PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders

Zoonotic canine leishmaniosis, caused by Leishmania infantum, is a fatal disease worldwide in both humans and the reservoir host, dogs. The primary route of transmission is via sand fly bite. Vertical, transplacental, transmission of L. infantum to offspring has been shown to be critical for maintenance of infection in both endemic and non-endemic areas. In the United States, canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is enzootic within hunting dog populations...

Progressive disseminated histoplasmosis remains a major but largely undiagnosed AIDS-defining opportunistic infection. Low awareness of the disease, its proteiform presentation and the lack of rapid diagnostic tools in most endemic areas still cause potentially fatal delays in antifungal treatment. This is particularly true in South and Central America where disease incidence is high but probably in Africa and Asia where it is suspected to be mostly overlooked...

Melioidosis, a fatal infectious disease caused by the environmental bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, is known to be associated with the rainy season. Although several attempts have been made to explain this phenomenon, data on the association between the presence of B. pseudomallei in...