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Zika Virus: Promoting Male Involvement in the Health of Women and Families

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A Historic Report of Zika in Mozambique: Implications for Assessing Current Risk

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Diagnostic Tests to Support Late-Stage Control Programs for Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases

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Tick-Borne Diseases in Turkey: A Review Based on One Health Perspective

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Potential for Zika Virus to Establish a Sylvatic Transmission Cycle in the Americas

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Animals in the Zika Virus Life Cycle: What to Expect from Megadiverse Latin American Countries

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Serological Evidence of Contrasted Exposure to Arboviral Infections between Islands of the Union of Comoros (Indian Ocean)

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 15, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004840

Plasmodium vivax but Not Plasmodium falciparum Blood-Stage Infection in Humans Is Associated with the Expansion of a CD8⁺ T Cell Population with Cytotoxic Potential

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In vivo Distribution and Clearance of Purified Capsular Polysaccharide from Burkholderia pseudomallei in a Murine Model

Teerapat Nualnoi, Adam Kirosingh, Sujata G. Pandit, Peter Thorkildson, Paul J. Brett, Mary N. Burtnick, David P. AuCoin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005217

CD4/CD8 Ratio and KT Ratio Predict Yellow Fever Vaccine Immunogenicity in HIV-Infected Patients

Vivian I. Avelino-Silva, Karina T. Miyaji, Peter W. Hunt, Yong Huang, Marisol Simoes, Sheila B. Lima, Marcos S. Freire, Helio H. Caiaffa-Filho, Marisa A. Hong, Dayane Alves Costa, Juliana Zanatta C. Dias, Natalia B. Cerqueira, Anna Shoko Nishiya, Ester Cerdeira Sabino, Ana M. Sartori, Esper G. Kallas

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005219

Evaluation of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) with Slit Skin Smear Examination (SSS) to Confirm Clinical Diagnosis of Leprosy in Eastern Nepal

Shraddha Siwakoti, Keshav Rai, Narayan Raj Bhattarai, Sudha Agarwal, Basudha Khanal

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005220

Reactive Case Detection for Plasmodium vivax Malaria Elimination in Rural Amazonia

Pablo S. Fontoura, Bruna F. Finco, Nathália F. Lima, Jaques F. de Carvalho Jr., Joseph M. Vinetz, Márcia C. Castro, Marcelo U. Ferreira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005221

Biompha-LAMP: A New Rapid Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Detecting Schistosoma mansoni in Biomphalaria glabrata Snail Host

Javier Gandasegui, Pedro Fernández-Soto, Juan Hernández-Goenaga, Julio López-Abán, Belén Vicente, Antonio Muro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005225

Potential Exposures to Australian Bat Lyssavirus Notified in Queensland, Australia, 2009−2014

Damin Si, John Marquess, Ellen Donnan, Bruce Harrower, Bradley McCall, Sonya Bennett, Stephen Lambert

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 29, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005227

Overexpression of a Mycobacterium ulcerans Ag85B-EsxH Fusion Protein in Recombinant BCG Improves Experimental Buruli Ulcer Vaccine Efficacy

Bryan E. Hart, Sunhee Lee

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005229

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for Evaluating Portal-Systemic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Hepatic Schistosomiasis Japonicum

Ying Li, Lihong Mei, Jinwei Qiang, Shuai Ju, Shuhui Zhao

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 15, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005232

Naloxonazine, an Amastigote-Specific Compound, Affects Leishmania Parasites through Modulation of Host-Encoded Functions

Géraldine De Muylder, Benoit Vanhollebeke, Guy Caljon, Alan R. Wolfe, James McKerrow, Jean-Claude Dujardin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 30, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005234

Targeting a Hidden Enemy: Pyriproxyfen Autodissemination Strategy for the Control of the Container Mosquito Aedes albopictus in Cryptic Habitats

Kshitij Chandel, Devi Shankar Suman, Yi Wang, Isik Unlu, Eric Williges, Gregory M. Williams, Randy Gaugler

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 29, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005235

Trypanosoma brucei Invasion and T-Cell Infiltration of the Brain Parenchyma in Experimental Sleeping Sickness: Timing and Correlation with Functional Changes

Claudia Laperchia, Maria Palomba, Paul F. Seke Etet, Jean Rodgers, Barbara Bradley, Paul Montague, Gigliola Grassi-Zucconi, Peter G. E. Kennedy, Marina Bentivoglio

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 21, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005242

Watch and Wait Management of Inactive Cystic Echinococcosis – Does the Path to Inactivity Matter – Analysis of a Prospective Patient Cohort

Marija Stojkovic, Kerstin Daniela Rosenberger, Franziska Steudle, Thomas Junghanss

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 19, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005243

Past and Ongoing Tsetse and Animal Trypanosomiasis Control Operations in Five African Countries: A Systematic Review

Anne Meyer, Hannah R. Holt, Richard Selby, Javier Guitian

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005247

Insecticide and Repellent Mixture Pour-On Protects Cattle against Animal Trypanosomosis

Geoffrey Gimonneau, Yaya Alioum, Mamoudou Abdoulmoumini, Andre Zoli, Bylah Cene, Hassane Adakal, Jérémy Bouyer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005248

A Multi-Host Agent-Based Model for a Zoonotic, Vector-Borne Disease. A Case Study on Trypanosomiasis in Eastern Province, Zambia

Simon Alderton, Ewan T. Macleod, Neil E. Anderson, Kathrin Schaten, Joanna Kuleszo, Martin Simuunza, Susan C. Welburn, Peter M. Atkinson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005252

Genome-Wide Analyses of Individual Strongyloides stercoralis (Nematoda: Rhabditoidea) Provide Insights into Population Structure and Reproductive Life Cycles

Taisei Kikuchi, Akina Hino, Teruhisa Tanaka, Myo Pa Pa Thet Hnin Htwe Aung, Tanzila Afrin, Eiji Nagayasu, Ryusei Tanaka, Miwa Higashiarakawa, Kyu Kyu Win, Tetsuo Hirata, Wah Win Htike, Jiro Fujita, Haruhiko Maruyama

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 29, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005253

Infection with Schistosoma mansoni has an Effect on Quality of Life, but not on Physical Fitness in Schoolchildren in Mwanza Region, North-Western Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study

Safari Kinung’hi, Pascal Magnussen, Godfrey Kaatano, Annette Olsen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005257

Haemophilus ducreyi Cutaneous Ulcer Strains Diverged from Both Class I and Class II Genital Ulcer Strains: Implications for Epidemiological Studies

Dharanesh Gangaiah, Stanley M. Spinola

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 27, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005259

Former Buruli Ulcer Patients’ Experiences and Wishes May Serve as a Guide to Further Improve Buruli Ulcer Management

Anita Velink, Rebecca J. Woolley, Richard O. Phillips, Kabiru M. Abass, Tjip S. van der Werf, Emmanuel Agumah, Janine de Zeeuw, Sandor Klis, Ymkje Stienstra

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 29, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005261

Prevalence of Antibodies to Zika Virus in Mothers from Hawaii Who Delivered Babies with and without Microcephaly between 2009-2012

Mukesh Kumar, Lauren Ching, Joshua Astern, Eunjung Lim, Alexander J. Stokes, Marian Melish, Vivek R. Nerurkar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 20, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005262

Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in South Korea, 2013-2015

Seong Jin Choi, Sang-Won Park, In-Gyu Bae, Sung-Han Kim, Seong Yeol Ryu, Hyun Ah Kim, Hee-Chang Jang, Jian Hur, Jae-Bum Jun, Younghee Jung, Hyun-Ha Chang, Young Keun Kim, Jongyoun Yi, Kye-Hyung Kim, Jeong-Hwan Hwang, Yeon-Sook Kim, Hye Won Jeong, Kyoung-Ho Song, Wan Beom Park, Eu Suk Kim, Myoung-don Oh, for Korea SFTS Clinical Network

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 29, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005264

The Global Phylogeography of Lyssaviruses - Challenging the 'Out of Africa' Hypothesis

David T. S. Hayman, Anthony R. Fooks, Denise A. Marston, Juan C. Garcia-R

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 30, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005266

Soluble Egg Antigens of Schistosoma japonicum Induce Senescence of Activated Hepatic Stellate Cells by Activation of the FoxO3a/SKP2/P27 Pathway

Yinong Duan, Jing Pan, Jinling Chen, Dandan Zhu, Jianxin Wang, Xiaolei Sun, Liuting Chen, Liting Wu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published December 30, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005268