Saturday, April 23, 2016

Journal Articles relating to NTDs published in March 2016

Neglected Tropical Diseases
Social stigma towards neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review.
Hofstraat K, van Brakel WH.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i53-i70. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv071.
PMID: 26940310

Ethiopia and its steps to mobilize resources to achieve 2020 elimination and control goals for neglected tropical diseases webs joined can tie a lion.
Mengitsu B, Shafi O, Kebede B, Kebede F, Worku DT, Herero M, French M, Kebede B, Mackenzie C, Martindale S, Kebede Z, Hirpa T, Frawley H, Crowley K, O'Neil M, McPherson S.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i34-i52. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihw007. Review.
PMID: 26940308

Neglected tropical diseases in Africa: a new paradigm.
Hopkins AD.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i28-i33. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv077. Review.
PMID: 26940307

RRR for NNN-a rapid research response for the Neglected Tropical Disease NGDO Network: a novel framework to challenges faced by the global programs targeting neglected tropical diseases.
Toledo CE, Jacobson J, Wainwright EC, Ottesen EA, Lammie PJ.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i12-i14. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv072.
PMID: 26940303 Free PMC Article

Prevention and treatment of neglected tropical diseases: past, present and future.
Koporc K, Emerson PM.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i1-i3. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihw005. No abstract available.
PMID: 26940302

Repurposing strategies for tropical disease drug discovery.
Klug DM, Gelb MH, Pollastri MP.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2016 Mar 30. pii: S0960-894X(16)30336-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.03.103. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 27080183

Progress Report on Neglected Tropical Disease Drug Donation Programs.
Cohen JP, Silva L, Cohen A, Awatin J, Sturgeon R.
Clin Ther. 2016 Mar 31. pii: S0149-2918(16)30144-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2016.02.031. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27041410

The South China Sea and Its Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Hotez PJ.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 31;10(3):e0004395. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004395. eCollection 2016 Mar. No abstract available.
PMID: 27031342 Free PMC Article

Neglected tropical diseases in the genomics era: re-evaluating the impact of new drugs and mass drug administration.
Croft SL.
Genome Biol. 2016 Mar 14;17(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s13059-016-0916-1.
PMID: 26975569 Free PMC Article

Medical Imaging of Neglected Tropical Diseases of the Americas.
Jones P, Mazal J.
Radiol Technol. 2016 Mar;87(4):393-419.
PMID: 26952063

Towards a toolkit for cross-neglected tropical disease morbidity and disability assessment.
van 't Noordende AT, Kuiper H, Ramos AN Jr, Mieras LF, Barbosa JC, Pessoa SM, Souza EA, Fernandes TA, Hinders DC, Praciano MM, van Brakel WH.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i71-i81. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihw006.
PMID: 26940312

Neglected Tropical Diseases, Cross-Cutting Issues Workshop, 4-6 February 2015, Utrecht, the Netherlands: meeting report.
Mieras LF, Anand S, van Brakel WH, Hamilton HC, Martin Kollmann KH, Mackenzie C, Mason I, Wickenden A.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i7-i11. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihw001.
PMID: 26940311

Social stigma towards neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review.
Hofstraat K, van Brakel WH.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i53-i70. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv071.
PMID: 26940310

The Neglected Tropical Disease Non-governmental Development Organization Network (NNN): the value and future of a global network aiming to control and eliminate NTDs.
Rotondo LA, Harrison W, Bush S, Hopkins AD, Koporc K.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i4-i6. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihw004. No abstract available.
PMID: 26940309

Ethiopia and its steps to mobilize resources to achieve 2020 elimination and control goals for neglected tropical diseases webs joined can tie a lion.
Mengitsu B, Shafi O, Kebede B, Kebede F, Worku DT, Herero M, French M, Kebede B, Mackenzie C, Martindale S, Kebede Z, Hirpa T, Frawley H, Crowley K, O'Neil M, McPherson S.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i34-i52. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihw007. Review.
PMID: 26940308

Neglected tropical diseases in Africa: a new paradigm.
Hopkins AD.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i28-i33. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv077. Review.
PMID: 26940307

Integration of water, sanitation and hygiene for the control of neglected tropical diseases: a review of progress and the way forward.
Waite RC, Velleman Y, Woods G, Chitty A, Freeman MC.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i22-i27. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihw003. Review.
PMID: 26940306

Water, sanitation and hygiene for accelerating and sustaining progress on neglected tropical diseases: a new Global Strategy 2015-20.
Boisson S, Engels D, Gordon BA, Medlicott KO, Neira MP, Montresor A, Solomon AW, Velleman Y.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i19-i21. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv073.
PMID: 26940305

Leaving no one behind: a neglected tropical disease indicator and tracers for the Sustainable Development Goals.
Fitzpatrick C, Engels D.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i15-i18. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihw002.
PMID: 26940304 Free PMC Article

RRR for NNN-a rapid research response for the Neglected Tropical Disease NGDO Network: a novel framework to challenges faced by the global programs targeting neglected tropical diseases.
Toledo CE, Jacobson J, Wainwright EC, Ottesen EA, Lammie PJ.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i12-i14. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv072.
PMID: 26940303 Free PMC Article

Prevention and treatment of neglected tropical diseases: past, present and future.
Koporc K, Emerson PM.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1:i1-i3. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihw005. No abstract available.
PMID: 26940302

Eliminating the Neglected Tropical Diseases: Translational Science and New Technologies.
Hotez PJ, Pecoul B, Rijal S, Boehme C, Aksoy S, Malecela M, Tapia-Conyer R, Reeder JC.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 2;10(3):e0003895. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003895. eCollection 2016 Mar. Review.
PMID: 26934395 Free PMC Article

The untapped cell biology of neglected tropical diseases.
Sullivan W.
Mol Biol Cell. 2016 Mar 1;27(5):739-43. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E15-11-0771.
PMID: 26915691

Repositioning Antitubercular 6-Nitro-2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]oxazoles for Neglected Tropical Diseases: Structure-Activity Studies on a Preclinical Candidate for Visceral Leishmaniasis.
Thompson AM, O'Connor PD, Blaser A, Yardley V, Maes L, Gupta S, Launay D, Martin D, Franzblau SG, Wan B, Wang Y, Ma Z, Denny WA.
J Med Chem. 2016 Mar 24;59(6):2530-50. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01699. Epub 2016 Mar 8.
PMID: 26901446

The Countdown to 2020: measuring progress in neglected tropical diseases.
Deribe K.
Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Mar;4(3):e163. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00319-8. Epub 2016 Feb 4. No abstract available.
PMID: 26852339 Free PMC Article

Immigrants living in an urban milieu with sanitation in Southern Italy: persistence and transmission of intestinal parasites.
Gualdieri L, Piemonte M, Alfano S, Maffei R, Della Pepa ME, Rinaldi L, Galdiero M, Galdiero M, Cringoli G.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar;115(3):1315-23. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4868-2. Epub 2015 Dec 28.
PMID: 26706907

Traumatic Myiasis: A Neglected Disease in a Changing World.
Hall MJ, Wall RL, Stevens JR.
Annu Rev Entomol. 2016 Mar 11;61:159-76. doi: 10.1146/annurev-ento-010715-023655. Epub 2015 Dec 7.
PMID: 26667275

Community Attitudes Toward Mass Drug Administration for Control and Elimination of NeglectedTropical Diseases After the 2014 Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Lofa County, Liberia.
Bogus J, Gankpala L, Fischer K, Krentel A, Weil GJ, Fischer PU, Kollie K, Bolay FK.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 2;94(3):497-503. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0591. Epub 2015 Dec 14.
PMID: 26666700 Free PMC Article

Buruli Ulcer / Mycobacterium ulcerans
Severe Buruli Ulcer Treated with Minimal Surgical Excision after Prior Biopsy Mapping.
Kabuto M, Fujimoto N, Takahashi T, Nakanishi G, Nakanishi T, Tanaka T.
Acta Derm Venereol. 2016 Mar 30. doi: 10.2340/00015555-2425. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27026220 Free Article

Chitin promotes Mycobacterium ulcerans growth.
Sanhueza D, Chevillon C, Colwell R, Babonneau J, Marion E, Marsollier L, Guégan JF.
FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2016 Mar 27. pii: fiw067. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27020062

Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans DNA in the Environment, Ivory Coast.
Tian RB, Niamké S, Tissot-Dupont H, Drancourt M.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 16;11(3):e0151567. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151567. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26982581 Free PMC Article

FVB/N Mice Spontaneously Heal Ulcerative Lesions Induced by Mycobacterium ulcerans and Switch M. ulcerans into a Low Mycolactone Producer.
Marion E, Jarry U, Cano C, Savary C, Beauvillain C, Robbe-Saule M, Preisser L, Altare F, Delneste Y, Jeannin P, Marsollier L.
J Immunol. 2016 Mar 15;196(6):2690-8. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1502194. Epub 2016 Feb 12.
PMID: 26873988

Chagas disease / American trypanosomiasis (Trypanosoma cruzi, T. cruzi) 
A case of Chagas' disease panniculitis after kidney transplantation.
Campos FP, Pansard HM, Arantes LC, Rodrigues AT, Daubermann MF, Azambuja MF, Argenta LC, Silva LA.
J Bras Nefrol. 2016 Mar;38(1):127-131. English, Portuguese.
PMID: 27049374 Free Article

Role of Trypanosoma cruzi Trans-sialidase on the Escape from Host Immune Surveillance.
Nardy AF, Freire-de-Lima CG, Pérez AR, Morrot A.
Front Microbiol. 2016 Mar 23;7:348. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00348. eCollection 2016. Review.
PMID: 27047464 Free PMC Article

Kissing Bug (Triatoma spp.) Intrusion into Homes: Troublesome Bites and Domiciliation.
Klotz SA, Shirazi FM, Boesen K, Beatty NL, Dorn PL, Smith S, Schmidt JO.
Environ Health Insights. 2016 Mar 23;10:45-9. doi: 10.4137/EHI.S32834. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27042091 Free PMC Article

Modulation of inflammatory and oxidative status by exercise attenuates cardiac morphofunctional remodeling in experimental Chagas cardiomyopathy.
Novaes RD, Gonçalves RV, Penitente AR, Bozi LH, Neves CA, Maldonado IR, Natali AJ, Talvani A.
Life Sci. 2016 Mar 31. pii: S0024-3205(16)30203-X. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2016.03.053. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27040670

How Trypanosoma cruzi deals with oxidative stress: Antioxidant defence and DNA repair pathways.
Machado-Silva A, Cerqueira PG, Grazielle-Silva V, Gadelha FR, Peloso Ede F, Teixeira SM, Machado CR.
Mutat Res Rev Mutat Res. 2016 Jan-Mar;767:8-22. doi: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2015.12.003. Epub 2015 Dec 29. Review.
PMID: 27036062

IL18 Gene Variants Influence the Susceptibility to Chagas Disease.
Leon Rodriguez DA, Carmona FD, Echeverría LE, González CI, Martin J.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 30;10(3):e0004583. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004583. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 27027876 Free PMC Article

Knowledge and experiences of Chagas disease in Bolivian women living in Spain: a qualitative study.
Blasco-Hernández T, Miguel LG, Navaza B, Navarro M, Benito A.
Glob Health Action. 2016 Mar 11;9:30201. doi: 10.3402/gha.v9.30201. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26976265 Free PMC Article

Interactions between Trypanosoma cruzi Secreted Proteins and Host Cell Signaling Pathways.
Watanabe Costa R, da Silveira JF, Bahia D.
Front Microbiol. 2016 Mar 31;7:388. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00388. eCollection 2016. Review.
PMID: 27065960 Free PMC Article

Mode of Action of the Sesquiterpene Lactones Psilostachyin and Psilostachyin C on Trypanosoma cruzi.
Sülsen VP, Puente V, Papademetrio D, Batlle A, Martino VS, Frank FM, Lombardo ME.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 3;11(3):e0150526. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150526. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26939119 Free PMC Article

Control and Management of Congenital Chagas Disease in Europe and Other Non-Endemic Countries: Current Policies and Practices.
Soriano-Arandes A, Angheben A, Serre-Delcor N, Treviño-Maruri B, Prat JG, Jackson Y.
Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Mar 2. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12687. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26932338

Inhibition of carbonic anhydrase from Trypanosoma cruzi for the management of Chagas disease: an under explored therapeutic opportunity.
Supuran CT.
Future Med Chem. 2016 Mar;8(3):311-24. doi: 10.4155/fmc.15.185. Epub 2016 Feb 22.
PMID: 26898220

Status of vaccine research and development of vaccines for Chagas disease.
Beaumier CM, Gillespie PM, Strych U, Hayward T, Hotez PJ, Bottazzi ME.
Vaccine. 2016 Mar 26. pii: S0264-410X(16)30071-8. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.03.074. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 27026146 Free Article

Value of cardiac MRI for evaluation of chronic Chagas disease cardiomyopathy.
Lee-Felker SA, Thomas M, Felker ER, Traina M, Salih M, Hernandez S, Bradfield J, Lee M, Meymandi S.
Clin Radiol. 2016 Mar 23. pii: S0009-9260(16)00091-X. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2016.02.015. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27017480

Survival and immune response of the Chagas vector Meccus pallidipennis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) against two entomopathogenic fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae and Isaria fumosorosea.
Flores-Villegas AL, Cabrera-Bravo M, Toriello C, Bucio-Torres MI, Salazar-Schettino PM, Córdoba-Aguilar A.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 24;9(1):176. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1453-1.
PMID: 27012246 Free PMC Article

Overexpression of bromodomain factor 3 in Trypanosoma cruzi (TcBDF3) affects parasite differentiation and protects it against bromodomain inhibitors.
Alonso VL, Ritagliati C, Cribb P, Cricco J, Serra E.
FEBS J. 2016 Mar 23. doi: 10.1111/febs.13719. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27007774

Kinetic and molecular characterization of the pyruvate phosphate dikinase from Trypanosoma cruzi.
González-Marcano E, Acosta H, Mijares A, Concepción JL.
Exp Parasitol. 2016 Mar 19;165:81-87. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.03.023. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27003459

Cost-Effectiveness of Blood Donation Screening for Trypanosoma cruzi in Mexico.
Sánchez-González G, Figueroa-Lara A, Elizondo-Cano M, Wilson L, Novelo-Garza B, Valiente-Banuet L, Ramsey JM.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 22;10(3):e0004528. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004528. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 27002523 Free PMC Article

Curcumin enhances the anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity of benznidazole-based chemotherapy in acute experimental Chagas disease.
Novaes RD, Sartini MV, Rodrigues JP, Gonçalves RV, Santos EC, Martins Souza RL, Caldas IS.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Mar 21. pii: AAC.00343-16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27001816

Binding Mode and Selectivity of Steroids towards Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase from the Pathogen Trypanosoma cruzi.
Ortiz C, Moraca F, Medeiros A, Botta M, Hamilton N, Comini MA.
Molecules. 2016 Mar 17;21(3). pii: E368. doi: 10.3390/molecules21030368.
PMID: 26999093 Free Article

TGF-β receptor type II costameric localization in cardiomyocytes and host cell TGF-β response is disrupted by Trypanosoma cruzi infection.
Calvet CM, Silva TA, DE Melo TG, DE Araújo-Jorge TC, Pereira MC.
Parasitology. 2016 Mar 21:1-12. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26996782

Differential parasitological, molecular, and serological detection of Trypanosoma cruzi I, II, and IV in blood of experimentally infected mice.
Margioto Teston AP, Paula de Abreu A, Gruendling AP, Bahia MT, Gomes ML, Marques de Araújo S, Jean de Ornelas Toledo M.
Exp Parasitol. 2016 Mar 17;166:44-50. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.03.013. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26995535

Mechanisms of vascular dysfunction in acute phase of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in mice.
Silva JF, Capettini LS, da Silva JF, Sales-Junior P, Cruz JS, Cortes SF, Lemos VS.
Vascul Pharmacol. 2016 Mar 15. pii: S1537-1891(15)30054-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vph.2016.03.002. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26988253

Trypanosoma cruzi-infected Panstrongylus geniculatus and Rhodnius robustus adults invade households in the Tropics of Cochabamba region of Bolivia.
Rojas-Cortez M, Pinazo MJ, Garcia L, Arteaga M, Uriona L, Gamboa S, Mejía C, Lozano D, Gascon J, Torrico F, Monteiro FA.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 16;9(1):158. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1445-1.
PMID: 26984679 Free PMC Article

Trypanosoma cruzi Polyamine Transporter: Its Role on Parasite Growth and Survival Under Stress Conditions.
Reigada C, Sayé M, Vera EV, Balcazar D, Fraccaroli L, Carrillo C, Miranda MR, Pereira CA.
J Membr Biol. 2016 Mar 16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26983938

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic responses in adult patients with Chagas disease treated with a new formulation of benznidazole.
Fernández ML, Marson ME, Ramirez JC, Mastrantonio G, Schijman AG, Altcheh J, Riarte AR, Bournissen FG.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2016 Mar;111(3):218-21. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760150401. Epub 2016 Mar 15.
PMID: 26982179 Free PMC Article

A Novel Vaccine Approach for Chagas Disease Using Rare Adenovirus Serotype 48 Vectors.
Farrow AL, Peng BJ, Gu L, Krendelchtchikov A, Matthews QL.
Viruses. 2016 Mar 10;8(3). pii: E78. doi: 10.3390/v8030078.
PMID: 26978385 Free PMC Article

Chronic Chagas Disease Diagnosis: A Comparative Performance of Commercial Enzyme Immunoassay Tests.
Santos FL, de Souza WV, Barros MD, Nakazawa M, Krieger MA, Gomes YM.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 14. pii: 15-0820. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26976886

Altered Cardiomyocyte Function and Trypanosoma cruzi Persistence in Chagas Disease.
Cruz JS, Santos-Miranda A, Sales PA Jr, Monti-Rocha R, Campos PP, Machado FS, Campos DR.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 14. pii: 15-0255. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26976879

Evaluation of Parasiticide Treatment with Benznidazol in the Electrocardiographic, Clinical, and Serological Evolution of Chagas Disease.
Fragata-Filho AA, França FF, Fragata Cda S, Lourenço AM, Faccini CC, Costa CA.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 14;10(3):e0004508. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004508. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26974551 Free PMC Article

Promiscuous Recognition of a Trypanosoma cruzi CD8+ T Cell Epitope among HLA-A2, HLA-A24 and HLA-A1 Supertypes in Chagasic Patients.
Lasso P, Beltrán L, Guzmán F, Rosas F, Thomas MC, López MC, González JM, Cuéllar A, Puerta CJ.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 14;11(3):e0150996. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150996. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26974162 Free PMC Article

Cardiac sympathetic denervation for intractable ventricular arrhythmias in Chagas disease.
Saenz LC, Corrales FM, Bautista W, Traina M, Meymandi S, Rodriguez DA, Tellez LJ, Vaseghi M, Garcia F, Shivkumar K, Bradfield JS.
Heart Rhythm. 2016 Mar 9. pii: S1547-5271(16)30015-7. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.03.014. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26969783

Myocardial Infarction-Associated Transcript, a Long Noncoding RNA, Is Overexpressed During Dilated Cardiomyopathy Due to Chronic Chagas Disease.
Frade AF, Laugier L, Ferreira LR, Baron MA, Benvenuti LA, Teixeira PC, Navarro IC, Cabantous S, Ferreira FM, da Silva Cândido D, Gaiotto FA, Bacal F, Pomerantzeff P, Santos RH, Kalil J, Cunha-Neto E, Chevillard C.
J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 6. pii: jiw095. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26951817

Risk Factors and Screening for Trypanosoma cruzi Infection of Dutch Blood Donors.
Slot E, Hogema BM, Molier M, Bart A, Zaaijer HL.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 7;11(3):e0151038. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151038. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26950434 Free PMC Article

Hydrops fetalis in a congenital chagas case in a non-endemic area.
Gastañaga Holguera T, Llorente-Gomez B, Merino P, Illescas T, Villar G, Herraiz MA.
J Obstet Gynaecol. 2016 Mar 3:1-2. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26940819

Impact of Trypanosoma cruzi on antimicrobial peptide gene expression and activity in the fat body and midgut of Rhodnius prolixus.
Vieira CS, Waniek PJ, Castro DP, Mattos DP, Moreira OC, Azambuja P.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 1;9(1):119. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1398-4.
PMID: 26931761 Free PMC Article

Correction for Mesquita et al., Genome of Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection.
[No authors listed]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Mar 8;113(10):E1415-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1600205113. Epub 2016 Feb 29. No abstract available.
PMID: 26929356 Free PMC Article

Benznidazole Extended-Release Tablets for Improved Treatment of Chagas Disease: Preclinical Pharmacokinetic Study.
Davanço MG, Campos ML, Rosa TA, Padilha EC, Alzate AH, Rolim LA, Rolim-Neto PJ, Peccinini RG.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Mar 25;60(4):2492-8. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02506-15. Print 2016 Apr.
PMID: 26883698

An NMR Biochemical Assay for Fragment-Based Drug Discovery: Evaluation of an Inhibitor Activity on Spermidine Synthase of Trypanosoma cruzi.
Yamasaki K, Tani O, Tateishi Y, Tanabe E, Namatame I, Niimi T, Furukawa K, Sakashita H.
J Med Chem. 2016 Mar 10;59(5):2261-6. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01769. Epub 2016 Feb 29.
PMID: 26881725

Mice with Genetic Deletion of Group VIA Phospholipase A2β Exhibit Impaired Macrophage Function and Increased Parasite Load in Trypanosoma cruzi-Induced Myocarditis.
Sharma J, Blase JR, Hoft DF, Marentette JO, Turk J, McHowat J.
Infect Immun. 2016 Mar 24;84(4):1137-42. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01564-15. Print 2016 Apr.
PMID: 26857573

Trypanosoma cruzi Causes Paralyzing Systemic Necrotizing Vasculitis Driven by Pathogen-Specific Type I Immunity in Mice.
Roffê E, Marino AP, Weaver J, Wan W, de Araújo FF, Hoffman V, Santiago HC, Murphy PM.
Infect Immun. 2016 Mar 24;84(4):1123-36. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01497-15. Print 2016 Apr.
PMID: 26857570

In Vitro and In Vivo Trypanosomicidal Action of Novel Arylimidamides against Trypanosoma cruzi.
Guedes-da-Silva FH, Batista DG, Meuser MB, Demarque KC, Fulco TO, Araújo JS, Da Silva PB, Da Silva CF, Patrick DA, Bakunova SM, Bakunov SA, Tidwell RR, Oliveira GM, Britto C, Moreira OC, Soeiro MN.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Mar 25;60(4):2425-34. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01667-15. Print 2016 Apr.
PMID: 26856830

Phthalimido-thiazoles as building blocks and their effects on the growth and morphology of Trypanosoma cruzi.
Gomes PA, Oliveira AR, Cardoso MV, Santiago Ede F, Barbosa Mde O, de Siqueira LR, Moreira DR, Bastos TM, Brayner FA, Soares MB, Mendes AP, de Castro MC, Pereira VR, Leite AC.
Eur J Med Chem. 2016 Mar 23;111:46-57. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.01.010. Epub 2016 Jan 11.
PMID: 26854377

Symbolic features and classification via support vector machine for predicting death in patients with Chagas disease.
Sady CC, Ribeiro AL.
Comput Biol Med. 2016 Mar 1;70:220-7. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2016.01.016. Epub 2016 Jan 22.
PMID: 26851730

Chagas heart disease in professional athletes from endemic countries: A notorious case calls attention for its identification and stratification.
Veloso HH, Hasslocher-Moreno AM, Mediano MF.
Int J Cardiol. 2016 Mar 15;207:115-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.01.106. Epub 2016 Jan 9. No abstract available.
PMID: 26800129

Ruthenium(II) complexes of 1,3-thiazolidine-2-thione: Cytotoxicity against tumor cells and anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity enhanced upon combination with benznidazole.
Corrêa RS, da Silva MM, Graminha AE, Meira CS, Santos JA, Moreira DR, Soares MB, Von Poelhsitz G, Castellano EE, Bloch C Jr, Cominetti MR, Batista AA.
J Inorg Biochem. 2016 Mar;156:153-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2015.12.024. Epub 2016 Jan 2.
PMID: 26795676

Sexual transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in murine model.
Ribeiro M, Nitz N, Santana C, Moraes A, Hagström L, Andrade R, Rios A, Sousa A, Dallago B, Gurgel-Gonçalves R, Hecht M.
Exp Parasitol. 2016 Mar;162:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.12.017. Epub 2015 Dec 24.
PMID: 26724377

A comparative study of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in sylvatic mammals from a protected and a disturbed area in the Argentine Chaco.
Orozco MM, Enriquez GF, Cardinal MV, Piccinali RV, Gürtler RE.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar;155:34-42. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.12.004. Epub 2015 Dec 17.
PMID: 26708994

Epstein-Barr virus-induced gene 3 suppresses T helper type 1, type 17 and type 2 immune responses after Trypanosoma cruzi infection and inhibits parasite replication by interfering with alternative macrophage activation.
Böhme J, Roßnagel C, Jacobs T, Behrends J, Hölscher C, Erdmann H.
Immunology. 2016 Mar;147(3):338-48. doi: 10.1111/imm.12565.
PMID: 26694585

Screening and Management of Children at Risk for Chagas Disease in Nonendemic Areas.
Wagner N, Jackson Y, Chappuis F, Posfay-Barbe KM.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Mar;35(3):335-7. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001033. No abstract available.
PMID: 26658625

Multi-epitope proteins for improved serological detection of Trypanosoma cruzi infection and Chagas Disease.
Duthie MS, Guderian JA, Vallur AC, Misquith A, Liang H, Mohamath R, Luquetti AO, Carter D, Tavares SN, Reed SG.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;84(3):191-6. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.11.006. Epub 2015 Nov 10.
PMID: 26658314

Multilocus analysis indicates that Trypanosoma cruzi I genetic substructure associated with sylvatic and domestic cycles is not an attribute conserved throughout Colombia.
Gómez-Palacio A, Lopera J, Rojas W, Bedoya G, Cantillo-Barraza O, Marín-Suarez J, Triana-Chávez O, Mejía-Jaramillo A.
Infect Genet Evol. 2016 Mar;38:35-43. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.11.026. Epub 2015 Nov 26.
PMID: 26631812

Natural cysteine protease inhibitors in protozoa: Fifteen years of the chagasin family.
Costa TF, Lima AP.
Biochimie. 2016 Mar;122:197-207. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.11.002. Epub 2015 Nov 4. Review.
PMID: 26546840

Galectin-3 and Chagas Disease-Associated Cardiomyopathy.
Novaes RD, Gonçalves RV, Caldas IS.
J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 1;213(5):871. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv486. Epub 2015 Oct 13. No abstract available.
PMID: 26464205

Cysticercosis / Taeniasis (Taenia solium, T. solium)
Functionally Expression of Metalloproteinase in Taenia solium Metacestode and Its Evaluation for Serodiagnosis of Cysticercosis.
Zhang Y, Bae YA, Zong HY, Kong Y, Cai GB.
Iran J Parasitol. 2016 Jan-Mar;11(1):35-45.
PMID: 27095967

Peritonitis caused by jejunal perforation with Taenia saginata: report of a case.
Bekraki A, Hanna K.
J Parasit Dis. 2016 Mar;40(1):203-4. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0447-1. Epub 2014 Mar 4.
PMID: 27065626

Human Glutathione S-Transferase Enzyme Gene Polymorphisms and Their Association With Neurocysticercosis.
Singh A, Prasad KN, Singh AK, Singh SK, Gupta KK, Paliwal VK, Pandey CM, Gupta RK.
Mol Neurobiol. 2016 Mar 28. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27021019

Anti-Taenia solium monoclonal antibodies for the detection of parasite antigens in body fluids from patients with neurocysticercosis.
Paredes A, Sáenz P, Marzal MW, Orrego MA, Castillo Y, Rivera A, Mahanty S, Guerra-Giraldez C, García HH, Nash TE; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru.
Exp Parasitol. 2016 Mar 23;166:37-43. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.03.025. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27018063

Geospatial and age-related patterns of Taenia solium taeniasis in the rural health zone of Kimpese, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Madinga J, Kanobana K, Lukanu P, Abatih E, Baloji S, Linsuke S, Praet N, Kapinga S, Polman K, Lutumba P, Speybroeck N, Dorny P, Harrison W, Gabriel S.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar 17. pii: S0001-706X(16)30103-6. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.03.013. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26996821 Free Article

Generation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies specific for 18 kDa antigen from Taenia solium cysticerci.
Zhang S, Luo X, Guo A, Zhu X, Cai X.
Exp Parasitol. 2016 Mar 15;166:75-82. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.03.011. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26993086

Assessing the impact of a joint human-porcine intervention package for Taenia solium control: Results of a pilot study from northern Lao PDR.
Okello AL, Thomas L, Inthavong P, Ash A, Khamlome B, Keokamphet C, Newberry K, Gauci CG, Gabriël S, Dorny P, Thompson RA, Lightowlers MW, Allen J.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar 15;159:185-191. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.03.012. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26992295 Free Article

Cysticidal Efficacy of Combined Treatment With Praziquantel and Albendazole for Parenchymal Brain Cysticercosis.
Garcia HH, Lescano AG, Gonzales I, Bustos JA, Pretell EJ, Horton J, Saavedra H, Gonzalez AE, Gilman RH; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru.
Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 16. pii: ciw134. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26984901

About human taeniasis and Taenia saginata diagnosis by endoscopy.
Galán Puchades MT.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2016 Mar 17;108. doi: 10.17235/reed.2016.4297/2016. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26984440 Free Article

Extracting a large live freely floating cysticercosis cyst from the anterior chamber of the eye using visco expression technique: A case report.
Singh SP, Rana J, Dukre J, Singh PA.
Saudi J Ophthalmol. 2016 Jan-Mar;30(1):56-9. doi: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2015.08.003. Epub 2015 Aug 17.
PMID: 26949361 Free PMC Article

Pathogenesis of Taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis.
Gonzales I, Rivera JT, Garcia HH; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru.
Parasite Immunol. 2016 Mar;38(3):136-46. doi: 10.1111/pim.12307. Review.
PMID: 26824681

Immunopathology in Taenia solium neurocysticercosis.
Fleury A, Cardenas G, Adalid-Peralta L, Fragoso G, Sciutto E.
Parasite Immunol. 2016 Mar;38(3):147-57. doi: 10.1111/pim.12299. Review.
PMID: 26667781

Towards the development of an oral vaccine against porcine cysticercosis: expression of the protective HP6/TSOL18 antigen in transgenic carrots cells.
Monreal-Escalante E, Govea-Alonso DO, Hernández M, Cervantes J, Salazar-González JA, Romero-Maldonado A, Rosas G, Garate T, Fragoso G, Sciutto E, Rosales-Mendoza S.
Planta. 2016 Mar;243(3):675-85. doi: 10.1007/s00425-015-2431-0. Epub 2015 Nov 27.
PMID: 26613600

Monitoring the outcomes of interventions against Taenia solium: options and suggestions.
Lightowlers MW, Garcia HH, Gauci CG, Donadeu M, Abela-Ridder B.
Parasite Immunol. 2016 Mar;38(3):158-69. doi: 10.1111/pim.12291. Review.
PMID: 26538513

Taenia solium porcine cysticercosis in Madagascar: Comparison of immuno-diagnostic techniques and estimation of the prevalence in pork carcasses traded in Antananarivo city.
Porphyre V, Betson M, Rabezanahary H, Mboussou Y, Zafindraibe NJ, Rasamoelina-Andriamanivo H, Costard S, Pfeiffer DU, Michault A.
Vet Parasitol. 2016 Mar 30;219:77-83. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.08.027. Epub 2015 Aug 28.
PMID: 26342625

Dengue
Arboviral diseases and malaria in Australia, 2012-13: Annual report of the National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee.
Knope KE, Kurucz N, Doggett SL, Muller M, Johansen CA, Feldman R, Hobby M, Bennett S, Sly A, Lynch S, Currie BJ, Nicholson J; National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee.
Commun Dis Intell Q Rep. 2016 Mar 31;40(1):E17-47.
PMID: 27080023

Molecular epidemiology of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus detected from ticks of one humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) population in northeastern Iran.
Champour M, Chinikar S, Mohammadi G, Razmi G, Shah-Hosseini N, Khakifirouz S, Mostafavi E, Jalali T.
J Parasit Dis. 2016 Mar;40(1):110-5. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0458-y. Epub 2014 Apr 18.
PMID: 27065608

Dengue fever in patients with multiple sclerosis taking fingolimod or natalizumab.
Fragoso YD, Gama PD, Gomes S, Khouri JM, Matta AP, Fernanda Mendes M, Stella CR.
Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2016 Mar;6:64-5. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2016.01.005. Epub 2016 Jan 28.
PMID: 27063625

Virtual screening of eighteen million compounds against dengue virus: Combined molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations study.
Mirza SB, Salmas RE, Fatmi MQ, Durdagi S.
J Mol Graph Model. 2016 Mar 25;66:99-107. doi: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2016.03.008. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27054972

Risk Associated with the Release of Wolbachia-Infected Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes into the Environment in an Effort to Control Dengue.
Murray JV, Jansen CC, De Barro P.
Front Public Health. 2016 Mar 22;4:43. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00043. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27047911 Free PMC Article

Hierarchical Cluster Analysis of Three-Dimensional Reconstructions of Unbiased Sampled Microglia Shows not Continuous Morphological Changes from Stage 1 to 2 after Multiple Dengue Infections in Callithrix penicillata.
Diniz DG, Silva GO, Naves TB, Fernandes TN, Araújo SC, Diniz JA, de Farias LH, Sosthenes MC, Diniz CG, Anthony DC, da Costa Vasconcelos PF, Picanço Diniz CW.
Front Neuroanat. 2016 Mar 22;10:23. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2016.00023. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27047345 Free PMC Article

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever - A ticking bomb?
Al-Abri SS, Petersen E.
Travel Med Infect Dis. 2016 Mar-Apr;14(2):71-2. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.03.011. Epub 2016 Mar 29. No abstract available.
PMID: 27044612

Current situation of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Southeastern Europe and neighboring countries: a public health risk for the European Union?
Dreshaj S, Ahmeti S, Ramadani N, Dreshaj G, Humolli I, Dedushaj I.
Travel Med Infect Dis. 2016 Mar-Apr;14(2):81-91. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.03.012. Epub 2016 Mar 29.
PMID: 27044611

Role of human GRP75 in miRNA mediated regulation of dengue virus replication.
Kakumani PK, Medigeshi GR, Kaur I, Malhotra P, Mukherjee SK, Bhatnagar RK.
Gene. 2016 Mar 30. pii: S0378-1119(16)30243-8. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2016.03.053. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27039024

DDX21 translocates from nucleus to cytoplasm and stimulates the innate immune response due to dengue virus infection.
Dong Y, Ye W, Yang J, Han P, Wang Y, Ye C, Weng D, Zhang F, Xu Z, Lei Y.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2016 Mar 28. pii: S0006-291X(16)30433-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.03.120. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27033607

CLEC5A is critical for dengue virus-induced osteoclast activation and bone homeostasis.
Huang YL, Chen ST, Liu RS, Chen YH, Lin CY, Huang CH, Shu PY, Liao CL, Hsieh SL.
J Mol Med (Berl). 2016 Mar 31. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27033255

Diagnostic performance of procalcitonin for bacteremia in patients with severe dengue infection in the intensive care unit.
Chen CM, Chan KS, Chao HC, Lai CC.
J Infect. 2016 Mar 28. pii: S0163-4453(16)30009-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.03.013. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 27033048

Thrombotic microangiopathy in a patient with primary dengue fever.
Bartholameuz NA, Ratnatilaka A, Jayaratne B.
Ceylon Med J. 2016 Mar;61(1):41-2. doi: 10.4038/cmj.v61i1.8262. No abstract available.
PMID: 27031980

Predicting acute liver failure in dengue infection.
Kumarasena RS, Niriella MA, Ranawaka CK, Miththinda JK, de Silva AP, Dassanayaka AS, de Silva HJ.
Ceylon Med J. 2016 Mar;61(1):35-6. doi: 10.4038/cmj.v61i1.8260.
PMID: 27031978

Prediction of Dengue Outbreaks Based on Disease Surveillance and Meteorological Data.
Ramadona AL, Lazuardi L, Hii YL, Holmner Å, Kusnanto H, Rocklöv J.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 31;11(3):e0152688. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152688. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27031524 Free PMC Article

Production of a recombinant Dengue virus 2 NS5 protein and the potential use as a vaccine antigen.
Alves RP, Pereira L, Fabris DL, Salvador FS, Santos RA, Zanotto PM, Romano CM, Amorim JH, de Souza Ferreira LC.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2016 Mar 30. pii: CVI.00081-16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27030586

A pan-dengue virus reverse transcription-insulated isothermal polymerase chain reaction (RT-iiPCR) assay intended for point-of-need diagnosis of dengue infection using POCKITTM Nucleic Acid Analyzer.
Go YY, Rajapakse RP, Kularatne SA, Lee PA, Ku KB, Nam S, Chou PH, Tsai YL, Liu YL, Chang HG, Wang HT, Balasuriya UB.
J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Mar 30. pii: JCM.00225-16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27030492

B cell responses during secondary dengue infection are dominated by highly cross-reactive, memory-derived plasmablasts.
Priyamvada L, Cho A, Onlamoon N, Zheng NY, Huang M, Kovalenkov Y, Chokephaibulkit K, Angkasekwinai N, Pattanapanyasat K, Ahmed R, Wilson PC, Wrammert J.
J Virol. 2016 Mar 30. pii: JVI.03203-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27030262

Integrated analysis of miRNAs and transcriptomes in Aedes albopictus midgut reveals the differential expression profiles of immune-related genes during dengue virus serotype-2 infection.
Liu YX, Li FX, Liu ZZ, Jia ZR, Zhou YH, Zhang H, Yan H, Zhou XQ, Chen XG.
Insect Sci. 2016 Mar 31. doi: 10.1111/1744-7917.12339. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27029517

Evolving RNA Virus Pandemics: HIV, HCV, Ebola, Dengue, Chikunguya, and now Zika!
Barreiro P.
AIDS Rev. 2016 Jan-Mar;18(1):54-5.
PMID: 27028271 Free Article

[Dengue vaccines. A reality for Argentina?]
Orellano PW, Salomón OD.
Medicina (B Aires). 2016 Mar 2. pii: S0025-7680(16)00003-2. [Epub ahead of print] Spanish.
PMID: 27028058 Free Article

Dengue Virus-1 Infection Did Not Alter the Behavioral Response of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) to DEET.
Sugiharto VA, Murphy JR, Turell MJ, Olsen CH, Stewart VA, Colacicco-Mayhugh MG, Grieco JP, Achee NL.
J Med Entomol. 2016 Mar 29. pii: tjw030. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27026163

Correction: The Spread of Dengue in an Endemic Urban Milieu-The Case of Delhi, India.
PLOS ONE Staff.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 29;11(3):e0152847. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152847. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27023753 Free PMC Article

Long-Term Safety and Immunogenicity of a Tetravalent Live-Attenuated Dengue Vaccine and Evaluation of a Booster Dose Administered to Healthy Thai Children.
Watanaveeradej V, Simasathien S, Mammen MP Jr, Nisalak A, Tournay E, Kerdpanich P, Samakoses R, Putnak RJ, Gibbons RV, Yoon IK, Jarman RG, De La Barrera R, Moris P, Eckels KH, Thomas SJ, Innis BL.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 28. pii: 15-0659. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27022153

Forty Years of Dengue Surveillance at a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, 1973-2012.
Nisalak A, Clapham HE, Kalayanarooj S, Klungthong C, Thaisomboonsuk B, Fernandez S, Reiser J, Srikiatkhachorn A, Macareo LR, Lessler JT, Cummings DA, Yoon IK.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 28. pii: 15-0337. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27022151

Seroprevalence of asymptomatic dengue infection in children in Lahore.
Mohsin SN, Ghafoor F, Saleem M, Ghous R, Aasim M.
Epidemiol Infect. 2016 Mar 28:1-7. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27019361

Rhombencephalitis associated with Dengue fever.
Verma R, Bharti K, Mehta M, Bansod A.
J Clin Virol. 2016 Mar 17;78:99-101. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.03.015. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27015434

Potential Harm of Prophylactic Platelet Transfusion in Adult Dengue Patients.
Lee TH, Wong JG, Leo YS, Thein TL, Ng EL, Lee LK, Lye DC.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 25;10(3):e0004576. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004576. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 27015272 Free PMC Article

Investigation Into an Outbreak of Dengue-like Illness in Pernambuco, Brazil, Revealed a Cocirculation of Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Virus Type 1.
Pessôa R, Patriota JV, Lourdes de Souza Md, Felix AC, Mamede N, Sanabani SS.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Mar;95(12):e3201. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003201.
PMID: 27015222 Free Article

Actin Interacts with Dengue Virus 2 and 4 Envelope Proteins.
Jitoboam K, Phaonakrop N, Libsittikul S, Thepparit C, Roytrakul S, Smith DR.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 24;11(3):e0151951. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151951. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27010925 Free PMC Article

Fitting the Incidence Data from the City of Campinas, Brazil, Based on Dengue Transmission Modellings Considering Time-Dependent Entomological Parameters.
Yang HM, Boldrini JL, Fassoni AC, Freitas LF, Gomez MC, Lima KK, Andrade VR, Freitas AR.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 24;11(3):e0152186. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152186. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27010654 Free PMC Article

A Proline Rich N-Terminal Region of the Dengue Virus NS3 Is Crucial for Infectious Particle Production.
Gebhard LG, Iglesias NG, Byk LA, Filomatori CV, De Maio FA, Gamarnik AV.
J Virol. 2016 Mar 23. pii: JVI.00206-16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27009958

A Rapid and Improved Method to Generate Recombinant Dengue Virus Vaccine Candidates.
Govindarajan D, Guan L, Meschino S, Fridman A, Bagchi A, Pak I, Meulen JT, Casimiro DR, Bett AJ.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 23;11(3):e0152209. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152209. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27008550 Free PMC Article

Primary dengue virus infections induce differential cytokine production in Mexican patients.
de la Cruz Hernández SI, Puerta-Guardo HN, Flores Aguilar H, González Mateos S, López Martinez I, Ortiz-Navarrete V, Ludert JE, Del Angel RM.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2016 Mar;111(3):161-7. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760150359.
PMID: 27008374 Free PMC Article

Symptomatic Dengue in Children in 10 Asian and Latin American Countries.
L'Azou M, Moureau A, Sarti E, Nealon J, Zambrano B, Wartel TA, Villar L, Capeding MR, Ochiai RL; CYD14 Primary Study Group; CYD15 Primary Study Group.
N Engl J Med. 2016 Mar 24;374(12):1155-66. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1503877.
PMID: 27007959

[Molecular characteristics of dengue virus outbreak in China-Myanmar border region, Yunnan province, 2015].
Guo XF, Yang MD, Jiang JY, Li HC, Zhu CG, Gui Q, Bu LQ, Zhou HN.
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2016 Mar 10;37(3):398-401. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2016.03.022. Chinese.
PMID: 27005545

High prevalence of clinically unsuspected dengue disease among children in Ribeirao Preto City, Brazil.
Poloni TR, Dornas FP, Dos Santos NN Junior, Soares AM, Amarilla AA, Alfonso HL, Trigueiro S, Lavrador MA, Yamamoto AY, Aquino VH.
J Med Virol. 2016 Mar 23. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24533. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27004990

Larvicidal and Pupicidal Activities of Alizarin Isolated from Roots of Rubia cordifolia Against Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae).
Gandhi MR, Reegan AD, Ganesan P, Sivasankaran K, Paulraj MG, Balakrishna K, Ignacimuthu S, Al-Dhabi NA.
Neotrop Entomol. 2016 Mar 23. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27004695

A child with an unusual complication of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever: Hemorrhagic pleural effusion.
Sahin IO, Güven AS, Kaya A, Güney C, Cevit O, Arslan M.
J Vector Borne Dis. 2016 Jan-Mar;53(1):87-9. No abstract available.
PMID: 27004585 Free Article

Ecdysis period and rate deviations of dengue mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti reared in different artificial water-holding containers.
Almanzor BL, Ho HT, Carvajal TM.
J Vector Borne Dis. 2016 Jan-Mar;53(1):37-45.
PMID: 27004577 Free Article

Comparative evaluation of validity and cost-benefit analysis of rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits in diagnosis of dengue infection using composite reference criteria: A cross-sectional study from south India.
Mitra S, Choudhari R, Nori H, Abhilash KP, Jayaseelan V, Abraham AM, Cherian AO, Prakash JA, Muliyil J.
J Vector Borne Dis. 2016 Jan-Mar;53(1):30-6.
PMID: 27004576 Free Article

Mosquito adulticidal activity of the leaf extracts of Spondias mombin L. against Aedes aegypti L. and isolation of active principles.
Ajaegbu EE, Danga SP, Chijoke IU, Okoye FB.
J Vector Borne Dis. 2016 Jan-Mar;53(1):17-22.
PMID: 27004574 Free Article

Epidemiology of dengue in Nepal: History of incidence, current prevalence and strategies for future control.
Subedi D, Taylor-Robinson AW.
J Vector Borne Dis. 2016 Jan-Mar;53(1):1-7.
PMID: 27004572 Free Article

Strategies to improve the immunogenicity of prM+E dengue virus type-2 DNA vaccine.
Ketloy C, Keelapang P, Prompetchara E, Suphatrakul A, Puttikhunt C, Kasinrerk W, Konishi E, Sittisombut N, Ruxrungtham K.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol. 2016 Mar 20. doi: 10.12932/AP0728. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27001660

Dengue virus type 1 strain isolated in Indonesia shows a close phylogenetic relationship with the strains that caused the autochthonous dengue outbreak in Japan in 2014.
Churrotin S, Kotaki T, Sucipto TH, Ahwanah NL, Deka PT, Mulyatno KC, Utami DA, Ranasasmita R, Soegijanto S, Kameoka M.
Jpn J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 18. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 27000455 Free Article

PRESEPSIN LEVELS OF PATIENTS WITH CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER.
Demirpençe Ö, Doğan HO, Erşan S, Şahin M, Şahin H, Bakır M.
Jpn J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 18. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27000451 Free Article

A phosphomimetic-based mechanism of dengue virus to antagonize innate immunity.
Chan YK, Gack MU.
Nat Immunol. 2016 Mar 21. doi: 10.1038/ni.3393. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26998762

Dengue virus infection in a French traveller to the hilly region of Nepal in 2015: a case report.
Gupta BP, Adhikari A, Rauniyar R, Kurmi R, Upadhya BP, Jha BK, Pandey B, Manandhar KD.
J Med Case Rep. 2016 Mar 21;10(1):65. doi: 10.1186/s13256-016-0847-1.
PMID: 26997343 Free PMC Article

Incremental cost of implementing residual insecticide treatment with delthametrine on top of intensive routine Aedes aegypti control.
Baly A, Gonzalez K, Cabrera P, Popa JC, Toledo ME, Hernandez C, Montada D, Vanlerberghe V, Van der Stuyft P.
Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Mar 21. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12693. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26996279

Chemical composition, toxicity and non-target effects of Pinus kesiya essential oil: An eco-friendly and novel larvicide against malaria, dengue and lymphatic filariasis mosquito vectors.
Govindarajan M, Rajeswary M, Benelli G.
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2016 Mar 17;129:85-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.03.007. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26995063

Wolbachia modulates lipid metabolism in Aedes albopictus mosquito cells.
Molloy JC, Sommer U, Viant MR, Sinkins SP.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Mar 18. pii: AEM.00275-16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26994075 Free Article

Changing pattern of dengue virus serotypes circulating during 2008-2012 and reappearance ofdengue serotype 3 may cause outbreak in Kolkata, India.
Saha K, Ghosh M, Firdaus R, Biswas A, Seth B, Bhattacharya D, Mukherjee K, Sadhukhan PC.
J Med Virol. 2016 Mar 18. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24529. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26991505

Correction: A Novel Rhabdovirus Associated with Acute Hemorrhagic Fever in Central Africa.
Grard G, Fair JN, Lee D, Slikas E, Steffen I, Muyembe JJ, Sittler T, Veeraraghavan N, Ruby JG, Wang C, Makuwa M, Mulembakani P, Tesh RB, Mazet J, Rimoin AW, Taylor T, Schneider BS, Simmons G, Delwart E, Wolfe ND, Chiu CY, Leroy EM.
PLoS Pathog. 2016 Mar 18;12(3):e1005503. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005503. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26991269 Free PMC Article

Characterization of dengue virus infections in a sample of patients suggests unique clinical, immunological and virological profiles that impact on the diagnosis of dengue and denguehaemorrhagic fever.
Senaratne T, Wimalaratne H, Alahakoon D, Gunawardane N, Carr J, Noordeen F.
J Med Virol. 2016 Mar 17. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24525. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26990973

DNA barcoding and wing morphometrics to distinguish three Aedes vectors in Thailand.
Sumruayphol S, Apiwathnasorn C, Ruangsittichai J, Sriwichai P, Attrapadung S, Samung Y, Dujardin JP.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar 15;159:1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.03.010. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26987285

Is Dengue Vector Control Deficient in Effectiveness or Evidence?: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Bowman LR, Donegan S, McCall PJ.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 17;10(3):e0004551. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004551. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26986468 Free PMC Article

Dengue viruses and lifelong immunity: re-evaluating the conventional wisdom.
Forshey BM, Stoddard ST, Morrison AC.
J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 16. pii: jiw102. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26984147

Homotypic Dengue Virus Re-infections in Nicaraguan Children.
Waggoner JJ, Balmaseda A, Gresh L, Sahoo MK, Montoya M, Wang C, Abeynayake J, Kuan G, Pinsky BA, Harris E.
J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 16. pii: jiw099. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26984144

The Performance of Dengue Diagnostic Tests in a Single-Specimen Diagnostic Algorithm.
Hunsperger EA, Muñoz-Jordán J, Beltran M, Colón C, Carrión J, Vazquez J, Acosta LN, Medina-Izquierdo JF, Horiuchi K, Biggerstaff BJ, Margolis HS.
J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 16. pii: jiw103. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26984143

Immune Response to Dengue Virus Infection in Pediatric Patients in New Delhi, India-Association of Viremia, Inflammatory Mediators and Monocytes with Disease Severity.
Singla M, Kar M, Sethi T, Kabra SK, Lodha R, Chandele A, Medigeshi GR.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 16;10(3):e0004497. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004497. eCollection 2016 Mar. Erratum in: PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Apr;10(4):e0004642.
PMID: 26982706 Free PMC Article

Incidence and Predictive Factors of Central Nervous System Dysfunction in Patients Consulting for Dengue Fever in Cayenne Hospital, French Guiana.
Djossou F, Vesin G, Bidaud B, Mosnier E, Simonnet C, Matheus S, Prince C, Balcaen J, Donutil G, Egmann G, Okandze A, Malvy D, Nacher M.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 16;11(3):e0150828. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150828. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26981859 Free PMC Article

Disease: Poverty and pathogens.
Eisenstein M.
Nature. 2016 Mar 17;531(7594):S61-3. doi: 10.1038/531S61a. No abstract available.
PMID: 26981732

Evolutionary Analysis of Dengue Serotype 2 Viruses Using Phylogenetic and Bayesian Methods from New Delhi, India.
Afreen N, Naqvi IH, Broor S, Ahmed A, Kazim SN, Dohare R, Kumar M, Parveen S.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 15;10(3):e0004511. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004511. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26977703 Free PMC Article

Chikungunya and Dengue Virus Infections Among United States Community Service Volunteers Returning from the Dominican Republic, 2014.
Millman AJ, Esposito DH, Biggs HM, Decenteceo M, Klevos A, Hunsperger E, Munoz-Jordan J, Kosoy OI, McPherson H, Sullivan C, Voorhees D, Baron D, Watkins J, Gaul L, Sotir MJ, Brunette G, Fischer M, Sharp T, Jentes ES.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 14. pii: 15-0815. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26976891

Persistent Symptoms of Dengue: Estimates of the Incremental Disease and Economic Burden in Mexico.
Tiga DC, Undurraga EA, Ramos-Castañeda J, Martínez-Vega RA, Tschampl CA, Shepard DS.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 14. pii: 15-0896. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26976885

Differences in Liver Impairment Between Adults and Children with Dengue Infection.
Vega RM, Phumratanaprapin W, Phonrat B, Dhitavat J, Sutherat M, Choovichian V.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 14. pii: 15-0507. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26976884

Spatial-Temporal Co-Circulation of Dengue Virus 1, 2, 3, and 4 Associated with Coinfection Cases in a Hyperendemic Area of Brazil: A 4-Week Survey.
Andrade EH, Figueiredo LB, Vilela AP, Rosa JC, Oliveira JG, Zibaoui HM, Araújo VE, Miranda DP, Ferreira PC, Abrahão JS, Kroon EG.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 14. pii: 15-0892. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26976882

Protective role of host aquaporin 6 against Hazara virus, a model for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus infection.
Molinas A, Mirazimi A, Holm A, Loitto VM, Magnusson KE, Vikström E.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2016 Mar 13. pii: fnw058. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26976854

Dengue Infection. What Criteria Do we Use?
Mallhi TH, Khan AH, Sarriff A, Adnan AS, Khan YH.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2016 Mar;26(3):238-9. doi: 03.2016/JCPSP.238239. No abstract available.
PMID: 26975963

Interleukin-10 as a Marker of Disease Progression in Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever.
Tauseef A, Umar N, Sabir S, Akmal A, Sajjad S, Zulfiqar S.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2016 Mar;26(3):187-90. doi: 03.2016/JCPSP.187190.
PMID: 26975948

Iminosugars Inhibit Dengue Virus Production via Inhibition of ER Alpha-Glucosidases-Not Glycolipid Processing Enzymes.
Sayce AC, Alonzi DS, Killingbeck SS, Tyrrell BE, Hill ML, Caputo AT, Iwaki R, Kinami K, Ide D, Kiappes JL, Beatty PR, Kato A, Harris E, Dwek RA, Miller JL, Zitzmann N.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 14;10(3):e0004524. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004524. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26974655 Free PMC Article

Status of vaccine research and development of vaccines for dengue.
Vannice KS, Durbin A, Hombach J.
Vaccine. 2016 Mar 11. pii: S0264-410X(16)00293-0. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.12.073. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26973072 Free Article

[Seoul hantavirus infection-associated hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in France: A case report].
Bour A, Reynes JM, Plaisancie X, Dufour JF.
Rev Med Interne. 2016 Mar 9. pii: S0248-8663(15)01036-X. doi: 10.1016/j.revmed.2015.10.343. [Epub ahead of print] French.
PMID: 26971198

Reply: Dengue RT-PCR-positive, Chikungunya IgM-positive and Zika RT-PCR-positive co-infection in a patient from Colombia.
Villamil-Gómez WE, Rodriguez-Morales AJ.
J Infect Public Health. 2016 Mar 9. pii: S1876-0341(16)00039-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2016.02.003. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26970698

Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies to Predict Flavonoid Binding on the Surface of DENV2 E Protein.
Ismail NA, Jusoh SA.
Interdiscip Sci. 2016 Mar 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26969331

Clinical evaluation of dengue and identification of risk factors for severe disease: protocol for a multicentre study in 8 countries.
Jaenisch T, Tam DT, Kieu NT, Van Ngoc T, Nam NT, Van Kinh N, Yacoub S, Chanpheaktra N, Kumar V, See LL, Sathar J, Sandoval EP, Alfaro GM, Laksono IS, Mahendradhata Y, Sarker M, Ahmed F, Caprara A, Benevides BS, Marques ET, Magalhaes T, Brasil P, Netto M, Tami A, Bethencourt SE, Guzman M, Simmons C, Quyen NT, Merson L, Dung NT, Beck D, Wirths M, Wolbers M, Lam PK, Rosenberger K, Wills B.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 11;16(1):120. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1440-3.
PMID: 26968374 Free PMC Article

Ultrasonographic pattern of plasma leak in dengue haemorrhagic fever.
Khurram M, Qayyum W, Umar M, Jawad M, Mumtaz S, Bushra Khaar HT.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2016 Mar;66(3):260-4.
PMID: 26968273 Free Article

Dengue in Java, Indonesia: Relevance of Mosquito Indices as Risk Predictors.
Wijayanti SP, Sunaryo S, Suprihatin S, McFarlane M, Rainey SM, Dietrich I, Schnettler E, Biek R, Kohl A.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 11;10(3):e0004500. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004500. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26967524 Free PMC Article

Novel dengue virus inhibitor 4-HPR activates ATF4 independent of protein kinase R-like Endoplasmic Reticulum Kinase and elevates levels of eIF2α phosphorylation in virus infected cells.
Fraser JE, Wang C, Chan KW, Vasudevan SG, Jans DA.
Antiviral Res. 2016 Mar 8;130:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2016.03.006. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26965420

Viability and functionality of Cryopreserved Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in pediatric dengue.
Perdomo-Celis F, Salgado DM, Castañeda DM, Narváez CF.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2016 Mar 9. pii: CVI.00038-16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26961858

Surveillance of mosquito-borne infectious diseases in febrile travelers entering China via Shenzhen ports, China, 2013.
Shi L, Fu S, Wang L, Li X, Gu D, Liu C, Zhao C, He J, Liang G.
Travel Med Infect Dis. 2016 Mar-Apr;14(2):123-30. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.02.002. Epub 2016 Mar 4.
PMID: 26960752

Is there any relationship between Toll-like receptor 3 c.1377C/T and -7C/A polymorphisms and susceptibility to Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever?
Engin A, Arslan S, Özbilüm N, Bakir M.
J Med Virol. 2016 Mar 9. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24519. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26959380

Effects of weather factors on dengue fever incidence and implications for interventions in Cambodia.
Choi Y, Tang CS, McIver L, Hashizume M, Chan V, Abeyasinghe RR, Iddings S, Huy R.
BMC Public Health. 2016 Mar 8;16(1):241. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2923-2.
PMID: 26955944 Free PMC Article

What are the true consequences of dengue during pregnancy?
Carles G.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 3. pii: S1473-3099(16)00130-4. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)00130-4. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26949029

Dengue during pregnancy and adverse fetal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Paixão ES, Teixeira MG, Costa MD, Rodrigues LC.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 3. pii: S1473-3099(16)00088-8. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)00088-8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26949028

Aedes aegypti control in Brazil.
da Silva Augusto LG, Gurgel AM, Costa AM, Diderichsen F, Lacaz FA, Parra-Henao G, Rigotto RM, Nodari R, Santos SL.
Lancet. 2016 Mar 12;387(10023):1052-3. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00626-7. Epub 2016 Mar 2. No abstract available. Erratum in: Lancet. 2016 Mar 12;387(10023):1056.
PMID: 26944024

Antibody Recognition of HIV and Dengue Glycoproteins.
Krauss IJ.
Glycobiology. 2016 Mar 3. pii: cww031. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26941393

Intra-epidemic evolutionary dynamics of a Dengue virus type 1 population reveal mutant spectra that correlate with disease transmission.
Hapuarachchi HC, Koo C, Kek R, Xu H, Lai YL, Liu L, Kok SY, Shi Y, Chuen RL, Lee KS, Maurer-Stroh S, Ng LC.
Sci Rep. 2016 Mar 4;6:22592. doi: 10.1038/srep22592.
PMID: 26940650 Free PMC Article

Distribution of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel (Nav) Alleles among the Aedes aegypti Populations In Central Java Province and Its Association with Resistance to Pyrethroid Insecticides.
Sayono S, Hidayati AP, Fahri S, Sumanto D, Dharmana E, Hadisaputro S, Asih PB, Syafruddin D.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 3;11(3):e0150577. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150577. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26939002 Free PMC Article

Differential Susceptibilities of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from the Americas to Zika Virus.
Chouin-Carneiro T, Vega-Rua A, Vazeille M, Yebakima A, Girod R, Goindin D, Dupont-Rouzeyrol M, Lourenço-de-Oliveira R, Failloux AB.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 3;10(3):e0004543. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004543. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26938868 Free PMC Article

Longitudinal Analysis of Natural Killer Cells in Dengue Virus-Infected Patients in Comparison to Chikungunya and Chikungunya/Dengue Virus-Infected Patients.
Petitdemange C, Wauquier N, Devilliers H, Yssel H, Mombo I, Caron M, Nkoghé D, Debré P, Leroy E, Vieillard V.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 3;10(3):e0004499. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004499. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26938618 Free PMC Article

Dengue-induced autophagy, virus replication and protection from cell death require ER stress (PERK) pathway activation.
Datan E, Roy SG, Germain G, Zali N, McLean JE, Golshan G, Harbajan S, Lockshin RA, Zakeri Z.
Cell Death Dis. 2016 Mar 3;7:e2127. doi: 10.1038/cddis.2015.409.
PMID: 26938301

Co-distribution and co-infection of chikungunya and dengue viruses.
Furuya-Kanamori L, Liang S, Milinovich G, Soares Magalhaes RJ, Clements AC, Hu W, Brasil P, Frentiu FD, Dunning R, Yakob L.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 3;16(1):84. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1417-2.
PMID: 26936191 Free PMC Article

Analysis of the entry mechanism of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, using a vesicular stomatitis virus pseudotyping system.
Suda Y, Fukushi S, Tani H, Murakami S, Saijo M, Horimoto T, Shimojima M.
Arch Virol. 2016 Mar 3. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26935918

Clinico-radiological profile and outcome of dengue patients with central nervous system manifestations: A case series in an Eastern India tertiary care hospital.
Pal S, Sen K, Biswas NM, Ghosal A, Rousan Jaman SK, Yashavantha Kumar KY.
J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2016 Jan-Mar;7(1):114-24. doi: 10.4103/0976-3147.165410.
PMID: 26933357 Free PMC Article

Neurologic complications and good outcomes from dengue virus infections.
Solbrig MV.
J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2016 Jan-Mar;7(1):3-4. doi: 10.4103/0976-3147.168437. No abstract available.
PMID: 26933335 Free PMC Article

Clinical and epidemiological features of the 2014 large-scale dengue outbreak in Guangzhou city, China.
Lin YP, Luo Y, Chen Y, Lamers MM, Zhou Q, Yang XH, Sanyal S, Mok CK, Liu ZM.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 1;16(1):102. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1379-4.
PMID: 26932451 Free PMC Article

Declining malaria, rising of dengue and Zika virus: insights for mosquito vector control.
Benelli G, Mehlhorn H.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar 2. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26932263

Inhibition of protein kinase C promotes dengue virus replication.
Noppakunmongkolchai W, Poyomtip T, Jittawuttipoka T, Luplertlop N, Sakuntabhai A, Chimnaronk S, Jirawatnotai S, Tohtong R.
Virol J. 2016 Mar 1;13(1):35. doi: 10.1186/s12985-016-0494-6.
PMID: 26931565 Free PMC Article

Genomic approaches for understanding dengue: insights from the virus, vector, and host.
Sim S, Hibberd ML.
Genome Biol. 2016 Mar 2;17(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s13059-016-0907-2.
PMID: 26931545 Free PMC Article

Research on Climate and Dengue in Malaysia: A Systematic Review.
Hii YL, Zaki RA, Aghamohammadi N, Rocklöv J.
Curr Environ Health Rep. 2016 Mar;3(1):81-90. doi: 10.1007/s40572-016-0078-z. Review.
PMID: 26931438 Free PMC Article

Inactivation of dengue, chikungunya, and Ross River viruses in platelet concentrates after treatment with ultraviolet C light.
Faddy HM, Fryk JJ, Prow NA, Watterson D, Young PR, Hall RA, Tolksdorf F, Sumian C, Gravemann U, Seltsam A, Marks DC.
Transfusion. 2016 Mar 1. doi: 10.1111/trf.13519. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26926832

Elevated levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in adults with severe dengue infection.
Thakur P, Chakravarti A, Aggarwal S, Uppal B, Bhalla P.
Virusdisease. 2016 Mar;27(1):48-54. doi: 10.1007/s13337-015-0296-2. Epub 2016 Feb 2.
PMID: 26925444

Complete genome sequencing and comparative analysis of three dengue virus type 2 Pakistani isolates.
Akram M, Idrees M.
Virusdisease. 2016 Mar;27(1):27-33. doi: 10.1007/s13337-015-0279-3. Epub 2016 Jan 18.
PMID: 26925441

Conformational flexibility of DENV NS2B/NS3pro: from the inhibitor effect to the serotype influence.
Piccirillo E, Merget B, Sotriffer CA, do Amaral AT.
J Comput Aided Mol Des. 2016 Mar;30(3):251-70. doi: 10.1007/s10822-016-9901-8. Epub 2016 Feb 29.
PMID: 26923377

50 Years Ago in The Journal ofPediatrics: Shock Associated with Dengue Infection: I. Clinical and Physiological Manifestations of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Thailand, 1964.
Toltzis P.
J Pediatr. 2016 Mar;170:66. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.021. No abstract available.
PMID: 26922761

Transfusion-Transmitted Dengue and Associated Clinical Symptoms During the 2012 Epidemic in Brazil.
Sabino EC, Loureiro P, Lopes ME, Capuani L, McClure C, Chowdhury D, Di-Lorenzo-Oliveira C, Oliveira LC, Linnen JM, Lee TH, Gonçalez T, Brambilla D, Kleinman S, Busch MP, Custer B; International Component of the NHLBI Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study-III.
J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 1;213(5):694-702. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv326. Epub 2015 Jun 8.
PMID: 26908780

Dengue Virus and Blood Transfusion.
Levi JE.
J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 1;213(5):689-90. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv322. Epub 2015 Jun 8. No abstract available.
PMID: 26908779

Control of Mosquito-Borne Infectious Diseases: Sex and Gene Drive.
Adelman ZN, Tu Z.
Trends Parasitol. 2016 Mar;32(3):219-29. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.12.003. Epub 2016 Feb 17. Review.
PMID: 26897660

Phylogenetic analysis of Dengue virus 1 isolated from South Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Drumond BP, da Silva Fagundes LG, Rocha RP, Fumagalli MJ, Araki CS, Colombo TE, Nogueira ML, Castilho TE, da Silveira NJ, Malaquias LC, Coelho LF.
Braz J Microbiol. 2016 Jan-Mar;47(1):251-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bjm.2015.11.016. Epub 2016 Jan 27.
PMID: 26887252 Free Article

Can we find a possible structural explanation for antibody-dependent enhancement of dengue virus infection resulting in hemorrhagic fever?
Mikita CP, Padlan EA.
Med Hypotheses. 2016 Mar;88:49-52. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2015.11.006. Epub 2015 Nov 14.
PMID: 26880637

Innocuity of a commercial live attenuated vaccine for epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus serotype 2 in late-term pregnant cows.
Spedicato M, Carmine I, Teodori L, Leone A, Portanti O, Marini V, Pisciella M, Lorusso A, Savini G.
Vaccine. 2016 Mar 14;34(12):1430-5. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.02.003. Epub 2016 Feb 11.
PMID: 26876438

Protective and immunological behavior of chimeric yellow fever dengue vaccine.
Halstead SB, Russell PK.
Vaccine. 2016 Mar 29;34(14):1643-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.02.004. Epub 2016 Feb 10. Review.
PMID: 26873054

Altered profile of regulatory T cells and associated cytokines in mild and moderate dengue.
Tillu H, Tripathy AS, Reshmi PV, Cecilia D.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;35(3):453-61. doi: 10.1007/s10096-015-2561-0. Epub 2016 Feb 9.
PMID: 26861813

Escape Mutations in NS4B Render Dengue Virus Insensitive to the Antiviral Activity of the Paracetamol Metabolite AM404.
van Cleef KW, Overheul GJ, Thomassen MC, Marjakangas JM, van Rij RP.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Mar 25;60(4):2554-7. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02462-15. Print 2016 Apr.
PMID: 26856827

Ribavirin use in pediatric patients with Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: is it really necessary?
Tezer H, Ozkaya-Parlakay A, Gulhan B, Kanik-Yuksek S.
Braz J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar-Apr;20(2):222-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.11.012. Epub 2016 Feb 2. No abstract available.
PMID: 26845543 Free Article

A comparative study on active and passive epidemiological surveillance for dengue in five countries of Latin America.
Sarti E, L'Azou M, Mercado M, Kuri P, Siqueira JB Jr, Solis E, Noriega F, Ochiai RL.
Int J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;44:44-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.01.015. Epub 2016 Feb 2.
PMID: 26836763 Free Article

The Role of the Membrane in the Structure and Biophysical Robustness of the Dengue Virion Envelope.
Reddy T, Sansom MS.
Structure. 2016 Mar 1;24(3):375-82. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2015.12.011. Epub 2016 Jan 28.
PMID: 26833387 Free PMC Article

Characterization of clinical and immunological features in patients coinfected with dengue virus and HIV.
Torrentes-Carvalho A, Hottz ED, Marinho CF, da Silva JB, de Oliveira Pinto LM, Fialho LG, Bozza FA, Cunha RV, Damasco PV, Kubelka CF, de Azeredo EL.
Clin Immunol. 2016 Mar;164:95-105. doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2016.01.005. Epub 2016 Jan 28.
PMID: 26826597

Larvicidal Potential of the Halogenated Sesquiterpene (+)-Obtusol, Isolated from the Alga Laurencia dendroidea J. Agardh (Ceramiales: Rhodomelaceae), against the Dengue Vector Mosquito Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Culicidae).
Salvador-Neto O, Gomes SA, Soares AR, Machado FL, Samuels RI, Nunes da Fonseca R, Souza-Menezes J, Moraes JL, Campos E, Mury FB, Silva JR.
Mar Drugs. 2016 Jan 25;14(2). pii: E20. doi: 10.3390/md14020020.
PMID: 26821032 Free PMC Article

Dengue infection as a potential trigger of an imported Plasmodium ovale malaria relapse or a long incubation period in a non-endemic malaria region.
Lupi O, Ridolfi F, da Silva S, Zanini GM, Lavigne A, Nogueira RM, Cruz Mde F, Daniel-Ribeiro CT, Brasil P.
Int J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;44:20-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.01.008. Epub 2016 Jan 22.
PMID: 26809125 Free Article

Seroprevalence of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Erzincan Province, Turkey, Relationship with Geographic Features and Risk Factors.
Cikman A, Aydin M, Gulhan B, Karakecili F, Kesik OA, Ozcicek A, Akin H, Kara M.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2016 Mar;16(3):199-204. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2015.1879. Epub 2016 Jan 25.
PMID: 26808904

Discovery of antiviral molecules for dengue: In silico search and biological evaluation.
Cabarcas-Montalvo M, Maldonado-Rojas W, Montes-Grajales D, Bertel-Sevilla A, Wagner-Döbler I, Sztajer H, Reck M, Flechas-Alarcon M, Ocazionez R, Olivero-Verbel J.
Eur J Med Chem. 2016 Mar 3;110:87-97. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.12.030. Epub 2016 Jan 7.
PMID: 26807547

Optimizing celgosivir therapy in mouse models of dengue virus infection of serotypes 1 and 2: The search for a window for potential therapeutic efficacy.
Watanabe S, Chan KW, Dow G, Ooi EE, Low JG, Vasudevan SG.
Antiviral Res. 2016 Mar;127:10-9. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2015.12.008. Epub 2016 Jan 13.
PMID: 26794905

A study on gender-related differences in laboratory characteristics of dengue fever.
Chakravarti A, Roy P, Malik S, Siddiqui O, Thakur P.
Indian J Med Microbiol. 2016 Jan-Mar;34(1):82-4. doi: 10.4103/0255-0857.174106.
PMID: 26776124 Free Article

Autophagy and viral diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.
Carneiro LA, Travassos LH.
Microbes Infect. 2016 Mar;18(3):169-71. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2015.12.006. Epub 2016 Jan 14.
PMID: 26774331

Inactivation of Dengue and Yellow Fever viruses by heme, cobalt-protoporphyrin IX and tin-protoporphyrin IX.
Assunção-Miranda I, Cruz-Oliveira C, Neris RL, Figueiredo CM, Pereira LP, Rodrigues D, Araujo DF, Da Poian AT, Bozza MT.
J Appl Microbiol. 2016 Mar;120(3):790-804. doi: 10.1111/jam.13038.
PMID: 26759117

Molecular detection of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in ticks collected from infested livestock populations in a New Endemic Area, South of Iran.
Farhadpour F, Telmadarraiy Z, Chinikar S, Akbarzadeh K, Moemenbellah-Fard MD, Faghihi F, Fakoorziba MR, Jalali T, Mostafavi E, Shahhosseini N, Mohammadian M.
Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Mar;21(3):340-7. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12667. Epub 2016 Feb 11.
PMID: 26758985

Vascular leakage in dengue - clinical spectrum and influence of parenteral fluid therapy.
Rosenberger KD, Lum L, Alexander N, Junghanss T, Wills B, Jaenisch T; DENCO Clinical Study Group.
Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Mar;21(3):445-53. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12666. Epub 2016 Feb 3.
PMID: 26752720

Seroprevalence of antibodies against dengue virus among pregnant women in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.
Yen TY, Trovoada Dos Santos Mde J, Tseng LF, Chang SF, Cheng CF, Carvalho AV, Shu PY, Lien JC, Tsai KH.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar;155:58-62. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.12.012. Epub 2015 Dec 29.
PMID: 26739653

Species Distribution Modelling of Aedes aegypti in two dengue-endemic regions of Pakistan.
Fatima SH, Atif S, Rasheed SB, Zaidi F, Hussain E.
Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Mar;21(3):427-36. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12664. Epub 2016 Feb 9.
PMID: 26729239

Fitness of wAlbB Wolbachia Infection in Aedes aegypti: Parameter Estimates in an Outcrossed Background and Potential for Population Invasion.
Axford JK, Ross PA, Yeap HL, Callahan AG, Hoffmann AA.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 2;94(3):507-16. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0608. Epub 2015 Dec 28.
PMID: 26711515

The role of octopamine receptor agonists in the synergistic toxicity of certain insect growth regulators (IGRs) in controlling Dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquito.
Ahmed MA, Vogel CF.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar;155:1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.11.015. Epub 2015 Dec 7.
PMID: 26672383

Development of viable TAP-tagged dengue virus for investigation of host-virus interactions in viralreplication.
Poyomtip T, Hodge K, Matangkasombut P, Sakuntabhai A, Pisitkun T, Jirawatnotai S, Chimnaronk S.
J Gen Virol. 2016 Mar;97(3):646-58. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.000371. Epub 2015 Dec 14.
PMID: 26669909

Lower activation-induced T-cell apoptosis is related to the pathological immune response in secondary infection with hetero-serotype dengue virus.
Yang W, Yan H, Ma Y, Yu T, Guo H, Kuang Y, Ren R, Li J.
Immunobiology. 2016 Mar;221(3):432-9. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2015.11.009. Epub 2015 Nov 24.
PMID: 26655144

Rare occurrence of natural transovarial transmission of dengue virus and elimination of infected foci as a possible intervention method.
Angel A, Angel B, Joshi V.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar;155:20-4. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.11.018. Epub 2015 Dec 2.
PMID: 26655042

Simultaneous uncoupled expression and purification of the Dengue virus NS3 protease and NS2B co-factor domain.
Shannon AE, Chappell KJ, Stoermer MJ, Chow SY, Kok WM, Fairlie DP, Young PR.
Protein Expr Purif. 2016 Mar;119:124-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pep.2015.11.022. Epub 2015 Dec 2.
PMID: 26647367

Genetic deviation in geographically close populations of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae): influence of environmental barriers in South India.
Vadivalagan C, Karthika P, Murugan K, Panneerselvam C, Paulpandi M, Madhiyazhagan P, Wei H, Aziz AT, Alsalhi MS, Devanesan S, Nicoletti M, Paramasivan R, Dinesh D, Benelli G.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar;115(3):1149-60. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4847-7. Epub 2015 Dec 2.
PMID: 26627691

Evolutionarily Successful Asian 1 Dengue Virus 2 Lineages Contain One Substitution in Envelope That Increases Sensitivity to Polyclonal Antibody Neutralization.
Wang C, Katzelnick LC, Montoya M, Hue KD, Simmons CP, Harris E.
J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 15;213(6):975-84. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv536. Epub 2015 Nov 17.
PMID: 26582957

Interaction of a dengue virus NS1-derived peptide with the inhibitory receptor KIR3DL1 on natural killer cells.
Townsley E, O'Connor G, Cosgrove C, Woda M, Co M, Thomas SJ, Kalayanarooj S, Yoon IK, Nisalak A, Srikiatkhachorn A, Green S, Stephens HA, Gostick E, Price DA, Carrington M, Alter G, McVicar DW, Rothman AL, Mathew A.
Clin Exp Immunol. 2016 Mar;183(3):419-30. doi: 10.1111/cei.12722. Epub 2015 Nov 24.
PMID: 26439909

Electrochemical lateral flow immunosensor for detection and quantification of dengue NS1 protein.
Sinawang PD, Rai V, Ionescu RE, Marks RS.
Biosens Bioelectron. 2016 Mar 15;77:400-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.09.048. Epub 2015 Sep 25.
PMID: 26433352

Short-term suppression of Aedes aegypti using genetic control does not facilitate Aedes albopictus.
Gorman K, Young J, Pineda L, Márquez R, Sosa N, Bernal D, Torres R, Soto Y, Lacroix R, Naish N, Kaiser P, Tepedino K, Philips G, Kosmann C, Cáceres L.
Pest Manag Sci. 2016 Mar;72(3):618-28. doi: 10.1002/ps.4151. Epub 2015 Oct 16.
PMID: 26374668

A meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of dengue virus-specific IgA antibody-based tests for detection of dengue infection.
Alagarasu K, Walimbe AM, Jadhav SM, Deoshatwar AR.
Epidemiol Infect. 2016 Mar;144(4):876-86. doi: 10.1017/S0950268815001922. Epub 2015 Aug 20.
PMID: 26289218

Serum levels of IFN-β are associated with days of evolution but not with severity of dengue.
Pech Torres RE, Cedillo Rivera RM, Loroño Pino MA, Sánchez Burgos GG.
J Med Virol. 2016 Mar;88(3):395-9. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24343. Epub 2015 Aug 14.
PMID: 26252251

Climate Factors as Important Determinants of Dengue Incidence in Curaçao.
Limper M, Thai KT, Gerstenbluth I, Osterhaus AD, Duits AJ, van Gorp EC.
Zoonoses Public Health. 2016 Mar;63(2):129-37. doi: 10.1111/zph.12213. Epub 2015 Jun 30.
PMID: 26122819

The epidemiology of Dengue fever in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review.
Alhaeli A, Bahkali S, Ali A, Househ MS, El-Metwally AA.
J Infect Public Health. 2016 Mar-Apr;9(2):117-24. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2015.05.006. Epub 2015 Jun 20. Review.
PMID: 26106040

Identification of sequence motifs involved in Dengue virus-host interactions.
Asnet Mary J, Paramasivan R, Shenbagarathai R.
J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2016 Mar;34(3):676-87. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2015.1042914. Epub 2015 Oct 6.
PMID: 25905427

Mechanistic basis for morphological damage induced by essential oil from Brazilian pepper tree, Schinus terebinthifolia, on larvae of Stegomyia aegypti, the dengue vector.
Pratti DL, Ramos AC, Scherer R, Cruz ZM, Silva AG.
Parasit Vectors. 2015 Mar 1;8:136. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-0746-0.
PMID: 25886180 Free PMC Article

Echinococcosis
Analysis on Gene Expression Profile in Oncospheres and Early Stage Metacestodes from Echinococcus multilocularis.
Huang F, Dang Z, Suzuki Y, Horiuchi T, Yagi K, Kouguchi H, Irie T, Kim K, Oku Y.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Apr 19;10(4):e0004634. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004634. eCollection 2016 Apr.
PMID: 27092774 Free Article

Intraperitoneal rupture of hydatid cysts.
Toumi O, Noomen F, Salem R, Rabeh H, Jabra SB, Korbi I, Bannani S, Nasr M, Zouari K, Mondher G, Hamdi A.
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2016 Mar 23. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27084544

Imaging appearances of atypical hydatid cysts.
Malik A, Chandra R, Prasad R, Khanna G, Thukral BB.
Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2016 Jan-Mar;26(1):33-9. doi: 10.4103/0971-3026.178284.
PMID: 27081221 Free PMC Article

A rare case of spleenic hydatidosis in a buffalo: patho-morphological study.
Sreedevi C, Anitha Devi M, Annapurna P, Rama Devi V.
J Parasit Dis. 2016 Mar;40(1):214-6. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0474-y. Epub 2014 Jul 6.
PMID: 27065630

Helminth parasites of small mammals in Kerman province, southeastern Iran.
Fasihi Harandi M, Madjdzadeh SM, Ahmadinejad M.
J Parasit Dis. 2016 Mar;40(1):106-9. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0456-0. Epub 2014 Apr 18.
PMID: 27065607

Sero-epidemiological value of some hydatid cyst antigen in diagnosis of human cysticechinococcosis.
Hassanain MA, Shaapan RM, Khalil FA.
J Parasit Dis. 2016 Mar;40(1):52-6. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0443-5. Epub 2014 Feb 22.
PMID: 27065597

Cystic pulmonary hydatidosis.
Sarkar M, Pathania R, Jhobta A, Thakur BR, Chopra R.
Lung India. 2016 Mar-Apr;33(2):179-91. doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.177449. Review.
PMID: 27051107 Free PMC Article

Renal hydatid cyst: medical treatment.
Soares AT, Couto C, Cabral MJ, Carmona L, Vieira I.
J Bras Nefrol. 2016 Mar;38(1):123-126. English, Portuguese.
PMID: 27049373 Free Article

Hepatic Echinococcal Cysts: A Review.
Pakala T, Molina M, Wu GY.
J Clin Transl Hepatol. 2016 Mar 28;4(1):39-46. doi: 10.14218/JCTH.2015.00036. Epub 2016 Mar 15. Review.
PMID: 27047771 Free PMC Article

A life-threatening brainstem compression by cerebral Echinococcus granulosus.
Karakoç ZC, Kasimcan MO, Pipia AP, Tore G, Alberti A, Varcasia A, Sav A, Oruçkaptan H.
Infez Med. 2016 Mar 1;24(1):62-6.
PMID: 27031900 Free Article

Serological survey of Echinococcus granulosus in nomads of southwest Iran using the ELISA method during 2014-15.
Kasaei R, Tavalla M, Etebar H.
Infez Med. 2016 Mar 1;24(1):43-7.
PMID: 27031896 Free Article

Laparoscopy or open surgery for the treatment of hydatid cyst?
Ahumada V, Moraga F, Rada G.
Medwave. 2016 Mar 22;16(Suppl 1):e6385. doi: 10.5867/medwave.2016.6385. Spanish, English.
PMID: 27028137

Diagnostic Accuracy of Antigen 5-Based ELISAs for Human Cystic Echinococcosis.
Pagnozzi D, Addis MF, Biosa G, Roggio AM, Tedde V, Mariconti M, Tamarozzi F, Meroni V, Masu G, Masala G, Brunetti E, Uzzau S.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 29;10(3):e0004585. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004585. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 27023205 Free PMC Article

Pushing the frontiers of operative treatment of hydatid liver disease a step forward.
Moris DN, Mantonakis EI, Papalampros AE, Petrou AS, Felekouras ES.
Surgery. 2016 Mar 24. pii: S0039-6060(16)00080-5. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.02.007. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 27021921

Molecular characterization of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto and Echinococcus canadensis in humans and livestock from Algeria.
Zait H, Kouidri M, Grenouillet FE, Umhang G, Millon L, Hamrioui B, Grenouillet F.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar 28. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27021186

Pneumonostomy in the Surgical Management of Hydatid Cyst of the Lung.
Jehangir S, Kurian JJ, Jacob TJ, Gurram GM, Thomas RJ, Mathai J, Karl S.
Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Mar 28. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27019148

High-resolution melting analysis (HRM) for differentiation of four major Taeniidae species in dogs Taenia hydatigena, Taenia multiceps, Taenia ovis, and Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto.
Dehghani M, Mohammadi MA, Rostami S, Shamsaddini S, Mirbadie SR, Harandi MF.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar 23. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27008188

Hydatid cyst of the liver.
Rossi UG, Rubis Passoni G, Cariati M.
Rev Gastroenterol Mex. 2016 Mar 11. pii: S0375-0906(16)00011-2. doi: 10.1016/j.rgmx.2015.09.006. [Epub ahead of print] English, Spanish. No abstract available.
PMID: 26976239 Free Article

Antihydatic and immunomodulatory effects of Punica granatum peel aqueous extract in a murine model of echinococcosis.
Labsi M, Khelifi L, Mezioug D, Soufli I, Touil-Boukoffa C.
Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2016 Mar;9(3):211-20. doi: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.01.038. Epub 2016 Jan 13.
PMID: 26972390 Free Article

Dexamethasone attenuates echinococcosis-induced allergic reactions via regulatory T cells in mice.
Zhang Q, Ye J, Zheng H.
BMC Immunol. 2016 Mar 11;17(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s12865-016-0141-4.
PMID: 26968945 Free PMC Article

Enteric cyst in the left posterior mediastinum mimicking a hydatid cyst on chest Computed Tomography scan.
Sagheer S, Amir Humza Sohail AM, Hadi YB, Fatimi S.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2016 Mar;66(3):363-5.
PMID: 26968299 Free Article

Screening of the Open Source Malaria Box Reveals an Early Lead Compound for the Treatment of Alveolar Echinococcosis.
Stadelmann B, Rufener R, Aeschbacher D, Spiliotis M, Gottstein B, Hemphill A.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 11;10(3):e0004535. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004535. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26967740 Free PMC Article

A Rare Case of Isolated Cystic Hydatid of Thyroid Gland.
Eken H, Isik A, Balci G, Firat D, Cimen O, Soyturk M.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Mar;95(10):e2929. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002929.
PMID: 26962790 Free Article

[Head and neck localizations of hydatid cyst: A series of 17 cases].
El Bousaadani A, Abada R, Rouadi S, Roubal M, Mahtar M, Kadiri F.
Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac Chir Orale. 2016 Mar 3. pii: S2213-6533(16)00036-7. doi: 10.1016/j.revsto.2016.01.011. [Epub ahead of print] French.
PMID: 26947810

Spinal cord compression secondary to vertebral echinococcosis.
Sahlu A, Mesfin B, Tirsit A, Wester K.
J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2016 Jan-Mar;7(1):143-6. doi: 10.4103/0976-3147.165357.
PMID: 26933365 Free PMC Article

Survey and first molecular characterization of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (G1) in Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
Scioscia NP, Petrigh RS, Beldomenico PM, Fugassa M, Denegri GM.
Acta Trop. 2016 Jun;158:1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.02.009. Epub 2016 Feb 15.
PMID: 26892869

Proteomics analysis of Echinococcus granulosus protoscolex stage.
Hidalgo C, García MP, Stoore C, Ramírez JP, Monteiro KM, Hellman U, Zaha A, Ferreira HB, Galanti N, Landerer E, Paredes R.
Vet Parasitol. 2016 Mar 15;218:43-5. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.12.026. Epub 2016 Jan 3.
PMID: 26872926

Fatal echinococcosis in three lemurs in the United Kingdom-A case series.
Denk D, Boufana B, Masters NJ, Stidworthy MF.
Vet Parasitol. 2016 Mar 15;218:10-4. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.12.033. Epub 2016 Jan 4.
PMID: 26872922

An Unusual Case of Anaphylaxis after Blunt Abdominal Trauma.
Villanueva Forero M, Soria Moncada J, Cornejo Leon M, Soto Arquiñigo L, Arauco Brown R.
J Emerg Med. 2016 Mar;50(3):e143-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.12.001. Epub 2016 Jan 23.
PMID: 26818384

Characterization of a Secretory Annexin in Echinococcus granulosus.
Song X, Hu D, Zhong X, Wang N, Gu X, Wang T, Peng X, Yang G.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 2;94(3):626-33. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0452. Epub 2016 Jan 19.
PMID: 26787154

The Economic Impact of Cystic Echinococcosis in Rio Negro Province, Argentina.
Bingham GM, Larrieu E, Uchiumi L, Mercapide C, Mujica G, Del Carpio M, Hererro E, Salvitti JC, Norby B, Budke CM.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 2;94(3):615-25. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0304. Epub 2016 Jan 19.
PMID: 26787144

[Study of infestation of dogs with Echinococcus granulosus in the province of La Rioja, Argentina].
Amaya JC, Moreno N, Salmaso N, Bazan E, Ricoy G, Córdoba P, Santillan GI.
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2016 Jan-Mar;48(1):38-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ram.2015.11.003. Epub 2016 Jan 13. Spanish.
PMID: 26774705 Free Article

The intermediate host immune response in cystic echinococcosis.
Tamarozzi F, Mariconti M, Neumayr A, Brunetti E.
Parasite Immunol. 2016 Mar;38(3):170-81. doi: 10.1111/pim.12301. Review.
PMID: 26683283

Cystic Echinococcosis.
Agudelo Higuita NI, Brunetti E, McCloskey C.
J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Mar;54(3):518-23. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02420-15. Epub 2015 Dec 16. Review.
PMID: 26677245

Percutaneous Treatment of Splenic Cystic Echinococcosis: Results of 12 Cases.
Akhan O, Akkaya S, Dağoğlu MG, Akpınar B, Erbahçeci A, Çiftçi T, Köroğlu M, Akıncı D.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2016 Mar;39(3):441-6. doi: 10.1007/s00270-015-1265-2. Epub 2015 Dec 16.
PMID: 26676108

Preoperative diagnosis of cerebral hydatid cyst and its therapeutic implications.
Bali B, Najjar M.
J Neurosurg Sci. 2016 Mar;60(1):137-9. Epub 2015 Dec 1. No abstract available.
PMID: 26629928

First molecular evidence of the simultaneous human infection with two species of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato: Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto and Echinococcus canadensis.
Oudni-M'rad M, M'rad S, Ksia A, Lamiri R, Mekki M, Nouri A, Mezhoud H, Babba H.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar;115(3):1065-9. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4836-x. Epub 2015 Nov 27.
PMID: 26612498

Immunoregulation in larval Echinococcus multilocularis infection.
Wang J, Gottstein B.
Parasite Immunol. 2016 Mar;38(3):182-92. doi: 10.1111/pim.12292. Review.
PMID: 26536823

Involvement of two consecutive vertebral bodies and intervertebral disc space in dorsal spinal hydatid disease.
Demir MK, Toktaş ZO, Yılmaz B, Akakın A, Koban O, Konya D.
Spine J. 2016 Mar;16(3):e181-3. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.10.034. Epub 2015 Oct 27. No abstract available.
PMID: 26518193

Giant Hydatid Cyst of the Interventricular Septum.
Parakh N, Jagia P, Hote M, Arava S.
Echocardiography. 2016 Mar;33(3):488-90. doi: 10.1111/echo.13090. Epub 2015 Oct 26. No abstract available.
PMID: 26498475

A rare etiology of failed epidural anesthesia and paraparesis: Primary intracanalar hydatid cysts.
Mnari W, Maatouk M, Kilani M, Golli M.
Joint Bone Spine. 2016 Mar;83(2):239-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2015.02.020. Epub 2015 Oct 14. No abstract available.
PMID: 26459657

Parasite molecules and host responses in cystic echinococcosis.
Díaz A, Casaravilla C, Barrios AA, Ferreira AM.
Parasite Immunol. 2016 Mar;38(3):193-205. doi: 10.1111/pim.12282. Review.
PMID: 26425838

Use of Multicriteria Risk Ranking of Zoonotic Diseases in a Developing Country: Case Study of Mongolia.
McFadden AM, Muellner P, Baljinnyam Z, Vink D, Wilson N.
Zoonoses Public Health. 2016 Mar;63(2):138-51. doi: 10.1111/zph.12214. Epub 2015 Jul 14.
PMID: 26177028

Foodborne trematodiases (Clonorchiasis, Fascioliasis, Opisthorchiasis, Paragonimiasis)
Genetic Characterization of Fasciola Isolates from West Azerbaijan Province Iran Based on ITS1 and ITS2 Sequence of Ribosomal DNA.
Galavani H, Gholizadeh S, Hazrati Tappeh K.
Iran J Parasitol. 2016 Jan-Mar;11(1):52-64.
PMID: 27095969

Inhibition Effect of pH on the Hatchability of Fasciola Miracidia under Laboratory Conditions.
Yakhchali M, Bahramnejad K.
Iran J Parasitol. 2016 Jan-Mar;11(1):30-4.
PMID: 27095966

Demographic characteristic and analysis of pulmonary paragonimiasis in patients attending RIMS, Manipur.
Sunanda H, Shivalingaiah B, Paley T, Asoka W.
Lung India. 2016 Mar-Apr;33(2):140-3. doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.177436.
PMID: 27051099 Free PMC Article

The complete mitochondrial genome of Gastrothylax crumenifer (Gastrothylacidae, Trematoda) and comparative analyses with selected trematodes.
Yang X, Wang L, Chen H, Feng H, Shen B, Hu M, Fang R.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar 28. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27021180

A model to assess the efficacy of vaccines for control of liver fluke infection.
Turner J, Howell A, McCann C, Caminade C, Bowers RG, Williams D, Baylis M.
Sci Rep. 2016 Mar 24;6:23345. doi: 10.1038/srep23345.
PMID: 27009747 Free PMC Article

An investigation into the potential effects of infrapopulation structure and other sources of sampling error, on population genetic studies of the transmission of Schistosoma japonicum (Trematoda: Digenea).
Huo GN, Liu L, He HB, Attwood SW.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 21;9(1):165. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1454-0.
PMID: 27000844 Free PMC Article

CT findings of human Fasciola hepatica infection: case reports and review of the literature.
Patel NU, Bang TJ, Dodd GD 3rd.
Clin Imaging. 2016 Mar-Apr;40(2):251-5. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.11.002. Epub 2015 Nov 5.
PMID: 26995582

Relation between iron metabolism and antioxidants enzymes and δ-ALA-D activity in rats experimentally infected by Fasciola hepatica.
Bottari NB, Mendes RE, Baldissera MD, Bochi GV, Moresco RN, Leal ML, Morsch VM, Schetinger MR, Christ R, Gheller L, Marques ÉJ, Da Silva AS.
Exp Parasitol. 2016 Mar 16;165:58-63. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.03.012. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26995536

Interleukin-13 is involved in the formation of liver fibrosis in Clonorchis sinensis-infected mice.
Xu Y, Liang P, Bian M, Chen W, Wang X, Lin J, Shang M, Qu H, Wu Z, Huang Y, Yu X.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar 19. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26993324

NOVEL INFECTION SITE AND ECOLOGY OF CRYPTIC DIDYMOCYSTIS SP. (TREMATODA) IN THE FISH SCOMBEROMORUS MACULATUS.
Schrandt M, Andres MJ, Powers SP, Overstreet RM.
J Parasitol. 2016 Mar 16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26981762

Disruption of spermatogenesis in the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica by two artemisinin derivatives, artemether and artesunate.
O'Neill JF, Johnston RC, Halferty L, Hanna RE, Brennan GP, Fairweather I.
J Helminthol. 2016 Mar 16:1-17. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26979164

Fasciola hepatica Infection in an Indigenous Community of the Peruvian Jungle.
Cabada MM, Castellanos-Gonzalez A, Lopez M, Caravedo MA, Arque E, White AC Jr.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 14. pii: 15-0769. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26976892

Hepatic and seric levels of purines in rats experimentally infected by Fasciola hepatica.
Baldissera MD, Mendes RE, Doleski PH, Bottari NB, Casali EA, Moritz CE, Cardoso VV, Henker LC, Christ R, Stedille FA, Stefani LM, Da Silva AS.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar 12. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26971323

DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY OF LIVER FLUKE (FASCIOLOIDES MAGNA) INFECTION IN FALLOW DEER (DAMA DAMA) IN SERBIA.
Trailović SM, Marinković D, Kulišić Z.
J Wildl Dis. 2016 Mar 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26967130

Pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis with migrated lesions cured by multiple therapies.
Hu Y, Qian J, Yang D, Zheng X.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2016 Jan-Mar;59(1):56-8. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.174820.
PMID: 26960636 Free Article

Aptitude of Lymnaea palustris and L. stagnalis to Fasciola hepatica larval development through the infection of several successive generations of 4-mm-high snails.
Vignoles P, Rondelaud D, Dreyfuss G.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar 5. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26944418

Expression and potential roles of IL-33/ST2 in the immune regulation during Clonorchis sinensisinfection.
Yu Q, Li XY, Cheng XD, Shen LP, Fang F, Zhang B, Hua H, Yan C, Tang RX, Zheng KY.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar 5. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26944417

The population density of Lymnaea columella (Say, 1817) (Mollusca, Lymnaeidae) an intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758), in the Caparaó microregion, ES, Brazil.
D'Almeida SC, Freitas DF, Carneiro MB, Camargo PF, Azevedo JC, Martins IV.
Braz J Biol. 2016 Mar 1. pii: S1519-69842016005103105. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26934156 Free Article

Fasciola hepatica tegumental antigens induce anergic like T cells via dendritic cells in a mannose receptor dependent manner.
Aldridge A, O'Neill SM.
Eur J Immunol. 2016 Mar 2. doi: 10.1002/eji.201545905. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26931640

Observations on the biology, epidemiology and economic relevance of rumen flukes(Paramphistomidae) in cattle kept in a temperate environment.
Sargison N, Francis E, Davison C, Bronsvoort BM, Handel I, Mazeri S.
Vet Parasitol. 2016 Mar 30;219:7-16. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.01.010. Epub 2016 Jan 14.
PMID: 26921033

Hemozoin is a product of heme detoxification in the gut of the most medically important species of the family Opisthorchiidae.
Lvova M, Zhukova M, Kiseleva E, Mayboroda O, Hensbergen P, Kizilova E, Ogienko A, Besprozvannykh V, Sripa B, Katokhin A, Mordvinov V.
Int J Parasitol. 2016 Mar;46(3):147-56. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2015.12.003. Epub 2016 Jan 23.
PMID: 26812025

Combined effects of social stress and liver fluke infection in a mouse model.
Avgustinovich DF, Marenina MK, Zhanaeva SY, Tenditnik MV, Katokhin AV, Pavlov KS, Sivkov AY, Vishnivetskaya GB, Lvova MN, Tolstikova TG, Mordvinov VA.
Brain Behav Immun. 2016 Mar;53:262-72. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.01.012. Epub 2016 Jan 14.
PMID: 26778779

Oxidative stress-mediated mouse liver lesions caused by Clonorchis sinensis infection.
Maeng S, Lee HW, Bashir Q, Kim TI, Hong SJ, Lee TJ, Sohn WM, Na BK, Kim TS, Pak JH.
Int J Parasitol. 2016 Mar;46(3):195-204. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2015.11.003. Epub 2015 Dec 21.
PMID: 26718397

Clonorchis sinensis ova in bile juice cytology from a patient with severe hyperbilirubinemia and portal vein thrombosis.
Fujiya K, Ganno H, Ando M, Chong JM.
Diagn Cytopathol. 2016 Mar;44(3):223-5. doi: 10.1002/dc.23400. Epub 2015 Dec 10.
PMID: 26663478

A mucin-like peptide from Fasciola hepatica induces parasite-specific Th1-type cell immunity.
Noya V, Brossard N, Berasaín P, Rodríguez E, Chiale C, Mazal D, Carmona C, Freire T.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar;115(3):1053-63. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4834-z. Epub 2015 Dec 5.
PMID: 26637311

A molecular phylogeny of Asian species of the genus Metagonimus (Digenea)-small intestinal flukes-based on representative Japanese populations.
Pornruseetairatn S, Kino H, Shimazu T, Nawa Y, Scholz T, Ruangsittichai J, Saralamba NT, Thaenkham U.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar;115(3):1123-30. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4843-y. Epub 2015 Nov 28.
PMID: 26614357

Upregulation of 14-3-3 eta in chronic liver fluke infection is a potential diagnostic marker of cholangiocarcinoma.
Haonon O, Rucksaken R, Pinlaor P, Pairojkul C, Chamgramol Y, Intuyod K, Onsurathum S, Khuntikeo N, Pinlaor S.
Proteomics Clin Appl. 2016 Mar;10(3):248-56. doi: 10.1002/prca.201500019. Epub 2015 Dec 15.
PMID: 26435198

Biliary fascioliasis diagnosed by EUS.
Mohamadnejad M, Al-Haddad MA, MoayyedKazemi A, Eloubeidi MA.
Gastrointest Endosc. 2016 Mar;83(3):658-9. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2015.09.012. Epub 2015 Sep 21. No abstract available.
PMID: 26394385

Molecular evidence shows that the liver fluke Fasciola gigantica is the predominant Fasciolaspecies in ruminants from Pakistan.
Chaudhry U, van Paridon B, Shabbir MZ, Shafee M, Ashraf K, Yaqub T, Gilleard J.
J Helminthol. 2016 Mar;90(2):206-13. doi: 10.1017/S0022149X15000176. Epub 2015 Mar 11.
PMID: 25758445

Human African trypanosomiasis / Sleeping sickness
An evaluation of Minor Groove Binders as anti-Trypanosoma brucei brucei therapeutics.
Scott FJ, Khalaf AI, Giordani F, Wong PE, Duffy S, Barrett M, Avery VM, Suckling CJ.
Eur J Med Chem. 2016 Mar 29;116:116-125. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.03.064. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27060763 Free Article

A novel protein kinase is essential in bloodstream Trypanosoma brucei.
Jensen BC, Booster N, Vidadala RS, Maly DJ, Parsons M.
Int J Parasitol. 2016 Mar 23. pii: S0020-7519(16)30001-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.03.001. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27018127

Transient Superdiffusion and Long-Range Correlations in the Motility Patterns of Trypanosomatid Flagellate Protozoa.
Alves LG, Scariot DB, Guimarães RR, Nakamura CV, Mendes RS, Ribeiro HV.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 23;11(3):e0152092. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152092. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27007779 Free PMC Article

Identification of "Preferred" Human Kinase Inhibitors for Sleeping Sickness Lead Discovery. Are Some Kinases Better than Others for Inhibitor Repurposing?
Amata E, Xi H, Colmenarejo G, Gonzalez-Diaz R, Cordon-Obras C, Berlanga M, Manzano P, Erath J, Roncal NE, Lee PJ, Leed SE, Rodriguez A, Sciotti RJ, Navarro M, Pollastri MP.
ACS Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 11;2(3):180-186. Epub 2016 Jan 17.
PMID: 26998514 Free PMC Article

Trypanosome-induced Interferon-γ production in whole blood stimulation assays is associated with latent Trypanosoma brucei gambiense infections.
Ilboudo H, Jamonneau V, Koffi M, Kaboré J, Amoussa R, Holzmuller P, Garcia A, Bucheton B, Courtin D.
Microbes Infect. 2016 Mar 16. pii: S1286-4579(16)00048-4. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2016.03.002. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26993030

A Protein Complex Map of Trypanosoma brucei.
Gazestani VH, Nikpour N, Mehta V, Najafabadi HS, Moshiri H, Jardim A, Salavati R.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 18;10(3):e0004533. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004533. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26991453 Free PMC Article

Comparative genomics of drug resistance in Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense.
Graf FE, Ludin P, Arquint C, Schmidt RS, Schaub N, Kunz Renggli C, Munday JC, Krezdorn J, Baker N, Horn D, Balmer O, Caccone A, de Koning HP, Mäser P.
Cell Mol Life Sci. 2016 Mar 14. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26973180

Determinants of Human African Trypanosomiasis Elimination via Paratransgenesis.
Gilbert JA, Medlock J, Townsend JP, Aksoy S, Ndeffo Mbah M, Galvani AP.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 8;10(3):e0004465. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004465. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26954675 Free PMC Article

In-vitro Anti-trypanosomal Activities and Mechanisms of Action of Novel Tetracyclic Iridoids from Morinda lucida Benth.
Kwofie KD, Tung NH, Suzuki-Ohashi M, Amoa-Bosompem M, Adegle R, Sakyiamah MM, Ayertey F, Owusu KB, Tuffour I, Atchoglo P, Frempong KK, Anyan WK, Uto T, Morinaga O, Yamashita T, Aboagye F, Appiah AA, Appiah-Opong R, Nyarko AK, Yamaguchi Y, Edoh D, Koram KA, Yamaoka S, Boakye DA, Ohta N, Shoyama Y, Ayi I.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Mar 7. pii: AAC.01916-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26953191

The Trypanosome Flagellar Pocket Collar and Its Ring Forming Protein-TbBILBO1.
Perdomo D, Bonhivers M, Robinson DR.
Cells. 2016 Mar 2;5(1). pii: E9. doi: 10.3390/cells5010009. Review.
PMID: 26950156 Free PMC Article

Survey on Trypanosoma spp. infection of dogs in Gabon and its epidemiological implications for sleeping sickness.
Watier-Grillot S, Herder S, Marié JL, Bourry O, Cuny G, Davoust B.
Med Sante Trop. 2016 Mar 4. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26947985

A Four-Point Screening Method for Assessing Molecular Mechanism of Action (MMOA) Identifies Tideglusib as a Time-Dependent Inhibitor of Trypanosoma brucei GSK3β.
Swinney ZT, Haubrich BA, Xia S, Ramesha C, Gomez SR, Guyett P, Mensa-Wilmot K, Swinney DC.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 4;10(3):e0004506. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004506. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26942720 Free PMC Article

Structures of Trypanosome Vacuolar Soluble Pyrophosphatases: Antiparasitic Drug Targets.
Yang Y, Ko TP, Chen CC, Huang G, Zheng Y, Liu W, Wang I, Ho MR, Hsu SD, O'Dowd B, Huff HC, Huang CH, Docampo R, Oldfield E, Guo RT.
ACS Chem Biol. 2016 Mar 4. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26907161

Beyond Tsetse - Implications for Research and Control of Human African TrypanosomiasisEpidemics.
Welburn SC, Molyneux DH, Maudlin I.
Trends Parasitol. 2016 Mar;32(3):230-41. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.11.008. Epub 2016 Jan 27. Review.
PMID: 26826783

Activity of Bisnaphthalimidopropyl Derivatives against Trypanosoma brucei.
Graça NA, Gaspar L, Costa DM, Loureiro I, Thoo-Lin PK, Ramos I, Roura M, Pruvost A, Pemberton IK, Loukil H, MacDougall J, Tavares J, Cordeiro-da-Silva A.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Mar 25;60(4):2532-6. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02490-15. Print 2016 Apr.
PMID: 26787703

Development of resazurin-based assay in 384-well format for high throughput whole cell screening of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense strain STIB 900 for the identification of potential anti-trypanosomal agents.
Lim KT, Zahari Z, Amanah A, Zainuddin Z, Adenan MI.
Exp Parasitol. 2016 Mar;162:49-56. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.01.002. Epub 2016 Jan 7.
PMID: 26772786

Leishmaniasis
Molecular Evaluation of a Case of Visceral Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania tropica in Southwestern Iran.
Sarkari B, Bavarsad Ahmadpour N, Moshfe A, Hajjaran H.
Iran J Parasitol. 2016 Jan-Mar;11(1):126-30.
PMID: 27095980

Identification of Leishmania Species Isolated from Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Mehran, Western Iran Using Nested PCR.
Feiz Haddad MH, Ghasemi E, Maraghi S, Tavala M.
Iran J Parasitol. 2016 Jan-Mar;11(1):65-72.
PMID: 27095970

One Health Approach Prospect for Integrated Control and Elimination of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Ethiopia: A Narrative Review Article.
Hailu T.
Iran J Parasitol. 2016 Jan-Mar;11(1):1-9. Review.
PMID: 27095962

SYBR green-based detection of Leishmania infantum DNA using peripheral blood samples.
Ghasemian M, Gharavi MJ, Akhlaghi L, Mohebali M, Meamar AR, Aryan E, Oormazdi H, Ghayour Z.
J Parasit Dis. 2016 Mar;40(1):81-7. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0452-4. Epub 2014 Mar 4.
PMID: 27065603

Detection of Leishmania major DNA within wild caught Phlebotomus papatasi and species composition of sand flies in endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis, in western Iran.
Vahabi A, Rassi Y, Oshaghi MA, Sayyadi M, Rafizadeh S.
J Parasit Dis. 2016 Mar;40(1):69-74. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0448-0. Epub 2014 Mar 4.
PMID: 27065601

Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis in 2 travelers.
Achtman JC, Ellis DL, Saylors B, Boh EE.
JAAD Case Rep. 2016 Mar 3;2(2):95-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2015.11.018. eCollection 2016 Mar. No abstract available.
PMID: 27051841 Free PMC Article

Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of mono-arylimidamides as antileishmanial agents.
Zhu X, Farahat AA, Mattamana M, Joice A, Pandharkar T, Holt E, Banerjee M, Gragg JL, Hu L, Kumar A, Yang S, Wang MZ, Boykin DW, Werbovetz KA.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2016 Mar 25. pii: S0960-894X(16)30314-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.03.082. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27048943 Free Article

Comparative Analysis of Cellular Immune Responses in Treated Leishmania Patients and Hamsters against Recombinant Th1 Stimulatory Proteins of Leishmania donovani.
Joshi S, Yadav NK, Rawat K, Tripathi CD, Jaiswal AK, Khare P, Tandon R, Baharia RK, Das S, Gupta R, Kushawaha PK, Sundar S, Sahasrabuddhe AA, Dube A.
Front Microbiol. 2016 Mar 22;7:312. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00312. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27047452 Free PMC Article

Synthesis of Novel Quaternary Ammonium Salts and Their in Vitro Antileishmanial Activity and U-937 Cell Cytotoxicity.
Duque-Benítez SM, Ríos-Vásquez LA, Ocampo-Cardona R, Cedeño DL, Jones MA, Vélez ID, Robledo SM.
Molecules. 2016 Mar 29;21(4). pii: E381. doi: 10.3390/molecules21040381.
PMID: 27043509 Free Article

Magnitude of visceral leishmaniasis and poor treatment outcome among HIV patients: meta-analysis and systematic review.
Alemayehu M, Wubshet M, Mesfin N.
HIV AIDS (Auckl). 2016 Mar 23;8:75-81. doi: 10.2147/HIV.S96883. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27042142 Free PMC Article

Leishmaniasis in Turkey: First clinical isolation of Leishmania major from 18 autochthonous cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in four geographical regions.
Özbilgin A, Çulha G, Uzun S, Harman M, Topal SG, Okudan F, Zeyrek F, Gündüz C, Östan İ, Karakuş M, Töz S, Kurt Ö, Akyar I, Erat A, Güngör D, Kayabaşı Ç, Çavuş İ, Bastien P, Pratlong F, Kocagöz T, Özbel Y.
Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Mar 31. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12698. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27037747

Liposomal Amphotericin B drug access for the treatment of leishmaniasis in Brazil.
Mistro S, Rodrigues M, Rosa L, Camargo M, Badaró R.
Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Mar 31. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12697. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27037644

NYVAC vector modified by C7L viral gene insertion improves T cell immune responses and effectiveness against leishmaniasis.
Sánchez-Sampedro L, Mejías-Pérez E, S Sorzano CÓ, Nájera JL, Esteban M.
Virus Res. 2016 Mar 29;220:1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2016.03.007. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27036935

Imipramine alters the sterol profile in Leishmania amazonensis and increases its sensitivity to miconazole.
Andrade-Neto VV, Pereira TM, Canto-Cavalheiro Md, Torres-Santos EC.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 31;9(1):183. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1467-8.
PMID: 27036654 Free PMC Article

Molecular characterization of Leishmania infantum strains by kinetoplast DNA RFLP-PCR.
Salvatore D, Di Francesco A, Poglayen G, Rugna G, Santi A, Morandi B, Baldelli R.
Vet Ital. 2016 Mar 31;52(1):71-5. doi: 10.12834/VetIt.554.2623.3.
PMID: 27033533 Free Article

Down-Regulation of TLR and JAK/STAT Pathway Genes Is Associated with Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Gene Expression Analysis in NK Cells from Patients Infected with Leishmania mexicana.
Fernández-Figueroa EA, Imaz-Rosshandler I, Castillo-Fernández JE, Miranda-Ortíz H, Fernández-López JC, Becker I, Rangel-Escareño C.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 31;10(3):e0004570. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004570. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 27031998 Free PMC Article

Clinical, hematological and biochemical alterations in hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) experimentally infected with Leishmania infantum through different routes of inoculation.
Moreira Nd, Vitoriano-Souza J, Roatt BM, Vieira PM, Coura-Vital W, Cardoso JM, Rezende MT, Ker HG, Giunchetti RC, Carneiro CM, Reis AB.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 31;9(1):181. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1464-y.
PMID: 27030128 Free PMC Article

[The mapping of focal areas as the basis for preventing zoonotic cutaneous leischmaniasis].
Ponirovsky EN, Strelkova MV, Sergiev VP, Baranets MS.
Med Parazitol (Mosk). 2016 Jan-Mar;(1):57-9. Russian. No abstract available.
PMID: 27029148

Tumor lysis-like syndrome in a child during treatment for visceral leishmaniasis.
Tragiannidis A, Papageorgiou M, Stamou M, Hatzipantelis E, Papageorgiou T, Giannopoulos A, Damianidou L, Pappa A, Pappa S, Hatzistilianou M.
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2016 Mar 29. pii: 0394632016640788. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27025597

Revealing the kinetics of Leishmania chagasi infection in the male genital system of hamsters.
Quintal AP, Borges BC, Brígido PC, Silva RT, Notário AF, Santos MA, de Souza MA, Nascimento FG, Mundim AV, Costa GM, Vasconcelos AB, da Silva CV.
Infect Dis Poverty. 2016 Mar 29;5(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s40249-016-0122-0.
PMID: 27025459 Free PMC Article

Allicin Induces Calcium and Mitochondrial Dysregulation Causing Necrotic Death in Leishmania.
Corral MJ, Benito-Peña E, Jiménez-Antón MD, Cuevas L, Moreno-Bondi MC, Alunda JM.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 29;10(3):e0004525. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004525. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 27023069 Free PMC Article

Genome of Leptomonas pyrrhocoris: a high-quality reference for monoxenous trypanosomatids and new insights into evolution of Leishmania.
Flegontov P, Butenko A, Firsov S, Kraeva N, Eliáš M, Field MC, Filatov D, Flegontova O, Gerasimov ES, Hlaváčová J, Ishemgulova A, Jackson AP, Kelly S, Kostygov AY, Logacheva MD, Maslov DA, Opperdoes FR, O'Reilly A, Sádlová J, Ševčíková T, Venkatesh D, Vlček Č, Volf P, Jan Votýpka, Záhonová K, Yurchenko V, Lukeš J.
Sci Rep. 2016 Mar 29;6:23704. doi: 10.1038/srep23704.
PMID: 27021793 Free PMC Article

LABCG2 transporter from the protozoan parasite Leishmania is involved in antimony resistance.
Perea A, Manzano JI, Castanys S, Gamarro F.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Mar 28. pii: AAC.02813-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27021316

A replicative in vitro assay for drug discovery against Leishmania donovani.
Tegazzini D, Díaz R, Aguilar F, Peña I, Presa JL, Yardley V, Martin JJ, Coteron JM, Croft SL, Cantizani J.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Mar 28. pii: AAC.01781-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27021313

Seroprevalence of sandfly fever virus infection in military personnel on the western border of Iran.
Shiraly R, Khosravi A, Farahangiz S.
J Infect Public Health. 2016 Mar 23. pii: S1876-0341(16)30013-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2016.02.014. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27017407

PD-1 function in apoptosis of T lymphocytes in canine visceral leishmaniasis.
Chiku VM, Silva KL, de Almeida BF, Venturin GL, Leal AA, de Martini CC, de Rezende Eugênio F, Dos Santos PS, de Lima VM.
Immunobiology. 2016 Mar 18. pii: S0171-2985(16)30044-4. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2016.03.007. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27016050

Evaluation of different mesh sizes of long lasting insecticidal nets against Phlebotomus argentipes Annandale and Brunetti (Diptera: Psychodidae), in Bihar state of India.
Singh R, Kumar P.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar 22;159:149-152. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.03.024. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27016015

Antileishmanial activity and mechanism of action from a purified fraction of Zingiber officinalis Roscoe against Leishmania amazonensis.
Duarte MC, Tavares GS, Valadares DG, Lage DP, Ribeiro TG, Lage LM, Rodrigues MR, Faraco AA, Soto M, da Silva ES, Chávez Fumagalli MA, Tavares CA, Leite JP, Oliveira JS, Castilho RO, Coelho EA.
Exp Parasitol. 2016 Mar 22;166:21-28. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.03.026. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27013260

Effects of specific antisera targeting peritrophic matrix-associated proteins in the sand fly vector Phlebotomus papatasi.
Malta J, Martins GF, Weng JL, Fernandes KM, Munford ML, Ramalho-Ortigão M.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar 22;159:161-169. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.03.023. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27012717

Heat Killed Attenuated Leishmania Induces Apoptosis of HepG2 Cells Through ROS Mediated p53 Dependent Mitochondrial Pathway.
Bose D, Banerjee S, Das S, Chatterjee N, Saha KD.
Cell Physiol Biochem. 2016 Mar 24;38(4):1303-1318. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27010918

DNA vaccine against visceral leishmaniasis: a promising approach for prevention & control.
Kumar A, Samant M.
Parasite Immunol. 2016 Mar 24. doi: 10.1111/pim.12315. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 27009772

Protein biomarkers discriminate Leishmania major-infected and non-infected individuals in areas endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Kammoun-Rebai W, Naouar I, Libri V, Albert M, Louzir H, Meddeb-Garnaoui A, Duffy D.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 24;16(1):138. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1458-6.
PMID: 27009263 Free PMC Article

Parasite load in intact and ulcerative skin of dogs with leishmaniais.
Silva FM, Santos EM, Torres SM, Yamasak EM, Ramos RA, Alves LC.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2016 Mar;25(1):127-30. doi: 10.1590/S1984-29612016014. Epub 2016 Mar 18.
PMID: 27007246 Free Article

Sandfly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) from caves in the state of Rondônia, Brazil.
Ogawa GM, Pereira Júnior AM, Resadore F, Ferreira Rde G, Medeiros JF, Camargo LM.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2016 Mar;25(1):61-8. doi: 10.1590/S1984-29612016017. Epub 2016 Mar 18.
PMID: 27007243 Free Article

Study of Leishmania pathogenesis in mice: experimental considerations.
Loeuillet C, Bañuls AL, Hide M.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 11;9(1):144. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1413-9. Review.
PMID: 26969511 Free PMC Article

Phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a sub-Andean forest from the Norte de Santander, Colombia.
Hoyos-López R, Bolaños R, Contreras-Gutierrez M, Carrero-Sarmiento D.
J Vector Borne Dis. 2016 Jan-Mar;53(1):70-6.
PMID: 27004581 Free Article

Laboratory diagnosis of human visceral leishmaniasis.
Sakkas H, Gartzonika C, Levidiotou S.
J Vector Borne Dis. 2016 Jan-Mar;53(1):8-16.
PMID: 27004573 Free Article

Evolutionary genomics of epidemic visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent.
Imamura H, Downing T, Van den Broeck F, Sanders MJ, Rijal S, Sundar S, Mannaert A, Vanaerschot M, Berg M, De Muylder G, Dumetz F, Cuypers B, Maes I, Domagalska M, Decuypere S, Rai K, Uranw S, Bhattarai NR, Khanal B, Prajapati VK, Sharma S, Stark O, Schönian G, De Koning HP, Settimo L, Vanhollebeke B, Roy S, Ostyn B, Boelaert M, Maes L, Berriman M, Dujardin JC, Cotton JA.
Elife. 2016 Mar 22;5. pii: e12613. doi: 10.7554/eLife.12613.
PMID: 27003289 Free PMC Article

In vitro and in vivo activity of 2,3-diarylsubstituted quinoxaline derivatives in Leishmania amazonensis.
Kaplum V, Cogo J, Sangi DP, Ueda-Nakamura T, Corrêa AG, Nakamura CV.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Mar 21. pii: AAC.02582-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27001812

Geographical Distribution of MDR1 Expression in Leishmania Isolates, from Greece and Cyprus, Measured by the Rhodamine-123 Efflux Potential of the Isolates, Using Flow Cytometry.
Tsirigotakis N, Christodoulou V, Ntais P, Mazeris A, Koutala E, Messaritakis I, Antoniou M.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 21. pii: 15-0658. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27001764

Transfusion-transmitted leishmaniasis: a practical review.
Jimenez-Marco T, Fisa R, Girona-Llobera E, Cancino-Faure B, Tomás-Pérez M, Berenguer D, Guillen C, Pujol A, Iniesta L, Serra T, Mascaró M, Gascó J, Riera C.
Transfusion. 2016 Mar;56 Suppl 1:S45-51. doi: 10.1111/trf.13344.
PMID: 27001361

Changes of Sand Fly Populations and Leishmania infantum Infection Rates in an Irrigated Village Located in Arid Central Tunisia.
Barhoumi W, Fares W, Cherni S, Derbali M, Dachraoui K, Chelbi I, Ramalho-Ortigao M, Beier JC, Zhioua E.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Mar 16;13(3). pii: E329. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13030329.
PMID: 26999176 Free PMC Article

Molecular detection of Leishmania spp. isolated from cutaneous lesions of patients referred to Herat regional hospital, Afghanistan.
Mosawi SH, Dalimi A.
East Mediterr Health J. 2016 Mar 15;21(12):878-84.
PMID: 26996360

Targeting Leishmania major parasite with peptides derived from a combinatorial phage display library.
Rhaiem RB, Houimel M.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar 17;159:11-19. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.03.018. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26995695

Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis.
Novoa Juiz V, Redondo Luciañez R.
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2016 Mar 16. pii: S0001-6519(16)00014-5. doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2015.11.004. [Epub ahead of print] English, Spanish. No abstract available.
PMID: 26994882

DNA barcoding to identify species of phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the mixed leishmaniasis focus of the Colombian Caribbean.
Romero-Ricardo L, Lastre-Meza N, Pérez-Doria A, Bejarano EE.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar 15;159:125-131. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.03.017. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26992298

Conditional gene deletion with DiCre demonstrates an essential role for CRK3 in Leishmania mexicana cell cycle regulation.
Duncan SM, Myburgh E, Philipon C, Brown E, Meissner M, Brewer J, Mottram JC.
Mol Microbiol. 2016 Mar 16. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13375. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26991545

Joining forces: First application of a rapamycin-induced dimerizable CRE system (DiCre) for conditional null mutant analysis in Leishmania.
Späth GF, Clos J.
Mol Microbiol. 2016 Mar 17. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13374. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26991431

Lutzomyia migonei is a permissive vector competent for Leishmania infantum.
Guimarães VC, Pruzinova K, Sadlova J, Volfova V, Myskova J, Filho SP, Volf P.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 17;9(1):159. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1444-2.
PMID: 26988559 Free PMC Article

Immune response to infection by Leishmania: A mathematical model.
Siewe N, Yakubu AA, Satoskar AR, Friedman A.
Math Biosci. 2016 Mar 14;276:28-43. doi: 10.1016/j.mbs.2016.02.015. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26987853

An experimental challenge model of visceral leishmaniasis by Leishmania donovani promastigotes in mice.
Katakura K.
Parasitol Int. 2016 Mar 15. pii: S1383-5769(16)30027-7. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2016.03.008. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26987675

Visceral Leishmaniasis May Unmask X-linked Hyper-IgM Syndrome.
Gonzalez-Granado LI, Dominguez-Pinilla N, Gallego-Bustos F, Ruiz-Contreras J, Allende LM.
J Clin Immunol. 2016 Mar 17. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26984850

Efficacy of fractional CO2 laser in treatment of atrophic scar of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Banihashemi M, Nahidi Y, Maleki M, Esmaily H, Moghimi HR.
Lasers Med Sci. 2016 Mar 16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26984344

Trypanocidal and leishmanicidal activities of flavonoids isolated from Stevia satureiifolia var. satureiifolia.
Beer MF, Frank FM, Germán Elso O, Ernesto Bivona A, Cerny N, Giberti G, Luis Malchiodi E, Susana Martino V, Alonso MR, Patricia Sülsen V, Cazorla SI.
Pharm Biol. 2016 Mar 17:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26983579

Correlation study and histopathological description of intestinal alterations in dogs infected with Leishmania infantum.
Silva DT, Neves MF, Queiroz NM, Spada JC, Alves ML, Flóro E Silva M, Coelho WM, Panosso AR, Noronha Junior AC, Starke-Buzetti WA.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2016 Mar;25(1):24-36. doi: 10.1590/S1984-29612016009. Epub 2016 Mar 11.
PMID: 26982556 Free Article

Risk factors associated with seropositivity for Leishmania spp. and Trypanosoma cruzi in dogs in the state of Paraiba, Brazil.
Fernandes AR, Pimenta CL, Vidal IF, Oliveira GC, Sartori RS, Araújo RB, Melo MA, Langoni H, Azevedo SS.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2016 Mar;25(1):90-8. doi: 10.1590/S1984-29612016010. Epub 2016 Mar 11.
PMID: 26982555 Free Article

Head and neck cutaneous leishmania: clinical characteristics, microscopic features and molecular analysis in a cohort of 168 cases.
Dunya G, Habib R, Moukarbel RV, Khalifeh I.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Mar 15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26980337

Spatial analysis of visceral leishmaniasis in the oases of the plains of Kashi Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
Wang LY, Wu WP, Fu Q, Guan YY, Han S, Niu YL, Tong SX, Osman I, Zhang S, Kaisar K.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 15;9(1):148. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1430-8.
PMID: 26979847 Free PMC Article

Occurrence of Leishmania infantum and associated histological alterations in the genital tract and mammary glands of naturally infected dogs.
Boechat VC, Mendes Junior AA, Madeira MF, Ferreira LC, Figueiredo FB, Rodrigues FD, Oliveira VD, de Oliveira RV, Menezes RC.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar 16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26979730

Local Production of a Liquid Direct Agglutination Test as a Sustainable Measure for Control of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Sudan.
Osman HA, Mahamoud A, Abass EM, Madi RR, Semiao-Santos SJ, El Harith A.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 14. pii: 15-0574. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26976890

Single-molecule analysis of DNA replication reveals novel features in the divergent eukaryotes Leishmania and Trypanosoma brucei versus mammalian cells.
Stanojcic S, Sollelis L, Kuk N, Crobu L, Balard Y, Schwob E, Bastien P, Pagès M, Sterkers Y.
Sci Rep. 2016 Mar 15;6:23142. doi: 10.1038/srep23142.
PMID: 26976742 Free PMC Article

Trypanosoma cruzi differentiates and multiplies within chimeric parasitophorous vacuoles in macrophages coinfected with Leishmania amazonensis.
Pessoa CC, Ferreira ÉR, Bayer-Santos E, Rabinovitch M, Mortara RA, Real F.
Infect Immun. 2016 Mar 14. pii: IAI.01470-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26975994

CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) ∆32 polymorphism: association analysis and allele distribution among cutaneous leishmaniasis patients from Pakistan.
Sophie M, Hameed A, Muneer A, Samdani AJ, Saleem S, Azhar A.
J Cutan Pathol. 2016 Mar 11. doi: 10.1111/cup.12712. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26970327

Real-time PCR for Leishmania species identification: Evaluation and comparison with classical techniques.
de Morais RC, da Costa Oliveira CN, de Albuquerque SD, Mendonça Trajano Silva LA, Pessoa-E-Silva R, Alves da Cruz HL, de Brito ME, de Paiva Cavalcanti M.
Exp Parasitol. 2016 Mar 9;165:43-50. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.03.005. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26968776

Current challenges in treatment options for visceral leishmaniasis in India: a public health perspective.
Singh OP, Singh B, Chakravarty J, Sundar S.
Infect Dis Poverty. 2016 Mar 8;5(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s40249-016-0112-2.
PMID: 26951132 Free PMC Article

First Molecular Characterization of Leishmania Species Causing Visceral Leishmaniasis among Children in Yemen.
Mahdy MA, Al-Mekhlafi AM, Abdul-Ghani R, Saif-Ali R, Al-Mekhlafi HM, Al-Eryani SM, Lim YA, Mahmud R.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 11;11(3):e0151265. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151265. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26966902 Free PMC Article

Coinfection of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Streptococcus pneumoniae in Multiple Cutaneous Lesions.
Cortes PR, Chiapello LS, Dib D, Herrero MV, Nuncira CT, De Petris C, Echenique J.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 10;10(3):e0004388. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004388. eCollection 2016 Mar. No abstract available.
PMID: 26963925 Free PMC Article

Successful Treatment of Human Visceral Leishmaniasis Restores Antigen-Specific IFN-γ, but not IL-10 Production.
Adem E, Tajebe F, Getahun M, Kiflie A, Diro E, Hailu A, Shkedy Z, Mengesha B, Mulaw T, Atnafu S, Deressa T, Mathewos B, Abate E, Modolell M, Munder M, Müller I, Takele Y, Kropf P.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 10;10(3):e0004468. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004468. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26962865 Free PMC Article

Panniculitis is a common unrecognized histopathological feature of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Sharquie KE, Hameed AF, Noaimi AA.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2016 Jan-Mar;59(1):16-9. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.178216.
PMID: 26960628 Free Article

Solid lipid nanoparticle loaded with paromomycin: in vivo efficacy against Leishmania tropica infection in BALB/c mice model.
Heidari-Kharaji M, Taheri T, Doroud D, Habibzadeh S, Rafati S.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2016 Mar 10. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26960322

Serum Removal from Culture Induces Growth Arrest, Ploidy Alteration, Decrease in Infectivity and Differential Expression of Crucial Genes in Leishmania infantum Promastigotes.
Alcolea PJ, Alonso A, Moreno-Izquierdo MA, Degayón MA, Moreno I, Larraga V.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 9;11(3):e0150172. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150172. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26959417 Free PMC Article

Ocular Leishmaniasis Treated by Intralesional Amphotericin B.
Nikandish M, Goyonlo VM, Taheri AR, Kiafar B.
Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2016 Jan-Mar;23(1):153-5. doi: 10.4103/0974-9233.171801.
PMID: 26957858 Free PMC Article

Leishmania-encoded orthologs of macrophage migration inhibitory factor regulate host immunity to promote parasite persistence.
Holowka T, Castilho TM, Garcia AB, Sun T, McMahon-Pratt D, Bucala R.
FASEB J. 2016 Mar 8. pii: fj.201500189R. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26956417

Mutational and Structural Analysis of Conserved Residues in Ribose-5-Phosphate Isomerase B from Leishmania donovani: Role in Substrate Recognition and Conformational Stability.
Kaur PK, Tripathi N, Desale J, Neelagiri S, Yadav S, Bharatam PV, Singh S.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 8;11(3):e0150764. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150764. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26953696 Free PMC Article

In vitro antileishmanial activity of trans-stilbene and terphenyl compounds.
Castelli G, Bruno F, Vitale F, Roberti M, Colomba C, Giacomini E, Guidotti L, Cascio A, Tolomeo M.
Exp Parasitol. 2016 Mar 4;166:1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.03.007. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26953250

Evaluation of cellular immunological responses in mono- and polymorphic clinical forms of Post Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis in India.
Kaushal H, Bras-Gonçalves R, Avishek K, Deep DK, Petitdidier E, Lemesre JL, Papierok G, Kumar S, Ramesh V, Salotra P.
Clin Exp Immunol. 2016 Mar 7. doi: 10.1111/cei.12787. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26948150

First insights into the genetic diversity and origin of Leishmania infantum in Mont Rolland (Thiès region, Senegal).
Cassan C, Dione MM, Dereure J, Diedhiou S, Bucheton B, Hide M, Kako C, Gaye O, Senghor M, Niang AA, Bañuls AL, Faye B.
Microbes Infect. 2016 Mar 3. pii: S1286-4579(16)00043-5. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2016.02.003. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26945844

In vivo and in vitro effects of pentavalent antimony on mouse liver cytochrome P450s.
Coelho DR, De-Oliveira A, Parente T, Leal BS, das Chagas LF, Oliveira TN, Saint'Pierre TD, Paumgartten F.
Hum Exp Toxicol. 2016 Mar 4. pii: 0960327116637110. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26944940

Different Leishmania Species Drive Distinct Neutrophil Functions.
Hurrell BP, Regli IB, Tacchini-Cottier F.
Trends Parasitol. 2016 Mar 1. pii: S1471-4922(16)00036-2. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2016.02.003. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26944469

Hemophagocytosis in Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis by Leishmania donovani.
Morimoto A, Omachi S, Osada Y, Chambers JK, Uchida K, Sanjoba C, Matsumoto Y, Goto Y.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 4;10(3):e0004505. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004505. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26942577 Free PMC Article

Visceral Leishmaniasis in Southwestern Iran: A Retrospective Clinico-Hematological Analysis of 380 Consecutive Hospitalized Cases (1999-2014).
Sarkari B, Naraki T, Ghatee MA, Abdolahi Khabisi S, Davami MH.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 4;11(3):e0150406. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150406. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26942443 Free PMC Article

Structure of Leishmania donovani coronin coiled coil domain reveals an antiparallel 4 helix bundle with inherent asymmetry.
Nayak AR, Karade SS, Srivastava VK, Rana AK, Gupta CM, Sahasrabuddhe AA, Pratap JV.
J Struct Biol. 2016 Mar 2. pii: S1047-8477(16)30035-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2016.02.020. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26940672]

Genetic Manipulation of Leishmania donovani to Explore the Involvement of Argininosuccinate Synthase in Oxidative Stress Management.
Sardar AH, Jardim A, Ghosh AK, Mandal A, Das S, Saini S, Abhishek K, Singh R, Verma S, Kumar A, Das P.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 3;10(3):e0004308. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004308. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26939071 Free PMC Article

Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania aethiopica: A Systematic Review.
van Griensven J, Gadisa E, Aseffa A, Hailu A, Beshah AM, Diro E.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 3;10(3):e0004495. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004495. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26938448 Free PMC Article

A Historical Overview of the Classification, Evolution, and Dispersion of Leishmania Parasites and Sandflies.
Akhoundi M, Kuhls K, Cannet A, Votýpka J, Marty P, Delaunay P, Sereno D.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 3;10(3):e0004349. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004349. eCollection 2016 Mar. Review.
PMID: 26937644 Free PMC Article

Treatment Options for Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Coinfection.
Monge-Maillo B, López-Vélez R.
AIDS Rev. 2016 Jan-Mar;18(1):32-43.
PMID: 26936761 Free Article

Ultradeformable Archaeosomes for Needle Free Nanovaccination with Leishmania braziliensis Antigens.
Higa LH, Arnal L, Vermeulen M, Perez AP, Schilrreff P, Mundiña-Weilenmann C, Yantorno O, Vela ME, Morilla MJ, Romero EL.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 2;11(3):e0150185. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150185. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26934726 Free PMC Article

Regulation of immunity during visceral Leishmania infection.
Rodrigues V, Cordeiro-da-Silva A, Laforge M, Silvestre R, Estaquier J.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 1;9(1):118. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1412-x.
PMID: 26932389 Free PMC Article

Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in northeastern Iran: a GIS-based spatio-temporal multi-criteria decision-making approach.
Mollalo A, Khodabandehloo E.
Epidemiol Infect. 2016 Mar 2:1-13. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26931076

Attenuated Leishmania induce pro-inflammatory mediators and influence leishmanicidal activity by p38 MAPK dependent phagosome maturation in Leishmania donovani co-infected macrophages.
Banerjee S, Bose D, Chatterjee N, Das S, Chakraborty S, Das T, Saha KD.
Sci Rep. 2016 Mar 1;6:22335. doi: 10.1038/srep22335.
PMID: 26928472 Free PMC Article

A new focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir State, India.
Kaul N, Gupta V, Bhardwaj S, Dogra D, Dogra N.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2016 Mar-Apr;82(2):145-50. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.175930.
PMID: 26924403 Free Article

LC-coupled ESI MS for quantification of miltefosine in human and hamster plasma.
Jaiswal S, Sharma A, Shukla M, Lal J.
Bioanalysis. 2016 Mar;8(6):533-45. doi: 10.4155/bio.16.7. Epub 2016 Feb 26.
PMID: 26915470

ificity of parallel or serial serological testing for detection of canine Leishmania infection.
Arruda MM, Figueiredo FB, Marcelino AP, Barbosa JR, Werneck GL, Noronha EF, Romero GA.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2016 Mar;111(3):168-73. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760150364. Epub 2016 Feb 19.
PMID: 26910354 Free PMC Article

In vivo antileishmanial activity and chemical profile of polar extract from Selaginella sellowii.
Queiroz DP, Carollo CA, Kadri MC, Rizk YS, Araujo VC, Monteiro PE, Rodrigues PO, Oshiro ET, Matos Mde F, Arruda CC.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2016 Mar;111(3):147-54. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760150307. Epub 2016 Feb 19.
PMID: 26910353 Free PMC Article

Antileishmanial and Cytotoxic Activity of Some Highly Oxidized Abietane Diterpenoids from the Bald Cypress, Taxodium distichum.
Naman CB, Gromovsky AD, Vela CM, Fletcher JN, Gupta G, Varikuti S, Zhu X, Zywot EM, Chai H, Werbovetz KA, Satoskar AR, Kinghorn AD.
J Nat Prod. 2016 Mar 25;79(3):598-606. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b01131. Epub 2016 Feb 23.
PMID: 26905523

Identification of Synthetic and Natural Host Defense Peptides with Leishmanicidal Activity.
Marr AK, Cen S, Hancock RE, McMaster WR.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Mar 25;60(4):2484-91. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02328-15. Print 2016 Apr.
PMID: 26883699

Are opossums a relevant factor associated with asymptomatic Leishmania infection in the outskirts of the largest Brazilian cities?
Carranza-Tamayo CO, Werneck GL, Romero GA.
Braz J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar-Apr;20(2):119-26. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.11.013. Epub 2016 Feb 8.
PMID: 26867473 Free Article

Serological Assessment for Leishmania donovani Infection in Blood Donors of Sunsari District, Dharan, Nepal.
Timilsina S, Raj Bhattarai N, Khanal B, Rijal S.
Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2016 Mar;32(1):95-9. doi: 10.1007/s12288-015-0505-6. Epub 2015 Jan 18.
PMID: 26855514

Identification of a diverse indole-2-carboxamides as a potent antileishmanial chemotypes.
Pandey S, Chauhan SS, Shivahare R, Sharma A, Jaiswal S, Gupta S, Lal J, Chauhan PM.
Eur J Med Chem. 2016 Mar 3;110:237-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.01.028. Epub 2016 Jan 20.
PMID: 26840364

In Vitro and In Vivo Antileishmanial Activities of Pistacia vera Essential Oil.
Mahmoudvand H, Saedi Dezaki E, Ezatpour B, Sharifi I, Kheirandish F, Rashidipour M.
Planta Med. 2016 Mar;82(4):279-84. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1558209. Epub 2016 Feb 1.
PMID: 26829519

Aminophthalocyanine-Mediated Photodynamic Inactivation of Leishmania tropica.
Al-Qahtani A, Alkahtani S, Kolli B, Tripathi P, Dutta S, Al-Kahtane AA, Jiang XJ, Ng DK, Chang KP.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Mar 25;60(4):2003-11. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01879-15. Print 2016 Apr.
PMID: 26824938

Effectiveness and Cost of Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets and Indoor Residual Spraying for the Control of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Cluster-Randomized Control Trial in Morocco.
Faraj C, Yukich J, Adlaoui el B, Wahabi R, Mnzava AP, Kaddaf M, El Idrissi AL, Ameur B, Kleinschmidt I.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 2;94(3):679-85. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0510. Epub 2016 Jan 25.
PMID: 26811431 Free PMC Article

Validation and Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Method To Measure Miltefosine in Leishmaniasis Patients Using Dried Blood Spot Sample Collection.
Kip AE, Rosing H, Hillebrand MJ, Blesson S, Mengesha B, Diro E, Hailu A, Schellens JH, Beijnen JH, Dorlo TP.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Mar 25;60(4):2081-9. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02976-15. Print 2016 Apr.
PMID: 26787691 Free PMC Article

Social and Economic Burden of Human Leishmaniasis.
Okwor I, Uzonna J.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 2;94(3):489-93. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0408. Epub 2016 Jan 19. Review.
PMID: 26787156

In vitro evaluation of traditionally used Surinamese medicinal plants for their potential anti-leishmanial efficacy.
Mans DR, Beerens T, Magali I, Soekhoe RC, Schoone GJ, Oedairadjsingh K, Hasrat JA, van den Bogaart E, Schallig HD.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2016 Mar 2;180:70-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.01.012. Epub 2016 Jan 14.
PMID: 26778603 Free Article

Comparison between liposomal formulations of amphotericin B.
Adler-Moore JP, Gangneux JP, Pappas PG.
Med Mycol. 2016 Mar 1;54(3):223-31. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myv111. Epub 2016 Jan 14.
PMID: 26768369

Physalis angulata induces death of promastigotes and amastigotes of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis via the generation of reactive oxygen species.
Da Silva BJ, Da Silva RR, Rodrigues AP, Farias LH, Do Nascimento JL, Silva EO.
Micron. 2016 Mar;82:25-32. doi: 10.1016/j.micron.2015.12.001. Epub 2015 Dec 29.
PMID: 26765293

DNA sequence analysis suggests that cytb-nd1 PCR-RFLP may not be applicable to sandfly species identification throughout the Mediterranean region.
Llanes-Acevedo IP, Arcones C, Gálvez R, Martin O, Checa R, Montoya A, Chicharro C, Cruz S, Miró G, Cruz I.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar;115(3):1287-95. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4865-5. Epub 2016 Jan 12.
PMID: 26755361 Free PMC Article

Visceral leishmaniasis: Revisiting current treatments and approaches for future discoveries.
No JH.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar;155:113-23. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.12.016. Epub 2015 Dec 31. Review.
PMID: 26748356

Up regulation of A2B adenosine receptor on monocytes are crucially required for immune pathogenicity in Indian patients exposed to Leishmania donovani.
Vijayamahantesh, Amit A, Kumar S, Dikhit MR, Jha PK, Singh AK, Sinha KK, Pandey K, Das VN, Das P, Bimal S.
Cytokine. 2016 Mar;79:38-44. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.12.016. Epub 2015 Dec 31.
PMID: 26748211

Molecular detection and identification of Leishmania spp. in naturally infected Phlebotomus tobbi and Sergentomyia dentata in a focus of human and canine leishmaniasis in western Turkey.
Özbel Y, Karakuş M, Arserim SK, Kalkan ŞO, Töz S.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar;155:89-94. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.12.018. Epub 2015 Dec 30.
PMID: 26747008

Antibacterial and leishmanicidal activity of Bolivian propolis.
Nina N, Lima B, Feresin GE, Giménez A, Salamanca Capusiri E, Schmeda-Hirschmann G.
Lett Appl Microbiol. 2016 Mar;62(3):290-6. doi: 10.1111/lam.12543.
PMID: 26743801

In vitro selection of miltefosine resistance in promastigotes of Leishmania donovani from Nepal: genomic and metabolomic characterization.
Shaw CD, Lonchamp J, Downing T, Imamura H, Freeman TM, Cotton JA, Sanders M, Blackburn G, Dujardin JC, Rijal S, Khanal B, Illingworth CJ, Coombs GH, Carter KC.
Mol Microbiol. 2016 Mar;99(6):1134-48. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13291. Epub 2016 Feb 9.
PMID: 26713880

Topical amphotericin B in ultradeformable liposomes: Formulation, skin penetration study, antifungal and antileishmanial activity in vitro.
Perez AP, Altube MJ, Schilrreff P, Apezteguia G, Celes FS, Zacchino S, de Oliveira CI, Romero EL, Morilla MJ.
Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2016 Mar 1;139:190-8. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.12.003. Epub 2015 Dec 3.
PMID: 26709977

Phylogenomic reconstruction supports supercontinent origins for Leishmania.
Harkins KM, Schwartz RS, Cartwright RA, Stone AC.
Infect Genet Evol. 2016 Mar;38:101-9. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.11.030. Epub 2015 Dec 18.
PMID: 26708057

Seco-limonoid derived from Raputia heptaphylla promotes the control of cutaneous leishmaniasis in hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus).
Granados-Falla D, Gomez-Galindo A, Daza A, Robledo S, Coy-Barrera C, Cuca L, Delgado G.
Parasitology. 2016 Mar;143(3):289-99. doi: 10.1017/S0031182015001717. Epub 2015 Dec 23.
PMID: 26694129

First molecular detection of Leishmania tarentolae-like DNA in Sergentomyia minuta in Spain.
Bravo-Barriga D, Parreira R, Maia C, Blanco-Ciudad J, Afonso MO, Frontera E, Campino L, Pérez-Martín JE, Serrano Aguilera FJ, Reina D.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar;115(3):1339-44. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4887-z. Epub 2015 Dec 22.
PMID: 26691858

Lessons from other diseases: granulomatous inflammation in leishmaniasis.
Kaye PM, Beattie L.
Semin Immunopathol. 2016 Mar;38(2):249-60. doi: 10.1007/s00281-015-0548-7. Epub 2015 Dec 17.
PMID: 26678994 Free PMC Article

The mechanistic study of Leishmania major dihydro-orotate dehydrogenase based on steady- and pre-steady-state kinetic analysis.
Reis RA, Ferreira P, Medina M, Nonato MC.
Biochem J. 2016 Mar 1;473(5):651-60. doi: 10.1042/BJ20150921. Epub 2015 Dec 11.
PMID: 26656485

Comparative study of viscerotropic pathogenicity of Leishmania major amastigotes and promastigotes based on identification of mitochondrial and nucleus sequences.
Spotin A, Parvizi P.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar;115(3):1221-8. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4858-4. Epub 2015 Dec 3.
PMID: 26631188

A new bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Thalictrum foliolosum, as a potent inhibitor of DNA topoisomerase IB of Leishmania donovani.
Kumar A, Chowdhury SR, Sarkar T, Chakrabarti T, Majumder HK, Jha T, Mukhopadhyay S.
Fitoterapia. 2016 Mar;109:25-30. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2015.11.021. Epub 2015 Nov 26.
PMID: 26625837

IL-17A promotes susceptibility during experimental visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani.
Terrazas C, Varikuti S, Kimble J, Moretti E, Boyaka PN, Satoskar AR.
FASEB J. 2016 Mar;30(3):1135-43. doi: 10.1096/fj.15-277202. Epub 2015 Nov 18.
PMID: 26581600

Morphological and immunohistochemical clues for the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis and the interpretation of CD1a status.
Fernandez-Flores A, Rodriguez-Peralto JL.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016 Mar;74(3):536-43. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.09.038. Epub 2015 Nov 11.
PMID: 26577511

The unwelcome trio: HIV plus cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis.
Guarneri C, Tchernev G, Bevelacqua V, Lotti T, Nunnari G.
Dermatol Ther. 2016 Mar;29(2):88-91. doi: 10.1111/dth.12303. Epub 2015 Nov 2.
PMID: 26555699

Novel Inhibitors of Ornithine Decarboxylase of Leishmania Parasite (LdODC): The Parasite Resists LdODC Inhibition by Overexpression of Spermidine Synthase.
Das M, Singh S, Dubey VK.
Chem Biol Drug Des. 2016 Mar;87(3):352-60. doi: 10.1111/cbdd.12665. Epub 2015 Oct 13.
PMID: 26362015

Evaluation of the efficacy of systemic miltefosine associated with photodynamic therapy with liposomal chloroaluminium phthalocyanine in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused byLeishmania (L.) amazonensis in C57BL/6 mice.
Ribeiro JB, Miranda-Vilela AL, Graziani D, Gomes MR, Amorim AA, Garcia RD, de Souza Filho J, Tedesco AC, Primo FL, Moreira JR, Lima AV, Sampaio RN.
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2016 Mar;13:282-90. doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2015.08.006. Epub 2015 Aug 22.
PMID: 26306406

Recombinant Leishmania major lipophosphoglycan 3 activates human T-lymphocytes via TLR2-independent pathway.
Hosseini M, Haji Fatahaliha M, Aghebati-Maleki L, Movassagh Pour A, Rafati S, Seifi-Najmi M, Younesi V, Jadidi-Niaragh F, Yousefi M.
J Immunotoxicol. 2016 Mar;13(2):263-9. doi: 10.3109/1547691X.2015.1066906. Epub 2015 Jul 16.
PMID: 26181511

Delivery systems for Leishmania vaccine development.
Gholami E, Zahedifard F, Rafati S.
Expert Rev Vaccines. 2016 Mar 28:1-17. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26905526

Status of vaccine research and development of vaccines for leishmaniasis.
Gillespie PM, Beaumier CM, Strych U, Hayward T, Hotez PJ, Bottazzi ME.
Vaccine. 2016 Mar 11. pii: S0264-410X(16)00289-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.12.071. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26973063 Free Article

In vivo characterization of two additional Leishmania donovani strains using the murine and hamster model.
Kauffmann F, Dumetz F, Hendrickx S, Muraille E, Dujardin JC, Maes L, Magez S, De Trez C.
Parasite Immunol. 2016 Mar 25. doi: 10.1111/pim.12316. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27012562

Leprosy / Hansen's disease (Mycobacterium leprae, M. leprae)
A Quantitative Approach to Analyzing Genome Reductive Evolution Using Protein-Protein Interaction Networks: A Case Study of Mycobacterium leprae.
Akinola RO, Mazandu GK, Mulder NJ.
Front Genet. 2016 Mar 29;7:39. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2016.00039. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27066064 Free PMC Article

A rare form of Hansen's disease presenting as filiform verrucous papules on the feet.
Richard EB, Williamson EA, Jackson SM, Stryjewska BM.
JAAD Case Rep. 2016 Mar 3;2(2):105-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2015.11.015. eCollection 2016 Mar. No abstract available.
PMID: 27051844 Free PMC Article

Field-friendly test for monitoring multiple immune response markers during onset and treatment of exacerbated immunity in leprosy.
Corstjens PL, van Hooij A, Tjon Kon Fat EM, van den Eeden SJ, Wilson L, Geluk A.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2016 Mar 30. pii: CVI.00033-16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27030588

Childhood Leprosy in an Endemic Area of Central India.
Gitte SV, Sabat RN, Kamble KM.
Indian Pediatr. 2016 Mar 8;53(3):221-4.
PMID: 27029684 Free Article

Hertoghe sign: a hallmark of lepromatous leprosy.
Parrino D, Di Bella S.
QJM. 2016 Mar 29. pii: hcw046. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 27026695

Pure neuritic leprosy: Current status and relevance.
Rao PN, Suneetha S.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2016 Mar 30. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.179086. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27025283

TLR Agonist Augments Prophylactic Potential of Acid Inducible Antigen Rv3203 againstMycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv in Experimental Animals.
Mohammad O, Kaur J, Singh G, Faisal SM, Azhar A, Rauf MA, Gupta UD, Gupta P, Pal R, Zubair S.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 29;11(3):e0152240. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152240. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27023750 Free PMC Article

Serum uric acid levels during leprosy reaction episodes.
Morato-Conceicao YT, Alves-Junior ER, Arruda TA, Lopes JC, Fontes CJ.
PeerJ. 2016 Mar 14;4:e1799. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1799. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26989632 Free PMC Article

Factors Contributing to the Delay in Diagnosis and Continued Transmission of Leprosy in Brazil - An Explorative, Quantitative, Questionnaire Based Study.
Henry M, GalAn N, Teasdale K, Prado R, Amar H, Rays MS, Roberts L, Siqueira P, de Wildt G, Virmond M, Das PK.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 15;10(3):e0004542. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004542. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26977811 Free PMC Article

Mycobacterium leprae alters classical activation of human monocytes in vitro.
Fallows D, Peixoto B, Kaplan G, Manca C.
J Inflamm (Lond). 2016 Mar 11;13:8. doi: 10.1186/s12950-016-0117-4. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26973434 Free PMC Article

Pain and quality of life in leprosy patients in an endemic area of Northeast Brazil: a cross-sectional study.
Santos VS, Santana JC, Castro FD, Oliveira LS, Santana JC, Feitosa VL, Gurgel RQ, Cuevas LE.
Infect Dis Poverty. 2016 Mar 7;5(1):18. doi: 10.1186/s40249-016-0113-1.
PMID: 26951147 Free PMC Article

Epidemiology of Leprosy in Spain: The Role of the International Migration.
Ramos JM, Romero D, Belinchón I.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 3;10(3):e0004321. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004321. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26939132 Free PMC Article

Leprosy New Case Detection Trends and the Future Effect of Preventive Interventions in Pará State, Brazil: A Modelling Study.
de Matos HJ, Blok DJ, de Vlas SJ, Richardus JH.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 3;10(3):e0004507. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004507. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26938738 Free PMC Article

An efficient and rapid method for enrichment of lipophilic proteins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv for two dimensional gel electrophoresis.
Sharma D, Bisht D.
Electrophoresis. 2016 Mar 2. doi: 10.1002/elps.201600025. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26935602

Primary oral tuberculosis in a patient with lepromatous leprosy: Diagnostic dilemma.
Ganesan V, Mandal J.
Int J Mycobacteriol. 2016 Mar;5(1):102-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2015.10.006. Epub 2015 Nov 19.
PMID: 26927999 Free Article

Borderline Lepromatous Leprosy: A Case to Remember.
Mussani F, Mendoza-Londono R, Lara-Corrales I.
J Cutan Med Surg. 2016 Mar-Apr;20(2):176-7. doi: 10.1177/1203475415611380. No abstract available.
PMID: 26888945

Leprous neuromyositis: A rare clinical entity and review of the literature.
Mitra S, Gunasekaran K, Chacko G, Hansdak SG.
Indian J Med Microbiol. 2016 Jan-Mar;34(1):95-7. doi: 10.4103/0255-0857.174120.
PMID: 26776128 Free Article

Borderline Lepromatous Leprosy: Cutaneous Manifestation and Type 1 Reversal Reaction.
Hattori M, Motegi SI, Amano H, Ishii N, Ishikawa O.
Acta Derm Venereol. 2016 Mar 1;96(3):422-423. doi: 10.2340/00015555-2251.
PMID: 26439279 Free Article

Lymphatic filariasis / Elephantiasis
Assessing Lymphatic Filariasis Data Quality in Endemic Communities in Ghana, Using the Neglected Tropical Diseases Data Quality Assessment Tool for Preventive Chemotherapy.
de Souza DK, Yirenkyi E, Otchere J, Biritwum NK, Ameme DK, Sackey S, Ahorlu C, Wilson MD.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 30;10(3):e0004590. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004590. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 27028010 Free PMC Article

Pyrosequencing Using SL and 5S rRNA as Molecular Markers for Identifying Zoonotic Filarial Nematodes in Blood Samples and Mosquitoes.
Sanpool O, Tantrawatpan C, Thanchomnang T, Janwan P, Intapan PM, Rodpai R, Lulitanond V, Taweethavonsawat P, Maleewong W.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2016 Mar 23. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27008279

Larvicidal and Pupicidal Activities of Alizarin Isolated from Roots of Rubia cordifolia Against Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae).
Gandhi MR, Reegan AD, Ganesan P, Sivasankaran K, Paulraj MG, Balakrishna K, Ignacimuthu S, Al-Dhabi NA.
Neotrop Entomol. 2016 Mar 23. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27004695

Minocycline as a re-purposed anti-Wolbachia macrofilaricide: superiority compared with doxycycline regimens in a murine infection model of human lymphatic filariasis.
Sharma R, Jayoussi GA, Tyrer HE, Gamble J, Hayward L, Guimaraes AF, Davies J, Waterhouse D, Cook DA, Myhill LJ, Clare RH, Cassidy A, Steven A, Johnston KL, Ford L, Turner JD, Ward SA, Taylor MJ.
Sci Rep. 2016 Mar 21;6:23458. doi: 10.1038/srep23458.
PMID: 26996237 Free PMC Article

Chemical composition, toxicity and non-target effects of Pinus kesiya essential oil: An eco-friendly and novel larvicide against malaria, dengue and lymphatic filariasis mosquito vectors.
Govindarajan M, Rajeswary M, Benelli G.
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2016 Mar 17;129:85-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.03.007. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26995063

The Influence of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAMEs) in the Biochemistry and the Na+/K+-ATPase Activity of Culex quinquefasciatus Larvae.
Silva LN, Ribeiro-Neto JA, Valadares JM, Costa MM, Lima LA, Grillo LA, Cortes VF, Santos HL, Alves SN, Barbosa LA.
J Membr Biol. 2016 Mar 18. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26993642

Historic accounts of Mansonella parasitaemias in the South Pacific and their relevance to lymphatic filariasis elimination efforts today.
Crainey JL, Ribeiro da Silva TR, Luz SL.
Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2016 Mar;9(3):205-10. doi: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.01.040. Epub 2016 Jan 11. Review.
PMID: 26972389 Free Article

Can community-based integrated vector control hasten the process of LF elimination?
Sunish IP, Kalimuthu M, Kumar VA, Munirathinam A, Nagaraj J, Tyagi BK, White GB, Arunachalam N.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar 12. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26969179

Effect of Two or Six Doses 800 mg of Albendazole Every Two Months on Loa loa Microfilaraemia: A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Kamgno J, Nguipdop-Djomo P, Gounoue R, Téjiokem M, Kuesel AC.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 11;10(3):e0004492. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004492. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26967331 Free PMC Article

Inhibition of Setaria cervi protein tyrosine phosphatases by Phenylarsine oxide: A proteomic and biochemical study.
Singh N, Wadhawan M, Tiwari S, Kumar R, Rathaur S.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar 8;159:20-28. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.03.004. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26965172

Reducing the population requiring interventions against lymphatic filariasis in Africa.
Bockarie MJ, Rebollo MP.
Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Mar;4(3):e154-5. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00292-2. Epub 2016 Feb 10. No abstract available.
PMID: 26874545 Free Article

Copper(II) oxide nanoparticles augment antifilarial activity of Albendazole: In vitro synergistic apoptotic impact against filarial parasite Setaria cervi.
Zafar A, Ahmad I, Ahmad A, Ahmad M.
Int J Pharm. 2016 Mar 30;501(1-2):49-64. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.01.059. Epub 2016 Jan 28.
PMID: 26827921

Is there a risk of filarial infection during long-term missions in Haiti?
Weitzel T, Rosas R, Fica A, Dabanch J, Polanco M, Egaña A, Triantafilo V, Pfarr K, Hoerauf A, Reiter-Owona I.
Travel Med Infect Dis. 2016 Mar-Apr;14(2):137-42. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2015.12.001. Epub 2015 Dec 19.
PMID: 26750186

Community Attitudes Toward Mass Drug Administration for Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases After the 2014 Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Lofa County, Liberia.
Bogus J, Gankpala L, Fischer K, Krentel A, Weil GJ, Fischer PU, Kollie K, Bolay FK.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 2;94(3):497-503. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0591. Epub 2015 Dec 14.
PMID: 26666700 Free PMC Article

Circulating filarial antigen detection in brugian filariasis.
Tripathi PK, Mahajan RC, Malla N, Mewara A, Bhattacharya SM, Shenoy RK, Sehgal R.
Parasitology. 2016 Mar;143(3):350-7. doi: 10.1017/S0031182015001675. Epub 2015 Dec 9.
PMID: 26646772

Setaria digitata in advancing our knowledge of human lymphatic filariasis.
Perumal AN, Gunawardene YI, Dassanayake RS.
J Helminthol. 2016 Mar;90(2):129-38. doi: 10.1017/S0022149X15000309. Epub 2015 Apr 30.
PMID: 25924635

Onchocerciasis / River blindness
Onchocerciasis, an undiagnosed disease in Mozambique: identifying research opportunities.
Noormahomed EV, Akrami K, Mascaró-Lazcano C.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 31;9(1):180. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1468-7.
PMID: 27030247 Free PMC Article

Does Increasing Treatment Frequency Address Suboptimal Responses to Ivermectin for the Control and Elimination of River Blindness?
Frempong KK, Walker M, Cheke RA, Tetevi EJ, Gyan ET, Owusu EO, Wilson MD, Boakye DA, Taylor MJ, Biritwum NK, Osei-Atweneboana M, Basáñez MG.
Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 21. pii: ciw144. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27001801

Onchocerciasis Presenting as a Breast Mass.
Halaharvi D, Fan B, Meyer H, Cripe M.
Breast J. 2016 Mar 4. doi: 10.1111/tbj.12581. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26945695

Seasonal Variation in Biting Rates of Simulium damnosum sensu lato, Vector of Onchocerca volvulus, in Two Sudanese Foci.
Zarroug IM, Hashim K, Elaagip AH, Samy AM, Frah EA, ElMubarak WA, Mohamed HA, Deran TC, Aziz N, Higazi TB.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 4;11(3):e0150309. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150309. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26943668 Free PMC Article

Impact of Six Years Community Directed Treatment with Ivermectin in the Control of Onchocerciasis, Western Ethiopia.
Samuel A, Belay T, Yehalaw D, Taha M, Zemene E, Zeynudin A.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 4;11(3):e0141029. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141029. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26942910 Free PMC Article

The Emergence of Zoonotic Onchocerca lupi Infection in the United States - A Case-Series.
Cantey PT, Weeks J, Edwards M, Rao S, Ostovar GA, Dehority W, Alzona M, Swoboda S, Christiaens B, Ballan W, Hartley J, Terranella A, Weatherhead J, Dunn JJ, Marx DP, Hicks MJ, Rauch RA, Smith C, Dishop MK, Handler MH, Dudley RW, Chundu K, Hobohm D, Feiz-Erfan I, Hakes J, Berry RS, Stepensaski S, Greenfield B, Shroeder L, Bishop H, de Almeida M, Mathison B, Eberhard M.
Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 15;62(6):778-83. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ983. Epub 2015 Nov 26.
PMID: 26611778

Inverse density dependence of parity rates in the onchocerciasis vector Simulium damnosum s.l.
Cheke RA, Young S, Garms R.
Med Vet Entomol. 2016 Mar;30(1):85-8. doi: 10.1111/mve.12145. Epub 2015 Oct 19.
PMID: 26477539

Rabies
A rabies vaccine adjuvanted with saponins from leaves of the soap tree (Quillaja brasiliensis) induces specific immune responses and protects against lethal challenge.
Yendo AC, de Costa F, Cibulski SP, Teixeira TF, Colling LC, Mastrogiovanni M, Soulé S, Roehe PM, Gosmann G, Ferreira FA, Fett-Neto AG.
Vaccine. 2016 Mar 28. pii: S0264-410X(16)30066-4. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.03.070. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27032516

Every rabies death is a veterinary and health system failure until proven otherwise.
Durrheim DN.
Vaccine. 2016 Mar 21. pii: S0264-410X(16)30033-0. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.03.050. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 27013435

MR imaging in rabies encephalitis: A rare entity.
Jassi P, Attri A, Dhawan R, Kakkar C, Saggar K.
Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2016 Jan-Mar;19(1):125-8. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.167712. No abstract available.
PMID: 27011645 Free PMC Article

Laboratory diagnostics in dog-mediated rabies: an overview of performance and a proposed strategy for various settings.
Duong V, Tarantola A, Ong S, Mey C, Choeung R, Ly S, Bourhy H, Dussart P, Buchy P.
Int J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 19. pii: S1201-9712(16)31003-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.03.016. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 27005282 Free Article

A novel adjuvant promises improved rabies vaccine.
Nicholson SM.
Lab Anim (NY). 2016 Mar 22;45(4):128. doi: 10.1038/laban.988. No abstract available.
PMID: 27003344

A Case of Fatal Human Rabies Caused by Tricolored Bat-Associated Rabies Virus Presenting Like Serotonin Syndrome.
Regunath H, Chinnakotla B, Rojas-Moreno C, Salzer W, Hughes NJ, Sangha H.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 21. pii: 15-0852. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27001756

Spatial Temporal Dynamics and Molecular Evolution of Re-Emerging Rabies Virus in Taiwan.
Lin YC, Chu PY, Chang MY, Hsiao KL, Lin JH, Liu HF.
Int J Mol Sci. 2016 Mar 17;17(3). pii: E392. doi: 10.3390/ijms17030392.
PMID: 26999115 Free PMC Article

Willingness to Pay for Dog Rabies Vaccine and Registration in Ilocos Norte, Philippines (2012).
Birhane MG, Miranda ME, Dyer JL, Blanton JD, Recuenco S.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 21;10(3):e0004486. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004486. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26999021 Free PMC Article

One-year immunogenicity kinetics and safety of a purified chick embryo cell rabies vaccine and an inactivated Vero cell-derived Japanese encephalitis vaccine administered concomitantly according to a new, 1-week, accelerated primary series.
Cramer JP, Jelinek T, Paulke-Korinek M, Reisinger EC, Dieckmann S, Alberer M, Bühler S, Bosse D, Meyer S, Fragapane E, Costantini M, Pellegrini M, Lattanzi M, Dovali C.
J Travel Med. 2016 Mar 19;23(3). pii: taw011. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taw011. Print 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26994987

Development of broad-spectrum human monoclonal antibodies for rabies post-exposure prophylaxis.
De Benedictis P, Minola A, Rota Nodari E, Aiello R, Zecchin B, Salomoni A, Foglierini M, Agatic G, Vanzetta F, Lavenir R, Lepelletier A, Bentley E, Weiss R, Cattoli G, Capua I, Sallusto F, Wright E, Lanzavecchia A, Bourhy H, Corti D.
EMBO Mol Med. 2016 Mar 18. pii: e201505986. doi: 10.15252/emmm.201505986. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26992832 Free PMC Article

Human rabies following a non-human primate bite in India.
Mani RS, Sundara Raju YG, Ramana PV, Manoor Anand A, Bhanu Prakash B.
J Travel Med. 2016 Mar 17;23(3). pii: taw007. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taw007. Print 2016 Mar. No abstract available.
PMID: 26988199

Human Rabies - Missouri, 2014.
Pratt PD, Henschel K, Turabelidze G, Grim A, Ellison JA, Orciari L, Yager P, Franka R, Wu X, Ma X, Wadhwa A, Smith TG, Petersen B, Shiferaw M.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 Mar 18;65(10):253-6. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6510a1.
PMID: 26985578 Free Article

Rabies in Costa Rica: Documentation of the Surveillance Program and the Endemic Situation from 1985 to 2014.
Hutter SE, Brugger K, Sancho Vargas VH, González R, Aguilar O, León B, Tichy A, Firth CL, Rubel F.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2016 Mar 16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26982168

Community Health Seeking Behavior for Suspected Human and Animal Rabies Cases, Gomma District, Southwest Ethiopia.
G/Hiwot TT, Sime AG, Deresa B, Tafese W, Hajito KW, Gemeda DH.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 9;11(3):e0149363. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149363. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26959816 Free PMC Article

A recombinant rabies virus carrying GFP between N and P affects viral transcription in vitro.
Luo J, Zhao J, Tian Q, Mo W, Wang Y, Chen H, Guo X.
Virus Genes. 2016 Mar 8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26957093

Mixed Methods Survey of Zoonotic Disease Awareness and Practice among Animal and Human Healthcare Providers in Moshi, Tanzania.
Zhang HL, Mnzava KW, Mitchell ST, Melubo ML, Kibona TJ, Cleaveland S, Kazwala RR, Crump JA, Sharp JP, Halliday JE.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 4;10(3):e0004476. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004476. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26943334 Free PMC Article

Campaign to eliminate human rabies deaths by 2030.
[No authors listed]
Vet Rec. 2016 Mar 5;178(10):232. doi: 10.1136/vr.i1199. No abstract available.
PMID: 26940412

Laboratory twinning to build capacity for rabies diagnosis.
Fooks AR, Drew TW, Tu C.
Vet Rec. 2016 Mar 5;178(10):231-2. doi: 10.1136/vr.i456.
PMID: 26940411

Nuclear Trafficking of the Rabies Virus Interferon Antagonist P-Protein Is Regulated by an Importin-Binding Nuclear Localization Sequence in the C-Terminal Domain.
Rowe CL, Wagstaff KM, Oksayan S, Glover DJ, Jans DA, Moseley GW.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 3;11(3):e0150477. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150477. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26939125 Free PMC Article

Suspected Rabies in Humans and Animals, Laikipia County, Kenya.
Obonyo M, Akoko JM, Orinde AB, Osoro E, Boru WG, Njeru I, Fèvre EM.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;22(3). doi: 10.3201/eid2203.151118. No abstract available.
PMID: 26890989 Free PMC Article

Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2016.
National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians; Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control Committee, Brown CM, Slavinski S, Ettestad P, Sidwa TJ, Sorhage FE.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2016 Mar 1;248(5):505-17. doi: 10.2460/javma.248.5.505. No abstract available.
PMID: 26885593

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Following Postexposure Rabies Prophylaxis.
Fulbright JM, Williams SE, Pahud BA.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2016 Mar;38(2):165. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000497. No abstract available.
PMID: 26808372

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Following Postexposure Rabies Prophylaxis.
Gozdas HT.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2016 Mar;38(2):164-5. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000496. No abstract available.
PMID: 26808366

Evidence of two distinct phylogenetic lineages of dog rabies virus circulating in Cambodia.
Mey C, Metlin A, Duong V, Ong S, In S, Horwood PF, Reynes JM, Bourhy H, Tarantola A, Buchy P.
Infect Genet Evol. 2016 Mar;38:55-61. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.12.011. Epub 2015 Dec 15.
PMID: 26705238

Molecular and mathematical modeling analyses of inter-island transmission of rabies into a previously rabies-free island in the Philippines.
Tohma K, Saito M, Demetria CS, Manalo DL, Quiambao BP, Kamigaki T, Oshitani H.
Infect Genet Evol. 2016 Mar;38:22-8. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.12.001. Epub 2015 Dec 2.
PMID: 26656835 Free Article

Immunoenhancement with flagellin as an adjuvant to whole-killed rabies vaccine in mice.
Xiao XX, Zhang Y, Liu JX, Wei QL, Yin XP.
Arch Virol. 2016 Mar;161(3):685-91. doi: 10.1007/s00705-015-2704-8. Epub 2015 Dec 9.
PMID: 26650039

Use of Multicriteria Risk Ranking of Zoonotic Diseases in a Developing Country: Case Study of Mongolia.
McFadden AM, Muellner P, Baljinnyam Z, Vink D, Wilson N.
Zoonoses Public Health. 2016 Mar;63(2):138-51. doi: 10.1111/zph.12214. Epub 2015 Jul 14.
PMID: 26177028

Schistosomiasis (Schisto, Bilharzia, Snail Fever)
Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis among Villagers of the New Halfa Agricultural Scheme, Sudan.
Afifi A, Ahmed AA, Sulieman Y, Pengsakul T.
Iran J Parasitol. 2016 Jan-Mar;11(1):110-5.
PMID: 27095977

Miltefosine lipid nanocapsules: Intersection of drug repurposing and nanotechnology for single dose oral treatment of pre-patent schistosomiasis mansoni.
El-Moslemany RM, Eissa MM, Ramadan AA, El-Khordagui LK, El-Azzouni MZ.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar 31;159:142-148. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.03.038. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27039667

Effects of Endosulfan on Predator-Prey Interactions Between Catfish and Schistosoma Host Snails.
Monde C, Syampungani S, Van den Brink PJ.
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 2016 Mar 31. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27033099

[Eosinophilia prevalence and related factors in travel and immigrants of the network +REDIVI].
Serre-Delcor N, Treviño B, Monge B, Salvador F, Torrus D, Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez B, López-Vélez R, Soriano-Arandes A, Sulleiro E, Goikoetxea J, Pérez-Molina JA; Grupo de trabajo de +REDIVI.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2016 Mar 28. pii: S0213-005X(16)30009-X. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2016.02.024. [Epub ahead of print] Spanish.
PMID: 27032297

Computational deconvolution of gene expression by individual host cellular subsets from microarray analyses of complex, parasite-infected whole tissues.
Banskota N, Odegaard JI, Rinaldi G, Hsieh MH.
Int J Parasitol. 2016 Mar 26. pii: S0020-7519(16)30003-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.02.003. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27025770

Nucleic acid detection in the diagnosis and prevention of schistosomiasis.
He P, Song LG, Xie H, Liang JY, Yuan DY, Wu ZD, Lv ZY.
Infect Dis Poverty. 2016 Mar 30;5(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s40249-016-0116-y. Review.
PMID: 27025210 Free PMC Article

Using a Hybrid Model to Forecast the Prevalence of Schistosomiasis in Humans.
Zhou L, Xia J, Yu L, Wang Y, Shi Y, Cai S, Nie S.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Mar 23;13(4). pii: E355. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13040355.
PMID: 27023573 Free Article

Optimisation of a droplet digital PCR assay for the diagnosis of Schistosoma japonicum infection: A duplex approach with DNA binding dye chemistry.
Weerakoon KG, Gordon CA, Gobert GN, Cai P, McManus DP.
J Microbiol Methods. 2016 Mar 26;125:19-27. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.03.012. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27021661

Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence among schistosomiasis patients in Northeastern Brazil.
Passos-Castilho AM, de Sena A, Domingues AL, Lopes-Neto EP, Medeiros TB, Granato CF, Ferraz ML.
Braz J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 26. pii: S1413-8670(16)30037-X. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2016.03.001. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27020708 Free Article

Impact of Annual Praziquantel Treatment on Urogenital Schistosomiasis in a Seasonal Transmission Focus in Central Senegal.
Senghor B, Diaw OT, Doucoure S, Seye M, Diallo A, Talla I, Bâ CT, Sokhna C.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 25;10(3):e0004557. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004557. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 27015646 Free PMC Article

A Novel Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) Influences Compatibility between the Gastropod Biomphalaria glabrata, and the Digenean Trematode Schistosoma mansoni.
Pila EA, Tarrabain M, Kabore AL, Hanington PC.
PLoS Pathog. 2016 Mar 25;12(3):e1005513. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005513. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 27015424 Free PMC Article

Risk factors and micro-geographical heterogeneity of Schistosoma haematobium in Ndumo area, uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Manyangadze T, Chimbari MJ, Gebreslasie M, Mukaratirwa S.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar 22;159:176-184. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.03.028. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27012720

Schistosomiasis Prevalence and Intensity of Infection in Latin America and the Caribbean Countries, 1942-2014: A Systematic Review in the Context of a Regional Elimination Goal.
Zoni AC, Catalá L, Ault SK.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 23;10(3):e0004493. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004493. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 27007193 Free PMC Article

Stem cell progeny contribute to the schistosome host-parasite interface.
Collins JJ, Wendt GR, Iyer H, Newmark PA.
Elife. 2016 Mar 22;5. pii: e12473. doi: 10.7554/eLife.12473.
PMID: 27003592 Free Article

Typical 2-Cys peroxiredoxins in human parasites: Several physiological roles for a potential chemotherapy target.
Angelucci F, Miele AE, Ardini M, Boumis G, Saccoccia F, Bellelli A.
Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2016 Mar 18. pii: S0166-6851(16)30022-6. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2016.03.005. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27002228

Relative compatibility of Schistosoma mansoni with Biomphalaria sudanica and B. pfeifferi from Kenya as assessed by PCR amplification of the S. mansoni ND5 gene in conjunction with traditional methods.
Lu L, Zhang SM, Mutuku MW, Mkoji GM, Loker ES.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 21;9(1):166. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1457-x.
PMID: 27000855 Free PMC Article

Bimodal X-ray and Infrared Imaging of an Organometallic Derivative of Praziquantel in Schistosoma Mansoni.
Clède S, Cowan N, Lambert F, Bertrand HC, Rubbiani R, Patra M, Hess J, Sandt C, Trcera N, Gasser G, Keiser J, Policar C.
Chembiochem. 2016 Mar 15. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201500688. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26991635

The Use of Reverse Vaccinology and Molecular Modeling Associated with Cell Proliferation Stimulation Approach to Select Promiscuous Epitopes from Schistosoma mansoni.
Oliveira FM, Coelho IE, Lopes MD, Taranto AG, Junior MC, Santos LL, Villar JA, Fonseca CT, Lopes DD.
Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2016 Mar 16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26979443

Association Between Schistosoma haematobium Exposure and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among Females in Mozambique.
Brodish PH, Singh K.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 14. pii: 15-0652. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26976893

Schistosoma japonicum HSP60-derived peptide SJMHE1 suppresses delayed-type hypersensitivity in a murine model.
Wang X, Wang J, Liang Y, Ni H, Shi L, Xu C, Zhou Y, Su Y, Mou X, Chen D, Mao C.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 12;9(1):147. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1434-4.
PMID: 26971312 Free PMC Article

De novo transcriptomic analysis of the female and male adults of the blood fluke Schistosoma turkestanicum.
Liu GH, Xu MJ, Chang QC, Gao JF, Wang CR, Zhu XQ.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 11;9(1):143. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1436-2.
PMID: 26968659 Free PMC Article

Evaluation of recombinant multi-epitope proteins for diagnosis of goat schistosomiasis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Lv C, Hong Y, Fu Z, Lu K, Cao X, Wang T, Zhu C, Li H, Xu R, Jia B, Han Q, Dou X, Shen Y, Zhang Z, Zai J, Feng J, Lin J.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 9;9(1):135. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1418-4.
PMID: 26955957 Free PMC Article

School Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, Soil-Transmitted Helminths, and Schistosomes: National Mapping in Ethiopia.
Grimes JE, Tadesse G, Mekete K, Wuletaw Y, Gebretsadik A, French MD, Harrison WE, Drake LJ, Gardiner IA, Yard E, Templeton MR.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 8;10(3):e0004515. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004515. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26954688 Free PMC Article

A Novel Mechanism of Immune Memory Unveiled at the Invertebrate-Parasite Interface.
Coustau C, Kurtz J, Moret Y.
Trends Parasitol. 2016 Mar 4. pii: S1471-4922(16)00038-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2016.02.005. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26953517

Repeated praziquantel treatments remodel the genetic and spatial landscape of schistosomiasis risk and transmission.
Barbosa LM, Reis EA, Dos Santos CR, Costa JM, Carmo TM, Aminu PT, Pitanga TN, Ponce-Terashima R, Blank WA, Silva LK, Reis MG, Blanton RE.
Int J Parasitol. 2016 Mar 4. pii: S0020-7519(16)00056-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.01.007. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26953255

In-silico screening of Schistosoma mansoni Sirtuin1 inhibitors for prioritization of drug candidates.
Singh R, Yadav BS, Singh S, Pandey PN, Mani A.
Springerplus. 2016 Mar 7;5:286. doi: 10.1186/s40064-016-1891-4. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27066323 Free PMC Article

Efficacy of Dot-ELISA using different antigens in detecting anti-schistosome antibodies among bovines in field conditions.
Lakshmanan B, Devada K, Joseph S, Binu MB, Kuttan K.
J Parasit Dis. 2016 Mar;40(1):189-93. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0476-9. Epub 2014 Jun 1.
PMID: 27065623

Schistosomiasis transmission; socio-demographic, knowledge and practices as transmission risk factors in pregnant women.
Salawu OT, Odaibo AB.
J Parasit Dis. 2016 Mar;40(1):93-9. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0454-2. Epub 2014 Apr 18.
PMID: 27065605

Combining process-based and correlative models improves predictions of climate change effects on Schistosoma mansoni transmission in eastern Africa.
Stensgaard AS, Booth M, Nikulin G, McCreesh N.
Geospat Health. 2016 Mar 31;11(1 Suppl):406. doi: 10.4081/gh.2016.406.
PMID: 27063739 Free Article

Colonic High-grade Tubular Adenomas Associated with Schistosoma japonicum.
Imai J, Ichikawa H, Mizukami H, Suzuki T, Watanabe N, Mine T.
Tokai J Exp Clin Med. 2016 Mar 20;41(1):22-3.
PMID: 27050891 Free Article

Association Between Schistosoma haematobium Exposure and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among Females in Mozambique.
Brodish PH, Singh K.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 14. pii: 15-0652. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26976893

Advancing a vaccine to prevent human schistosomiasis.
Merrifield M, Hotez PJ, Beaumier CM, Gillespie P, Strych U, Hayward T, Bottazzi ME.
Vaccine. 2016 Mar 29. pii: S0264-410X(16)30076-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.03.079. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27036511 Free Article

Insight into the molecular basis of Schistosoma haematobium-induced bladder cancer through urine proteomics.
Bernardo C, Cunha MC, Santos JH, da Costa JM, Brindley PJ, Lopes C, Amado F, Ferreira R, Vitorino R, Santos LL.
Tumour Biol. 2016 Mar 7. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26951512

Enhancing collaboration between China and African countries for schistosomiasis control.
Xu J, Yu Q, Tchuenté LA, Bergquist R, Sacko M, Utzinger J, Lin DD, Yang K, Zhang LJ, Wang Q, Li SZ, Guo JG, Zhou XN.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;16(3):376-83. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00360-6. Epub 2016 Feb 4. Review.
PMID: 26851829

Effect of Corilagin on the miR-21/smad7/ERK signaling pathway in a schistosomiasis-induced hepatic fibrosis mouse model.
Yang F, Wang Y, Xue J, Ma Q, Zhang J, Chen YF, Shang ZZ, Li QQ, Zhang SL, Zhao L.
Parasitol Int. 2016 Mar 2;65(4):308-315. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2016.03.001. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26946098

A vaccine consisting of Schistosoma mansoni cathepsin B formulated in Montanide ISA 720 VG induces high level protection against murine schistosomiasis.
Ricciardi A, Visitsunthorn K, Dalton JP, Ndao M.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 5;16(1):112. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1444-z.
PMID: 26945988 Free PMC Article

Exposure versus Susceptibility as Alternative Bases for New Approaches to Surveillance for Schistosoma japonicum in Low Transmission Environments.
Wang S, Spear RC.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 4;10(3):e0004425. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004425. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26942912 Free PMC Article

Have You Heard of Schistosomiasis? Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Nampula Province, Mozambique.
Rassi C, Kajungu D, Martin S, Arroz J, Tallant J, Zegers de Beyl C, Counihan H, Newell JN, Phillips A, Whitton J, Muloliwa AM, Graham K.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 4;10(3):e0004504. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004504. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26942416 Free PMC Article

Impact of two rounds of praziquantel mass drug administration on Schistosoma mansoni infection prevalence and intensity: a comparison between community wide treatment and school based treatment in western Kenya.
Onkanga IO, Mwinzi PN, Muchiri G, Andiego K, Omedo M, Karanja DM, Wiegand RE, Secor WE, Montgomery SP.
Int J Parasitol. 2016 Mar 2. pii: S0020-7519(16)00040-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.01.006. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26940547 Free Article

Risk of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in People with Different Exposures to Wastewater and Fecal Sludge in Kampala, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Fuhrimann S, Winkler MS, Kabatereine NB, Tukahebwa EM, Halage AA, Rutebemberwa E, Medlicott K, Schindler C, Utzinger J, Cissé G.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 3;10(3):e0004469. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004469. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26938060 Free PMC Article

Structure-Based Design and Synthesis of Novel Inhibitors Targeting HDAC8 from Schistosoma mansoni for the Treatment of Schistosomiasis.
Heimburg T, Chakrabarti A, Lancelot J, Marek M, Melesina J, Hauser AT, Shaik TB, Duclaud S, Robaa D, Erdmann F, Schmidt M, Romier C, Pierce RJ, Jung M, Sippl W.
J Med Chem. 2016 Mar 24;59(6):2423-35. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01478. Epub 2016 Mar 14.
PMID: 26937828

[Myeloradiculitis due to Schistosoma haematobium: about an observation in Dakar (Senegal)].
Boubacar S, Diagne NS, Ben Adji DW, Diop AM, Seydi M, Maiga Y, Toure K, Ndiaye M, Diop AG, Ndiaye MM.
Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2016 Mar 2. [Epub ahead of print] French.
PMID: 26936766

Ligation of RNA Oligomers by the Schistosoma mansoni Hammerhead Ribozyme in Frozen Solution.
Lie L, Biliya S, Vannberg F, Wartell RM.
J Mol Evol. 2016 Mar;82(2-3):81-92. doi: 10.1007/s00239-016-9729-9. Epub 2016 Feb 20.
PMID: 26897022

Effect of Schistosoma mansoni Infection on Innate and HIV-1-Specific T-Cell Immune Responses in HIV-1-Infected Ugandan Fisher Folk.
Obuku AE, Asiki G, Abaasa A, Ssonko I, Harari A, van Dam GJ, Corstjens PL, Joloba M, Ding S, Mpendo J, Nielsen L, Kamali A, Elliott AM, Pantaleo G, Kaleebu P, Pala P.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2016 Mar 15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26864743

Antischistosomal activity of N,N'-arylurea analogs against Schistosoma japonicum.
Yao H, Liu F, Chen J, Li Y, Cui J, Qiao C.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2016 Mar 1;26(5):1386-90. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.01.075. Epub 2016 Jan 29.
PMID: 26856921

Enhancing collaboration between China and African countries for schistosomiasis control.
Xu J, Yu Q, Tchuenté LA, Bergquist R, Sacko M, Utzinger J, Lin DD, Yang K, Zhang LJ, Wang Q, Li SZ, Guo JG, Zhou XN.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;16(3):376-83. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00360-6. Epub 2016 Feb 4. Review.
PMID: 26851829

Improvement of the liver pathology by the aqueous extract and the n-butanol fraction of Sida pilosa Retz in Schistosoma mansoni-infected mice.
Jatsa HB, Russo RC, Pereira CA, Aguilar EC, Garcia CC, Araújo ES, Oliveira JL, Rodrigues VF, de Oliveira VG, Alvarez-Leite JI, Braga FC, Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuente, Kamtchouing P, Negrão-Corrêa DA, Teixeira MM.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2016 Mar 2;180:114-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.01.017. Epub 2016 Jan 19.
PMID: 26806570

Early Detection of Schistosoma Egg-Induced Pulmonary Granulomas in a Returning Traveler.
Coron N, Le Govic Y, Kettani S, Pihet M, Hemery S, de Gentile L, Chabasse D.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 2;94(3):611-4. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0765. Epub 2016 Jan 19.
PMID: 26787142

Comparison of Schistosoma mansoni Prevalence and Intensity of Infection, as Determined by the Circulating Cathodic Antigen Urine Assay or by the Kato-Katz Fecal Assay: A Systematic Review.
Kittur N, Castleman JD, Campbell CH Jr, King CH, Colley DG.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 2;94(3):605-10. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0725. Epub 2016 Jan 11.
PMID: 26755565 Free PMC Article

Gastropod-Borne Helminths: A Look at the Snail-Parasite Interplay.
Giannelli A, Cantacessi C, Colella V, Dantas-Torres F, Otranto D.
Trends Parasitol. 2016 Mar;32(3):255-64. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.12.002. Epub 2015 Dec 28. Review.
PMID: 26740470

Mice lack of LRG-47 display the attenuated outcome of infection with Schistosoma japonicum.
Gao Y, Wu J, Zhang M, Hou M, Ji M.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar;115(3):1185-93. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4853-9. Epub 2015 Dec 10.
PMID: 26660918

Schistosoma mekongi cathepsin B and its use in the development of an immunodiagnosis.
Sangfuang M, Chusongsang Y, Limpanont Y, Vanichviriyakit R, Chotwiwatthanakun C, Sobhon P, Preyavichyapugdee N.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar;155:11-9. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.11.017. Epub 2015 Dec 2.
PMID: 26655041

Schistosoma mansoni α1,3-fucosyltransferase-F generates the Lewis X antigen.
Mickum ML, Rojsajjakul T, Yu Y, Cummings RD.
Glycobiology. 2016 Mar;26(3):270-85. doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwv103. Epub 2015 Nov 17.
PMID: 26582608

Schistosomiasis in the mummified viscera of Saint-Louis (1270 AD).
Charlier P, Bouchet F, Weil R, Bonnet B.
Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2016 Mar;12(1):113-4. doi: 10.1007/s12024-015-9722-4. Epub 2015 Oct 22. No abstract available.
PMID: 26494652

18F-FDG Hypermetabolism in Spinal Cord Schistosomiasis.
Altinyay ME, Alharthi A, Alassiri AH, Syed GM.
Clin Nucl Med. 2016 Mar;41(3):211-3. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001003.
PMID: 26447373

Excretion/secretion products from Schistosoma mansoni adults, eggs and schistosomula have unique peptidase specificity profiles.
Dvořák J, Fajtová P, Ulrychová L, Leontovyč A, Rojo-Arreola L, Suzuki BM, Horn M, Mareš M, Craik CS, Caffrey CR, O'Donoghue AJ.
Biochimie. 2016 Mar;122:99-109. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.09.025. Epub 2015 Sep 26.
PMID: 26409899

Portal vein thrombosis associated with protein C deficiency and elevated Factor VIII in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis.
Leite LA, Ferreira Rde C, Hatzlhofer BL, Correia MC, Bandeira ÂP, Owen JS, Lima VL, Domingues AL, Lopes EP.
Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2016 Mar;27(2):210-2. doi: 10.1097/MBC.0000000000000384.
PMID: 26397884

Renal related disorders in concomitant Schistosoma haematobium-Plasmodium falciparum infection among children in a rural community of Nigeria.
Morenikeji OA, Eleng IE, Atanda OS, Oyeyemi OT.
J Infect Public Health. 2016 Mar-Apr;9(2):136-42. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2015.06.013. Epub 2015 Jul 26.
PMID: 26220794

Review of Climate Change and Water-Related Diseases in Cambodia and Findings From Stakeholder Knowledge Assessments.
McIver LJ, Chan VS, Bowen KJ, Iddings SN, Hero K, Raingsey PP.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2016 Mar;28(2 Suppl):49S-58S. doi: 10.1177/1010539514558059. Epub 2014 Nov 10.
PMID: 25388662

Soil transmitted helminthiases (Ascaris lumbricoides, whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, hookworm, Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale)
Prevalence and seasonal variation of trichurid worm infections of small ruminants of Mathura, India.
Kanojiya D, Shanker D, Sudan V, Jaiswal AK.
J Parasit Dis. 2016 Mar;40(1):199-202. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0478-7. Epub 2014 May 25.
PMID: 27065625

De novo assembly and characterization of the Trichuris trichiura adult worm transcriptome using Ion Torrent sequencing.
Santos LN, Silva ES, Santos AS, De Sá PH, Ramos RT, Silva A, Cooper PJ, Barreto ML, Loureiro S, Pinheiro CS, Alcantara-Neves NM, Pacheco LG.
Acta Trop. 2016 Mar 31;159:132-141. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.03.036. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27038556

Effect of Ascaris lumbricoides infection on T helper cell type 2 in rural Egyptian children.
Shalaby NM, Shalaby NM.
Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2016 Mar 9;12:379-85. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S94019. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27022269 Free PMC Article

Ascaris lumbricoides: A Finding by Small-Bowel Capsule Endoscopy.
Martinez-Turnes A, Estevez-Boullosa P, Rodriguez Prada JI.
Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 Mar;111(3):310. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2015.238. No abstract available.
PMID: 27018105

Intrahepatic Duct Stones Harboring Ascariasis Ova: A Case Report.
Lee CF, Lee WC, Wu RC, Chen TC.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Mar;95(12):e3139. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003139.
PMID: 27015193 Free Article

Cutaneous larva migrans, welcome to a warmer Europe.
Gutiérrez García-Rodrigo C, Tous Romero F, Zarco Olivo C.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2016 Mar 23. doi: 10.1111/jdv.13621. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27004620

Bayesian risk profiling of soil-transmitted helminth infections and estimates of preventive chemotherapy for school-aged children in Côte d'Ivoire.
Yapi RB, Chammartin F, Hürlimann E, Houngbedji CA, N'Dri PB, Silué KD, Utzinger J, N'Goran EK, Vounatsou P, Raso G.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 21;9(1):162. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1446-0.
PMID: 27000767 Free PMC Article

Ascaris and hookworm transmission in preschool children in rural Panama: role of subsistence agricultural activities.
Krause RJ, Koski KG, Pons E, Sinisterra O, Scott ME.
Parasitology. 2016 Mar 22:1-12. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27000494

Prevalence and predictors associated with intestinal infections by protozoa and helminths in southern Brazil.
Casavechia MT, Lonardoni MV, Venazzi EA, Campanerut-Sá PA, da Costa Benalia HR, Mattiello MF, Menechini PV, Dos Santos CA, Teixeira JJ.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Mar 18. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26987643

Helminth infections among long-term-residents and settled immigrants in Qatar in the decade from 2005 to 2014: temporal trends and varying prevalence among subjects from different regional origins.
Abu-Madi MA, Behnke JM, Boughattas S, Al-Thani A, Doiphode SH, Deshmukh A.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 16;9(1):153. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1433-5.
PMID: 26984202 Free PMC Article

[Small bowel obstruction secondary to massive hookworm infestation complicated by fatal plurimicrobial bacteriemia].
Mémain N, Ben M'Rad M, Rouvier P, Pallot JL.
Rev Med Interne. 2016 Mar 10. pii: S0248-8663(15)01138-8. doi: 10.1016/j.revmed.2015.12.023. [Epub ahead of print] French.
PMID: 26971967

Surveillance for parasites in unaccompanied minor refugees migrating to Germany in 2015.
Heudorf U, Karathana M, Krackhardt B, Huber M, Raupp P, Zinn C.
GMS Hyg Infect Control. 2016 Mar 1;11:Doc05. doi: 10.3205/dgkh000265. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26958459 Free PMC Article

Efficacy and reinfection with soil-transmitted helminths 18-weeks post-treatment with albendazole-ivermectin, albendazole-mebendazole, albendazole-oxantel pamoate and mebendazole.
Speich B, Moser W, Ali SM, Ame SM, Albonico M, Hattendorf J, Keiser J.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Mar 2;9(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1406-8.
PMID: 26935065 Free PMC Article

Effects of acetic acid on the viability of Ascaris lumbricoides eggs. Is vinegar reliable enough to clean the vegetables?
Beyhan YE, Yilmaz H, Hokelek M.
Saudi Med J. 2016 Mar;37(3):288-92. doi: 10.15537/smj.2016.3.13061.
PMID: 26905351 Free PMC Article

Comparison of RELMα and RELMβ Single- and Double-Gene-Deficient Mice Reveals that RELMα Expression Dictates Inflammation and Worm Expulsion in Hookworm Infection.
Chen G, Wang SH, Jang JC, Odegaard JI, Nair MG.
Infect Immun. 2016 Mar 24;84(4):1100-11. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01479-15. Print 2016 Apr.
PMID: 26831469

Presence of helminth eggs in domestic wastewater and its removal at low temperature UASB reactors in Peruvian highlands.
Yaya-Beas RE, Cadillo-La-Torre EA, Kujawa-Roeleveld K, van Lier JB, Zeeman G.
Water Res. 2016 Mar 1;90:286-93. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.11.023. Epub 2015 Dec 17.
PMID: 26748206

Effects of maternal geohelminth infections on allergy in early childhood.
Cooper PJ, Chico ME, Amorim LD, Sandoval C, Vaca M, Strina A, Campos AC, Rodrigues LC, Barreto ML, Strachan DP.
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 Mar;137(3):899-906.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.07.044. Epub 2015 Sep 26.
PMID: 26395817 Free PMC Article

Pancreatic duct ascariasis.
Shoukat A, Sharma M, Pathak A.
Gastrointest Endosc. 2016 Mar;83(3):669-70. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2015.08.054. Epub 2015 Sep 5. No abstract available.
PMID: 26348548

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hookworm-Related Cutaneous Larva Migrans (HrCLM) in a Resource-Poor Community in Manaus, Brazil.
Reichert F, Pilger D, Schuster A, Lesshafft H, Guedes de Oliveira S, Ignatius R, Feldmeier H.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 24;10(3):e0004514. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004514. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 27010204 Free PMC Article

Advancing a vaccine to prevent hookworm disease and anemia.
Hotez PJ, Beaumier CM, Gillespie PM, Strych U, Hayward T, Bottazzi ME.
Vaccine. 2016 Mar 31. pii: S0264-410X(16)30075-5. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.03.078. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27040400 Free Article

Community Rates of IgG4 Antibodies to Ascaris Haemoglobin Reflect Changes in Community Egg Loads Following Mass Drug Administration.
Vlaminck J, Supali T, Geldhof P, Hokke CH, Fischer PU, Weil GJ.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 18;10(3):e0004532. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004532. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26991326 Free PMC Article

Cost-effectiveness of community-wide treatment for helminthiasis.
Turner HC, Truscott JE, Anderson RM.
Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Mar;4(3):e156. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00280-6. Epub 2016 Feb 2. No abstract available.
PMID: 26848088 Free Article

Trachoma 
Emancipating Chlamydia: Advances in the Genetic Manipulation of a Recalcitrant Intracellular Pathogen.
Bastidas RJ, Valdivia RH.
Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2016 Mar 30;80(2):411-27. doi: 10.1128/MMBR.00071-15. Print 2016 Jun. Review.
PMID: 27030552 Free Article

Setting targets for human resources for eye health in sub-Saharan Africa: what evidence should be used?
Courtright P, Mathenge W, Kello AB, Cook C, Kalua K, Lewallen S.
Hum Resour Health. 2016 Mar 16;14(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s12960-016-0107-x.
PMID: 26984773 Free PMC Article

[Evaluate the prevalence of trachoma in high risk area of China].
Hu AL, Sun BC, Cui TT, Zhang X, Sang JH, Zheng YY, Yang XH, Wang NL.
Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi. 2016 Mar 11;52(3):212-5. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4081.2016.03.012. Chinese.
PMID: 26979119

Danish Ophthalmology - from start to 1865.
Norn M.
Acta Ophthalmol. 2016 Mar;94(2):205-9. doi: 10.1111/aos.12775.
PMID: 26899921

A Functional Core of IncA Is Required for Chlamydia trachomatis Inclusion Fusion.
Weber MM, Noriea NF, Bauler LD, Lam JL, Sager J, Wesolowski J, Paumet F, Hackstadt T.
J Bacteriol. 2016 Mar 31;198(8):1347-55. doi: 10.1128/JB.00933-15. Print 2016 Apr 15.
PMID: 26883826

Tissue-Resident T Cells as the Central Paradigm of Chlamydia Immunity.
Johnson RM, Brunham RC.
Infect Immun. 2016 Mar 24;84(4):868-73. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01378-15. Print 2016 Apr. Review.
PMID: 26787715

Optimising the management of trachomatous trichiasis.
Solomon AW.
Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Mar;4(3):e140-1. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)00004-8. Epub 2016 Jan 14. No abstract available.
PMID: 26774709 Free Article

Posterior lamellar versus bilamellar tarsal rotation surgery for trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial.
Habtamu E, Wondie T, Aweke S, Tadesse Z, Zerihun M, Zewudie Z, Kello AB, Roberts CH, Emerson PM, Bailey RL, Mabey DC, Rajak SN, Callahan K, Weiss HA, Burton MJ.
Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Mar;4(3):e175-84. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00299-5. Epub 2016 Jan 14.
PMID: 26774708 Free Article

Yaws / Endemic treponematoses
Evaluation of multiplex-based antibody testing for use in large scale surveillance for yaws: a comparative study.
Cooley GM, Mitja O, Goodhew B, Pillay A, Lammie PJ, Castro A, Moses P, Chen C, Ye T, Ballard R, Martin DL.
J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Mar 9. pii: JCM.02572-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26962086 Free Article


Other Neglected Conditions:
Mycetoma
Actinomycetoma of the arm disseminated to the chest wall.
Hind B, Badredine H.
Pan Afr Med J. 2015 Mar 30;20:306. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.306.5766. eCollection 2015. No abstract available.
PMID: 26161229 Free PMC Article

Successful treatment of intra-abdominal eumycotic mycetoma caused by Penicillium duponti in a dog.
Janovec J, Brockman DJ, Priestnall SL, Kulendra NJ.
J Small Anim Pract. 2016 Mar;57(3):159-62. doi: 10.1111/jsap.12375. Epub 2015 May 27.
PMID: 26017318

Nodding Syndrome
Nodding syndrome and epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic regions: comparing preliminary observations from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo with data from Uganda.
Colebunders R, Hendy A, Mokili JL, Wamala JF, Kaducu J, Kur L, Tepage F, Mandro M, Mucinya G, Mambandu G, Komba MY, Lumaliza JL, van Oijen M, Laudisoit A.
BMC Res Notes. 2016 Mar 22;9(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s13104-016-1993-7.
PMID: 27005304 Free PMC Article

Financing and collaboration on research and development for nodding syndrome.
Årdal C, Røttingen JA.
Health Res Policy Syst. 2016 Mar 17;14(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s12961-016-0091-6.
PMID: 26983551 Free PMC Article

Nodding syndrome-we can now prevent it.
Colebunders R, Irani J, Post R.
Int J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;44:61-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.01.016. Epub 2016 Feb 1. No abstract available.
PMID: 26845444 Free Article

Is nodding syndrome an Onchocerca volvulus-induced neuroinflammatory disorder? Uganda's story of research in understanding the disease.
Idro R, Opar B, Wamala J, Abbo C, Onzivua S, Mwaka DA, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Mbonye A, Aceng JR.
Int J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 14;45:112-117. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.03.002. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26987477 Free Article

Podoconiosis     
'Why should I worry, since I have healthy feet?' A qualitative study exploring barriers to use of footwear among rural community members in northern Ethiopia.
Kelemework A, Tora A, Amberbir T, Agedew G, Asmamaw A, Deribe K, Davey G.
BMJ Open. 2016 Mar 22;6(3):e010354. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010354.
PMID: 27006343 Free PMC Article

Strongyloidiasis
First molecular identification and report of genetic diversity of Strongyloides stercoralis, a current major soil-transmitted helminth in humans from Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Laymanivong S, Hangvanthong B, Insisiengmay B, Vanisaveth V, Laxachack P, Jongthawin J, Sanpool O, Thanchomnang T, Sadaow L, Phosuk I, Rodpai R, Maleewong W, Intapan PM.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Apr 16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27083185

[Eosinophilia prevalence and related factors in travel and immigrants of the network +REDIVI].
Serre-Delcor N, Treviño B, Monge B, Salvador F, Torrus D, Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez B, López-Vélez R, Soriano-Arandes A, Sulleiro E, Goikoetxea J, Pérez-Molina JA; Grupo de trabajo de +REDIVI.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2016 Mar 28. pii: S0213-005X(16)30009-X. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2016.02.024. [Epub ahead of print] Spanish.
PMID: 27032297

Improved PCR-Based Detection of Soil Transmitted Helminth Infections Using a Next-Generation Sequencing Approach to Assay Design.
Pilotte N, Papaiakovou M, Grant JR, Bierwert LA, Llewellyn S, McCarthy JS, Williams SA.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 30;10(3):e0004578. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004578. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 27027771 Free PMC Article

Prevalence of intestinal helminthic infections and malnutrition among schoolchildren of the Zegie Peninsula, northwestern Ethiopia.
Abdi M, Nibret E, Munshea A.
J Infect Public Health. 2016 Mar 26. pii: S1876-0341(16)30008-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2016.02.009. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27026133

Transgenesis in Strongyloides and related parasitic nematodes: historical perspectives, current functional genomic applications and progress towards gene disruption and editing.
Lok JB, Shao H, Massey HC, Li X.
Parasitology. 2016 Mar 22:1-16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27000743

[Geohelminths].
Prieto-Pérez L, Pérez-Tanoira R, Cabello-Úbeda A, Petkova-Saiz E, Górgolas-Hernández-Mora M.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2016 Mar 12. pii: S0213-005X(16)00069-0. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2016.02.002. [Epub ahead of print] Spanish.
PMID: 26980233

Parasitic contamination of fresh vegetables sold at central markets in Khartoum state, Sudan.
Mohamed MA, Siddig EE, Elaagip AH, Edris AM, Nasr AA.
Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2016 Mar 11;15(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s12941-016-0133-5.
PMID: 26968696 Free PMC Article

Discordances Between Serology and Culture for Strongyloides in an Ethiopian Adopted Child With Multiple Parasitic Infections: A Case Report.
Soriano-Arandes A, Sulleiro E, Zarzuela F, Ruiz E, Clavería I, Espasa M.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Mar;95(10):e3040. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003040.
PMID: 26962825 Free Article

Short epitope-based synthetic peptides for serodiagnosis of human strongyloidiasis.
Feliciano ND, Ribeiro VS, Gonzaga HT, Santos FA, Fujimura PT, Goulart LR, Costa-Cruz JM.
Immunol Lett. 2016 Mar 4;172:89-93. doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2016.03.002. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26956434

Strongyloides ratti and S. venezuelensis - rodent models of Strongyloides infection.
Viney M, Kikuchi T.
Parasitology. 2016 Mar 3:1-10. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26935155

The genomic basis of parasitism in the Strongyloides clade of nematodes.
Hunt VL, Tsai IJ, Coghlan A, Reid AJ, Holroyd N, Foth BJ, Tracey A, Cotton JA, Stanley EJ, Beasley H, Bennett HM, Brooks K, Harsha B, Kajitani R, Kulkarni A, Harbecke D, Nagayasu E, Nichol S, Ogura Y, Quail MA, Randle N, Xia D, Brattig NW, Soblik H, Ribeiro DM, Sanchez-Flores A, Hayashi T, Itoh T, Denver DR, Grant W, Stoltzfus JD, Lok JB, Murayama H, Wastling J, Streit A, Kikuchi T, Viney M, Berriman M.
Nat Genet. 2016 Mar;48(3):299-307. doi: 10.1038/ng.3495. Epub 2016 Feb 1.
PMID: 26829753

Real-time PCR for Strongyloides stercoralis-associated meningitis.
Nadir E, Grossman T, Ciobotaro P, Attali M, Barkan D, Bardenstein R, Zimhony O.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;84(3):197-9. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.11.015. Epub 2015 Nov 17.
PMID: 26704620

Detection of intestinal parasites by use of the cuvette-based automated microscopy analyser sediMAX(®).
Intra J, Taverna E, Sala MR, Falbo R, Cappellini F, Brambilla P.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Mar;22(3):279-84. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.11.014. Epub 2015 Dec 8.
PMID: 26679923

Chronic spontaneous urticaria and internal parasites - a systematic review.
Kolkhir P, Balakirski G, Merk HF, Olisova O, Maurer M.
Allergy. 2016 Mar;71(3):308-22. doi: 10.1111/all.12818. Epub 2015 Dec 28. Review.
PMID: 26648083

Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific CD4(+) T-cell response is increased, and Treg cells decreased, in anthelmintic-treated patients with latent TB.
Toulza F, Tsang L, Ottenhoff TH, Brown M, Dockrell HM.
Eur J Immunol. 2016 Mar;46(3):752-61. doi: 10.1002/eji.201545843. Epub 2016 Jan 11.
PMID: 26638865

Differential chromatin amplification and chromosome complements in the germline of Strongyloididae (Nematoda).
Kulkarni A, Holz A, Rödelsperger C, Harbecke D, Streit A.
Chromosoma. 2016 Mar;125(1):125-36. doi: 10.1007/s00412-015-0532-y. Epub 2015 Jul 24.
PMID: 26205504

The genomic basis of parasitism in the Strongyloides clade of nematodes.
Hunt VL, Tsai IJ, Coghlan A, Reid AJ, Holroyd N, Foth BJ, Tracey A, Cotton JA, Stanley EJ, Beasley H, Bennett HM, Brooks K, Harsha B, Kajitani R, Kulkarni A, Harbecke D, Nagayasu E, Nichol S, Ogura Y, Quail MA, Randle N, Xia D, Brattig NW, Soblik H, Ribeiro DM, Sanchez-Flores A, Hayashi T, Itoh T, Denver DR, Grant W, Stoltzfus JD, Lok JB, Murayama H, Wastling J, Streit A, Kikuchi T, Viney M, Berriman M.
Nat Genet. 2016 Mar;48(3):299-307. doi: 10.1038/ng.3495. Epub 2016 Feb 1.
PMID: 26829753

Venomous Snakebite
When to restart breastfeeding in a lactating mother after a snakebite?
Vasheghani-Farahani M, Marashi SM.
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2016 Mar 1;67(1):71. doi: 10.1515/aiht-2016-67-2781. No abstract available.
PMID: 27092643

Severe rhabdomyolysis from red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) envenoming despite antivenom.
Lim AY, Singh PN, Isbister GK.
Toxicon. 2016 Mar 31;117:46-48. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.03.016. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27039255

Quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside from Euphorbia hirta protects against snake Venom induced toxicity.
Gopi K, Anbarasu K, Renu K, Jayanthi S, Vishwanath BS, Jayaraman G.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 2016 Mar 28. pii: S0304-4165(16)30086-1. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.03.031. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27033089

Inhibition of the Myotoxicity Induced by Bothrops jararacussu Venom and Isolated Phospholipases A2 by Specific Camelid Single-Domain Antibody Fragments.
Prado ND, Pereira SS, da Silva MP, Morais MS, Kayano AM, Moreira-Dill LS, Luiz MB, Zanchi FB, Fuly AL, E F Huacca M, Fernandes CF, Calderon LA, Zuliani JP, Pereira da Silva LH, Soares AM, Stabeli RG, F C Fernandes C.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 30;11(3):e0151363. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151363. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27028872 Free PMC Article

Cost-Effectiveness of Antivenoms for Snakebite Envenoming in 16 Countries in West Africa.
Hamza M, Idris MA, Maiyaki MB, Lamorde M, Chippaux JP, Warrell DA, Kuznik A, Habib AG.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 30;10(3):e0004568. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004568. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 27027633 Free PMC Article

Biodistribution and Lymphatic Tracking of the Main Neurotoxin of Micrurus fulvius Venom by Molecular Imaging.
Vergara I, Castillo EY, Romero-Piña ME, Torres-Viquez I, Paniagua D, Boyer LV, Alagón A, Medina LA.
Toxins (Basel). 2016 Mar 26;8(4). pii: E85. doi: 10.3390/toxins8040085.
PMID: 27023607 Free Article

Neutralization of the Principal Toxins from the Venoms of Thai Naja kaouthia and Malaysian Hydrophis schistosus: Insights into Toxin-Specific Neutralization by Two Different Antivenoms.
Tan KY, Tan CH, Fung SY, Tan NH.
Toxins (Basel). 2016 Mar 26;8(4). pii: E86. doi: 10.3390/toxins8040086.
PMID: 27023606 Free Article

Clinical presentation and management of an Aruban rattlesnake bite in the Netherlands.
Dijkman MA, Damhuis DE, Meulenbelt J, de Vries I.
Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2016 Mar 29:1-3. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27023827

Venom and Purified Toxins of the Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja) from Pakistan: Insights into Toxicity and Antivenom Neutralization.
Wong KY, Tan CH, Tan NH.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 28. pii: 15-0871. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27022154

Prospective, consecutive case series of 158 snakebite patients treated at Savannakhet provincial hospital, Lao People's Democratic Republic with high incidence of anaphylactic shock to horse derived F(ab')2antivenom.
Vongphoumy I, Chanthilat P, Vilayvong P, Blessmann J.
Toxicon. 2016 Mar 16;117:13-21. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.03.011. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26995210

Contribution of ultrasonography to the diagnosis of internal bleeding in snakebite envenomation.
Tchaou BA, Savi de Tové KM, Sissinto-Savi de Tové Y, Djomga AT, Aguemon AR, Massougbodji A, Chippaux JP.
J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 16;22:13. doi: 10.1186/s40409-016-0063-x. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26989403 Free PMC Article

MP-4 contributes to snake venom neutralization by Mucuna pruriens seeds through an indirect antibody-mediated mechanism.
Kumar A, Gupta C, Nair DT, Salunke DM.
J Biol Chem. 2016 Mar 17. pii: jbc.M115.699173. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26987900 Free Article

The 6(th) international conference on envenomation by Snakebites and Scorpion Stings in Africa: a crucial step for the management of envenomation.
Chippaux JP, Akaffou MH, Allali BK, Dosso M, Massougbodji A, Barraviera B.
J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 16;22:11. doi: 10.1186/s40409-016-0062-y. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26985189 Free PMC Article

Retrospective study on the incidence of envenomation and accessibility to antivenom in Burkina Faso.
Gampini S, Nassouri S, Chippaux JP, Semde R.
J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 16;22:10. doi: 10.1186/s40409-016-0066-7. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26985188 Free PMC Article

Epidemiology of snakebites in Kédougou region (eastern Senegal): comparison of various methods for assessment of incidence and mortality.
Lam A, Camara B, Kane O, Diouf A, Chippaux JP.
J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 16;22:9. doi: 10.1186/s40409-016-0064-9. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26985187 Free PMC Article

Snakebites notified to the poison control center of Morocco between 2009 and 2013.
Chafiq F, El Hattimy F, Rhalem N, Chippaux JP, Soulaymani A, Mokhtari A, Soulaymani-Bencheikh R.
J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 16;22:8. doi: 10.1186/s40409-016-0065-8. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26985186 Free PMC Article

Bacteriology of Naja atra Snakebite Wound and Its Implications for Antibiotic Therapy.
Mao YC, Liu PY, Hung DZ, Lai WC, Huang ST, Hung YM, Yang CC.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Mar 14. pii: 15-0667. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26976881

Geographical venom variations of the Southeast Asian monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia): venom-induced neuromuscular depression and antivenom neutralization.
Tan KY, Tan CH, Sim SM, Fung SY, Tan NH.
Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol. 2016 Mar 10;185-186:77-86. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2016.03.005. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26972756

Acute Interstitial Nephritis Following Snake Envenomation: A Single-Center Experience.
Priyamvada PS, Shankar V, Srinivas BH, Rajesh NG, Parameswaran S.
Wilderness Environ Med. 2016 Mar 9. pii: S1080-6032(15)00469-X. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2015.12.009. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26970860

Experimental Lachesis muta rhombeata envenomation and effects of soursop (Annona muricata) as natural antivenom.
Cremonez CM, Leite FP, Bordon Kde C, Cerni FA, Cardoso IA, Gregório ZM, de Souza RC, de Souza AM, Arantes EC.
J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 8;22:12. doi: 10.1186/s40409-016-0067-6. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26957955 Free PMC Article

Estimating the Burden of Snakebite on Public Hospitals in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
Darryl W, Sartorius B, Hift R.
Wilderness Environ Med. 2016 Mar;27(1):53-61. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2015.11.005.
PMID: 26948554

A Heterologous Multiepitope DNA Prime/Recombinant Protein Boost Immunisation Strategy for the Development of an Antiserum against Micrurus corallinus (Coral Snake) Venom.
Ramos HR, Junqueira-de-Azevedo Ide L, Novo JB, Castro K, Duarte CG, Machado-de-Ávila RA, Chavez-Olortegui C, Ho PL.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 3;10(3):e0004484. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004484. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26938217 Free PMC Article

Identification of protective B-cell epitopes of Atroxlysin-I: A metalloproteinase from Bothrops atroxsnake venom.
Schneider FS, de Almeida Lima S, Reis de Ávila G, Castro KL, Guerra-Duarte C, Sanchez EF, Nguyen C, Granier C, Molina F, Chávez-Olortegui C.
Vaccine. 2016 Mar 29;34(14):1680-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.02.035. Epub 2016 Feb 23.
PMID: 26917009

Integrative characterization of the venom of the coral snake Micrurus dumerilii (Elapidae) from Colombia: Proteome, toxicity, and cross-neutralization by antivenom.
Rey-Suárez P, Núñez V, Fernández J, Lomonte B.
J Proteomics. 2016 Mar 16;136:262-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.02.006. Epub 2016 Feb 12.
PMID: 26883873

Toxicovenomics and antivenom profiling of the Eastern green mamba snake (Dendroaspis angusticeps).
Lauridsen LP, Laustsen AH, Lomonte B, Gutiérrez JM.
J Proteomics. 2016 Mar 16;136:248-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.02.003. Epub 2016 Feb 12.
PMID: 26877184

A definite bite by the Ornamental Snake (Denisonia maculata) causing mild envenoming.
Isbister GK, Gault A, Tasoulis T, O'Leary MA.
Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2016 Mar;54(3):241-4. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2015.1128545. Epub 2016 Feb 8.
PMID: 26852775

Adverse Cardiovascular Events after a Venomous Snakebite in Korea.
Kim OH, Lee JW, Kim HI, Cha K, Kim H, Lee KH, Hwang SO, Cha YS.
Yonsei Med J. 2016 Mar;57(2):512-7. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.2.512.
PMID: 26847308 Free PMC Article

Complete clinical course of envenomation by Protobothrops mangshanensis: delayed coagulopathy and response to Trimeresurus albolabris antivenom.
Olives TD, Topeff JM, Willhite LA, Kubic VL, Keyler DE, Cole JB.
Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2016 Mar;54(3):290-2. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2016.1138227. Epub 2016 Feb 2.
PMID: 26830495

Coral snake bites (Micrurus spp.) in Brazil: a review of literature reports.
Bucaretchi F, De Capitani EM, Vieira RJ, Rodrigues CK, Zannin M, Da Silva NJ Jr, Casais-E-Silva LL, Hyslop S.
Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2016 Mar;54(3):222-34. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2015.1135337. Epub 2016 Jan 25.
PMID: 26808120

Venomous snakebites in children in southern Croatia.
Karabuva S, Vrkić I, Brizić I, Ivić I, Lukšić B.
Toxicon. 2016 Mar 15;112:8-15. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.01.057. Epub 2016 Jan 21.
PMID: 26802624

Prospective evaluation of pain, swelling, and disability from copperhead envenomation.
Roth B, Sharma K, Onisko N, Chen T.
Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2016 Mar;54(3):271-6. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2015.1130227. Epub 2016 Jan 21.
PMID: 26795406

Local envenomation from the bite of a juvenile false water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas; Dipsadidae).
Keyler DE, Richards DP, Warrell DA, Weinstein SA.
Toxicon. 2016 Mar 1;111:58-61. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.12.015. Epub 2015 Dec 30.
PMID: 26743113

Prospective assessment of the false positive rate of the Australian snake venom detection kit in healthy human samples.
Nimorakiotakis VB, Winkel KD.
Toxicon. 2016 Mar 1;111:143-6. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.12.002. Epub 2015 Dec 12.
PMID: 26690978

Adverse reactions to snake antivenom, and their prevention and treatment.
de Silva HA, Ryan NM, de Silva HJ.
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2016 Mar;81(3):446-52. doi: 10.1111/bcp.12739. Epub 2015 Sep 16. Review.
PMID: 26256124

Combined venomics, venom gland transcriptomics, bioactivities, and antivenomics of two Bothrops jararaca populations from geographic isolated regions within the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest.
Gonçalves-Machado L, Pla D, Sanz L, Jorge RJ, Leitão-De-Araújo M, Alves ML, Alvares DJ, De Miranda J, Nowatzki J, de Morais-Zani K, Fernandes W, Tanaka-Azevedo AM, Fernández J, Zingali RB, Gutiérrez JM, Corrêa-Netto C, Calvete JJ.
J Proteomics. 2016 Mar 1;135:73-89. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2015.04.029. Epub 2015 May 9.
PMID: 25968638

Ophthalmic abnormalities secondary to periocular or ocular snakebite (pit vipers) in dogs-11 cases (2012-2014).
Martins BC, Plummer CE, Gelatt KN, Brooks DE, Czerwinski SE, Monk C, Greenberg SM, Mangan BG, Londoño L, Bolfer L, Bandt C, Schaer M.
Vet Ophthalmol. 2016 Mar;19(2):149-60. doi: 10.1111/vop.12276. Epub 2015 Apr 24.
PMID: 25912317
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