June 2026

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) remains a major public health challenge in East Africa, particularly in Ethiopia. Clinical trials on VL often exclude patients with severe comorbidities or laboratory abnormalities, limiting the generalizability of evidence used to guide real-world management. This study comprehensively characterised the clinical profile, treatment outcomes, and mortality of VL patients treated in a referral centre. Ayele et al. 2026

Image Credit: Eleni Ayele

Viewpoints

Emergence of Marburg virus disease in Ethiopia: Implications for public health preparedness and its impact on Ethiopia’s health system

Sibhatu Biadgilign, Mesfin Fransua, Anteneh Eshetu, Abdu Bedru

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014394

Toxoplasmosis meets the World Health Organization criteria for a neglected tropical disease

João Marcello Furtado, Rubens Belfort Jr, Bahram Bodaghi, Soon-Phaik Chee, Alejandra de-la-Torre, Oleksandra Dorokhova, Moncef Khairallah, Padmamalini Mahendradas, Nadine Nsiangani-Lusambo, Uwe Pleyer, Serge Resnikoff, Frank Seeber, Hugh R. Taylor, Jennifer E. Thorne, Daniel V. Vasconcelos-Santos, Steven Yeh, Justine R. Smith

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 25, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014425

Reviews

Accelerating vaccine research and development for skin neglected tropical diseases: A case for leishmaniasis, leprosy, and Buruli ulcer

Hua Wang, Fernanda Oliveira Novais, Maria Adelaida Gómez, Stephen Muhi, Camila I. de Oliveira, Thao-Thy Pham, Samantha Vermaak, VALIDATE Network Skin NTDs Working Group, Rajko Reljic

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014375

Prevalence of hookworm infection and its proportion among pregnant women with intestinal helminth infection in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Mengistie Kassahun Tariku, Gezahegn Eshetu Mekuriya, Habtamu Wagnew Abuhay, Lidetu Demoze, Gedefaw Abeje, Mekuriaw Nibret Aweke, Habtamu Abebe Getahun, Samuel Teferi Chanie, Gelila Yitageasu, Gebrie Getu Alemu, Asebe Hagos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 10, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014376

Amebiasis as a neglected tropical disease: Current knowledge gaps and future directions

Debbie-Ann Shirley, Shasika Jayarathne, Cirle A. Warren, Shannon Moonah

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 22, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014423

Encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV): An overlooked threat to primates

Inestin Amona, Charles Kumakamba, Clément Labarrere, Bernard Davoust, Florence Fenollar, Oleg Mediannikov

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 23, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014409

Research Articles

The cost-effectiveness of Wolbachia-based biocontrol interventions for dengue: A scoping review of the available evidence

Hugo C. Turner, Trinh Manh Hung, Oliver J. Brady, Raman Velayudhan, Ilaria Dorigatti, Hannah E. Clapham

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 1, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014395

High infection risk of intestinal helminths despite WASH interventions: A cross-sectional study in Khammouane province, Lao PDR

Vilaysone Khounvisith, Siriphone Virachith, Nouna Innoula, Bounta Vongphachanh, Latdavone Khenkha, Jan Hattendorf, Somphou Sayasone, Judith M. Hübschen, Antony P. Black, Peter Odermatt

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 1, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014388

Performance of fecal inflammatory biomarkers to identify watery shigellosis: Findings from the Enterics for Global Health (EFGH) Shigella surveillance study

Billy Ogwel, Farhana Khanam, Henry Badji, Mary Charles, Sonia Qureshi, Bri’Anna Horne, Stephanie A. Brennhofer, James A. Platts-Mills, Khandra Sears, Sharon Tennant, Sara Kim, Richard Omore, Alex O. Awuor, Caleb Okonji, Junaid Iqbal, Naveed Ahmed, Zarfishan Hussain, Firdausi Qadri, S. M. Azadul Alam Raz, Elias Shawon Bhuiyan, Pablo Penataro Yori, Maribel Paredes Olortegui, Margaret N. Kosek, Samba Juma Jallow, Bubacarr E. Ceesay, Bakary Conteh, Atusaye K. Nyirenda, Vitumbiko Munthali, Clement Lefu, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Stephen Munga, M. Jahangir Hossain, Jennifer Cornick, Farah Naz Qamar, David Benkeser, Elizabeth T. Rogawski McQuade

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 1, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014025

Factors affecting detection and quantification of Schistosoma haematobium eggs in pooled urine samples

Abraham Degarege, Bruno Levecke, Christopher R. Bilder, David M. Brett-Major, Abebe Animut, Yohannes Negash, M. Jana Broadhurst, Tzeyu L. Michaud, Berhanu Erko

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 1, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014407

Landmark-based morphometrics with fewer landmarks: Some examples for medical entomology

Jean-Pierre Dujardin, Patchara Sriwichai, Yudthana Samung, Jiraporn Ruangsittichai, Suchada Sumruayphol, Sébastien Dujardin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014386

VP1–141 is a determinant of a Vero cell-adapted Coxsackievirus A10 for vaccine development

Chi-Hsun Chen, Chih-Yeu Fang, Yu-Sheng Shen, Jen-Ren Wang, Suh-Chin Wu, Chia-Chyi Liu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014396

Geographical disparities and programmatic determinants of hydrocele surgery and lymphoedema management coverage for lymphatic filariasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018–2024: A national analysis of routine programme data

Jean Claude Makenga Bof, Daniel Muteba

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 2, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014406

CD163⁺ monocytes and soluble CD163 as prognostic indicators in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome: An integrative analysis

Jie Wang, Haolin Song, Yi Zhang, Ziling Cheng, Lingtong Huang, Bei Jia, Guangqi Zhu, Lifen Hu, Jihua Xue, Jie Li, Wei Wu, Qi Xia

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014416

Knowledge, attitude, and prevention practices of cutaneous leishmaniasis in highly-endemic rural areas of Kandahar province, Afghanistan: A large cross-sectional community-based study

Bilal Ahmad Rahimi, Sharafuddin Resha, Mohammadullah Khaksar, Khwaja Mir Islam Saeed, Hashmatullah Osmani, Abdul Baqi Daqiq, Habiburahman Rahmani, Hikmatullah Saleem, Walter R. Taylor

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013575

A snapshot of selected neglected tropical disease research using the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform database, 1999–2023

Rhys Peploe, Hannah Jauncey, Yurika Sakai, Ghassan Karam, Anna Laura Ross, Sarah C. Charnaud, Prabin Dahal, Anthony W. Solomon, Philippe J. Guerin, Caitlin Naylor

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 3, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014338

Genomic and phylogenetic characterization of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in companion animals in Korea, 2023–2024

Dong-Yeop Lee, Hong-Jae Lee, Hwi-Yeon Choi, Jason S. Park, Dong-Hun Lee

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 4, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014305

Epidemiological insights and genetic diversity of the Duffy binding protein of Plasmodium vivax in Duffy-negative Cameroonians

Cheikh Cambel Dieng, Rene Teh Ning, Canelle Kipayko, Regan Elizabeth Schroeder, Nontokozo Mdluli-Berndt, Bate Ayukenchengamba, Zidedine Nematchoua Weyou, Tabi Doris Sona, Ambendekson Elizabeth Reward, Guofa Zhou, Irene Sumbele Ngole Ule, Helen Kuokuo Kimbi, Eugenia Lo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 4, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014404

Estimating the distributional impact of improving access to snake antivenom in urban and rural Lao People’s Democratic Republic: An extended cost-effectiveness analysis

Chanthawat Patikorn, Thanapol Khuharatanachai, Jeong-Yeon Cho, Suthira Taychakhoonavudh, Mayfong Mayxay, Khamlub Senbounsou, Joerg Blessmann, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 4, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014420

Prevalence of multiple human intestinal parasites across diverse environments in Madagascar

Stephanie M. Wu, Sarina S. Gupta, M. Ando Ravelomanantsoa, Santino Andry, Daniel F. Viana, Jessica Zamborain-Mason, Uwajachukwumma A. Uzomah, Hervet J. Randriamady, Chase Howard, Graham Friedman, Amanda Castonguay, James Hazen, Danny A. Milner Jr., Benjamin L. Rice, Christopher D. Golden

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 4, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014380

Development of a deep learning based framework for classification of Indian venomous snakes integrated with explainable artificial intelligence for primary and emergency care providers

Ikhlaas Ifthikar Abusayeed Manna, Usha Wagle, Badhrinarayanan Balaji, Vrinda Lath, Niranjana Sampathila, Sudhakara Upadya P, Freston Marc Sirur

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014147

Severe visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia: Outcomes, co-infections and mortality in a prospective real-world cohort

Eleni Ayele, Saskia van Henten, Desalew Getahun Ayalew, Saba Atnafu, Asnakew Engidaw Mereed, Hana Yohannes, Tigist Mekonnen, Tadfe Bogale, Aman Mossa, Gebrehiwot Lema Legese, Jemal Yasin, Nicole Berens-Riha, Thao-Thy Pham, Carl Boodman, Annelies Mondelaers, Wim J. Adriaensen, Saïd Abdellati, Ermias Diro, Rezika Mohammed, Fabiana Alves, Mezgebu Silamsaw Asres, Myrthe Pareyn, Mekibib Kassa, Johan van Griensven

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013878

A systematic mapping review of therapeutic clinical trials in dengue

Tran Bang Huyen, Angela McBride, Tun-Linn Thein, Khoi Minh Le, Tran Luu, Nguyen Quang Huy, Eli Harriss, Matthew J.W. Kain, Jonathan Cattrall, Caitlin Naylor, Ho Quang Chanh, Nguyen Lam Vuong, Daniel Munblit, Po-Ying Chia, Phung Khanh Lam, James A. Watson, Sophie Yacoub

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014382

An intuitive sampling framework for setting-specific decision-making in soil-transmitted helminthiasis control programs

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

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014026

Plant-based therapeutics for leishmaniasis: A systematic review emphasizing human studies and clinical trial evidence

Alberta Serwah Anning, Vanesa Osmani, Stefanie J. Klug, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014389

Xeno-monitoring the impact of Vector Control on trypanosome transmission in the Forecariah sleeping sickness focus (Guinea)

Abdoulaye Dansy Camara, Patrice Boedouno, Issiaga Camara, Aissata Soumah, Mohamed Kébé, Jeannette Koivogui, Brice Rotureau, Jean-Mathieu Bart, Bruno Bucheton, Alexandre Delamou, Adrien Marie Gaston Belem, Moise Kagbadouno, Mamadou Camara

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 5, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013598

Discovery of a novel coltivirus in a newly identified Bat Bug Species (Heteroptera: Cimicidae) in Cambodia

Jurre Y. Siegers, Heidi Auerswald, Pierre-Olivier Maquart, Tamara Szentiványi, Julia Guillebaud, Thavry Hoem, Xiang Li, Kimhuor Suor, Leakhena Pum, Limmey Khun, Sithun Nuon, Kimlay Chea, Vireak Heang, Kathrina Mae Bienes, Yvonne C.F. Su, Veasna Duong, Janin Nouhin, Sébastien Boyer, Erik A. Karlsson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014372

Predictive Modeling of Localized Mobile App to Improve Snakebite Management in Ghana

Eric Nyarko, Aashna Uppal, Nicholas Amani Hamman, Louis Agyekum, Pascal Antwi, Nuhu Mohammed, Obu-Amoah Ampomah, Iddrisu Abugbil Atubiga, Trudie Lang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014435

Plasma proteomics improves risk prediction in heart failure and reveals unique biology in chronic chagas cardiomyopathy

José S. L. Patané, Fernando R. Giugni, Rogério S. Rosa, Fabiana G. Marcondes-Braga, Alfredo J. Mansur, Alexandre C. Pereira, Jose E. Krieger

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014370

Stranger swings: Temperature-dependent upsides and downsides of a densovirus in Aedes albopictus

Christophe Boëte, Marco Perriat-Sanguinet, Anne-Sophie Gosselin-Grenet, Patrick Makoundou, Mylène Ogliastro, Mathieu Sicard, Sandra Unal, Mylène Weill, Célestine Atyame

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014405

Multivariate predictive model for predicting in-hospital mortality in HIV-associated talaromycosis: a multicenter retrospective study

Zhikai Wan, Mengyan Wang, Weiwei Zhang, Yu Zhou, Biao Zhu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014432

Preclinical animal models for onchocerciasis and loiasis: A systematic review of applications in drug screening

Rene Bilingwe Ayiseh, Blendin Serri Gemuh, Glory Enjong Mbah, Stephen Mbigha Ghogomu, Fidelis Cho-Ngwa

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014401

Beneficiary feedback mechanisms: Exploring ways to systematically integrate community feedback in mass drug administration delivery for NTDs

Jake D. Mathewson, Charlie Aardewijn, Sake J. de Vlas, Dunstan J. Matungwa, Mirjam I. Bakker

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014373

Ecological signature on the epidemiological dynamics of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome

Zhe Lou, Jing Lu, Shuyi Liang, Wei Zhao, Ling Huang, Haowei Wang, Xiang Li, Jianli Hu, Ruiyun Li

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014408

Government health care worker training needs for intestinal schistosomiasis morbidity management

Phyllis Munyiva Isaiah, Betty Nabatte, Lauren Wilburn, John Bosco Oryema, Noah Ukumu, Morris Okumu, Juma Nabhonge, Hilda Kyarisiima, Prudence Beinamaryo, Victor Anguajibi, Christopher K. Opio, Narcis B. Kabatereine, Goylette F. Chami

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 8, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014419

Identification of a persistent Ascaris-derived Kalirin epitope associated with chronic T cell activation in the lung

Yifan Wu, Leroy Versteeg, Meng-Chih Wu, Jill E. Weatherhead

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 9, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014434

Experiences and perceptions on diagnostic delay of leprosy by affected people in Colombia: A qualitative study

Heleen Neeltje Willemijn Duighuisen, Daniel Gonzalo Eslava Albarracin, Anil Fastenau, Nimer Ortuño-Gutiérrez, Srilekha Penna, Alena Kamenshchikova

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 11, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014412

Comparison of a recombinant endonuclease III protein and its synthetic peptides in ELISA for the diagnosis of tegumentary leishmaniasis using human serum and urine samples: A preliminary study

Raquel S. B. Câmara, Dóris M. Abrão, Daniela P. Lage, Camila S. Freitas, Ana L. Silva, Mariana M. Cardoso, Nathália C. Galvani, Maíza M. Rodrigues, Breno L. Pimenta, Bárbara P. N. Assis, Ana T. Chaves, Unaí Tupinambás, Manoel O. da Costa Rocha, Miguel A. Chávez-Fumagalli, Ricardo A. Machado-de-Ávila, Denise U. Gonçalves, Isabela A. G. Pereira, Eduardo A. F. Coelho, Myron Christodoulides

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 15, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014440

Shared risk factors for malaria and schistosomiasis co-infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Max M. Lang, Bethany Lyne, Christl A. Donnelly, Goylette F. Chami

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 15, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014369

Molecular evidence of Echinococcus canadensis (G6/G7) predominance in Mongolian livestock and its implications for control

Bolor Bold, Peter S. Andrus, Chimedtseren Bayasgalan, Davaasuren Nergui, Battsetseg Badmaa, Yilin Cao, Xuan Su, Xiaojin Mo, Nyamdavaa Guugandaa, Ning Xiao, Ting Zhang, Xiao-Nong Zhou

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 15, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014433

Giardiasis in Japan, the United States of America, and Europe from 2007 to 2023, highlighting a decline during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hirotake Mori, Ryoko Makuuchi, Daria Krokva, Dmytro Remez, Rapeepun Prasertbun, Yoshiro Hadano, Supaluk Popruk, Aongart Mahittikorn, Rapeephan R. Maude, Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Raita Tamaki, Gautam A. Deshpande, Roger Frutos, Chris Smith, Toshio Naito

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 15, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014428

Systematic review and meta-analysis of insecticide resistance status and mechanisms in the arbovirus vector Aedes aegypti from Nigeria

Aisha Kabir Mohammed, Maryam Abdulkadir Dangambo, Aliyu Muhammad, Adamu Jibrin Alhassan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 15, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014421

Epidemiology, seroprevalence, and circulation of Chikungunya virus in Southern Africa (SADC region): A systematic review

Siphamandla Lamula, Ndivhuwo Ramatsitsi, Lisa Buwa-Komoreng

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014438

Post-market surveillance of albendazole tablet brands in Kenya: Implications for deworming programs and clinical outcomes

Ezra Kiprono Yator, Peter Mbugua Njogu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 16, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014449

The health and economic burden of podoconiosis in East Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis of health outcomes with narrative synthesis of economic evidence

Nadia Hitimana, Vasso Anagnostopoulou, Stephen Bremner, Naillah Umutoni Uwimana, Natalia Hounsome, Lawrence Rugema, Leon Mutesa, Maya Semrau

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 17, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014427

Inhibition of Toxoplasma gondii proliferation by dimethyl itaconate: Evidence from in vitro and in vivo studies

Jingxian Zhao, Linyan Bao, Huan Chen, Tenglong Zhao, Dong Tang, Yixi Sun, Yuqi Zuo, Jiafu Shang, Yanyan Liu, Xuehui Zhou, Mengru Zhao, Xiaowei Yang, Liwu Zhang, Guangwei Zhao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 18, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014454

Paucibacillary leprosy presenting as fibular neuropathy: A case of autochthonous zoonotic exposure in endemic Florida

Kyle Ruffing

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 22, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014456

Epidemiological characteristics and importation patterns of imported dengue fever in southwest border regions of China

Jiaxin Hao, Yong Shen, Huakun Xu, Fuying Guo, Dongsheng Ren, Tian Ma, Shanshan Song, Ruifang Song, Noksrikeaw Treenate, Qing Zhen, Zhe Wang, Tiejun Shui, Xiangyu Yan

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 22, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014446

The nuclear basket nucleoporin MLP1 is required to maintain nuclear integrity, and mitotic fidelity in Trypanosoma brucei

Akila Yagoubat, Lucien Crobu, Slavica Stanojcic, Nada Kuk, Amélie Sarrazin, Marie-Pierre Blanchard, Patrick Bastien, Maude F. Lévêque, Laurence Berry, Yvon Sterkers

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 22, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013922

Survey on the current status of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis clinics construction and the surveillance of rabies-exposed individuals in China, 2022

Qian Ren, Di Mu, Hong-Rui Zhai, Si-Han Li, Shi-Jian Zhou, Jun-Yuan Chen, Ao Luo, Yun-Long Zheng, Wen-Wu Yin, Yan-Ping Zhang, Qiu-Lan Chen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 22, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014011

Social marginalisation, environmental degradation and Toxoplasma gondii exposure in urban informal settlements in Brazil

Max T. Eyre, Joyce Y. Wang, Ianei de O. Carneiro, Renato B. Reis, Elsio A. Wunder Jr, Nivison N. Júnior, Guilherme S. Ribeiro, Fabio N. Souza, Juliet O. Santana, Ellie A. Delight, Ridalva D. M. Felzemburgh, Francisco S. Santana, Sharif Mohr, Astrid X. T. O. Melendez, Adriano Queiroz, Andreia C. Santos, Jaqueline S. Cruz, Meghan Owens, Bruno Martorelli Di Genova, Mitermayer G. Reis, Claudia Muñoz-Zanzi, Peter J. Diggle, Federico Costa, Albert I. Ko

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 22, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014453

Snakes and snakebites in the munduruku cosmology and medicine, central Brazilian Amazonia

Gisele Reis Dias, Gilza Reis Dias Lavareda, Talyson Aparício Gomes, Gilce Reis Dias da Silva, Geelle Sena de Melo, Mateus Chagas de Almeida, Maurício Lopes da Silva, Uziel Guaynê Oliveira, Fan Hui Wen, Jacqueline Sachett, Altair Seabra de Farias, Felipe Murta, Vinicius Azevedo Machado, Wuelton Monteiro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 22, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014462

An immune system for the city: A cluster-randomized trial of a new paradigm for surveillance and control of disease vectors

Michael Z. Levy, Laura D. Tamayo, Carlos E. Condori-Pino, Claudia Arevalo-Nieto, Ricardo Castillo-Neyra, Valerie A. Paz-Soldán

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 22, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014464

Non-typhoidal Salmonella co-infect and complicate Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children under-five: A prospective cohort study on clinical presentation and outcome in Kisantu district hospital, DR Congo

Bieke Tack, Daniel Vita, Jules Mbuyamba, José Nketo, Emmanuel Ntangu, Marie-France Phoba, Aimée Luyindula, Gaëlle Nkoji, Hornela Vuvu, Anne-Sophie Heroes, Justin Im, Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse, Mohamadou Siribie, Hyon Jin Jeon, Florian Marks, Liselotte Hardy, Erika Vlieghe, Jaan Toelen, Jan Jacobs, Octavie Lunguya

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 24, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014457

Seasonal dynamic modeling for real-time prediction of human brucellosis epidemiological trends in Gansu, Guangdong and Sichuan Provinces, China

Pengwei Lou, Yuting Huang, Jiandong Yang, Nannan Chen, Feng Zhao, Jiabo Xu, Kai Wang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 25, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014443

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of leptospirosis in patients under and over 5 years of age in primary health centers in the Peruvian Amazon, 2022–2024

Stefano V. Davila-Philipps, Tery Vasquez Hassinger, Kary K. Vela-Tello, Jorge I. Carrasco-Celi, Yoki N. Rios-Alava, James L. Vasquez-Lechuga, Marcos H. Parimango-Alvarez, Johan Marin-Lizarraga, Edgar A. Ramirez-García, Karine Zevallos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 25, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013473

Assessing the sustainability of Rwanda’s mass drug administration program for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: A mixed-methods application of the program sustainability assessment tool

Christian Mazimpaka, Davidson H. Hamer, Eugene Ruberanziza, Kevin James Lane, Ladislas Nshimiyimana, Jean Bosco Mbonigaba, Aimable Mbituyumuremyi, Donald M. Thea, Veronika J. Wirtz

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 25, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014455

Contrasting geographic patterns of parasite and hantavirus diversity in the rodent Oligoryzomys longicaudatus (Rodentia, Cricetidae)

Reilly N. Brennan, R. Eduardo Palma, Sally L. Paulson, Wendy C. Hernández-Mazariegos, Luis E. Escobar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 26, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014424

A rapid immunochromatographic test for antibody detection as a new tool for monitoring malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax

Julia Ramos Sampaio, Fabiana Fioravante Coelho, Irene da Silva Soares, Jéssica Karoline Augusta Oliveira, Ana Clara Gazzinelli-Guimarães, Alex Fiorini Carvalho, Bruno Vinicius Santos Valiate, Camila Medeiros Costa, Caroline Junqueira, Alexia Martines Vieira Silva, Michelle Oliveira-Silva, Dhelio Batista Pereira, Anielle de Pina-Costa, André Machado de Siqueira, Marcia Caldas de Castro, Renan Pedra de Souza, Lis Ribeiro do Valle Antonelli, Ana Paula Salles Moura Fernandes, Ricardo Tostes Gazzinelli, Gregório Guilherme Almeida

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 26, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014447

Molecular detection and subtype characterization of Blastocystis in diarrheal outpatients in Shanghai, China: A case-control study

Wei Zhao, Yuhan Guan, Qi Yu, Kuan Zhang, Zhongkai Zhang, Huanhuan Zhou, Bowen Song

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 26, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014461

Long-term disability outcomes in Hansen’s disease: A 20-year comparative study of Lepromatous vs. Tuberculoid Leprosy

Elaine J. Ma, Brandon L. Adler, April W. Armstrong, Maria T. Ochoa

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 26, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014385

Spatiotemporal differentiation of Plasmodium vivax populations in the western Greater Mekong Subregion using a 22-SNP barcode

Zifang Wu, Weilin Zeng, Awtum M. Brashear, Yaming Wu, Lin Wang, Myat Thu Soe, Pyae Linn Aung, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Myat Phone Kyaw, Zhaoqing Yang, Yaming Cao, Li Zheng, Liwang Cui, Yan Zhao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published June 29, 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014472

Reinfection dynamics of owned dogs with Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in endemic rural areas of central Iran: Implications for cystic echinococcosis control

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