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Volume 13, issue 12, 2019

Intralesional infiltration versus parenteral use of meglumine antimoniate for treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis: A cost-effectiveness analysis pp. 1-14

Nayara C Brito, Tália S Machado de Assis, Ana Rabello and Gláucia Cota

Validity and reliability of telephone administration of the patient-specific functional scale for the assessment of recovery from snakebite envenomation pp. 1-11

Rebecca G Theophanous, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Fan Hui Wen, S Michelle Griffin, Victoria E Anderson, Michael E Mullins, Nicklaus P Brandehoff, Eugenia B Quackenbush, Sean P Bush, Eric A Toschlog, Spencer C Greene, Kapil Sharma, Kurt Kleinschmidt, Nathan P Charlton, S Rutherfoord Rose, Richard Schwartz, Brandon Lewis, Eric J Lavonas and Charles J Gerardo

Use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for conclusive diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease – field implementation in the Bolivian Chaco region pp. 1-13

Daniel Lozano, Lizeth Rojas, Susana Méndez, Aina Casellas, Sergi Sanz, Lourdes Ortiz, María Jesús Pinazo, Marcelo Abril, Joaquim Gascón, Faustino Torrico and Julio Alonso-Padilla

Estimating snakebite incidence from mathematical models: A test in Costa Rica pp. 1-16

Carlos A Bravo-Vega, Juan M Cordovez, Camila Renjifo-Ibáñez, Mauricio Santos-Vega and Mahmood Sasa

Spatio-temporal patterns of scrub typhus in mainland China, 2006-2017 pp. 1-16

Yujuan Yue, Dongsheng Ren, Xiaobo Liu, Yujiao Wang, Qiyong Liu and Guichang Li

Seroprevalence estimates for toxocariasis in people worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-21

Ali Rostami, Seyed Mohammad Riahi, Celia V Holland, Ali Taghipour, Mohsen Khalili-Fomeshi, Yadolah Fakhri, Vahid Fallah Omrani, Peter J Hotez and Robin B Gasser

Volume 13, issue 11, 2019

“Cheaper and better”: Societal cost savings and budget impact of changing from systemic to intralesional pentavalent antimonials as the first-line treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Bolivia pp. 1-16

Daniel Eid Rodríguez, Miguel San Sebastian and Anni-Maria Pulkki-Brännström

A nomogram to predict mortality in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome at the early stage—A multicenter study in China pp. 1-17

Lin Wang, Gang Wan, Yi Shen, Zhenghua Zhao, Ling Lin, Wei Zhang, Rui Song, Di Tian, Jing Wen, Yongxiang Zhao, Xiaoli Yu, Li Liu, Yang Feng, Yuanni Liu, Chunqian Qiang, Jianping Duan, Yanli Ma, Ying Liu, Yanan Liu, Chong Chen, Ziruo Ge, Xingwang Li, Zhihai Chen, Tianli Fan and Wei Li

Association of IL18 genetic polymorphisms with Chagas disease in Latin American populations pp. 1-13

Mariana Strauss, Marialbert Acosta-Herrera, Alexia Alcaraz, Desiré Casares-Marfil, Pau Bosch-Nicolau, María Silvina Lo Presti, Israel Molina, Clara Isabel González, Chagas Genetics CYTED Network and Javier Martín

Penalized regression models to select biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction associated with linear growth acquisition in a Peruvian birth cohort pp. 1-20

Josh M Colston, Pablo Peñataro Yori, Lawrence H Moulton, Maribel Paredes Olortegui, Peter S Kosek, Dixner Rengifo Trigoso, Mery Siguas Salas, Francesca Schiaffino, Ruthly François, Fahmina Fardus-Reid, Jonathan R Swann and Margaret N Kosek

Volume 13, issue 10, 2019

Molluscicidal activity and physiological toxicity of quaternary benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids (QBAs) from Macleaya cordata fruits on Oncomelania hupensis pp. 1-16

Wenshan Ke, Chang Tu, Dezhi Cao, Xiong Lin, Qiqiang Sun and Qian Zhang

Cost-effectiveness and social outcomes of a community-based treatment for podoconiosis lymphoedema in the East Gojjam zone, Ethiopia pp. 1-19

Natalia Hounsome, Meseret Molla Kassahun, Moses Ngari, James A Berkley, Esther Kivaya, Patricia Njuguna, Greg Fegan, Abreham Tamiru, Abebe Kelemework, Tsige Amberbir, Annabelle Clarke, Trudie Lang, Melanie J Newport, Andy McKay, Fikre Enquoselassie and Gail Davey

A systematic review and evaluation of Zika virus forecasting and prediction research during a public health emergency of international concern pp. 1-21

Pei-Ying Kobres, Jean-Paul Chretien, Michael A Johansson, Jeffrey J Morgan, Pai-Yei Whung, Harshini Mukundan, Sara Y Del Valle, Brett M Forshey, Talia M Quandelacy, Matthew Biggerstaff, Cecile Viboud and Simon Pollett

Acute Toxoplasma infection in pregnant women worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-20

Ali Rostami, Seyed Mohammad Riahi, Despina G Contopoulos-Ioannidis, H Ray Gamble, Yadolah Fakhri, Malihe Nourollahpour Shiadeh, Masoud Foroutan, Hamed Behniafar, Ali Taghipour, Yvonne A Maldonado, Ali H Mokdad and Robin B Gasser

Differential impact of mass and targeted praziquantel delivery on schistosomiasis control in school-aged children: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-20

Danielle M Cribb, Naomi E Clarke, Suhail A R Doi and Susana Vaz Nery

Volume 13, issue 9, 2019

Snakebite and its impact in rural communities: The need for a One Health approach pp. 1-4

Sara Babo Martins, Isabelle Bolon, François Chappuis, Nicolas Ray, Gabriel Alcoba, Carlos Ochoa, Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Armand S Nkwescheu, Franck Wanda, Andrew M Durso and Rafael Ruiz de Castañeda

The costs of monitoring trachoma elimination: Impact, surveillance, and trachomatous trichiasis (TT)-only surveys pp. 1-12

Rachel D Stelmach, Rebecca M Flueckiger, John Shutt, Margaret Davide-Smith, Anthony W Solomon, Lisa Rotondo, Aryc W Mosher, Margaret Baker, Rebecca Willis and Jeremiah Ngondi

Impact evaluation of Zika epidemic on congenital anomalies registration in Brazil: An interrupted time series analysis pp. 1-12

Enny S Paixão, Moreno S Rodrigues, Luciana L Cardim, Juliane F Oliveira, Catharina L. C., Maria da Conceição N Costa, Maurício L Barreto, Laura C Rodrigues, Liam Smeeth, Roberto F S Andrade, Wanderson K Oliveira and Maria Glória Teixeira

Proposed multidimensional framework for understanding Chagas disease healthcare barriers in the United States pp. 1-23

Colin Forsyth, Sheba Meymandi, Ilan Moss, Jason Cone, Rachel Cohen and Carolina Batista

Geographic and socioeconomic factors associated with leprosy treatment default: An analysis from the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort pp. 1-18

Kaio Vinicius Freitas de Andrade, Joilda Silva Nery, Julia Moreira Pescarini, Anna Ramond, Carlos Antônio de Souza Teles Santos, Maria Yury Ichihara, Maria Lucia Fernandes Penna, Elizabeth B. Brickley, Laura C. Rodrigues, Liam Smeeth, Mauricio L. Barreto, Susan Martins Pereira and Gerson Oliveira Penna

Healthcare demand in response to rabies elimination campaigns in Latin America pp. 1-14

Jonathan Yoder, Elisabeth Younce, Felix Lankester and Guy H Palmer

Volume 13, issue 8, 2019

Distribution of geographical scale, data aggregation unit and period in the correlation analysis between temperature and incidence of HFRS in mainland China: A systematic review of 27 ecological studies pp. 1-13

Xing-Hua Bai, Cheng Peng, Tao Jiang, Zhu-Min Hu, Huang De-Sheng and Peng Guan

DR Congo and Nigeria: New neglected tropical disease threats and solutions for the bottom 40% pp. 1-4

Peter Hotez

Building research capacity through “Planning for Success” pp. 1-9

Ligia Gómez, Andrés Jaramillo, Beatrice Halpaap, Pascal Launois, Luis Gabriel Cuervo and Nancy Gore Saravia

Projections of epidemic transmission and estimation of vaccination impact during an ongoing Ebola virus disease outbreak in Northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as of Feb. 25, 2019 pp. 1-20

Lee Worden, Rae Wannier, Nicole A Hoff, Kamy Musene, Bernice Selo, Mathias Mossoko, Emile Okitolonda-Wemakoy, Jean Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, George W Rutherford, Thomas M Lietman, Anne W Rimoin, Travis C Porco and J Daniel Kelly

Incidence dynamics and investigation of key interventions in a dengue outbreak in Ningbo City, China pp. 1-23

Bo Yi, Yi Chen, Xiao Ma, Jia Rui, Jing-An Cui, Haibin Wang, Jia Li, Soi-Fan Chan, Rong Wang, Keqin Ding, Lei Xie, Dongliang Zhang, Shuli Jiao, Xuying Lao, Yi-Chen Chiang, Yanhua Su, Benhua Zhao, Guozhang Xu and Tianmu Chen

Volume 13, issue 7, 2019

The cost-effectiveness of the use of selective media for the diagnosis of melioidosis in different settings pp. 1-10

David A B Dance, Somsavanh Sihalath, Kolthida Rith, Amphone Sengdouangphachanh, Manophab Luangraj, Manivanh Vongsouvath, Paul N Newton, Yoel Lubell and Paul Turner

Environmental methods for dengue vector control – A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-15

Claudia Buhler, Volker Winkler, Silvia Runge-Ranzinger, Ross Boyce and Olaf Horstick

The impact of acute adenolymphangitis in podoconiosis on caregivers: A case study in Wayu Tuka woreda, Oromia, Western Ethiopia. ‘ If she was healthy, I would be free.’ pp. 1-15

Clare Phillips, Abdi Samuel, Gemechu Tiruneh, Kebede Deribe and Gail Davey

Estimated incidence and Prevalence of noma in north central Nigeria, 2010–2018: A retrospective study pp. 1-12

Seidu A Bello, John A Adeoye, Ifeoluwa Oketade and Oladimeji A Akadiri

Economic performance and cost-effectiveness of using a DEC-salt social enterprise for eliminating the major neglected tropical disease, lymphatic filariasis pp. 1-19

Swarnali Sharma, Morgan E Smith, James Reimer, David B O’Brien, Jean M Brissau, Marie C Donahue, Clarence E Carter and Edwin Michael

Model-based assessment of public health impact and cost-effectiveness of dengue vaccination following screening for prior exposure pp. 1-21

Guido España, Yutong Yao, Kathryn B Anderson, Meagan C Fitzpatrick, David L Smith, Amy C Morrison, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Thomas W Scott and T Alex Perkins

Estimating the cost of illness and burden of disease associated with the 2014–2015 chikungunya outbreak in the U.S. Virgin Islands pp. 1-14

Leora R Feldstein, Esther M Ellis, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, Morgan J Hennessey, J Erin Staples, M Elizabeth Halloran and Marcia R Weaver

Globalists versus nationalists: Bridging the divide through blue marble health pp. 1-3

Peter J Hotez

Volume 13, issue 6, 2019

Home improvement and system-based health promotion for sustainable prevention of Chagas disease: A qualitative study pp. 1-24

Claudia Nieto-Sanchez, Benjamin R Bates, Darwin Guerrero, Sylvia Jimenez, Esteban G Baus, Koen Peeters Grietens and Mario J Grijalva

Science tikkun: A framework embracing the right of access to innovation and translational medicine on a global scale pp. 1-6

Peter J Hotez

Estimating undetected Ebola spillovers pp. 1-10

Emma E Glennon, Freya L Jephcott, Olivier Restif and James L N Wood

Assessing dengue control in Tokyo, 2014 pp. 1-17

Baoyin Yuan, Hyojung Lee and Hiroshi Nishiura

On lifestyle trends, health and mosquitoes: Formulating welfare levels for control of the Asian tiger mosquito in Greece pp. 1-15

Antonios Kolimenakis, Kostas Bithas, Dionysis Latinopoulos and Clive Richardson

The Shan people’s health beliefs, knowledge and perceptions of dengue in Eastern Shan Special Region IV, Myanmar pp. 1-15

Jian-Wei Xu, Hui Liu, Didan Ai, Yan Yu and Bian Yu

Refinement strategy for antivenom preparation of high yield and quality pp. 1-23

Tihana Kurtović, Maja Lang Balija, Marija Brgles, Dora Sviben, Monika Tunjić, Hrvoje Cajner, Martina Marchetti-Deschmann, Günter Allmaier and Beata Halassy

Peripheral immune response in the African green monkey model following Nipah-Malaysia virus exposure by intermediate-size particle aerosol pp. 1-23

Abigail Lara, Yu Cong, Peter B Jahrling, Mark Mednikov, Elena Postnikova, Shuiqing Yu, Vincent Munster and Michael R Holbrook

Functional illiteracy burden in soil-transmitted helminth (STH) endemic regions of the Philippines: An ecological study and geographical prediction for 2017 pp. 1-23

Kei Owada, Mark Nielsen, Colleen L Lau, Laith Yakob, Archie C A Clements, Lydia Leonardo and Ricardo J Soares Magalhães

Downgrading disease transmission risk estimates using terminal importations pp. 1-19

Spencer J Fox, Steven E Bellan, T Alex Perkins, Michael A Johansson and Lauren Ancel Meyers

A meta-analysis of infection rates of Schistosoma japonicum in sentinel mice associated with infectious waters in mainland China over last 40 years pp. 1-19

Chen Qiu, Hui-Ying Zou, Yao Deng, You-sheng Liang and Da-Bing Lu

Strongyloides stercoralis: Spatial distribution of a highly prevalent and ubiquitous soil-transmitted helminth in Cambodia pp. 1-21

Armelle Forrer, Virak Khieu, Penelope Vounatsou, Paiboon Sithithaworn, Sirowan Ruantip, Rekol Huy, Sinuon Muth and Peter Odermatt

The extent, nature, and pathogenic consequences of helminth polyparasitism in humans: A meta-analysis pp. 1-41

Rose E Donohue, Zoë K Cross and Edwin Michael

Volume 13, issue 5, 2019

Brucellosis awareness and knowledge in communities worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 79 observational studies pp. 1-20

Ning Zhang, Hao Zhou, Huang De-Sheng and Peng Guan

Comparative accuracy of typhoid diagnostic tools: A Bayesian latent-class network analysis pp. 1-23

Paul Arora, Kristian Thorlund, Darren R Brenner and Jason R Andrews

Salmonella Typhi, Paratyphi A, Enteritidis and Typhimurium core proteomes reveal differentially expressed proteins linked to the cell surface and pathogenicity pp. 1-16

Sara Saleh, Sandra Van Puyvelde, An Staes, Evy Timmerman, Barbara Barbé, Jan Jacobs, Kris Gevaert and Stijn Deborggraeve

The case for paracoccidioidomycosis to be accepted as a neglected tropical (fungal) disease pp. 1-10

Joshua Griffiths, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo and David W Denning

Volume 13, issue 4, 2019

Broken drug markets in infectious diseases: Opportunities outside the private sector? pp. 1-5

Jonathan D Alpern, Stephen J Dunlop and William M Stauffer

Sustainable innovation in vector control requires strong partnerships with communities pp. 1-5

Frederic Bartumeus, Guilherme B Costa, Roger Eritja, Ann H Kelly, Marceline Finda, Javier Lezaun, Fredros Okumu, M Megan Quinlan, Delphine C Thizy, Léa Paré Toé and Megan Vaughan

Guidance on stakeholder engagement practices to inform the development of area-wide vector control methods pp. 1-11

Delphine Thizy, Claudia Emerson, Johanna Gibbs, Sarah Hartley, Lydia Kapiriri, James Lavery, Jeantine Lunshof, Janine Ramsey, Julie Shapiro, Jerome Amir Singh, Lea Pare Toe, Isabelle Coche and Benjamin Robinson

The spatial epidemiology of leprosy in Kenya: A retrospective study pp. 1-11

Fatihiyya Wangara, Hillary Kipruto, Oscar Ngesa, James Kayima, Enos Masini, Joseph Sitienei and Faith Ngari

Combating infectious disease epidemics through China’s Belt and Road Initiative pp. 1-13

Jin Chen, Robert Bergquist, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Jing-Bo Xue and Men-Bao Qian

Relationship between toxoplasmosis and obsessive compulsive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-13

Tooran Nayeri Chegeni, Shahabeddin Sarvi, Afsaneh Amouei, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Zahra Hosseininejad, Sargis A. Aghayan and Ahmad Daryani

A community-based knowledge, attitude, and practice survey on rabies among cattle owners in selected areas of Bhutan pp. 1-17

Sangay Rinchen, Tenzin Tenzin, David Hall, Frank van der Meer, Basant Sharma, Kinzang Dukpa and Susan Cork

Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) towards rabies and free roaming dogs (FRD) in Panchkula district of north India: A cross-sectional study of urban residents pp. 1-17

Harish Kumar Tiwari, Ian D Robertson, Mark O’Dea and Abi Tamim Vanak

Trends in dengue research in the Philippines: A systematic review pp. 1-18

Kristal An Agrupis, Michelle Ylade, Josephine Aldaba, Anna Lena Lopez and Jacqueline Deen

Volume 13, issue 3, 2019

A systematic review of scabies transmission models and data to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of scabies interventions pp. 1-18

Naomi van der Linden, Kees van Gool, Karen Gardner, Helen Dickinson, Jason Agostino, David G Regan, Michelle Dowden and Rosalie Viney

The landscape of enteric pathogen exposure of young children in public domains of low-income, urban Kenya: The influence of exposure pathway and spatial range of play on multi-pathogen exposure risks pp. 1-21

Danielle Medgyesi, Daniel Sewell, Reid Senesac, Oliver Cumming, Jane Mumma and Kelly K Baker

Resolving "worm wars": An extended comparison review of findings from key economics and epidemiological studies pp. 1-10

Muhammad Farhan Majid, Su Jin Kang and Peter J Hotez

Calculating the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infection through pooling of stool samples: Choosing and optimizing the pooling strategy pp. 1-14

James E Truscott, Julia C Dunn, Marina Papaiakovou, Fabian Schaer, Marleen Werkman, D Timothy J Littlewood, Judd L Walson and Roy M Anderson

Spatial distribution, prevalence and potential risk factors of Tungiasis in Vihiga County, Kenya pp. 1-14

Ruth Monyenye Nyangacha, David Odongo, Florence Oyieke, Christine Bii, Erastus Muniu, Stanley Chasia and Missiani Ochwoto

Volume 13, issue 2, 2019

Mother-to-child transmission and gestational syphilis: Spatial-temporal epidemiology and demographics in a Brazilian region pp. 1-16

Joyce Marinho de Souza, Rogério Giuffrida, Ana Paula Marques Ramos, Glilciane Morceli, Camila H Coelho and Marcus Vinícius Pimenta Rodrigues

Strategies to increase adoption of animal vaccines by smallholder farmers with focus on neglected diseases and marginalized populations pp. 1-17

Meritxell Donadeu, Nick Nwankpa, Bernadette Abela-Ridder and Baptiste Dungu

The safety and efficacy of miltefosine in the long-term treatment of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in South Asia – A review and meta-analysis pp. 1-14

Joyce Pijpers, Margriet L den Boer, Dirk R Essink and Koert Ritmeijer

A multi-country study of the economic burden of dengue fever based on patient-specific field surveys in Burkina Faso, Kenya, and Cambodia pp. 1-15

Jung-Seok Lee, Vittal Mogasale, Jacqueline K Lim, Sowath Ly, Kang Sung Lee, Sopheak Sorn, Esther Andia, Mabel Carabali, Suk Namkung, Sl-Ki Lim, Valéry Ridde, Sammy M Njenga, Seydou Yaro and In-Kyu Yoon

Strategy for a globally coordinated response to a priority neglected tropical disease: Snakebite envenoming pp. 1-12

David J Williams, Mohd Abul Faiz, Bernadette Abela-Ridder, Stuart Ainsworth, Tommaso C Bulfone, Andrea D Nickerson, Abdulrazaq G Habib, Thomas Junghanss, Hui Wen Fan, Michael Turner, Robert A Harrison and David A Warrell

Volume 13, issue 1, 2019

Economic burden of dengue in Indonesia pp. 1-14

Mardiati Nadjib, Ery Setiawan, Septiara Putri, Joshua Nealon, Sophie Beucher, Sri Rezeki Hadinegoro, Vetty Yulianty Permanasari, Kurnia Sari, Tri Yunis Miko Wahyono, Erna Kristin, Dewa Nyoman Wirawan and Hasbullah Thabrany

Does prior dengue virus exposure worsen clinical outcomes of Zika virus infection? A systematic review, pooled analysis and lessons learned pp. 1-14

Jennifer Masel, Michael K McCracken, Todd Gleeson, Brian Morrison, George Rutherford, Allison Imrie, Richard G Jarman, Michael Koren and Simon Pollett

Probabilistic logic analysis of the highly heterogeneous spatiotemporal HFRS incidence distribution in Heilongjiang province (China) during 2005-2013 pp. 1-28

Junyu He, George Christakos, Jiaping Wu, Piotr Jankowski, Andreas Langousis, Yong Wang, Wenwu Yin and Wenyi Zhang

Evaluation of direct costs associated with alveolar and cystic echinococcosis in Austria pp. 1-11

Felix Lötsch, Christine M Budke, Herbert Auer, Klaus Kaczirek, Fredrik Waneck, Heimo Lagler and Michael Ramharter

Integrated delivery of school health interventions through the school platform: Investing for the future pp. 1-8

Laura J Appleby, Gemechu Tadesse, Yonas Wuletawu, Nigussie G Dejene, Jack E T Grimes, Michael D French, Askale Teklu, Berhanu Moreda, Nebiyu Negussu, Biruck Kebede, Elodie Yard, Iain Gardiner and Lesley J Drake