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Scrambled eggs
Golden-brown fragments of the liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) eggs after being disrupted on a bench top homogeniser with the aid of ceramic beads prior to DNA 'eggs'-traction. The eggs, which are notoriously hard to crack and even remain intact after freezing, are shown here under a light microscope suspended in lysis buffer. Complete disruption is an important precursor enabling access to the DNA within, ultimately allowing the development of a diagnostic workflow for detection of Fasciola-positive faecal samples. Calvani et al.
Image Credit: Calvani et al. (2017)
Editorial
Global surgery and the neglected tropical diseases
Vivek Karun, Peter J. Hotez, Todd K. Rosengart
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005563
Viewpoints
Differential virulence between Asian and African lineages of Zika virus
Yannick Simonin, Debby van Riel, Philippe Van de Perre, Barry Rockx, Sara Salinas
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005821
Access to benznidazole for Chagas disease in the United States—Cautious optimism?
Jonathan D. Alpern, Rogelio Lopez-Velez, William M. Stauffer
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005794
Global health policy and neglected tropical diseases: Then, now, and in the years to come
Thomas Fürst, Paola Salari, Laura Monzón Llamas, Peter Steinmann, Christopher Fitzpatrick, Fabrizio Tediosi
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005759
Advocacy for identifying certain animal diseases as "neglected"
François Louis Roger, Philippe Solano, Jérémy Bouyer, Vincent Porphyre, David Berthier, Marisa Peyre, Pascal Bonnet
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 7, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005843
Rapid and accurate interpretation of dengue diagnostics in the context of dengue vaccination implementation: Viewpoints and guidelines issued from an experts group consultation
Elizabeth A. Hunsperger, Claudia N. Duarte dos Santos, Huong Thi Que Vu, Sutee Yoksan, Vincent Deubel
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 7, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005719
Symposiums
Broncho-pleuro-cutaneous fistula and pneumothorax: Rare challenging complications of chest wall eumycetoma
Eiman Siddig Ahmed Saad, Ahmed Hassan Fahal
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005737
Mucosal leishmaniasis mimicking T-cell lymphoma in a patient receiving monoclonal antibody against TNFα
Antonio Carlos Nicodemo, Daniel Fernandes Duailibi, Diego Feriani, Maria Irma Seixas Duarte, Valdir Sabbaga Amato
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005807
Research Articles
High-resolution profiling of linear B-cell epitopes from mucin-associated surface proteins (MASPs) of Trypanosoma cruzi during human infections
Ignacio M. Durante, Pablo E. La Spina, Santiago J. Carmona, Fernán Agüero, Carlos A. Buscaglia
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 29, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005986
Chikungunya virus dissemination from the midgut of Aedes aegypti is associated with temporal basal lamina degradation during bloodmeal digestion
Shengzhang Dong, Velmurugan Balaraman, Asher M. Kantor, Jingyi Lin, DeAna G. Grant, Nicole L. Held, Alexander W. E. Franz
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 29, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005976
Genomic analyses of African Trypanozoon strains to assess evolutionary relationships and identify markers for strain identification
Joshua Brian Richardson, Kuang-Yao Lee, Paul Mireji, John Enyaru, Mark Sistrom, Serap Aksoy, Hongyu Zhao, Adalgisa Caccone
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 29, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005949
Use of rhodamine B to mark the body and seminal fluid of male Aedes aegypti for mark-release-recapture experiments and estimating efficacy of sterile male releases
Brian J. Johnson, Sara N. Mitchell, Christopher J. Paton, Jessica Stevenson, Kyran M. Staunton, Nigel Snoad, Nigel Beebe, Bradley J. White, Scott A. Ritchie
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005902
The diversity of the Chagas parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, infecting the main Central American vector, Triatoma dimidiata, from Mexico to Colombia
Patricia L. Dorn, Annie G. McClure, Meghan D. Gallaspy, Etienne Waleckx, Adrienne S. Woods, Maria Carlota Monroy, Lori Stevens
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005878
Impact of environmental factors on neglected emerging arboviral diseases
Camila Lorenz, Thiago S. Azevedo, Flávia Virginio, Breno S. Aguiar, Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto, Lincoln Suesdek
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005959
Immune status alters the probability of apparent illness due to dengue virus infection: Evidence from a pooled analysis across multiple cohort and cluster studies
Hannah E. Clapham, Derek A. T. Cummings, Michael A. Johansson
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 27, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005926
How much will it cost to eradicate lymphatic filariasis? An analysis of the financial and economic costs of intensified efforts against lymphatic filariasis
Randee J. Kastner, Elisa Sicuri, Christopher M. Stone, Gabriel Matwale, Ambrose Onapa, Fabrizio Tediosi
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 26, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005934
Effects of schistosomiasis on susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and HIV-1 viral load at HIV-1 seroconversion: A nested case-control study
Jennifer A. Downs, Kathryn M. Dupnik, Govert J. van Dam, Mark Urassa, Peter Lutonja, Dieuwke Kornelis, Claudia J. de Dood, Pytsje Hoekstra, Chifundo Kanjala, Raphael Isingo, Robert N. Peck, Myung Hee Lee, Paul L. A. M. Corstjens, Jim Todd, John M. Changalucha, Warren D. Johnson Jr., Daniel W. Fitzgerald
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005968
Impact of Enterobius vermicularis infection and mebendazole treatment on intestinal microbiota and host immune response
Chin-An Yang, Chao Liang, Chia-Li Lin, Chiung-Tzu Hsiao, Ching-Tien Peng, Hung-Chih Lin, Jan-Gowth Chang
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005963
Quantitative multiplexed proteomics of Taenia solium cysts obtained from the skeletal muscle and central nervous system of pigs
José Navarrete-Perea, Marta Isasa, Joao A. Paulo, Ricardo Corral-Corral, Jeanette Flores-Bautista, Beatriz Hernández-Téllez, Raúl J. Bobes, Gladis Fragoso, Edda Sciutto, Xavier Soberón, Steven P. Gygi, Juan P. Laclette
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005962
Assessment of sesquiterpene lactones isolated from Mikania plants species for their potential efficacy against Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania sp.
Laura C. Laurella, Natacha Cerny, Augusto E. Bivona, Andrés Sánchez Alberti, Gustavo Giberti, Emilio L. Malchiodi, Virginia S. Martino, Cesar A. Catalan, María Rosario Alonso, Silvia I. Cazorla, Valeria P. Sülsen
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005929
New insights into experimental visceral leishmaniasis: Real-time in vivo imaging of Leishmania donovani virulence
Guilherme D. Melo, Sophie Goyard, Hervé Lecoeur, Eline Rouault, Pascale Pescher, Laurence Fiette, Alexandre Boissonnas, Paola Minoprio, Thierry Lang
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005924
Estimating the burden of scrub typhus: A systematic review
Ana Bonell, Yoel Lubell, Paul N. Newton, John A. Crump, Daniel H. Paris
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005838
Visceral leishmaniasis and HIV/AIDS in Brazil: Are we aware enough?
Marcia Leite de Sousa-Gomes, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005772
Household costs of hospitalized dengue illness in semi-rural Thailand
Yesim Tozan, Pitcha Ratanawong, Maquines Odhiambo Sewe, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Pattamaporn Kittayapong
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 22, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005961
Recombinant vaccines of a CD4+ T-cell epitope promote efficient control of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis burden by restraining primary organ infection
Rodrigo Assunção Holanda, Julián Esteban Muñoz, Lucas Santos Dias, Leandro Buffoni Roque Silva, Julliana Ribeiro Alves Santos, Sthefany Pagliari, Érica Leandro Marciano Vieira, Tatiane Alves Paixão, Carlos Pelleschi Taborda, Daniel Assis Santos, Oscar Bruña-Romero
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 22, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005927
Molecular genomic characterization of tick- and human-derived severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus isolates from South Korea
Seok-Min Yun, Su-Jin Park, Sun-Whan Park, WooYoung Choi, Hye Won Jeong, Young-Ki Choi, Won-Ja Lee
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 22, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005893
Low antibody prevalence against Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire, indicates high rate of lethal infections in wildlife
Fee Zimmermann, Susanne M. Köhler, Kathrin Nowak, Susann Dupke, Anne Barduhn, Ariane Düx, Alexander Lang, Hélène M. De Nys, Jan F. Gogarten, Roland Grunow, Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann, Roman M. Wittig, Silke R. Klee, Fabian H. Leendertz
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005960
Evaluation of the pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationship of praziquantel in the Schistosoma mansoni mouse model
Nada Abla, Jennifer Keiser, Mireille Vargas, Natalie Reimers, Helmut Haas, Thomas Spangenberg
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005942
Estimating the prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma mansoni infection among rural communities in Western Tanzania: The influence of sampling strategy and statistical approach
Jared S. Bakuza, Matthew J. Denwood, Gamba Nkwengulila, Barbara K. Mable
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005937
Platelet dysfunction contributes to bleeding complications in patients with probable leptospirosis
Rahajeng N. Tunjungputri, Muhammad Hussein Gasem, Willemijn van der Does, Pandu H. Sasongko, Bambang Isbandrio, Rolf T. Urbanus, Philip G. de Groot, Andre van der Ven, Quirijn de Mast
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005915
A scoring model for predicting prognosis of patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
Bei Jia, Xiaomin Yan, Yuxin Chen, Guiyang Wang, Yong Liu, Biyun Xu, Peixin Song, Yang Li, Yali Xiong, Weihua Wu, Yingying Hao, Juan Xia, Zhaoping Zhang, Rui Huang, Chao Wu
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005909
Updated estimation of the impact of a Japanese encephalitis immunization program with live, attenuated SA 14-14-2 vaccine in Nepal
Shyam Raj Upreti, Nicole P. Lindsey, Rajendra Bohara, Ganga Ram Choudhary, Sushil Shakya, Mukunda Gautam, Jagat Narain Giri, Marc Fischer, Susan L. Hills
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005866
"Koko et les lunettes magiques": An educational entertainment tool to prevent parasitic worms and diarrheal diseases in Côte d’Ivoire
Clémence Essé, Véronique A. Koffi, Abel Kouamé, Kouassi Dongo, Richard B. Yapi, Honorine M. Moro, Christiane A. Kouakou, Marta S. Palmeirim, Bassirou Bonfoh, Eliézer K. N’Goran, Jürg Utzinger, Giovanna Raso
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005839
The clinical and microbiological characteristics of enteric fever in Cambodia, 2008-2015
Laura M. F. Kuijpers, Thong Phe, Chhun H. Veng, Kruy Lim, Sovann Ieng, Chun Kham, Nizar Fawal, Laetitia Fabre, Simon Le Hello, Erika Vlieghe, François-Xavier Weill, Jan Jacobs, Willy E. Peetermans
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 20, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005964
Pyrethroid resistance alters the blood-feeding behavior in Puerto Rican Aedes aegypti mosquitoes exposed to treated fabric
Natasha M. Agramonte, Jeffrey R. Bloomquist, Ulrich R. Bernier
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 20, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005954
Metabolomics analyses identify platelet activating factors and heme breakdown products as Lassa fever biomarkers
Trevor V. Gale, Timothy M. Horton, Donald S. Grant, Robert F. Garry
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 18, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005943
Detecting and confirming residual hotspots of lymphatic filariasis transmission in American Samoa 8 years after stopping mass drug administration
Colleen L. Lau, Sarah Sheridan, Stephanie Ryan, Maureen Roineau, Athena Andreosso, Saipale Fuimaono, Joseph Tufa, Patricia M. Graves
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 18, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005914
A DNA vaccine for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever protects against disease and death in two lethal mouse models
Aura R. Garrison, Charles J. Shoemaker, Joseph W. Golden, Collin J. Fitzpatrick, John J. Suschak, Michelle J. Richards, Catherine V. Badger, Carolyn M. Six, Jacqueline D. Martin, Drew Hannaman, Marko Zivcec, Eric Bergeron, Jeffrey W. Koehler, Connie S. Schmaljohn
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 18, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005908
Eco-epidemiological analysis of rickettsial seropositivity in rural areas of Colombia: A multilevel approach
Juan C. Quintero V., Luis E. Paternina T., Alexander Uribe Y., Carlos Muskus, Marylin Hidalgo., Juliana Gil., Astrid V. Cienfuegos G., Lisardo Osorio Q., Carlos Rojas A.
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 18, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005892
Rapid, actionable diagnosis of urban epidemic leptospirosis using a pathogenic Leptospira lipL32-based real-time PCR assay
Irina N. Riediger, Robyn A. Stoddard, Guilherme S. Ribeiro, Sueli M. Nakatani, Suzana D. R. Moreira, Irene Skraba, Alexander W. Biondo, Mitermayer G. Reis, Alex R. Hoffmaster, Joseph M. Vinetz, Albert I. Ko, Elsio A. Wunder Jr
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005940
Improved reliability of serological tools for the diagnosis of West Nile fever in horses within Europe
Cécile Beck, Steeve Lowenski, Benoit Durand, Céline Bahuon, Stéphan Zientara, Sylvie Lecollinet
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005936
Structural basis for the high specificity of a Trypanosoma congolense immunoassay targeting glycosomal aldolase
Joar Pinto, Steven Odongo, Felicity Lee, Vaiva Gaspariunaite, Serge Muyldermans, Stefan Magez, Yann G.-J. Sterckx
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005932
Scrambled eggs: A highly sensitive molecular diagnostic workflow for Fasciola species specific detection from faecal samples
Nichola Eliza Davies Calvani, Peter Andrew Windsor, Russell David Bush, Jan Šlapeta
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005931
Trends and correlates of cystic echinococcosis in Chile: 2001–2012
Soledad Colombe, Eri Togami, Fkadu Gelaw, Marina Antillon, Rodrigo Fuentes, Daniel Martin Weinberger
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005911
The single cyclic nucleotide-specific phosphodiesterase of the intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia represents a potential drug target
Stefan Kunz, Vreni Balmer, Geert Jan Sterk, Michael P. Pollastri, Rob Leurs, Norbert Müller, Andrew Hemphill, Cornelia Spycher
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 15, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005891
Phylogeographic, genomic, and meropenem susceptibility analysis of Burkholderia ubonensis
Erin P. Price, Derek S. Sarovich, Jessica R. Webb, Carina M. Hall, Sierra A. Jaramillo, Jason W. Sahl, Mirjam Kaestli, Mark Mayo, Glenda Harrington, Anthony L. Baker, Lindsay C. Sidak-Loftis, Erik W. Settles, Madeline Lummis, James M. Schupp, John D. Gillece, Apichai Tuanyok, Jeffrey Warner, Joseph D. Busch, Paul Keim, Bart J. Currie, David M. Wagner
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005928
Host outdoor exposure variability affects the transmission and spread of Zika virus: Insights for epidemic control
Marco Ajelli, Imelda K. Moise, Tricia Caroline S. G. Hutchings, Scott C. Brown, Naresh Kumar, Neil F. Johnson, John C. Beier
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 14, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005851
Melioidosis in lower provincial Cambodia: A case series from a prospective study of sepsis in Takeo Province
Kevin L. Schully, Catherine M. Berjohn, Angela M. Prouty, Amitha Fitkariwala, Tin Som, Darith Sieng, Michael J. Gregory, Andrew Vaughn, Sim Kheng, Vantha Te, Christopher A. Duplessis, James V. Lawler, Danielle V. Clark
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 13, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005923
First insights in the variability of Borrelia recurrentis genomes
Durdica Marosevic, Gabriele Margos, Reinhard Wallich, Andreas Wieser, Andreas Sing, Volker Fingerle
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 13, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005865
Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of dengue and other etiologic agents among patients with acute febrile illness, Puerto Rico, 2012–2015
Kay M. Tomashek, Olga D. Lorenzi, Doris A. Andújar-Pérez, Brenda C. Torres-Velásquez, Elizabeth A. Hunsperger, Jorge Luis Munoz-Jordan, Janice Perez-Padilla, Aidsa Rivera, Gladys E. Gonzalez-Zeno, Tyler M. Sharp, Renee L. Galloway, Mindy Glass Elrod, Demetrius L. Mathis, M. Steven Oberste, W. Allan Nix, Elizabeth Henderson, Jennifer McQuiston, Joseph Singleton, Cecilia Kato, Carlos García Gubern, William Santiago-Rivera, Jesús Cruz-Correa, Robert Muns-Sosa, Juan D. Ortiz-Rivera, Gerson Jiménez, Ivonne E. Galarza, Kalanthe Horiuchi, Harold S. Margolis, Luisa I. Alvarado
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 13, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005859
Prevalence of signs of trachoma, ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection and antibodies to Pgp3 in residents of Kiritimati Island, Kiribati
Anaseini Cama, Andreas Müller, Raebwebwe Taoaba, Robert M. R. Butcher, Iakoba Itibita, Stephanie J. Migchelsen, Tokoriri Kiauea, Harry Pickering, Rebecca Willis, Chrissy h. Roberts, Ana Bakhtiari, Richard T. Le Mesurier, Neal D. E. Alexander, Diana L. Martin, Rabebe Tekeraoi, Anthony W. Solomon, for the Global Trachoma Mapping Project
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 12, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005863
Effectiveness and economic assessment of routine larviciding for prevention of chikungunya and dengue in temperate urban settings in Europe
Giorgio Guzzetta, Filippo Trentini, Piero Poletti, Frederic Alexandre Baldacchino, Fabrizio Montarsi, Gioia Capelli, Annapaola Rizzoli, Roberto Rosà, Stefano Merler, Alessia Melegaro
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005918
Induction of allopurinol resistance in Leishmania infantum isolated from dogs
Daniel Yasur-Landau, Charles L. Jaffe, Adi Doron-Faigenboim, Lior David, Gad Baneth
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005910
Knowledge and attitude towards Ebola and Marburg virus diseases in Uganda using quantitative and participatory epidemiology techniques
Luke Nyakarahuka, Eystein Skjerve, Daisy Nabadda, Doreen Chilolo Sitali, Chisoni Mumba, Frank N. Mwiine, Julius J. Lutwama, Stephen Balinandi, Trevor Shoemaker, Clovice Kankya
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005907
Cost-effectiveness of a national enterovirus 71 vaccination program in China
Wenjun Wang, Jianwen Song, Jingjing Wang, Yaping Li, Huiling Deng, Mei Li, Ning Gao, Song Zhai, Shuangsuo Dang, Xin Zhang, Xiaoli Jia
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005899
Naturally acquired antibody responses to more than 300 Plasmodium vivax proteins in three geographic regions
Rhea J. Longley, Michael T. White, Eizo Takashima, Masayuki Morita, Bernard N. Kanoi, Connie S. N. Li Wai Suen, Inoni Betuela, Andrea Kuehn, Piyarat Sripoorote, Camila T. Franca, Peter Siba, Leanne J. Robinson, Marcus Lacerda, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Takafumi Tsuboi, Ivo Mueller
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005888
Quality control methods for Aedes albopictus sterile male production
Fabrizio Balestrino, Arianna Puggioli, Marco Carrieri, Jérémy Bouyer, Romeo Bellini
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005881
Target product profiles for the diagnosis of Taenia solium taeniasis, neurocysticercosis and porcine cysticercosis
Meritxell Donadeu, Anna S. Fahrion, Piero L. Olliaro, Bernadette Abela-Ridder
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005875
Enhancing case definitions for surveillance of human monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Lynda Osadebe, Christine M. Hughes, Robert Shongo Lushima, Joelle Kabamba, Beatrice Nguete, Jean Malekani, Elisabeth Pukuta, Stomy Karhemere, Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, Emile Wemakoy Okitolonda, Mary G. Reynolds, Andrea M. McCollum
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005857
Strong interferon-gamma mediated cellular immunity to scrub typhus demonstrated using a novel whole cell antigen ELISpot assay in rhesus macaques and humans
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005846
Development of risk reduction behavioral counseling for Ebola virus disease survivors enrolled in the Sierra Leone Ebola Virus Persistence Study, 2015-2016
Neetu Abad, Tasneem Malik, Archchun Ariyarajah, Patricia Ongpin, Matthew Hogben, Suzanna L. R. McDonald, Jaclyn Marrinan, Thomas Massaquoi, Anna Thorson, Elizabeth Ervin, Kyle Bernstein, Christine Ross, William J. Liu, Karen Kroeger, Kara N. Durski, Nathalie Broutet, Barbara Knust, Gibrilla F. Deen, on behalf of the Sierra Leone Ebola Virus Persistence Study Group
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published September 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005827
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