Correction: Brucellosis Seropositivity in Animals and Humans in Ethiopia: A Meta-analysis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is transmitted by fecally contaminated food and water and causes approximately 22 million typhoid fever infections worldwide each year. Most cases occur in developing countries, where approximately 4% of patients develop intestinal perforation (IP). In Kasese District, Ugand...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Walters MS,Routh J,Mikoleit M,Kadivane S,Ouma C,Mubiru D,Mbusa B,Murangi A,Ejoku E,Rwantangle A,Kule U,Lule J,Garrett N,Halpin J,Maxwell N,Kagirita A,Mulabya F,Makumbi I,Freeman M,Joyce K,Hill V,Downing R,Mint

更新日期：2014-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Greece was declared malaria-free in 1974 after a long antimalarial fight. In 2011-2012, an outbreak of P. vivax malaria was reported in Evrotas, an agricultural area in Southern Greece, where a large number of immigrants from endemic countries live and work. A total of 46 locally acquired and 38 imported malaria cases...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Tseroni M,Baka A,Kapizioni C,Snounou G,Tsiodras S,Charvalakou M,Georgitsou M,Panoutsakou M,Psinaki I,Tsoromokou M,Karakitsos G,Pervanidou D,Vakali A,Mouchtouri V,Georgakopoulou T,Mamuris Z,Papadopoulos N,Koliopoulos G,

更新日期：2015-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The activities of the Global Programme for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis have been in operation since the year 2000, with Mass Drug Administration (MDA) undertaken yearly in disease endemic communities. Information collected during MDA-such as population demographics, age, sex, drugs used and remai...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： de Souza DK,Yirenkyi E,Otchere J,Biritwum NK,Ameme DK,Sackey S,Ahorlu C,Wilson MD

更新日期：2016-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MPT64 rapid speciation tests are increasingly being used in diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). Mycobacterium africanum West Africa 2 (Maf 2) remains an important cause of TB in West Africa and causes one third of disease in The Gambia. Since the introduction of MPT64 antigen tests, a higher than expected rate o...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Ofori-Anyinam B,Kanuteh F,Agbla SC,Adetifa I,Okoi C,Dolganov G,Schoolnik G,Secka O,Antonio M,de Jong BC,Gehre F

更新日期：2016-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aedes control interventions are considered the cornerstone of dengue control programmes, but there is scarce evidence on their effect on disease. We set-up a cluster randomized controlled trial in Santiago de Cuba to evaluate the entomological and epidemiological effectiveness of periodical intra- and peri-d...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Toledo ME,Vanlerberghe V,Rosales JP,Mirabal M,Cabrera P,Fonseca V,Gómez Padrón T,Pérez Menzies M,Montada D,Van der Stuyft P

更新日期：2017-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, molecular xenomonitoring efforts for lymphatic filariasis rely on PCR or real-time PCR-based detection of Brugia malayi, Brugia timori and Wuchereria bancrofti in mosquito vectors. Most commonly, extraction of DNA from mosquitoes is performed using silica column-based technologies. However, such e...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Zaky WI,Tomaino FR,Pilotte N,Laney SJ,Williams SA

更新日期：2018-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral leishmaniasis is hypoendemic in Mediterranean countries, where it is caused by the flagellate protozoan Leishmania infantum. VL cases in this area account for 5%-6% of the global burden. Cases of Leishmania/HIV coinfection have been reported in the Mediterranean region, mainly in France, Italy, Portugal, and ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Monge-Maillo B,Norman FF,Cruz I,Alvar J,López-Vélez R

更新日期：2014-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) that recently caused outbreaks in the Americas. Over the past 60 years, this virus has been observed circulating among African, Asian, and Pacific Island populations, but little attention has been paid by the scientific community until the discovery that large-...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Epelboin Y,Talaga S,Epelboin L,Dusfour I

更新日期：2017-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by parasitic protozoa of the genus Leishmania and is characterized by clinical manifestations such as fever, hepatosplenomegaly and anemia. Hemophagocytosis, the phenomenon of phagocytosis of blood cells by macrophages, is found in VL patients. In a previous study we established a...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Morimoto A,Uchida K,Chambers JK,Sato K,Hong J,Sanjoba C,Matsumoto Y,Yamagishi J,Goto Y

更新日期：2019-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:treatment of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease, or Buruli ulcer (BU), has shifted from surgery to treatment with streptomycin(STR)+rifampin(RIF) since 2004 based on studies in a mouse model and clinical trials. We tested two entirely oral regimens for BU treatment, rifampin(RIF)+clarithromycin(CLR) and rifapent...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Almeida D,Converse PJ,Ahmad Z,Dooley KE,Nuermberger EL,Grosset JH

更新日期：2011-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mali has become increasingly interested in the evaluation of transmission of both Wuchereria bancrofti and Onchocerca volvulus as prevalences of both infections move toward their respective elimination targets. The SD Bioline Onchocerciasis/LF IgG4 Rapid Test was used in 2 evaluation units (EU) to assess its...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Dolo H,Coulibaly YI,Dembele B,Guindo B,Coulibaly SY,Dicko I,Doumbia SS,Dembele M,Traore MO,Goita S,Dolo M,Soumaoro L,Coulibaly ME,Diallo AA,Diarra D,Zhang Y,Colebunders R,Nutman TB

更新日期：2019-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Latin America, there are 13 geographically isolated endemic foci distributed among Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and Ecuador. The communities of the three endemic foci found within Mexico have been receiving ivermectin treatment since 1989. In this study, we predicted the trend of occurre...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Lara-Ramírez EE,Rodríguez-Pérez MA,Pérez-Rodríguez MA,Adeleke MA,Orozco-Algarra ME,Arrendondo-Jiménez JI,Guo X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is clinical outcome of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and is thought to be the potential reservoir of parasite. Miltefosine (MF) is the only oral drug existing for treatment of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL). Increased miltefosine tolerance in clinical isolates of Le...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Topno RK,Rabi Das VN,Kumar M,Madhukar M,Pandey K,Verma N,Agrawal K,Lal CS,Siddiqui NA,Bimal S,Das P

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The niche conservatism hypothesis states that related species diverge in niche characteristics at lower rates than expected, given their lineage divergence. Here we analyze whether niche conservatism is a common pattern among vector species (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) of Trypanosoma cruzi that inhabit North a...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Ibarra-Cerdeña CN,Zaldívar-Riverón A,Peterson AT,Sánchez-Cordero V,Ramsey JM

更新日期：2014-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies investigating the role of cytokines in the pathogenesis of leprosy have either been on only small numbers of patients or have not combined clinical and histological data. The INFIR Cohort study is a prospective study of 303 new multibacillary leprosy patients to identify risk factors for rea...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Lockwood DN,Suneetha L,Sagili KD,Chaduvula MV,Mohammed I,van Brakel W,Smith WC,Nicholls P,Suneetha S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosoma cruzi, the aetiological agent of Chagas disease possess extensive genetic diversity. This has led to the development of a plethora of molecular typing methods for the identification of both the known major genetic lineages and for more fine scale characterization of different multilocus genotypes within th...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Diosque P,Tomasini N,Lauthier JJ,Messenger LA,Monje Rumi MM,Ragone PG,Alberti-D'Amato AM,Pérez Brandán C,Barnabé C,Tibayrenc M,Lewis MD,Llewellyn MS,Miles MA,Yeo M

更新日期：2014-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a worldwide upscale in mass drug administration (MDA) programs to control the morbidity caused by soil-transmitted helminths (STHs): Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm. Although anthelminthic drugs which are used for MDA are supplied by two pharmaceutical companies through donati...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Belew S,Getachew M,Suleman S,Mohammed T,Deti H,D'Hondt M,Wynendaele E,Mekonnen Z,Vercruysse J,Duchateau L,De Spiegeleer B,Levecke B

更新日期：2015-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mapping of lymphatic filariasis (LF) is essential for the delineation of endemic implementation units and determining the population at risk that will be targeted for mass drug administration (MDA). Prior to the current study, only 116 of the 832 woredas (districts) in Ethiopia had been mapped for LF. The ai...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Rebollo MP,Sime H,Assefa A,Cano J,Deribe K,Gonzalez-Escalada A,Shafi O,Davey G,Brooker SJ,Kebede A,Bockarie MJ

更新日期：2015-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In Tunisia, cases of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major are increasing and spreading from the south-west to new areas in the center. To improve the current knowledge on L. major evolution and population dynamics, we performed multi-locus microsatellite typing of human isolates from Tunisian go...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Harrabi M,Bettaieb J,Ghawar W,Toumi A,Zaâtour A,Yazidi R,Chaâbane S,Chalghaf B,Hide M,Bañuls AL,Ben Salah A

更新日期：2015-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have assessed the burden of Chagas disease in non-endemic countries and most of them are based on prevalence estimates from Latin American (LA) countries that likely differ from the prevalence in migrants living in Europe. The aim of this study was to systematically review the existing data infor...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Requena-Méndez A,Aldasoro E,de Lazzari E,Sicuri E,Brown M,Moore DA,Gascon J,Muñoz J

更新日期：2015-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Rift Valley fever (RVF) is endemic in most parts of Africa and has also been reported to occur in the Arabian Peninsula. It is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in livestock, but also in humans. During the last two decades several outbreaks of RVF have been reported in countries in Sout...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Fafetine J,Neves L,Thompson PN,Paweska JT,Rutten VP,Coetzer JA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabies virus kills tens of thousands of people globally each year, especially in resource-limited countries. Yet, there are genetically- and antigenically-related lyssaviruses, all capable of causing the disease rabies, circulating globally among bats without causing conspicuous disease outbreaks. The species richness...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Hayman DT,Fooks AR,Marston DA,Garcia-R JC

更新日期：2016-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The East/Central/South African genotype of Chikungunya virus with the E1-A226V mutation emerged in 2011 in Cambodia and spread in 2012. An outbreak of 190 cases was documented in Trapeang Roka, a rural village. We surveyed 425 village residents within 3-4 weeks after the outbreak, and determined the sensitivity and sp...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Galatas B,Ly S,Duong V,Baisley K,Nguon K,Chan S,Huy R,Ly S,Sorn S,Som L,Buchy P,Tarantola A

更新日期：2016-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Most studies evaluating epidemiologic relationships between helminths and HIV have been conducted in the pre-ART era, and evidence of the impact of helminth infections on HIV disease progression remains conflicting. Less is known about helminth infection and clinical outcomes in HIV-infected adults receiving antiretro...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Morawski BM,Yunus M,Kerukadho E,Turyasingura G,Barbra L,Ojok AM,DiNardo AR,Sowinski S,Boulware DR,Mejia R

更新日期：2017-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cotrimoxazole prevents opportunistic infections including falciparum malaria in HIV-infected individuals but there are concerns of cross-resistance to other antifolate drugs such as sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP). In this study, we investigated the prevalence of antifolate-resistance mutations in Plasmodium ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Juma DW,Muiruri P,Yuhas K,John-Stewart G,Ottichilo R,Waitumbi J,Singa B,Polyak C,Kamau E

更新日期：2019-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickettsia (R.) helvetica is the most prevalent rickettsia found in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Germany. Several studies reported antibodies against R. helvetica up to 12.5% in humans investigated, however, fulminant clinical cases are rare indicating a rather low pathogenicity compared to other rickettsiae. We investigat...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Speck S,Kern T,Aistleitner K,Dilcher M,Dobler G,Essbauer S

更新日期：2018-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue virus transmission is endemic in Makassar, Indonesia, with the majority of cases reported soon after the start of the annual rainy season. Before 2006, larval source reduction, larvaciding, and reactive routine, outdoor, insecticide fogging campaigns did not result in a reduction in seasonal dengue incidence. B...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Wahid I,Ishak H,Hafid A,Fajri M,Sidjal S,Nurdin A,Azikin NT,Sudirman R,Hasan H,Yusuf M,Bachtiar I,Hawley WA,Rosenberg R,Lobo NF

更新日期：2019-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The soil-dwelling saprophyte bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei is the cause of melioidosis, a severe disease of humans and animals in southeast Asia and northern Australia. Despite the detection of B. pseudomallei in various soil and water samples from endemic areas, the environmental habitat of B. pseudom...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Kaestli M,Mayo M,Harrington G,Ward L,Watt F,Hill JV,Cheng AC,Currie BJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Junín virus (JUNV), the etiologic agent of Argentine hemorrhagic fever (AHF), is classified by the NIAID and CDC as a Category A priority pathogen. Presently, antiviral therapy for AHF is limited to immune plasma, which is readily available only in the endemic regions of Argentina. T-705 (favipiravir) is a b...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Gowen BB,Juelich TL,Sefing EJ,Brasel T,Smith JK,Zhang L,Tigabu B,Hill TE,Yun T,Pietzsch C,Furuta Y,Freiberg AN

更新日期：2013-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease with significant morbidity and mortality. Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is an important but poorly understood complication of snakebite associated with acute kidney injury (AKI). Numerous treatments have been attempted based on limited evidence. We conducted a systematic re...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Noutsos T,Currie BJ,Lek RA,Isbister GK

更新日期：2020-12-08 00:00:00