| | Editorial A Global Fund to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases: Is the G8 Hokkaido Toyako 2008 Summit Ready? Peter J. Hotez, David H. Molyneux, Alan Fenwick, Lorenzo Savioli, and Tsutomu Takeuchi PMCID: PMC2268747 Expert Commentaries Schistosomiasis Japonica: The DALYs Recaptured Charles H. King PMCID: PMC2254200 First Isolation of Mycobacterium ulcerans from an Aquatic Environment: The End of a 60-Year Search? Tim Stinear and Paul D. R. Johnson PMCID: PMC2267217 Reviews Controlling Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Pre-School-Age Children through Preventive Chemotherapy Marco Albonico, Henrietta Allen, Lester Chitsulo, Dirk Engels, Albis-Francesco Gabrielli, and Lorenzo Savioli PMCID: PMC2274864 Asymmetries of Poverty: Why Global Burden of Disease Valuations Underestimate the Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases Charles H. King and Anne-Marie Bertino PMCID: PMC2267491 Research Articles Decision-Model Estimation of the Age-Specific Disability Weight for Schistosomiasis Japonica: A Systematic Review of the Literature Julia L. Finkelstein, Mark D. Schleinitz, Hélène Carabin, and Stephen T. McGarvey PMCID: PMC2254314 First Cultivation and Characterization of Mycobacterium ulcerans from the Environment Françoise Portaels, Wayne M. Meyers, Anthony Ablordey, António G. Castro, Karim Chemlal, Pim de Rijk, Pierre Elsen, Krista Fissette, Alexandra G. Fraga, Richard Lee, Engy Mahrous, Pamela L. C. Small, Pieter Stragier, Egídio Torrado, Anita Van Aerde, Manuel T. Silva, and Jorge Pedrosa PMCID: PMC2268003 T Helper 1–Inducing Adjuvant Protects against Experimental Paracoccidioidomycosis Leandro Licursi de Oliveira, Kely Cristine Coltri, Cristina Ribeiro Barros Cardoso, Maria-Cristina Roque-Barreira, and Ademilson Panunto-Castelo PMCID: PMC2263123 Novel Triazine JPC-2067-B Inhibits Toxoplasma gondii In Vitro and In Vivo Ernest J. Mui, Guy A. Schiehser, Wilbur K. Milhous, Honghue Hsu, Craig W. Roberts, Michael Kirisits, Stephen Muench, David Rice, J. P. Dubey, Joseph W. Fowble, Pradipsinh K. Rathod, Sherry F. Queener, Susan R. Liu, David P. Jacobus, and Rima McLeod PMCID: PMC2254147 Infections with Immunogenic Trypanosomes Reduce Tsetse Reproductive Fitness: Potential Impact of Different Parasite Strains on Vector Population Structure Changyun Hu, Rita V. M. Rio, Jan Medlock, Lee R. Haines, Dana Nayduch, Amy F. Savage, Nurper Guz, Geoffrey M. Attardo, Terry W. Pearson, Alison P. Galvani, and Serap Aksoy PMCID: PMC2265429 Albendazole versus Praziquantel in the Treatment of Neurocysticercosis: A Meta-analysis of Comparative Trials Dimitrios K. Matthaiou, Georgios Panos, Eleni S. Adamidi, and Matthew E. Falagas PMCID: PMC2265431 Decision Tree Algorithms Predict the Diagnosis and Outcome of Dengue Fever in the Early Phase of Illness Lukas Tanner, Mark Schreiber, Jenny G. H. Low, Adrian Ong, Thomas Tolfvenstam, Yee Ling Lai, Lee Ching Ng, Yee Sin Leo, Le Thi Puong, Subhash G. Vasudevan, Cameron P. Simmons, Martin L. Hibberd, and Eng Eong Ooi PMCID: PMC2263124 Integrating an NTD with One of “The Big Three”: Combined Malaria and Trachoma Survey in Amhara Region of Ethiopia Paul M. Emerson, Jeremiah Ngondi, Estifanos Biru, Patricia M. Graves, Yeshewamebrat Ejigsemahu, Teshome Gebre, Tekola Endeshaw, Asrat Genet, Aryc W. Mosher, Mulat Zerihun, Ayennew Messele, and Frank O. Richards, Jr PMCID: PMC2266804 Improved Protective Efficacy of a Species-Specific DNA Vaccine Encoding Mycolyl-Transferase Ag85A from Mycobacterium ulcerans by Homologous Protein Boosting Audrey Tanghe, Jean-Pierre Dangy, Gerd Pluschke, and Kris Huygen PMCID: PMC2265439 DNA-Sequence Variation Among Schistosoma mekongi Populations and Related Taxa; Phylogeography and the Current Distribution of Asian Schistosomiasis Stephen W. Attwood, Farrah A. Fatih, and E. Suchart Upatham PMCID: PMC2265426 Microsatellites Reveal a High Population Structure in Triatoma infestans from Chuquisaca, Bolivia Juan Carlos Pizarro, Lauren M. Gilligan, and Lori Stevens PMCID: PMC2268005 Distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Buruli Ulcer Endemic and Non-Endemic Aquatic Sites in Ghana Heather R. Williamson, Mark E. Benbow, Khoa D. Nguyen, Dia C. Beachboard, Ryan K. Kimbirauskas, Mollie D. McIntosh, Charles Quaye, Edwin O. Ampadu, Daniel Boakye, Richard W. Merritt, and Pamela L. C. Small PMCID: PMC2268743 Rabies Diagnosis for Developing Countries Salome Dürr, Service Naïssengar, Rolande Mindekem, Colette Diguimbye, Michael Niezgoda, Ivan Kuzmin, Charles E. Rupprecht, and Jakob Zinsstag PMCID: PMC2268742 |
