PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Volume 4, issue 12, 2010

The Potential Economic Value of a Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas Disease) Vaccine in Latin America pp. 1-8

Bruce Y Lee, Kristina M Bacon, Diana L Connor, Alyssa M Willig and Rachel R Bailey

The Extinction of Dengue through Natural Vulnerability of Its Vectors pp. 1-7

Craig R Williams, Christie A Bader, Michael R Kearney, Scott A Ritchie and Richard C Russell

Neurocysticercosis May No Longer Be a Public Health Problem in Mexico pp. 1-5

Ana Flisser and Dolores Correa

Bayesian Geostatistical Analysis and Prediction of Rhodesian Human African Trypanosomiasis pp. 1-10

Nicola A Wardrop, Peter M Atkinson, Peter W Gething, Eric M Fèvre, Kim Picozzi, Abbas S L Kakembo and Susan C Welburn

Volume 4, issue 11, 2010

A Systematic Review of the Frequency of Neurocyticercosis with a Focus on People with Epilepsy pp. 1-17

Patrick C Ndimubanzi, Hélène Carabin, Christine M Budke, Hai Nguyen, Ying-Jun Qian, Elizabeth Rainwater, Mary Dickey, Stephanie Reynolds and Julie A Stoner

Targeting Antibiotics to Households for Trachoma Control pp. 1-10

Isobel M Blake, Matthew J Burton, Anthony W Solomon, Sheila K West, María-Gloria Basáñez, Manoj Gambhir, Robin L Bailey, David C W Mabey and Nicholas C Grassly

Health Seeking Behaviour and Utilization of Health Facilities for Schistosomiasis-Related Symptoms in Ghana pp. 1-10

Anthony Danso-Appiah, Wilma A Stolk, Kwabena M Bosompem, Joseph Otchere, Caspar W N Looman, J Dik F Habbema and Sake J de Vlas

Mapping Snakebite Epidemiology in Nicaragua – Pitfalls and Possible Solutions pp. 1-9

Erik Hansson, Steven Cuadra, Anna Oudin, Kim de Jong, Emilie Stroh, Kjell Torén and Maria Albin

Cost-Effectiveness of a Chemoprophylactic Intervention with Single Dose Rifampicin in Contacts of New Leprosy Patients pp. 1-6

Willemijn J Idema, Istvan M Majer, David Pahan, Linda Oskam, Suzanne Polinder and Jan Hendrik Richardus

Elimination of Active Trachoma after Two Topical Mass Treatments with Azithromycin 1.5% Eye Drops pp. 1-6

Abdou Amza, Pablo Goldschmidt, Ellen Einterz, Pierre Huguet, Celine Olmiere, Philippe Bensaid and Lucienne Bella-Assumpta

Volume 4, issue 10, 2010

Unforeseen Costs of Cutting Mosquito Surveillance Budgets pp. 1-4

Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec, Luis F Chaves, Scott A Ritchie, Joe Davis and Uriel Kitron

Paromomycin for the Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Sudan: A Randomized, Open-Label, Dose-Finding Study pp. 1-7

Ahmed M Musa, Brima Younis, Ahmed Fadlalla, Catherine Royce, Manica Balasegaram, Monique Wasunna, Asrat Hailu, Tansy Edwards, Raymond Omollo, Mahmoud Mudawi, Gilbert Kokwaro, Ahmed El-Hassan and Eltahir Khalil

Research Priorities for Neglected Infectious Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean Region pp. 1-5

Jean-Claude Dujardin, Socrates Herrera, Virgilio do Rosario, Jorge Arevalo, Marleen Boelaert, Hernan J Carrasco, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira, Lineth Garcia, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Theresa W Gyorkos, Alexis M Kalergis, Gustavo Kouri, Vicente Larraga, Pascal Lutumba, Maria Angeles Macias Garcia, Pablo C Manrique-Saide, Farrokh Modabber, Alberto Nieto, Gerd Pluschke, Carlos Robello, Antonieta Rojas de Arias, Martin Rumbo, Jose Ignacio Santos Preciado, Shyam Sundar, Jaime Torres, Faustino Torrico, Patrick Van der Stuyft, Kathleen Victoir and Ole F Olesen

Mass Treatment with Azithromycin for Trachoma Control: Participation Clusters in Households pp. 1-5

Elizabeth N Ssemanda, Beatriz Munoz, Emma M Harding-Esch, Tansy Edwards, Harran Mkocha, Robin L Bailey, Ansumana Sillah, Dianne Stare, David C W Mabey, Sheila K West and On behalf of PRET Project Team

Modeling Transmission Dynamics and Control of Vector-Borne Neglected Tropical Diseases pp. 1-6

Paula M Luz, Claudio J Struchiner and Alison P Galvani

Metabolomics-Based Discovery of Diagnostic Biomarkers for Onchocerciasis pp. 1-9

Judith R Denery, Ashlee A K Nunes, Mark S Hixon, Tobin J Dickerson and Kim D Janda

Volume 4, issue 9, 2010

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Combination Therapies for Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Indian Subcontinent pp. 1-9

Filip Meheus, Manica Balasegaram, Piero Olliaro, Shyam Sundar, Suman Rijal, Md Abul Faiz and Marleen Boelaert

A New Clinical Section in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases pp. 1-2

Carlos Franco-Paredes, Albert I Ko, Serap Aksoy and Peter J Hotez

Impact of Increased Economic Burden Due to Human Echinococcosis in an Underdeveloped Rural Community of the People's Republic of China pp. 1-7

Yu Rong Yang, Gail M Williams, Philip S Craig and Donald P McManus

Volume 4, issue 8, 2010

Interactions between Global Health Initiatives and Country Health Systems: The Case of a Neglected Tropical Diseases Control Program in Mali pp. 1-7

Anna Cavalli, Sory I Bamba, Mamadou N Traore, Marleen Boelaert, Youssouf Coulibaly, Katja Polman, Marjan Pirard and Monique Van Dormael

Neurocysticercosis, a Persisting Health Problem in Mexico pp. 1-3

Agnès Fleury, Jael Moreno García, Paulina Valdez Aguerrebere, María de Sayve Durán, Paola Becerril Rodríguez, Carlos Larralde and Edda Sciutto

Characterization of the Dispersal of Non-Domiciliated Triatoma dimidiata through the Selection of Spatially Explicit Models pp. 1-11

Corentin Barbu, Eric Dumonteil and Sébastien Gourbière

Targeting Trachoma Control through Risk Mapping: The Example of Southern Sudan pp. 1-9

Archie C A Clements, Lucia W Kur, Gideon Gatpan, Jeremiah M Ngondi, Paul M Emerson, Mounir Lado, Anthony Sabasio and Jan H Kolaczinski

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Chloroquine for the Treatment of Dengue in Vietnamese Adults pp. 1-12

Vianney Tricou, Nguyet Nguyen Minh, Toi Pham Van, Sue J Lee, Jeremy Farrar, Bridget Wills, Hien Tinh Tran and Cameron P Simmons

Volume 4, issue 7, 2010

Response to Treatment in a Prospective Cohort of Patients with Large Ulcerated Lesions Suspected to Be Buruli Ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease) pp. 1-8

Kapay Kibadi, Marleen Boelaert, Alexandra G Fraga, Makanzu Kayinua, Adhemar Longatto-Filho, Jean-Bedel Minuku, Jean-Baptiste Mputu-Yamba, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Jorge Pedrosa, Jean-Jacques Roux, Wayne M Meyers and Françoise Portaels

Integrated Surveys of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Southern Sudan: How Much Do They Cost and Can They Be Refined? pp. 1-8

Jan H Kolaczinski, Kara Hanson, Emily Robinson, Diana Picon, Anthony Sabasio, Martin Mpakateni, Mounir Lado, Stephen Moore, Nora Petty and Simon Brooker

Volume 4, issue 6, 2010

The Global Burden of Alveolar Echinococcosis pp. 1-10

Paul R Torgerson, Krista Keller, Mellissa Magnotta and Natalie Ragland

Allergies and Diabetes as Risk Factors for Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: Results of a Case Control Study pp. 1-6

Maria Aparecida A Figueiredo, Laura C Rodrigues, Maurício L Barreto, José Wellington O Lima, Maria C N Costa, Vanessa Morato, Ronald Blanton, Pedro F C Vasconcelos, Márcio R T Nunes and Maria Glória Teixeira

Gene Expression Patterns of Dengue Virus-Infected Children from Nicaragua Reveal a Distinct Signature of Increased Metabolism pp. 1-12

P'ng Loke, Samantha N Hammond, Jacqueline M Leung, Charles C Kim, Sajeev Batra, Crisanta Rocha, Angel Balmaseda and Eva Harris

The Economic Benefits Resulting from the First 8 Years of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (2000–2007) pp. 1-18

Brian K Chu, Pamela J Hooper, Mark H Bradley, Deborah A McFarland and Eric A Ottesen

Volume 4, issue 5, 2010

Consequences of the Expanding Global Distribution of Aedes albopictus for Dengue Virus Transmission pp. 1-9

Louis Lambrechts, Thomas W Scott and Duane J Gubler

“Manifesto” for Advancing the Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases pp. 1-7

Peter J Hotez and Bernard Pecoul

A Meta-analysis of the Effectiveness of Albendazole Compared with Metronidazole as Treatments for Infections with Giardia duodenalis pp. 1-10

Shahram Solaymani-Mohammadi, Jeanine M Genkinger, Christopher A Loffredo and Steven M Singer

NECT Is Next: Implementing the New Drug Combination Therapy for Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Sleeping Sickness pp. 1-5

Oliver Yun, Gerardo Priotto, Jacqueline Tong, Laurence Flevaud and François Chappuis

Volume 4, issue 4, 2010

Macrofilaricidal Activity after Doxycycline Only Treatment of Onchocerca volvulus in an Area of Loa loa Co-Endemicity: A Randomized Controlled Trial pp. 1-14

Joseph D Turner, Nicholas Tendongfor, Mathias Esum, Kelly L Johnston, R Stuart Langley, Louise Ford, Brian Faragher, Sabine Specht, Sabine Mand, Achim Hoerauf, Peter Enyong, Samuel Wanji and Mark J Taylor

Landscape Genetics Reveals Focal Transmission of a Human Macroparasite pp. 1-8

Charles D Criscione, Joel D Anderson, Dan Sudimack, Janardan Subedi, Ram P Upadhayay, Bharat Jha, Kimberly D Williams, Sarah Williams-Blangero and Timothy J C Anderson

Nuclear Weapons and Neglected Diseases: The “Ten-Thousand-to-One Gap” pp. 1-5

Peter J Hotez

Volume 4, issue 3, 2010

Modeling Disease Vector Occurrence when Detection Is Imperfect: Infestation of Amazonian Palm Trees by Triatomine Bugs at Three Spatial Scales pp. 1-11

Fernando Abad-Franch, Gonçalo Ferraz, Ciro Campos, Francisco S Palomeque, Mario J Grijalva, H Marcelo Aguilar and Michael A Miles

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Local Heat Therapy Versus Intravenous Sodium Stibogluconate for the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmania major Infection pp. 1-8

Naomi E Aronson, Glenn W Wortmann, William R Byrne, Robin S Howard, Wendy B Bernstein, Mary A Marovich, Mark E Polhemus, In-Kyu Yoon, Kelly A Hummer, Robert A Gasser, Charles N Oster and Paul M Benson

The Silent Epidemic of Exclusive University Licensing Policies on Compounds for Neglected Diseases and Beyond pp. 1-4

Connie E Chen, C Taylor Gilliland, Jay Purcell and Sandeep P Kishore

High Dengue Case Capture Rate in Four Years of a Cohort Study in Nicaragua Compared to National Surveillance Data pp. 1-5

Katherine Standish, Guillermina Kuan, William Avilés, Angel Balmaseda and Eva Harris

Solutions to Neglected Tropical Diseases Require Vibrant Local Scientific Communities pp. 1-2

Serap Aksoy

Volume 4, issue 2, 2010

Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Suspected Leptospirosis: A Cost-Benefit Analysis pp. 1-6

Yupin Suputtamongkol, Wirichada Pongtavornpinyo, Yoel Lubell, Chuanpit Suttinont, Siriwan Hoontrakul, Kriangsak Phimda, Kitti Losuwanaluk, Duangjai Suwancharoen, Saowaluk Silpasakorn, Wirongrong Chierakul and Nick Day

The Global Health Crisis and Our Nation's Research Universities pp. 1-3

Sandeep P Kishore, Gloria Tavera and Peter J Hotez

Volume 4, issue 1, 2010

Considerations for the Design and Conduct of a Pharmacovigilance Study Involving Mass Drug Administration in a Resource-Constrained Setting pp. 1-5

Demissie Alemayehu, Emma N Andrews, Paul Glue and Charles A Knirsch

Neglected Infections of Poverty among the Indigenous Peoples of the Arctic pp. 1-6

Peter J Hotez

Volume 3, issue 12, 2009

Chagas Disease, Migration and Community Settlement Patterns in Arequipa, Peru pp. 1-9

Angela M Bayer, Gabrielle C Hunter, Robert H Gilman, Juan G Cornejo del Carpio, Cesar Naquira, Caryn Bern and Michael Z Levy

Snake Envenoming: A Disease of Poverty pp. 1-6

Robert A Harrison, Adam Hargreaves, Simon C Wagstaff, Brian Faragher and David G Lalloo

Spatial Predictions of Rhodesian Human African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness) Prevalence in Kaberamaido and Dokolo, Two Newly Affected Districts of Uganda pp. 1-11

Nicola A Batchelor, Peter M Atkinson, Peter W Gething, Kim Picozzi, Eric M Fèvre, Abbas S L Kakembo and Susan C Welburn

Volume 3, issue 11, 2009

Anti-schistosomal Intervention Targets Identified by Lifecycle Transcriptomic Analyses pp. 1-19

Jennifer M Fitzpatrick, Emily Peak, Samirah Perally, Iain W Chalmers, John Barrett, Timothy P Yoshino, Alasdair C Ivens and Karl F Hoffmann

Volume 3, issue 10, 2009

A Word of Caution against the Stigma Trend in Neglected Tropical Disease Research and Control pp. 1-4

Joan Muela Ribera, Koen Peeters Grietens, Elizabeth Toomer and Susanna Hausmann-Muela

The Neglected Tropical Diseases and Their Devastating Health and Economic Impact on the Member Nations of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference pp. 1-4

Peter J Hotez

The Global Burden of Trachoma: A Review pp. 1-7

Matthew J Burton and David C W Mabey

A Pilot Study for Control of Hyperendemic Cystic Hydatid Disease in China pp. 1-7

Wenbao Zhang, Zhuangzhi Zhang, Turhong Yimit, Baoxin Shi, Hasyeti Aili, Gulnor Tulson, Hong You, Jun Li, Darren J Gray, Donald P McManus and Jincheng Wang

Has Culling Been Properly Assessed as a Valid and Justified Control Intervention Measure for Zoonotic Diseases? pp. 1-1

Maria Vang Johansen and Mary-Lou Penrith

Volume 3, issue 9, 2009

Dynamics of Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Malaria in an Armed Conflict pp. 1-10

Thomas Fürst, Giovanna Raso, Cinthia A Acka, Andres B Tschannen, Eliézer K N'Goran and Jürg Utzinger

Treatment Response of Cystic Echinococcosis to Benzimidazoles: A Systematic Review pp. 1-10

Marija Stojkovic, Marcel Zwahlen, Antonella Teggi, Kamenna Vutova, Carmen M Cretu, Roberto Virdone, Polyxeni Nicolaidou, Nazan Cobanoglu and Thomas Junghanss

Skeeter Buster: A Stochastic, Spatially Explicit Modeling Tool for Studying Aedes aegypti Population Replacement and Population Suppression Strategies pp. 1-18

Krisztian Magori, Mathieu Legros, Molly E Puente, Dana A Focks, Thomas W Scott, Alun L Lloyd and Fred Gould

Volume 3, issue 8, 2009

Predicting Neuropathy and Reactions in Leprosy at Diagnosis and Before Incident Events—Results from the INFIR Cohort Study pp. 1-8

W Cairns S Smith, Peter G Nicholls, Loretta Das, Pramila Barkataki, Sujai Suneetha, Lavanya Suneetha, Rupendra Jadhav, P S S Sundar Rao, Einar P Wilder-Smith, Diana N J Lockwood and Wim H van Brakel

Importance of Coverage and Endemicity on the Return of Infectious Trachoma after a Single Mass Antibiotic Distribution pp. 1-5

Takele Lakew, Wondu Alemayehu, Muluken Melese, Elizabeth Yi, Jenafir I House, Kevin C Hong, Zhaoxia Zhou, Kathryn J Ray, Travis C Porco, Bruce D Gaynor, Thomas M Lietman and Jeremy D Keenan

A Constitutional Amendment for Deworming pp. 1-2

Peter J Hotez

Assessing the Impact of a Missed Mass Drug Administration in Haiti pp. 1-3

Kimberly Y Won, Madsen Beau de Rochars, Dominique Kyelem, Thomas G Streit and Patrick J Lammie

Volume 3, issue 7, 2009

Spatial Re-Establishment Dynamics of Local Populations of Vectors of Chagas Disease pp. 1-11

Heinrich zu Dohna, María C Cecere, Ricardo E Gürtler, Uriel Kitron and Joel E Cohen

Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of Artificial Visual Baits for Controlling the Tsetse Fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes pp. 1-7

Jenny M Lindh, Steve J Torr, Glyn A Vale and Mike J Lehane

Feasibility, Drug Safety, and Effectiveness of Etiological Treatment Programs for Chagas Disease in Honduras, Guatemala, and Bolivia: 10-Year Experience of Médecins Sans Frontières pp. 1-8

Oliver Yun, M Angeles Lima, Tom Ellman, Wilma Chambi, Sandra Castillo, Laurence Flevaud, Paul Roddy, Fernando Parreño, Pedro Albajar Viñas and Pedro Pablo Palma

Tailoring Consent to Context: Designing an Appropriate Consent Process for a Biomedical Study in a Low Income Setting pp. 1-6

Fasil Tekola, Susan J Bull, Bobbie Farsides, Melanie J Newport, Adebowale Adeyemo, Charles N Rotimi and Gail Davey

Volume 3, issue 6, 2009

Epilepsy in Onchocerciasis Endemic Areas: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Population-Based Surveys pp. 1-9

Sébastien D S Pion, Christoph Kaiser, Fernand Boutros-Toni, Amandine Cournil, Melanie M Taylor, Stefanie E O Meredith, Ansgar Stufe, Ione Bertocchi, Walter Kipp, Pierre-Marie Preux and Michel Boussinesq

Risk Factors for Helminth, Malaria, and HIV Infection in Pregnancy in Entebbe, Uganda pp. 1-11

Patrick William Woodburn, Lawrence Muhangi, Stephen Hillier, Juliet Ndibazza, Proscovia Bazanya Namujju, Moses Kizza, Christine Ameke, Nicolas Emojong Omoding, Mark Booth and Alison Mary Elliott

When Can Antibiotic Treatments for Trachoma Be Discontinued? Graduating Communities in Three African Countries pp. 1-10

Kathryn J Ray, Thomas M Lietman, Travis C Porco, Jeremy D Keenan, Robin L Bailey, Anthony W Solomon, Matthew J Burton, Emma Harding-Esch, Martin J Holland and David Mabey

Volume 3, issue 5, 2009

An Innovative Database for Epidemiological Field Studies of Neglected Tropical Diseases pp. 1-4

Darren J Gray, Simon J Forsyth, Robert S Li, Donald P McManus, YueSheng Li, Honggen Chen, Feng Zheng and Gail M Williams

Spatio-Temporal Tracking and Phylodynamics of an Urban Dengue 3 Outbreak in São Paulo, Brazil pp. 1-15

Adriano Mondini, Roberta Vieira de Moraes Bronzoni, Silvia Helena Pereira Nunes, Francisco Chiaravalloti Neto, Eduardo Massad, Wladimir J Alonso, Eduardo S M Lázzaro, Amena Alcântara Ferraz, Paolo Marinho de Andrade Zanotto and Maurício Lacerda Nogueira

Community-Based Control of a Neglected Tropical Disease: The Mossy Foot Treatment and Prevention Association pp. 1-6

Gail Davey and Emily Burridge

Volume 3, issue 4, 2009

Marriage, Sex, and Hydrocele: An Ethnographic Study on the Effect of Filarial Hydrocele on Conjugal Life and Marriageability from Orissa, India pp. 1-7

Bontha V Babu, Suchismita Mishra and Abhaya N Nayak

One World Health: Neglected Tropical Diseases in a Flat World pp. 1-3

Peter J Hotez

Volume 3, issue 3, 2009

Toxocariasis: America's Most Common Neglected Infection of Poverty and a Helminthiasis of Global Importance? pp. 1-4

Peter J Hotez and Patricia P Wilkins

Challenges in Retaining Research Scientists beyond the Doctoral Level in Kenya pp. 1-3

Lynette Isabella Ochola and Evelyn Gitau

A Rationale for Schistosomiasis Control in Elementary Schools of the Rainforest Zone of Pernambuco, Brazil pp. 1-8

Tereza C Favre, Ana P B Pereira, Aline F Galvão, Luciana C Zani, Constança S Barbosa and Otávio S Pieri

The Disease Burden of Taenia solium Cysticercosis in Cameroon pp. 1-8

Nicolas Praet, Niko Speybroeck, Rafael Manzanedo, Dirk Berkvens, Denis Nsame Nforninwe, André Zoli, Fabrice Quet, Pierre-Marie Preux, Hélène Carabin and Stanny Geerts

Volume 3, issue 2, 2009

Social Research on Neglected Diseases of Poverty: Continuing and Emerging Themes pp. 1-6

Lenore Manderson, Jens Aagaard-Hansen, Pascale Allotey, Margaret Gyapong and Johannes Sommerfeld

Is Paromomycin an Effective and Safe Treatment against Cutaneous Leishmaniasis? A Meta-Analysis of 14 Randomized Controlled Trials pp. 1-10

Dae Hyun Kim, Hye Jin Chung, Joachim Bleys and Reza F Ghohestani

The Evolving Scope of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases pp. 1-2

Peter J Hotez and Gavin Yamey

Reduction and Return of Infectious Trachoma in Severely Affected Communities in Ethiopia pp. 1-7

Takele Lakew, Jenafir House, Kevin C Hong, Elizabeth Yi, Wondu Alemayehu, Muluken Melese, Zhaoxia Zhou, Kathryn Ray, Stephanie Chin, Emmanuel Romero, Jeremy Keenan, John P Whitcher, Bruce D Gaynor and Thomas M Lietman

Volume 3, issue 1, 2009

Cost-Effectiveness of Chagas Disease Vector Control Strategies in Northwestern Argentina pp. 1-11

Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec, Cynthia Spillmann, Mario Zaidenberg, Uriel Kitron and Ricardo E Gürtler

Evidence-Based Policy on Deworming pp. 1-1

Dirk Engels and Lorenzo Savioli

Waging Peace through Neglected Tropical Disease Control: A US Foreign Policy for the Bottom Billion pp. 1-4

Peter J Hotez and Tommy G Thompson

Does Deworming Improve Growth and School Performance in Children? pp. 1-3

David Taylor-Robinson, Ashley Jones and Paul Garner

Deworming and Development: Asking the Right Questions, Asking the Questions Right pp. 1-3

Donald A P Bundy, Michael Kremer, Hoyt Bleakley, Matthew C H Jukes and Edward Miguel

Landscape Changes Influence the Occurrence of the Melioidosis Bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil in Northern Australia pp. 1-8

Mirjam Kaestli, Mark Mayo, Glenda Harrington, Linda Ward, Felicity Watt, Jason V Hill, Allen C Cheng and Bart J Currie