October 2016

The pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrogenic molecule Osteopontin is upregulated in the hepatic granulomatous reaction surrounding Schistosoma mansoni eggs in human acute schistosomiasis mansoni. Pereira TA, et al.

Image Credit: Pereira TA, et al. (2016)

Editorial

Blue Marble Health and the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Peter J Hotez, Ashish Damania, Mohsen Naghavi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 27, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004744

From Innovation to Application

OpenZika: An IBM World Community Grid Project to Accelerate Zika Virus Drug Discovery

Sean Ekins, Alexander L. Perryman, Carolina Horta Andrade

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 20, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005023

Symposium

Mycetoma Pulmonary Secondaries from a Gluteal Eumycetoma: An Unusual Presentation

Nancy Awad Mohamed, Ahmed Hassan Fahal

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 6, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004945

Reviews

Zoonoses As Ecological Entities: A Case Review of Plague

Caio Graco Zeppelini, Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida, Pedro Cordeiro-Estrela

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 6, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004949

The NIH-NIAID Schistosomiasis Resource Center at the Biomedical Research Institute: Molecular Redux

James J. Cody, Wannaporn Ittiprasert, André N. Miller, Lucie Henein, Margaret M. Mentink-Kane, Michael H. Hsieh

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 20, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005022

Diagnostics in Ebola Virus Disease in Resource-Rich and Resource-Limited Settings

Robert J Shorten, Colin S Brown, Michael Jacobs, Simon Rattenbury, Andrew J. Simpson, Stephen Mepham

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 27, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004948

Research Articles

Controlling Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Haiti: Implementation Strategies and Evidence of Their Success

Jean Frantz Lemoine, Anne Marie Desormeaux, Franck Monestime, Carl Renad Fayette, Luccene Desir, Abdel Nasser Direny, Sarah Carciunoiu, Lior Miller, Alaine Knipes, Patrick Lammie, Penelope Smith, Melissa Stockton, Lily Trofimovich, Kalpana Bhandari, Richard Reithinger, Kathryn Crowley, Eric Ottesen, Margaret Baker

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004954

Validation of a Rapid Rabies Diagnostic Tool for Field Surveillance in Developing Countries

Monique Léchenne, Kemdongarti Naïssengar, Anthony Lepelletier, Idriss Oumar Alfaroukh, Hervé Bourhy, Jakob Zinsstag, Laurent Dacheux

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005010

The Eco-epidemiology of Pacific Coast Tick Fever in California

Kerry A. Padgett, Denise Bonilla, Marina E. Eremeeva, Carol Glaser, Robert S. Lane, Charsey Cole Porse, Martin B. Castro, Sharon Messenger, Alex Espinosa, Jill Hacker, Anne Kjemtrup, Bonnie Ryan, Jamesina J. Scott, Renjie Hu, Melissa Hardstone Yoshimizu, Gregory A. Dasch, Vicki Kramer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005020

Colorimetric Detection of Plasmodium vivax in Urine Using MSP10 Oligonucleotides and Gold Nanoparticles

Yossef Alnasser, Cusi Ferradas, Taryn Clark, Maritza Calderon, Alejandro Gurbillon, Dionicia Gamboa, Uri S. McKakpo, Isabella A. Quakyi, Kwabena M. Bosompem, David J. Sullivan, Joseph M. Vinetz, Robert H. Gilman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005029

Differential Infectivities among Different Japanese Encephalitis Virus Genotypes in Culex quinquefasciatus Mosquitoes

Yan-Jang S. Huang, Susan M. Hettenbach, So Lee Park, Stephen Higgs, Alan D. T. Barrett, Wei-Wen Hsu, Julie N. Harbin, Lee W. Cohnstaedt, Dana L. Vanlandingham

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005038

Leprosy Drug Resistance Surveillance in Colombia: The Experience of a Sentinel Country

Camilo Beltrán-Alzate, Fernando López Díaz, Marcela Romero-Montoya, Rama Sakamuri, Wei Li, Miyako Kimura, Patrick Brennan, Nora Cardona-Castro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005041

Molecular Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Humans with Tick Bites and Erythema Migrans, in the Netherlands

Setareh Jahfari, Agnetha Hofhuis, Manoj Fonville, Joke van der Giessen, Wilfrid van Pelt, Hein Sprong

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005042

Retrospective Analysis of Serotype Switching of Vibrio cholerae O1 in a Cholera Endemic Region Shows It Is a Non-random Process

Stefan L. Karlsson, Nicholas Thomson, Ankur Mutreja, Thomas Connor, Dipika Sur, Mohammad Ali, John Clemens, Gordon Dougan, Jan Holmgren, Michael Lebens

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005044

Full Genome Sequence and sfRNA Interferon Antagonist Activity of Zika Virus from Recife, Brazil

Claire L. Donald, Benjamin Brennan, Stephanie L. Cumberworth, Veronica V. Rezelj, Jordan J. Clark, Marli T. Cordeiro, Rafael Freitas de Oliveira França, Lindomar J. Pena, Gavin S. Wilkie, Ana Da Silva Filipe, Christopher Davis, Joseph Hughes, Margus Varjak, Martin Selinger, Luíza Zuvanov, Ania M. Owsianka, Arvind H. Patel, John McLauchlan, Brett D. Lindenbach, Gamou Fall, Amadou A. Sall, Roman Biek, Jan Rehwinkel, Esther Schnettler, Alain Kohl

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005048

Emergence of Epidemic Dengue-1 Virus in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka

Champica K. Bodinayake, L. Gayani Tillekeratne, Ajith Nagahawatte, Vasantha Devasiri, Wasantha Kodikara Arachichi, John J. Strouse, October M. Sessions, Ruvini Kurukulasooriya, Anna Uehara, Shiqin Howe, Xin Mei Ong, Sharon Tan, Angelia Chow, Praveen Tummalapalli, Aruna D. De Silva, Truls Østbye, Christopher W. Woods, Duane J. Gubler, Megan E. Reller

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 6, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004995

Plasmodium vivax VIR Proteins Are Targets of Naturally-Acquired Antibody and T Cell Immune Responses to Malaria in Pregnant Women

Pilar Requena, Edmilson Rui, Norma Padilla, Flor E. Martínez-Espinosa, Maria Eugenia Castellanos, Camila Bôtto-Menezes, Adriana Malheiro, Myriam Arévalo-Herrera, Swati Kochar, Sanjay K. Kochar, Dhanpat K. Kochar, Alexandra J. Umbers, Maria Ome-Kaius, Regina Wangnapi, Dhiraj Hans, Michela Menegon, Francesca Mateo, Sergi Sanz, Meghna Desai, Alfredo Mayor, Chetan C. Chitnis, Azucena Bardají, Ivo Mueller, Stephen Rogerson, Carlo Severini, Carmen Fernández-Becerra, Clara Menéndez, Hernando del Portillo, Carlota Dobaño

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 6, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005009

Mechanistic Insight into the Host Transcription Inhibition Function of Rift Valley Fever Virus NSs and Its Importance in Virulence

Kaori Terasaki, Sydney I. Ramirez, Shinji Makino

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 6, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005047

Can You Judge a Disease Host by the Company It Keeps? Predicting Disease Hosts and Their Relative Importance: A Case Study for Leishmaniasis

Christopher R. Stephens, Constantino González-Salazar, Víctor Sánchez-Cordero, Ingeborg Becker, Eduardo Rebollar-Tellez, Ángel Rodríguez-Moreno, Miriam Berzunza-Cruz, Cristina Domingo Balcells, Gabriel Gutiérrez-Granados, Mircea Hidalgo-Mihart, Carlos N. Ibarra-Cerdeña, Martha Pilar Ibarra López, Luis Ignacio Iñiguez Dávalos, María Magdalena Ramírez Martínez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 7, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005004

The Sero-epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in Humans and Cattle, Western Kenya: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study

Nicola A. Wardrop, Lian F. Thomas, Elizabeth A. J. Cook, William A. de Glanville, Peter M. Atkinson, Claire N. Wamae, Eric M. Fèvre

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 7, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005032

Major Shift of Toxigenic V. cholerae O1 from Ogawa to Inaba Serotype Isolated from Clinical and Environmental Samples in Haiti

Meer T. Alam, Shrestha S. Ray, Camille N. Chun, Zahara G. Chowdhury, Mohammed H. Rashid, Valery E. Madsen Beau De Rochars, Afsar Ali

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 7, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005045

Enhanced Surveillance for Fatal Dengue-Like Acute Febrile Illness in Puerto Rico, 2010-2012

Kay M. Tomashek, Aidsa Rivera, Brenda Torres-Velasquez, Elizabeth A. Hunsperger, Jorge L. Munoz-Jordan, Tyler M. Sharp, Irma Rivera, Dario Sanabria, Dianna M. Blau, Renee Galloway, Jose Torres, Rosa Rodriguez, Javier Serrano, Carlos Chávez, Francisco Dávila, Janice Perez-Padilla, Esther M. Ellis, Gladys Caballero, Laura Wright, Sherif R. Zaki, Carmen Deseda, Edda Rodriguez, Harold S. Margolis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 11, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005025

The Mitochondrial Genomes of the Zoonotic Canine Filarial Parasites Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens and Candidatus Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) Honkongensis Provide Evidence for Presence of Cryptic Species

Esra Yilmaz, Moritz Fritzenwanker, Nikola Pantchev, Mathias Lendner, Sirichit Wongkamchai, Domenico Otranto, Inge Kroidl, Martin Dennebaum, Thanh Hoa Le, Tran Anh Le, Sabrina Ramünke, Roland Schaper, Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Sven Poppert, Jürgen Krücken

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 11, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005028

Successful Treatment of Severe Tungiasis in Pigs Using a Topical Aerosol Containing Chlorfenvinphos, Dichlorphos and Gentian Violet

Francis Mutebi, Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Hermann Feldmeier, Charles Waiswa, Jeanne Bukeka Muhindo, Jürgen Krücken

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 11, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005056

The Burden of Leprosy in Cameroon: Fifteen Years into the Post-elimination Era

Earnest Njih Tabah, Dickson Shey Nsagha, Anne-Cecile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, Martin W. Bratschi, Theophilus Ngeh Njamnshi, Gerd Plushke, Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005012

Preclinical Study of Single-Dose Moxidectin, a New Oral Treatment for Scabies: Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics Compared to Two-Dose Ivermectin in a Porcine Model

Charlotte Bernigaud, Fang Fang, Katja Fischer, Anne Lespine, Ludwig Serge Aho, Dominique Dreau, Andrew Kelly, Jean-François Sutra, Francis Moreau, Thomas Lilin, Françoise Botterel, Jacques Guillot, Olivier Chosidow

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005030

Polyphenol-Rich Diets Exacerbate AMPK-Mediated Autophagy, Decreasing Proliferation of Mosquito Midgut Microbiota, and Extending Vector Lifespan

Rodrigo Dutra Nunes, Guilherme Ventura-Martins, Débora Monteiro Moretti, Priscilla Medeiros-Castro, Carlucio Rocha-Santos, Carlos Renato de Oliveira Daumas-Filho, Paula Rego Barros Bittencourt-Cunha, Karina Martins-Cardoso, Cecília Oliveira Cudischevitch, Rubem Figueiredo Sadok Menna-Barreto, José Henrique Maia Oliveira, Desiely Silva Gusmão, Francisco José Alves Lemos, Daniela Sales Alviano, Pedro Lagerblad Oliveira, Carl Lowenberger, David Majerowicz, Ricardo Melo Oliveira, Rafael Dias Mesquita, Georgia Correa Atella, Mário Alberto Cardoso Silva-Neto

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005034

Validation and Application of a Commercial Quantitative Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase-PCR Assay in Investigation of a Large Dengue Virus Outbreak in Southern Taiwan

Huey-Pin Tsai, You-Yuan Tsai, I-Ting Lin, Pin-Hwa Kuo, Kung-Chao Chang, Jung-Chin Chen, Wen-Chien Ko, Jen-Ren Wang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005036

Impact of a Reference Center on Leprosy Control under a Decentralized Public Health Care Policy in Brazil

Raquel Rodrigues Barbieri, Anna Maria Sales, Mariana Andrea Hacker, José Augusto da Costa Nery, Nádia Cristina Duppre, Alice de Miranda Machado, Milton Ozório Moraes, Euzenir Nunes Sarno

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005059

Proteomic Analysis of Excretory-Secretory Products of Mesocestoides corti Metacestodes Reveals Potential Suppressors of Dendritic Cell Functions

Emilia Vendelova, Jeferson Camargo de Lima, Karina Rodrigues Lorenzatto, Karina Mariante Monteiro, Thomas Mueller, Jyotishman Veepaschit, Clemens Grimm, Klaus Brehm, Gabriela Hrčková, Manfred B. Lutz, Henrique B. Ferreira, Justin Komguep Nono

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 13, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005061

Noninvasive Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis: Development and Evaluation of Two Urine-Based Immunoassays for Detection of Leishmania donovani Infection in India

Sarfaraz Ahmad Ejazi, Pradyot Bhattacharya, Md. Asjad Karim Bakhteyar, Aquil Ahmad Mumtaz, Krishna Pandey, Vidya Nand Ravi Das, Pradeep Das, Mehebubar Rahaman, Rama Prosad Goswami, Nahid Ali

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 14, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005035

Investigating the Contribution of Peri-domestic Transmission to Risk of Zoonotic Malaria Infection in Humans

Benny O. Manin, Heather M. Ferguson, Indra Vythilingam, Kim Fornace, Timothy William, Steve J. Torr, Chris Drakeley, Tock H. Chua

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 14, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005064

Analgesic Effect of Photobiomodulation on Bothrops Moojeni Venom-Induced Hyperalgesia: A Mechanism Dependent on Neuronal Inhibition, Cytokines and Kinin Receptors Modulation

Nikele Nadur-Andrade, Camila Squarzoni Dale, Victoria Regina da Silva Oliveira, Elaine Flamia Toniolo, Regiane dos Santos Feliciano, José Antonio da Silva Jr., Stella Regina Zamuner

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 17, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004998

The Treatment of Snake Bites in a First Aid Setting: A Systematic Review

Bert Avau, Vere Borra, Philippe Vandekerckhove, Emmy De Buck

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 17, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005079

Osteopontin Is Upregulated in Human and Murine Acute Schistosomiasis Mansoni

Thiago Almeida Pereira, Wing-Kin Syn, Frederico Figueiredo Amâncio, Pedro Henrique Diniz Cunha, Julia Fonseca Morais Caporali, Guilherme Vaz de Melo Trindade, Elisângela Trindade Santos, Márcia Maria Souza, Zilton Araújo Andrade, Rafal P Witek, William Evan Secor, Fausto Edmundo Lima Pereira, José Roberto Lambertucci, Anna Mae Diehl

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005057

Using C. elegans Forward and Reverse Genetics to Identify New Compounds with Anthelmintic Activity

Mark D. Mathew, Neal D. Mathew, Angela Miller, Mike Simpson, Vinci Au, Stephanie Garland, Marie Gestin, Mark L. Edgley, Stephane Flibotte, Aruna Balgi, Jennifer Chiang, Guri Giaever, Pamela Dean, Audrey Tung, Michel Roberge, Calvin Roskelley, Tom Forge, Corey Nislow, Donald Moerman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005058

Sterilizing Activity of Fully Oral Intermittent Regimens against Mycobacterium Ulcerans Infection in Mice

Aurélie Chauffour, Jérôme Robert, Nicolas Veziris, Alexandra Aubry, Vincent Jarlier

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005066

Fears and Misperceptions of the Ebola Response System during the 2014-2015 Outbreak in Sierra Leone

Thespina Yamanis, Elisabeth Nolan, Susan Shepler

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005077

Identification of Aedes aegypti Long Intergenic Non-coding RNAs and Their Association with Wolbachia and Dengue Virus Infection

Kayvan Etebari, Sultan Asad, Guangmei Zhang, Sassan Asgari

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 19, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005069

Protective Efficacy of Plasmodium vivax Radiation-Attenuated Sporozoites in Colombian Volunteers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Myriam Arévalo-Herrera, Juan M. Vásquez-Jiménez, Mary Lopez-Perez, Andrés F. Vallejo, Andrés B. Amado-Garavito, Nora Céspedes, Angélica Castellanos, Karen Molina, Johanna Trejos, José Oñate, Judith E. Epstein, Thomas L. Richie, Sócrates Herrera

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 19, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005070

Correlation Between HLA-A, B and DRB1 Alleles and Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome

Shu-jun Ding, Yi Zhang, Xiao-mei Zhang, Xiao-lin Jiang, Bo Pang, Yong-hong Song, Jian-xing Wang, Yao-wen Pei, Chuan-fu Zhu, Xian-jun Wang, Xue-jie Yu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 19, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005076

Rift Valley Fever Virus Circulating among Ruminants, Mosquitoes and Humans in the Central African Republic

Emmanuel Nakouné, Basile Kamgang, Nicolas Berthet, Alexandre Manirakiza, Mirdad Kazanji

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 19, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005082

Precisely Molded Nanoparticle Displaying DENV-E Proteins Induces Robust Serotype-Specific Neutralizing Antibody Responses

Stefan W. Metz, Shaomin Tian, Gabriel Hoekstra, Xianwen Yi, Michelle Stone, Katie Horvath, Michael J. Miley, Joseph DeSimone, Chris J. Luft, Aravinda M. de Silva

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 20, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005071

Use of Household Cluster Investigations to Identify Factors Associated with Chikungunya Virus Infection and Frequency of Case Reporting in Puerto Rico

Danielle Bloch, Nicole M. Roth, Elba V. Caraballo, Jorge Muñoz-Jordan, Elizabeth Hunsperger, Aidsa Rivera, Janice Pérez-Padilla, Brenda Rivera Garcia, Tyler M. Sharp

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 20, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005075

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, a Rapid Method for Predicting the Age of Male and Female Wild-Type and Wolbachia Infected Aedes aegypti

Maggy T. Sikulu-Lord, Masabho P. Milali, Michael Henry, Robert A. Wirtz, Leon E. Hugo, Floyd E. Dowell, Gregor J. Devine

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 21, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005040

Combining Attractants and Larvicides in Biodegradable Matrices for Sustainable Mosquito Vector Control

Dirk Louis P. Schorkopf, Christos G. Spanoudis, Leonard E. G. Mboera, Agenor Mafra-Neto, Rickard Ignell, Teun Dekker

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 21, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005043

RNA Aptamer That Specifically Binds to Mycolactone and Serves as a Diagnostic Tool for Diagnosis of Buruli Ulcer

Samuel A. Sakyi, Samuel Yaw Aboagye, Isaac Darko Otchere, Albert M. Liao, Thomas G. Caltagirone, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 24, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004950

Immunotherapeutic Potential of Eugenol Emulsion in Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis

Mohammad Islamuddin, Garima Chouhan, Muzamil Yaqub Want, Hani A. Ozbak, Hassan A. Hemeg, Farhat Afrin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 24, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005011

Chronic Arsenic Exposure and Risk of Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis Development in India: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Sushmita Das, Rakesh Mandal, Vidya Nand Rabidas, Neena Verma, Krishna Pandey, Ashok Kumar Ghosh, Sreekant Kesari, Ashish Kumar, Bidyut Purkait, Chandra Sekhar Lal, Pradeep Das

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 24, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005060

Integrated Healthcare Delivery: A Qualitative Research Approach to Identifying and Harmonizing Perspectives of Integrated Neglected Tropical Disease Programs

Arianna Rubin Means, Julie Jacobson, Aryc W. Mosher, Judd L. Walson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 24, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005085

Factors Associated with the Time of Admission among Notified Dengue Fever Cases in Region VIII Philippines from 2008 to 2014

Jason Echavez Abello, Julita Gil Cuesta, Boyd Roderick Cerro, Debarati Guha-Sapir

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 25, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005050

Environmental Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in the Hawaiian Islands

Jennifer R. Honda, Nabeeh A. Hasan, Rebecca M. Davidson, Myra D. Williams, L. Elaine Epperson, Paul R. Reynolds, Terry Smith, Elena Iakhiaeva, Matthew J. Bankowski, Richard J. Wallace Jr., Edward D. Chan, Joseph O. Falkinham III, Michael Strong

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 25, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005068

Dengue Outbreak in Mombasa City, Kenya, 2013–2014: Entomologic Investigations

Joel Lutomiah, Roberto Barrera, Albina Makio, James Mutisya, Hellen Koka, Samuel Owaka, Edith Koskei, Albert Nyunja, Fredrick Eyase, Rodney Coldren, Rosemary Sang

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004981

Seroprevalence of Sandfly‐Borne Phleboviruses Belonging to Three Serocomplexes (Sandfly fever Naples, Sandfly fever Sicilian and Salehabad) in Dogs from Greece and Cyprus Using Neutralization Test

Sulaf Alwassouf, Vasiliki Christodoulou, Laurence Bichaud, Pantelis Ntais, Apostolos Mazeris, Maria Antoniou, Remi N. Charrel

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005063

The Relationship between Active Trachoma and Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis Infection before and after Mass Antibiotic Treatment

Athumani M. Ramadhani, Tamsyn Derrick, David Macleod, Martin J. Holland, Matthew J. Burton

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005080

Genetic Characterization of Spondweni and Zika Viruses and Susceptibility of Geographically Distinct Strains of Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) to Spondweni Virus

Andrew D. Haddow, Farooq Nasar, Hilda Guzman, Alongkot Ponlawat, Richard G. Jarman, Robert B. Tesh, Scott C. Weaver

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005083

Vector Competence of American Mosquitoes for Three Strains of Zika Virus

James Weger-Lucarelli, Claudia Rückert, Nunya Chotiwan, Chilinh Nguyen, Selene M. Garcia Luna, Joseph R. Fauver, Brian D. Foy, Rushika Perera, William C. Black, Rebekah C. Kading, Gregory D. Ebel

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005101

Psychological and Psychosocial Consequences of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis among Women in Tunisia: Preliminary Findings from an Exploratory Study

Mohamed Kouni Chahed, Hédia Bellali, Sonia Ben Jemaa, Tarek Bellaj

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 27, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005090

‘If an Eye Is Washed Properly, It Means It Would See Clearly’: A Mixed Methods Study of Face Washing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors in Rural Ethiopia

Kristen Aiemjoy, Nicole E. Stoller, Sintayehu Gebresillasie, Ayalew Shiferaw, Zerihun Tadesse, Tegene Sewnet, Bezuayehu Ayele, Melsew Chanyalew, Kelly Callahan, Aisha Stewart, Paul M. Emerson, Thomas M. Lietman, Jeremy D. Keenan, Catherine E. Oldenburg

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 27, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005099

Blockade of PD-1 Signaling Enhances Th2 Cell Responses and Aggravates Liver Immunopathology in Mice with Schistosomiasis japonica

Sha Zhou, Xin Jin, Yalin Li, Wei Li, Xiaojun Chen, Lei Xu, Jifeng Zhu, Zhipeng Xu, Yang Zhang, Feng Liu, Chuan Su

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 28, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005094

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