A Sri Lankan man with lymphatic filariasis seen in his left lower extremity. See Njelesani et al.
Image Credit: Dr. Yahathugoda, Filariasis Research Training and Service Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Gall.
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002758
Policy Platform
School-Based Health Education Targeting Intestinal Worms—Further Support for Integrated Control
Franziska A. Bieri, Yue-Sheng Li, Li-Ping Yuan, Yong-Kang He, Darren J. Gray, Gail M. Williams, Donald P. McManus
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002621
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Janine M. Ramsey, J. Guillermo Bond, Maria Elena Macotela, Luca Facchinelli, Laura Valerio, David M. Brown, Thomas W. Scott, Anthony A. James
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002623
Historical Profiles and Perspectives
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002720
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The Mycetoma Knowledge Gap: Identification of Research Priorities
Wendy W. J. van de Sande, El Sheikh Maghoub, Ahmed H. Fahal, Michael Goodfellow, Oliverio Welsh, Ed Zijlstra
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002667
Congenital Malaria in China
Zhi-yong Tao, Qiang Fang, Xue Liu, Richard Culleton, Li Tao, Hui Xia, Qi Gao
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 13, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002622
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Sarman Singh, Arshi Munawwar, Sugandhi Rao, Sanjay Mehta, Naba Kumar Hazarika
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002737
Enhanced Protective Efficacy of Nonpathogenic Recombinant Leishmania tarentolae Expressing Cysteine Proteinases Combined with a Sand Fly Salivary Antigen
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published March 27, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002751
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