January 12, 2017
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12/29/2016
editorial
Peter J. Hotez and colleagues discuss how, although approximately one-half of the global disease burden due to the major helminthic infections occurs among the poor living in rich economies, almost all of the public support for helminth control and research and development comes out of the United States and Europe. Financial support for helminth R&D and MDA could become an important theme for future G20 summits.
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Current Issue December 2016
01/12/2017
viewpoints
Anjali Yadava and colleagues discuss how, while vaccine efforts have continued for P. falciparum over the years, P. vivax, the more complex parasite, continues to be neglected. However, developing a vaccine for a parasite that has multiple hosts and multiples stages of life cycle within the mammalian host is not a trivial task.
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01/12/2017
from innovation to application
Benjamin Winters and colleagues discuss the efficiency and value of CLTS M2W, an innovative service delivery and monitoring system building on the traditional Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) delivery methods. CLTS M2W is a unique mobile-to-web application that uses mobile phones, automated data feedback loops, and engagement of traditional leaders to provide communities with the ability to clearly see their progress towards sanitation goals.
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01/12/2017
research article
Thirumugam Muthuvel and colleagues aim to determine risk factors associated with grade 2 disability among new cases and explore patients and providers’ perspectives into reasons for late presentation.
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01/12/2017
research article
Pierre Gallian and colleagues provide evidence, through their study, that monitoring of Chikungunya infection based on NAT screening of voluntary blood donors can be implemented rapidly and provides real-time epidemiological information.
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01/09/2017
research article
Abdallah M. Samy and colleagues find that the overall picture of RVFV history is one of considerable mobility, and dynamic evolution and biogeography, emphasizing its invasive potential, potentially more broadly than its current distributional limits.
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01/11/2017
research article
Bright Varghese, Sahal Al- Hajoj, et al.
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01/06/2017
research article
Zoe A. Dyson, Kathryn E. Holt, et al.
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01/06/2017
research article
Gebreyohans Gebru Teklu, et al.
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01/10/2017
research article
Cynthia Kwakye-Maclean, et al.
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Aline Guio Cavaca, et al.
Giovanini Evelim Coelho, et al.
Diana Gerardi Scorpio, et al.
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