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Volume 2(5);  May 2008
Editorial
Holidays in the Sun and the Caribbean’s Forgotten Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Peter J. Hotez
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 May; 2(5): e239. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000239.
PMCID: PMC2386240
Viewpoint
Concerted Action Is Needed to Tackle Liver Fluke Infections in Asia
Banchob Sripa
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 May; 2(5): e232. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000232.
PMCID: PMC2386259
Policy Platform
Pentamidine Dosage: A Base/Salt Confusion
Thomas P. C. Dorlo and Piet A. Kager
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 May; 2(5): e225. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000225.
PMCID: PMC2387188
Symposium
Stigma and the Social Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Mitchell G. Weiss
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 May; 2(5): e237. Published online 2008 May 14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000237.
PMCID: PMC2359851
Research Articles
Human TLR1 Deficiency Is Associated with Impaired Mycobacterial Signaling and Protection from Leprosy Reversal Reaction
Elizabeth A. Misch, Murdo Macdonald, Chaman Ranjit, Bishwa R. Sapkota, Richard D. Wells, M. Ruby Siddiqui, Gilla Kaplan, and Thomas R. Hawn
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 May; 2(5): e231. Published online 2008 May 7. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000231.
PMCID: PMC2330092
Phylogeography and Genetic Variation of Triatoma dimidiata, the Main Chagas Disease Vector in Central America, and Its Position within the Genus Triatoma
María Dolores Bargues, Debora R. Klisiowicz, Fernando Gonzalez-Candelas, Janine M. Ramsey, Carlota Monroy, Carlos Ponce, Paz María Salazar-Schettino, Francisco Panzera, Fernando Abad-Franch, Octavio E. Sousa, Christopher J. Schofield, Jean Pierre Dujardin, Felipe Guhl, and Santiago Mas-Coma
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 May; 2(5): e233. Published online 2008 May 7. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000233.
PMCID: PMC2330091
Neglected Diseases in the News: A Content Analysis of Recent International Media Coverage Focussing on Leishmaniasis and Trypanosomiasis
Mangai Balasegaram, Sooria Balasegaram, Denis Malvy, and Pascal Millet
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 May; 2(5): e234. Published online 2008 May 14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000234.
PMCID: PMC2346556
Age-Related Alteration of Arginase Activity Impacts on Severity of Leishmaniasis
Ingrid Müller, Asrat Hailu, Beak-San Choi, Tamrat Abebe, Jose M. Fuentes, Markus Munder, Manuel Modolell, and Pascale Kropf
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 May; 2(5): e235. Published online 2008 May 14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000235.
PMCID: PMC2359854
The Effect of Azithromycin on Ivermectin Pharmacokinetics—A Population Pharmacokinetic Model Analysis
Ahmed El-Tahtawy, Paul Glue, Emma N. Andrews, Jack Mardekian, Guy W. Amsden, and Charles A. Knirsch
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 May; 2(5): e236. Published online 2008 May 14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000236.
PMCID: PMC2359853
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Transmitted by a Single Tsetse Fly Bite in Vervet Monkeys as a Model of Human African Trypanosomiasis
John K. Thuita, John M. Kagira, David Mwangangi, Enock Matovu, C. M. R. Turner, and Daniel Masiga
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 May; 2(5): e238. Published online 2008 May 14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000238.
PMCID: PMC2565695
Altered Patterns of Gene Expression Underlying the Enhanced Immunogenicity of Radiation-Attenuated Schistosomes
Gary P. Dillon, Theresa Feltwell, Jason Skelton, Patricia S. Coulson, R. Alan Wilson, and Alasdair C. Ivens
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 May; 2(5): e240. Published online 2008 May 21. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000240.
PMCID: PMC2375114
Controlling Schistosomiasis: Significant Decrease of Anaemia Prevalence One Year after a Single Dose of Praziquantel in Nigerien Schoolchildren
Zilahatou B. Tohon, Halima B. Mainassara, Amadou Garba, Ali E. Mahamane, Elisa Bosqué-Oliva, Maman-Laminou Ibrahim, Jean-Bernard Duchemin, Suzanne Chanteau, and Pascal Boisier
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 May; 2(5): e241. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000241.
PMCID: PMC2386241
High Levels of Genetic Differentiation between Ugandan Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Populations Separated by Lake Kyoga
Patrick P. Abila, Michel A. Slotman, Aristeidis Parmakelis, Kirstin B. Dion, Alan S. Robinson, Vincent B. Muwanika, John C. K. Enyaru, Loyce M. Lokedi, Serap Aksoy, and Adalgisa Caccone
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 May; 2(5): e242. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000242.
PMCID: PMC2386243
Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in the Philippines: Health Status of Patients Having Received Purified Equine F(ab')2 Fragment Rabies Immunoglobulin (Favirab)
Beatriz P. Quiambao, Hazel Z. DyTioco, Ruby M. Dizon, Marilyn E. Crisostomo, Thelma M. Laot, and Dirk E. Teuwen
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 May; 2(5): e243. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000243.
PMCID: PMC2386244
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