PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

2007 - 2025

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Volume 19, issue 8, 2025

Barriers to leprosy elimination in Bolivia: Exploring perspectives and experiences of medical professionals and leprosy patients–A phenomenological study pp. 1-17

Paula Messa Carmona, Nita Chaudhuri, Abundio Baptista Mora, Deisy Zurita Paniagua, Matthew Willis, Fabian Schlumberger, Nimer Ortuño-Gutiérrez and Anil Fastenau

Prevalence and risk factors of sheep and goats fasciolosis in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-18

Simachew Getaneh Endalamew, Alebachew Tilahun Wassie, Andnet Yirga Assefa, Yihenew Getahun Ambaw, Solomon Mekuriaw Ayalew and Solomon Keflie Assefa

Social and healthcare-seeking experiences of people affected with lymphedema in Bangladesh pp. 1-21

Kamrun Nahar Koly, Jobaida Saba, Zinnatun Nessa, Farhana Rahman Luba, Irin Hossain, M M Aktaruzzaman, Md Golam Rabbani, Milena Simic, Laura Dean and Julian Eaton

Assessing the effectiveness of the community participation approaches to improve access to mass drug administration for trachoma elimination in a pastoral conflict area of Baringo County, Kenya pp. 1-20

Collins Okoyo, Omar Kopi, Paul M Gichuki, Bridget Kimani, Tabitha Kanyui, Titus Waititu, Wyckliff P Omondi and Doris W Njomo

Barriers to surveillance and control of re-emergence of the Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans in Arequipa, Peru pp. 1-16

Laura D Tamayo, Valerie A Paz-Soldán, Carlos E Condori Pino, Fernando S Malaga Chavez, Michael Z Levy and Raquel Gonçalves

Volume 19, issue 7, 2025

Implementing State action plans for the prevention of snakebite envenoming pp. 1-4

Jaideep C Menon and Aravind M S

Mapping the risk of Zika virus infections in pregnant persons and microcephaly in newborns in relation to socioeconomic indicators in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil: A spatial analysis (2015 to 2021) pp. 1-18

Ana Carolyne de Carvalho Lucena Sá, André Luiz Sá de Oliveira, Demócrito de Barros Miranda-Filho, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Thalia Velho Barreto de Araújo, Elizabeth B Brickley, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes and Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos

MaxEnt modeling and risk evaluation of chagas disease vectors in the domestic cycle of Hidalgo, Mexico pp. 1-25

Mónica Chico-Avelino, Josefina Ramos-Frías, Adriana López-Mejía, Santiago Martínez-Calvillo and Rebeca Georgina Manning-Cela

Suppression of Aedes aegypti by the sterile insect technique on Captiva Island, Florida, USA from 2020 to 2022 pp. 1-19

Rachel Morreale, Danilo O Carvalho, Steven Stenhouse, Johanna Bajonero, Rui Pereira, Daniel A Hahn, Aaron Lloyd and David F Hoel

Neurocysticercosis in Ecuador: Spatial clustering, social determinants, and epidemiological trends (2017–2023) pp. 1-14

Andrés Fernando Vinueza-Veloz, Marlon Fabricio Calispa-Aguilar, Pamela Vinueza-Veloz, Tannia Valeria Carpio-Arias, Jefferson Santiago Piedra-Andrade, María Fernanda Vinueza-Veloz and Belkys Galindo-Santana

Effects of environmental factors on dengue incidence in the Central Region, Burkina Faso: A time series analyses pp. 1-14

Jean Claude Romaric Pingdwindé Ouédraogo, Sylvain Ilboudo, Richard Joshua Tetteh, Charles Kyei, Siaka Lougué, Wendlasida Thomas Ouédraogo, Salfo Ouédraogo, David Dosoo, Kwaku Poku Asante and Léon Gueswendé Blaise Savadogo

Tracking progress along the WHO Neglected Tropical Diseases Road Map to 2030: A guide to the Gap Assessment Tool (GAT) and results from the 2023–2024 assessment pp. 1-16

Meritxell Donadeu, Theresa W Gyorkos, Olaf Horstick, Patrick Lammie, Upendo J Mwingira, Wyckliff P Omondi, Joanna M Pritchard, Jordan Tappero, YuYen L Chan, Sophie Welsche, Junerlyn Farah V Agua, Serge Madjou, Pamela S Mbabazi, Supriya Warusavithana and Carlos A Torres-Vitolas

Healthcare workers’ priorities of WHO snakebite strategic objectives for the control and prevention of snakebite envenoming in the Eastern Region of Ghana: A machine learning statistical design of experiment modeling pp. 1-16

Eric Nyarko, Iddrisu Abugbil Atubiga, Emmanuel Tetteh Siame, José María Gutiérrez and Eduardo Alberto Fernandez

Contributions of different host species to the natural transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in China pp. 1-16

Qu Cheng, Xinqiang Wang, Qi Li, Hailan Yu, Xiaolu Wang, Chenlong Lv, Junhua Tian, Banghua Chen, Zhihang Peng, Liqun Fang, Wei Liu, Yang Yang and Bethan V Purse

Optimizing dog population control strategies in Thailand using mathematical and economic modeling pp. 1-17

Weerakorn Thichumpa, Anuwat Wiratsudakul, Saranath Lawpoolsri, Yanin Limpanont, Weerapong Thanapongtharm, Lauren M Smith, Sarawut Maneewong and Wirichada Pan-ngum

Identifying key aspects to enhance predictive modeling for early identification of schistosomiasis hotspots to guide mass drug administration pp. 1-17

Yewen Chen, Fangzhi Luo, Leonardo Martinez, Susan Jiang and Ye Shen

Diarrhea in Yemeni children under five: A multi-level analysis of population-based surveys, 1991–2022 pp. 1-23

Zahir M Tag, Laith J Abu-Raddad and Hiam Chemaitelly

Cost-effectiveness of adding measurement of Chlamydia trachomatis infection and serology to trachoma prevalence surveys in Tanzania and Mozambique pp. 1-22

Emily C Decker, Molly W Adams, William E Oswald, Rebecca M Flueckiger, Jeremiah M Ngondi, Mawo Fall, Ezgi E Yilmaz, Lisa C Brooks, George Kabona, Henis Mior Sitoe, Mabula Kasubi, Tamimo Momade, Thomas M Lietman, Thuy Doan and Rachel D Stelmach

Country-level indices in predictive models of helminth infections: Perspectives from Southeast Asia pp. 1-3

Nathkapach Kaewpitoon Rattanapitoon, Chutharat Thanchonnang and Schawanya Kaewpitoon Rattanapitoon

Volume 19, issue 6, 2025

Unraveling regional variability in Dengue outbreaks in Brazil: leveraging the Moving Epidemics Method (MEM) and climate data to optimize vector control strategies pp. 1-19

Ayrton Sena Gouveia, Marcelo Ferreira da Costa Gomes, Iasmim Ferreira de Almeida, Raquel Martins Lana, Leonardo Soares Bastos, Lucas Monteiro Bianchi, Sara de Souza Oliveira, Eduardo Correa Araujo, Danielle Andreza da Cruz Ferreira, Dalila Machado Botelho Oliveira, Vinicius Barbosa Godinho, Luã Bida Vacaro, Thais Irene Souza Riback, Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz, Flávio Codeço Coelho and Cláudia Torres Codeço

Geospatial analysis of leptospirosis clusters and risk factors in two provinces of the Dominican Republic pp. 1-14

Beatris Mario Martin, Benn Sartorius, Helen J Mayfield, Angela M Cadavid Restrepo, Behzad Kiani, Cecilia J Then Paulino, Marie Caroline Etienne, Ronald Skewes-Ramm, Michael de St. Aubin, Devan Dumas, Salomé Garnier, William Duke, Farah Peña, Gabriela Abdalla, Lucia de la Cruz, Bernarda Henríquez, Margaret Baldwin, Adam Kucharski, Eric J Nilles and Colleen L Lau

High epilepsy prevalence and excess mortality in onchocerciasis-endemic counties of South Sudan: A call for integrated interventions pp. 1-18

Luís-Jorge Amaral, Stephen Raimon Jada, Jane Y Carter, Yak Yak Bol, María-Gloria Basáñez, Charles R Newton, Joseph N Siewe Fodjo and Robert Colebunders

Unmasking and tackling the underestimation of the cholera burden in Africa: A viewpoint pp. 1-8

Olushayo Oluseun Olu, Sylvester Maleghemi, Adebola Olayinka, Argata Guracha Guyo, Solomon Fisseha Woldetsadik, Ida-Marie Ameda, Chinwe Iwu-Jaja, Amos Petu and Abdulmumini Usman

Volume 19, issue 5, 2025

Development and validation of a simple-to-use nomogram for predicting severe scrub typhus in children pp. 1-15

Yonghan Luo, Yan Guo, Yanchun Wang and Xiaotao Yang

Assessing chikungunya’s economic burden and impact on health-related quality of life: Two systematic literature reviews pp. 1-14

Giorgia Tiozzo, Adrianne M de Roo, Gabriel S Gurgel do Amaral, Hinko Hofstra, Gerard T Vondeling and Maarten J Postma

Environmental risk factors for chronic kidney disease of non-traditional causes in tropical coastal areas: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-19

Hsiao-Yu Yang, Kai-Chieh Wen, Ping-Fang Chiu, Wan-Chin Chen, Teng-Hsiang Chang, Che-Jui Chang, Wei-Hung Hsu and Shin-Chien Chen

A model predicting the 6-year all cause mortality of patients with advanced schistosomiasis after discharge: Derived from a large population-based cohort study pp. 1-16

Lanyue Pan, Chunmei Wu, Ping Li, Jiaquan Huang, Yizhi Wu and Guo Li

Dynamic changes of activated partial thromboplastin time and correlation with mortality in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome: A retrospective cohort study pp. 1-13

Huan Wang, Sisi Fang, Hua Wang and Xin Zheng

Volume 19, issue 4, 2025

The burden of out-of-pocket and indirect costs of cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in Minas Gerais, Brazil pp. 1-12

Sarah Nascimento Silva, Endi Lanza Galvão, Janaína de Pina Carvalho, Mayra Soares Moreira, Tália Santana Machado de Assis and Glaucia Cota

The role of host mobility in the transmission and spread of Echinococcus granulosus: A Chile-based mathematical modeling approach pp. 1-23

Richard Lagos, Juan Pablo Gutiérrez-Jara, Beatriz Cancino-Faure, Leidy Yissedt Lara-Díaz and Aníbal Coronel

Spatiotemporal analysis of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth distribution in three highly endemic provinces in Angola pp. 1-16

Adam W Bartlett, Tatiana Proboste, Elsa P Mendes, Marta S Palmeirim, Ana Direito, Ricardo J Soares Magalhaes, Sergio Lopes and Susana Vaz Nery

Clinical presentation of Oropouche virus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-14

Zhilin Wang, Linzhu Huang, Xinyu Zhang, Xinyue Zhang, Liwei Huang, Xiaoying Zhu, Xidai Long, Demin Cao and Yulei Li

Household costs associated with zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi, P. falciparum, P. vivax and P. malariae infections in Sabah, Malaysia pp. 1-17

Patrick Abraham, Campbell McMullin, Timothy William, Giri S Rajahram, Jenarun Jelip, Roddy Teo, Chris Drakeley, Abdul Marsudi Manah, Nicholas M Anstey, Matthew J Grigg and Angela Devine

Defining the noma research agenda pp. 1-8

Anaïs Galli, Marianne Comparet, Daniel Argaw Dagne, Denise Baratti-Mayer, Thi H Cao, Philippe J Guérin, Maria Guevara, Manuel W Hetzel, Claire Jeantet, Emmanuel Kabengele Mpinga, Valter Muendane, Mulikat Okanlawon, Erika Placella, Marta Ribes, Mark Sherlock, Jürg Utzinger and Peter Steinmann

A balancing act: Navigating the advantages and challenges of pioneering mycetoma treatment in Sudan—A landmark trial by the Mycetoma Research Center pp. 1-8

Ahmed Hassan Fahal, Eiman Siddig Ahmed, Ali Awadallah Saeed, Lamis Ahmed Fahal, Samira M E Hussein, Kyoko Nakano, Katsura Hata, Fabiana Alves and Borna A Nyaoke

Telemedicine in the Clinical Care of Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Scoping Review pp. 1-15

Fernanda Gonçalves Ferreira Salvador, Mayumi Duarte Wakimoto, Claudia Cristina Jardim Duarte, Luis V Lapão, Henrique Silveira and Cláudia Maria Valete

The global, regional, and national burden of Invasive Non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS): An analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2021 pp. 1-15

Yunjuan He, Qingqing Jia, Kang Cai, Shanshan Xu, Huajun Li, Qiuling Xie, Yushu Qiu, Liya Zhang and Xianting Jiao

Transformer-based deep learning enables improved B-cell epitope prediction in parasitic pathogens: A proof-of-concept study on Fasciola hepatica pp. 1-21

Rui-Si Hu, Kui Gu, Muhammad Ehsan, Sayed Haidar Abbas Raza and Chun-Ren Wang

Volume 19, issue 3, 2025

Performance of quantitative point-of-care tests to measure G6PD activity: An individual participant data meta-analysis pp. 1-22

Arkasha Sadhewa, Ari Winasti Satyagraha, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Wondimagegn Adissu, Anup Anvikar, Germana Bancone, Praveen K Bharti, Vinod K Bhutani, Santasabuj Das, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid, Mohammad Sharif Hossain, Nitika Nitika, Bernard A Okech, Lydia Visita Panggalo, Arunansu Talukdar, Michael E von Fricken, Ronald J Wong, Daniel Yilma, Ric N Price, Kamala Thriemer and Benedikt Ley

Traditional practices versus modern healthcare: Determinants of traditional medicine use after potential dog bites among dog-owning households in Nigeria pp. 1-15

Philip P Mshelbwala, Kinley Wangdi, Jibrin Idris, Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan, Andrew M Adamu, Charles E Rupprecht and Nicholas J Clark

The genetic trail of the invasive mosquito species Aedes koreicus from the east to the west of Northern Italy pp. 1-21

Laura Soresinetti, Giovanni Naro, Irene Arnoldi, Andrea Mosca, Katja Adam, Heung Chul Kim, Terry A Klein, Francesco Gradoni, Fabrizio Montarsi, Claudio Bandi, Sara Epis and Paolo Gabrieli

Unsupervised machine learning identifies biomarkers of disease progression in post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in Sudan pp. 1-19

Ana Torres, Brima Musa Younis, Samuel Tesema, Jose Carlos Solana, Javier Moreno, Antonio J Martín-Galiano, Ahmed Mudawi Musa, Fabiana Alves and Eugenia Carrillo

Incidence, risk factors, and control of Rabies in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-20

Belay Tafa Regassa, Wagi Tosisa, Daniel Eshetu, Andargachew Mulu and Gadissa Bedada Hundie

Insights into Haemophilus macrolide resistance: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-20

Irfan Ahmad, Aziz Kubaev, Ahmed Hussein Zwamel, Roopashree R., Lalji Baldaniya, Jaswinder Kaur, Bindu Rani and Masoumeh Beig

Leishmaniasis in deployed military populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-29

Ngwa Niba Rawlings, Mark Bailey and Orin Courtenay

Volume 19, issue 2, 2025

Prevalence and diagnostic accuracy of different diagnostic tests for Chagas disease in an indigenous community of the Paraguayan Chaco pp. 1-21

Sofia Ardiles-Ruesjas, Vidalia Lesmo, Valeria González-Romero, Zully Cubilla, Lilian Chena, Claudia Huber, María José Rivas, Patricia Saldaña, Adrián Carrascosa, Susana Méndez, Sergi Sanz, Sören L Becker, Julio Alonso-Padilla and Irene Losada

Revisiting What Constitutes a Neglected Tropical Disease? pp. 1-4

Paul J Brindley, Peter J Hotez and Shaden Kamhawi

Improving neglected tropical disease services and integration into primary healthcare in Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region, Ethiopia: Results from a mixed methods evaluation of feasibility, acceptability and cost effectiveness pp. 1-18

Laura Donovan, Tedila Habte, Esey Batisso, Dawit Getachew, Ann-Sophie Stratil, Agonafer Tekalegne, Fikre Seife, Damen Mariam and Kevin Baker

Patient insights research exploring disease awareness, patient life experience, and current management of visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India pp. 1-17

Shyam Sundar, Fabiana Alves, Koert Ritmeijer, Margriet den Boer, Colin Forsyth, Bethan Hughes, Clare Zamble, Kirsten Carter and Gerhild Angyalosi

Stochastic processes govern gut bacterial community assembly in a Schistosoma mansoni-transmitting snail, Biomphalaria straminea pp. 1-17

Zhanhong Yuan, Jinni Hong, Jehangir Khan, Jinghuang Lu, Benjamin Sanogo, Zhongdao Wu, Xi Sun and Datao Lin

Volume 19, issue 1, 2025

Understanding reasons for delay in diagnosis of leprosy in Pakistan: A qualitative study pp. 1-12

Anil Fastenau, Maxwell Oliver Beresford, Matthew Willis, Sophie CW Stuetzle, Fabian Schlumberger and Heleen Neeltje Willemijn Duighuisen

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 pp. 1-23

Jessie Jane Khaki, Mark Minnery and Emanuele Giorgi

Congenital Chagas disease: A cohort study to assess molecular diagnostic methods at the Chagas disease national reference center of Argentina pp. 1-16

Constanza Lopez-Albizu, Carolina Inés Cura, Juan Carlos Ramirez, Pamela Peyran, Andrés Benchetrit, Emmaría Danesi and Sergio Sosa-Estani

Identification of Environmental Determinants Involved in the Distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Southeast Asia using MaxEnt software pp. 1-15

Jose Francis V Abrantes, Zenn Ashley P Cariño, Hozeo Luis S Mercado, Fatima N Vicencio, Gio Ray S Sosa, Miguel Angelo M Habaña and Nikki Heherson A Dagamac

Effectiveness of carbon dioxide cryotherapy for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis: Systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-15

Feleke Tilahun Zewdu, Bisrat Misganaw Geremew, Endalamaw Gadisa Belachew and Kassahun Alemu Gelay

Exploring barriers to accessing treatment for Lymphatic Filariasis through a socio-ecological lens in Buvuma and Napak districts, Uganda pp. 1-19

Arthur Bagonza, Linda Gibson, Lydia Kabiri, Chris Bezalel, Saravu Rama Bhat Narahari, Peter J Franks, David Musoke and Christine Moffatt