramendia

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 13, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013425

Spatial and clinical epidemiology of spotted fever rickettsioses and ehrlichiosis, North Carolina, 2010–2019

Amanda Brown Marusiak, Dana A. Giandomenico, Brandon D. Hollingsworth, Neha V. Mokashi, Paul L. Delamater, Michael Reiskind, Alexis M. Barbarin, Carl Williams, Ross M. Boyce

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 13, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013406

Venomics of the Arabian saw-scaled viper (Echis coloratus) through transcriptome-guided proteomics and in vitro functional profiling

Ignazio Avella, Lennart Schulte, Maik Damm, Lilien Uhrig, Alfredo Cabrera-Orefice, Johanna Eichberg, Kornelia Hardes, Sabine Hurka, Thomas Lindner, Andreas Vilcinskas, Tim Lüddecke

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013439

Global sociodemographic, clinical, and epidemiological profiling of patients with mycetoma: A systematic review

Mohamed Elmuntasir Salah, Michelle L. Fearon Scales, Kirlus Habib, Fadila Alhamwi, Suad Abdelwahab, Yassin Ahmed, Manal Mohamed Khalid, Dallas J. Smith, Ahmed Fahal

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013217

Development and application of a novel beta-tubulin genotyping tool reveals host-specific transmission cluster in Balantioides coli

Suhui Hu, Wen Zhang, Zhenzhen Liu, Junzhen Cheng, Qihao Zhang, Weifeng Qian, Min Zhang, Tianqi Wang, Wenchao Yan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013426

Knowledge and attitude of populations on blackflies and onchocerciasis and participation in mass drug administration in first-line communities near Erin-Ijesha and Arinta waterfalls, Southwest Nigeria

Oluwadamilare Ganiu Dauda, Akinlabi Mohammed Rufai, Olabanji Ahmed Surakat, Oluwatoyin Adeola Oyeniran, Olusegun Quadri Adeshina, Abuh Ojomona Oboro, Azeezat Ayanbukola Ayannibi, Rhidollah Folashade Oyewusi, Glory Blessing Jokanola, Kamilu Ayo Fasasi, Monsuru Adebayo Adeleke

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013411

Disruptions in gene interaction networks abolish host susceptibility to Trichostrongylus colubriformis infections in sheep

Fang Liu, Jody McNally, Jonathan Shao, Aaron B. Ingham, Peter W. Hunt, Robert W. Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013399

Classification of Trypanosoma brucei mammalian life cycle stages using Deep Learning Algorithms

Hamid Cheraghi, Lara López-Escobar, José Rino, Luisa M. Figueiredo, Bálint Szabó

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013298

Limited efficacy of cold and heat therapy as adjunctive treatments for local and functional outcomes of Bothrops atrox snakebite envenomation: A randomized clinical trial

Mailma Costa de Almeida, Kathleen Maclenny Pereira Carvalho, Yasmim da Silva Mendes, Debora Nery Oliveira, Érica da Silva Carvalho, Marco Aurélio Sartim, Felipe Queiroz Araújo, André Sachett, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Fernando Almeida-Val, Daniel Barros de Castro, Wuelton Monteiro, Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013423

Epidemiological, etiological, and serological characteristics of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Guizhou Province, Southwest China, from 2008 to 2023

Fajin Li, Dan Wang, Fei Su, Suye Zhao, Jun Guo, Fumin Zhang, Xueqin Ran, Jiafu Wang, Shijun Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 18, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013394

Impact of climate change on the spread of fascioliasis into the extreme south of South America

Pablo Fernando Cuervo, Roberto Mera y Sierra, Patricio Artigas, María Cecilia Fantozzi, María Dolores Bargues, Santiago Mas-Coma

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 18, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013433

Prevalence and risk factors of sheep and goats fasciolosis in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Simachew Getaneh Endalamew, Alebachew Tilahun Wassie, Andnet Yirga Assefa, Yihenew Getahun Ambaw, Solomon Mekuriaw Ayalew, Solomon Keflie Assefa

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 18, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013074

A phase Ib/II clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of topical Arnica tincture to treat non-complicated cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia

Sara M. Robledo, Liliana López, Juliana Quintero, Yulied Tabares, Any C. Garcés, Susana Rios-Echavarria, Esteban Soto, Iván D. Vélez, Thomas J. Schmidt

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 18, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013123

Dengue nowcasting in Brazil by combining official surveillance data and Google Trends information

Yang Xiao, Guilherme Soares, Leonardo Bastos, Rafael Izbicki, Paula Moraga

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 18, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012501

“The Perfect Swarm” – Flooding across Northern Victoria leads to intensified mosquito breeding and subsequent re-emergence and transmission of Murray Valley encephalitis virus during the 2022-23 mosquito season

Peter J. Neville, Rachel N. Evans, Helen O’Brien, Peter T. Mee, Natasha D. Brohier, Nicole Hughes

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 18, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013407

Burden of Shigella among children with diarrhea in the Americas: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Maya Lubeck-Schricker, Andrea C. Rivas-Nieto, Jennifer Rosauer, Samuel Mpinganjira, Akash Malhotra, Magdalena Bastias, Elizabeth Rogawski McQuade, Margaret Kosek, Claudio F. Lanata, Maribel Paredes Olortegui, Theresa J. Ochoa, James A. Platts-Mills, Kirsten Vannice, Patricia B. Pavlinac

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 18, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013393

The burden of rheumatic heart disease and issues affecting the provision of care in Malawi: A scoping review

Eva Blennerhassett, Oisin Brady Bates, Maire O’Connor, Hastings Gondwe, Lillian Msimuko, Mark Ledwidge, Balwani Mbakaya, Joseph Gallagher

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 19, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013400

Phylogenetic diversity and molecular evolution of Hantaan virus harbored by Apodemus chejuensis on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 2022–2023

Juyoung Noh, Kyungmin Park, Seong-Gyu Kim, Ye-rin Seo, Jongwoo Kim, Hee-Kyung Cho, Won-Keun Kim, Jin-Won Song

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 19, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013459

Leprosy in skeletons from archaeological sites: A systematic review

Hugo Pessotti Aborghetti, Simon M. Collin, Julienne Dadalto dos Santos, Pamela Barbosa dos Santos, Taís Loureiro Zambon, Rafael Maffei Loureiro, Patrícia D. Deps

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 19, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013374

Transmission models of Mycobacterium ulcerans: A systematic review

Rebecca Rasmussen, Katherine B. Gibney, Timothy P. Stinear, Jennifer A. Flegg, Patricia T. Campbell

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 19, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013376

Prevalence of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 associated inflammatory myopathies (HAIM) in Salvador, Brazil

Adriele Ribeiro França Viriato, Marcela Câmara Machado Costa, Edmar Zanoteli, Luiz Antônio R. de Freitas, Thessika Hialla Almeida Araújo, Ney Boa-Sorte, Maria Fernanda Rios Grassi, Bernardo Galvão-Castro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 20, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013409

Validation of the Brugia Test Plus to detect IgG4 antibodies in individuals from Belitung Timur, a Brugia malayi endemic area in Indonesia

Taniawati Supali, Elisa Iskandar, Noviani Sugianto, Yenny Djuardi, Katherine Gass, Jean M. Saunders, Peter U. Fischer, Marco A. Biamonte

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 20, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013449

Molecular characterization of zinc metalloproteinase Nas-14 from Trichinella spiralis and its participation in intestinal invasion

Qingbo Lv, Guangquan Si, Chengyao Li, Ning Jiang, Yushu He, Zijian Dong, Hanhai Mao, Mingyuan Liu, Xiaolei Liu, Ying Zhao, Jing Ding

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013437

Genomic epidemiology of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in southwestern Nigeria

Olabisi C. Akinlabi, Rotimi A. Dada, Ademola A. Olayinka, Ibukunoluwa O. Oginni-Falajiki, Oyeniyi S. Bejide, Pelumi D. Adewole, Nicholas R. Thomson, Aaron O. Aboderin, Iruka N. Okeke

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013442

Ambiguities in cutaneous leishmaniasis classification and the need for consensus: Experience from Ethiopia

Saskia van Henten, Ermias Diro, Annisa Befekadu Tesfaye, Feleke Tilahun Zewdu, Johan van Griensven, Wendemagegn Enbiale

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013458

Mathematical modeling of control strategies for the elimination of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Thailand

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