PLOS NTDs celebrates our 10th anniversary: Looking forward to the next decade

Serap Aksoy, Judd L. Walson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 25, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006176

Madagascar can build stronger health systems to fight plague and prevent the next epidemic

Matthew H. Bonds, Mohammed A. Ouenzar, Andres Garchitorena, Laura F. Cordier, Meg G. McCarty, Michael L. Rich, Benjamin Andriamihaja, Justin Haruna, Paul E. Farmer

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 4, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006131

Historical perspective: Revisiting the St. Lucia Project, a multi-year comparison trial of schistosomiasis control strategies

Julianne A. Ivy, Charles H. King, Joseph A. Cook, Daniel G. Colley

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 31, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006223

Histoplasmosis in Africa: An emerging or a neglected disease?

Rita O. Oladele, Olusola O. Ayanlowo, Malcolm D. Richardson, David W. Denning

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006046

The rise of neglected tropical diseases in the "new Texas"

Peter J. Hotez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005581

Canine visceral leishmaniasis: Diagnosis and management of the reservoir living among us

Bruno L. Travi, Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Guadalupe Miró

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 11, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006082

Rapid autophagic regression of the milk gland during involution is critical for maximizing tsetse viviparous reproductive output

Joshua B. Benoit, Veronika Michalkova, Elise M. Didion, Yanyu Xiao, Aaron A. Baumann, Geoffrey M. Attardo, Serap Aksoy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 31, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006204

High prevalence of S. Stercoralis infection among patients with Chagas disease: A retrospective case-control study

Pedro Puerta-Alcalde, Joan Gomez-Junyent, Ana Requena-Mendez, Maria Jesús Pinazo, Miriam José Álvarez-Martínez, Natalia Rodríguez, Joaquim Gascon, Jose Muñoz

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 31, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006199

Rhinoscleroma pathogenesis: The type K3 capsule of Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis is a virulence factor not involved in Mikulicz cells formation

Barbara Corelli, Ana S. Almeida, Fabiane Sonego, Virginia Castiglia, Cindy Fevre, Sylvain Brisse, Philippe J. Sansonetti, Régis Tournebize

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 30, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006201

Mycobacterium leprae genomes from naturally infected nonhuman primates

Tanvi P. Honap, Luz-Andrea Pfister, Genevieve Housman, Sarah Mills, Ross P. Tarara, Koichi Suzuki, Frank P. Cuozzo, Michelle L. Sauther, Michael S. Rosenberg, Anne C. Stone

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 30, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006190

Trypanosoma cruzi vaccine candidate antigens Tc24 and TSA-1 recall memory immune response associated with HLA-A and -B supertypes in Chagasic chronic patients from Mexico

Liliana E. Villanueva-Lizama, Julio V. Cruz-Chan, Amarú del C. Aguilar-Cetina, Luis F. Herrera-Sanchez, Jose M. Rodriguez-Perez, Miguel E. Rosado-Vallado, Maria J. Ramirez-Sierra, Jaime Ortega-Lopez, Kathryn Jones, Peter Hotez, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Eric Dumonteil

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 29, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006240

Estimating Cryptosporidium and Giardia disease burdens for children drinking untreated groundwater in a rural population in India

Miles E. Daniels, Woutrina A. Smith, Marion W. Jenkins

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 29, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006231

Caregivers’ views on stigmatization and discrimination of people affected by leprosy in Ghana

Emmanuel Asampong, Mavis Dako–Gyeke, Razak Oduro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 29, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006219

Evaluation of oxfendazole in the treatment of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infection in dogs

Vito Colella, Carla Maia, André Pereira, Nuno Gonçalves, Marta Caruso, Coralie Martin, Luís Cardoso, Lenea Campino, Ivan Scandale, Domenico Otranto

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 29, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006218

Molecular epidemiology of dengue viruses in three provinces of Lao PDR, 2006-2010

Josée Castonguay-Vanier, Raphaëlle Klitting, Onanong Sengvilaipaseuth, Géraldine Piorkowski, Cécile Baronti, Bountoy Sibounheuang, Manivanh Vongsouvath, Anisone Chanthongthip, Soulignasack Thongpaseuth, Mayfong Mayxay, Koukeo Phommasone, Phouvieng Douangdala, Saythong Inthalath, Phouthalavanh Souvannasing, Paul N. Newton, Xavier de Lamballerie, Audrey Dubot-Pérès

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 29, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006203

Dried Blood Spots for Measuring Vibrio cholerae-specific Immune Responses

Anita S. Iyer, Andrew S. Azman, Malika Bouhenia, Lul O. Deng, Cole P. Anderson, Michael Graves, Pavol Kováč, Peng Xu, Edward T. Ryan, Jason B. Harris, David A. Sack, Francisco J. Luquero, Daniel T. Leung

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 29, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006196

Diagnostic metabolite biomarkers of chronic typhoid carriage

Elin Näsström, Pär Jonsson, Anders Johansson, Sabina Dongol, Abhilasha Karkey, Buddha Basnyat, Nga Tran Vu Thieu, Tan Trinh Van, Guy E. Thwaites, Henrik Antti, Stephen Baker

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 26, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006215

Schistosoma mansoni infection suppresses the growth of Plasmodium yoelii parasites in the liver and reduces gametocyte infectivity to mosquitoes

Taeko Moriyasu, Risa Nakamura, Sharmina Deloer, Masachika Senba, Masato Kubo, Megumi Inoue, Richard Culleton, Shinjiro Hamano

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 26, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006197

Increasingly inbred and fragmented populations of Plasmodium vivax associated with the eastward decline in malaria transmission across the Southwest Pacific

Andreea Waltmann, Cristian Koepfli, Natacha Tessier, Stephan Karl, Abebe Fola, Andrew W. Darcy, Lyndes Wini, G. L. Abby Harrison, Céline Barnadas, Charlie Jennison, Harin Karunajeewa, Sarah Boyd, Maxine Whittaker, James Kazura, Melanie Bahlo, Ivo Mueller, Alyssa E. Barry

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 26, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006146

Interventions to maximize facial cleanliness and achieve environmental improvement for trachoma elimination: A review of the grey literature

Maryann G. Delea, Hiwote Solomon, Anthony W. Solomon, Matthew C. Freeman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 25, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006178

Emerging trends of Zika apprehension in an epidemic setting

Camille Fritzell, Jocelyn Raude, Mirdad Kazanji, Claude Flamand

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 25, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006167

Expanding molecular diagnostics of helminthiasis: Piloting use of the GPLN platform for surveillance of soil transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis in Ghana

Lucas J. Cunningham, John Odoom, Deborah Pratt, Linda Boatemaa, Nana Asante-Ntim, Keren Attiku, Bismarck Banahene, Mike Osei-Atweneboana, Jaco J. Verweij, David Molyneux, Russell J. Stothard, Emily R. Adams

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 25, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006129

Quantitative and histological assessment of maternal-fetal transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in guinea pigs: An experimental model of congenital Chagas disease

Jatziri Torres-Vargas, Matilde Jiménez-Coello, Eugenia Guzmán-Marín, Karla Y. Acosta-Viana, Zaida E. Yadon, Eduardo Gutiérrez-Blanco, José Leonardo Guillermo-Cordero, Nisha J. Garg, Antonio Ortega-Pacheco

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 24, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006222

Serum metabolome changes in adult patients with severe dengue in the critical and recovery phases of dengue infection

Liang Cui, Junxiong Pang, Yie Hou Lee, Eng Eong Ooi, Choon Nam Ong, Yee Sin Leo, Steven R. Tannenbaum

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 24, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006217

Presence of B. thailandensis and B. thailandensis expressing B. pseudomallei-like capsular polysaccharide in Thailand, and their associations with serological response to B. pseudomallei

Viriya Hantrakun, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Patpong Rongkard, Prapaporn Srilohasin, Premjit Amornchai, Sayan Langla, Mavuto Mukaka, Narisara Chantratita, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, David A. B. Dance, Nicholas P. J. Day, Sharon J. Peacock, Direk Limmathurotsakul

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 24, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006193

Multifaceted functional implications of an endogenously expressed tRNA fragment in the vector mosquito Aedes aegypti

Matthew W. Eng, Anthony Clemons, Casey Hill, Roberta Engel, David W. Severson, Susanta K. Behura

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 24, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006186

Defining objective clusters for rabies virus sequences using affinity propagation clustering

Susanne Fischer, Conrad M. Freuling, Thomas Müller, Florian Pfaff, Ulrich Bodenhofer, Dirk Höper, Mareike Fischer, Denise A. Marston, Anthony R. Fooks, Thomas C. Mettenleiter, Franz J. Conraths, Timo Homeier-Bachmann

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 22, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006182

Inhibitors of Trypanosoma cruzi Sir2 related protein 1 as potential drugs against Chagas disease

Luís Gaspar, Ross P. Coron, Paul KongThoo Lin, David M. Costa, Begoña Perez-Cabezas, Joana Tavares, Meritxell Roura-Ferrer, Isbaal Ramos, Céline Ronin, Louise L. Major, Fabrice Ciesielski, Iain K. Pemberton, Jane MacDougall, Paola Ciapetti, Terry K. Smith, Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 22, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006180

Molecular detection of airborne Emergomyces africanus, a thermally dimorphic fungal pathogen, in Cape Town, South Africa

Ilan S. Schwartz, Josh D. McLoud, Dilys Berman, Alfred Botha, Barbra Lerm, Robert Colebunders, Estelle Levetin, Chris Kenyon

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 22, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006174

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Unreported cases in the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic: Spatiotemporal variation, and implications for estimating transmission

Benjamin D. Dalziel, Max S. Y. Lau, Amanda Tiffany, Amanda McClelland, Jon Zelner, Jessica R. Bliss, Bryan T. Grenfell

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 22, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006161

MAIT cells are activated in acute Dengue virus infection and after in vitro Zika virus infection

Dominic Paquin-Proulx, Vivian I. Avelino-Silva, Bianca A. N. Santos, Nathália Silveira Barsotti, Fabiana Siroma, Jessica Fernandes Ramos, Adriana Coracini Tonacio, Alice Song, Alvino Maestri, Natalia Barros Cerqueira, Alvina Clara Felix, José Eduardo Levi, Benjamin C. Greenspun, Miguel de Mulder Rougvie, Michael G. Rosenberg, Douglas F. Nixon, Esper G. Kallas

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 22, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006154

Sanitation and water supply coverage thresholds associated with active trachoma: Modeling cross-sectional data from 13 countries

Joshua V. Garn, Sophie Boisson, Rebecca Willis, Ana Bakhtiari, Tawfik al-Khatib, Khaled Amer, Wilfrid Batcho, Paul Courtright, Michael Dejene, Andre Goepogui, Khumbo Kalua, Biruck Kebede, Colin K. Macleod, Kouakou IIunga Marie Madeleine, Mariamo Saide Abdala Mbofana, Caleb Mpyet, Jean Ndjemba, Nicholas Olobio, Alexandre L. Pavluck, Oliver Sokana, Khamphoua Southisombath, Fasihah Taleo, Anthony W. Solomon, Matthew C. Freeman

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 22, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006110

Environmental enteric dysfunction pathways and child stunting: A systematic review

Kaitlyn M. Harper, Maxine Mutasa, Andrew J. Prendergast, Jean Humphrey, Amee R. Manges

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 19, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006205

Understanding the legal trade of cattle and camels and the derived risk of Rift Valley Fever introduction into and transmission within Egypt

Sebastian Napp, Veronique Chevalier, Núria Busquets, Paolo Calistri, Jordi Casal, Mohamed Attia, Rehab Elbassal, Heba Hosni, Hatem Farrag, Noura Hassan, Rasha Tawfik, Sohair Abd Elkader, Shahin Bayomy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 19, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006143

Seasonally timed treatment programs for Ascaris lumbricoides to increase impact—An investigation using mathematical models

Emma L. Davis, Leon Danon, Joaquín M. Prada, Sharmini A. Gunawardena, James E. Truscott, Johnny Vlaminck, Roy M. Anderson, Bruno Levecke, Eric R Morgan, T. Deirdre Hollingsworth

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006195

Inferring the risk factors behind the geographical spread and transmission of Zika in the Americas

Lauren M. Gardner, András Bóta, Karthik Gangavarapu, Moritz U. G. Kraemer, Nathan D. Grubaugh

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006194

Assessing the feasibility of interrupting the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths through mass drug administration: The DeWorm3 cluster randomized trial protocol

Kristjana Hrönn Ásbjörnsdóttir, Sitara S. Rao Ajjampur, Roy M. Anderson, Robin Bailey, Iain Gardiner, Katherine E. Halliday, Moudachirou Ibikounle, Khumbo Kalua, Gagandeep Kang, D. Timothy J. Littlewood, Adrian J. F. Luty, Arianna Rubin Means, William Oswald, Rachel L. Pullan, Rajiv Sarkar, Fabian Schär, Adam Szpiro, James E. Truscott, Marleen Werkman, Elodie Yard, Judd L. Walson, The DeWorm3 Trials Team

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006166

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Identification of novel leishmanicidal molecules by virtual and biochemical screenings targeting Leishmania eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A

Emna Harigua-Souiai, Yosser Zina Abdelkrim, Imen Bassoumi-Jamoussi, Ons Zakraoui, Guillaume Bouvier, Khadija Essafi-Benkhadir, Josette Banroques, Nathan Desdouits, Hélène Munier-Lehmann, Mourad Barhoumi, N. Kyle Tanner, Michael Nilges, Arnaud Blondel, Ikram Guizani

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006160

Geographical distribution of soil transmitted helminths and the effects of community type in South Asia and South East Asia – A systematic review

Zachary A. Silver, Saravanakumar P. Kaliappan, Prasanna Samuel, Srinivasan Venugopal, Gagandeep Kang, Rajiv Sarkar, Sitara S. R. Ajjampur

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006153

Genetic diversity and potential routes of transmission of Mycobacterium bovis in Mozambique

Adelina Machado, Teresa Rito, Solomon Ghebremichael, Nuelma Muhate, Gabriel Maxhuza, Custodia Macuamule, Ivania Moiane, Baltazar Macucule, Angelica Suzana Marranangumbe, Jorge Baptista, Joaquim Manguele, Tuija Koivula, Elizabeth Maria Streicher, Robin Mark Warren, Gunilla Kallenius, Paul van Helden, Margarida Correia-Neves

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006147

A comparative analysis of preservation techniques for the optimal molecular detection of hookworm DNA in a human fecal specimen

Marina Papaiakovou, Nils Pilotte, Ben Baumer, Jessica Grant, Kristjana Asbjornsdottir, Fabian Schaer, Yan Hu, Raffi Aroian, Judd Walson, Steven A. Williams

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006130

Testing for soil-transmitted helminth transmission elimination: Analysing the impact of the sensitivity of different diagnostic tools

Marleen Werkman, James E. Wright, James E. Truscott, Alice V. Easton, Rita G. Oliveira, Jaspreet Toor, Alison Ower, Kristjana H. Ásbjörnsdóttir, Arianna R. Means, Sam H. Farrell, Judd L. Walson, Roy M. Anderson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006114

Safety and pharmacokinetic profile of fixed-dose ivermectin with an innovative 18mg tablet in healthy adult volunteers

Jose Muñoz, Maria Rosa Ballester, Rosa Maria Antonijoan, Ignasi Gich, Montse Rodríguez, Enrico Colli, Silvia Gold, Alejandro J. Krolewiecki

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006020

Evaluating the sustainability, scalability, and replicability of an STH transmission interruption intervention: The DeWorm3 implementation science protocol

Arianna Rubin Means, Sitara S. R. Ajjampur, Robin Bailey, Katya Galactionova, Marie-Claire Gwayi-Chore, Katherine Halliday, Moudachirou Ibikounle, Sanjay Juvekar, Khumbo Kalua, Gagandeep Kang, Pallavi Lele, Adrian J. F. Luty, Rachel Pullan, Rajiv Sarkar, Fabian Schär, Fabrizio Tediosi, Bryan J. Weiner, Elodie Yard, Judd Walson, on behalf of the DeWorm3 Implementation Science Team

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Combined effectiveness of anthelmintic chemotherapy and WASH among HIV-infected adults

Arianna R. Means, Lisette van Lieshout, Eric Brienen, Krista Yuhas, James P. Hughes, Paul Ndungu, Benson Singa, Judd L. Walson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005955

Assessment of serum pharmacokinetics and urinary excretion of albendazole and its metabolites in human volunteers

Laura Ceballos, Alejandro Krolewiecki, Marisa Juárez, Laura Moreno, Fabian Schaer, Luis I. Alvarez, Rubén Cimino, Judd Walson, Carlos E. Lanusse

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005945

Occupational exposure to human Mycobacterium bovis infection: A systematic review

Flora Vayr, Guillaume Martin-Blondel, Frederic Savall, Jean-Marc Soulat, Gaëtan Deffontaines, Fabrice Herin

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 16, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006208

L-arginine supplementation reduces mortality and improves disease outcome in mice infected with Trypanosoma cruzi

Sofía Carbajosa, Héctor O. Rodríguez-Angulo, Susana Gea, Carlos Chillón-Marinas, Cristina Poveda, María C. Maza, Diana Colombet, Manuel Fresno, Núria Gironès

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 16, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006179

Modelling the large-scale yellow fever outbreak in Luanda, Angola, and the impact of vaccination

Shi Zhao, Lewi Stone, Daozhou Gao, Daihai He

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 16, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006158

Isolation and complete genome analysis of neurotropic dengue virus serotype 3 from the cerebrospinal fluid of an encephalitis patient

Rama Dhenni, Mulya Rahma Karyanti, Nina Dwi Putri, Benediktus Yohan, Frilasita A. Yudhaputri, Chairin Nisa Ma'roef, Araniy Fadhilah, Aditya Perkasa, Restuadi Restuadi, Hidayat Trimarsanto, Irawan Mangunatmadja, Jeremy P. Ledermann, Ronald Rosenberg, Ann M. Powers, Khin Saw Aye Myint, R. Tedjo Sasmono

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006198

Multi-drug resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella associated with invasive disease in western Kenya

Adam Akullian, Joel M. Montgomery, Grace John-Stewart, Samuel I. Miller, Hillary S. Hayden, Matthew C. Radey, Kyle R. Hager, Jennifer R. Verani, John Benjamin Ochieng, Jane Juma, Jim Katieno, Barry Fields, Godfrey Bigogo, Allan Audi, Judd Walson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 12, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006156

Harmonized clinical trial methodologies for localized cutaneous leishmaniasis and potential for extensive network with capacities for clinical evaluation

Piero Olliaro, Max Grogl, Marina Boni, Edgar M. Carvalho, Houda Chebli, Mamoudou Cisse, Ermias Diro, Gláucia Fernandes Cota, Astrid C. Erber, Endalamaw Gadisa, Farhad Handjani, Ali Khamesipour, Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas, Liliana López Carvajal, Lise Grout, Badre Eddine Lmimouni, Mourad Mokni, Mohammad Sami Nahzat, Afif Ben Salah, Yusuf Ozbel, Juan Miguel Pascale, Nidia Rizzo Molina, Joelle Rode, Gustavo Romero, José Antonio Ruiz-Postigo, Nancy Gore Saravia, Jaime Soto, Soner Uzun, Vahid Mashayekhi, Ivan Dario Vélez, Florian Vogt, Olga Zerpa, Byron Arana

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Burkholderia pseudomallei modulates host iron homeostasis to facilitate iron availability and intracellular survival

Imke H. E. Schmidt, Claudia Gildhorn, Martha A. L. Böning, Vera A. Kulow, Ivo Steinmetz, Antje Bast

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Cognitive deficits and educational loss in children with schistosome infection—A systematic review and meta-analysis

Amara E. Ezeamama, Amaya L. Bustinduy, Allan K. Nkwata, Leonardo Martinez, Noel Pabalan, Michael J. Boivin, Charles H. King

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Bionomics of Phlebotomus argentipes in villages in Bihar, India with insights into efficacy of IRS-based control measures

David M. Poché, Rajesh B. Garlapati, Shanta Mukherjee, Zaria Torres-Poché, Epco Hasker, Tahfizur Rahman, Aakanksha Bharti, Vishnu P. Tripathi, Suman Prakash, Rahul Chaubey, Richard M. Poché

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Population structure analysis of the neglected parasite Thelazia callipaeda revealed high genetic diversity in Eastern Asia isolates

Xi Zhang, Ya Li Shi, Lu Lu Han, Chen Xiong, Shi Qi Yi, Peng Jiang, Zeng Xian Wang, Ji Long Shen, Jing Cui, Zhong Quan Wang

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Barriers of attendance to dog rabies static point vaccination clinics in Blantyre, Malawi

Stella Mazeri, Andrew D. Gibson, Natascha Meunier, Barend M.deC Bronsvoort, Ian G. Handel, Richard J. Mellanby, Luke Gamble

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Mapping the geographical distribution of podoconiosis in Cameroon using parasitological, serological, and clinical evidence to exclude other causes of lymphedema

Kebede Deribe, Amuam Andrew Beng, Jorge Cano, Abdel Jelil Njouendo, Jerome Fru-Cho, Abong Raphael Awah, Mathias Esum Eyong, Patrick W. Chounna Ndongmo, Emanuele Giorgi, David M. Pigott, Nick Golding, Rachel L. Pullan, Abdisalan M. Noor, Fikre Enquselassie, Christopher J. L. Murray, Simon J. Brooker, Simon I. Hay, Peter Enyong, Melanie J. Newport, Samuel Wanji, Gail Davey

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Experimental transmission of West Nile Virus and Rift Valley Fever Virus by Culex pipiens from Lebanon

Renée Zakhia, Laurence Mousson, Marie Vazeille, Nabil Haddad, Anna-Bella Failloux

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The glutamine synthetase of Trypanosoma cruzi is required for its resistance to ammonium accumulation and evasion of the parasitophorous vacuole during host-cell infection

Marcell Crispim, Flávia Silva Damasceno, Agustín Hernández, María Julia Barisón, Ismael Pretto Sauter, Raphael Souza Pavani, Alexandre Santos Moura, Elizabeth Mieko Furusho Pral, Mauro Cortez, Maria Carolina Elias, Ariel Mariano Silber

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 10, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006170

Polymorphisms in voltage-gated sodium channel gene and susceptibility of Aedes albopictus to insecticides in three districts of northern West Bengal, India

Moytrey Chatterjee, Sudeep Ballav, Ardhendu K. Maji, Nandita Basu, Biplab Chandra Sarkar, Pabitra Saha

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 8, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006192

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