Potential animal reservoirs (dogs and bats) of human visceral leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum in French Guiana.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objectives of this study were to 1) evaluate the influence of treatment with praziquantel on the inflammatory milieu in maternal, placental, and cord blood, 2) assess the extent to which proinflammatory signatures in placental and cord blood impacts birth outcomes, and 3) evaluate the impact of other hel...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Abioye AI,McDonald EA,Park S,Joshi A,Kurtis JD,Wu H,Pond-Tor S,Sharma S,Ernerudh J,Baltazar P,Acosta LP,Olveda RM,Tallo V,Friedman JF

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are no published reports on studies comparing itraconazole (ITC), sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (cotrimoxazole, CMX), and ITC followed by CMX (ITC/CMX) in the treatment of paracoccidiodomycosis. This study aimed to compare the efficacy, effectiveness, safety and time to clinical and serologic cure in p...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Cavalcante Rde S,Sylvestre TF,Levorato AD,de Carvalho LR,Mendes RP

更新日期：2014-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute encephalitis is an important and severe disease in children in Vietnam. However, little is known about the etiology while such knowledge is essential for optimal prevention and treatment. To identify viral causes of encephalitis, in 2004 we conducted a one-year descriptive study at Children's Hospital ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Le VT,Phan TQ,Do QH,Nguyen BH,Lam QB,Bach V,Truong H,Tran TH,Nguyen V,Tran T,Vo M,Tran VT,Schultsz C,Farrar J,van Doorn HR,de Jong MD

更新日期：2010-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease and its distribution, in space and time, can be influenced by environmental factors such as rivers, elevation, slope, land surface temperature, land use/cover and rainfall. The aim of this study is to identify the areas with suitable conditions for schistosomiasis transmission on...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Ajakaye OG,Adedeji OI,Ajayi PO

更新日期：2017-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of large scale Mass Drug Adminstration (MDA) of ivermectin on active onchocerciasis transmission by Simulium damnosum, which transmits the parasite O. volvulus is of great importance for onchocerciasis control programmes. We investigated in the Mbam river system area, the impact of MDA of ivermect...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Abong RA,Amambo GN,Hamid AA,Enow BA,Beng AA,Nietcho FN,Nji TM,Njouendou AJ,Ritter M,Esum ME,Deribe K,Cho JF,Fombad FF,Enyong PI,Poole C,Pfarr K,Hoerauf A,Carlow C,Wanji S

更新日期：2021-01-19 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：INTRODUCTION:Plasmodium spp. and helminths are co-endemic in many parts of the tropics; hence, co-infection is a common phenomenon. Interactions between Plasmodium and helminth infections may alter the host's immune response and susceptibility and thus impact on morbidity. There is little information on the direction a...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Hürlimann E,Houngbedji CA,Yapi RB,N'Dri PB,Silué KD,Ouattara M,Utzinger J,N'Goran EK,Raso G

更新日期：2019-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmaniasis is a neglected disease produced by the intracellular protozoan parasite Leishmania. In the present study, we show that LABCG2, a new ATP-binding cassette half-transporter (ABCG subfamily) from Leishmania, is involved in parasite virulence. Down-regulation of LABCG2 function upon expression of an inactive...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Campos-Salinas J,León-Guerrero D,González-Rey E,Delgado M,Castanys S,Pérez-Victoria JM,Gamarro F

更新日期：2013-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hookworms infect millions of people worldwide and can cause severe clinical symptoms in their hosts. Prospective cohort studies in Brazil show high rates of hookworm reinfection in malnourished children compared to well-nourished children, despite previous treatment. Additionally, soil-transmitted helminth (...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Pacanaro CP,Dias SR,Serafim LR,Costa MP,Aguilar E,Paes PR,Alvarez-Leite JI,Rabelo EM

更新日期：2014-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Continued exposure to malaria-causing parasites in endemic regions of malaria induces significant levels of acquired immunity in adult individuals. A better understanding of the transcriptional basis for this acquired immunological response may provide insight into how the immune system can be boosted during...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Rojas-Peña ML,Vallejo A,Herrera S,Gibson G,Arévalo-Herrera M

更新日期：2015-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the roadmap on the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) the World Health Organization (WHO) aims at attaining at least 75% coverage of preventive chemotherapy in pre-school and school-age children by 2020. A randomized controlled trial was used to compare the effectiveness of praziquantel in treating Schisto...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Wang XY,He J,Juma S,Kabole F,Guo JG,Dai JR,Li W,Yang K

更新日期：2019-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Two recombinant Fasciola hepatica antigens, saposin-like protein-2 (recSAP2) and cathepsin L-1 (recCL1), were assessed individually and in combination in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) for the specific serodiagnosis of human fasciolosis in areas of low endemicity as encountered in Central Europe. Antibody ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Gottstein B,Schneeberger M,Boubaker G,Merkle B,Huber C,Spiliotis M,Müller N,Garate T,Doherr MG

更新日期：2014-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of compounds based on the dipeptidyl nitrile scaffold were synthesized and assayed for their inhibitory activity against the T. cruzi cysteine protease cruzain. Structure activity relationships (SARs) were established using three, eleven and twelve variations respectively at the P1, P2 and P3 positions. A Ki ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Avelar LA,Camilo CD,de Albuquerque S,Fernandes WB,Gonçalez C,Kenny PW,Leitão A,McKerrow JH,Montanari CA,Orozco EV,Ribeiro JF,Rocha JR,Rosini F,Saidel ME

更新日期：2015-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leishmania development in the sand fly gut leads to highly infective forms called metacyclic promastigotes. This process can be routinely mimicked in culture. Gene expression-profiling studies by transcriptome analysis have been performed with the aim of studying promastigote forms in the sand fly gut, as we...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Alcolea PJ,Alonso A,Molina R,Jiménez M,Myler PJ,Larraga V

更新日期：2019-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The current outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Upper West Africa is the largest ever recorded. Molecular evidence suggests spread has been almost exclusively through human-to-human contact. Social factors are thus clearly important to understand the epidemic and ways in which it might be stopped, but these factors hav...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Richards P,Amara J,Ferme MC,Kamara P,Mokuwa E,Sheriff AI,Suluku R,Voors M

更新日期：2015-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although antibody responses to dengue virus (DENV) in naturally infected individuals have been extensively studied, the functionality of DENV specific memory T cell responses in relation to clinical disease severity is incompletely understood. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Using ex vivo IFNγ ELISpot assays...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Jeewandara C,Adikari TN,Gomes L,Fernando S,Fernando RH,Perera MK,Ariyaratne D,Kamaladasa A,Salimi M,Prathapan S,Ogg GS,Malavige GN

更新日期：2015-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After many years of neglect, schistosomiasis control is going to scale. The strategy of choice is preventive chemotherapy, that is the repeated large-scale administration of praziquantel (a safe and highly efficacious drug) to at-risk populations. The frequency of praziquantel administration is based on ende...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Schur N,Vounatsou P,Utzinger J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging arbovirus associated with febrile illness often accompanied by rash and arthralgia that may persist for several years. Outbreaks are associated with high morbidity and create a public health challenge for countries affected. Recent outbreaks have occurred in both Eu...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Weger-Lucarelli J,Chu H,Aliota MT,Partidos CD,Osorio JE

更新日期：2014-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Q fever is a widespread zoonosis that is caused by Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii), and ruminants are identified as the main sources of human infections. Some human cases have been described, but very limited information was available about Q fever in ruminants on Reunion Island, a tropical island in the Indian Ocean....

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Cardinale E,Esnault O,Beral M,Naze F,Michault A

更新日期：2014-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) borreliosis is caused by Borrelia recurrentis, and it is a deadly although treatable disease that is endemic in the Horn of Africa but has epidemic potential. Research on LBRF has been severely hampered because successful infection with B. recurrentis has been achieved only in primat...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Larsson C,Lundqvist J,van Rooijen N,Bergström S

更新日期：2009-09-29 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：BACKGROUND:Our earlier genome-wide expression study revealed up-regulation of a tryptophan-catabolizing enzyme, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO1), in patients with scrub typhus. This gene has been previously reported to have anti-microbial activity in a variety of infectious diseases; therefore, we aimed to prove whet...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Prachason T,Konhan K,Pongnarin P,Chatsiricharoenkul S,Suputtamongkol Y,Limwongse C

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:BALB/c mice are highly susceptible while C57BL/6 are relatively resistant to experimental Trypanosoma congolense infection. Although regulatory T cells (Tregs) have been shown to regulate the pathogenesis of experimental T. congolense infection, their exact role remains controversial. We wished to determine ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Okwor I,Onyilagha C,Kuriakose S,Mou Z,Jia P,Uzonna JE

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ecological determinants of most emerging vector-borne diseases are understudied, particularly for neglected tropical disease. Moreover, although socioeconomic impacts can have significant downstream effects on human risks to vector-borne diseases via a change in land cover, particularly facilitating the inva...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Wei CY,Wang JK,Shih HC,Wang HC,Kuo CC

更新日期：2020-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Zika virus (ZIKV) emerged as a global public health threat throughout the Americas since 2014. Phylogenetically, the virus is composed of three main lineages, an African, Asian, and American lineage. The recent emergence and spread of ZIKV has raised questions regarding the breadth and potency of human primary ZIKV im...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Nix CD,Salberg J,Coulter FJ,Kareko BW,Lyski ZL,Booty BL,Messer WB

更新日期：2020-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections measured in Zimbabwe before and after a control intervention based on annual deworming of school-age children (SAC) conducted from 2012 to 2018. In 2010, epidemiological data were collected from 13 195 SAC in 255 randomly sel...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Midzi N,Montresor A,Mutsaka-Makuvaza MJ,Fronterre C,Manangazira P,Phiri I,Johnson O,Mhlanga G,Diggle PJ

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A cluster of eleven patients, including eight family members and three healthcare workers with fever and thrombocytopenia occurred in Yixing County, Jiangsu Province, China, from October to November 1996. However, the initial investigation failed to identify its etiology. Severe fever with thrombocytopenia s...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Hu J,Shi C,Li Z,Guo X,Qian Y,Tan W,Li X,Qi X,Su X,Zhou M,Wang H,Jiao Y,Bao C

更新日期：2018-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus distributed throughout much of Africa and Asia. Infection with the virus may cause acute febrile illness that clinically resembles dengue fever. A recent study indicated the existence of three geographically distinct viral lineages; however this analysis utili...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Haddow AD,Schuh AJ,Yasuda CY,Kasper MR,Heang V,Huy R,Guzman H,Tesh RB,Weaver SC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Control and prevention of Chagas disease rely mostly on residual spraying of insecticides. In Argentina, vector control shifted from a vertical to a fully horizontal strategy based on community participation between 1992 and 2004. The effects of such strategy on Triatoma infestans, the main domestic vector, ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Vazquez-Prokopec GM,Spillmann C,Zaidenberg M,Kitron U,Gürtler RE

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum (TEN) is the causative agent of endemic syphilis (bejel). An unusual human TEN 11q/j isolate was obtained from a syphilis-like primary genital lesion from a patient that returned to France from Pakistan. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:The TEN 11q/j isolate was characteriz...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Mikalová L,Strouhal M,Oppelt J,Grange PA,Janier M,Benhaddou N,Dupin N,Šmajs D

更新日期：2017-03-06 00:00:00