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Volume 6, issue 12, 2012

Effectiveness of the Viet Nam Produced, Mouse Brain-Derived, Inactivated Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine in Northern Viet Nam pp. 1-4

Florian Marks, Thi Thu Yen Nguyen, Nhu Duong Tran, Minh Hong Nguyen, Hai Ha Vu, Christian G Meyer, Young Ae You, Frank Konings, Wei Liu, Thomas F Wierzba and Zhi-Yi Xu

Efficacy and Safety of Praziquantel in Preschool-Aged Children in an Area Co-Endemic for Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium pp. 1-9

Jean T Coulibaly, Yve K N'Gbesso, Stefanie Knopp, Jennifer Keiser, Eliézer K N'Goran and Jürg Utzinger

Clinical Manifestations of Human Brucellosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis pp. 1-9

Anna S Dean, Lisa Crump, Helena Greter, Jan Hattendorf, Esther Schelling and Jakob Zinsstag

Field Evaluation and Impact on Clinical Management of a Rapid Diagnostic Kit That Detects Dengue NS1, IgM and IgG pp. 1-9

Anne-Claire Andries, Veasna Duong, Chantha Ngan, Sivuth Ong, Rekol Huy, Kim Kim Sroin, Vantha Te, Bunthin Y, Patrich Lorn Try and Philippe Buchy

Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis: Model-Based Analyses on the Spread of Antimony-Resistant L. donovani in Bihar, India pp. 1-8

Anette Stauch, Hans-Peter Duerr, Jean-Claude Dujardin, Manu Vanaerschot, Shyam Sundar and Martin Eichner

Volume 6, issue 11, 2012

Epidemiological Assessment of Eight Rounds of Mass Drug Administration for Lymphatic Filariasis in India: Implications for Monitoring and Evaluation pp. 1-13

Subramanian Swaminathan, Vanamail Perumal, Srividya Adinarayanan, Krishnamoorthy Kaliannagounder, Ravi Rengachari and Jambulingam Purushothaman

Open Release of Male Mosquitoes Infected with a Wolbachia Biopesticide: Field Performance and Infection Containment pp. 1-7

Linda O'Connor, Catherine Plichart, Ayo Cheong Sang, Corey L Brelsfoard, Hervé C Bossin and Stephen L Dobson

A Static-Cidal Assay for Trypanosoma brucei to Aid Hit Prioritisation for Progression into Drug Discovery Programmes pp. 1-7

Manu De Rycker, Sandra O'Neill, Dhananjay Joshi, Lorna Campbell, David W Gray and Alan H Fairlamb

Engaging a Rising China through Neglected Tropical Diseases pp. 1-4

Peter J Hotez

A Systematic Review of High Quality Diagnostic Tests for Chagas Disease pp. 1-9

Anna M Afonso, Mark H Ebell and Rick L Tarleton

Forecast of Dengue Incidence Using Temperature and Rainfall pp. 1-9

Yien Ling Hii, Huaiping Zhu, Nawi Ng, Lee Ching Ng and Joacim Rocklöv

The Monetary Burden of Cystic Echinococcosis in Iran pp. 1-10

Majid Fasihi Harandi, Christine M Budke and Sima Rostami

In-Hospital Safety in Field Conditions of Nifurtimox Eflornithine Combination Therapy (NECT) for T. b. gambiense Sleeping Sickness pp. 1-10

Caecilia Schmid, Andrea Kuemmerle, Johannes Blum, Salah Ghabri, Victor Kande, Wilfried Mutombo, Medard Ilunga, Ismael Lumpungu, Sylvain Mutanda, Pathou Nganzobo, Digas Tete, Nono Mubwa, Mays Kisala, Severine Blesson and Olaf Valverde Mordt

Differential Anti-Glycan Antibody Responses in Schistosoma mansoni-Infected Children and Adults Studied by Shotgun Glycan Microarray pp. 1-10

Angela van Diepen, Cornelis H Smit, Loes van Egmond, Narcis B Kabatereine, Angela Pinot de Moira, David W Dunne and Cornelis H Hokke

Urban Cholera Transmission Hotspots and Their Implications for Reactive Vaccination: Evidence from Bissau City, Guinea Bissau pp. 1-11

Andrew S Azman, Francisco J Luquero, Amabelia Rodrigues, Pedro Pablo Palma, Rebecca F Grais, Cunhate Na Banga, Bryan T Grenfell and Justin Lessler

Volume 6, issue 10, 2012

Review of Two Decades of Cholera Diagnostics – How Far Have We Really Come? pp. 1-8

Michal H Dick, Martine Guillerm, Francis Moussy and Claire-Lise Chaignat

Now We Are Six pp. 1-3

Peter J Hotez and Serap Aksoy

Secondary Mapping of Lymphatic Filariasis in Haiti-Definition of Transmission Foci in Low-Prevalence Settings pp. 1-10

Naomi Drexler, Charles H Washington, Maribeth Lovegrove, Caroline Grady, Marie Denise Milord, Thomas Streit and Patrick Lammie

Costs of Illness Due to Cholera, Costs of Immunization and Cost-Effectiveness of an Oral Cholera Mass Vaccination Campaign in Zanzibar pp. 1-10

Christian Schaetti, Mitchell G Weiss, Said M Ali, Claire-Lise Chaignat, Ahmed M Khatib, Rita Reyburn, Radboud J Duintjer Tebbens and Raymond Hutubessy

Bartonella bacilliformis: A Systematic Review of the Literature to Guide the Research Agenda for Elimination pp. 1-12

Nuria Sanchez Clemente, Cesar A Ugarte-Gil, Nelson Solórzano, Ciro Maguiña, Paul Pachas, David Blazes, Robin Bailey, David Mabey and David Moore

Schistosomiasis, Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis, and Sociodemographic Factors Influence Quality of Life of Adults in Côte d'Ivoire pp. 1-12

Thomas Fürst, Kigbafori D Silué, Mamadou Ouattara, Dje N N'Goran, Lukas G Adiossan, Yao N'Guessan, Fabian Zouzou, Siaka Koné, Eliézer K N'Goran and Jürg Utzinger

Optimal Lead Time for Dengue Forecast pp. 1-9

Yien Ling Hii, Joacim Rocklöv, Stig Wall, Lee Ching Ng, Choon Siang Tang and Nawi Ng

Global Burden of Human Brucellosis: A Systematic Review of Disease Frequency pp. 1-9

Anna S Dean, Lisa Crump, Helena Greter, Esther Schelling and Jakob Zinsstag

Volume 6, issue 9, 2012

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Three Leprosy Case Detection Methods in Northern Nigeria pp. 1-8

Charles Ezenduka, Erik Post, Steven John, Abdulkarim Suraj, Abdulahi Namadi and Obinna Onwujekwe

Open Source Drug Discovery in Practice: A Case Study pp. 1-11

Christine Årdal and John-Arne Røttingen

Disability Measurement for Lymphatic Filariasis: A Review of Generic Tools Used within Morbidity Management Programs pp. 1-7

Lynne Zeldenryk, Susan Gordon, Marion Gray, Richard Speare and Wayne Melrose

Therapeutics for Dengue: Recommendations for Design and Conduct of Early-Phase Clinical Trials pp. 1-4

Cameron P Simmons, Marcel Wolbers, Minh Nguyet Nguyen, Jamie Whitehorn, Pei Yong Shi, Paul Young, Rosemary Petric, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Jeremy Farrar and Bridget Wills

Volume 6, issue 8, 2012

Moving from Rabies Research to Rabies Control: Lessons from India pp. 1-8

Manish Kakkar, Vidya Venkataramanan, Sampath Krishnan, Ritu Singh Chauhan, Syed Shahid Abbas and on behalf of Roadmap to Combat Zoonoses in India (RCZI) Initiative

The Importance of Long-Term Social Research in Enabling Participation and Developing Engagement Strategies for New Dengue Control Technologies pp. 1-8

Darlene McNaughton

Refining the Global Spatial Limits of Dengue Virus Transmission by Evidence-Based Consensus pp. 1-15

Oliver J Brady, Peter W Gething, Samir Bhatt, Jane P Messina, John S Brownstein, Anne G Hoen, Catherine L Moyes, Andrew W Farlow, Thomas W Scott and Simon I Hay

Administration of Triclabendazole Is Safe and Effective in Controlling Fascioliasis in an Endemic Community of the Bolivian Altiplano pp. 1-7

Fidel Villegas, René Angles, René Barrientos, Gary Barrios, María Adela Valero, Kamal Hamed, Heiner Grueninger, Steven K Ault, Antonio Montresor, Dirk Engels, Santiago Mas-Coma and Albis Francesco Gabrielli

The Impact of the US Priority Review Voucher on Private-Sector Investment in Global Health Research and Development pp. 1-5

Andrew S Robertson, Rianna Stefanakis, Don Joseph and Melinda Moree

Obstetric Fistula Is a “Neglected Tropical Disease” pp. 1-3

L Lewis Wall

Safety and Efficacy of the 10-Day Melarsoprol Schedule for the Treatment of Second Stage Rhodesiense Sleeping Sickness pp. 1-11

Irene Kuepfer, Caecilia Schmid, Mpairwe Allan, Andrew Edielu, Emma P Haary, Abbas Kakembo, Stafford Kibona, Johannes Blum and Christian Burri

Why Do People Not Attend for Treatment for Trachomatous Trichiasis in Ethiopia? A Study of Barriers to Surgery pp. 1-10

Saul N Rajak, Esmael Habtamu, Helen A Weiss, Amir Bedri, Mulat Zerihun, Teshome Gebre, Clare E Gilbert, Paul M Emerson and Matthew J Burton

Toxocariasis and Epilepsy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis pp. 1-10

Graziella Quattrocchi, Alessandra Nicoletti, Benoit Marin, Elisa Bruno, Michel Druet-Cabanac and Pierre-Marie Preux

Volume 6, issue 7, 2012

Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Taenia solium Cysticercosis in Rural Pigs of Northern Peru pp. 1-5

César M Jayashi, Gianfranco Arroyo, Marshall W Lightowlers, Héctor H García, Silvia Rodríguez and Armando E Gonzalez

Research on Motor Neuron Diseases Konzo and Neurolathyrism: Trends from 1990 to 2010 pp. 1-7

Delphin Diasolua Ngudi, Yu-Haey Kuo, Marc Van Montagu and Fernand Lambein

Efficacy of Praziquantel against Schistosoma mekongi and Opisthorchis viverrini: A Randomized, Single-Blinded Dose-Comparison Trial pp. 1-13

Leonore Lovis, Tippi K Mak, Khampheng Phongluxa, Phonepasong Ayé Soukhathammavong, Youthanavanh Vonghachack, Jennifer Keiser, Penelope Vounatsou, Marcel Tanner, Christoph Hatz, Jürg Utzinger, Peter Odermatt and Kongsap Akkhavong

Maternal Geohelminth Infections Are Associated with an Increased Susceptibility to Geohelminth Infection in Children: A Case-Control Study pp. 1-6

Raaj S Mehta, Alejandro Rodriguez, Martha Chico, Irene Guadalupe, Nely Broncano, Carlos Sandoval, Fernanda Tupiza, Edward Mitre and Philip J Cooper

Safety and Immunogenicity of rSh28GST Antigen in Humans: Phase 1 Randomized Clinical Study of a Vaccine Candidate against Urinary Schistosomiasis pp. 1-8

Gilles Riveau, Dominique Deplanque, Franck Remoué, Anne-Marie Schacht, Hubert Vodougnon, Monique Capron, Michel Thiry, Joseph Martial, Christian Libersa and André Capron

Safety of the Recombinant Cholera Toxin B Subunit, Killed Whole-Cell (rBS-WC) Oral Cholera Vaccine in Pregnancy pp. 1-8

Ramadhan Hashim, Ahmed M Khatib, Godwin Enwere, Jin Kyung Park, Rita Reyburn, Mohammad Ali, Na Yoon Chang, Deok Ryun Kim, Benedikt Ley, Kamala Thriemer, Anna Lena Lopez, John D Clemens, Jacqueline L Deen, Sunheang Shin, Christian Schaetti, Raymond Hutubessy, Maria Teresa Aguado, Marie Paule Kieny, David Sack, Stephen Obaro, Attiye J Shaame, Said M Ali, Abdul A Saleh, Lorenz von Seidlein and Mohamed S Jiddawi

Volume 6, issue 6, 2012

Early Prediction of Treatment Efficacy in Second-Stage Gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis pp. 1-8

Gerardo Priotto, François Chappuis, Mathieu Bastard, Laurence Flevaud and Jean-François Etard

Efficacy and Safety of Nitazoxanide, Albendazole, and Nitazoxanide-Albendazole against Trichuris trichiura Infection: A Randomized Controlled Trial pp. 1-8

Benjamin Speich, Shaali M Ame, Said M Ali, Rainer Alles, Jan Hattendorf, Jürg Utzinger, Marco Albonico and Jennifer Keiser

Monitoring Toxicity Associated with Parenteral Sodium Stibogluconate in the Day-Case Management of Returned Travellers with New World Cutaneous Leishmaniasi pp. 1-8

Emily S Wise, Margaret S Armstrong, Julie Watson and Diana N Lockwood

Consequences of Neglect: Analysis of the Sub-Saharan African Snake Antivenom Market and the Global Context pp. 1-7

Nicholas I Brown

Neglected Tropical Diseases as Hidden Causes of Cardiovascular Disease pp. 1-6

Yasmin Moolani, Gene Bukhman and Peter J Hotez

Prophylactic Platelets in Dengue: Survey Responses Highlight Lack of an Evidence Base pp. 1-3

James Whitehorn, Rosmari Rodriguez Roche, Maria G Guzman, Eric Martinez, Wilmar Villamil Gomez, Leonard Nainggolan, Ida Safitri Laksono, Ajay Mishra, Lucy Lum, Abul Faiz, Amadou Sall, Joshua Dawurung, Alvaro Borges, Yee-Sin Leo, Lucille Blumberg, Daniel G Bausch, Axel Kroeger, Olaf Horstick, Guy Thwaites, Heiman Wertheim, Mattias Larsson, Tran Tinh Hien, Rosanna Peeling, Bridget Wills, Cameron Simmons and Jeremy Farrar

Sodium Stibogluconate (SSG) & Paromomycin Combination Compared to SSG for Visceral Leishmaniasis in East Africa: A Randomised Controlled Trial pp. 1-10

Ahmed Musa, Eltahir Khalil, Asrat Hailu, Joseph Olobo, Manica Balasegaram, Raymond Omollo, Tansy Edwards, Juma Rashid, Jane Mbui, Brima Musa, Abuzaid Abdalla Abuzaid, Osama Ahmed, Ahmed Fadlalla, Ahmed El-Hassan, Marius Mueller, Geoffrey Mucee, Simon Njoroge, Veronica Manduku, Geoffrey Mutuma, Lilian Apadet, Hudson Lodenyo, Dedan Mutea, George Kirigi, Sisay Yifru, Getahun Mengistu, Zewdu Hurissa, Workagegnehu Hailu, Teklu Weldegebreal, Hailemariam Tafes, Yalemtsehay Mekonnen, Eyasu Makonnen, Serah Ndegwa, Patrick Sagaki, Robert Kimutai, Josephine Kesusu, Rhoda Owiti, Sally Ellis and Monique Wasunna

Volume 6, issue 5, 2012

Soil-Transmitted Helminth Reinfection after Drug Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis pp. 1-11

Tie-Wu Jia, Sara Melville, Jürg Utzinger, Charles H King and Xiao-Nong Zhou

Use of Oxfendazole to Control Porcine Cysticercosis in a High-Endemic Area of Mozambique pp. 1-5

Alberto Pondja, Luís Neves, James Mlangwa, Sónia Afonso, José Fafetine, Arve Lee Willingham, Stig Milan Thamsborg and Maria Vang Johansen

Dengue Infection and Miscarriage: A Prospective Case Control Study pp. 1-6

Peng Chiong Tan, May Zaw Soe, Khaing Si Lay, Seok Mui Wang, Shamala Devi Sekaran and Siti Zawiah Omar

Surveillance of Dengue Fever Virus: A Review of Epidemiological Models and Early Warning Systems pp. 1-9

Vanessa Racloz, Rebecca Ramsey, Shilu Tong and Wenbiao Hu

Optimizing the Colour and Fabric of Targets for the Control of the Tsetse Fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes pp. 1-9

Jenny M Lindh, Parikshit Goswami, Richard S Blackburn, Sarah E J Arnold, Glyn A Vale, Mike J Lehane and Steve J Torr

Volume 6, issue 4, 2012

A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: Modelling for Control and Elimination pp. 1-11

María-Gloria Basáñez, James S McCarthy, Michael D French, Guo-Jing Yang, Martin Walker, Manoj Gambhir, Roger K Prichard and Thomas S Churcher

A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: Social Ecology, Environmental Determinants, and Health Systems pp. 1-11

Andrea Gazzinelli, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira, Guo-Jing Yang, Boakye A Boatin and Helmut Kloos

A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: Towards Control and Elimination pp. 1-10

Boakye A Boatin, María-Gloria Basáñez, Roger K Prichard, Kwablah Awadzi, Rashida M Barakat, Héctor H García, Andrea Gazzinelli, Warwick N Grant, James S McCarthy, Eliézer K N'Goran, Mike Y Osei-Atweneboana, Banchob Sripa, Guo-Jing Yang and Sara Lustigman

Community Risk Factors for Ocular Chlamydia Infection in Niger: Pre-Treatment Results from a Cluster-Randomized Trachoma Trial pp. 1-7

Abdou Amza, Boubacar Kadri, Baido Nassirou, Nicole E Stoller, Sun N Yu, Zhaoxia Zhou, Stephanie Chin, Sheila K West, Robin L Bailey, David C W Mabey, Jeremy D Keenan, Travis C Porco, Thomas M Lietman, Bruce D Gaynor and for the PRET Partnership

A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: The Problem of Helminthiases pp. 1-13

Sara Lustigman, Roger K Prichard, Andrea Gazzinelli, Warwick N Grant, Boakye A Boatin, James S McCarthy and María-Gloria Basáñez

Prevalence of Trachoma in Unity State, South Sudan: Results from a Large-Scale Population-Based Survey and Potential Implications for Further Surveys pp. 1-12

Tansy Edwards, Jennifer Smith, Hugh J W Sturrock, Lucia W Kur, Anthony Sabasio, Timothy P Finn, Mounir Lado, Danny Haddad and Jan H Kolaczinski

A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: Health Research and Capacity Building in Disease-Endemic Countries for Helminthiases Control pp. 1-12

Mike Y Osei-Atweneboana, Sara Lustigman, Roger K Prichard, Boakye A Boatin and María-Gloria Basáñez

Volume 6, issue 3, 2012

Density-Dependent Mortality of the Human Host in Onchocerciasis: Relationships between Microfilarial Load and Excess Mortality pp. 1-13

Martin Walker, Mark P Little, Karen S Wagner, Edoh W Soumbey-Alley, Boakye A Boatin and María-Gloria Basáñez

Assessing the Potential of a Candidate Dengue Vaccine with Mathematical Modeling pp. 1-6

Dengue Vaccine Modeling Group Who-Vmi

Texas and Mexico: Sharing a Legacy of Poverty and Neglected Tropical Diseases pp. 1-6

Peter J Hotez, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Eric Dumonteil, Jesus G Valenzuela, Shaden Kamhawi, Jaime Ortega, Samuel Ponce de Leon Rosales, Miguel Betancourt Cravioto and Roberto Tapia-Conyer

Early Clinical Features of Dengue Virus Infection in Nicaraguan Children: A Longitudinal Analysis pp. 1-9

Hope H Biswas, Oscar Ortega, Aubree Gordon, Katherine Standish, Angel Balmaseda, Guillermina Kuan and Eva Harris

Azithromycin Mass Treatment for Trachoma Control: Risk Factors for Non-Participation of Children in Two Treatment Rounds pp. 1-11

Elizabeth N Ssemanda, Joshua Levens, Harran Mkocha, Beatriz Munoz and Sheila K West

Volume 6, issue 2, 2012

Standardizing Visual Control Devices for Tsetse Flies: West African Species Glossina tachinoides, G. palpalis gambiensis and G. morsitans submorsitans pp. 1-8

Jean-Baptiste Rayaisse, Thomas Kröber, Andrew McMullin, Philippe Solano, Steve Mihok and Patrick M Guerin

Climate-Based Models for Understanding and Forecasting Dengue Epidemics pp. 1-19

Elodie Descloux, Morgan Mangeas, Christophe Eugène Menkes, Matthieu Lengaigne, Anne Leroy, Temaui Tehei, Laurent Guillaumot, Magali Teurlai, Ann-Claire Gourinat, Justus Benzler, Anne Pfannstiel, Jean-Paul Grangeon, Nicolas Degallier and Xavier De Lamballerie

Toxocariasis in Cuba: A Literature Review pp. 1-7

Idalia Sariego, Kirezi Kanobana, Lázara Rojas, Niko Speybroeck, Katja Polman and Fidel A Núñez

Predictive Models for the Diagnostic of Human Visceral Leishmaniasis in Brazil pp. 1-7

Tália S Machado de Assis, Ana Rabello and Guilherme L Werneck

Incidence Rates of Enterovirus 71 Infections in Young Children during a Nationwide Epidemic in Taiwan, 2008–09 pp. 1-6

Min-Shi Lee, Pai-Shan Chiang, Shu-Ting Luo, Mei-Liang Huang, Guan-Yuan Liou, Kuo-Chien Tsao and Tzou-Yien Lin

Spatial Distribution of, and Risk Factors for, Opisthorchis viverrini Infection in Southern Lao PDR pp. 1-12

Armelle Forrer, Somphou Sayasone, Penelope Vounatsou, Youthanavanh Vonghachack, Dalouny Bouakhasith, Steffen Vogt, Rüdiger Glaser, Jürg Utzinger, Kongsap Akkhavong and Peter Odermatt

Estimating the Non-Monetary Burden of Neurocysticercosis in Mexico pp. 1-10

Rachana Bhattarai, Christine M Budke, Hélène Carabin, Jefferson V Proaño, Jose Flores-Rivera, Teresa Corona, Renata Ivanek, Karen F Snowden and Ana Flisser

Improving Access to Medicines for Neglected Tropical Diseases in Developing Countries: Lessons from Three Emerging Economies pp. 1-3

Francesca Holt, Stephen J Gillam and Jeremiah M Ngondi

Volume 6, issue 1, 2012

Appropriate Regulation of GM Insects pp. 1-3

Luke Alphey and Camilla Beech

Scientific Standards and the Regulation of Genetically Modified Insects pp. 1-15

R Guy Reeves, Jai A Denton, Fiammetta Santucci, Jarosław Bryk and Floyd A Reed

Comparative Study of rK39 Leishmania Antigen for Serodiagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis pp. 1-8

Zuinara Maia, Monique Lírio, Sóstenes Mistro, Carlos Maurício Cardeal Mendes, Sanjay R Mehta and Roberto Badaro

WormAssay: A Novel Computer Application for Whole-Plate Motion-based Screening of Macroscopic Parasites pp. 1-8

Chris Marcellino, Jiri Gut, K C Lim, Rahul Singh, James McKerrow and Judy Sakanari

Diagnostic Accuracy of Molecular Amplification Tests for Human African Trypanosomiasis—Systematic Review pp. 1-9

Claire M Mugasa, Emily R Adams, Kimberly R Boer, Heleen C Dyserinck, Philippe Büscher, Henk D H F Schallig and Mariska M G Leeflang

Should I Get Screened for Sleeping Sickness? A Qualitative Study in Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of Congo pp. 1-9

Alain Mpanya, David Hendrickx, Mimy Vuna, Albert Kanyinda, Crispin Lumbala, Valéry Tshilombo, Patrick Mitashi, Oscar Luboya, Victor Kande, Marleen Boelaert, Pierre Lefèvre and Pascal Lutumba