September 2015

This research explores the private household out-of-pocket and opportunity costs incurred to receive free oral cholera vaccine during a mass vaccination campaign in rural Odisha, India. Mogasale et al.

Image Credit: Dr. Vijayalaxmi V. Mogasale

Viewpoints

Vaccine Science Diplomacy: Expanding Capacity to Prevent Emerging and Neglected Tropical Diseases Arising from Islamic State (IS)–Held Territories

Peter J. Hotez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 24, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003852

A Call for Incorporating Social Research in the Global Struggle against Snakebite

José María Gutiérrez, Thierry Burnouf, Robert A. Harrison, Juan J. Calvete, Nicholas Brown, Simon D. Jensen, David A. Warrell, David J. Williams, Global Snakebite Initiative

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 17, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003960

Antivenoms for Snakebite Envenoming: What Is in the Research Pipeline?

Emilie Alirol, Pauline Lechevalier, Federica Zamatto, François Chappuis, Gabriel Alcoba, Julien Potet

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 10, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003896

Expert Commentary

Leptospirosis: Updating the Global Picture of an Emerging Neglected Disease

Mathieu Picardeau

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 24, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004039

Review

A Review: The Current In Vivo Models for the Discovery and Utility of New Anti-leishmanial Drugs Targeting Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Emily Rose Mears, Farrokh Modabber, Robert Don, George E. Johnson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 3, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003889

Research Articles

Understanding Heterogeneity in the Impact of National Neglected Tropical Disease Control Programmes: Evidence from School-Based Deworming in Kenya

Birgit Nikolay, Charles S. Mwandawiro, Jimmy H. Kihara, Collins Okoyo, Jorge Cano, Mariam T. Mwanje, Hadley Sultani, Dorcas Alusala, Hugo C. Turner, Caroline Teti, Josh Garn, Matthew C. Freeman, Elizabeth Allen, Roy M. Anderson, Rachel L. Pullan, Sammy M. Njenga, Simon J. Brooker

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 30, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004108

Effect of Poor Access to Water and Sanitation As Risk Factors for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection: Selectiveness by the Infective Route

Adriana Echazú, Daniela Bonanno, Marisa Juarez, Silvana P. Cajal, Viviana Heredia, Silvia Caropresi, Ruben O. Cimino, Nicolas Caro, Paola A. Vargas, Gladys Paredes, Alejandro J. Krolewiecki

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 30, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004111

Trends of Mycobacterium bovis Isolation and First-Line Anti-tuberculosis Drug Susceptibility Profile: A Fifteen-Year Laboratory-Based Surveillance

Miriam Bobadilla-del Valle, Pedro Torres-González, Miguel Enrique Cervera-Hernández, Areli Martínez-Gamboa, Brenda Crabtree-Ramirez, Bárbara Chávez-Mazari, Narciso Ortiz-Conchi, Luis Rodríguez-Cruz, Axel Cervantes-Sánchez, Tomasa Gudiño-Enríquez, Carmen Cinta-Severo, José Sifuentes-Osornio, Alfredo Ponce de León

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 30, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004124

Assessment of Efficacy and Quality of Two Albendazole Brands Commonly Used against Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections in School Children in Jimma Town, Ethiopia

Sileshi Belew, Mestawet Getachew, Sultan Suleman, Tesfaye Mohammed, Habetewold Deti, Matthias D'Hondt, Evelien Wynendaele, Zeleke Mekonnen, Jozef Vercruysse, Luc Duchateau, Bart De Spiegeleer, Bruno Levecke

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004057

Ebola and Its Global Research Architecture—Need for an Improvement

David Quarcoo, Dörthe Brüggmann, Doris Klingelhöfer, David A. Groneberg

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004083

Development and Validation of a Novel Leishmania donovani Screening Cascade for High-Throughput Screening Using a Novel Axenic Assay with High Predictivity of Leishmanicidal Intracellular Activity

Andrea Nühs, Manu De Rycker, Sujatha Manthri, Eamon Comer, Christina A. Scherer, Stuart L. Schreiber, Jean-Robert Ioset, David W. Gray

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004094

An Outbreak of Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichosis among Mine-Workers in South Africa

Nelesh P. Govender, Tsidiso G. Maphanga, Thokozile G. Zulu, Jaymati Patel, Sibongile Walaza, Charlene Jacobs, Joy I. Ebonwu, Sindile Ntuli, Serisha D. Naicker, Juno Thomas

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004096

Electrophysiological Studies into the Safety of the Anti-diarrheal Drug Clotrimazole during Oral Rehydration Therapy

Willem S. Lexmond, Paul A. Rufo, Edda Fiebiger, Wayne I. Lencer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004098

Value of Routine Dengue Diagnostic Tests in Urine and Saliva Specimens

Anne-Claire Andries, Veasna Duong, Sowath Ly, Julien Cappelle, Kim Srorn Kim, Patrich Lorn Try, Sopheaktra Ros, Sivuth Ong, Rekol Huy, Paul Horwood, Marie Flamand, Anavaj Sakuntabhai, Arnaud Tarantola, Philippe Buchy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004100

Neglect of a Neglected Disease in Italy: The Challenge of Access-to-Care for Chagas Disease in Bergamo Area

Ernestina Carla Repetto, Rony Zachariah, Ajay Kumar, Andrea Angheben, Federico Gobbi, Mariella Anselmi, Ahmad Al Rousan, Carlota Torrico, Rosa Ruiz, Gabriel Ledezma, Maria Chiara Buoninsegna, Mohammed Khogali, Rafael Van den Bergh, Gianfranco De Maio, Ada Maristella Egidi, Barbara Maccagno, Silvia Garelli

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004103

Investigation of the First Case of Dengue Virus Infection Acquired in Western Australia in Seven Decades: Evidence of Importation of Infected Mosquitoes?

Michael D. A. Lindsay, Andrew Jardine, Carolien Giele, Paul Armstrong, Suzi McCarthy, Amanda Whittle, Naru Pal, Heather Lyttle, Sue Harrington, Jay Nicholson, David Smith

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004114

Targeting Lysine Deacetylases (KDACs) in Parasites

Qi Wang, Bruce A. Rosa, Bakela Nare, Kerrie Powell, Sergio Valente, Dante Rotili, Antonello Mai, Garland R. Marshall, Makedonka Mitreva

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 24, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004026

Economic Impact of Dengue: Multicenter Study across Four Brazilian Regions

Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Joao Bosco Siqueira Junior, Mirian Perpetua Palha Dias Parente, Ana Laura de Sene Amancio Zara, Consuelo Silva Oliveira, Cynthia Braga, Fabiano Geraldo Pimenta Junior, Fanny Cortes, Juan Guillermo Lopez, Luciana Ribeiro Bahia, Marcia Costa Ooteman Mendes, Michelle Quarti Machado da Rosa, Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira Filha, Dagna Constenla, Wayner Vieira de Souza

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 24, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004042

African Program for Onchocerciasis Control 1995–2010: Impact of Annual Ivermectin Mass Treatment on Off-Target Infectious Diseases

Stanimira P. Krotneva, Luc E. Coffeng, Mounkaila Noma, Honorat G. M. Zouré, Lalle Bakoné, Uche V. Amazigo, Sake J. de Vlas, Wilma A. Stolk

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 24, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004051

Release of Small RNA-containing Exosome-like Vesicles from the Human Filarial Parasite Brugia malayi

Mostafa Zamanian, Lisa M Fraser, Prince N Agbedanu, Hiruni Harischandra, Andrew R Moorhead, Tim A Day, Lyric C Bartholomay, Michael J Kimber

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 24, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004069

Assessment and Treatment of Pain during Treatment of Buruli Ulcer

Janine de Zeeuw, Marike Alferink, Yves T. Barogui, Ghislain Sopoh, Richard O. Phillips, Tjip S. van der Werf, Susanne Loth, Bouwe Molenbuur, Mirjam Plantinga, Adelita V. Ranchor, Ymkje Stienstra

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 24, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004076

Synergy of Omeprazole and Praziquantel In Vitro Treatment against Schistosoma mansoni Adult Worms

Giulliana T. Almeida, Regina C. G. Lage, Leticia Anderson, Thiago M. Venancio, Helder I. Nakaya, Patrícia A. Miyasato, Henrique K. Rofatto, Adhemar Zerlotini, Eliana Nakano, Guilherme Oliveira, Sergio Verjovski-Almeida

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 24, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004086

Snakebite is Under Appreciated: Appraisal of Burden from West Africa

Abdulrazaq G. Habib, Andreas Kuznik, Muhammad Hamza, Maryam I. Abdullahi, Basheer A. Chedi, Jean-Philippe Chippaux, David A. Warrell

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 23, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004088

Trypanosoma cruzi Binds to Cytokeratin through Conserved Peptide Motifs Found in the Laminin-G-Like Domain of the gp85/Trans-sialidase Proteins

Andre Azevedo Reis Teixeira, Veronica de Cássia Sardinha de Vasconcelos, Walter Colli, Maria Júlia Manso Alves, Ricardo José Giordano

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 23, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004099

Prognostic Analysis of Patients with Ebola Virus Disease

Xin Zhang, Yihui Rong, Lijian Sun, Liming Liu, Haibin Su, Jian Zhang, Guangju Teng, Ning Du, Haoyang Chen, Yuan Fang, Wei Zhan, Alex B. J. Kanu, Sheku M. Koroma, Bo Jin, Zhe Xu, Haihan Song

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 23, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004113

Immunogenic Properties of a BCG Adjuvanted Chitosan Nanoparticle-Based Dengue Vaccine in Human Dendritic Cells

Taweewun Hunsawong, Panya Sunintaboon, Saradee Warit, Butsaya Thaisomboonsuk, Richard G. Jarman, In-Kyu Yoon, Sukathida Ubol, Stefan Fernandez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 22, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003958

Development of a Fluorescence-based Trypanosoma cruzi CYP51 Inhibition Assay for Effective Compound Triaging in Drug Discovery Programmes for Chagas Disease

Jennifer Riley, Stephen Brand, Michael Voice, Ivan Caballero, David Calvo, Kevin D. Read

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 22, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004014

Rapidly Escalating Hepcidin and Associated Serum Iron Starvation Are Features of the Acute Response to Typhoid Infection in Humans

Thomas C. Darton, Christoph J. Blohmke, Eleni Giannoulatou, Claire S. Waddington, Claire Jones, Pamela Sturges, Craig Webster, Hal Drakesmith, Andrew J. Pollard, Andrew E. Armitage

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 22, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004029

In Vivo MRI Assessment of Hepatic and Splenic Disease in a Murine Model of Schistosmiasis

Brice Masi, Teodora-Adriana Perles-Barbacaru, Caroline Laprie, Helia Dessein, Monique Bernard, Alain Dessein, Angèle Viola

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 22, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004036

Recombinant BCG Expressing Mycobacterium ulcerans Ag85A Imparts Enhanced Protection against Experimental Buruli ulcer

Bryan E. Hart, Laura P. Hale, Sunhee Lee

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 22, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004046

Cryptosporidiosis: A Disease of Tropical and Remote Areas in Australia

Aparna Lal, Lisa Michelle Cornish, Emily Fearnley, Kathryn Glass, Martyn Kirk

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 22, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004078

Discrimination between E. granulosus sensu stricto, E. multilocularis and E. shiquicus Using a Multiplex PCR Assay

Cong-Nuan Liu, Zhong-Zi Lou, Li Li, Hong-Bin Yan, David Blair, Meng-Tong Lei, Jin-Zhong Cai, Yan-Lei Fan, Jian-Qiu Li, Bao-Quan Fu, Yu-Rong Yang, Donald P. McManus, Wan-Zhong Jia

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 22, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004084

Identification of Newly Synthesized Proteins by Echinococcus granulosus Protoscoleces upon Induction of Strobilation

João Antonio Debarba, Karina Mariante Monteiro, Hercules Moura, John R. Barr, Henrique Bunselmeyer Ferreira, Arnaldo Zaha

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 22, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004085

Outcome after Discontinuing Long-Term Benzimidazole Treatment in 11 Patients with Non-resectable Alveolar Echinococcosis with Negative FDG-PET/CT and Anti-EmII/3-10 Serology

Rudolf W. Ammann, Katrin D. M. Stumpe, Felix Grimm, Peter Deplazes, Sabine Huber, Kaja Bertogg, Dorothee R. Fischer, Beat Müllhaupt

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003964

Altered Protein Expression in the Ileum of Mice Associated with the Development of Chronic Infections with Echinostoma caproni (Trematoda)

Alba Cortés, Javier Sotillo, Carla Muñoz-Antoli, Bernard Fried, J. Guillermo Esteban, Rafael Toledo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004082

Environmental and Behavioural Determinants of Leptospirosis Transmission: A Systematic Review

Mwanajaa Abdalla Mwachui, Lisa Crump, Rudy Hartskeerl, Jakob Zinsstag, Jan Hattendorf

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 17, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003843

Global Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review

Federico Costa, José E. Hagan, Juan Calcagno, Michael Kane, Paul Torgerson, Martha S. Martinez-Silveira, Claudia Stein, Bernadette Abela-Ridder, Albert I. Ko

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 17, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003898

Community-Effectiveness of Temephos for Dengue Vector Control: A Systematic Literature Review

Leyanna George, Audrey Lenhart, Joao Toledo, Adhara Lazaro, Wai Wai Han, Raman Velayudhan, Silvia Runge Ranzinger, Olaf Horstick

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004006

Rheumatic Heart Disease-Attributable Mortality at Ages 5–69 Years in Fiji: A Five-Year, National, Population-Based Record-Linkage Cohort Study

Tom Parks, Joseph Kado, Anne E. Miller, Brenton Ward, Rachel Heenan, Samantha M. Colquhoun, Till W. Bärnighausen, Mariana Mirabel, David E. Bloom, Robin L. Bailey, Isimeli N. Tukana, Andrew C. Steer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004033

Yellow Fever 17DD Vaccine Virus Infection Causes Detectable Changes in Chicken Embryos

Pedro Paulo de Abreu Manso, Barbara C. E. P. Dias de Oliveira, Patrícia Carvalho de Sequeira, Yuli Rodrigues Maia de Souza, Jessica Maria dos Santos Ferro, Igor José da Silva, Luzia Fátima Gonçalves Caputo, Priscila Tavares Guedes, Alexandre Araujo Cunha dos Santos, Marcos da Silva Freire, Myrna Cristina Bonaldo, Marcelo Pelajo-Machado

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004064

Syndromic Approach to Arboviral Diagnostics for Global Travelers as a Basis for Infectious Disease Surveillance

Natalie B. Cleton, Chantal B. E. M. Reusken, Jiri F. P. Wagenaar, Elske E. van der Vaart, Johan Reimerink, Annemiek A. van der Eijk, Marion P. G. Koopmans

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004073

Genome-Wide Scan and Test of Candidate Genes in the Snail Biomphalaria glabrata Reveal New Locus Influencing Resistance to Schistosoma mansoni

Jacob A. Tennessen, Kaitlin M. Bonner, Stephanie R. Bollmann, Joel A. Johnstun, Jan-Ying Yeh, Melanie Marine, Hannah F. Tavalire, Christopher J. Bayne, Michael S. Blouin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004077

Further Evidence of an Association between the Presence of Leishmania RNA Virus 1 and the Mucosal Manifestations in Tegumentary Leishmaniasis Patients

Lilian Motta Cantanhêde, Cipriano Ferreira da Silva Júnior, Marcos Massayuki Ito, Kátia Paula Felipin, Roberto Nicolete, Juan Miguel Villalobos Salcedo, Renato Porrozzi, Elisa Cupolillo, Ricardo de Godoi Mattos Ferreira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004079

Epidemiology of Leptospirosis in Africa: A Systematic Review of a Neglected Zoonosis and a Paradigm for ‘One Health’ in Africa

Kathryn J. Allan, Holly M. Biggs, Jo E. B. Halliday, Rudovick R. Kazwala, Venance P. Maro, Sarah Cleaveland, John A. Crump

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003899

Mapping the Risk of Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infections in the Philippines

Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães, Maria S. Salamat, Lydia Leonardo, Darren J. Gray, Hélène Carabin, Kate Halton, Donald P. McManus, Gail M. Williams, Pilarita Rivera, Ofelia Saniel, Leda Hernandez, Laith Yakob, Stephen T. McGarvey, Archie C. A. Clements

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003915

Validation of Recombinant Salivary Protein PpSP32 as a Suitable Marker of Human Exposure to Phlebotomus papatasi, the Vector of Leishmania major in Tunisia

Soumaya Marzouki, Wafa Kammoun-Rebai, Jihene Bettaieb, Maha Abdeladhim, Saoussen Hadj Kacem, Rania Abdelkader, Sami Gritli, Jomaa Chemkhi, Hamide Aslan, Shaden Kamhawi, Afif Ben Salah, Hechmi Louzir, Jesus G. Valenzuela, Melika Ben Ahmed

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003991

Differential Gene Expression and Infection Profiles of Cutaneous and Mucosal Leishmania braziliensis Isolates from the Same Patient

Eliza V. C. Alves-Ferreira, Juliano S. Toledo, Arthur H. C. De Oliveira, Tiago R. Ferreira, Patricia C. Ruy, Camila F. Pinzan, Ramon F. Santos, Viviane Boaventura, David Rojo, Ángelez López-Gonzálvez, Jose C. Rosa, Coral Barbas, Manoel Barral-Netto, Aldina Barral, Angela K. Cruz

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004018

Transient Loss of Protection Afforded by a Live Attenuated Non-typhoidal Salmonella Vaccine in Mice Co-infected with Malaria

Jason P. Mooney, Seung-Joo Lee, Kristen L. Lokken, Minelva R. Nanton, Sean-Paul Nuccio, Stephen J. McSorley, Renée M. Tsolis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004027

Re-assess Vector Indices Threshold as an Early Warning Tool for Predicting Dengue Epidemic in a Dengue Non-endemic Country

Fong-Shue Chang, Yao-Ting Tseng, Pi-Shan Hsu, Chaur-Dong Chen, Ie-Bin Lian, Day-Yu Chao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004043

Influence of Genetic Ancestry on INDEL Markers of NFKβ1, CASP8, PAR1, IL4 and CYP19A1 Genes in Leprosy Patients

Pablo Pinto, Claudio Salgado, Ney Pereira Carneiro Santos, Sidney Santos, Ândrea Ribeiro-dos-Santos

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004050

A Proteomic Analysis of the Body Wall, Digestive Tract, and Reproductive Tract of Brugia malayi

C. Paul Morris, Sasisekhar Bennuru, Laura E. Kropp, Jesse A. Zweben, Zhaojing Meng, Rebekah T. Taylor, King Chan, Timothy D. Veenstra, Thomas B. Nutman, Edward Mitre

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004054

Mitochondrial Genome Analyses Suggest Multiple Trichuris Species in Humans, Baboons, and Pigs from Different Geographical Regions

Mohamed B. F. Hawash, Lee O. Andersen, Robin B. Gasser, Christen Rune Stensvold, Peter Nejsum

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004059

The Biting Midge Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Is Capable of Developing Late Stage Infections of Leishmania enriettii

Veronika Seblova, Jovana Sadlova, Barbora Vojtkova, Jan Votypka, Simon Carpenter, Paul Andrew Bates, Petr Volf

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004060

Ergot Alkaloids (Re)generate New Leads as Antiparasitics

John D. Chan, Prince N. Agbedanu, Thomas Grab, Mostafa Zamanian, Peter I. Dosa, Timothy A. Day, Jonathan S. Marchant

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004063

Household Socioeconomic and Demographic Correlates of Cryptosporidium Seropositivity in the United States

Daniel J. Becker, James Oloya, Amara E. Ezeamama

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004080

Human Genetic Ancestral Composition Correlates with the Origin of Mycobacterium leprae Strains in a Leprosy Endemic Population

Nora Cardona-Castro, Edwin Cortés, Camilo Beltrán, Marcela Romero, Jaime E. Badel-Mogollón, Gabriel Bedoya

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004045

Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Transmitted between Patients with Buruli Ulcer

Nana Ama Amissah, Monika A. Chlebowicz, Anthony Ablordey, Artur J. Sabat, Caitlin S. Tetteh, Isaac Prah, Tjip S. van der Werf, Alex W. Friedrich, Jan Maarten van Dijl, John W. Rossen, Ymkje Stienstra

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004049

Financial and Economic Costs of the Elimination and Eradication of Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) in Africa

Young Eun Kim, Elisa Sicuri, Fabrizio Tediosi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004056

Factors Associated with Non-typhoidal Salmonella Bacteremia versus Typhoidal Salmonella Bacteremia in Patients Presenting for Care in an Urban Diarrheal Disease Hospital in Bangladesh

K. M. Shahunja, Daniel T. Leung, Tahmeed Ahmed, Pradip Kumar Bardhan, Dilruba Ahmed, Firdausi Qadri, Edward T. Ryan, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004066

Clinical Epidemiology of Buruli Ulcer from Benin (2005-2013): Effect of Time-Delay to Diagnosis on Clinical Forms and Severe Phenotypes

Carlos Capela, Ghislain E. Sopoh, Jean G. Houezo, René Fiodessihoué, Ange D. Dossou, Patrício Costa, Alexandra G. Fraga, João F. Menino, Rita Silva-Gomes, Edgard M. Ouendo, Fernando Rodrigues, Jorge Pedrosa

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 10, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004005

Efficacy of Albendazole-Chitosan Microsphere-based Treatment for Alveolar Echinococcosis in Mice

Maitiseyiti Abulaihaiti, Xiang-Wei Wu, Lei Qiao, Hai-Long Lv, Hong-Wei Zhang, Nasrul Aduwayi, Yan-Jie Wang, Xin-Chun Wang, Xin-Yu Peng

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 9, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003950

Mapping of Bancroftian Filariasis in Cameroon: Prospects for Elimination

Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, Jules B. Tchatchueng-Mbougua, Jean Bopda, Steve Mbickmen-Tchana, Nathalie Elong-Kana, Etienne Nnomzo’o, Julie Akame, Ann Tarini, Yaobi Zhang, Flobert Njiokou, Joseph Kamgno

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 9, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004001

ENLIST 1: An International Multi-centre Cross-sectional Study of the Clinical Features of Erythema Nodosum Leprosum

Stephen L. Walker, Marivic Balagon, Joydeepa Darlong, Shimelis N. Doni, Deanna A. Hagge, Vikas Halwai, Annamma John, Saba M. Lambert, Armi Maghanoy, Jose A. C. Nery, Kapil D. Neupane, Peter G. Nicholls, Vivek V. Pai, Pawan Parajuli, Anna M. Sales, Euzenir Sarno, Mahesh Shah, Digafe Tsegaye, Diana N. J. Lockwood, Erythema Nodosum Leprosum International STudy Group

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 9, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004065

An Estimation of Private Household Costs to Receive Free Oral Cholera Vaccine in Odisha, India

Vittal Mogasale, Shantanu K. Kar, Jong-Hoon Kim, Vijayalaxmi V. Mogasale, Anna S. Kerketta, Bikash Patnaik, Shyam Bandhu Rath, Mahesh K. Puri, Young Ae You, Hemant K. Khuntia, Brian Maskery, Thomas F. Wierzba, Binod Sah

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 9, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004072

Extended Preclinical Safety, Efficacy and Stability Testing of a Live-attenuated Chikungunya Vaccine Candidate

Kenneth S Plante, Shannan L. Rossi, Nicholas A. Bergren, Robert L. Seymour, Scott C. Weaver

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 4, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004007

Lower Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels Are Associated with Severe Dengue Outcome

Hope H. Biswas, Aubree Gordon, Andrea Nuñez, Maria Angeles Perez, Angel Balmaseda, Eva Harris

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 3, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003904

New Players in the Same Old Game: Disturbance of Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells in HIV-1 and Mycobacterium leprae Co-infected Patients

Pedro Henrique Papotto, Solange Maeda, Jane Tomimori, Marília Brasil Xavier, Luiz Vicente Rizzo, Esper Georges Kallas, Karina Inácio Carvalho

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 3, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004030

Schistosoma mansoni Infection in Ugandan Men Is Associated with Increased Abundance and Function of HIV Target Cells in Blood, but Not the Foreskin: A Cross-sectional Study

Jessica L. Prodger, Aloysious Ssemaganda, Ali Ssetaala, Paul K. Kitandwe, Enoch Muyanja, Juliet Mpendo, Annet Nanvubya, Mathias Wambuzi, Leslie Nielsen, Noah Kiwanuka, Rupert Kaul

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 3, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004067

A Polymorphism in the Chitotriosidase Gene Associated with Risk of Mycetoma Due to Madurella mycetomatis Mycetoma–A Retrospective Study

Patricia E. B. Verwer, Charlotte C. Notenboom, Kimberly Eadie, Ahmed H. Fahal, Henri A. Verbrugh, Wendy W. J. van de Sande

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 2, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004061

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Identification in Tegumentary Lesions of Patients with Paracoccidioidomycosis and Different Patterns of NETs Generation In Vitro

Amanda Manoel Della Coletta, Tatiana Fernanda Bachiega, Juliana Carvalho de Quaglia e Silva, Ângela Maria Victoriano de Campos Soares, Julio De Faveri, Silvio Alencar Marques, Mariângela Esther Alencar Marques, Valdecir Farias Ximenes, Luciane Alarcão Dias-Melicio

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 1, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004037

Analysis of Dengue Virus Genetic Diversity during Human and Mosquito Infection Reveals Genetic Constraints

October M. Sessions, Andreas Wilm, Uma Sangumathi Kamaraj, Milly M. Choy, Angelia Chow, Yuwen Chong, Xin Mei Ong, Niranjan Nagarajan, Alex R. Cook, Eng Eong Ooi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 1, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004044

Tracking Dengue Virus Intra-host Genetic Diversity during Human-to-Mosquito Transmission

Shuzhen Sim, Pauline P. K. Aw, Andreas Wilm, Garrett Teoh, Kien Duong Thi Hue, Nguyet Minh Nguyen, Niranjan Nagarajan, Cameron P. Simmons, Martin L. Hibberd

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 1, 2015 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004052

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