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

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

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

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

Yan Li, Caisey V. Pulford, Paula Díaz, Blanca M. Perez-Sepulveda, Carolina Duarte, Alexander V. Predeus, Magdalena Wiesner, Darren Heavens, Ross Low, Christian Schudoma, Angeline Montaño, Neil Hall, Jaime Moreno, Jay C. D. Hinton

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 30, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012866

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 31, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012830

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published January 31, 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012850

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