New articles publishing in PLOS NTDs this week: In 2000, the National Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (NPELF) was initiated in Togo…
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General This Week in PLOS Pathogens and NTDs: Togo’s LF Successes; Chagas in the Gran Chaco; Neurospirochetoses in Humans and Rodent Models of Disease; Possible Role of Caveolin-1 Protein and moreRead more
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General With Unpredictable Federal R&D Backing Can Crowdfunding Fill the Gaps?Read more
The White House released its $3.78 trillion fiscal year 2014 budget plan this week after much political wrangling in Washington DC. Among…
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General This Week in PLOS Pathogens and NTDs: Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Cholera in Haiti, Rabies Epidemiology in the Philippines, FeS Cluster Biogenesis Pathways, HIV Envelope Incorporation and MoreRead more
New articles publishing in PLOS NTDs this week: Dr. Jean Gaudart and colleagues describe and analyze the spatio-temporal dynamics and underlying factors…
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General This Week in PLOS Pathogens and NTDs: Onchocerciasis Disruption in Mexico, Ae. albopictus and Wolbachia, Foot-and-Mouth Vaccines, the Impact of KdpD/KdpE and MoreRead more
New articles publishing in PLOS NTDs this week: The newly completed genome sequence of S. haematobium together with advanced genetic manipulation technologies…
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Neglected Diseases Taking Down Cholera Means Raising Socioeconomically Depressed Populations UpRead more
International news was thick recently with reports of a cholera outbreak in Havana, Cuba that apparently stemmed from tainted concessions sold at…
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General The Mysteries of the MindRead more
I was in London recently and, pleasingly, was running a little ahead of schedule. I therefore spent a fascinating hour wandering around…
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General Sugar: A Popular Poison?Read more
Yesterday, for me, marked the true end of the Easter festivities as I solemnly finished the last of my Easter eggs. I…
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Collections New PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Collection Charts a Course for Elimination of HelminthiasesRead more
More than half of the world’s population is at risk of helminthiases (parasitic worms), and hundreds of millions of people are currently…
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General The Dangers of SpringRead more
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the last few weeks have marked the beginning of spring. The trees are in…
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Collections Exploring the History of Malaria Transmission ModelingRead more
Mosquitoes are responsible for the transmission of a multitude of pathogens including malaria, dengue and West Nile virus. Modeling the transmission patterns…
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General Redefining ‘home’ – migration in picturesRead more
Immigration policy has been in the news a lot recently, with EU ministers set to discuss an overhaul of the Schengen agreement…
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General This Week in PLoS Medicine: HAART and HIV in DR Congo; blood pressure in the UK; the health risks to migrants of ‘interception strategies’Read more
Two Research Articles, a Policy Forum, and the fifth installment of our Migration and Health series were published in this week’s PLoS…