PLOS Medicine Specialty Consulting Editor Lorenz von Seidlein urges the WHO to act in response current cholera outbreak in Yemen According to…
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Cholera Cholera in Yemen: Why are vaccines not being used?Read more
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Call for Papers PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Vectors Collection: A Call for Papers DEADLINE EXTENSIONRead more
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases announces a collection on vector-borne diseases. Research submissions are now being invited, with a **DEADLINE EXTENSION** to March…
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Filariasis Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis in CameroonRead more
PLOS NTDs Editors-in-Chief Peter Hotez and Serap Aksoy discuss new research and the global effort towards eliminating lymphatic filariasis. One of the…
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General American Zika in 2016 and 2017: The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde and Dr. JekyllRead more
As North America heads into summer, Peter Hotez, co-Editor-in-Chief of PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, discusses the risk for Zika outbreaks and hopes Mr…
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10th Anniversary 10 Years of PLOS Neglected Tropical DiseasesRead more
Publications Manager Charlotte Bhaskar celebrates PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10 year anniversary and looks forward to upcoming events and initiatives for the…
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Global Health Combatting Neglected Tropical Diseases: Much Progress, but Millions of Neglected Patients Lack Access to CareRead more
Julien Potet of Médecins Sans Frontières discusses recent successes and presents suggestions for the next steps in the fight against NTDs. This week scientists…
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General 2017 Global Infectious Diseases Threats to the United StatesRead more
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases co-Editor-in Chief Peter Hotez predicts the major infections that will threaten the US in the coming year. By…
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Collections UN World Toilet Day 2016Read more
PLOS Medicine and PLOS NTDs reflect on 15 years of World Toilet Day and announce the WASH Collection. UN World Toilet Day…
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Global Health Catching up with the author: Gareth Whiteley on snake venom and antivenom researchRead more
Venomous snakes are widely dispersed across the globe, occupying a range of habits in both terrestrial and marine environments. A major part…
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Neglected Diseases Culex Mosquitoes and Zika Virus Infection? Nah.Read more
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases co-Editors-in-Chief Peter J Hotez and Serap Aksoy discuss new research reporting that Culex mosquitos apparently cannot transmit Zika. As…
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General Highlighting notable helminth research and a PLOS Science Weds AMA preview for #WormWeekRead more
Update 8/17/16: read the PLOS Science Weds discussion on this topic To many people, worms are considered harmless creatures, if not a little…
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Dengue What’s with these Vector-borne Neglected Tropical Diseases?Read more
Peter Hotez and Serap Aksoy, co-Editors in Chief of PLOS Neglected Tropical Diaseases, contemplate the recent rises in various vector-borne NTDs around the world…