A Bothrops atrox (common lancehead) in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon, highlighting the importance of prevention and rapid response to snakebite envenoming (SBE). Santos et al, 2025.
Image Credit: Felipe Murta
Viewpoints
The growing challenge of arboviruses in Latin America: Dengue and Oropouche in focus
Joziana Muniz de Paiva Barçante, José Cherem
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 7, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012789
Target product profiles for pan-Africa recombinant antivenoms against neurotoxic or hemotoxic and cytotoxic snakebite envenoming
Andreas H. Laustsen, Melisa Benard-Valle, Abdulrazaq G. Habib, Nicholas R. Casewell, Michael Abouyannis, David G. Lalloo, Anne Ljungars
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 24, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012833
Policy Platform
Leptospirosis, melioidosis, and rickettsioses in the vicious circle of neglect
Tshokey Tshokey, Ablert I. Ko, Bart J. Currie, Claudia Munoz-Zanzi, Cyrille Goarant, Daniel H. Paris, David A. B. Dance, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Emma Birnie, Eric Bertherat, Gyanendra Gongal, Jackie Benschop, Jelmer Savelkoel, John Stenos, Kartika Saraswati, Matthew T. Robinson, Nicholas P. J. Day, Stephen R. Graves, Steven R. Belmain, Stuart D. Blacksell, Willem J. Wiersinga
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 23, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012796
Reviews
Progress in antileishmanial drugs: Mechanisms, challenges, and prospects
Haoran Zhang, Ruixi Yan, Yahui Liu, Mengtao Yu, Ziyi He, Junfeng Xiao, Kaijie Li, Gang Liu, Qin Ning, Yan Li
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 3, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012735
A comprehensive review of biological and genetic control approaches for leishmaniasis vector sand flies; emphasis towards promoting tools for integrated vector management
Yasoda Kumari, Nayana Gunathilaka, Deepika Amarasinghe
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 27, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012795
Research Articles
Molecular xenomonitoring of Schistosoma mansoni infections in Biomphalaria choanomphala at Lake Victoria, East Africa: Assessing roles of abiotic and biotic factors
Peter S. Andrus, Claire J. Standley, J. Russell Stothard, Christopher M. Wade
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 2, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012771
The first direct detection of spotted fever group Rickettsia spp. diversity in ticks from Ningxia, northwestern China
Wen-Jie Zhu, Run-Ze Ye, Di Tian, Ning Wang, Wan-Ying Gao, Bai-Hui Wang, Zhe-Tao Lin, Ya-Ting Liu, Yi-Fei Wang, Dai-Yun Zhu, Yi Sun, Xiao-Yu Shi, Wen-Qiang Shi, Na Jia, Jia-Fu Jiang, Xiao-Ming Cui, Zhi-Hong Liu, Wu-Chun Cao
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 2, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012729
Human and entomological determinants of malaria transmission in the Lihir Islands of Papua New Guinea: A cross-sectional study
Pere Millat-Martínez, Michelle Katusele, Bernadine Kasian, Elias Omera, Esther Jamea, Lina Lorry, Aina Casellas, Dan Ouchi, Chilaka Wali, Sylvia Raulo, Arthur Elizah, Peter Kaman, Absalom Dau, Muker Sakur, Lemen Kilepak, Siub Yabu, Nelson Koata, John Kave, Michael Toa, Christopher Urakusie, Charles Kongs, Frank Kisba, Moses Laman, Oriol Mitjà, William Pomat, Quique Bassat, Stephan Karl, Bàrbara Baro
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 3, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012277
Malian field isolates provide insight into Plasmodium malariae intra-erythrocytic development and invasion
Francois Dao, Amadou Niangaly, Fanta Sogore, Mamadou Wague, Djeneba Dabitao, Siaka Goita, Aboubacrin S. Hadara, Ousmaila Diakite, Mohamed Maiga, Fatoumata O. Maiga, Chantal Cazevieille, Cecile Cassan, Arthur M. Talman, Abdoulaye A. Djimde, Alejandro Marin-Menendez, Laurent Dembélé
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 6, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012790
Toxoplasma gondii from Gabonese forest, Central Africa: First report of an African wild strain
Lokman Galal, Matthieu Fritz, Pierre Becquart, Karine Passebosc-Faure, Nicolas Plault, Larson Boundenga, Illich Manfred Mombo, Linda Bohou Kombila, Telstar Ndong Mebaley, Léadisaelle Hosanna Lenguiya, Barthélémy Ngoubangoye, Nadine N’Dilimabaka, Franck Prugnolle, Lionel Forestier, Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Eric M. Leroy, Gael Darren Maganga, Aurélien Mercier
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 6, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012214
First detection of the S989P+V1016G+D1763Y haplotype and expansion of voltage-gated sodium channel mutations in Aedes aegypti in Taiwan in 2016–2023
Han-Hsuan Chung, Hwa-Jen Teng, Chin-Gi Huang, I-Jung Tsai, Hung-Jui Chen, Osamu Komagata, Shinji Kasai, Kun-Hsien Tsai, Shiu-Ling Chen
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 6, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012768
Effectiveness of carbon dioxide cryotherapy for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Feleke Tilahun Zewdu, Bisrat Misganaw Geremew, Endalamaw Gadisa Belachew, Kassahun Alemu Gelay
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 6, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012741
Prevalence, intensity and risk factors of soil-transmitted helminthiasis after five effective rounds of preventive chemotherapy across three implementation units in Ondo State, Nigeria
Hammed O. Mogaji, Francisca O. Olamiju, Fajana Oyinlola, Ijeoma Achu, Oladunni N. Adekunle, Lydia E. Udofia, Ekaette G. Edelduok, Clement A. Yaro, Olanike O. Oladipupo, Alice Y. Kehinde, Fatai Oyediran, Moses Aderogba, Louise K. Makau-Barasa, Uwem F. Ekpo
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 6, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012533
A low pre-existing anti-NS1 humoral immunity to DENV is associated with microcephaly development after gestational ZIKV exposure
Sebastián Castro-Trujillo, William R. Mejía, Katherine Segura, Juanita Castro-Meneses, Rocío Vega, Doris Salgado, Carlos E. Fonseca, Ángela M. Ortiz, Federico Perdomo-Celis, Irene Bosch, Carlos F. Narváez
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 6, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012193
Human mobility and malaria risk in peri-urban and rural communities in the Peruvian Amazon
Joaquin Gomez, Alessandro Grosso, Mitchel Guzman-Guzman, Stefano Garcia Castillo, Marcia C. Castro, Katherine Torres, Joseph M. Vinetz, Dionicia Gamboa
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 6, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012058
Genetic variation of hemolysin co-regulated protein 1 affects the immunogenicity and pathogenicity of Burkholderia pseudomallei
Sarunporn Tandhavanant, Thatcha Yimthin, Sineenart Sengyee, Ratana Charoenwattanasatien, Andrey A. Lebedev, Eric R. Lafontaine, Robert J. Hogan, Claire Chewapreecha, T. Eoin West, Paul J. Brett, Mary N. Burtnick, Narisara Chantratita
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 6, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012758
Pharmacological inhibition of key metabolic pathways attenuates Leishmania spp infection in macrophages
Elaine Carvalho de Oliveira, Rafael Tibúrcio, Gabriela Duarte, Amanda Lago, Léon de Melo, Sara Nunes, Gustavo Gastão Davanzo, Ana Júlia Martins, Bruno Vinagre Ribeiro, Deborah Mothé, Juliana B. P. Menezes, Patrícia Veras, Natalia Tavares, Pedro M. Moraes-Vieira, Cláudia Ida Brodskyn
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 7, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012763
Identification of Environmental Determinants Involved in the Distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Southeast Asia using MaxEnt software
Jose Francis V. Abrantes, Zenn Ashley P. Cariño, Hozeo Luis S. Mercado, Fatima N. Vicencio, Gio Ray S. Sosa, Miguel Angelo M. Habaña, Nikki Heherson A. Dagamac
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 7, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012684
Insecticide resistance mutations of Anopheles species in the Republic of Korea
Jiseung Jeon, Heung Chul Kim, Terry A. Klein, Hojong Jun, Kwang Shik Choi
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 7, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012748
Continuous detection of Chikungunya Virus in a passive surveillance system in southern Thailand, 2012–2019
Aaron Farmer, Kathryn B. Anderson, Darunee Buddhari, Thanaporn Hortiwakul, Boonsri Charernmak, Butsaya Thaisomboonsuk, Tippa Wongstitwilairoong, Taweewun Hunsawong, Chonticha Klungthong, Piyawan Chinnawirotpisan, Sarunyou Chusri, Stefan Fernandez
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 7, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012776
Understanding reasons for delay in diagnosis of leprosy in Pakistan: A qualitative study
Anil Fastenau, Maxwell Oliver Beresford, Matthew Willis, Sophie CW. Stuetzle, Fabian Schlumberger, Heleen Neeltje Willemijn Duighuisen
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 7, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012764
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in tea population of Assam
Aishwarya Selvasekhar, Reema Nath, Gourangie Gogoi, Pronami Borah
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012756
Developing and applying a training needs analysis tool for healthcare workers managing snakebite envenoming: A cross-sectional study in Eswatini
Jonathan Steinhorst, Clare Baker, Sara Padidar, Thea Litschka-Koen, Ezekiel Ngwenya, Lindelwa Mmema, Brent Thomas, Nondumiso Shongwe, Trevor Sithole, Mbongiseni Mathobela, Anna Trelfa, Nicholas R. Casewell, David G. Lalloo, Robert A. Harrison, Jonathan Pons, Ymkje Stienstra
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 8, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012778
A new guide for basic psychological support for persons affected by neglected tropical diseases: A peer support tool suitable for persons with a diagnosis of leprosy and lymphatic filariasis
Pradeepta K. Nayak, Charles D. Mackenzie, Ashok Agarwal, Robin van Wijk, Marente M. Mol, Julian Eaton, Maya Semrau, Carmen Valle-Trabadelo, Gauri S. Kaloiya, Alok Pratap, Jayashree P. Kunju, Suma Krishnasastry, Astri Ferdiana, Ariana Marastuti, Rohit K. Tiwari, Wim H. van Brakel
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 9, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011945
Using ESPEN data for evidence-based control of neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: A comprehensive model-based geostatistical analysis of soil-transmitted helminths
Jessie Jane Khaki, Mark Minnery, Emanuele Giorgi
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 9, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012782
Effect of health education in the control of schistosomiasis in Dass Emirate Council of Bauchi State, Nigeria: An intervention study
Sunday Charles Adeyemo, Gbadebo Jimoh Oyedeji, James Atolagbe, Oladunni Opeyemi, Sunday Olarewaju, Calistus Akinleye, Funso Olagunju, Eniola Dorcas Olabode, Abdulwaris Salisu Maleka
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 9, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012358
Exploring barriers to accessing treatment for Lymphatic Filariasis through a socio-ecological lens in Buvuma and Napak districts, Uganda
Arthur Bagonza, Linda Gibson, Lydia Kabiri, Chris Bezalel, Saravu Rama Bhat Narahari, Peter J. Franks, David Musoke, Christine Moffatt
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 9, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012747
Development and validation of a high-throughput qPCR platform for the detection of soil-transmitted helminth infections
Nils Pilotte, Victor Omballa, Monica Voss, Leah Padgett, Malathi Manuel, Jeanne L. Goodman, Tim Littlewood, Zayina Zondervenni Manoharan, Lisette van Lieshout, Jaco J. Verweij, Manigandan Sekar, Ajith Kumar Muthukumar, Gretchen Walch, Abriana Warren, Mariyam Sheikh, Andrew Gonzalez, Sean R. Galagan, Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, Moudachirou Ibikounlé, Steven A. Williams, Doug Rains, Ushashi Dadwal, Judd L. Walson
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012760
Altering the intracellular trafficking of Necator americanus GST-1 antigen yields novel hookworm mRNA vaccine candidates
Athos Silva De Oliveira, Leroy Versteeg, Neima Briggs, Rakesh Adhikari, Maria Jose Villar, JeAnna R. Redd, Peter Hotez, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Jeroen Pollet
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012809
Congenital Chagas disease: A cohort study to assess molecular diagnostic methods at the Chagas disease national reference center of Argentina
Constanza Lopez-Albizu, Carolina Inés Cura, Juan Carlos Ramirez, Pamela Peyran, Andrés Benchetrit, Emmaría Danesi, Sergio Sosa-Estani
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012785
Insect-specific RNA viruses detection in Field-Caught Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from Argentina using NGS technology
Lucas Ripoll, Javier Iserte, Carolina Susana Cerrudo, Damian Presti, José Humberto Serrat, Ramiro Poma, Federico Alejandro Javier Mangione, Gabriela Analía Micheloud, Verónica Viviana Gioria, Clara Inés Berrón, M. Paola Zago, Cristina Borio, Marcos Bilen
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012792
Associations of resuscitation fluid load, colloid-to-crystalloid infusion ratio and clinical outcomes in children with dengue shock syndrome
Vo Thanh Luan, Vo Thi-Hong Tien, Ngo Thi-Mai Phuong, Do Chau Viet, Trinh Huu Tung, Nguyen Tat Thanh
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012786
Dengue severity by serotype and immune status in 19 years of pediatric clinical studies in Nicaragua
Federico Narvaez, Carlos Montenegro, Jose G. Juarez, José Victor Zambrana, Karla Gonzalez, Elsa Videa, Sonia Arguello, Fanny Barrios, Sergio Ojeda, Miguel Plazaola, Nery Sanchez, Daniel Camprubí-Ferrer, Guillermina Kuan, Gabriela Paz Bailey, Eva Harris, Angel Balmaseda
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 10, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012811
Baseline infection prevalence, risk factors and treatment outcomes of visceral leishmaniasis in Northeastern Uganda: A cross-sectional study
Patrick Sagaki, Jeremiah Mutwalante Twa-Twa, Posiano Mulalu, Benon Wanume, Peter Olupot-Olupot
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 13, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012783
Distribution and viability of ocular and non-ocular Chlamydia trachomatis in households in a trachoma-endemic community in Oromia, Ethiopia
Oumer Shafi Abdurahman, Gebeyehu Bekele, Robert Butcher, Gadissa Deressa, Asanti Mumme, Munira Mohammed, Rufia Nure, Kedir Temam Nuri, Gemeda Shuka, Korso Hirpo, Katie Greenland, Esmael Habtamu, Bart Versteeg, David Macleod, Anna Last, Matthew J. Burton
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 13, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012759
Stage-specific expression and divergent functions of two insulinase-like proteases associated with host infectivity in Cryptosporidium
Yue Huang, Shifeng Pei, Xin Lv, Fuxian Yang, Xiaoqing Gong, Na Li, Yaqiong Guo, Yaoyu Feng, Lihua Xiao
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 13, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012777
Early therapy contributes to the normalization of platelet in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome during the convalescent phase
Xiaoyu Xue, Xiaolei Wang, Ling Lin, Wenjing Niu, Zhouling Jiang, Kehang Liu, Yanli Xu, Youde Liu, Zhihai Chen
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 13, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012793
Contribution of epidermal growth factor (EGF) in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major in BALB/c mice
Mohammad Saberi, Alireza Latifi, Majid Golkar, Pezhman Fard-Esfahani, Sina Mohtasebi, Aref Teimouri, Mohammad Javad Abbaszadeh Afshar, Elham Kazemirad, Mehdi Mohebali
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 14, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012765
Determinants of viral haemorrhagic fever risk in Africa’s tropical moist forests: A scoping review of spatial, socio-economic, and environmental factors
Inès Sopbué Kamguem, Nathalie Kirschvink, Abel Wade, Catherine Linard
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 16, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012817
Machine learning and spatio-temporal analysis of meteorological factors on waterborne diseases in Bangladesh
Arman Hossain Chowdhury, Md. Siddikur Rahman
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 16, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012800
Spatio-temporal risk prediction of leptospirosis: A machine-learning-based approach
Rodrigue Govan, Romane Scherrer, Baptiste Fougeron, Christine Laporte-Magoni, Roman Thibeaux, Pierre Genthon, Philippe Fournier-Viger, Cyrille Goarant, Nazha Selmaoui-Folcher
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 16, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012755
Nb-FAR-1: A key developmental protein affects lipid droplet accumulation and cuticle formation in Nippostrongylus brasiliensis
Wenmin Qi, Fei Shen, Chuyue Wang, Juan Wen, Xi Pan, Zhongying Zhao, Lihua Xiao, Yaoyu Feng, Dongjuan Yuan
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 17, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012769
Proteomic characterization and comparison of the infective and adult life stage secretomes from Necator americanus and Ancylostoma ceylanicum
Yide Wong, Bruce A. Rosa, Luke Becker, Mali Camberis, Graham LeGros, Bin Zhan, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Ricardo T. Fujiwara, Edita Ritmejeryte, Thewarach Laha, Sujittra Chaiyadet, Piyanan Taweethavonsawat, Paul J. Brindley, Bethany K. Bracken, Paul R. Giacomin, Makedonka Mitreva, Alex Loukas
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 20, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012780
Scrub typhus in pregnancy: A 10-year multicenter study in resource-limited settings in China
Peilin Zhao, Tieyong Dong, Hongbin Lu, Rui Zhu, Shanshan Zhao, Wuqian Tao, Li Li, Chunmei Liu, Shuwei Pu, Ling Mo, Huanhuan Wang
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012829
Longitudinal observational (single cohort) study on the causes of trypanocide failure in cases of African animal trypanosomosis in cattle near wildlife protected areas of Northern Tanzania
Shauna Richards, Davide Pagnossin, Paul Samson Buyugu, Oliver Manangwa, Furaha Mramba, Emmanuel Sindoya, Edith Paxton, Steve J. Torr, Ryan Ritchie, Giovanni E. Rossi, Lawrence Nnadozie Anyanwu, Michael P. Barrett, Liam J. Morrison, Harriet Auty
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012541
Incompatible Aedes aegypti male releases as an intervention to reduce mosquito population—A field trial in Puerto Rico
Liliana Sánchez-González, Jacob E. Crawford, Laura E. Adams, Grayson Brown, Kyle R. Ryff, Mark Delorey, Jose Ruiz-Valcarcel, Nicole Nazario, Nexilianne Borrero, Julieanne Miranda, Sara N. Mitchell, Paul I. Howell, Johanna R. Ohm, Charlie Behling, Brian Wasson, Craig Eldershaw, Bradley J. White, Vanessa Rivera-Amill, Roberto Barrera, Gabriela Paz-Bailey
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012839
Heterogeneous zonal impacts of climate change on a wide hyperendemic area of human and animal fascioliasis assessed within a One Health action for prevention and control
Pablo Fernando Cuervo, María Dolores Bargues, Patricio Artigas, Paola Buchon, Rene Angles, Santiago Mas-Coma
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 21, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012820
A CRISPR-Cas12a-based universal rapid scrub typhus diagnostic method targeting 16S rRNA of Orientia tsutsugamushi
Bum Ju Park, Sang Taek Heo, Misun Kim, Jeong Rae Yoo, Eun Jin Bae, Su Yeon Kang, Sunghoon Park, Kyeo Re Han, Keun Hwa Lee, Jae Myun Lee, Hyeyoung Lee, Yoon-Jae Song
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012826
Development of a novel multi-epitope mRNA vaccine candidate to combat SFTSV pandemic
Fei Zhu, Shiyang Ma, Yizhong Xu, Ziyou Zhou, Peipei Zhang, Wenzhong Peng, Hang Yang, Caixia Tan, Jie Chen, Pinhua Pan
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012815
Vaccination of mice with Trichinella spiralis C-type lectin elicited the protective immunity and enhanced gut epithelial barrier function
Bo Ning Wang, Xin Zhuo Zhang, Jin Yi Wu, Zhao Yu Zhang, Pei Kun Cong, Wen Wen Zheng, Shao Rong Long, Ruo Dan Liu, Jing Cui, Zhong Quan Wang
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 22, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012825
Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon
Alícia Patrine Cacau Santos, Evellyn Antonieta Rondon Tomé Silva, Hiran Sátiro Souza da Gama, Jady Shayenne Mota Cordeiro, Ana Paula Silva Oliveira, Jéssica Albuquerque Araújo, Rafaela Nunes Dávila, Hélio Afonso Amazonas Júnior, Altair Seabra Farias, Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Vinícius Azevedo Machado, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Felipe Leão Gomes Murta
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 23, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012840
Trichinella spiralis excretory/secretory proteins mediated larval invasion via inducing gut epithelial apoptosis and barrier disruption
Qi Qi Lu, Wen Wen Zheng, Zhao Yu Zhang, Pei Kun Cong, Xin Guo, Yao Zhang, Xin Zhuo Zhang, Shao Rong Long, Ruo Dan Liu, Zhong Quan Wang, Jing Cui
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 23, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012842
Detection and analysis of Serpin and RP26 specific antibodies for monitoring Schistosoma haematobium transmission
Mio Kokubo-Tanaka, Anna Overgaard Kildemoes, Evans Asena Chadeka, Benard Ngetich Cheruiyot, Taeko Moriyasu, Miho Sassa, Risa Nakamura, Mihoko Kikuchi, Yoshito Fujii, Claudia J. de Dood, Paul L. A. M. Corstjens, Satoshi Kaneko, Haruhiko Maruyama, Sammy M. Njenga, Remco de Vrueh, Cornelis Hendrik Hokke, Shinjiro Hamano
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 24, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012813
Natural exposure to Chikungunya virus in golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas, Kuhl, 1820) from non-protected areas in southern Bahia, Brazil: Implications and significance
Sofía Bernal-Valle, María Angélica Monteiro de Mello Mares-Guia, Filipe Vieira Santos de Abreu, Fabrício Souza Campos, Cirilo Henrique de Oliveira, Antônio Victor Veloso Ramos, Reizane Pereira Lordelo, Kristel De Vleeschouwer, Leonardo de Carvalho Oliveira, Hllytchaikra Ferraz Fehlberg, Ana Maria Bispo Filippis, Bergmann Morais Ribeiro, Paulo Michel Roehe, Anaiá da Paixão Sevá, Danilo Simonini-Teixeira, George Rego Albuquerque
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 24, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012695
Development and characterization of a reverse genetics system for the lineage II Chicava strain of Machupo virus in a guinea pig model
Emily Mantlo, Junki Maruyama, John T. Manning, Rachel A. Reyna, Cheng Huang, Slobodan Paessler
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 24, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012834
Meta-analyses of Culex blood-meals indicates strong regional effect on feeding patterns
Jet S. Griep, Eve Grant, Jack Pilgrim, Olena Riabinina, Matthew Baylis, Maya Wardeh, Marcus S. C. Blagrove
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 24, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012245
Triatoma venosa and Panstrongylus geniculatus challenge the certification of interruption of vectorial Trypanosoma cruzi transmission by Rhodnius prolixus in eastern Colombia
Omar Cantillo-Barraza, Lídia Gual-González, Natalia Velásquez-Ortiz, Manuel Alfonso Medina Camargo, Paola González, Lissa Cruz-Saavedra, Adriana Castillo, Sara Zuluaga, Giovanny Herrera, Hanson Cowan, Andrés Velez-Mira, Luz Helena Patiño, Juan David Ramírez, Omar Triana, Melissa S. Nolan
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 27, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012822
The Japanese encephalitis virus NS1′ protein facilitates virus infection in mosquitoes
Yuwei Liu, Yutian Huang, Ruidong Li, Chang Miao, Yi He, Changhao Xu, Xi Zhu, Bowen Li, Rui Wu, Qin Zhao, Yiping Wen, Xiaobo Huang, Qi-gui Yan, Yi-fei Lang, Shan Zhao, Yiping Wang, Yajie Hu, San-jie Cao, Senyan Du
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 27, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012823
Case-area targeted interventions and free chlorine residual in household drinking water: An observational cohort study during a cholera outbreak in Northeast Nigeria
Lindsay Salem-Bango, Jennifer OKeeffe, Michael R. Desjardins, Daniele Lantagne, Chiara Altare, Gurpreet Kaur, Kanaganathan Rangaiya, Patricia Oke-Oghene Obroh, Ahmadu Audu, Chimda Emmanuel Solomon, Thomas Heath, Emmanuel Emeka Ihemezue, Solomon Aye, Baptiste Lecuyot, Mustafa Sikder, Shannon Doocy, Melody Xiao, Paul B. Spiegel
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 27, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012731
Alternative approaches for monitoring and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis following mass drug treatment with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine and albendazole in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
Krufinta Bun, Benedict Mode, Melinda Susapu, Joyceline Salo, Catherine Bjerum, Michael Payne, Daniel Tisch, Makoto Sekihara, Emanuele Giorgi, Gary J. Weil, Peter U. Fischer, Leanne Robinson, Moses Laman, Christopher L. King
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 27, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012128
Potential links between human bloodstream infection by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and international transmission to Colombia
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 28, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012801
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Near-infrared spectroscopy discriminates mass-reared sterile and wild tsetse flies
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 29, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012766
Sensitivity of anti-filarial antibodies for lymphatic filariasis surveillance: Insights from a serological survey in Samoa in 2018
Harriet L. S. Lawford, Benn Sartorius, Helen J. Mayfield, Filipina Amosa-Lei Sam, Satupaitea Viali, Tito Kamu, Robert Thomsen, Colleen L. Lau
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 30, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012835
Concurrent transmission of Zika virus during the 2023 dengue outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Anamul Hasan, Md. Mobarok Hossain, Md Fahad Zamil, Afrida Tabassum Trina, Mohammad Sharif Hossain, Asifa Kumkum, Sajia Afreen, Dilruba Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Shafiul Alam
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 30, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012866
Genomic characterization of antimicrobial-resistance and virulence factors in Salmonella isolates obtained from pig farms in Antioquia, Colombia
María Isabel García-Álvarez, Juana L. Vidal, Pilar Donado-Godoy, Jared Smith, Nikki Shariat, María Fernanda Valencia, Luis M. Gómez-Osorio, Sara López-Osorio, Jenny J. Chaparro-Gutiérrez
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 31, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012830
Rabies seropositive individuals, dogs, and healthcare professionals without prior vaccination in four Brazilian Indigenous communities
Matheus Lopes Ribeiro, Camila Michele Appolinario, Bruna Letícia Devidé Ribeiro, João Henrique Farinhas, Fernando Rodrigo Doline, Gisely Toledo Barone, Juliana Amorim Conselheiro, Vamilton Alvarés Santarém, Leandro Meneguelli Biondo, Andrea Pires dos Santos, Rogério Giuffrida, Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Alexander Welker Biondo, Jane Megid
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 31, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012850
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Correction: Design and expression of a chimeric recombinant antigen (SsIR-Ss1a) for the serodiagnosis of human strongyloidiasis: Evaluation of performance, sensitivity, and specificity
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 29, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012838