T. cruzi amastigotes expressing green fluorescence protein are green, cardiomyocyte nuclei are blue, and cardiomyocyte actin myofibrils are red. See Farrow et al.
Image Credit: Farrow et al. 2014
Editorial
Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Coinfection: Time for Concerted Action
Johan van Griensven, Ed E. Zijlstra, Asrat Hailu
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 28, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003023
Viewpoints
Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemic in Central America: Urgent Public Health Action Is Needed amid Causal Uncertainty
Pedro Ordunez, Ramón Martinez, Ludovic Reveiz, Evelina Chapman, Carla Saenz, Agnes Soares da Silva, Francisco Becerra
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003019
Micronutrient Supplementation and Deworming in Children with Geohelminth Infections
Selvi Rajagopal, Peter J. Hotez, Donald A. P. Bundy
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002920
Historical Profiles and Perspectives
International Glossina Genome Initiative 2004–2014: A Driver for Post-Genomic Era Research on the African Continent
Alan Christoffels, Dan Masiga, Matthew Berriman, Mike Lehane, Yeya Touré, Serap Aksoy
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003024
Symposium
Case Report of Two Cases of Fever, Rash, and Organ Involvement during the Treatment of Leprosy
Hong Liu, Chuan Wang, Tongsheng Chu, Parimi Leela Rani, Debao Yu, Xi'an Fu, Mingfei Chen, Shumin Chen, Furen Zhang
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 28, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003130
Reviews
A Screen-and-Treat Strategy Targeting Visceral Leishmaniasis in HIV-Infected Individuals in Endemic East African Countries: The Way Forward?
Johan van Griensven, Ermias Diro, Rogelio Lopez-Velez, Koert Ritmeijer, Marleen Boelaert, Ed E. Zijlstra, Asrat Hailu, Lutgarde Lynen
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003011
Strongyloidiasis—An Insight into Its Global Prevalence and Management
Santhosh Puthiyakunnon, Swapna Boddu, Yiji Li, Xiaohong Zhou, Chunmei Wang, Juan Li, Xiaoguang Chen
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003018
Vaccine Strategies for the Control and Prevention of Japanese Encephalitis in Mainland China, 1951–2011
Xiaoyan Gao, Xiaolong Li, Minghua Li, Shihong Fu, Huanyu Wang, Zhi Lu, Yuxi Cao, Ying He, Wuyang Zhu, Tingting Zhang, Ernest A. Gould, Guodong Liang
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003015
Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis Caused by Naegleria fowleri: An Old Enemy Presenting New Challenges
Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Naveed Ahmed Khan
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003017
Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Coinfection in the Mediterranean Region
Begoña Monge-Maillo, Francesca F. Norman, Israel Cruz, Jorge Alvar, Rogelio López-Vélez
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003021
How Far Are We from Visceral Leishmaniasis Elimination in Bangladesh? An Assessment of Epidemiological Surveillance Data
Rajib Chowdhury, Dinesh Mondal, Vashkar Chowdhury, Shyla Faria, Jorge Alvar, Shah Golam Nabi, Marleen Boelaert, Aditya Prasad Dash
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003020
Dengue Therapeutics, Chemoprophylaxis, and Allied Tools: State of the Art and Future Directions
James Whitehorn, Sophie Yacoub, Katherine L. Anders, Louis R. Macareo, M. Cristina Cassetti, Vinh Chau Nguyen Van, Pei-Yong Shi, Bridget Wills, Cameron P. Simmons
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 28, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003025
Research Articles
Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Co-infection in Bihar, India: Long-term Effectiveness and Treatment Outcomes with Liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome)
Sakib Burza, Raman Mahajan, Prabhat K. Sinha, Johan van Griensven, Krishna Pandey, María Angeles Lima, Marta Gonzalez Sanz, Temmy Sunyoto, Sunil Kumar, Gaurab Mitra, Ranjeet Kumar, Neena Verma, Pradeep Das
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003053
Comparative Host Feeding Patterns of the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus, in Urban and Suburban Northeastern USA and Implications for Disease Transmission
Ary Faraji, Andrea Egizi, Dina M. Fonseca, Isik Unlu, Taryn Crepeau, Sean P. Healy, Randy Gaugler
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003037
Patterns of Geographic Expansion of Aedes aegypti in the Peruvian Amazon
Sarah Anne Guagliardo, José Luis Barboza, Amy C. Morrison, Helvio Astete, Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, Uriel Kitron
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003033
Emergence of Coxiella burnetii in Ruminants on Reunion Island? Prevalence and Risk Factors
Eric Cardinale, Olivier Esnault, Marina Beral, Florence Naze, Alain Michault
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003055
Identification of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ticks Feeding on Humans in Turkey
Ömer Orkun, Zafer Karaer, Ayşe Çakmak, Serpil Nalbantoğlu
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003067
Proteomic Analysis of the Action of the Mycobacterium ulcerans Toxin Mycolactone: Targeting Host Cells Cytoskeleton and Collagen
José B. Gama, Steffen Ohlmeier, Teresa G. Martins, Alexandra G. Fraga, Belém Sampaio-Marques, Maria A. Carvalho, Fernanda Proença, Manuel T. Silva, Jorge Pedrosa, Paula Ludovico
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003066
Cystic Echinococcosis in the Province of Álava, North Spain: The Monetary Burden of a Disease No Longer under Surveillance
Hélène Carabin, Francisco J. Balsera-Rodríguez, José Rebollar-Sáenz, Christine T. Benner, Aitziber Benito, Juan C. Fernández-Crespo, David Carmena
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003069
Toxocara Seroprevalence among Clinically Healthy Individuals, Pregnant Women and Psychiatric Patients and Associated Risk Factors in Shandong Province, Eastern China
Wei Cong, Xiao-Xuan Zhang, Na Zhou, Chang-Zheng Yu, Jia Chen, Xiang-Yang Wang, Bing Li, Ai-Dong Qian, Xing-Quan Zhu
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003082
Cytokine Responses to Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium in Relation to Infection in a Co-endemic Focus in Northern Senegal
Lynn Meurs, Moustapha Mbow, Nele Boon, Kim Vereecken, Abena Serwaa Amoah, Lucja A. Labuda, Tandakha Ndiaye Dièye, Souleymane Mboup, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Katja Polman
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003080
A Novel Live-Attenuated Vaccine Candidate for Mayaro Fever
William J. Weise, Meghan E. Hermance, Naomi Forrester, A. Paige Adams, Rose Langsjoen, Rodion Gorchakov, Eryu Wang, Maria D. H. Alcorn, Konstantin Tsetsarkin, Scott C. Weaver
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002969
Structural and Functional Analysis of a Platelet-Activating Lysophosphatidylcholine of Trypanosoma cruzi
Felipe Gazos-Lopes, Mauricio M. Oliveira, Lucas V. B. Hoelz, Danielle P. Vieira, Alexandre F. Marques, Ernesto S. Nakayasu, Marta T. Gomes, Nasim G. Salloum, Pedro G. Pascutti, Thaïs Souto-Padrón, Robson Q. Monteiro, Angela H. Lopes, Igor C. Almeida
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003077
Shifting Patterns of Aedes aegypti Fine Scale Spatial Clustering in Iquitos, Peru
Genevieve LaCon, Amy C. Morrison, Helvio Astete, Steven T. Stoddard, Valerie A. Paz-Soldan, John P. Elder, Eric S. Halsey, Thomas W. Scott, Uriel Kitron, Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003038
Viper and Cobra Venom Neutralization by Alginate Coated Multicomponent Polyvalent Antivenom Administered by the Oral Route
Sourav Bhattacharya, Mousumi Chakraborty, Piyasi Mukhopadhyay, P. P. Kundu, Roshnara Mishra
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003039
CD16 Expression on Monocytes in Healthy Individuals but Not Schistosome-Infected Patients Is Positively Associated with Levels of Parasite-Specific IgG and IgG1
Laura J. Appleby, Norman Nausch, Louise Erskine, Claire D. Bourke, Nadine Rujeni, Nicholas Midzi, Takafira Mduluza, Francisca Mutapi
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003049
Heterogeneous Feeding Patterns of the Dengue Vector, Aedes aegypti, on Individual Human Hosts in Rural Thailand
Laura C. Harrington, Andrew Fleisher, Diego Ruiz-Moreno, Francoise Vermeylen, Chrystal V. Wa, Rebecca L. Poulson, John D. Edman, John M. Clark, James W. Jones, Sangvorn Kitthawee, Thomas W. Scott
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003048
Suppressing Dengue-2 Infection by Chemical Inhibition of Aedes aegypti Host Factors
Seokyoung Kang, Alicia R. Shields, Natapong Jupatanakul, George Dimopoulos
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003084
Neuropathogenesis of Japanese Encephalitis in a Primate Model
Khin Saw Aye Myint, Anja Kipar, Richard G. Jarman, Robert V. Gibbons, Guey Chuen Perng, Brian Flanagan, Duangrat Mongkolsirichaikul, Yvonne Van Gessel, Tom Solomon
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002980
Development of a Rapid Serological Assay for the Diagnosis of Strongyloidiasis Using a Novel Diffraction-Based Biosensor Technology
Brian J. Pak, Fabio Vasquez-Camargo, Evgeniya Kalinichenko, Peter L. Chiodini, Thomas B. Nutman, Herbert B. Tanowitz, Isabel McAuliffe, Patricia Wilkins, Paul T. Smith, Brian J. Ward, Michael D. Libman, Momar Ndao
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003002
Empiric Deworming and CD4 Count Recovery in HIV-Infected Ugandans Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy
Alexander J. Lankowski, Alexander C. Tsai, Michael Kanyesigye, Mwebesa Bwana, Jessica E. Haberer, Megan Wenger, Jeffrey N. Martin, David R. Bangsberg, Peter W. Hunt, Mark J. Siedner
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003036
Toward Understanding the Functional Role of Ss-riok-1, a RIO Protein Kinase-Encoding Gene of Strongyloides stercoralis
Wang Yuan, James B. Lok, Jonathan D. Stoltzfus, Robin B. Gasser, Fang Fang, Wei-Qiang Lei, Rui Fang, Yan-Qin Zhou, Jun-Long Zhao, Min Hu
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003062
Distribution of Schistosomiasis and Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis in Zimbabwe: Towards a National Plan of Action for Control and Elimination
Nicholas Midzi, Takafira Mduluza, Moses J. Chimbari, Clement Tshuma, Lincoln Charimari, Gibson Mhlanga, Portia Manangazira, Shungu M. Munyati, Isaac Phiri, Susan L. Mutambu, Stanley S. Midzi, Anastancia Ncube, Lawrence P. Muranzi, Simbarashe Rusakaniko, Francisca Mutapi
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003014
Simulating Population Genetics of Pathogen Vectors in Changing Landscapes: Guidelines and Application with Triatoma brasiliensis
Francois Rebaudo, Jane Costa, Carlos E. Almeida, Jean-Francois Silvain, Myriam Harry, Olivier Dangles
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 7, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003068
Disease Progression in Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria Is Linked to Variation in Invasion Gene Family Members
Atique M. Ahmed, Miguel M. Pinheiro, Paul C. Divis, Angela Siner, Ramlah Zainudin, Ing Tien Wong, Chan Woon Lu, Sarina K. Singh-Khaira, Scott B. Millar, Sean Lynch, Matthias Willmann, Balbir Singh, Sanjeev Krishna, Janet Cox-Singh
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003086
Nitric Oxide from IFNγ-Primed Macrophages Modulates the Antimicrobial Activity of β-Lactams against the Intracellular Pathogens Burkholderia pseudomallei and Nontyphoidal Salmonella
Jessica Jones-Carson, Adrienne E. Zweifel, Timothy Tapscott, Chad Austin, Joseph M. Brown, Kenneth L. Jones, Martin I. Voskuil, Andrés Vázquez-Torres
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003079
Effects of a Post-Deworming Health Hygiene Education Intervention on Absenteeism in School-Age Children of the Peruvian Amazon
François L. Thériault, Mathieu Maheu-Giroux, Brittany Blouin, Martin Casapía, Theresa W. Gyorkos
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003007
Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Systematic Evaluation of Research Capacity in Nigeria
Patricia N. Okorie, Moses J. Bockarie, David H. Molyneux, Louise A. Kelly-Hope
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003078
Efficacy and Safety of Praziquantel, Tribendimidine and Mebendazole in Patients with Co-infection of Clonorchis sinensis and Other Helminths
Li-Li Xu, Bin Jiang, Ji-Hui Duan, Shi-Feng Zhuang, Yong-Chun Liu, Shi-Qiao Zhu, Li-Ping Zhang, Hao-Bing Zhang, Shu-Hua Xiao, Xiao-Nong Zhou
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003046
Dissemination of Orientia tsutsugamushi and Inflammatory Responses in a Murine Model of Scrub Typhus
Christian A. Keller, Matthias Hauptmann, Julia Kolbaum, Mohammad Gharaibeh, Melanie Neumann, Markus Glatzel, Bernhard Fleischer
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003064
Long-term Sonographic and Serological Follow-up of Inactive Echinococcal Cysts of the Liver: Hints for a "Watch-and-Wait" Approach
Luca Piccoli, Francesca Tamarozzi, Federico Cattaneo, Mara Mariconti, Carlo Filice, Antonella Bruno, Enrico Brunetti
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003057
Molecular Xenomonitoring Using Mosquitoes to Map Lymphatic Filariasis after Mass Drug Administration in American Samoa
Mark A. Schmaedick, Amanda L. Koppel, Nils Pilotte, Melissa Torres, Steven A. Williams, Stephen L. Dobson, Patrick J. Lammie, Kimberly Y. Won
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003087
MicroRNA-30e* Suppresses Dengue Virus Replication by Promoting NF-κB–Dependent IFN Production
Xun Zhu, Zhenjian He, Yiwen Hu, Weitao Wen, Cuiji Lin, Jianchen Yu, Jing Pan, Ran Li, Haijing Deng, Shaowei Liao, Jie Yuan, Jueheng Wu, Jun Li, Mengfeng Li
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003088
A Panel of Trypanosoma brucei Strains Tagged with Blue and Red-Shifted Luciferases for Bioluminescent Imaging in Murine Infection Models
Nick Van Reet, Hélène Van de Vyver, Patient Pati Pyana, Anne Marie Van der Linden, Philippe Büscher
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003054
Is Plasmodium vivax Malaria a Severe Malaria?: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Cho Naing, Maxine A. Whittaker, Victor Nyunt Wai, Joon Wah Mak
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 14, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003071
Epidemiology of Intestinal Polyparasitism among Orang Asli School Children in Rural Malaysia
Ahmed K. Al-Delaimy, Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi, Nabil A. Nasr, Hany Sady, Wahib M. Atroosh, Mohammed Nashiry, Tengku S. Anuar, Norhayati Moktar, Yvonne A. L. Lim, Rohela Mahmud
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003074
Circulating Mucosal Associated Invariant T Cells Are Activated in Vibrio cholerae O1 Infection and Associated with Lipopolysaccharide Antibody Responses
Daniel T. Leung, Taufiqur R. Bhuiyan, Naoshin S. Nishat, Mohammad Rubel Hoq, Amena Aktar, M. Arifur Rahman, Taher Uddin, Ashraful I. Khan, Fahima Chowdhury, Richelle C. Charles, Jason B. Harris, Stephen B. Calderwood, Firdausi Qadri, Edward T. Ryan
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003076
The 2012 Madeira Dengue Outbreak: Epidemiological Determinants and Future Epidemic Potential
José Lourenço, Mario Recker
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003083
Ex-ante Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Elimination of a Glossina palpalis gambiensis Population in the Niayes of Senegal
Fanny Bouyer, Momar Talla Seck, Ahmadou H. Dicko, Baba Sall, Mbargou Lo, Marc J. B. Vreysen, Eduardo Chia, Jérémy Bouyer, Abdrahmane Wane
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003112
Mycetoma: Experience of 482 Cases in a Single Center in Mexico
Alexandro Bonifaz, Andrés Tirado-Sánchez, Luz Calderón, Amado Saúl, Javier Araiza, Marco Hernández, Gloria M. González, Rosa María Ponce
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003102
Schistosome Syntenin Partially Protects Vaccinated Mice against Schistosoma mansoni Infection
Barbara C. Figueiredo, Natan R. G. Assis, Suellen B. Morais, Natasha D. Ricci, Carina S. Pinheiro, Vicente P. Martins, Rodrigo M. Bicalho, Akram A. Da'dara, Patrick J. Skelly, Sergio C. Oliveira
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003107
High Content Image-Based Screening of a Protease Inhibitor Library Reveals Compounds Broadly Active against Rift Valley Fever Virus and Other Highly Pathogenic RNA Viruses
Rajini Mudhasani, Krishna P. Kota, Cary Retterer, Julie P. Tran, Chris A. Whitehouse, Sina Bavari
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003095
Characterization of Digestive Involvement in Patients with Chronic T. cruzi Infection in Barcelona, Spain
María-Jesús Pinazo, Gloria Lacima, José-Ignacio Elizalde, Elizabeth-Jesús Posada, Fausto Gimeno, Edelweiss Aldasoro, María-Eugenia Valls, Joaquim Gascon
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003105
Immunization with Hexon Modified Adenoviral Vectors Integrated with gp83 Epitope Provides Protection against Trypanosoma cruzi Infection
Anitra L. Farrow, Girish Rachakonda, Linlin Gu, Valentina Krendelchtchikova, Pius N. Nde, Siddharth Pratap, Maria F. Lima, Fernando Villalta, Qiana L. Matthews
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003089
Combining Cationic Liposomal Delivery with MPL-TDM for Cysteine Protease Cocktail Vaccination against Leishmania donovani : Evidence for Antigen Synergy and Protection
Amrita Das, Nahid Ali
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 21, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003091
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Correction: Acute Chagas Disease Induces Cerebral Microvasculopathy in Mice
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published August 13, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003151
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