July 2016

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Small snail, big impact: Biomphalaria pfeifferi snail in the Senegal River Basin. Sokolow et al.

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Editorial

The World’s Great Religions and Their Neglected Tropical Diseases

Peter J. Hotez

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 28, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004544

Viewpoints

Human Rabies Survivors in India: An Emerging Paradox?

Reeta Subramaniam (Mani)

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 28, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004774

Correction: Human Rabies Survivors in India: An Emerging Paradox?

Sustaining Progress towards NTD Elimination: An Opportunity to Leverage Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programs to Interrupt Transmission of Soil-Transmitted Helminths

Arianna Rubin Means, Kristjana Ásbjörnsdóttir, Charles Mwandawiro, David Rollinson, Julie Jacobson, Tim Littlewood, Judd L. Walson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 14, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004737

What Is Next for NTDs in the Era of the Sustainable Development Goals?

James Smith, Emma Michelle Taylor

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 7, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004719

From Innovation to Application

EbolaID: An Online Database of Informative Genomic Regions for Ebola Identification and Treatment

João Carneiro, Filipe Pereira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 21, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004757

Symposium

Multiple Mycetoma Lung Secondaries from Knee Eumycetoma: An Unusual Complication

EL Samani Wadaa Mohamed, Nancy Seif EL Din, Ahmed Hassan Fahal

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 21, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004735

Review

Micronutrients and Leptospirosis: A Review of the Current Evidence

Heather S. Herman, Saurabh Mehta, Washington B. Cárdenas, Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra, Julia L. Finkelstein

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 7, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004652

Research Articles

Barriers and Recommended Interventions to Prevent Melioidosis in Northeast Thailand: A Focus Group Study Using the Behaviour Change Wheel

Pornpan Suntornsut, Nittayasee Wongsuwan, Mayura Malasit, Rungreung Kitphati, Susan Michie, Sharon J. Peacock, Direk Limmathurotsakul

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 29, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004823

The Anisakis Transcriptome Provides a Resource for Fundamental and Applied Studies on Allergy-Causing Parasites

Fiona J. Baird, Xiaopei Su, Ibukun Aibinu, Matthew J. Nolan, Hiromu Sugiyama, Domenico Otranto, Andreas L. Lopata, Cinzia Cantacessi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 29, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004845

Cryptosporidium Priming Is More Effective than Vaccine for Protection against Cryptosporidiosis in a Murine Protein Malnutrition Model

Luther A. Bartelt, David T. Bolick, Glynis L. Kolling, James K. Roche, Edna I. Zaenker, Ana M. Lara, Francisco Jose Noronha, Carrie A. Cowardin, John H. Moore, Jerrold R. Turner, Cirle A. Warren, Gregory A. Buck, Richard L. Guerrant

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 28, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004820

Prevalence and Hospital Management of Amphotericin B Deoxycholate-Related Toxicities during Treatment of HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis in South Africa

Susan Meiring, Melony Fortuin-de Smidt, Ranmini Kularatne, Halima Dawood, Nelesh P. Govender, GERMS-SA

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 28, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004865

Fulminant Amebic Colitis after Corticosteroid Therapy: A Systematic Review

Debbie-Ann Shirley, Shannon Moonah

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 28, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004879

Activation, Impaired Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Production, and Deficiency of Circulating Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells in Patients with Scrub Typhus

Seung-Ji Kang, Hye-Mi Jin, Eun Jeong Won, Young-Nan Cho, Hyun-Ju Jung, Yong-Soo Kwon, Hae Jin Kee, Jae Kyun Ju, Jung-Chul Kim, Uh Jin Kim, Hee-Chang Jang, Sook-In Jung, Seung-Jung Kee, Yong-Wook Park

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 27, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004832

Identification of Chalcones as Fasciola hepatica Cathepsin L Inhibitors Using a Comprehensive Experimental and Computational Approach

Florencia Ferraro, Alicia Merlino, Nicolás dell ́Oca, Jorge Gil, José F. Tort, Mercedes Gonzalez, Hugo Cerecetto, Mauricio Cabrera, Ileana Corvo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 27, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004834

Insights into an Optimization of Plasmodium vivax Sal-1 In Vitro Culture: The Aotus Primate Model

Kathryn Shaw-Saliba, Richard Thomson-Luque, Nicanor Obaldía III, Marlon Nuñez, Sahir Dutary, Caeul Lim, Samantha Barnes, Clemens H. M. Kocken, Manoj T. Duraisingh, John H. Adams, Erica M. Pasini

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 27, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004870

Spatio-temporal Analysis of the Genetic Diversity of Arctic Rabies Viruses and Their Reservoir Hosts in Greenland

Dennis Hanke, Conrad M. Freuling, Susanne Fischer, Karsten Hueffer, Kris Hundertmark, Susan Nadin-Davis, Denise Marston, Anthony R. Fooks, Anette Bøtner, Thomas C. Mettenleiter, Martin Beer, Thomas B. Rasmussen, Thomas F. Müller, Dirk Höper

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004779

Cytokine Profile of Children Hospitalized with Virologically-Confirmed Dengue during Two Phase III Vaccine Efficacy Trials

Anke Harenberg, Aymeric de Montfort, Frédérique Jantet-Blaudez, Matthew Bonaparte, Florence Boudet, Melanie Saville, Nicholas Jackson, Bruno Guy

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004830

A Sequence of Flushing and Drying of Breeding Habitats of Aedes aegypti (L.) Prior to the Low Dengue Season in Singapore

Osama M. E. Seidahmed, Elfatih A. B. Eltahir

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004842

Perilesional Inflammation in Neurocysticercosis - Relationship Between Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Evans Blue Staining and Histopathology in the Pig Model

Carla Cangalaya, Javier A. Bustos, Juan Calcina, Ana Vargas-Calla, Diego Suarez, Armando E. Gonzalez, Juan Chacaltana, Cristina Guerra-Giraldez, Siddhartha Mahanty, Theodore E. Nash, Hector H. García, Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004869

Heat Sensitivity of wMel Wolbachia during Aedes aegypti Development

Jill N. Ulrich, John C. Beier, Gregor J. Devine, Leon E. Hugo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004873

Biliary Microbiota, Gallstone Disease and Infection with Opisthorchis felineus

Irina V. Saltykova, Vjacheslav A. Petrov, Maria D. Logacheva, Polina G. Ivanova, Nikolay V. Merzlikin, Alexey E. Sazonov, Ludmila M. Ogorodova, Paul J. Brindley

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 22, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004809

Evidence for Suppression of Onchocerciasis Transmission in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

Laura Moya, Zaida Herrador, Thuy Huong Ta-Tang, Jose Miguel Rubio, Maria Jesús Perteguer, Ana Hernandez-González, Belén García, Rufino Nguema, Justino Nguema, Policarpo Ncogo, Teresa Garate, Agustín Benito, Anacleto Sima, Pilar Aparicio

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 22, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004829

Changes over Time in IgE Sensitization to Allergens of the Fish Parasite Anisakis spp.

Noelia Carballeda-Sangiao, Ana I. Rodríguez-Mahillo, Mercedes Careche, Alfonso Navas, Ignacio Moneo, Miguel González-Muñoz

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 22, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004864

Global Assessment of Schistosomiasis Control Over the Past Century Shows Targeting the Snail Intermediate Host Works Best

Susanne H. Sokolow, Chelsea L. Wood, Isabel J. Jones, Scott J. Swartz, Melina Lopez, Michael H. Hsieh, Kevin D. Lafferty, Armand M. Kuris, Chloe Rickards, Giulio A. De Leo

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 21, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004794

Cultural Understanding of Wounds, Buruli Ulcers and Their Management at the Obom Sub-district of the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

Eric Koka, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Daniel Okyere, Philip Baba Adongo, Collins K. Ahorlu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 20, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004825

Rapid Enhanced MM3-COPRO ELISA for Detection of Fasciola Coproantigens

Victoria Martínez-Sernández, Ricardo A. Orbegozo-Medina, Marta González-Warleta, Mercedes Mezo, Florencio M. Ubeira

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 20, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004872

Spatiotemporal Co-existence of Two Mycobacterium ulcerans Clonal Complexes in the Offin River Valley of Ghana

Araceli Lamelas, Kobina Assan Ampah, Samuel Aboagye, Sarah Kerber, Emelia Danso, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Prince Asare, Julian Parkhill, Simon R. Harris, Gerd Pluschke, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Katharina Röltgen

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 19, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004856

Th-1, Th-2 Cytokines Profile among Madurella mycetomatis Eumycetoma Patients

Amre Nasr, Amir Abushouk, Anhar Hamza, Emmanuel Siddig, Ahmed H. Fahal

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 19, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004862

Heterogeneity in District-Level Transmission of Ebola Virus Disease during the 2013-2015 Epidemic in West Africa

Fabienne Krauer, Sandro Gsteiger, Nicola Low, Christian H. Hansen, Christian L. Althaus

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 19, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004867

Distribution and Dispersal of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Focus, the Northern Negev, Israel

Laor Orshan, Shirly Elbaz, Yossi Ben-Ari, Fouad Akad, Ohad Afik, Ira Ben-Avi, Debora Dias, Dan Ish-Shalom, Liora Studentsky, Irina Zonstein

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004819

Rapid and Sensitive Multiplex Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei-Specific Antibodies in Melioidosis Patients Based on a Protein Microarray Approach

Christian Kohler, Susanna J. Dunachie, Elke Müller, Anne Kohler, Kemajittra Jenjaroen, Prapit Teparrukkul, Vico Baier, Ralf Ehricht, Ivo Steinmetz

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004847

Effect of Spatial Repellent Exposure on Dengue Vector Attraction to Oviposition Sites

Diane B. Choi, John P. Grieco, Charles S. Apperson, Coby Schal, Loganathan Ponnusamy, Dawn M. Wesson, Nicole L. Achee

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004850

Preparing towards Preventing and Containing an Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak: What Socio-cultural Practices May Affect Containment Efforts in Ghana?

Philip Baba Adongo, Philip Teg-Nefaah Tabong, Emmanuel Asampong, Joana Ansong, Magda Robalo, Richard M. Adanu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004852

Inhibition of the Hantavirus Fusion Process by Predicted Domain III and Stem Peptides from Glycoprotein Gc

Gonzalo P. Barriga, Fernando Villalón-Letelier, Chantal L. Márquez, Eduardo A. Bignon, Rodrigo Acuña, Breyan H. Ross, Octavio Monasterio, Gonzalo A. Mardones, Simon E. Vidal, Nicole D. Tischler

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 14, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004799

Undiscovered Bat Hosts of Filoviruses

Barbara A. Han, John Paul Schmidt, Laura W. Alexander, Sarah E. Bowden, David T. S. Hayman, John M. Drake

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 14, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004815

Safety Overview of a Recombinant Live-Attenuated Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine: Pooled Analysis of Data from 18 Clinical Trials

Sophia Gailhardou, Anna Skipetrova, Gustavo H. Dayan, John Jezorwski, Melanie Saville, Diane Van der Vliet, T. Anh Wartel

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 14, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004821

The Vaccination of 35,000 Dogs in 20 Working Days Using Combined Static Point and Door-to-Door Methods in Blantyre, Malawi

Andrew D Gibson, Ian G Handel, Kate Shervell, Tarryn Roux, Dagmar Mayer, Stanford Muyila, Golden B Maruwo, Edwin M. S Nkhulungo, Rachel A Foster, Patrick Chikungwa, Bernard Chimera, Barend M.deC Bronsvoort, Richard J Mellanby, Luke Gamble

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 14, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004824

Recent Duplication and Functional Divergence in Parasitic Nematode Levamisole-Sensitive Acetylcholine Receptors

Thomas B. Duguet, Claude L. Charvet, Sean G. Forrester, Claudia M. Wever, Joseph A. Dent, Cedric Neveu, Robin N. Beech

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 14, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004826

Integrated Analysis of Environment, Cattle and Human Serological Data: Risks and Mechanisms of Transmission of Rift Valley Fever in Madagascar

Marie-Marie Olive, Véronique Chevalier, Vladimir Grosbois, Annelise Tran, Soa-Fy Andriamandimby, Benoit Durand, Jean-Pierre Ravalohery, Seta Andriamamonjy, Fanjasoa Rakotomanana, Christophe Rogier, Jean-Michel Heraud

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 14, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004827

Correction: Integrated Analysis of Environment, Cattle and Human Serological Data: Risks and Mechanisms of Transmission of Rift Valley Fever in Madagascar

Pediatric Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in an Endemic Region in Turkey: A Retrospective Analysis of 8786 Cases during 1998-2014

Mustafa Aksoy, Nebiye Doni, Hatice Uce Ozkul, Yavuz Yesilova, Nurittin Ardic, Abdullah Yesilova, Jennifer Ahn-Jarvis, Steve Oghumu, Cesar Terrazas, Abhay R. Satoskar

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 14, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004835

Strong-LAMP: A LAMP Assay for Strongyloides spp. Detection in Stool and Urine Samples. Towards the Diagnosis of Human Strongyloidiasis Starting from a Rodent Model

Pedro Fernández-Soto, Alicia Sánchez-Hernández, Javier Gandasegui, Cristina Bajo Santos, Julio López-Abán, José María Saugar, Esperanza Rodríguez, Belén Vicente, Antonio Muro

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 14, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004836

Allovahlkampfia spelaea Causing Keratitis in Humans

Mohammed Essa Marghany Tolba, Enas Abdelhameed Mahmoud Huseein, Haiam Mohamed Mahmoud Farrag, Hanan El Deek Mohamed, Seiki Kobayashi, Jun Suzuki, Tarek Ahmed Mohamed Ali, Sumio Sugano

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 14, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004841

Rickettsial Disease in the Peruvian Amazon Basin

Claudine Kocher, Amy C. Morrison, Mariana Leguia, Steev Loyola, Roger M. Castillo, Hugo A. Galvez, Helvio Astete, Carmen Flores-Mendoza, Julia S. Ampuero, Daniel G. Bausch, Eric S. Halsey, Manuel Cespedes, Karine Zevallos, Ju Jiang, Allen L. Richards

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 14, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004843

Molecular Diversity between Salivary Proteins from New World and Old World Sand Flies with Emphasis on Bichromomyia olmeca, the Sand Fly Vector of Leishmania mexicana in Mesoamerica

Maha Abdeladhim, Iliano V. Coutinho-Abreu, Shannon Townsend, Silvia Pasos-Pinto, Laura Sanchez, Manoochehr Rasouli, Anderson B. Guimaraes-Costa, Hamide Aslan, Ivo M. B. Francischetti, Fabiano Oliveira, Ingeborg Becker, Shaden Kamhawi, Jose M. C. Ribeiro, Ryan C. Jochim, Jesus G. Valenzuela

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 13, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004771

Dengue Virus Nonstructural Protein 1 Induces Vascular Leakage through Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor and Autophagy

Hong-Ru Chen, Yung-Chun Chuang, Yee-Shin Lin, Hsiao-Sheng Liu, Ching-Chuan Liu, Guey-Chuen Perng, Trai-Ming Yeh

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 13, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004828

Geographic Distribution of Leishmania Species in Ecuador Based on the Cytochrome B Gene Sequence Analysis

Hirotomo Kato, Eduardo A. Gomez, Luiggi Martini-Robles, Jenny Muzzio, Lenin Velez, Manuel Calvopiña, Daniel Romero-Alvarez, Tatsuyuki Mimori, Hiroshi Uezato, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 13, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004844

Post-Marketing Surveillance of Human Rabies Diploid Cell Vaccine (Imovax) in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) in the United States, 1990‒2015

Pedro L. Moro, Emily Jane Woo, Wendy Paul, Paige Lewis, Brett W. Petersen, Maria Cano

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 13, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004846

Low Prevalence of Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis Infection and Active Trachoma in the Western Division of Fiji

Colin K. Macleod, Robert Butcher, Umesh Mudaliar, Kinisimere Natutusau, Alexandre L. Pavluck, Rebecca Willis, Neal Alexander, David C. W. Mabey, Luisa Cikamatana, Mike Kama, Eric Rafai, Chrissy H. Roberts, Anthony W. Solomon

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004798

Expression and Characterization of Yeast Derived Chikungunya Virus Like Particles (CHIK-VLPs) and Its Evaluation as a Potential Vaccine Candidate

Shweta Saraswat, T. N. Athmaram, Manmohan Parida, Ankita Agarwal, Amrita Saha, Paban Kumar Dash

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 11, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004782

Analysis of the Trypanosoma brucei EATRO 164 Bloodstream Guide RNA Transcriptome

Laura E. Kirby, Yanni Sun, David Judah, Scooter Nowak, Donna Koslowsky

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 11, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004793

Community Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices Associated with Urogenital Schistosomiasis among School-Aged Children in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania

Bobbie Person, Said M. Ali, Faiza M. A’Kadir, Jamal N. Ali, Ulfat A. Mohammed, Khalfan A. Mohammed, David Rollinson, Stefanie Knopp

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 11, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004814

Estimating Dengue Transmission Intensity from Case-Notification Data from Multiple Countries

Natsuko Imai, Ilaria Dorigatti, Simon Cauchemez, Neil M. Ferguson

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 11, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004833

Mapping the Risk of Snakebite in Sri Lanka - A National Survey with Geospatial Analysis

Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Nipul Kithsiri Gunawardena, Buddhika Asiri Wijayawickrama, Shaluka Francis Jayamanne, Geoffrey Kennedy Isbister, Andrew Dawson, Emanuele Giorgi, Peter John Diggle, David Griffith Lalloo, Hithanadura Janaka de Silva

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 8, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004813

Phylogenetic Variants of Rickettsia africae, and Incidental Identification of "Candidatus Rickettsia Moyalensis" in Kenya

Gathii Kimita, Beth Mutai, Steven Ger Nyanjom, Fred Wamunyokoli, John Waitumbi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 7, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004788

The Immunomodulatory Role of Adjuvants in Vaccines Formulated with the Recombinant Antigens Ov-103 and Ov-RAL-2 against Onchocerca volvulus in Mice

Jessica A. Hess, Bin Zhan, April R. Torigian, John B. Patton, Nikolai Petrovsky, Tingting Zhan, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Peter J. Hotez, Thomas R. Klei, Sara Lustigman, David Abraham

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 7, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004797

Impact of the Mycobaterium africanum West Africa 2 Lineage on TB Diagnostics in West Africa: Decreased Sensitivity of Rapid Identification Tests in The Gambia

Boatema Ofori-Anyinam, Fatoumatta Kanuteh, Schadrac C. Agbla, Ifedayo Adetifa, Catherine Okoi, Gregory Dolganov, Gary Schoolnik, Ousman Secka, Martin Antonio, Bouke C. de Jong, Florian Gehre

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 7, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004801

Steps Toward Creating A Therapeutic Community for Inpatients Suffering from Chronic Ulcers: Lessons from Allada Buruli Ulcer Treatment Hospital in Benin

Arnaud Setondji Amoussouhoui, Roch Christian Johnson, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh, Ines Elvire Agbo, Paulin Aoulou, Jean-Gabin Houezo, Albert Tingbe-Azalou, Micah Boyer, Mark Nichter

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 1, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004602

Burkholderia pseudomallei Differentially Regulates Host Innate Immune Response Genes for Intracellular Survival in Lung Epithelial Cells

Kumutha Malar Vellasamy, Vanitha Mariappan, Esaki M. Shankar, Jamuna Vadivelu

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 1, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004730

Formal Comment

In Vitro and In Vivo Miltefosine Susceptibility of a Leishmania amazonensis Isolate from a Patient with Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Follow-Up

Adriano C. Coelho, Cristiana T. Trinconi, Carlos H. N. Costa, Silvia R. B. Uliana

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published July 14, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004720

In Vitro and In Vivo Miltefosine Susceptibility of a Leishmania amazonensis Isolate from a Patient with Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

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