Neotropical bats that co-habit with humans function as dead-end hosts for dengue virus.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current chemotherapy for Chagas disease is unsatisfactory due to its limited efficacy, particularly in the chronic phase, with frequent side effects that can lead to treatment discontinuation. Combined therapy is envisioned as an ideal approach since it may improve treatment efficacy whilst decreasing toxici...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Diniz Lde F,Urbina JA,de Andrade IM,Mazzeti AL,Martins TA,Caldas IS,Talvani A,Ribeiro I,Bahia MT

更新日期：2013-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Molecular diagnostics has become essential in the identification of many infectious and neglected diseases, and the detection of nucleic acids often serves as the gold standard technique for most infectious agents. However, established techniques like polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are time-consuming labora...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Müller K,Daßen S,Holowachuk S,Zwirglmaier K,Stehr J,Buersgens F,Ullerich L,Stoecker K

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Syphilis is resurgent in many regions of the world. Molecular typing is a robust tool for investigating strain diversity and epidemiology. This study aimed to review original research on molecular typing of Treponema pallidum (T. pallidum) with three objectives: (1) to determine specimen types most suitable ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Peng RR,Wang AL,Li J,Tucker JD,Yin YP,Chen XS

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human echinococcosis is a neglected zoonosis caused by parasites of the genus Echinococcus. The most frequent clinical forms of echinococcosis, cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE), are responsible for a substantial health and economic burden, particularly to low-income societies. Quan...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Otero-Abad B,Torgerson PR

更新日期：2013-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus is invading Europe and was first discovered in Lelystad, the Netherlands in 2013, where it has established a permanent population. In this study, we investigated the vector competence of Ae. japonicus from the Netherlands for the emerging Zika virus (ZIKV) and zoonotic...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Abbo SR,Visser TM,Wang H,Göertz GP,Fros JJ,Abma-Henkens MHC,Geertsema C,Vogels CBF,Koopmans MPG,Reusken CBEM,Hall-Mendelin S,Hall RA,van Oers MM,Koenraadt CJM,Pijlman GP

更新日期：2020-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on 4 patients (1 immunocompetent, 3 immunosuppressed) in whom visceral leishmaniasis had become unresponsive to (or had relapsed after) treatment with appropriate doses of liposomal amphotericin B. Under close follow-up, full courses of pentavalent antimony were administered without life-threatening adverse ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Morizot G,Jouffroy R,Faye A,Chabert P,Belhouari K,Calin R,Charlier C,Miailhes P,Siriez JY,Mouri O,Yera H,Gilquin J,Tubiana R,Lanternier F,Mamzer MF,Legendre C,Peyramond D,Caumes E,Lortholary O,Buffet P

更新日期：2016-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the late twentieth century, emergence of high rates of treatment failure with antimonial compounds (SSG) for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused a public health crisis in Bihar, India. We hypothesize that exposure to arsenic through drinking contaminated groundwater may be associated with SSG treatment fai...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Perry MR,Prajapati VK,Menten J,Raab A,Feldmann J,Chakraborti D,Sundar S,Fairlamb AH,Boelaert M,Picado A

更新日期：2015-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis is a globally distributed bacterial infectious disease caused by pathogenic members of the genus Leptospira. Infection can lead to illness ranging from mild and non-specific to severe, with jaundice, kidney and liver dysfunction, and widespread endothelial damage. The adhesion of pathogenic Leptospira sp...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Evangelista KV,Hahn B,Wunder EA Jr,Ko AI,Haake DA,Coburn J

更新日期：2014-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focused on Oeosophagostomum sp., and more especially on O. bifurcum, as a parasite that can be lethal to humans and is widespread among humans and monkeys in endemic regions, but has not yet been documented in apes. Its epidemiology and the role played by non-human primates in its transmission are still poo...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Krief S,Vermeulen B,Lafosse S,Kasenene JM,Nieguitsila A,Berthelemy M,L'hostis M,Bain O,Guillot J

更新日期：2010-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A better understanding of reproductive processes in parasitic nematodes may lead to development of new anthelmintics and control strategies for combating disabling and disfiguring neglected tropical diseases such as lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. Transcriptomatic analysis has provided important new...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Li BW,Rush AC,Jiang DJ,Mitreva M,Abubucker S,Weil GJ

更新日期：2011-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini is classified as a class I carcinogen due to the association between cholangiocarcinoma and chronic O. viverrini infection. During its feeding activity within the bile duct, the parasite secretes several cathepsin F cysteine proteases that may induce or contribute to th...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Pinlaor P,Kaewpitoon N,Laha T,Sripa B,Kaewkes S,Morales ME,Mann VH,Parriott SK,Suttiprapa S,Robinson MW,To J,Dalton JP,Loukas A,Brindley PJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabies is a fatal neurologic disease caused by lyssavirus infection. Bats are important natural reservoir hosts of various lyssaviruses that can be transmitted to people. The epidemiology and pathogenesis of rabies in bats are poorly understood, making it difficult to prevent zoonotic transmission. To further our unde...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Begeman L,Suu-Ire R,Banyard AC,Drosten C,Eggerbauer E,Freuling CM,Gibson L,Goharriz H,Horton DL,Jennings D,Marston DA,Ntiamoa-Baidu Y,Riesle Sbarbaro S,Selden D,Wise EL,Kuiken T,Fooks AR,Müller T,Wood JLN,Cunningham

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Close to 800 million people in the world are at risk of schistosomiasis, 85 per cent of whom live in Africa. Recent studies have indicated that female genital schistosomiasis might increase the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The aim of this study is to quantify and analyse the characte...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Jourdan PM,Roald B,Poggensee G,Gundersen SG,Kjetland EF

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemotherapy of lymphatic filariasis relies upon drugs such as diethylcarbamazine and ivermectin that largely target the microfilarial stages of the parasite, necessitating continued treatment over the long reproductive life span of the adult worm. The identification of compounds that target adult worms has been a...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Taldone T,Gillan V,Sun W,Rodina A,Patel P,Maitland K,O'Neill K,Chiosis G,Devaney E

更新日期：2010-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uganda has reported five (5) Ebola virus disease outbreaks and three (3) Marburg virus disease outbreaks from 2000 to 2016. Peoples' knowledge and attitude towards Ebola and Marburg virus disease impact on control and prevention measures especially during outbreaks. We describe knowledge and attitude towards...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Nyakarahuka L,Skjerve E,Nabadda D,Sitali DC,Mumba C,Mwiine FN,Lutwama JJ,Balinandi S,Shoemaker T,Kankya C

更新日期：2017-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite that causes mild to severe diarrhoeal disease in humans. To date, several commercial companies have developed rapid immunoassays for the detection of Cryptosporidium infection. However, the challenge is to identify an accurate, simple and rapid diagnostic tool for the ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Manouana GP,Lorenz E,Mbong Ngwese M,Nguema Moure PA,Maiga Ascofaré O,Akenten CW,Amuasi J,Rakotozandrindrainy N,Rakotozandrindrainy R,Mbwana J,Lusingu J,Byrne N,Melhem S,Zinsou JF,Adegbite RB,Hogan B,Winter D,May J,Kre

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of Human African Trypanosomiasis relies mainly on the Card Agglutination Test for Trypanosomiasis (CATT). While this test is successful, it is acknowledged that there may be room for improvement. Our aim was to develop a prototype lateral flow test based on the detection of antibodies to trypan...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Sullivan L,Wall SJ,Carrington M,Ferguson MA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orientia tsutsugamushi (Ots) frequently causes severe scrub typhus infections in the Asia-Pacific region. Korean investigators have demonstrated that Ots encodes five different autotransporter domain (ATD) proteins (ScaA-ScaE). ScaA functions as an adhesin and confers protective immunity in a lethal mouse model of Ots...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Koralur MC,Ramaiah A,Dasch GA

更新日期：2018-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Salmonella serovars Typhi (S. Typhi) and Paratyphi A (S. Paratyphi A), the causative agents of enteric fever, have been routinely isolated organisms from the blood of febrile patients in the Kathmandu Valley since the early 1990s. Susceptibility against commonly used antimicrobials for treating enteric fever...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Zellweger RM,Basnyat B,Shrestha P,Prajapati KG,Dongol S,Sharma PK,Koirala S,Darton TC,Dolecek C,Thompson CN,Thwaites GE,Baker SG,Karkey A

更新日期：2017-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzootic strains of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) have been isolated from febrile patients in the Peruvian Amazon Basin at low but consistent levels since the early 1990s. Through a clinic-based febrile surveillance program, we detected an outbreak of VEEV infections in Iquitos, Peru, in the first half o...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Morrison AC,Forshey BM,Notyce D,Astete H,Lopez V,Rocha C,Carrion R,Carey C,Eza D,Montgomery JM,Kochel TJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of a first-time visceral leishmaniasis (VL) infection in Ethiopia is established by use of a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) detecting antibodies against rK39, direct agglutination test (DAT) and microscopy according to the national algorithm. The performance of individual tests and algorithm is variable and dep...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Kassa M,Abdellati S,Cnops L,Bremer Hinckel BC,Yeshanew A,Hailemichael W,Vogt F,Adriaensen W,Mertens P,Diro E,van Griensven J,Van den Bossche D

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Of the three diseases targeted for eradication by WHO, two are so-called Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)-guinea worm disease (GWD) and yaws. The Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (GWEP) is in its final stages, with only 25 reported in 2016. However, global eradication still requires certification by WHO o...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Fitzpatrick C,Sankara DP,Agua JF,Jonnalagedda L,Rumi F,Weiss A,Braden M,Ruiz-Tiben E,Kruse N,Braband K,Biswas G

更新日期：2017-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) is the most widespread mycobacterial disease in the world after leprosy and tuberculosis. How M. ulcerans is introduced into the skin of humans remains unclear, but it appears that individuals living in the same environment may have different susceptibilities. O...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Sopoh GE,Barogui YT,Johnson RC,Dossou AD,Makoutodé M,Anagonou SY,Kestens L,Portaels F

更新日期：2010-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Mosquito-borne diseases continue to remain major threats to human and animal health and impediments to socioeconomic development. Increasing mosquito resistance to chemical insecticides is a great public health concern, and new strategies/technologies are necessary to develop the next-generation of vector control tool...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Phanse Y,Dunphy BM,Perry JL,Airs PM,Paquette CC,Carlson JO,Xu J,Luft JC,DeSimone JM,Beaty BJ,Bartholomay LC

更新日期：2015-05-21 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:The dengue virus is endemic in many low- and middle-income countries. In Burkina Faso, the proportion of fevers that could be due to dengue is growing. In 2013, a dengue epidemic spread there, followed by other seasonal outbreaks. Dengue is often confused with malaria, and health workers are not trained to d...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Hébert C,Dagenais C,Mc Sween-Cadieux E,Ridde V

更新日期：2020-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In resource-limited settings, the scarcity of skilled personnel and adequate laboratory facilities makes the differential diagnosis of fevers complex [1-5]. Febrile illnesses are diagnosed clinically in most rural centers, and both Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) and clinical algorithms can be valuable aids to health wo...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Alirol E,Horie NS,Barbé B,Lejon V,Verdonck K,Gillet P,Jacobs J,Büscher P,Kanal B,Bhattarai NR,El Safi S,Phe T,Lim K,Leng L,Lutumba P,Mukendi D,Bottieau E,Boelaert M,Rijal S,Chappuis F

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We briefly review cysteine proteases (orthologs of mammalian cathepsins B, L, F, and C) that are expressed in flatworm and nematode parasites. Emphasis is placed on enzyme activities that have been functionally characterized, are associated with the parasite gut, and putatively contribute to degrading host proteins to...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Caffrey CR,Goupil L,Rebello KM,Dalton JP,Smith D

更新日期：2018-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue fever (DEN) is the most common arboviral disease in the world and dengue virus (DENV) causes 390 million annual infections around the world, of which 240 million are inapparent and 96 million are symptomatic. During the past decade a changing epidemiological pattern has been observed in Africa, with DEN outbrea...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Gaye A,Wang E,Vasilakis N,Guzman H,Diallo D,Talla C,Ba Y,Dia I,Weaver SC,Diallo M

更新日期：2019-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is highly prevalent in the Indian state of Bihar and, without proper diagnosis and treatment, is associated with high fatality. However, lack of efficient reporting mechanism had been an impediment in estimating the burden of mortality and its antecedents among symptomatic VL case...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Das A,Karthick M,Dwivedi S,Banerjee I,Mahapatra T,Srikantiah S,Chaudhuri I

更新日期：2016-11-21 00:00:00