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 What Justifies the Environmental Impact of 1000 Medical Students Flying to Baltimore? The IFMSA General AssemblyRead more
David Carroll describes the ups and downs of the recent International Federation of Medical Students Associations General Assembly. Last month, I was…
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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 Medicine: ART in South Africa, Herpes Zoster Vaccine, & PRISMARead more
PLOS Medicine published three articles this week, spanning research topics from life expectancy on ART in South Africa to the shingles vaccine…
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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 Famine in Somalia and the Failure of Data-Driven HumanitarianismRead more
Andrew Seal and Rob Bailey discuss the limitations of data-driven humanitarian efforts, and the lessons learned from the 2011 Somalia famine. In…
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General This Week in PLOS Medicine: HIV Self-Testing, Intimate Partner Femicide, Infectious Disease Surveillance, & MoreRead more
PLOS Medicine published four new articles this week on topics ranging from a research article on intimate partner femicide in South…
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General Hope for New Treatments Against a New Viral Disease of European Farm AnimalsRead more
The Schmallenberg Virus (SBV) has been a recent hot topic for virologists, veterinarians and farmers alike, because it is a new virus…
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General Extensive Media Coverage of PLOS Pathogens’ recent HIV paperRead more
Gina Alvino, PhD, Senior Publications Assistant at PLOS Pathogens, reflects on recent media interest in HIV ‘functional cure’ studies. The March…
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General Twin Pillars of Poverty in Black America: NTDs and IncarcerationRead more
PLOS NTDs Editor-in-Chief, Peter Hotez, highlights the continuing disproportionate burden of neglected diseases and incarceration among African Americans. In the United States…
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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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General This Week in PLOS Medicine: Research literature; Child mortality; Cancer mortality & moreRead more
Five new articles published this week in PLOS Medicine, closing out our March issue. The PLOS Medicine Editors discuss the need for…