Neglected Tropical Diseases in Other PLoS Journals
Last updated: 31 May 2007
Buruli Ulcer
- Impact of Mycobacterium ulcerans Biofilm on Transmissibility to Ecological Niches and Buruli Ulcer Pathogenesis
- Laurent Marsollier, Priscille Brodin, Mary Jackson, Jana Korduláková, Petra Tafelmeyer, et al.
PLoS Pathogens Vol. 3, No. 5 
- Protection against Mycobacterium ulcerans Lesion Development by Exposure to Aquatic Insect Saliva
- Laurent Marsollier, Estelle Deniaux, Priscille Brodin, Agnès Marot, Christelle Mbondji Wondje, et al.
PLoS Medicine Vol. 4, No. 2 
- Aquatic Insects and Mycobacterium ulcerans: An Association Relevant to Buruli Ulcer Control?
- Manuel T. Silva, Françoise Portaels, Jorge Pedrosa
PLoS Medicine Vol. 4, No. 2 
- Buruli Ulcer (M. ulcerans Infection): New Insights, New Hope for Disease Control
- Paul D. R. Johnson, Timothy Stinear, Pamela L. C. Small, Gerd Pluschke, Richard W. Merritt, et al.
PLoS Medicine Vol. 2, No. 4
Filariasis
- The Wolbachia genome of Brugia malayi: Endosymbiont evolution within a human pathogenic nematode
- Foster J, Ganatra M, Kamal I, Ware J, Makarova K, et al. (2005)
PLoS Biology, Vol. 3 
- The Annotated Genome of Wolbachia from the Filarial Nematode Brugia malayi: What It Means for Progress in Antifilarial Medicine
- Kenneth Pfarr, Achim Hoerauf
PLoS Medicine Vol. 2, No. 4
Hookworm
- Vaccination with Recombinant Aspartic Hemoglobinase Reduces Parasite Load and Blood Loss after Hookworm Infection in Dogs
- Alex Loukas, Jeffrey M. Bethony, Susana Mendez, Ricardo T. Fujiwara, Gaddam Narsa Goud, et al.
PLoS Medicine Vol. 2, No. 10 
- The End of the Line for Hookworm? An Update on Vaccine Development
- Eileen Devaney
PLoS Medicine Vol. 2, No. 10 
- Hookworm: "The Great Infection of Mankind"
- Peter J. Hotez, Jeff Bethony, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Simon Brooker, Paulo Buss
PLoS Medicine Vol. 2, No. 3
Leishmaniasis
- Visceral Leishmaniasis: New Health Tools Are Needed
- Asrat Hailu, Ahmed Mudawi Musa, Catherine Royce, Monique Wasunna
PLoS Medicine Vol. 2 
- Unresponsiveness to Glucantime Treatment in Iranian Cutaneous Leishmaniasis due to Drug-Resistant Leishmania tropica Parasites
- Ramtin Hadighi, Mehdi Mohebali, Patrick Boucher, Homa Hajjaran, Ali Khamesipour, et al.
PLoS Medicine Vol. 3, No. 5
Leprosy
- The Global Campaign to Eliminate Leprosy
- Andrea Rinaldi
PLoS Medicine Vol. 2, No. 12
Leptospirosis
- Determining Risk for Severe Leptospirosis by Molecular Analysis of Environmental Surface Waters for Pathogenic Leptospira
- Christian A. Ganoza, Michael A. Matthias, Devon Collins-Richards, Kimberly C. Brouwer, Calaveras B. Cunningham, et al.
PLoS Medicine Vol. 3, No. 8
River Blindness
- River Blindness: A Success Story under Threat?
- Basáñez MG, Pion SDS, Churcher TS, Breitling LP, Little MP, et al.
PLoS Medicine Vol. 3, No. 9
Schistosomiasis
- Schistosomiasis Mansoni: Novel Chemotherapy Using a Cysteine Protease Inhibitor
- Maha-Hamadien Abdulla, Kee-Chong Lim, Mohammed Sajid, James H. McKerrow, Conor R. Caffrey
PLoS Medicine Vol. 4, No. 1 
- Aberrant Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis of Schistosoma mansoni Glycoproteins on Host Lipoproteins
- Hein Sprong, Monika Suchanek, Suzanne M. van Dijk, Alexandra van Remoortere, Judith Klumperman, et al.
PLoS Medicine Vol. 3, No. 8 
- Schistosoma mansoni TGF-& Receptor II: Role in Host Ligand-Induced Regulation of a Schistosome Target Gene
- Ahmed Osman, Edward G. Niles, Sergio Verjovski-Almeida, Philip T. LoVerde
PLoS Pathogens Vol. 2, No. 6 
- Can Specialized Pathogens Colonize Distantly Related Hosts? Schistosome Evolution as a Case Study
- Sara V. Brant, Eric S. Loker
PLoS Pathogens Vol. 1, No. 3
Sleeping Sickness
- Three Drug Combinations for Late-Stage Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Sleeping Sickness: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Uganda
- Priotto G, Fogg C, Balasegaram M, Erphas O, Louga A, et al.
PLoS Clinical Trials Vol. 1, No. 8
Trachoma
- Trachoma and the Need for a Coordinated Community-Wide Response: A Case-Based Study
- Heathcote R. Wright, Jill E. Keeffe, Hugh R. Taylor
PLoS Medicine Vol. 3, No. 2 
- Test Your Knowledge: Ten Questions on Trachoma
- Gavin Yamey
PLoS Medicine Vol. 3, No. 2 
- Blinding Trachoma: A Disease of Poverty
- Pashtoon M. Kasi, Ahmed I. Gilani, Khabir Ahmad, Naveed Z. Janjua
PLoS Medicine Vol. 1, No. 2 
- Recruitment of BAD by the Chlamydia trachomatis Vacuole Correlates with Host-Cell Survival
- Philippe Verbeke, Lynn Welter-Stahl, Songmin Ying, Jon Hansen, Georg Häcker, et al.
PLoS Pathogens Vol. 2, No. 5
Integrated Control of the Neglected Tropical Diseases
- "Rapid-Impact Interventions": How a Policy of Integrated Control for Africa's Neglected Tropical Diseases Could Benefit the Poor
- David H. Molyneux, Peter J. Hotez, Alan Fenwick
PLoS Medicine Vol. 2, No. 11 
- Incorporating a Rapid-Impact Package for Neglected Tropical Diseases with Programs for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
- Peter J. Hotez, David H. Molyneux, Alan Fenwick, Eric Ottesen, Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, et al.
PLoS Medicine Vol. 3, No. 5 - Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases: Integrated Chemotherapy and Beyond
- Jürg Utzinger, Don de Savigny
PLoS Medicine Vol. 3, No. 5 - To Fully Tackle the Gang of Four, Needs-Driven R & D Is Essential
- Els Torreele, Catherine Royce, Robert Don, Ann-Marie Sevcsik, Simon Croft
PLoS Medicine Vol. 3, No. 6 - Authors' Reply
- Peter J. Hotez, David H. Molyneux, Alan Fenwick, Eric Ottesen, Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, et al.
PLoS Medicine Vol. 3, No. 6 - Response from Savioli and Colleagues from the Department of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization
- Lorenzo Savioli, Dirk Engels, Denis Daumerie, Jean Jannin, Jorge Alvar, et al.
PLoS Medicine Vol. 3, No. 6
Developing New Drugs for the Neglected Tropical Diseases
- A Breakthrough in R&D for Neglected Diseases: New Ways to Get the Drugs We Need
- Mary Moran
PLoS Medicine Vol. 2, No. 9 
- New Drugs for Neglected Diseases: From Pipeline to Patients
- Bernard Pécoul
PLoS Medicine Vol. 1, No. 1 - Designing Drugs for Parasitic Diseases of the Developing World
- James H. McKerrow
PLoS Medicine Vol. 2, No. 8 
- Finding Cures for Tropical Diseases: Is Open Source an Answer?
- Stephen M. Maurer, Arti Rai, Andrej Sali
PLoS Medicine Vol. 1, No. 3 - A New Era of Hope for the World's Most Neglected Diseases
- PLoS Medicine Editors
PLoS Medicine Vol. 2, No. 9 
- The Courage to Change the Rules: A Proposal for an Essential Health R&D Treaty
- Nicoletta Dentico, Nathan Ford
PLoS Medicine Vol. 2, No. 2
Pathogen-Vector Interactions
- New Prospects for Research on Manipulation of Insect Vectors by Pathogens
- Thierry Lefèvre, Jacob C. Koella, François Renaud, Hilary Hurd, David G. Biron, et al.
PLoS Pathogens Vol. 2, No. 7
Pathogenic Mechanisms
- Modulation of Tumor Necrosis Factor by Microbial Pathogens
- Masmudur M. Rahman, Grant McFadden
PLoS Pathogens Vol. 2, No. 2