PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

2007 - 2026

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Volume 20, issue 5, 2026

A multicenter hospital-based analysis of cystic Echinococcosis in Afghanistan: Filling a National data gap pp. 1-24

Mehdi Borhani, Sayed Hussain Mosawi, Sun Li, Bahetibieke Tuohetaerbaike, Saeid Fathi, Mohammad Sayed Behrad, Mohammad Shafi Fazli, Faridoon Rahmani, Ahmad Jamshid Mehrpoor, Navid Balokhil, Turyalai Hakimi, Abdulbari Omar, Mustafa Jamali, Zabihullah Adib Azizi, Hao Wen and Paul R Torgerson

Natural history and impact of Giardia lamblia on child growth attainment and associated pathway-specific biomarkers in a Nicaraguan birth cohort pp. 1-20

Lester Gutiérrez, Nadja A Vielot, Yaoska Reyes, Roberto Herrera, Christian Toval-Ruiz, Javier Mora, Michael B Arndt, Rebecca Barney, Robert KM Choy, Filemón Bucardo, Samuel Vilchez, Sylvia Becker-Dreps and Luther A Bartelt

Incidence of acute pancreatitis among hospitalized patients with dengue: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-14

Yu Chen, Meng Shang, Shengping Dou, Xiaoxu Wang, Haoqiang Ji, Xiuping Song, Jun Wang and Qiyong Liu

Cost-effectiveness of soil-transmitted helminthiasis intervention programmes: A scoping review pp. 1-14

Michael Odhiambo, Israel Wuresah, Geofrey Chepchieng, Nikita Kubal, Alejandro Krolewiecki, Charles Mwandawiro, Alan Brooks and Collins Okoyo

Estimating the potential impact of global research on neglected tropical diseases on population-level indicators of health access, sanitation, and research capacity pp. 1-14

David A Hernandez-Paez, Ivan David Lozada-Martinez, Juan David Reyes-Duque and Sulaiman Kalokoh

A systematic review comparing the performance of alternative blackfly (Simulium) trapping methods against the standard human landing catch (HLC) for onchocerciasis surveillance pp. 1-14

Irene Kyomuhangi, Amro Mustafa and Frances M Hawkes

Artificial intelligence algorithm for real-time detection and counting of Trypanosoma cruzi parasites using smartphone microscopy pp. 1-16

Lin Lin, Ana Valeria Solano, Fabiola Gonzales, Mary Cruz Torrico, Daniel Illanes, Nuria Díez, David Bermejo-Peláez, Elena Dacal, Ramón Vallés-López, Lucia Pastor, Roberto Mancebo-Martín, María Jesús Ledesma-Carbayo, Miguel Luengo-Oroz, Jose M Rubio and Maria Flores-Chavez

Modelling approaches for predicting the distribution of skin NTDs: A systematic review pp. 1-19

Mesoud A. Bushara, Rowa Hassan, Rana Ahmed, Jorge Cano, Gail Davey, Eltayeb Ganawa and Hope Simpson

Accuracy of AI-assisted diagnostic tools for Schistosoma haematobium: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-19

Sisay Desale, Getaneh Alemu and Tadesse Hailu

Volume 20, issue 4, 2026

Standardized LDH-to-lymphocyte ratio improves early mortality prediction in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome: A 15-day competing-risk bedside model pp. 1-21

Ruize Ma, Jingxia Wang, Zhouling Jiang, Shuwen Ding, Ruihua Zhang, Yanli Xu, Ranran Wang, Ling Lin and Zhihai Chen

Cutting edge reviews: Battling one Neglected Tropical Disease after another pp. 1-3

Georgios Pappas, Paul J Brindley and Shaden Kamhawi

Spatial representativeness matters for Climate-Driven Dengue Forecasting pp. 1-18

Khemmanant Khamthong and Kunwithree Phramrung

Burden of antimicrobial resistance in culture-confirmed Salmonella Typhi isolates in India from 1977 to 2024: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-14

Vijayalaxmi V Mogasale, Peixuan Zhang, Jacob John, Habib Hasan Farooqui, Arindam Ray, Vittal Mogasale, Christopher M Parry, Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel, W John Edmunds, Andrew Clark and Kaja Abbas

Development and validation of an early risk-stratification model for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome pp. 1-16

Yiqiang Hu, Qionghan He, Yuxiao Liu, Jiaqi Kong, Jianting He, Rui Liu, Wenting Li and Chuanlong Zhu

Health and economic burden of canine rabies in Chilga district, centeral Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia pp. 1-13

Tewodros Birhan Engida, Amsalu Misgie Molla, Wassie Molla and Wudu Temesgen Jemberu

Volume 20, issue 3, 2026

Understanding healing: A comparative analysis in chronic diseases with leprosy—A scoping review pp. 1-14

Joydeepa Darlong, Joy Kim, Subhojit Goswami, Chhavi Tyagi, Govindasamy Karthikeyan, Mythily Vandana S Charles, Aashish Masih and Rama V Baru

Social and environmental determinants of Neglected infectious diseases in quilombola communities of the Brazilian Amazon: An epidemiological and machine learning analysis pp. 1-14

Ellen Mara Fernandes da Silva, Leanna Silva Aquino, Ednaldo Pereira Maranhão, Sheyla Mara Silva de Oliveira, Tatiane Costa Quaresma, Daliane Ferreira Marinho, Valney Mara Gomes Conde, Veridiana Barreto do Nascimento, Irinéia de Oliveira Bacelar Simplício, Nádia Vicência do Nascimento Martins, Marcos Manoel Honorato, Adjanny Estela Santos de Souza, Franciane de Paula Fernandes, Edna Ferreira Coelho Galvão and Lívia de Aguiar Valentim

Comparative GWAS using global and Indian Reference Panels reveals non-coding drivers of COVID-19 severity and mortality pp. 1-24

Aastha Kaushik, Ramakant Mohite, Ranjeet Maurya, Bansidhar Tarai, Sandeep Budhiraja, Uzma Shamim and Rajesh Pandey

Genetic background and immune response in paracoccidioidomycosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of single nucleotide variants pp. 1-24

Sanderson da Silva Coelho, Wellington Santos Fava, Eva Burger, Ana Carla Pereira-Latini, Alessandra Pontillo and James Venturini

Development and pilot application of a point-of-need molecular xenomonitoring protocol for tsetse (Glossina sp:) in a low-resource setting pp. 1-22

Isabel Saldanha, Edward Aziku, Alex T Trima, Victor Drapari, Gala Garrod, Henry Ombanya, Inaki Tirados, Martha Betson, Albert Mugenyi, Sophie Dunkley, Stephen J Torr, Andrew Hope and Lucas J Cunningham

Advanced machine learning approaches for predicting Neglected Tropical Disease co-endemicity in Kenya: A focus on soil-transmitted helminths, schistosomiasis, and lymphatic filariasis pp. 1-22

Nkuba Nyerere and Damaris Felistus Mulwa

Rapid identification of Biomphalaria spp. and diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infestation using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry pp. 1-11

Diara Sy, Lionel Almeras, Adama Zan Diarra, Souleymane Doucoure, Yacine Mbere Sarr, Coralie L’Ollivier, Papa Mouhamadou Gaye, El Hadji Ibrahima Ndiaye, Bruno Senghor, Doudou Sow, Cheikh Sokhna and Stephane Ranque

Burden of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in the Kyrgyz Republic pp. 1-12

Gulnara Minbaeva, Nelya Akhunbaeva, Kalis Nogoibaeva, Vera Toygombaeva, Kenesh Dzhusupov and Paul R Torgerson

Geographic, demographic and economic burden of human cystic echinococcosis in Italy based on hospital discharge records (2015–2022) pp. 1-12

Piero Bonelli, Giovanni Stegel, Scilla Mastrandrea, Gabriella Masu, Angela Peruzzu, Cinzia Santucciu and Giovanna Masala

Dengue transmission dynamics in an urban setting in western India pp. 1-21

Karuppusamy Balasubramani, Syed Shah Areeb Hussain, Sushant Sawant, Abhishek Govekar, Pooja Telugu Prakash, Aparna Naik, Debattam Mazumdar, Jagannath Nayak, Kuldeep Singh, Lokesh Kori, Kalpana Mahatme, Arun Kumar Prasad, Praveen Balabaskaran Nina and Ajeet Kumar Mohanty

Comparative susceptibility of Old World and New World bat cell lines to Zika virus: Insights into viral replication and inflammatory responses pp. 1-21

Alexander J Brown, Anna C Fagre, Julianna Gilson, Jennifer Horton, J Nick Allen, Ricardo Rivero, Mahsan Karimi, Emily Speranza, Michael Letko and Stephanie N Seifert

Impact of projected climate and socioeconomic scenarios on state-wise annual dengue incidence in India using ensemble models pp. 1-21

Avik Kumar Sam, Ipsita Pal Bhowmick and Harish C Phuleria

Scoping review of knowledge, attitudes, and practices to zoonotic diseases among abattoir workers and residents in proximity to abattoirs in low-middle income countries pp. 1-17

Oluwafemi Babatunde Daodu, Patricia Uche Ogbo, Ahmed Sherif Isa, Toyosi Yekeen Raheem, Uche Thecla Igbasi, Oluwabukola Mary Ola, Oluwatosin Eunice Olorunmoteni, Olabisi Adejibike Oduwole, Oluchukwu Perpetual Okeke, Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu and Olajide Odunayo Sobande

Socioeconomic drivers of human Brucellosis in Ningxia, China: A one health and spatiotemporal analysis for targeted intervention pp. 1-17

Ping Zhang, Xiaojuan Ma, Ting Pan, Jingxia Dang, Dongfeng Pan, Mingbo Chen and Peifeng Liang

Studies on prevalence of Hantavirus in small mammals in Southeast Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-13

Zixiao Guo, Hongxin Pan, Nini Wang, Yang Xiao, Qianwen Zhang, Changchun Ren, Puyu Liu, Qun Wu, Lijun Cai, Yang Cheng, Weixia Li and Dingwei Sun

Unveiling the ecology and spatial dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi, its DTUs and Triatoma vitticeps in the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Espírito Santo State, Brazil pp. 1-25

Raphael Testai, Felipe de Oliveira, Maria Augusta Dario, Ane Luíse Quinze Dias de Faro de Oliveira, Flávio Luis de Mello, Ana Maria Jansen and Samanta Cristina das Chagas Xavier

Volume 20, issue 2, 2026

Mpox knowledge and positive attitudes in Sub-Saharan African healthcare workers after 2022 outbreak of disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-15

Melaku Laikemariam, Alemayehu Molla Wollie, Amare Mebrat Delie, Abebe Yenesew, Abateneh Melkamu, Habtamu Ayele and Yihalem Abeje

Strengthening health systems through NTD integration: Key insights from a multi-country webinar pp. 1-8

Nadia Rozendaal, Marie Adama Bassabi-Alladji, Tesfahun Bishaw, Wyckliff Omondi, Aina Faes Tolotra, Salissou Adamou Batchiri, Ladislas Nshimiyimana, Piham Gnossike, Clara Jones, Alfred Mubangizi and Maria Rebollo

Establishing a filarial clinical research platform in a resource-limited setting: Lessons and experiences from Tanzania pp. 1-19

Ndekya M Oriyo, Michael A Munga, Abdallah Ngenya, John Ogondiek, Wilfred Mandara, Winfrida Shirima, Jonathan Akyoo, Ruth Laizer, Mathias Kamugisha, Hanifa Kapera, Rafikieli Ngwatu, Gracia Sanga, Jacklina Mhidze, Antelmo Haule, Anja Feichtner, Haile Mposheleye, Farida A Mwanga, Hatima A Chinguile, Alexander J Makalla, Peter Mabenga, Max Demetrius, Maureen M Mosoba, Dennis Moshi, Yusuph Mgaya, Linda Batsa Debrah, Inge Kroidl, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Samuel Wanji, Alexander Yaw Debrah, Achim Hoerauf, Akili Kalinga and Upendo Mwingira

Effectiveness of community-based and community-led interventions to improve the psychosocial well-being of those affected by skin-NTDs: A systematic review pp. 1-19

Isabelle Ford, Matthew Willis, Anil Fastenau and Gonnie Klabbers

Urban flooding as a biohazard risk: A call to address environmental and health inequities in tropical cities pp. 1-5

Marco Coral-Almeida, Esteban Ortiz-Prado and Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez

Social, environmental and policy contexts affecting the feasibility and acceptability of improving household flooring for better health in rural Kenya pp. 1-23

Ulrike Fillinger, Victoria A Ochwal, Hugo Legge, Sharon Muli, Karisa Kazungu, Carlos Mcharo, Jacinta Mwongeli, Charles Mwandawiro, Katherine Halliday, Doris Njomo, Rachel Pullan, Lynne Elson and Stella Kepha

Design and analysis of randomized clinical trials for onchocerciasis, loiasis and mansonellosis: A systematic review pp. 1-23

Fabrice Lotola Mougeni, Marta Bofill Roig, Marc P Hübner, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Benjamin Lenz, Sabine Specht, Martin Posch and Sonja Zehetmayer

Cost of illness of scrub typhus in South India – a population-based, mixed-methods study pp. 1-16

Carol Devamani, Adam Biran, Koya Ariyoshi, John Kr, Ian Ross, Yoshinao Kubo, Daniel Chandramohan, Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash and Wolf-Peter Schmidt

Statistical methods for predicting the presence of Salmonella Typhi in wastewater samples at Asante Akyem Agogo, Ghana pp. 1-16

Sampson Twumasi-Ankrah, Michael Owusu, Michael Owusu-Ansah, Seidu Amenyaglo, Caleb Osei-Wusu Sarfo, Eric Darko, Portia Okyere Boakye, Christopher B Uzzell, Isobel M Blake, Nicholas C Grassly, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie and Ellis Owusu-Dabo

Implementation of good clinical practice in clinical research in the context of limited resources settings: Lessons learnt from the freeBILy trial using an embedded mixed methods approach pp. 1-17

Leonard Gunga, Pia Rausche, Rivo Andry Rakotoarivelo, Mandranto Rasamoelina, Jeannine Solonirina, Elveric Fesia, Ravo Razafindrakoto, Njary Rakotozandrindrainy, Mickael Radomanana, Valentina Marchese, Nagham Issa, Jean-Marc Kutz, Aaron Remkes, Anna Jager, Dewi Ismajani Puraduredja, Govert van Dam, Norbert Schwarz, Jürgen May, Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy, Natalie Fischer, Daniela Fusco and on behalf of the freeBILy Consortium

Strategies for achieving a healthy oral cholera vaccine market: Model-enabled scenario exploration of supply and demand dynamics pp. 1-22

Donovan Guttieres, Carla Van Riet, Nico Vandaele and Catherine Decouttere

Comparative venomics reveals intra, interspecific and ontogenetic changes in the venom composition of Lachesis snakes from Colombia pp. 1-20

Adrián Marcelo Franco-Vásquez, Fernando Lazcano-Pérez, Alejandro Carbajal-Saucedo, Miguel Angel Mejía-Sánchez, David Meléndez-Martínez, Gerardo Corzo and Roberto Arreguín-Espinosa

Volume 20, issue 1, 2026

Willingness to pay for a dengue vaccine in Iran: Insights from a contingent valuation study pp. 1-11

Moslem Soofi, Ali Kazemi-Karyani, Zahra Alipoor, Hekmatolla Mahmoodi and Behzad Karamimatin

Spatial heterogeneity in the temperature–hand, foot, and mouth disease association among children: A multicounty time-series study in western China pp. 1-20

Jie Sun, Guanghai Yao, Jing Gu, Hui Tang, Yueqian Wu, Yikun Chang, Jinwei Chen, Wangjian Zhang, Zhicheng Du and Yuantao Hao

A systematic review and meta-analysis of knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward anthrax prevention and control in Ethiopia: Implication for a one health policy pp. 1-18

Ayenew Takele Alemu, Birtuedil Yibeltal Beyene, Gashaw Molla, Friehiwot Molla, Wolde Melese Ayele, Gashaw Melkie Bayeh, Mahider Awoke Belay, Kindie Bayih Geremew, Abathun Temesgen, Mekuanint Taddele Tessema, Melaku Laikemariam, Almaw Genet Yeshiwas and Atirsaw Assefa Melikamu

Patient perspectives and barriers to effective home-based care in lymphatic filariasis: A mixed methods study from Puducherry, India pp. 1-24

Arya Rahul, Anoop C Choolayil, Gnanasekaran Vijayalakshmi, Balakrishnan Vijayakumar, Dharani Govindasamy, Amala Ramasamy, Sadhasivam Anbusivam and Manju Rahi

Cost comparison of school-based mass drug administration of albendazole and ivermectin versus albendazole alone for soil-transmitted helminth control in Uganda pp. 1-15

Yuling Lin, Tanja Barth-Jaeggi, Eveline Hürlimann, Prudence Beinamaryo, Hilda Kyarisiima, Harsh Vivek Harkare, Leonsio Matagi, Isaac Byarugaba, Peter Steinmann, Jennifer Keiser and Fabrizio Tediosi

Paracoccidioidomycosis in the 21st century: Challenges and milestones pp. 1-25

James Venturini, Norma Beatriz Fernandez, Priscila Marques de Macedo, Ricardo de Souza Cavalcante, Diego H Caceres, Clayton Luiz Borges, Anderson Messias Rodrigues, Antonio Luiz Dal Bello Gasparoto, Gustavo Giusiano, Wellington Santos Fava, Marcus de Melo Teixeira, Erika Seki Kioshima, Igor Massahiro de Souza Suguiura, Angel Gonzalez, Beatriz L Gómez, Oliver K Clay, Renata Rebello Mendes Gomes, Adriana Pardini Vicentini, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira, Jose Guillermo Pereira Brunelli, Rosana Puccia, Eva Burger, Luciane Alarcão Dias-Melicio, Maria Jose Soares Mendes Giannini, Roxana Claudia Iquize Condori, Anamelia Lorenzetti Bocca, Maria Sueli Soares Felipe, Maria Aparecida Shikanai-Yasuda, Gil Benard, Ziadir Francisco Coutinho, Simone Schneider Weber, Rinaldo Poncio Mendes and Anamaria Mello Miranda Paniago

Systematic review of Aedes aegypti control trials suggests publication bias related to author disclosure of conflicts of interest pp. 1-16

Abdisalam Alinur Abdi, Jose G Juarez, Trevor Harris, Tereza Magalhaes and Gabriel L Hamer