Annexin A2 depletion exacerbates the intracerebral microhemorrhage induced by acute rickettsia and Ebola virus infections.

abstract：:Yellow fever virus (YFV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that is a major public health problem in tropical areas of Africa and South America. There have been detailed studies on YFV ecology in West Africa and South America, but current understanding of YFV circulation on the African continent is incomplete. This inadeq...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Beck A,Guzman H,Li L,Ellis B,Tesh RB,Barrett AD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spread of Aedes aegypti in California and other regions of the U.S. has increased the need to understand the potential for local chains of Ae. aegypti-borne virus transmission, particularly in arid regions where the ecology of these mosquitoes is less understood. For public health and vector control programs, it i...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Donnelly MAP,Kluh S,Snyder RE,Barker CM

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The Leishmania genus comprises up to 35 species, some with status still under discussion. The multilocus sequence typing (MLST)--extensively used for bacteria--has been proposed for pathogenic trypanosomatids. For Leishmania, however, a detailed analysis and revision on the taxonomy is still required. We have partiall...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Boité MC,Mauricio IL,Miles MA,Cupolillo E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaysia experienced an unprecedented dengue outbreak from the year 2014 to 2016 that resulted in an enormous increase in the number of cases and mortality as compared to previous years. The causes that attribute to a dengue outbreak can be multifactorial. Viral factors, such as dengue serotype and genotype,...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Suppiah J,Ching SM,Amin-Nordin S,Mat-Nor LA,Ahmad-Najimudin NA,Low GK,Abdul-Wahid MZ,Thayan R,Chee HY

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005006.]. ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Tadesse G

更新日期：2016-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Australia is currently canine rabies free. However, communities located on the northern coastline-such as the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA), Queensland-are at risk of an incursion due to their large populations of susceptible free-roaming dogs and proximity to rabies-infected Indonesian islands. A rabies-spread model ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Hudson EG,Brookes VJ,Dürr S,Ward MP

更新日期：2019-07-08 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：:Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arbovirus primarily transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Like most viral infections, ZIKV viremia varies over several orders of magnitude, with unknown consequences for transmission. To determine the effect of viral concentration on ZIKV transmission risk, we exposed field-derived Ae. aegypti mosqu...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Tesla B,Demakovsky LR,Packiam HS,Mordecai EA,Rodríguez AD,Bonds MH,Brindley MA,Murdock CC

更新日期：2018-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extreme precipitation events are increasing as a result of ongoing global warming, but controversy surrounds the relationship between flooding and mosquito-borne diseases. A common view among the scientific community and public health officers is that heavy rainfalls have a flushing effect on breeding sites,...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Roiz D,Boussès P,Simard F,Paupy C,Fontenille D

更新日期：2015-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rapid spread of Zika virus in the Americas and current outbreak of microcephaly in Brazil has raised attention to the possible deleterious effects that the virus may have on fetuses. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:We report a case of a 20-year-old pregnant woman who was referred to our service after a l...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Sarno M,Sacramento GA,Khouri R,do Rosário MS,Costa F,Archanjo G,Santos LA,Nery N Jr,Vasilakis N,Ko AI,de Almeida AR

更新日期：2016-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Phlebotomine sand flies are insects that are highly relevant in medicine, particularly as the sole proven vectors of leishmaniasis. Accurate identification of sand fly species is an essential prerequisite for eco-epidemiological studies aiming to better understand the disease. Traditional morphological identification ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Chavy A,Nabet C,Normand AC,Kocher A,Ginouves M,Prévot G,Vasconcelos Dos Santos T,Demar M,Piarroux R,de Thoisy B

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：:Over the last years, there has been a remarkable increase in the number of unresponsive patients with anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) reported worldwide. The primary objective of this study was to explore the role of demographic, clinical and environmental risk related-factors in the development of treatme...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Bamorovat M,Sharifi I,Dabiri S,Shamsi Meymandi S,Karamoozian A,Amiri R,Heshmatkhah A,Borhani Zarandi M,Aflatoonian MR,Sharifi F,Kheirandish R,Hassanzadeh S

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2005, there were outbreaks of febrile polyarthritis due to Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in the Comoros Islands. CHIKV then spread to other islands in the Indian Ocean: La Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles and Madagascar. These outbreaks revealed the lack of surveillance and preparedness of Madagascar and other ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Andriamandimby SF,Heraud JM,Randrianasolo L,Rafisandratantsoa JT,Andriamamonjy S,Richard V

更新日期：2013-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or Kala-azar has been a major public health problem in Bihar, India, for several decades. A few VL infected districts including Vaishali have reported >600 cases annually. Hence, in 2015, the Government of India entrusted ICMR-Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Scienc...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Kumar V,Mandal R,Das S,Kesari S,Dinesh DS,Pandey K,Das VR,Topno RK,Sharma MP,Dasgupta RK,Das P

更新日期：2020-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A high proportion of grade 2 disability (visible deformity) is indicative of delay in detection of leprosy and leprosy is one of the major causes of preventable disability. We conducted this study to determine the risk factors associated with disability (G2D and G1D) among adult new leprosy cases and to me...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Srinivas G,Muthuvel T,Lal V,Vaikundanathan K,Schwienhorst-Stich EM,Kasang C

更新日期：2019-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A majority infections caused by dengue virus (DENV) are asymptomatic, but a higher incidence of severe illness, such as dengue hemorrhagic fever, is associated with secondary infections, suggesting that pre-existing immunity plays a central role in dengue pathogenesis. Primary infections are typically associ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Chaudhury S,Gromowski GD,Ripoll DR,Khavrutskii IV,Desai V,Wallqvist A

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Singapore experiences endemic dengue, with 2013 being the largest outbreak year known to date, culminating in 22,170 cases. Given the limited resources available, and that vector control is the key approach for prevention in Singapore, it is important that public health professionals know where resources sho...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Ong J,Liu X,Rajarethinam J,Kok SY,Liang S,Tang CS,Cook AR,Ng LC,Yap G

更新日期：2018-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sensitive diagnostic tools are required for an accurate assessment of prevalence and intensity of helminth infections in areas undergoing regular deworming, and for monitoring anthelmintic drug efficacy. We compared the diagnostic accuracy of the Kato-Katz and FLOTAC techniques in the frame of a drug efficac...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Knopp S,Speich B,Hattendorf J,Rinaldi L,Mohammed KA,Khamis IS,Mohammed AS,Albonico M,Rollinson D,Marti H,Cringoli G,Utzinger J

更新日期：2011-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Efforts to control soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections have intensified over the past decade. Field-survey data on STH prevalence, infection intensity and drug efficacy is necessary to guide the implementation of control programs and should be of the best possible quality. METHODOLOGY:During four cli...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Vlaminck J,Cools P,Albonico M,Ame S,Ayana M,Dana D,Keiser J,Matoso LF,Montresor A,Mekonnen Z,Corrêa-Oliveira R,Pinto SA,Sayasone S,Vercruysse J,Levecke B

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemic growth rate, r, provides a more complete description of the potential for epidemics than the more commonly studied basic reproduction number, R0, yet the former has never been described as a function of temperature for dengue virus or other pathogens with temperature-sensitive transmission. The need to unders...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Siraj AS,Oidtman RJ,Huber JH,Kraemer MUG,Brady OJ,Johansson MA,Perkins TA

更新日期：2017-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004223.]. ...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Wardrop NA,Thomas LF,Atkinson PM,de Glanville WA,Cook EA,Wamae CN,Gabriël S,Dorny P,Harrison LJ,Fèvre EM

更新日期：2016-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous dirofilariosis is a canine mosquito-borne zoonosis that can cause larva migrans disease in humans. Dirofilaria repens is considered an emerging pathogen occurring with high prevalence in Mediterranean areas and many parts of tropical Asia. In Hong Kong, a second species, Candidatus Dirofilaria hong...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Yilmaz E,Fritzenwanker M,Pantchev N,Lendner M,Wongkamchai S,Otranto D,Kroidl I,Dennebaum M,Le TH,Anh Le T,Ramünke S,Schaper R,von Samson-Himmelstjerna G,Poppert S,Krücken J

更新日期：2016-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of DNA microarray technology to study global Schistosoma gene expression has led to the rapid identification of novel biological processes, pathways or associations. Implementation of standardized DNA microarray protocols across laboratories would assist maximal interpretation of generated datasets a...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Fitzpatrick JM,Protasio AV,McArdle AJ,Williams GA,Johnston DA,Hoffmann KF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enteric protozoa Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of amebiasis, which is one of the most common parasitic diseases in developed and developing countries. Entamoeba nuttalli is the genetically closest species to E. histolytica in current phylogenetic analyses of Entamoeba species, and is prevalent in wi...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Tanaka M,Makiuchi T,Komiyama T,Shiina T,Osaki K,Tachibana H

更新日期：2019-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:While we lack a complete understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which parasites establish and achieve protection from host immune responses, it is accepted that many of these processes are mediated by products, primarily proteins, released from the parasite. Parasitic nematodes occur in different lif...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Moreno Y,Geary TG

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:As the most widespread tick-borne arbovirus causing infections in numerous countries in Asia, Africa and Europe, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV, family Nairoviridae) was included in the WHO priority list of emerging pathogens needing urgent Research & Development attention. To ensure preparedness for pot...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Emmerich P,Mika A,von Possel R,Rackow A,Liu Y,Schmitz H,Günther S,Sherifi K,Halili B,Jakupi X,Berisha L,Ahmeti S,Deschermeier C

更新日期：2018-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Wolbachia bacteria are now being introduced into Aedes aegypti mosquito populations for dengue control. When Wolbachia infections are at a high frequency, they influence the local transmission of dengue by direct virus blocking as well as deleterious effects on vector mosquito populations. However, the effectiveness o...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Ross PA,Ritchie SA,Axford JK,Hoffmann AA

更新日期：2019-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the primary global vector for dengue and yellow fever viruses. Sequencing of the Ae. aegypti genome has stimulated research in vector biology and insect genomics. However, the current genome assembly is highly fragmented with only ~31% of the genome being assigned to chromosomes...

journal_title：PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors： Sharakhova MV,Timoshevskiy VA,Yang F,Demin SIu,Severson DW,Sharakhov IV

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00