Thursday, March 31, 2016

Journal Articles relating to NTDs published in February 2016

Neglected Tropical Diseases
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015 Reviewer Thank You.
[No authors listed]
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 23;10(2):e0004520. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004520. eCollection 2016 Feb. No abstract available.
PMID: 26905566 Free PMC Article

Impact of vectorborne parasitic neglected tropical diseases on child health.
Barry MA, Murray KO, Hotez PJ, Jones KM.
Arch Dis Child. 2016 Feb 26. pii: archdischild-2015-308266. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308266. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26921274

Building research and development on poverty-related diseases.
Reeder JC, Mpanju-Shumbusho W.
Bull World Health Organ. 2016 Feb 1;94(2):78. doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.167072. No abstract available.
PMID: 26908953 Free PMC Article

Multi-target drugs for Neglected Diseases.
Scotti L, Mendonça Júnior FJ, De Moura RO, Ribeiro FF, Ishiki H, Da Silva MS, Barbosa Filho JM, Scotti MT.
Curr Pharm Des. 2016 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26907943

Mortality from neglected tropical diseases in Brazil, 2000-2011.
Martins-Melo FR, Ramos AN Jr, Alencar CH, Heukelbach J.
Bull World Health Organ. 2016 Feb 1;94(2):103-10. doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.152363. Epub 2015 Nov 24.
PMID: 26908960 Free PMC Article

The Countdown to 2020: measuring progress in neglected tropical diseases.
Deribe K.
Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Feb 3. pii: S2214-109X(15)00319-8. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00319-8. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26852339 Free Article

Preventive chemotherapy for helminth diseases: progress report, 2014.
[No authors listed]
Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 2016 Feb 26;91(8):93-103. No abstract available.
PMID: 26922823

Concerted Efforts to Control or Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases: How Much Health Will Be Gained?
de Vlas SJ, Stolk WA, le Rutte EA, Hontelez JA, Bakker R, Blok DJ, Cai R, Houweling TA, Kulik MC, Lenk EJ, Luyendijk M, Matthijsse SM, Redekop WK, Wagenaar I, Jacobson J, Nagelkerke NJ, Richardus JH.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 18;10(2):e0004386. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004386. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26890362 Free Article

Drug repositioning for neglected tropical protozoan diseases.
Sbaraglini ML, Vanrell MC, Bellera CL, Benaim G, Carrillo C, Talevi A, Romano PS.
Curr Top Med Chem. 2016 Feb 16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26881713

Infectious Diseases of Poverty in Children: A Tale of Two Worlds.
Hansen C, Paintsil E.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 2016 Feb;63(1):37-66. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.08.002. Review.
PMID: 26613688

Productivity Loss Related to Neglected Tropical Diseases Eligible for Preventive Chemotherapy: A Systematic Literature Review.
Lenk EJ, Redekop WK, Luyendijk M, Rijnsburger AJ, Severens JL.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 18;10(2):e0004397. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004397. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26890487 Free Article

Neglected tropical diseases attract attention in the Lords.
[No authors listed]
Vet Rec. 2016 Feb 13;178(7):156. doi: 10.1136/vr.i829. No abstract available.
PMID: 26868232

Cost-effectiveness of community-wide treatment for helminthiasis.
Turner HC, Truscott JE, Anderson RM.
Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Feb 1. pii: S2214-109X(15)00280-6. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00280-6. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26848088 Free Article

Buruli Ulcer / Mycobacterium ulcerans
Clinical Features of Spontaneous Partial Healing During Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection.
Marion E, Chauty A, Kempf M, Le Corre Y, Delneste Y, Croue A, Marsollier L.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 25;3(1):ofw013. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw013. eCollection 2016 Jan.
PMID: 26925431 Free PMC Article

Mycobacterium ulcerans disease: Increasing experience with Primary Oral Medical Therapy in an Australian cohort.
Friedman ND, Athan E, Walton AL, O'Brien DP.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Feb 16. pii: AAC.02853-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26883709

A comparative study of activities of a diverse set of anti-mycobacterial agents against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium ulcerans.
Scherr N, Pluschke G, Panda M.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Feb 16. pii: AAC.02658-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26883701

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 Feb 12. pii: 1502194. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26873988

Mechanistic insights into the inhibition of Sec61-dependent co- and post-translational translocation by mycolactone.
McKenna M, Simmonds RE, High S.
J Cell Sci. 2016 Feb 11. pii: jcs.182352. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26869228 Free Article

Vaccination with the Surface Proteins MUL_2232 and MUL_3720 of Mycobacterium ulcerans Induces Antibodies but Fails to Provide Protection against Buruli Ulcer.
Bolz M, Bénard A, Dreyer AM, Kerber S, Vettiger A, Oehlmann W, Singh M, Duthie MS, Pluschke G.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 5;10(2):e0004431. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004431. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26849213 Free PMC Article

Correction: Buruli Ulcer in Cameroon: The Development and Impact of the National Control Programme.
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Staff.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 1;10(2):e0004438. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004438. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26828205 Free PMC Article

Situated knowledge of pathogenic landscapes in Ghana: Understanding the emergence of Buruli ulcer through qualitative analysis.
Tschakert P, Ricciardi V, Smithwick E, Machado M, Ferring D, Hausermann H, Bug L.
Soc Sci Med. 2016 Feb;150:160-71. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.12.005. Epub 2015 Dec 24.
PMID: 26761375

Interferon-γ Is a Crucial Activator of Early Host Immune Defense against Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection in Mice.
Bieri R, Bolz M, Ruf MT, Pluschke G.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 10;10(2):e0004450. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004450. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26863011 Free Article

Local Heat Application for the Treatment of Buruli Ulcer: Results of a Phase II Open Label Single Center Non Comparative Clinical Trial.
Vogel M, Bayi PF, Ruf MT, Bratschi MW, Bolz M, Um Boock A, Zwahlen M, Pluschke G, Junghanss T.
Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 1;62(3):342-50. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ883. Epub 2015 Oct 20.
PMID: 26486698 Free PMC Article

Chagas disease / American trypanosomiasis (Trypanosoma cruzi, T. cruzi) 
The potential influence of atherogenic dyslipidemia on the severity of chronic Chagas heart disease.
Peverengo L, Rodeles L, Vicco MH, Marcipar I.
Rev Assoc Med Bras. 2016 Feb;62(1):45-7. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.62.01.45.
PMID: 27008492 Free Article

Regulation of RNA binding proteins in trypanosomatid protozoan parasites.
Romaniuk MA, Cervini G, Cassola A.
World J Biol Chem. 2016 Feb 26;7(1):146-57. doi: 10.4331/wjbc.v7.i1.146. Review.
PMID: 26981203 Free PMC Article

The Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) Pathway: Role in Immune Evasion by Trypanosomatids.
Soares-Silva M, Diniz FF, Gomes GN, Bahia D.
Front Microbiol. 2016 Feb 24;7:183. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00183. eCollection 2016. Review.
PMID: 26941717 Free PMC Article

Comparative Proteomic Analysis of the Saliva of the Rhodnius Prolixus, Triatoma Lecticularia and Panstrongylus Herreri Triatomines Reveals a High Interespecific Functional Biodiversity.
Montandon CE, Barros E, Vidigal PM, Mendes MT, Anhê AC, de Oliveira Ramos HJ, de Oliveira CJ, Mafra C.
Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2016 Feb 29. pii: S0965-1748(16)30020-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2016.02.009. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26940473

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 Feb 29. pii: 201600205. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26929356

Domestic Pig (Sus scrofa) as an Animal Model for Experimental Trypanosoma cruzi Infection.
Yauri V, Castro-Sesquen YE, Verastegui M, Angulo N, Recuenco F, Cabello I, Malaga E, Bern C, Gavidia CM, Gilman RH.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 29. pii: 15-0233. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26928841

Effects of aspirin-triggered resolvin D1 on peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with Chagas' heart disease.
Ogata H, Teixeira MM, de Sousa RC, da Silva MV, Correia D, Junior VR, Levy BD, de Paula Rogério A.
Eur J Pharmacol. 2016 Feb 26. pii: S0014-2999(16)30101-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.02.058. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26927755

Here, There, and Everywhere: The Ubiquitous Distribution of the Immunosignaling Molecule Lysophosphatidylcholine and Its Role on Chagas Disease.
Silva-Neto MA, Lopes AH, Atella GC.
Front Immunol. 2016 Feb 19;7:62. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00062. eCollection 2016. Review.
PMID: 26925065 Free PMC Article

Overview of chemical imaging methods to address biological questions.
da Cunha MM, Trepout S, Messaoudi C, Wu TD, Ortega R, Guerquin-Kern JL, Marco S.
Micron. 2016 Feb 11;84:23-36. doi: 10.1016/j.micron.2016.02.005. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26922256 Free Article

In vitro screening of 2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1-phenylethanol derivatives as antiprotozoal agents and docking studies on Trypanosoma cruzi CYP51.
De Vita D, Moraca F, Zamperini C, Pandolfi F, Di Santo R, Matheeussen A, Maes L, Tortorella S, Scipione L.
Eur J Med Chem. 2016 Feb 15;113:28-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.02.028. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26922226

Antennal phenotype of Mexican haplogroups of the Triatoma dimidiata complex, vectors of Chagas disease.
May-Concha I, Guerenstein PG, Ramsey JM, Rojas JC, Catalá S.
Infect Genet Evol. 2016 Feb 26;40:73-79. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.02.027. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26921798

Chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection potentiates adipose tissue macrophage polarization toward an anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype and contributes to diabetes progression in a diet-induced obesity mode.
Cabalén ME, Cabral MF, Sanmarco LM, Andrada MC, Onofrio LI, Ponce NE, Aoki MP, Gea S, Cano RC.
Oncotarget. 2016 Feb 23. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.7630. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26921251 Free Article

Changes in Proteome Profile of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Chronic Chagas Disease.
Garg NJ, Soman KV, Zago MP, Koo SJ, Spratt H, Stafford S, Blell ZN, Gupta S, Nuñez Burgos J, Barrientos N, Brasier AR, Wiktorowicz JE.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 26;10(2):e0004490. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004490. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26919708 Free Article

Use of a Chagas Urine Nanoparticle Test (Chunap) to Correlate with Parasitemia Levels in T.cruzi/HIV Co-infected Patients.
Castro-Sesquen YE, Gilman RH, Mejia C, Clark DE, Choi J, Reimer-McAtee MJ, Castro R, Valencia-Ayala E, Flores J, Bowman N, Castillo-Neyra R, Torrico F, Liotta L, Bern C, Luchini A; Chagas/HIV Working Group in Bolivia and Peru.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 26;10(2):e0004407. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004407. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26919324 Free Article

Host and parasite genetics shape a link between Trypanosoma cruzi infection dynamics and chronic cardiomyopathy.
Lewis MD, Francisco AF, Taylor MC, Jayawardhana S, Kelly JM.
Cell Microbiol. 2016 Feb 26. doi: 10.1111/cmi.12584. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26918803

HPLC-DAD phenolic profile, cytotoxic and anti-kinetoplastidae activity of Melissa officinalis.
Cunha F, Tintino SR, Figueredo F, Barros L, Duarte AE, Vega Gomez MC, Coronel CC, Rolón M, Leite N, Sobral-Souza CE, Brito SV, Waczuc EP, Boligon AA, Athayde M, Kamdem JP, Coutinho HD, Franco J.
Pharm Biol. 2016 Feb 10:1-7. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26864563

Total Artificial Heart as Bridge to Heart Transplantation in Chagas Cardiomyopathy: Case Report.
Ruzza A, Czer LS, De Robertis M, Luthringer D, Moriguchi J, Kobashigawa J, Trento A, Arabia F.
Transplant Proc. 2016 Jan-Feb;48(1):279-81. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.12.017.
PMID: 26915885

The BENEFIT Trial: Where Do We Go from Here?
Pecoul B, Batista C, Stobbaerts E, Ribeiro I, Vilasanjuan R, Gascon J, Pinazo MJ, Moriana S, Gold S, Pereiro A, Navarro M, Torrico F, Bottazzi ME, Hotez PJ.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 25;10(2):e0004343. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004343. eCollection 2016 Feb. No abstract available.
PMID: 26913759 Free Article

Study of mortality from infectious diseases in Brazil from 2005 to 2010: risks involved in handling corpses.
Cardoso TA, Vieira DN.
Cien Saude Colet. 2016 Feb;21(2):485-96. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232015212.12652014.
PMID: 26910156 Free Article

Mortality from neglected tropical diseases in Brazil, 2000-2011.
Martins-Melo FR, Ramos AN Jr, Alencar CH, Heukelbach J.
Bull World Health Organ. 2016 Feb 1;94(2):103-10. doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.152363. Epub 2015 Nov 24.
PMID: 26908960 Free PMC Article

A Clinical and Epidemiological Investigation of the First Reported Human Infection With the Zoonotic Parasite Trypanosoma evansi in Southeast Asia.
Van Vinh Chau N, Buu Chau L, Desquesnes M, Herder S, Phu Huong Lan N, Campbell JI, Van Cuong N, Yimming B, Chalermwong P, Jittapalapong S, Ramon Franco J, Tri Tue N, Rabaa MA, Carrique-Mas J, Pham Thi Thanh T, Tran Vu Thieu N, Berto A, Thi Hoa N, Van Minh Hoang N, Canh Tu N, Khac Chuyen N, Wills B, Tinh Hien T, Thwaites GE, Yacoub S, Baker S.
Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 7. pii: ciw052. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26908809

Individual and combined antiparasitic effect of six plant metabolites against Leishmania amazonensis and Trypanosoma cruzi.
Sandjo LP, de Moraes MH, Kuete V, Kamdoum BC, Ngadjui BT, Steindel M.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2016 Feb 17. pii: S0960-894X(16)30156-1. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.02.044. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26906638

A new antimicrobial protein from the anterior midgut of Triatoma infestans mediates Trypanosoma cruzi establishment by controlling the microbiota.
Buarque DS, Gomes CM, Araújo RN, Pereira MH, Ferreira RC, Guarneri AA, Tanaka AS.
Biochimie. 2016 Feb 22. pii: S0300-9084(16)00052-3. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2016.02.009. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26905205

Anti-parasitic Peptides from Arthropods and their Application in Drug Therapy.
Lacerda AF, Pelegrini PB, de Oliveira DM, Vasconcelos ÉA, Grossi-de-Sá MF.
Front Microbiol. 2016 Feb 5;7:91. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00091. eCollection 2016. Review.
PMID: 26903970 Free PMC Article

The Catalonian Expert Patient Programme for Chagas Disease: An Approach to Comprehensive Care Involving Affected Individuals.
Claveria Guiu I, Caro Mendivelso J, Ouaarab Essadek H, González Mestre MA, Albajar-Viñas P, Gómez I Prat J.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Feb 19. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26895150

Molecular Individual-Based Approach on Triatoma brasiliensis: Inferences on Triatomine Foci,Trypanosoma cruzi Natural Infection Prevalence, Parasite Diversity and Feeding Sources.
Almeida CE, Faucher L, Lavina M, Costa J, Harry M.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 18;10(2):e0004447. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004447. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26891047 Free Article

A therapeutic nanoparticle vaccine against Trypanosoma cruzi in a BALB/c mouse model of Chagas disease.
Barry MA, Wang Q, Jones KM, Heffernan MJ, Buhaya MH, Beaumier CM, Keegan BP, Zhan B, Dumonteil E, Bottazzi ME, Hotez PJ.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016 Feb 18:0. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26890466

Benznidazole extended-release tablets for improved treatment of Chagas disease: preclinical pharmacokinetic study.
Davanço M, Campos M, Rosa T, Padilha E, Alzate M, Rolim L, Rolim-Neto P, Peccinini R.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Feb 16. pii: AAC.02506-15. [Epub ahead of print]
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 Feb 16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26881725

[Epidemiología de la enfermedad de Chagas en comunidades mocovíes y criollas en el sur del Chaco Argentino].
Colussi C, Stafuza M, Denner S, Nepote M, Mendicino D.
Salud Publica Mex. 2016 Feb;58(1):3-4. Spanish. No abstract available.
PMID: 26879499 Free Article

Chemical Characterization and Trypanocidal, Leishmanicidal and Cytotoxicity Potential of Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae) Essential Oil.
Barros LM, Duarte AE, Morais-Braga MF, Waczuk EP, Vega C, Leite NF, de Menezes IR, Coutinho HD, Rocha JB, Kamdem JP.
Molecules. 2016 Feb 10;21(2). pii: E209. doi: 10.3390/molecules21020209.
PMID: 26875978 Free Article

[Update Chagas disease].
Molina I, Salvador F, Sánchez-Montalvá A.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2016 Feb;34(2):132-138. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2015.12.008. Epub 2016 Jan 28. Spanish.
PMID: 26827133
In vitro and in vivo identification of tetradentated polyamine complexes as highly efficient metallodrugs against Trypanosoma cruzi.
Olmo F, Cussó O, Marín C, Rosales MJ, Urbanová K, Krauth-Siegel RL, Costas M, Ribas X, Sánchez-Moreno M.
Exp Parasitol. 2016 Feb 10. pii: S0014-4894(16)30019-4. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.02.004. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26874306

Amazonian Triatomine Biodiversity and the Transmission of Chagas Disease in French Guiana: In Medio Stat Sanitas.
Péneau J, Nguyen A, Flores-Ferrer A, Blanchet D, Gourbière S.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 11;10(2):e0004427. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004427. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26867025 Free Article

The Trypanosomatid Pr77-hallmark contains a downstream core promoter element essential for transcription activity of the Trypanosoma cruzi L1Tc retrotransposon.
Macías F, López MC, Thomas MC.
BMC Genomics. 2016 Feb 9;17(1):105. doi: 10.1186/s12864-016-2427-6.
PMID: 26861854 Free PMC Article

First report of Y-linked genes in the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus.
Koerich LB, Dupim EG, Faria LL, Dias FA, Dias AF, Trindade GS, Mesquita RD, Carvalho AB.
BMC Genomics. 2016 Feb 9;17(1):100. doi: 10.1186/s12864-016-2425-8.
PMID: 26861771 Free PMC Article

Mice with Genetic Deletion of Group VIA Phospholipase A2 (iPLA2β) 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 Feb 8. pii: IAI.01564-15. [Epub ahead of print]
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 Feb 8. pii: IAI.01497-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26857570

Rapidly Progressing Chagas Cardiomyopathy.
Hollowed J, McCullough M, Sanchez D, Traina M, Hernandez S, Murillo E.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 8. pii: 15-0616. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26856912

Environmental Determinants of the Distribution of Chagas Disease Vector Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille, 1811) in Colombia.
Parra-Henao G, Quirós-Gómez O, Jaramillo N, Cardona ÁS.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 8. pii: 15-0197. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26856910

Putative role of the aldo-keto reductase from Trypanosoma cruzi (TcAKR) in benznidazole metabolism.
Garavaglia PA, Laverrière M, Cannata JJ, García GA.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Feb 8. pii: AAC.02185-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26856844

In vitro and In vivo Trypanosomicidal Action of Novel Arylimidamides Against Trypanosoma cruzi.
Guedes-da-Silva FH, Batista DG, Meuser MB, Fulco TO, Araújo JS, Da Silva PB, Da Silva CF, Patrick DA, Bakunova SM, Bakunov AS, Tidwell RR, Oliveira GM, Britto C, Moreira OC, Soeiro MN.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Feb 8. pii: AAC.01667-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26856830

Effect of secondary anchor amino acid substitutions on the immunogenic properties of an HLA-A*0201-restricted T cell epitope derived from the Trypanosoma cruzi KMP-11 protein.
Lasso P, Cárdenas C, Guzmán F, Rosas F, Thomas MC, López MC, González JM, Cuéllar A, Campanera JM, Luque FJ, Puerta CJ.
Peptides. 2016 Feb 6;78:68-76. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2016.02.002. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26854383

Two cases of overlap-severe cutaneous adverse reactions to benznidazole treatment for asymptomatic Chagas' disease in a non-endemic country.
González-Ramos J, Noguera-Morel L, Tong HY, Ramírez E, Ruiz-Bravo E, Bellón T, Cabañas R, Cachafeiro L, Herranz-Pinto P.
Br J Dermatol. 2016 Feb 6. doi: 10.1111/bjd.14451. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26851874

Prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi's Discrete Typing Units in a cohort of Latin American migrants in Spain.
Martinez-Perez A, Poveda C, Ramírez JD, Norman F, Gironés N, Guhl F, Monge-Maillo B, Fresno M, López-Vélez R.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb 2;157:145-150. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.01.032. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26851167

Host-Feeding Sources and Infection With Trypanosoma cruzi of Triatoma infestans and Triatoma eratyrusiformis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) From the Calchaqui Valleys in Northwestern Argentina.
Cecere MC, Leporace M, Fernández MP, Zárate JE, Moreno C, Gürtler RE, Cardinal MV.
J Med Entomol. 2016 Feb 5. pii: tjw002. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26849898

Abietane-Type Diterpenoid Amides with Highly Potent and Selective Activity against Leishmania donovani and Trypanosoma cruzi.
Pirttimaa M, Nasereddin A, Kopelyanskiy D, Kaiser M, Yli-Kauhaluoma J, Oksman-Caldentey KM, Brun R, Jaffe CL, Moreira VM, Alakurtti S.
J Nat Prod. 2016 Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26849852

High Resolution Esophageal Manometry in Patients with Chagas Disease: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation.
Sánchez-Montalvá A, Moris M, Mego M, Salvador F, Accarino A, Ramírez K, Azpiroz F, Ruiz-de-Leon A, Molina I.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 5;10(2):e0004416. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004416. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26848957 Free PMC Article

Reconsideration of the seven discrete typing units within the species Trypanosoma cruzi, a new proposal of three reliable mitochondrial clades.
Barnabé C, Mobarec HI, Jurado MR, Cortez JA, Brenière SF.
Infect Genet Evol. 2016 Feb 1;39:176-186. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.01.029. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26845347

Gibbilimbol analogues as antiparasitic agents-Synthesis and biological activity against Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania (L.) infantum.
Varela MT, Dias RZ, Martins LF, Ferreira DD, Tempone AG, Ueno AK, Lago JH, Fernandes JP.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2016 Feb 15;26(4):1180-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.01.040. Epub 2016 Jan 16.
PMID: 26821820

Semisynthesis of new aphidicolin derivatives with high activity against Trypanosoma cruzi.
Santos GB, Krogh R, Magalhaes LG, Andricopulo AD, Pupo MT, Emery FS.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2016 Feb 15;26(4):1205-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.01.033. Epub 2016 Jan 14.
PMID: 26810263

Chronic Chagas disease: can prophylaxis and therapeutic vaccines crack this 'hard nut'?
Bontempi I, Vicco MH, Bayry J.
Immunotherapy. 2016 Feb;8(2):99-101. doi: 10.2217/imt.15.115. Epub 2016 Jan 20. No abstract available.
PMID: 26787323 Free Article

New approach towards the synthesis of selenosemicarbazones, useful compounds for Chagas'disease.
Pizzo C, Faral-Tello P, Yaluff G, Serna E, Torres S, Vera N, Saiz C, Robello C, Mahler G.
Eur J Med Chem. 2016 Feb 15;109:107-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.12.040. Epub 2015 Dec 23.
PMID: 26774036

Applicability of a novel immunoassay based on surface plasmon resonance for the diagnosis of Chagas disease.
Luz JG, Souto DE, Machado-Assis GF, de Lana M, Luz RC, Martins-Filho OA, Damos FS, Martins HR.
Clin Chim Acta. 2016 Feb 15;454:39-45. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2015.12.025. Epub 2015 Dec 28.
PMID: 26731593

Human Trypanosomiasis in the Eastern Plains of Colombia: New Transmission Scenario.
Angulo-Silva VM, Castellanos-Domínguez YZ, Flórez-Martínez M, Esteban-Adarme L, Pérez-Mancipe W, Farfán-García AE, Luna-Marín KP.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 3;94(2):348-51. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0406. Epub 2016 Jan 4.
PMID: 26728765

Tolerance to Trypanosomatids: A Threat, or a Key for Disease Elimination?
Berthier D, Brenière SF, Bras-Gonçalves R, Lemesre JL, Jamonneau V, Solano P, Lejon V, Thévenon S, Bucheton B.
Trends Parasitol. 2016 Feb;32(2):157-68. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.11.001. Epub 2015 Nov 28. Review.
PMID: 26643519

Peak oxygen uptake during the incremental shuttle walk test in a predominantly female population with Chagas heart disease.
Alves R, Lima MM, Fonseca C, Dos Reis R, Figueiredo PH, Costa H, Kreuser L, Nunes MC, Ribeiro AL.
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2016 Feb;52(1):20-7. Epub 2015 Nov 4.
PMID: 26530211 Free Article

Trypanosoma cruzi infection induces the expression of CD40 in murine cardiomyocytes favoring CD40 ligation-dependent production of cardiopathogenic IL-6.
Moreno Ayala MA, Casasco A, González M, Postan M, Corral RS, Petray PB.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Feb;115(2):779-85. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4805-4. Epub 2015 Nov 3.
PMID: 26526953

Heterogeneous infectiousness in guinea pigs experimentally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi.
Castillo-Neyra R, Borrini Mayorí K, Salazar Sánchez R, Ancca Suarez J, Xie S, Náquira Velarde C, Levy MZ.
Parasitol Int. 2016 Feb;65(1):50-4. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2015.09.009. Epub 2015 Oct 22.
PMID: 26432777

Acute Chagas Disease and Risk of Congenital Infection.
Henao-Martínez AF.
Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 1;62(3):407-8. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ863. Epub 2015 Sep 28. No abstract available.
PMID: 26420798

The Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and Conduction Abnormalities in Chagas' Disease: A Meta-Analysis.
Cardoso R, Garcia D, Fernandes G, He LI, Lichtenberger P, Viles-Gonzalez J, Coffey JO, Mitrani RD.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2016 Feb;27(2):161-9. doi: 10.1111/jce.12845. Epub 2015 Nov 6.
PMID: 26412204

Involvement of sulfates from cruzipain, a major antigen of Trypanosoma cruzi, in the interaction with immunomodulatory molecule Siglec-E.
Ferrero MR, Heins AM, Soprano LL, Acosta DM, Esteva MI, Jacobs T, Duschak VG.
Med Microbiol Immunol. 2016 Feb;205(1):21-35. doi: 10.1007/s00430-015-0421-2. Epub 2015 Jun 6.
PMID: 26047932

Analysis of cyclosporin A and a set of analogs as inhibitors of a T. cruzi cyclophilin by docking and molecular dynamics.
Carraro R, Iribarne F, Paulino M.
J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2016 Feb;34(2):399-413. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2015.1038584. Epub 2015 Jun 5.
PMID: 26046477

Patterns of expression of odorant receptor genes in a Chagas disease vector.
Latorre-Estivalis JM, de Oliveira ES, Beiral Esteves B, Santos Guimarães L, Neves Ramos M, Lorenzo MG.
Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2016 Feb;69:71-81. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.05.002. Epub 2015 May 21.
PMID: 26003917

Silencing the odorant receptor co-receptor RproOrco affects the physiology and behavior of the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius prolixus.
Franco TA, Oliveira DS, Moreira MF, Leal WS, Melo AC.
Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2016 Feb;69:82-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.02.012. Epub 2015 Mar 4.
PMID: 25747010 Free Article

Effects of Incretin-Based Therapies on Neuro-Cardiovascular Dynamic Changes Induced by High Fat Diet in Rats.
Marques-Neto SR, Castiglione RC, Pontes A, Oliveira DF, Ferraz EB, Nascimento JH, Bouskela E.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 1;11(2):e0148402. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148402. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26828649 Free PMC Article

Cysticercosis / Taeniasis (Taenia solium, T. solium)
Racemose neurocysticercosis.
Krupa K, Krupa K, Pisculli ML, Athas DM, Farrell CJ.
Surg Neurol Int. 2016 Feb 5;7:12. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.175881. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26958418 Free PMC Article

Infection of Taenia asiatica in a Bai Person in Dali, China.
Wang L, Luo X, Hou J, Guo A, Zhang S, Li H, Cai X.
Korean J Parasitol. 2016 Feb;54(1):67-70. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2016.54.1.67. Epub 2016 Feb 26.
PMID: 26951981 Free PMC Article

Racemozse neurocysticercosis.
Wiwanitkit V.
Neuroradiol J. 2016 Feb;29(1):93. doi: 10.1177/1971400915621326. Epub 2015 Dec 23. No abstract available.
PMID: 26700677

Molecular Diagnosis of Human Taenia martis Eye Infection.
Koch T, Schoen C, Muntau B, Addo M, Ostertag H, Wiechens B, Tappe D.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 29. pii: 15-0881. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26928837

A comprehensive review of imaging findings in human cysticercosis.
Venkat B, Aggarwal N, Makhaik S, Sood R.
Jpn J Radiol. 2016 Feb 23. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26903229

Taenia solium Taeniasis and Cysticercosis in Southeast Asia.
Aung AK, Spelman DW.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 1. pii: 15-0684. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26834197

Anamnestic responses in pigs to the Taenia solium TSOL18 vaccine and implications for control strategies.
Lightowlers MW, Donadeu M, Elaiyaraja M, Maithal K, Kumar KA, Gauci CG, Firestone SM, Sarasola P, Rowan TG.
Parasitology. 2016 Feb 19:1-5. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26892239

In Vitro Study of Taenia solium Postoncospheral Form.
Chile N, Clark T, Arana Y, Ortega YR, Palma S, Mejia A, Angulo N, Kosek JC, Kosek M, Gomez-Puerta LA, Garcia HH, Gavidia CM, Gilman RH, Verastegui M; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 10;10(2):e0004396. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004396. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26863440 Free Article

Epidemiology, impact and control of bovine cysticercosis in Europe: a systematic review.
Laranjo-González M, Devleesschauwer B, Gabriël S, Dorny P, Allepuz A.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Feb 10;9(1):81. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1362-3.
PMID: 26860313 Free PMC Article

On an imported case of Taenia saginata.
Galán Puchades MT.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2016 Feb;108(2):106-7.
PMID: 26838497 Free Article

A Serological Survey About Zoonoses in the Verkhoyansk Area, Northeastern Siberia (Sakha Republic, Russian Federation).
Magnaval JF, Leparc-Goffart I, Gibert M, Gurieva A, Outreville J, Dyachkovskaya P, Fabre R, Fedorova S, Nikolaeva D, Dubois D, Melnitchuk O, Daviaud-Fabre P, Marty M, Alekseev A, Crubezy E.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2016 Feb;16(2):103-9. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2015.1828. Epub 2016 Jan 25.
PMID: 26807914

A large silent cysticercus occupying most of the medulla oblongata.
Meneses JP, Salas C, Saavedra H, Esteban D, Garcia HH; Cysticercosis Working Group in Perú.
Eur J Neurol. 2016 Feb;23(2):e6-7. doi: 10.1111/ene.12765. No abstract available.
PMID: 26806219

Isolated cervical intramedullary cysticercosis.
Mewada T, Srivastava AK.
Neurol India. 2016 Jan-Feb;64(1):188-9. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.173665. No abstract available.
PMID: 26755023 Free Article

[Subcutaneous Taenia crassiceps-cysticercosis in a dog with Cushing's syndrome].
Nolte A, Strube C, Raue K, Brämer C, Baumgärtner W, Wohlsein P.
Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere. 2016 Feb 16;44(1):53-8. doi: 10.15654/TPK-150145. Epub 2016 Jan 14. German.
PMID: 26763526

Novel PCRs for differential diagnosis of cestodes.
Roelfsema JH, Nozari N, Pinelli E, Kortbeek LM.
Exp Parasitol. 2016 Feb;161:20-6. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.12.010. Epub 2015 Dec 17.
PMID: 26704662

Transcriptome profiling of the cysticercus stage of the laboratory model Taenia crassiceps, strain ORF.
García-Montoya GM, Mesa-Arango JA, Isaza-Agudelo JP, Agudelo-Lopez SP, Cabarcas F, Barrera LF, Alzate JF.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb;154:50-62. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.11.001. Epub 2015 Nov 10.
PMID: 26571070

Interleukin 10 and dendritic cells are the main suppression mediators of regulatory T cells in human neurocysticercosis.
Arce-Sillas A, Álvarez-Luquín DD, Cárdenas G, Casanova-Hernández D, Fragoso G, Hernández M, Proaño Narváez JV, García-Vázquez F, Fleury A, Sciutto E, Adalid-Peralta L.
Clin Exp Immunol. 2016 Feb;183(2):271-9. doi: 10.1111/cei.12709. Epub 2015 Nov 11.
PMID: 26391104

Dengue
Dengue virus: A global human threat: Review of literature.
Hasan S, Jamdar SF, Alalowi M, Al Ageel Al Beaiji SM.
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2016 Jan-Feb;6(1):1-6. doi: 10.4103/2231-0762.175416. Review.
PMID: 27011925 Free PMC Article

Simultaneous outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus infections: diagnosis challenge in a returning traveller with nonspecific febrile illness.
Moulin E, Selby K, Cherpillod P, Kaiser L, Boillat-Blanco N.
New Microbes New Infect. 2016 Feb 11;11:6-7. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2016.02.003. eCollection 2016 May.
PMID: 27006779 Free PMC Article

Clinical evaluation of a single-reaction real-time RT-PCR for pan-dengue and chikungunya virus detection.
Waggoner JJ, Ballesteros G, Gresh L, Mohamed-Hadley A, Tellez Y, Sahoo MK, Abeynayake J, Balmaseda A, Harris E, Pinsky BA.
J Clin Virol. 2016 Feb 27;78:57-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.01.007. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26991052

Transcriptional analysis of antiviral small molecule therapeutics as agonists of the RLR pathway.
Green RR, Wilkins C, Pattabhi S, Dong R, Loo Y, Gale M Jr.
Genom Data. 2016 Feb 1;7:290-2. doi: 10.1016/j.gdata.2016.01.020. eCollection 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26981429 Free PMC Article

Comparison of the Epidemiological Aspects of Imported Dengue Cases between Korea and Japan, 2006-2010.
Jeong YE, Lee WC, Cho JE, Han MG, Lee WJ.
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016 Feb;7(1):71-4. doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2015.12.001. Epub 2015 Dec 12.
PMID: 26981346 Free PMC Article

A Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Relation to Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Disease in Western Australia.
Potter A, Jardine A, Neville PJ.
Front Public Health. 2016 Feb 29;4:32. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00032. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26973827 Free PMC Article

The purinergic receptor P2X7 role in control of Dengue virus-2 infection and cytokine/chemokine production in infected human monocytes.
Corrêa G, de A Lindenberg C, Fernandes-Santos C, Gandini M, Petitinga Paiva F, Coutinho-Silva R, F Kubelka C.
Immunobiology. 2016 Feb 27. pii: S0171-2985(16)30018-3. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2016.02.003. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26969484

[Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya].
Kantor IN.
Medicina (B Aires). 2016 Feb 22. pii: S0025-7680(16)00001-3. [Epub ahead of print] Spanish.
PMID: 26942903 Free Article

Dysregulated Serum MiRNA Profile and Promising Biomarkers in Dengue-infected Patients.
Ouyang X, Jiang X, Gu D, Zhang Y, Kong SK, Jiang C, Xie W.
Int J Med Sci. 2016 Feb 18;13(3):195-205. doi: 10.7150/ijms.13996. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26941580 Free PMC Article

Macrophage Activation Syndrome-Associated Markers in Severe Dengue.
Ab-Rahman HA, Rahim H, AbuBakar S, Wong PF.
Int J Med Sci. 2016 Feb 17;13(3):179-86. doi: 10.7150/ijms.13680. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26941578 Free PMC Article

Dengue fever among Israeli expatriates in Delhi, 2015: implications for dengueincidence in Delhi, India.
Neuberger A, Turgeman A, Lustig Y, Schwartz E.
J Travel Med. 2016 Feb 29;23(3). pii: taw003. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taw003. Print 2016 Mar.
PMID: 26929156

The Burden of Dengue and the Financial Cost to Colombia, 2010-2012.
Castro Rodríguez R, Carrasquilla G, Porras A, Galera-Gelvez K, Lopez Yescas JG, Rueda-Gallardo JA.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 29. pii: 15-0280. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26928834

Molecular Identification of Q Fever in Patients with a Suspected Diagnosis ofDengue in Brazil in 2013-2014.
Mares-Guia MA, Rozental T, Guterres A, Ferreira MD, Botticini RG, Terra AK, Marraschi S, Bochner R, Lemos ER.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 29. pii: 15-0575. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26928831

Laboratory-Enhanced Dengue Sentinel Surveillance in Colombo District, Sri Lanka: 2012-2014.
Tissera H, Amarasinghe A, Gunasena S, DeSilva AD, Yee LW, Sessions O, Muthukuda C, Palihawadana P, Lohr W, Byass P, Gubler DJ, Wilder-Smith A.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 29;10(2):e0004477. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004477. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26927901 Free Article

Evaluation of the Activity of the Essential Oil from an Ornamental Flower against Aedes aegypti: Electrophysiology, Molecular Dynamics and Behavioral Assays.
Bezerra-Silva PC, Dutra KA, Santos GK, Silva RC, Iulek J, Milet-Pinheiro P, Navarro DM.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 29;11(2):e0150008. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150008. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26927837 Free Article

Innovative dengue vector control interventions in Latin America: what do they cost?
Alfonso-Sierra E, Basso C, Beltrán-Ayala E, Mitchell-Foster K, Quintero J, Cortés S, Manrique-Saide P, Guillermo-May G, Caprara A, Carvalho de Lima E, Kroeger A.
Pathog Glob Health. 2016 Feb 27:1-11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26924235

Highly divergent dengue virus type 1 genotype sets a new distance record.
Pyke AT, Moore PR, Taylor CT, Hall-Mendelin S, Cameron JN, Hewitson GR, Pukallus DS, Huang B, Warrilow D, van den Hurk AF.
Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 29;6:22356. doi: 10.1038/srep22356.
PMID: 26924208 Free Article

Antibody-dependent enhancement of dengue virus infection inhibits RLR-mediated Type-I IFN-independent signalling through upregulation of cellular autophagy.
Huang X, Yue Y, Li D, Zhao Y, Qiu L, Chen J, Pan Y, Xi J, Wang X, Sun Q, Li Q.
Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 29;6:22303. doi: 10.1038/srep22303.
PMID: 26923481 Free Article

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 Feb 29. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26923377

Repetitive dengue outbreaks in East Africa: A proposed phased mitigation approach may reduce its impact.
Baba M, Villinger J, Masiga DK.
Rev Med Virol. 2016 Feb 29. doi: 10.1002/rmv.1877. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26922851

The use of Aedes aegypti larvae attractants to enhance the effectiveness of larvicides.
Gonzalez PV, Harburguer L, González-Audino PA, Masuh HM.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Feb 27. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26922177

Concurrent infections of dengue viruses serotype 2 and 3 in patient with severedengue from Jakarta, Indonesia.
Lardo S, Utami Y, Yohan B, Tarigan SM, Santoso WD, Nainggolan L, Sasmono RT.
Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2016 Feb;9(2):134-40. doi: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.01.013. Epub 2016 Jan 13.
PMID: 26919942 Free Article

Recognition of a multiple antigen peptide containing sequence from mimotope of the dengue type 3 virus NS4B protein by human antibodies.
Amin N, Pupo M, Aguilar A, Vázquez S, Caballero Y, Ochoa R, Guzmán MG, Acosta A.
Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2016 Feb;9(2):130-3. doi: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.01.019. Epub 2016 Jan 11.
PMID: 26919941 Free Article

Dengue virus non-structural 1 protein interacts with heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H in human monocytic cells.
Diwaker D, Mishra KP, Ganju L, Singh SB.
Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2016 Feb;9(2):112-8. doi: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.01.015. Epub 2016 Jan 11.
PMID: 26919938 Free Article

Seroepidemiology of Asymptomatic Dengue Virus Infection in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Jamjoom GA, Azhar EI, Kao MA, Radadi RM.
Virology (Auckl). 2016 Feb 17;7:1-7. doi: 10.4137/VRT.S34187. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26917954 Free PMC Article

[A review on the epidemiologic features of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome].
Wang JY, Wu H, Tong ZD, Yan JB, Li KF, Tang A.
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2016 Feb 10;37(2):294-8. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2016.02.029. Chinese.
PMID: 26917534

Lower IgG somatic hypermutation rates during acute dengue virus infection is compatible with a germinal center-independent B cell response.
Godoy-Lozano EE, Téllez-Sosa J, Sánchez-González G, Sámano-Sánchez H, Aguilar-Salgado A, Salinas-Rodríguez A, Cortina-Ceballos B, Vivanco-Cid H, Hernández-Flores K, Pfaff JM, Kahle KM, Doranz BJ, Gómez-Barreto RE, Valdovinos-Torres H, López-Martínez I, Rodriguez MH, Martínez-Barnetche J.
Genome Med. 2016 Feb 25;8(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s13073-016-0276-1.
PMID: 26917418 Free PMC Article

[Intensive care for emerging infectious diseases--Ebola and Dengue].
Ohmagari N.
Nihon Rinsho. 2016 Feb;74(2):252-6. Japanese.
PMID: 26915248

Small RNA Profiling in Dengue Virus 2-Infected Aedes Mosquito Cells RevealsViral piRNAs and Novel Host miRNAs.
Miesen P, Ivens A, Buck AH, van Rij RP.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 25;10(2):e0004452. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004452. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26914027 Free Article

Metabolomics-Based Discovery of Small Molecule Biomarkers in Serum Associated with Dengue Virus Infections and Disease Outcomes.
Voge NV, Perera R, Mahapatra S, Gresh L, Balmaseda A, Loroño-Pino MA, Hopf-Jannasch AS, Belisle JT, Harris E, Blair CD, Beaty BJ.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 25;10(2):e0004449. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004449. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26913918 Free Article

Misguided strategy for mosquito control.
Azevedo-Santos VM, Vitule JR, García-Berthou E, Pelicice FM, Simberloff D.
Science. 2016 Feb 12;351(6274):675. doi: 10.1126/science.351.6274.675. Epub 2016 Feb 11. No abstract available.
PMID: 26912851

Immunodominant dengue virus specific CD8+ T cells responses are associated with a memory PD-1+ phenotype.
de Alwis R, Bangs DJ, Angelo MA, Cerpas C, Fernando A, Sidney J, Peters B, Gresh L, Balmaseda A, De Silva AD, Harris E, Sette A, Weiskopf D.
J Virol. 2016 Feb 24. pii: JVI.02892-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26912627

Paper-based point-of-care testing for diagnosis of dengue infections.
Choi JR, Hu J, Wang S, Yang H, Wan Abas WA, Pingguan-Murphy B, Xu F.
Crit Rev Biotechnol. 2016 Feb 24:1-12. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26912259

Unique PFK regulatory property from some mosquito vectors of disease, and from Drosophila melanogaster.
Nunes RD, Romeiro NC, De Carvalho HT, Moreira JR, Sola-Penna M, Silva-Neto MA, Braz GR.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Feb 25;9(1):107. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1391-y.
PMID: 26911930 Free PMC Article

Costs of Dengue Control Activities and Hospitalizations in the Public Health Sector during an Epidemic Year in Urban Sri Lanka.
Thalagala N, Tissera H, Palihawadana P, Amarasinghe A, Ambagahawita A, Wilder-Smith A, Shepard DS, Tozan Y.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 24;10(2):e0004466. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004466. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26910907 Free PMC Article

Inhibition of Platelet Aggregation by the Leaf Extract of Carica papaya DuringDengue Infection: An In Vitro Study.
Chinnappan S, Shettikothanuru Ramachandrappa V, Tamilarasu K, Krishnan UM, Balakrishna Pillai AK, Rajendiran S.
Viral Immunol. 2016 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26910599

Evaluating probabilistic dengue risk forecasts from a prototype early warning system for Brazil.
Lowe R, Coelho CA, Barcellos C, Carvalho MS, Catão Rde C, Coelho GE, Ramalho WM, Bailey TC, Stephenson DB, Rodó X.
Elife. 2016 Feb 24;5. pii: e11285. doi: 10.7554/eLife.11285.
PMID: 26910315 Free Article

Temporal relationship between rainfall, temperature and occurrence of denguecases in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil.
Silva FD, Santos AM, Corrêa Rda G, Caldas Ade J.
Cien Saude Colet. 2016 Feb;21(2):641-6. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232015212.09592015.
PMID: 26910171 Free Article

Flaviviruses as a Cause of Undifferentiated Fever in Sindh Province, Pakistan: A Preliminary Report.
Khan E, Farooqi JQ, Barr KL, Prakoso D, Nasir A, Kanji A, Shakoor S, Malik FR, Hasan R, Lednicky JA, Long MT.
Front Public Health. 2016 Feb 16;4:8. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00008. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26909342 Free PMC Article

Unusual Presentation of Dengue Fever: A child with acute myocarditis.
Aslam M, Aleem NA, Zahid MF, Rahman AJ.
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2016 Feb;16(1):e101-4. doi: 10.18295/squmj.2016.16.01.019. Epub 2016 Feb 2.
PMID: 26909198 Free PMC Article

Dengue vaccine: the need, the challenges and progress.
Rothman AL, Ennis FA.
J Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 16. pii: jiw068. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26908750

A 12-month interval dosing study in adults indicates that a single dose of the NIAID tetravalent dengue vaccine induces a robust neutralizing antibody response.
Durbin AP, Kirkpatrick BD, Pierce KK, Carmolli MP, Tibery CM, Grier PL, Hynes N, Opert K, Jarvis AP, Sabundayo BP, McElvany BD, Sendra E, Larsson CJ, Jo M, Lovchik JM, Luke CJ, Walsh MC, Fraser EA, Subbarao K, Whitehead SS.
J Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 16. pii: jiw067. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26908742

Correction: Corrigendum: Empirical evidence of the effect of school gathering on the dynamics of dengue epidemics.
[No authors listed]
Glob Health Action. 2016 Feb 18;9:31213. doi: 10.3402/gha.v9.31213. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26908333 Free Article

Risk and Control of Mosquito-Borne Diseases in Southeast Asian Rubber Plantations.
Tangena JA, Thammavong P, Wilson AL, Brey PT, Lindsay SW.
Trends Parasitol. 2016 Feb 18. pii: S1471-4922(16)00023-4. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2016.01.009. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26907494

A bispecific antibody effectively neutralizes all four serotypes of dengue virus by simultaneous blocking virus attachment and fusion.
Shi X, Deng Y, Wang H, Ji G, Tan W, Jiang T, Li X, Zhao H, Xia T, Meng Y, Wang C, Yu X, Yang Y, Li B, Qin ED, Dai J, Qin C, Guo Y.
MAbs. 2016 Feb 23:0. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26905804

Spectrum of Imported Infectious Diseases: A Comparative Prevalence Study of 16,817 German Travelers and 977 Immigrants from the Tropics and Subtropics.
Herbinger KH, Alberer M, Berens-Riha N, Schunk M, Bretzel G, von Sonnenburg F, Nothdurft HD, Löscher T, Beissner M.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 22. pii: 15-0731. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26903611

Zika Virus Emergence and Expansion: Lessons Learned from Dengue and Chikungunya May Not Provide All the Answers.
Christofferson RC.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 22. pii: 15-0866. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26903610

Willingness to Pay for Mosquito Control in Key West, Florida, and Tucson, Arizona.
Dickinson KL, Hayden MH, Haenchen S, Monaghan A, Walker KE, Ernst KC.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 22. pii: 15-0666. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26903603

Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy Following DengueFever: A New Association for an Old Disease.
Goldhardt R, Patel H, Davis JL.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2016 Feb 22:1-5. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26902823

The first fatal case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever due to AP92 like strain of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus.
Salehi-Vaziri M, Baniasadi V, Jalali T, Mirghiasi SM, Azad-Manjiri S, Zarandi R, Mohammadi T, Khakifirouz S, Fazlalipour M.
Jpn J Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 19. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26902209 Free Article

Mating-Induced Transcriptome Changes in the Reproductive Tract of Female Aedes aegypti.
Alfonso-Parra C, Ahmed-Braimah YH, Degner EC, Avila FW, Villarreal SM, Pleiss JA, Wolfner MF, Harrington LC.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 22;10(2):e0004451. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004451. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26901677 Free Article

SB203580 Modulates p38 MAPK Signaling and Dengue Virus-Induced Liver Injury by Reducing MAPKAPK2, HSP27, and ATF2 Phosphorylation.
Sreekanth GP, Chuncharunee A, Sirimontaporn A, Panaampon J, Noisakran S, Yenchitsomanus PT, Limjindaporn T.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 22;11(2):e0149486. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149486. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26901653 Free Article

The successful induction of T-cell and antibody responses by a recombinant measles virus-vectored tetravalent dengue vaccine provides partial protection against dengue-2 infection.
Hu HM, Chen HW, Hsiao YJ, Wu SH, Chung HH, Hsieh CH, Chong P, Leng CH, Pan CH.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016 Feb 22:0. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26901482

Longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis with cervical epidural haematoma following dengue virus infection.
Fong CY, Hlaing CS, Tay CG, Abdul Kadir KA, Goh KJ, Ong LC.
Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2016 Feb 8. pii: S1090-3798(16)00032-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2016.01.012. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26900103

Immature Platelet Fraction, A Simple and Useful Novel Marker in Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever.
Shivshankar D, Nagesh K.
Indian Pediatr. 2016 Feb 8;53(2):173. No abstract available.
PMID: 26897161

A Proteomic Approach Identifies Candidate Early Biomarkers to Predict Severe Dengue in Children.
Nhi DM, Huy NT, Ohyama K, Kimura D, Lan NT, Uchida L, Thuong NV, Nhon CT, Phuc LH, Mai NT, Mizukami S, Bao LQ, Doan NN, Binh NV, Quang LC, Karbwang J, Yui K, Morita K, Huong VT, Hirayama K.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 19;10(2):e0004435. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004435. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26895439 Free Article

Dengue Virus Nonstructural Protein 5 (NS5) Assembles into a Dimer with a Unique Methyltransferase and Polymerase Interface.
Klema VJ, Ye M, Hindupur A, Teramoto T, Gottipati K, Padmanabhan R, Choi KH.
PLoS Pathog. 2016 Feb 19;12(2):e1005451. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005451. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26895240 Free Article

Early Guillain-Barré Syndrome associated with acute dengue fever.
Simon O, Billot S, Guyon D, Daures M, Descloux E, Gourinat AC, Molko N, Dupont-Rouzeyrol M.
J Clin Virol. 2016 Feb 3;77:29-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.01.016. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26895226

Developing a Time Series Predictive Model for Dengue in Zhongshan, China Based on Weather and Guangzhou Dengue Surveillance Data.
Zhang Y, Wang T, Liu K, Xia Y, Lu Y, Jing Q, Yang Z, Hu W, Lu J.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 19;10(2):e0004473. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004473. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26894570 Free Article

Establishment of a Wolbachia Superinfection in Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes as a Potential Approach for Future Resistance Management.
Joubert DA, Walker T, Carrington LB, De Bruyne JT, Kien DH, Hoang Nle T, Chau NV, Iturbe-Ormaetxe I, Simmons CP, O'Neill SL.
PLoS Pathog. 2016 Feb 18;12(2):e1005434. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005434. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26891349 Free Article

Low antibody titers five years after vaccination with the CYD-TDV dengue vaccine in both pre-immune and naïve vaccinees.
Velumani S, Toh YX, Balasingam S, Archuleta S, Leo YS, Gan VC, Thein TL, Wilder-Smith A, Fink K.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016 Feb 18:0. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26889737

SUMO Modification Stabilizes Dengue Virus Nonstructural Protein 5.
Su CI, Tseng CH, Yu CY, Lai MM.
J Virol. 2016 Feb 17. pii: JVI.00223-16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26889037 Free Article

Increasing clinical severity during a dengue virus type 3 Cuban epidemic: deep sequencing of evolving viral populations.
Rodriguez-Roche R, Blanc H, Bordería AV, Díaz G, Henningsson R, Gonzalez D, Santana E, Alvarez M, Castro O, Fontes M, Vignuzzi M, Guzman MG.
J Virol. 2016 Feb 17. pii: JVI.02647-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26889031 Free Article

Emerging role of lipid droplets in Aedes aegypti immune response against bacteria and Dengue virus.
Barletta AB, Alves LR, Nascimento Silva MC, Sim S, Dimopoulos G, Liechocki S, Maya-Monteiro CM, Sorgine MH.
Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 18;6:19928. doi: 10.1038/srep19928.
PMID: 26887863 Free Article

Novel drug discovery approaches for treating Arenavirus infections.
Pasquato A, Kunz S.
Expert Opin Drug Discov. 2016 Feb 16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26882218

Edging closer towards the goal of a dengue vaccine.
Wilder-Smith A, Yoon IK.
Expert Rev Vaccines. 2016 Feb 16. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26881780

Laboratory-Based Surveillance and Molecular Characterization of Dengue Viruses in Taiwan, 2014.
Chang SF, Yang CF, Hsu TC, Su CL, Lin CC, Shu PY.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 15. pii: 15-0534. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26880779

Polyandry Depends on Postmating Time Interval in the Dengue Vector Aedes aegypti.
Degner EC, Harrington LC.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 15. pii: 15-0893. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26880776

ID-Viewer: a visual analytics architecture for infectious diseases surveillance and response management in Pakistan.
Ali MA, Ahsan Z, Amin M, Latif S, Ayyaz A, Ayyaz MN.
Public Health. 2016 Feb 12. pii: S0033-3506(16)00009-3. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2016.01.006. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26880489

Development of non-defective recombinant densovirus vectors for microRNA delivery in the invasive vector mosquito, Aedes albopictus.
Liu P, Li X, Gu J, Dong Y, Liu Y, Santhosh P, Chen X.
Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 16;6:20979. doi: 10.1038/srep20979.
PMID: 26879823 Free Article

[Analysis of the evidence on the efficacy and safety of CYD-TDV dengue vaccine and its potential licensing and implementation through Mexico's Universal Vaccination Program].
Hernández-Ávila M, Lazcano-Ponce E, Hernández-Ávila JE, Alpuche-Aranda CM, Rodríguez-López MH, García-García L, Madrid-Marina V, López Gatell-Ramírez H, Lanz-Mendoza H, Martínez-Barnetche J, Díaz-Ortega JL, Ángeles-Llerenas A, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Bautista-Arredondo S, Santos-Preciado JI.
Salud Publica Mex. 2016 Feb;58(1):71-83. Spanish.
PMID: 26879510 Free Article

Serum sTREM-1 level is quite higher in Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, a viral infection.
Altay FA, Elaldı N, Çiçek Şentürk G, Altın N, Gözel MG, Albayrak Y, Şencan İ.
J Med Virol. 2016 Feb 15. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24496. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26877157

An Unusual Case of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Prolonged Bleeding with Successful Recovery.
Hussain Q, Shaikh BH, Bhutto AR, Sohaib M.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2016 Feb;26(2):151-3. doi: 02.2016/JCPSP.151153.
PMID: 26876406

Immunoinformatic Analysis of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Glycoproteins and Epitope Prediction for Synthetic Peptide Vaccine.
Tipu HN.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2016 Feb;26(2):108-12. doi: 02.2016/JCPSP.108112.
PMID: 26876396

Suppressive Effects of the Site 1 Protease (S1P) Inhibitor, PF-429242, on Dengue Virus Propagation.
Uchida L, Urata S, Ulanday GE, Takamatsu Y, Yasuda J, Morita K, Hayasaka D.
Viruses. 2016 Feb 10;8(2). pii: E46. doi: 10.3390/v8020046.
PMID: 26875984 Free Article

Spatial spread of dengue in a non-endemic tropical city in northern Argentina.
Gil JF, Palacios M, Krolewiecki AJ, Cortada P, Flores R, Jaime C, Arias L, Villalpando C, DÁmato AM, Nasser JR, Aparicio JP.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb 11. pii: S0001-706X(16)30056-0. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.02.003. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26875764

Expansion of highly activated iNKT cells with altered phenotype in acute dengue infection.
Kamaladasa A, Wickramasinghe N, Adikari TN, Gomes L, Shyamali NL, Salio M, Cerundolo V, Ogg GS, Neelika Malavige G.
Clin Exp Immunol. 2016 Feb 13. doi: 10.1111/cei.12778. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26874822

The elusive global burden of dengue.
Wilder-Smith A, Byass P.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 10. pii: S1473-3099(16)00076-1. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)00076-1. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26874620

The global burden of dengue: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.
Stanaway JD, Shepard DS, Undurraga EA, Halasa YA, Coffeng LE, Brady OJ, Hay SI, Bedi N, Bensenor IM, Castañeda-Orjuela CA, Chuang TW, Gibney KB, Memish ZA, Rafay A, Ukwaja KN, Yonemoto N, Murray CJ.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 10. pii: S1473-3099(16)00026-8. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)00026-8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26874619

Protective and immunological behavior of chimeric yellow fever dengue vaccine.
Halstead SB, Russell PK.
Vaccine. 2016 Feb 10. pii: S0264-410X(16)00130-4. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.02.004. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26873054

A Conserved Pocket in the Dengue Virus Polymerase Identified Through Fragment-Based Screening.
Noble CG, Lim SP, Arora R, Yokokawa F, Nilar S, Seh CC, Wright SK, Benson TE, Smith PW, Shi PY.
J Biol Chem. 2016 Feb 12. pii: jbc.M115.710731. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26872970 Free Article

Lactimidomycin is a broad-spectrum inhibitor of dengue and other RNA viruses.
Carocci M, Yang PL.
Antiviral Res. 2016 Feb 9. pii: S0166-3542(16)30031-6. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2016.02.005. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26872864

Arboviruses and apoptosis: the role of cell death in determining vector competence.
Clem RJ.
J Gen Virol. 2016 Feb 12. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.000429. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26872460

A Rapid and Low-Cost PCR Thermal Cycler for Infectious Disease Diagnostics.
Chan K, Wong PY, Yu P, Hardick J, Wong KY, Wilson SA, Wu T, Hui Z, Gaydos C, Wong SS.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 12;11(2):e0149150. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149150. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26872358 Free Article

The Epidemiology, Virology and Clinical Findings of Dengue Virus Infections in a Cohort of Indonesian Adults in Western Java.
Kosasih H, Alisjahbana B, Nurhayati, de Mast Q, Rudiman IF, Widjaja S, Antonjaya U, Novriani H, Susanto NH, Jusuf H, van der Ven A, Beckett CG, Blair PJ, Burgess TH, Williams M, Porter KR.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 12;10(2):e0004390. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004390. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26872216 Free Article

Transstadial Effects of Bti on Traits of Aedes aegypti and Infection with Dengue Virus.
Alto BW, Lord CC.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 12;10(2):e0004370. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004370. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26871951 Free Article

Changes in Plasma Adiponectin Concentrations in Patients With Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome: An Observational Prospective Study.
Du H, Bai X, Lian J, Li J, Zhang Y, Wang P, Jiang H.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Feb;95(6):e2700. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002700.
PMID: 26871804 Free Article

Distribution of Dengue Virus Types 1 and 4 in Blood Components from Infected Blood Donors from Puerto Rico.
Añez G, Heisey DA, Chancey C, Fares RC, Espina LM, Souza KP, Teixeira-Carvalho A, Krysztof DE, Foster GA, Stramer SL, Rios M.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 12;10(2):e0004445. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004445. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26871560 Free Article

Large-Scale Modelling of the Environmentally-Driven Population Dynamics of Temperate Aedes albopictus (Skuse).
Erguler K, Smith-Unna SE, Waldock J, Proestos Y, Christophides GK, Lelieveld J, Parham PE.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 12;11(2):e0149282. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149282. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26871447 Free Article

Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Picture.
Jiang H, Du H, Wang LM, Wang PZ, Bai XF.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2016 Feb 3;6:1. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2016.00001. eCollection 2016. Review.
PMID: 26870699 Free PMC Article

Complete Genome Sequencing of Dengue Virus Type I from Zhuhai City, China.
Chen C, Wei Q.
Genome Announc. 2016 Feb 11;4(1). pii: e01686-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01686-15.
PMID: 26868388 Free PMC Article

Complete Genome Sequences of Dengue Virus Type 1 to 4 Strains Used for the Development of CBER/FDA RNA Reference Reagents and WHO International Standard Candidates for Nucleic Acid Testing.
Añez G, Heisey DA, Volkova E, Rios M.
Genome Announc. 2016 Feb 11;4(1). pii: e01583-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01583-15.
PMID: 26868382 Free PMC Article

Various clinical conditions can mimic Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in pediatric patients in endemic regions.
Kara SS, Kara D, Fettah A.
J Infect Public Health. 2016 Feb 8. pii: S1876-0341(16)00018-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2016.01.007. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26868277

The evaluation of abdominal findings in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.
Özmen Z, Albayrak E, Özmen ZC, Aktaş F, Aktas T, Duygu F.
Abdom Radiol (NY). 2016 Feb;41(2):384-90. doi: 10.1007/s00261-015-0581-y.
PMID: 26867925

Inhibition of Innate Immune Responses is Key to Pathogenesis by Arenaviruses.
Meyer B, Ly H.
J Virol. 2016 Feb 10. pii: JVI.03049-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26865707

An updated evolutionary study of Flaviviridae NS3 helicase and NS5 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase reveals novel invariable motifs as potential pharmacological targets.
Papageorgiou L, Loukatou S, Sofia K, Maroulis D, Vlachakis D.
Mol Biosyst. 2016 Feb 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26864387

Climate and the Timing of Imported Cases as Determinants of the Dengue Outbreak in Guangzhou, 2014: Evidence from a Mathematical Model.
Cheng Q, Jing Q, Spear RC, Marshall JM, Yang Z, Gong P.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 10;10(2):e0004417. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004417. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26863623 Free Article

Fluorescence Adherence Inhibition Assay: A Novel Functional Assessment of Blocking Virus Attachment by Vaccine-Induced Antibodies.
Asati A, Kachurina O, Karol A, Dhir V, Nguyen M, Parkhill R, Kouiavskaia D, Chumakov K, Warren W, Kachurin A.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 10;11(2):e0144261. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144261. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26863313 Free Article

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 Feb 9. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26861813

Changes in the Proteome of Langat-Infected Ixodes scapularis ISE6 Cells: Metabolic Pathways Associated with Flavivirus Infection.
Grabowski JM, Perera R, Roumani AM, Hedrick VE, Inerowicz HD, Hill CA, Kuhn RJ.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 9;10(2):e0004180. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004180. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26859745 Free Article

False positive dengue NS1 antigen test in a traveller with an acute Zika virus infection imported into Switzerland.
Gyurech D, Schilling J, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Cassinotti P, Kaeppeli F, Dobec M.
Swiss Med Wkly. 2016 Feb 9;146:w14296. doi: 10.4414/smw.2016.14296. eCollection 2016. No abstract available.
PMID: 26859285 Free Article

The Effect of Temperature on Wolbachia-Mediated Dengue Virus Blocking in Aedes aegypti.
Ye YH, Carrasco AM, Dong Y, Sgrò CM, McGraw EA.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 8. pii: 15-0801. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26856916

International Dengue Vaccine Communication and Advocacy: Challenges and Way Forward.
Carvalho A, Van Roy R, Andrus J.
Expert Rev Vaccines. 2016 Feb 8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26855170

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 Feb 8. pii: AAC.02462-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26856827

Advances in microfluidics in combating infectious diseases.
Tay A, Pavesi A, Yazdi SR, Lim CT, Warkiani ME.
Biotechnol Adv. 2016 Feb 13. pii: S0734-9750(16)30009-X. doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.02.002. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26854743

Prevalence of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Yiyuan County, China, 2005-2014.
Wang T, Liu J, Zhou Y, Cui F, Huang Z, Wang L, Zhai S.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 6;16(1):69. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1404-7.
PMID: 26852019 Free PMC Article

A comparative hospital-based observational study of mono- and co-infections of malaria, dengue virus and scrub typhus causing acute undifferentiated fever.
Ahmad S, Dhar M, Mittal G, Bhat NK, Shirazi N, Kalra V, Sati HC, Gupta V.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 6. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26851948

Outcome of Severe Dengue Viral Infection-caused Acute Liver Failure in Thai Children.
Laoprasopwattana K, Jundee P, Pruekprasert P, Geater A.
J Trop Pediatr. 2016 Feb 6. pii: fmv099. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26851434

Coupled Heterogeneities and Their Impact on Parasite Transmission and Control.
Vazquez-Prokopec GM, Perkins TA, Waller LA, Lloyd AL, Reiner RC Jr, Scott TW, Kitron U.
Trends Parasitol. 2016 Feb 2. pii: S1471-4922(16)00002-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2016.01.001. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26850821

RNA Structure Duplications and Flavivirus Host Adaptation.
Villordo SM, Carballeda JM, Filomatori CV, Gamarnik AV.
Trends Microbiol. 2016 Feb 2. pii: S0966-842X(16)00014-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2016.01.002. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26850219

Selection of suitable detergents for obtaining an active dengue protease in its natural form from E. coli.
Liew LS, Lee MY, Wong YL, Cheng J, Li Q, Kang C.
Protein Expr Purif. 2016 Feb 3;121:141-148. doi: 10.1016/j.pep.2016.02.001. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26849963

Identifying Adult Dengue Patients at Low Risk for Clinically Significant Bleeding.
Wong JG, Thein TL, Leo YS, Pang J, Lye DC.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 5;11(2):e0148579. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148579. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26849556 Free PMC Article

Correction: Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Dengue Virus Infection in Febrile Cambodian Children: Diagnostic Accuracy and Incorporation into Diagnostic Algorithms.
Carter MJ, Emary KR, Moore CE, Parry CM, Sona S, Putchhat H, Reaksmey S, Chanpheaktra N, Stoesser N, Dobson AD, Day NP, Kumar V, Blacksell SD.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 5;10(2):e0004453. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004453. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26849434 Free PMC Article

A Comprehensive Entomological, Serological and Molecular Study of 2013 Dengue Outbreak of Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Khan J, Khan I, Amin I.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 5;11(2):e0147416. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147416. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26848847 Free PMC Article

Incomplete Protection against Dengue Virus Type 2 Re-infection in Peru.
Forshey BM, Reiner RC, Olkowski S, Morrison AC, Espinoza A, Long KC, Vilcarromero S, Casanova W, Wearing HJ, Halsey ES, Kochel TJ, Scott TW, Stoddard ST.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 5;10(2):e0004398. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004398. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26848841 Free PMC Article

Casamino acids facilitate the secretion of recombinant dengue virus serotype-3 envelope domain III in Pichia pastoris.
Kaushik N, Rohila D, Arora U, Raut R, Lamminmäki U, Khanna N, Batra G.
BMC Biotechnol. 2016 Feb 4;16(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12896-016-0243-3.
PMID: 26847361 Free PMC Article

Is Ultrasound a Useful Tool to Predict Severe Dengue Infection?
Pothapregada S, Kullu P, Kamalakannan B, Thulasingam M.
Indian J Pediatr. 2016 Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26846603

Spatial variation of insecticide resistance in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti presents unique vector control challenges.
Deming R, Manrique-Saide P, Medina Barreiro A, Cardeña EU, Che-Mendoza A, Jones B, Liebman K, Vizcaino L, Vazquez-Prokopec G, Lenhart A.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Feb 4;9(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1346-3.
PMID: 26846468 Free PMC Article

Incidence of Dengue Virus Infection in Adults and Children in a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort in the Philippines.
Alera MT, Srikiatkhachorn A, Velasco JM, Tac-An IA, Lago CB, Clapham HE, Fernandez S, Levy JW, Thaisomboonsuk B, Klungthong C, Macareo LR, Nisalak A, Hermann L, Villa D, Yoon IK.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 4;10(2):e0004337. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004337. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26845762 Free PMC Article

Acute Systemic Infection with Dengue Virus Leads to Vascular Leakage and Death through Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Tie2/Angiopoietin Signaling in Mice Lacking Type I and II Interferon Receptors.
Phanthanawiboon S, Limkittikul K, Sakai Y, Takakura N, Saijo M, Kurosu T.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 4;11(2):e0148564. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148564. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26844767 Free PMC Article

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 Feb 2. pii: S1413-8670(16)30003-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.11.012. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26845543 Free Article

Human C5a Protein Participates in the Mosquito Immune Response Against Dengue Virus.
Londono-Renteria B, Grippin C, Cardenas JC, Troupin A, Colpitts TM.
J Med Entomol. 2016 Feb 3. pii: tjw003. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26843451

Complete genome of a dengue virus serotype 4 strain from Amazonas, Brazil.
Nascimento VA, Souza VC, Naveca FG.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2016 Feb;111(2):141-3. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760150416. Epub 2016 Feb 2.
PMID: 26841048 Free PMC Article

Dengue and the olympic and paralympic games in Rio 2016: what do athletes, coaches and visitors need to know?
Vancini RL, Dos Santos Andrade M, Vancini-Campanharo CR, Barbosa DE Lira CA.
J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2016 Feb 2. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26837889

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 Feb 2. pii: S1201-9712(16)00016-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.01.015. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26836763 Free Article

Diagnostic accuracy of peripheral venous lactate and the 2009 WHO warning signs for identifying severe dengue in Thai adults: a prospective observational study.
Thanachartwet V, Wattanathum A, Oer-Areemitr N, Jittmittraphap A, Sahassananda D, Monpassorn C, Surabotsophon M, Desakorn V.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 1;16(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1386-5.
PMID: 26832147 Free PMC Article

Serological and Entomological Study of Dengue in Dang and Chitwan Districts of Nepal.
Shrestha R, Pant ND, Gc G, Thapa S, Neupane B, Shah Y, Gautam I, Pandey BD.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 1;11(2):e0147953. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147953. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26828951 Free PMC Article

Incidence and predictive factors of transaminase elevation in patients consulting for dengue fever in Cayenne Hospital, French Guiana.
Djossou F, Vesin G, Walter G, Epelboin L, Mosnier E, Bidaud B, Abboud P, Okandze A, Mattheus S, Elenga N, Demar M, Malvy D, Nacher M.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb;110(2):134-40. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trv117.
PMID: 26822606

Accuracy of Dengue Reporting by National Surveillance System, Brazil.
Silva MM, Rodrigues MS, Paploski IA, Kikuti M, Kasper AM, Cruz JS, Queiroz TL, Tavares AS, Santana PM, Araújo JM, Ko AI, Reis MG, Ribeiro GS.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Feb;22(2):336-9. doi: 10.3201/eid2202.150495. No abstract available.
PMID: 26812472 Free PMC Article

AP92-like Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Hyalomma aegyptium Ticks, Algeria.
Kautman M, Tiar G, Papa A, Široký P.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Feb;22(2):354-6. doi: 10.3201/eid2202.151528. No abstract available.
PMID: 26812469 Free PMC Article

Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome, Zibo City, China, 2006-2014.
Wang L, Wang T, Cui F, Zhai SY, Zhang L, Yang SX, Wang ZQ, Yu XJ.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Feb;22(2):274-6. doi: 10.3201eid/2202.151516.
PMID: 26812444 Free PMC Article

Hospital Preparations for Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Patients and Experience Gained from Admission of an Ebola Patient.
Haverkort JJ, Minderhoud AL, Wind JD, Leenen LP, Hoepelman AI, Ellerbroek PM.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Feb;22(2):184-91. doi: 10.3201/eid2202.151393.
PMID: 26812146 Free PMC Article

Infection of Mosquito Cells (C6/36) by Dengue-2 Virus Interferes with Subsequent Infection by Yellow Fever Virus.
Abrao EP, da Fonseca BA.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2016 Feb;16(2):124-30. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2015.1804. Epub 2016 Jan 25.
PMID: 26808727

Crucial parameter of the outcome in Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever: Viral load.
Hasanoglu I, Guner R, Carhan A, Kocak Tufan Z, Yagci-Caglayik D, Guven T, Yilmaz GR, Tasyaran MA.
J Clin Virol. 2016 Feb;75:42-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2015.12.006. Epub 2016 Jan 4.
PMID: 26780111

Recombinant lipidated dengue-3 envelope protein domain III stimulates broad immune responses in mice.
Chiang CY, Liu SJ, Hsieh CH, Chen MY, Tsai JP, Liu HH, Chen IH, Chong P, Leng CH, Chen HW.
Vaccine. 2016 Feb 17;34(8):1054-61. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.01.009. Epub 2016 Jan 15.
PMID: 26776472 Free Article

Age specific differences in efficacy and safety for the CYD-tetravalent dengue vaccine.
Wilder-Smith A, Massad E.
Expert Rev Vaccines. 2016 Feb 17:1-5. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26775653

Novel 2-phenyl-5-[(E)-2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethenyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazole and 3-phenyl-5-[(E)-2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethenyl]-1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives as dengue virus inhibitors targeting NS5 polymerase.
Benmansour F, Eydoux C, Querat G, de Lamballerie X, Canard B, Alvarez K, Guillemot JC, Barral K.
Eur J Med Chem. 2016 Feb 15;109:146-56. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.12.046. Epub 2015 Dec 29.
PMID: 26774922

The Medicinal Chemistry of Dengue Virus.
Behnam MA, Nitsche C, Boldescu V, Klein CD.
J Med Chem. 2016 Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26771861

Human kidney damage in fatal dengue hemorrhagic fever results of glomeruli injury mainly induced by IL17.
Pagliari C, Simões Quaresma JA, Kanashiro-Galo L, de Carvalho LV, Vitoria WO, da Silva WL, Penny R, Vasconcelos BC, da Costa Vasconcelos PF, Duarte MI.
J Clin Virol. 2016 Feb;75:16-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2015.12.005. Epub 2015 Dec 23.
PMID: 26741825

Defining acute kidney injury in dengue viral infection by conventional and novel classification systems (AKIN and RIFLE): a comparative analysis.
Mallhi TH, Khan AH, Sarriff A, Adnan AS, Khan YH, Jummaat F.
Postgrad Med J. 2016 Feb;92(1084):78-86. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133582. Epub 2016 Jan 4.
PMID: 26729887

Dengue Virus Nonstructural Protein 1-Induced Antibodies Cross-React with Human Plasminogen and Enhance Its Activation.
Chuang YC, Lin J, Lin YS, Wang S, Yeh TM.
J Immunol. 2016 Feb 1;196(3):1218-26. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1500057. Epub 2015 Dec 28.
PMID: 26712948

Low-dose ribavirin potentiates the antiviral activity of favipiravir against hemorrhagic fever viruses.
Westover JB, Sefing EJ, Bailey KW, Van Wettere AJ, Jung KH, Dagley A, Wandersee L, Downs B, Smee DF, Furuta Y, Bray M, Gowen BB.
Antiviral Res. 2016 Feb;126:62-8. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2015.12.006. Epub 2015 Dec 19.
PMID: 26711718

Evidence of vertical transmission and co-circulation of chikungunya and dengue viruses in field populations of Aedes aegypti (L.) from Guerrero, Mexico.
Dzul-Manzanilla F, Martínez NE, Cruz-Nolasco M, Gutiérrez-Castro C, López-Damián L, Ibarra-López J, Martini-Jaimes A, Bibiano-Marín W, Tornez-Benitez C, Vazquez-Prokopec GM, Manrique-Saide P.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb;110(2):141-4. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trv106. Epub 2015 Dec 28.
PMID: 26711697

Effects of Humidity Variation on the Hantavirus Infection and Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Occurrence in Subtropical China.
Xiao H, Huang R, Gao LD, Huang CR, Lin XL, Li N, Liu HN, Tong SL, Tian HY.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 3;94(2):420-7. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0486. Epub 2015 Dec 28.
PMID: 26711521

Epidemiology of Dengue Among Children Aged < 18 Months-Puerto Rico, 1999-2011.
Hause AM, Perez-Padilla J, Horiuchi K, Han GS, Hunsperger E, Aiwazian J, Margolis HS, Tomashek KM.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 3;94(2):404-8. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0382. Epub 2015 Dec 28.
PMID: 26711519

Dissecting Japan's Dengue Outbreak in 2014.
Quam MB, Sessions O, Kamaraj US, Rocklöv J, Wilder-Smith A.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 3;94(2):409-12. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0468. Epub 2015 Dec 28.
PMID: 26711518

Green synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles fabricated using Anisomeles indica: Mosquitocidal potential against malaria, dengue and Japanese encephalitis vectors.
Govindarajan M, Rajeswary M, Veerakumar K, Muthukumaran U, Hoti SL, Benelli G.
Exp Parasitol. 2016 Feb;161:40-7. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.12.011. Epub 2015 Dec 17.
PMID: 26708933

Epidemiology and characteristics of the dengue outbreak in Guangdong, Southern China, in 2014.
Huang L, Luo X, Shao J, Yan H, Qiu Y, Ke P, Zheng W, Xu B, Li W, Sun D, Cao D, Chen C, Zhuo F, Lin X, Tang F, Bao B, Zhou Y, Zhang X, Li H, Li J, Wan D, Yang L, Chen Y, Zhong Q, Gu X, Liu J, Huang L, Xie R, Li X, Xu Y, Luo Z, Liao M, Wang H, Sun L, Li H, Lau GW, Duan C.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Feb;35(2):269-77. doi: 10.1007/s10096-015-2540-5. Epub 2015 Dec 23.
PMID: 26700953

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Turkey: Current status and future challenges.
Leblebicioglu H, Ozaras R, Irmak H, Sencan I.
Antiviral Res. 2016 Feb;126:21-34. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2015.12.003. Epub 2015 Dec 13. Review.
PMID: 26695860

Social media-based civic engagement solutions for dengue prevention in Sri Lanka: results of receptivity assessment.
Lwin MO, Vijaykumar S, Foo S, Fernando ON, Lim G, Panchapakesan C, Wimalaratne P.
Health Educ Res. 2016 Feb;31(1):1-11. doi: 10.1093/her/cyv065. Epub 2015 Dec 14.
PMID: 26668207

Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of the First Recognized Outbreak of Dengue Virus-Type 2 in Mozambique, 2014.
Massangaie M, Pinto G, Padama F, Chambe G, da Silva M, Mate I, Chirindza C, Ali S, Agostinho S, Chilaule D, Weyer J, le Roux C, Abilio AP, Baltazar C, Doyle TJ, Cliff J, Paweska J, Gudo ES.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 3;94(2):413-6. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0543. Epub 2015 Dec 7.
PMID: 26643534

Could an experimental dengue virus infection fail to induce solid immunity against homologousviral challenge in non-human primates?
Valdés I, Gil L, Lazo L, Marcos E, Martín J, Suzarte E, Castro J, Romero Y, Guillén G, Hermida L.
Arch Virol. 2016 Feb;161(2):465-70. doi: 10.1007/s00705-015-2681-y. Epub 2015 Nov 20.
PMID: 26590068

The impact of indoor residual spraying of deltamethrin on dengue vector populations in the Peruvian Amazon.
Paredes-Esquivel C, Lenhart A, Del Río R, Leza MM, Estrugo M, Chalco E, Casanova W, Miranda MÁ.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb;154:139-44. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.10.020. Epub 2015 Nov 10.
PMID: 26571068

Lovastatin for the Treatment of Adult Patients With Dengue: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Whitehorn J, Nguyen CV, Khanh LP, Kien DT, Quyen NT, Tran NT, Hang NT, Truong NT, Hue Tai LT, Cam Huong NT, Nhon VT, Van Tram T, Farrar J, Wolbers M, Simmons CP, Wills B.
Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 15;62(4):468-76. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ949. Epub 2015 Nov 12.
PMID: 26565005 Free PMC Article

Discriminating dengue-infected hepatic cells (WRL-68) using dielectrophoresis.
Yafouz B, Kadri NA, Rothan HA, Yusof R, Ibrahim F.
Electrophoresis. 2016 Feb;37(3):511-8. doi: 10.1002/elps.201500282. Epub 2015 Dec 2.
PMID: 26530354

Eugenol, α-pinene and β-caryophyllene from Plectranthus barbatus essential oil as eco-friendly larvicides against malaria, dengue and Japanese encephalitis mosquito vectors.
Govindarajan M, Rajeswary M, Hoti SL, Bhattacharyya A, Benelli G.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Feb;115(2):807-15. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4809-0. Epub 2015 Oct 31.
PMID: 26518773

Nepenthes ampullaria (Nepenthaceae) Pitchers Are Unattractive to Gravid Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae).
Chou LY, Dykes GA, Wilson RF, Clarke CM.
Environ Entomol. 2016 Feb;45(1):201-6. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvv164. Epub 2015 Oct 30.
PMID: 26518035

Antibody-enhanced dengue disease generates a marked CNS inflammatory response in the black-tufted marmoset Callithrix penicillata.
Vasconcelos BC, Vieira JA, Silva GO, Fernandes TN, Rocha LC, Viana AP, Serique CD, Filho CS, Bringel RA, Teixeira FF, Ferreira MS, Casseb SM, Carvalho VL, de Melo KF, de Castro PH, Araújo SC, Diniz JA, Demachki S, Anaissi AK, Sosthenes MC, Vasconcelos PF, Anthony DC, Diniz CW, Diniz DG.
Neuropathology. 2016 Feb;36(1):3-16. doi: 10.1111/neup.12229. Epub 2015 Aug 24.
PMID: 26303046

Dracunculiasis / Guinea worm
A good precedent.
[No authors listed]
Nature. 2016 Feb 11;530(7589):129-30. doi: 10.1038/530130a. No abstract available.
PMID: 26863944

Guinea worm disease nears eradication.
The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Feb;16(2):131. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)00020-7. Epub 2016 Jan 26. No abstract available.
PMID: 26867453

Echinococcosis
Environmental Contamination by Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato Eggs in Relation to Slaughterhouses in Urban and Rural Areas in Tunisia.
Chaâbane-Banaoues R, Oudni-M'rad M, M'rad S, Mezhoud H, Babba H.
Korean J Parasitol. 2016 Feb;54(1):113-8. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2016.54.1.113. Epub 2016 Feb 26.
PMID: 26951990 Free Article

In Vitro Scolicidal Effects of Salvadora persica Root Extract against Protoscolices of Echinococcus granulosus.
Abdel-Baki AA, Almalki E, Mansour L, Al-Quarishy S.
Korean J Parasitol. 2016 Feb;54(1):61-6. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2016.54.1.61. Epub 2016 Feb 26.
PMID: 26951980 Free Article

Genotype and Phenotype of Echinococcus granulosus Derived from Wild Sheep (Ovis orientalis) in Iran.
Eslami A, Meshgi B, Jalousian F, Rahmani S, Salari MA.
Korean J Parasitol. 2016 Feb;54(1):55-60. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2016.54.1.55. Epub 2016 Feb 26.
PMID: 26951979 Free Article

Giant primary hydatid cyst of retroperitoneum.
Jerraya H, Nouira R, Dziri C.
ANZ J Surg. 2016 Feb 28. doi: 10.1111/ans.13449. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26924230

Huge right ventricular outflow echinococcosis presenting as acute coronary syndrome.
Xiong F, Liu C, Wang S, Feng K.
J Clin Ultrasound. 2016 Feb 28. doi: 10.1002/jcu.22348. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26923677

Innovative use of the octopus stabilizer in the excision of a cardiac hydatid cyst.
Musleh M, Abuhussein N, Musleh G, Waterworth P.
J Surg Case Rep. 2016 Feb 26;2016(2). pii: rjw019. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjw019.
PMID: 26921611 Free PMC Article

Endoscopic Treatment of Biliary Stenosis in Patients with Alveolar Echinococcosis - Report of 7 Consecutive Patients with Serial ERC Approach.
Stojkovic M, Junghanss T, Veeser M, Weber TF, Sauer P.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 24;10(2):e0004278. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004278. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26910822 Free PMC Article

An orbital hydatid cyst involving inferior rectus muscle: A case report.
Saravi SS, Sabouni F, Arefidoust A, Yaftian R, Heydarzadeh S, Rajabi MT.
Orbit. 2016 Feb 23:1-4. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26905024

Assessment of Vascularity in Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis: Comparison of Quantified Dual-Energy CT with Histopathologic Parameters.
Jiang Y, Li J, Wang J, Xiao H, Li T, Liu H, Liu W.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 22;11(2):e0149440. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149440. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26901164 Free PMC Article

Pulmonary hydatid cyst mimicking a lung cancer.
Abouda M, Turki S, Charfi M, Triki M.
J Thorac Oncol. 2016 Feb 17. pii: S1556-0864(16)00406-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2015.12.112. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26899758

Identification of novel CAP superfamily protein members of Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces.
Silvarrey MC, Echeverría S, Costábile A, Castillo E, Paulino M, Esteves A.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb 17;158:59-67. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.02.011. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26899679

The landscape epidemiology of echinococcoses.
Cadavid Restrepo AM, Yang YR, McManus DP, Gray DJ, Giraudoux P, Barnes TS, Williams GM, Soares Magalhães RJ, Hamm NA, Clements AC.
Infect Dis Poverty. 2016 Feb 19;5(1):13.
PMID: 26895758 Free Article

Ultrasonographic findings of small lesion of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis.
Cai DM, Wang HY, Wang XL, Jiang Y, Luo Y, Li YZ.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb 15. pii: S0001-706X(16)30040-7. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.01.030. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26892870

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 Feb 15. pii: S0001-706X(16)30062-6. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.02.009. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26892869

Comparison of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Three Rapid Tests for the Serodiagnosis of Hepatic Cystic Echinococcosis in Humans.
Tamarozzi F, Covini I, Mariconti M, Narra R, Tinelli C, De Silvestri A, Manzoni F, Casulli A, Ito A, Neumayr A, Brunetti E.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 12;10(2):e0004444. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004444. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26871432 Free Article

EFSUMB Guidelines on Interventional Ultrasound (INVUS), Part III - Abdominal Treatment Procedures (Short Version).
Dietrich CF, Lorentzen T, Appelbaum L, Buscarini E, Cantisani V, Correas JM, Cui XW, D'Onofrio M, Gilja OH, Hocke M, Ignee A, Jenssen C, Kabaalioğlu A, Leen E, Nicolau C, Nolsøe CP, Radzina M, Serra C, Sidhu PS, Sparchez Z, Piscaglia F.
Ultraschall Med. 2016 Feb;37(1):27-45. Epub 2016 Feb 12.
PMID: 26871408

How to not miss alveolar echinococcosis in hepatic lesions suspicious for cholangiocellular carcinoma.
Mueller J, Stojkovic M, Berger AK, Rosenberger KD, Schlett CL, Kauczor HU, Junghanss T, Weber TF.
Abdom Radiol (NY). 2016 Feb;41(2):221-30. doi: 10.1007/s00261-015-0561-2.
PMID: 26867903

A propos of a case: Abdominal compartment syndrome caused by massive hydatid disease.
Moreno Serrano A, García Díaz JJ, Ferrer Márquez M, Moreno Marín P, Fabiano P.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2016 Feb;108(2):110-1.
PMID: 26838500 Free Article

Treatment of Hepatic Cystic Echinococcosis in Patients from the Southeastern Rhodope Region of Bulgaria in 2004-2013: Comparison of Current Practices with Expert Recommendations.
Muhtarov M, Rainova I, Tamarozzi F.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 1. pii: 15-0620. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26834196

First report of Echinococcus granulosus (genotype G6) in a dog in Bamako, Mali.
Mauti S, Traoré A, Crump L, Zinsstag J, Grimm F.
Vet Parasitol. 2016 Feb 15;217:61-3. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.12.027. Epub 2016 Jan 2.
PMID: 26827862

A Serological Survey About Zoonoses in the Verkhoyansk Area, Northeastern Siberia (Sakha Republic, Russian Federation).
Magnaval JF, Leparc-Goffart I, Gibert M, Gurieva A, Outreville J, Dyachkovskaya P, Fabre R, Fedorova S, Nikolaeva D, Dubois D, Melnitchuk O, Daviaud-Fabre P, Marty M, Alekseev A, Crubezy E.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2016 Feb;16(2):103-9. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2015.1828. Epub 2016 Jan 25.
PMID: 26807914

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Is Safe and Effective in the Treatment of Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst.
Eroglu A, Aydin Y, Altuntas B.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Feb;101(2):829. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.015. No abstract available.
PMID: 26777955

Antibody profiling in ultrasound normal individuals with positive serology for cystic echinococcosis.
Mourglia-Ettlin G, Miles S, Hernández A, Dematteis S.
Parasite Immunol. 2016 Feb;38(2):93-100. doi: 10.1111/pim.12302.
PMID: 26729409

Immunological Characteristics of Recurrent Echinococcosis-Induced Anaphylactic Shock.
Ye J, Zhang Q, Ma L, Zheng H.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 3;94(2):371-7. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0386. Epub 2015 Dec 28.
PMID: 26711523

Thyroid hydatid cyst: An unusual site.
El Bousaadani A, El Mahdoufi R, Roubal M, Mahtar M.
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis. 2016 Feb;133(1):75-6. doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.11.005. Epub 2015 Dec 8. No abstract available.
PMID: 26679232

EFSUMB Guidelines on Interventional Ultrasound (INVUS), Part III - Abdominal Treatment Procedures (Long Version).
Dietrich CF, Lorentzen T, Appelbaum L, Buscarini E, Cantisani V, Correas JM, Cui XW, D'Onofrio M, Gilja OH, Hocke M, Ignee A, Jenssen C, Kabaalioğlu A, Leen E, Nicolau C, Nolsøe CP, Radzina M, Serra C, Sidhu PS, Sparchez Z, Piscaglia F.
Ultraschall Med. 2016 Feb;37(1):E1-E32. Epub 2015 Dec 15.
PMID: 26670019 Free Article

Cystic echinococcosis in South America: systematic review of species and genotypes of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in humans and natural domestic hosts.
Cucher MA, Macchiaroli N, Baldi G, Camicia F, Prada L, Maldonado L, Avila HG, Fox A, Gutiérrez A, Negro P, López R, Jensen O, Rosenzvit M, Kamenetzky L.
Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Feb;21(2):166-75. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12647. Epub 2015 Dec 28. Review.
PMID: 26610060

Role of immune tolerance in BALB/c mice with anaphylactic shock after Echinococcus granulosus infection.
Zhang Q, Ye JR, Ma HM, Wu JJ, Jiang T, Zheng H.
Immunol Res. 2016 Feb;64(1):233-41. doi: 10.1007/s12026-015-8741-2.
PMID: 26603168

Efficacy of diffusion-weighted MRI in the differentiation of all liver hydatid cyst types.
Koken D, Cagli B, Tuncel SA, Sengul E, Yilmaz E, Unlu ME.
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2016 Feb;60(1):59-65. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.12417. Epub 2015 Nov 23.
PMID: 26597563

Prevalence and risk factors of Echinococcus granulosus infection in dogs in Moroto and Bukedea districts in Uganda.
Oba P, Ejobi F, Omadang L, Chamai M, Okwi AL, Othieno E, Inangolet FO, Ocaido M.
Trop Anim Health Prod. 2016 Feb;48(2):249-54. doi: 10.1007/s11250-015-0943-z. Epub 2015 Nov 2.
PMID: 26526956

Ex Vivo Liver Resection and Autotransplantation for End-Stage Alveolar Echinococcosis: A Case Series.
Wen H, Dong JH, Zhang JH, Duan WD, Zhao JM, Liang YR, Shao YM, Ji XW, Tai QW, Li T, Gu H, Tuxun T, He YB, Huang JF.
Am J Transplant. 2016 Feb;16(2):615-24. doi: 10.1111/ajt.13465. Epub 2015 Oct 13.
PMID: 26460900

Is Radical Surgery for Liver Hydatid Cyst the Right Way?
Kayaalp C.
World J Surg. 2016 Feb;40(2):486-7. doi: 10.1007/s00268-015-3175-5. No abstract available.
PMID: 26223341

Foodborne trematodiases (Clonorchiasis, Fascioliasis, Opisthorchiasis, Paragonimiasis)
Molecular Description of Macroorchis spinulosus (Digenea: Nanophyetidae) Based on ITS1 Sequences.
Won EJ, Kim DG, Cho J, Jung BK, Kim MJ, Yun YW, Chai JY, Ryang DW.
Korean J Parasitol. 2016 Feb;54(1):109-12. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2016.54.1.109. Epub 2016 Feb 26.
PMID: 26951989 Free PMC Article

Pseudosuccinea columella: experimental co-infections of juvenile and pre-adult snails with the digeneans Calicophoron daubneyi and Fasciola hepatica.
Dreyfuss G, Vignoles P, Rondelaud D.
J Helminthol. 2016 Feb 23:1-7. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26902671

Evaluation of a di-O-methylated glycan as a potential antigenic target for the serodiagnosis of human toxocariasis.
Elefant GR, Roldán WH, Seeböck A, Kosma P.
Parasite Immunol. 2016 Feb 20. doi: 10.1111/pim.12311. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26896376

Fasciola hepatica in goats from north-western Spain: Risk factor analysis using a capture ELISA.
Pérez-Creo A, Díaz P, López C, Béjar JP, Martínez-Sernández V, Panadero R, Díez-Baños P, Ubeira FM, Morrondo P.
Vet J. 2016 Feb;208:104-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.07.033. Epub 2015 Aug 4.
PMID: 26888193

Opisthorchis viverrini infections and associated risk factors in a lowland area of Binh Dinh Province, Central Vietnam.
Dao TT, Bui TV, Abatih EN, Gabriël S, Nguyen TT, Huynh QH, Nguyen CV, Dorny P.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb 9;157:151-157. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.01.029. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26872984

Comparative Transcriptomic Exploration Reveals Unique Molecular Adaptations of Neuropathogenic Trichobilharzia to Invade and Parasitize Its Avian Definitive Host.
Leontovyč R, Young ND, Korhonen PK, Hall RS, Tan P, Mikeš L, Kašný M, Horák P, Gasser RB.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 10;10(2):e0004406. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004406. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26863542 Free Article

TWO NEW GENERA OF FISH BLOOD FLUKES (DIGENEA: APOROCOTYLIDAE) FROM CATFISHES IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON.
Orelis-Ribeiro R, Bullard SA.
J Parasitol. 2016 Feb 9. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26859799

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the diagnosis of fasciolosis in sheep and its application under field conditions.
Martínez-Valladares M, Rojo-Vázquez FA.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Feb 5;9(1):73. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1355-2.
PMID: 26847130 Free PMC Article

Carcinogenesis associated with parasites other than Schistosoma, Opisthorchis and Clonorchis: A Systematic Review.
Machicado C, Marcos LA.
Int J Cancer. 2016 Feb 3. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30028. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26840624

The anthelmintic effects of the ethanol extract of Terminalia catappa L. leaves against the ruminant gut parasite, Fischoederius cobboldi.
Anuracpreeda P, Chankaew K, Puttarak P, Koedrith P, Chawengkirttikul R, Panyarachun B, Ngamniyom A, Chanchai S, Sobhon P.
Parasitology. 2016 Feb 1:1-13. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26831432

Isolation of 1E4 IgM Anti-Fasciola hepatica Rediae Monoclonal Antibody from Ascites: Comparison of Two Purification Protocols.
Alba A, Marcet R, Otero O, Hernández HM, Figueredo M, Sarracent J.
Monoclon Antib Immunodiagn Immunother. 2016 Feb;35(1):52-6. doi: 10.1089/mab.2015.0050. Epub 2016 Feb 1.
PMID: 26828226

Assessing the risk of bovine fasciolosis using linear regression analysis for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Silva AE, Freitas Cda C, Dutra LV, Molento MB.
Vet Parasitol. 2016 Feb 15;217:7-13. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.12.021. Epub 2015 Dec 28.
PMID: 26827853

Social Organization in Parasitic Flatworms-Four Additional Echinostomoid Trematodes Have a Soldier Caste and One Does Not.
Garcia-Vedrenne AE, Quintana AC, DeRogatis AM, Martyn K, Kuris AM, Hechinger RF.
J Parasitol. 2016 Feb;102(1):11-20. doi: 10.1645/15-853. Epub 2015 Nov 11.
PMID: 26560890

Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase and cytochrome oxidase activity in Fasciola gigantica cercaria by phytoconstituents.
Sunita K, Habib M, Kumar P, Singh VK, Husain SA, Singh DK.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb;154:19-24. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.10.021. Epub 2015 Nov 1.
PMID: 26536397

Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Clinostomum detruncatum (Trematoda: Clinostomidae) Metacercariae Infecting Synbranchus marmoratus.
Acosta AA, Caffara M, Fioravanti ML, Utsunomia R, Zago AC, Franceschini L, da Silva RJ.
J Parasitol. 2016 Feb;102(1):151-6. doi: 10.1645/15-773. Epub 2015 Oct 28.
PMID: 26509452

Whole transcriptome profiling of adult and infective stages of the trematode Opisthorchis felineus.
Pomaznoy MY, Logacheva MD, Young ND, Penin AA, Ershov NI, Katokhin AV, Mordvinov VA.
Parasitol Int. 2016 Feb;65(1):12-9. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2015.09.002. Epub 2015 Sep 9.
PMID: 26363139

Health Status of Immigrant Children and Environmental Survey of Child Daycare Centers in Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand.
Sagnuankiat S, Wanichsuwan M, Bhunnachet E, Jungarat N, Panraksa K, Komalamisra C, Maipanich W, Yoonuan T, Pubampen S, Adisakwattana P, Watthanakulpanich D.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Feb;18(1):21-7. doi: 10.1007/s10903-014-0146-0.
PMID: 25502792

Cutting edge: dendritic cells copulsed with microbial and helminth antigens undergo modified maturation, segregate the antigens to distinct intracellular compartments, and concurrently induce microbe-specific Th1 and helminth-specific Th2 responses.
Cervi L, MacDonald AS, Kane C, Dzierszinski F, Pearce EJ.
J Immunol. 2004 Feb 15;172(4):2016-20.
PMID: 14764665 Free Article

Human African trypanosomiasis / Sleeping sickness
Synthesis and evaluation of analogs of the phenylpyridazinone NPD-001 as potent trypanosomal TbrPDEB1 phosphodiesterase inhibitors and in vitro trypanocidals.
Veerman J, van den Bergh T, Orrling KM, Jansen C, Cos P, Maes L, Chatelain E, Ioset JR, Edink EE, Tenor H, Seebeck T, de Esch I, Leurs R, Sterk GJ.
Bioorg Med Chem. 2016 Feb 26. pii: S0968-0896(16)30121-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.02.032. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26935942

Solution structure of Q388A3 PDZ domain from Trypanosoma brucei.
Mei S, Dong Y, Zhang J, Zhang X, Tu X.
J Struct Biol. 2016 Feb 22. pii: S1047-8477(16)30033-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2016.02.018. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26917351

De Novo Genome Assembly Shows Genome Wide Similarity between Trypanosoma brucei brucei and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense.
Sistrom M, Evans B, Benoit J, Balmer O, Aksoy S, Caccone A.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 24;11(2):e0147660. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147660. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26910229 Free PMC Article

The Glycerol-3-Phosphate Acyltransferase TbGAT Is Dispensable for Viability and the Synthesis of Glycerolipids in Trypanosoma brucei.
Patel N, Pirani KA, Zhu T, Cheung-See-Kit M, Lee S, Chen DG, Zufferey R.
J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2016 Feb 22. doi: 10.1111/jeu.12309. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26909872

A Molecular Method to Discriminate between Mass-Reared Sterile and Wild Tsetse Flies during Eradication Programmes That Have a Sterile Insect Technique Component.
Pagabeleguem S, Gimonneau G, Seck MT, Vreysen MJ, Sall B, Rayaissé JB, Sidibé I, Bouyer J, Ravel S.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 22;10(2):e0004491. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004491. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26901049 Free Article

lluminating the Prevalence of Trypanosoma brucei s.l. in Glossina Using LAMP as a Tool for Xenomonitoring.
Cunningham LJ, Lingley JK, Haines LR, Ndung'u JM, Torr SJ, Adams ER.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 18;10(2):e0004441. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004441. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26890882 Free Article

Efficacy and Safety of Pafuramidine versus Pentamidine Maleate for Treatment of First StageSleeping Sickness in a Randomized, Comparator-Controlled, International Phase 3 Clinical Trial.
Pohlig G, Bernhard SC, Blum J, Burri C, Mpanya A, Lubaki JP, Mpoto AM, Munungu BF, N'tombe PM, Deo GK, Mutantu PN, Kuikumbi FM, Mintwo AF, Munungi AK, Dala A, Macharia S, Bilenge CM, Mesu VK, Franco JR, Dituvanga ND, Tidwell RR, Olson CA.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 16;10(2):e0004363. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004363. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26882015 Free Article

Efficacy, Safety, and Dose of Pafuramidine, a New Oral Drug for Treatment of First Stage Sleeping Sickness, in a Phase 2a Clinical Study and Phase 2b Randomized Clinical Studies.
Burri C, Yeramian PD, Allen JL, Merolle A, Serge KK, Mpanya A, Lutumba P, Mesu VK, Bilenge CM, Lubaki JP, Mpoto AM, Thompson M, Munungu BF, Manuel F, Josenando T, Bernhard SC, Olson CA, Blum J, Tidwell RR, Pohlig G.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 16;10(2):e0004362. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004362. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26881924 Free Article

[Ecology of Glossina palpalis VANDERPLANK, 1949 (Diptera: Glossinidae) in mangrove area of Guinea: influence of tides on tsetse densities].
Kagbadouno SM, Salou E, Rayaisse JB, Courtin F, Sanon A, Solano P, Camara M.
Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2016 Feb 13. [Epub ahead of print] French.
PMID: 26875082

Pentamidine Is Not a Permeant but a Nanomolar Inhibitor of the Trypanosoma brucei Aquaglyceroporin-2.
Song J, Baker N, Rothert M, Henke B, Jeacock L, Horn D, Beitz E.
PLoS Pathog. 2016 Feb 1;12(2):e1005436. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005436. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26828608 Free PMC Article

Integrated epidemiology for vector-borne zoonoses.
Wardrop NA.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb;110(2):87-9. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trv115.
PMID: 26822600 Free PMC Article

Revisiting zoonotic human African trypanosomiasis control in Uganda.
Menon S, Rossi R, Nshimyumukiza L, Zinszer K.
J Public Health Policy. 2016 Feb;37(1):51-67. doi: 10.1057/jphp.2015.39. Epub 2015 Dec 3.
PMID: 26779716

Tolerance to Trypanosomatids: A Threat, or a Key for Disease Elimination?
Berthier D, Brenière SF, Bras-Gonçalves R, Lemesre JL, Jamonneau V, Solano P, Lejon V, Thévenon S, Bucheton B.
Trends Parasitol. 2016 Feb;32(2):157-68. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.11.001. Epub 2015 Nov 28. Review.
PMID: 26643519

Iron-associated biology of Trypanosoma brucei.
Basu S, Horáková E, Lukeš J.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 2016 Feb;1860(2):363-70. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2015.10.027. Epub 2015 Oct 30. Review.
PMID: 26523873

A novel high-throughput activity assay for the Trypanosoma brucei editosome enzyme REL1 and other RNA ligases.
Zimmermann S, Hall L, Riley S, Sørensen J, Amaro RE, Schnaufer A.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2016 Feb 18;44(3):e24. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkv938. Epub 2015 Sep 22.
PMID: 26400159 Free PMC Article

Leishmaniasis
Early detection of novel Leishmania species DNA in the saliva of two HIV-infected patients.
Siriyasatien P, Chusri S, Kraivichian K, Jariyapan N, Hortiwakul T, Silpapojakul K, Pym AM, Phumee A.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 24;16(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1433-2.
PMID: 26979710 Free PMC Article

Ribosomal RNA Genes in the Protozoan Parasite Leishmania major Possess a Nucleosomal Structure.
Vizuet-de-Rueda JC, Florencio-Martínez LE, Padilla-Mejía NE, Manning-Cela R, Hernández-Rivas R, Martínez-Calvillo S.
Protist. 2016 Feb 18;167(2):121-135. doi: 10.1016/j.protis.2016.02.001. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26963795

Tamoxifen Induces Apoptosis of Leishmania major Promastigotes in Vitro.
Doroodgar M, Delavari M, Doroodgar M, Abbasi A, Taherian AA, Doroodgar A.
Korean J Parasitol. 2016 Feb;54(1):9-14. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2016.54.1.9. Epub 2016 Feb 26.
PMID: 26951973 Free PMC Article

Differential Expression of miRNA Regulates T Cell Differentiation and Plasticity During Visceral Leishmaniasis Infection.
Pandey RK, Sundar S, Prajapati VK.
Front Microbiol. 2016 Feb 25;7:206. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00206. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26941729 Free PMC Article

The Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) Pathway: Role in Immune Evasion by Trypanosomatids.
Soares-Silva M, Diniz FF, Gomes GN, Bahia D.
Front Microbiol. 2016 Feb 24;7:183. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00183. eCollection 2016. Review.
PMID: 26941717 Free PMC Article

High Resolution Melting Analysis Targeting hsp70 as a Fast and Efficient Method for the Discrimination of Leishmania Species.
Zampieri RA, Laranjeira-Silva MF, Muxel SM, Stocco de Lima AC, Shaw JJ, Floeter-Winter LM.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 29;10(2):e0004485. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004485. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26928050 Free PMC Article

Zinc(II)-Dipicolylamine Coordination Complexes as Targeting and Chemotherapeutic Agents forLeishmania major.
Rice DR, Vacchina P, Norris-Mullins B, Morales MA, Smith BD.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Feb 29. pii: AAC.00410-16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26926632

Understanding the importance of conservative hypothetical protein LdBPK_070020 in Leishmania donovani and its role in subsistence of the parasite.
Bhardwaj R, Kumar R, Singh SK, Selvaraj C, Dubey VK.
Arch Biochem Biophys. 2016 Feb 27;596:10-21. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2016.02.025. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26926257

Elevated TGF-beta levels in drug-resistant visceral leishmaniasis.
Elmekki MA, Elhassan MM, Ozbak HA, Mukhtar MM.
Ann Saudi Med. 2016 Jan-Feb;36(1):73-7. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2016.73.
PMID: 26922691
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Differential ecological traits of two Phlebotomus sergenti mitochondrial lineages in southwestern Europe and their epidemiological implications.
Merino-Espinosa G, Corpas-López V, Callejón-Fernández R, Porcel-Rodríguez L, Díaz-Sáez V, Gállego M, Ballart C, Molina R, Jiménez I, Morillas-Márquez F, Martín-Sánchez J.
Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Feb 26. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12686. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26921209

Atenolol Reduces Leishmania major-Induced Hyperalgesia and TNF-α Without Affecting IL-1β or Keratinocyte Derived Chemokines (KC).
Karam MC, Merckbawi R, Salman S, Mobasheri A.
Front Pharmacol. 2016 Feb 15;7:22. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00022. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26913003 Free PMC Article

First report of autochthonous non-vectorial canine leishmaniasis in New Caledonia, south-western Pacific: implications for new control measures and recommendations on importation of dogs.
Daval N, Marchal C, Guillaumot L, Hüe T, Ravel C, Keck N, Kasbari M.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Feb 25;9(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1388-6.
PMID: 26911832 Free PMC Article

Perceptions of the population and health professionals regarding visceral leishmaniasis.
Carmo RF, Luz ZM, Bevilacqua PD.
Cien Saude Colet. 2016 Feb;21(2):621-628. English, Portuguese.
PMID: 26910169 Free Article

The Glycerol-3-Phosphate Acyltransferase TbGAT Is Dispensable for Viability and the Synthesis of Glycerolipids in Trypanosoma brucei.
Patel N, Pirani KA, Zhu T, Cheung-See-Kit M, Lee S, Chen DG, Zufferey R.
J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2016 Feb 22. doi: 10.1111/jeu.12309. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26909872

Identification of Immunoreactive Leishmania infantum Protein Antigens to Asymptomatic Dog Sera through Combined Immunoproteomics and Bioinformatics Analysis.
Agallou M, Athanasiou E, Samiotaki M, Panayotou G, Karagouni E.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 23;11(2):e0149894. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149894. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26906226 Free PMC Article

Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) transmitting visceral leishmaniasis and their geographical distribution in China: a review.
Guan LR, Zhou ZB, Jin CF, Fu Q, Chai JJ.
Infect Dis Poverty. 2016 Feb 23;5(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s40249-016-0107-z.
PMID: 26906187 Free PMC Article

Conjunctival leishmaniasis in a case of disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Razeghinejad MR, Monabati A, Kadivar MR, Alborzi A.
Trop Doct. 2016 Feb 22. pii: 0049475516631881. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26905744

Anti-parasitic Peptides from Arthropods and their Application in Drug Therapy.
Lacerda AF, Pelegrini PB, de Oliveira DM, Vasconcelos ÉA, Grossi-de-Sá MF.
Front Microbiol. 2016 Feb 5;7:91. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00091. eCollection 2016. Review.
PMID: 26903970 Free PMC Article

Intralesional Pentamidine: A Novel Therapy for Single Lesions of Bolivian Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.
Soto J, Paz D, Rivero D, Soto P, Quispe J, Toledo J, Berman J.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 22. pii: 15-0640. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26903605

Functional Validation of ABCA3 as a Miltefosine Transporter in Human Macrophages: Impact on Intracellular Survival of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis.
Dohmen LC, Navas A, Vargas DA, Gregory DJ, Kip A, Dorlo TP, Gomez MA.
J Biol Chem. 2016 Feb 22. pii: jbc.M115.688168. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26903515 Free Article

Drug permeation and barrier damage in Leishmania-infected mouse skin.
Van Bocxlaer K, Yardley V, Murdan S, Croft SL.
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016 Feb 21. pii: dkw012. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26903275

From drug screening to target deconvolution: A target-based drug discovery pipeline usingLeishmania casein kinase 1 isoform 2 to identify compounds with anti-leishmanial activity.
Durieu E, Prina E, Leclercq O, Oumata N, Gaboriaud-Kolar N, Vougogiannopoulou K, Aulner N, Defontaine A, No JH, Ruchaud S, Skaltsounis AL, Galons H, Späth GF, Meijer L, Rachidi N.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Feb 22. pii: AAC.00021-16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26902771

Evaluation of the in vivo leishmanicidal activity of amphotericin B emulgel: An alternative for the treatment of skin leishmaniasis.
Pinheiro IM, Carvalho IP, de Carvalho CE, Brito LM, da Silva AB, Conde Júnior AM, de Carvalho FA, Carvalho AL.
Exp Parasitol. 2016 Feb 19;164:49-55. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.02.010. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26902606

Computing Molecular Devices in L.major through Transcriptome Analysis: Structured Simulation Approach.
Bejugam PR, Singh S.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 22;11(2):e0148909. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148909. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26901858 Free PMC Article

Colonic leishmaniasis in a patient with HIV: a case report.
Soria López E, Olalla Sierra J, Del Arco Jiménez A, Pereda Salguero T, Abitei C, de la Torre Lima J.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2016 Feb 22;108. doi: 10.17235/reed.2016.4038/2015. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26901148 Free Article

Seasonal Dynamics of Phlebotomine Sand Fly Species Proven Vectors of MediterraneanLeishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum.
Alten B, Maia C, Afonso MO, Campino L, Jiménez M, González E, Molina R, Bañuls AL, Prudhomme J, Vergnes B, Toty C, Cassan C, Rahola N, Thierry M, Sereno D, Bongiorno G, Bianchi R, Khoury C, Tsirigotakis N, Dokianakis E, Antoniou M, Christodoulou V, Mazeris A, Karakus M, Ozbel Y, Arserim SK, Erisoz Kasap O, Gunay F, Oguz G, Kaynas S, Tsertsvadze N, Tskhvaradze L, Giorgobiani E, Gramiccia M, Volf P, Gradoni L.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 22;10(2):e0004458. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004458. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26900688 Free PMC Article

Phylogenetic structure of Leishmania tropica in the new endemic focus Birjand in East Iran in comparison to other Iranian endemic regions.
Karamian M, Kuhls K, Hemmati M, Ghatee MA.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb 17;158:68-76. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.02.010. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26899681

Immunoprotective responses of Th1 stimulatory protein- S-Adenosyl-L-Homocysteine Hydrolase against Experimental visceral Leishmaniasis.
Khare P, Jaiswal AK, Tripathi CD, Sundar S, Dube A.
Clin Exp Immunol. 2016 Feb 22. doi: 10.1111/cei.12780. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26898994

Sensitivity and specificity 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 Feb 19. pii: S0074-02762016005003102. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26910354 Free Article

The TLR2/6 ligand PAM2CSK4 is a Th2 polarizing adjuvant in Leishmania major and Brugia malayi murine vaccine models.
Halliday A, Turner JD, Guimarães A, Bates PA, Taylor MJ.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Feb 20;9(1):96.
PMID: 26897363

Oral treatment with zinc sulfate increases the expression of Th1 cytokines mRNA in BALB/c mice infected with Leishmania major.
Afshari M, Riazi-Rad F, Khaze V, Bahrami F, Ajdary S, Alimohammadian MH.
Cytokine. 2016 Feb 17;81:71-76. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2016.02.002. [Epub ahead of print]
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A comparative analysis of different molecular targets using PCR for diagnosis of Old World Leishmaniasis.
Koltas IS, Eroglu F, Uzun S, Alabaz D.
Exp Parasitol. 2016 Feb 16. pii: S0014-4894(16)30021-2. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.02.007. [Epub ahead of print]
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Visceral leishmaniasis: a forgotten epidemic.
Zijlstra EE.
Arch Dis Child. 2016 Feb 19. pii: archdischild-2015-309302. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309302. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26895806

Visceral leishmaniasis after orthotopic liver transplantation: a rare cause of infection.
Pereira CM, Oliveira HM, Lopes V, Gandara J, Ferreira S, Daniel J, Miranda HP.
Transpl Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 20. doi: 10.1111/tid.12511. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26895697

The Cure Rate after Placebo or No Therapy in American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Cota GF, de Sousa MR, Fereguetti TO, Saleme PS, Alvarisa TK, Rabello A.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 19;11(2):e0149697. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149697. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26894430 Free Article

Distinct courses of infection with Leishmania (L.) amazonensis are observed in BALB/c, BALB/c nude and C57BL/6 mice.
Velasquez LG, Galuppo MK, DE Rezende E, Brandão WN, Peron JP, Uliana SR, Duarte MI, Stolf BS.
Parasitology. 2016 Feb 19:1-12. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26892342

Comparison of Molecular, Microscopic, and Culture Methods for Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.
Rasti S, Ghorbanzadeh B, Kheirandish F, Mousavi SG, Pirozmand A, Hooshyar H, Abani B.
J Clin Lab Anal. 2016 Feb 18. doi: 10.1002/jcla.21910. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26891976

Universal minicircle sequence binding protein of Leishmania donovani regulates pathogenicity by controlling expression of cytochrome-b.
Singh R, Purkait B, Abhishek K, Saini S, Das S, Verma S, Mandal A, Ghosh AK, Ansari Y, Kumar A, Sardar AH, Kumar A, Parrack P, Das P.
Cell Biosci. 2016 Feb 17;6:13. doi: 10.1186/s13578-016-0072-z. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26889377 Free PMC Article

CCR2 signaling contributes to the differentiation of protective inflammatory dendritic cells in Leishmania braziliensis infection.
Costa DL, Lima-Júnior DS, Nascimento MS, Sacramento LA, Almeida RP, Carregaro V, Silva JS.
J Leukoc Biol. 2016 Feb 16. pii: jlb.4A0715-288R. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26884611

Application of Recombinant Proteins for Serodiagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Humans and Dogs.
Farahmand M, Nahrevanian H.
Iran Biomed J. 2016 Feb 17. pii: Pii-IBJ-A-10-57-1. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26883952

Development of a new antileishmanial preparation: Combined solamargine and solasonine heal cutaneous leishmaniasis through different immunochemical pathways.
Lezama-Dávila CM, McChesney JD, Bastos JK, Miranda MA, Tiossi RF, da Costa JC, Bentley MV, Gaitan-Puch SE, Isaac-Márquez AP.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Feb 16. pii: AAC.02804-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26883711

Successful therapy of murine visceral leishmaniasis with astrakurkurone, a triterpene isolated from mushroom Astraeus hygrometricus, involves the induction of protective cell mediated immunity and TLR9.
Mallick S, Dutta A, Chaudhuri A, Mukherjee D, Dey S, Halder S, Ghosh J, Mukherjee D, Sultana SS, Biswas G, Lai TK, Patra P, Sarkar I, Chakraborty S, Saha B, Acharya K, Pal C.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Feb 16. pii: AAC.01943-15. [Epub ahead of print]

Identification of synthetic- and natural host defense peptides with leishmanicidal activity.
Marr AK, Cen S, Hancock RE, McMaster WR.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Feb 16. pii: AAC.02328-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26883699

Repurposing of antiparasitic drugs: the hydroxy-naphthoquinone buparvaquone inhibits vertical transmission in the pregnant neosporosis mouse model.
Müller J, Aguado-Martínez A, Manser V, Wong HN, Haynes RK, Hemphill A.
Vet Res. 2016 Feb 17;47(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s13567-016-0317-1.
PMID: 26883424 Free PMC Article

Estimations of cutaneous leishmaniasis burden: a constant challenge.
Haouas N.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 12. pii: S1473-3099(16)00058-X. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)00058-X. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26879177

Global burden of cutaneous leishmaniasis: a cross-sectional analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.
Karimkhani C, Wanga V, Coffeng LE, Naghavi P, Dellavalle RP, Naghavi M.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 12. pii: S1473-3099(16)00003-7. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)00003-7. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26879176

Chemical Characterization and Trypanocidal, Leishmanicidal and Cytotoxicity Potential of Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae) Essential Oil.
Barros LM, Duarte AE, Morais-Braga MF, Waczuk EP, Vega C, Leite NF, de Menezes IR, Coutinho HD, Rocha JB, Kamdem JP.
Molecules. 2016 Feb 10;21(2). pii: E209. doi: 10.3390/molecules21020209.
PMID: 26875978 Free Article

Coarse-resolution Ecology of Etiological Agent, Vector, and Reservoirs of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Libya.
Samy AM, Annajar BB, Dokhan MR, Boussaa S, Peterson AT.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 10;10(2):e0004381. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004381. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26863317 Free Article

General false positive ELISA reactions in visceral leishmaniasis. Implications for the use of enzyme immunoassay analyses in tropical Africa.
Elshafie AI, Mullazehi M, Rönnelid J.
J Immunol Methods. 2016 Feb 6. pii: S0022-1759(16)30022-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2016.02.007. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26859242

Species composition of sand flies and bionomics of Phlebotomus papatasi and P. sergenti (Diptera: Psychodidae) in cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic foci, Morocco.
Boussaa S, Kahime K, Samy AM, Salem AB, Boumezzough A.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Feb 2;9(1):60. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1343-6.
PMID: 26830689 Free PMC Article

Up-regulation of cytosolic tryparedoxin in Amp B resistant isolates of Leishmania donovani and its interaction with cytosolic tryparedoxin peroxidase.
Suman SS, Equbal A, Zaidi A, Ansari MY, Singh KP, Singh K, Purkait B, Sahoo GC, Bimal S, Das P, Ali V.
Biochimie. 2016 Feb;121:312-25. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.12.017. Epub 2015 Dec 30.
PMID: 26743980
Visceral leishmaniasis, hypertriglyceridemia and secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
Colomba C, Di Carlo P, Scarlata F, Iaria C, Barberi G, Famà F, Cama V, Cascio A.
Infection. 2016 Feb 12. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26872790

Combined Immune Therapy for the Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis.
Faleiro RJ, Kumar R, Bunn PT, Singh N, Chauhan SB, Sheel M, Amante FH, Montes de Oca M, Edwards CL, Ng SS, Best SE, Haque A, Beattie L, Hafner LM, Sacks D, Nylen S, Sundar S, Engwerda CR.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 12;10(2):e0004415. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004415. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26872334 Free Article

Lipid Droplet Formation, Their Localization and Dynamics during Leishmania major Macrophage Infection.
Rabhi S, Rabhi I, Trentin B, Piquemal D, Regnault B, Goyard S, Lang T, Descoteaux A, Enninga J, Guizani-Tabbane L.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 12;11(2):e0148640. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148640. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26871576 Free Article

Inactivation of the cytosolic and mitochondrial serine hydroxymethyl transferase genes inLeishmania major.
Roy G, Ouellette M.
Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2016 Feb 8;204(2):106-110. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2016.02.003. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26868981

Co-delivery of DNA vaccination encoding LeIF gene and IL-12 increases protection againstLeishmania major infection in BALB/c mice.
Maspi N, Ghaffarifar F, Sharifi Z, Dalimi A.
Parasite Immunol. 2016 Feb 12. doi: 10.1111/pim.12310. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26868280

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 Feb 8. pii: S1413-8670(16)30018-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.11.013. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26867473 Free Article

Treatment of visceral leishmaniasis: options and choice.
Bhattacharya SK, Dash AP.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Feb;16(2):142-3. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00528-9. Epub 2016 Jan 26. No abstract available.
PMID: 26867454

Sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae), vectors of Leishmania protozoa, at an Atlantic Forest Conservation Unit in the municipality of Nísia Floresta, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil.
Pinheiro MP, Silva MM, Júnior JB, da Silva JH, Alves Mde L, Ximenes Mde F.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Feb 11;9(1):83. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1352-5.
PMID: 26864023 Free PMC Article

Oral Efficacy of Apigenin against Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Involvement of Reactive Oxygen Species and Autophagy as a Mechanism of Action.
Fonseca-Silva F, Inacio JD, Canto-Cavalheiro MM, Menna-Barreto RF, Almeida-Amaral EE.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 10;10(2):e0004442. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004442. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26862901 Free Article

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: An Overlooked Etiology of Midfacial Destructive Lesions.
Alam E, Abbas O, Moukarbel R, Khalifeh I.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 10;10(2):e0004426. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004426. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26862748 Free 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 Feb 8. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.175930. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26858077

Lack of efficacy of liposomal glucantime in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Ghoyonlo VM, Jafari MR, Yazdanpanah MJ, Esmaili H, Noori S, Kiafar B.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2016 Feb 8. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.175918. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26858068

Efficacy of autologous platelet-rich plasma combined with fractional ablative carbon dioxide resurfacing laser in treatment of facial atrophic acne scars: A split-face randomized clinical trial.
Faghihi G, Keyvan S, Asilian A, Nouraei S, Behfar S, Nilforoushzadeh MA.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2016 Feb 9. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.174378. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26858040

Resequencing and assembly of seven complex loci to improve the Leishmania major (Friedlin strain) reference genome.
Alonso G, Rastrojo A, López-Pérez S, Requena JM, Aguado B.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Feb 8;9(1):74. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1329-4.
PMID: 26857920 Free PMC Article

Ecological Niche Modeling for the Prediction of the Geographic Distribution of CutaneousLeishmaniasis in Tunisia.
Chalghaf B, Chlif S, Mayala B, Ghawar W, Bettaieb J, Harrabi M, Benie GB, Michael E, Salah AB.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 8. pii: 15-0345. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26856914

A Simple low-cost device enables four epi-illumination techniques on standard light microscopes.
Ishmukhametov RR, Russell AN, Wheeler RJ, Nord AL, Berry RM.
Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 8;6:20729. doi: 10.1038/srep20729.
PMID: 26853732 Free Article

The Cystathionine-β-synthase domains on the guanosine 5'-monophosphate reductase and inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase enzymes from Leishmania regulate enzymatic activity in response to guanylate and adenylate nucleotide levels.
Smith S, Boitz J, Chidambaram ES, Chatterjee A, Ait-Tihyaty M, Ullman B, Jardim A.
Mol Microbiol. 2016 Feb 8. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13352. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26853689

Cell-block Immunohistochemistry of Bone Marrow Aspirates: a Novel Tool to Improve the Diagnosis of Leishmania Infection in Dogs.
Menezes RC, Madeira MF, Ferreira LC, Barbosa Filho CJ, Miranda LH, Figueiredo FB.
J Comp Pathol. 2016 Feb 3. pii: S0021-9975(15)00344-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2015.12.005. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26852343

Efficacy of tamoxifen and miltefosine combined therapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis in the murine model of infection with Leishmania amazonensis.
Trinconi CT, Reimão JQ, Coelho AC, Uliana SR.
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016 Feb 6. pii: dkv495. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26851606

[Epidemiological and clinical features of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Kairouan-Tunisia and characteristics in children].
Chraiet-Rezgani K, Bouafif-Ben Alaya N, Habboul Z, Hajjej Y, Aoun K.
Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2016 Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print] French.
PMID: 26850105

Abietane-Type Diterpenoid Amides with Highly Potent and Selective Activity against Leishmaniadonovani and Trypanosoma cruzi.
Pirttimaa M, Nasereddin A, Kopelyanskiy D, Kaiser M, Yli-Kauhaluoma J, Oksman-Caldentey KM, Brun R, Jaffe CL, Moreira VM, Alakurtti S.
J Nat Prod. 2016 Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26849852

Integrating ribosomal promoter vectors that offer a choice of constitutive expression profiles inLeishmania donovani.
Soysa R, Tran KD, Ullman B, Yates PA.
Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2016 Feb 2;204(2):89-92. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2016.01.008. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26844641

Accurate sero-detection of asymptomatic Leishmania donovani infection using defined antigens.
Vallur AC, Reinhart C, Mohamath R, Goto Y, Ghosh P, Mondal D, Duthie MS, Reed SG.
J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Feb 3. pii: JCM.02620-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26842701 Free Article

The Role of Nitric Oxide and Reactive Oxygen Species in the Killing of Leishmania braziliensis by Monocytes from Patients with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.
Carneiro PP, Conceição J, Macedo M, Magalhães V, Carvalho EM, Bacellar O.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 3;11(2):e0148084. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148084. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26840253 Free PMC Article

Expression and Purification of an Engineered, Yeast-expressed Leishmania donovani Nucleoside Hydrolase with Immunogenic Properties.
Hudspeth EM, Wang Q, Seid CA, Hammond M, Wei J, Liu Z, Zhan B, Pollet J, Heffernan MJ, McAtee CP, Engler DA, Matsunami RK, Strych U, Asojo OA, Hotez PJ, Bottazzi ME.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016 Feb 2:0. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26839079

A History of Leishmaniasis in Iran from 19th Century Onward.
Azizi MH, Bahadori M, Dabiri S, Shamsi Meymandi S, Azizi F.
Arch Iran Med. 2016 Feb;19(2):153-62. doi: 0161902/AIM.0016.
PMID: 26838089 Free Article

Severe Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patient Coinfected withLeishmania braziliensis and Its Endosymbiotic Virus.
Parmentier L, Cusini A, Müller N, Zangger H, Hartley MA, Desponds C, Castiglioni P, Dubach P, Ronet C, Beverley SM, Fasel N.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 1. pii: 15-0803. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26834198

15d-Prostaglandin J2 induced reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosis during experimental visceral leishmaniasis.
Vishwakarma P, Parmar N, Yadav PK, Chandrakar P, Kar S.
J Mol Med (Berl). 2016 Feb 1. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26830627

Induction of IL-10 and TGFβ from CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ T Cells Correlates with Parasite Load in Indian Kala-azar Patients Infected with Leishmania donovani.
Bhattacharya P, Ghosh S, Ejazi SA, Rahaman M, Pandey K, Ravi Das VN, Das P, Goswami RP, Saha B, Ali N.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 1;10(2):e0004422. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004422. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26829554 Free PMC Article

An effective in vitro and in vivo antileishmanial activity and mechanism of action of 8-hydroxyquinoline against Leishmania species causing visceral and tegumentary leishmaniasis.
Costa Duarte M, Dos Reis Lage LM, Lage DP, Mesquita JT, Salles BC, Lavorato SN, Menezes-Souza D, Roatt BM, Alves RJ, Tavares CA, Tempone AG, Coelho EA.
Vet Parasitol. 2016 Feb 15;217:81-8. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.01.002. Epub 2016 Jan 7.
PMID: 26827866

Gibbilimbol analogues as antiparasitic agents-Synthesis and biological activity against Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania (L.) infantum.
Varela MT, Dias RZ, Martins LF, Ferreira DD, Tempone AG, Ueno AK, Lago JH, Fernandes JP.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2016 Feb 15;26(4):1180-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.01.040. Epub 2016 Jan 16.
PMID: 26821820

Degranulating Neutrophils Promote Leukotriene B4 Production by Infected Macrophages To KillLeishmania amazonensis Parasites.
Tavares N, Afonso L, Suarez M, Ampuero M, Prates DB, Araújo-Santos T, Barral-Netto M, DosReis GA, Borges VM, Brodskyn C.
J Immunol. 2016 Feb 15;196(4):1865-73. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1502224. Epub 2016 Jan 22.
PMID: 26800873

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 1,3,6-trisubstituted β-carboline derivatives for cytotoxic and anti-leishmanial potential.
Lunagariya NA, Gohil VM, Kushwah V, Neelagiri S, Jain S, Singh S, Bhutani KK.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2016 Feb 1;26(3):789-94. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.12.095. Epub 2015 Dec 29.
PMID: 26791014

Highly improved antiparasitic activity after introduction of an N-benzylimidazole moiety on protein farnesyltransferase inhibitors.
Bosc D, Mouray E, Cojean S, Franco CH, Loiseau PM, Freitas-Junior LH, Moraes CB, Grellier P, Dubois J.
Eur J Med Chem. 2016 Feb 15;109:173-86. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.12.045. Epub 2015 Dec 29.
PMID: 26774924

Host-mediated Leishmania donovani treatment using AR-12 encapsulated in acetalated dextran microparticles.
Collier MA, Peine KJ, Gautam S, Oghumu S, Varikuti S, Borteh H, Papenfuss TL, Sataoskar AR, Bachelder EM, Ainslie KM.
Int J Pharm. 2016 Feb 29;499(1-2):186-94. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.01.004. Epub 2016 Jan 5.
PMID: 26768723

Cross-protective efficacy from a immunogen firstly identified in Leishmania infantum against tegumentary leishmaniasis.
Martins VT, Lage DP, Duarte MC, Costa LE, Chávez-Fumagalli MA, Roatt BM, Menezes-Souza D, Tavares CA, Coelho EA.
Parasite Immunol. 2016 Feb;38(2):108-17. doi: 10.1111/pim.12304.
PMID: 26756314

Killer lymphocytes use granulysin, perforin and granzymes to kill intracellular parasites.
Dotiwala F, Mulik S, Polidoro RB, Ansara JA, Burleigh BA, Walch M, Gazzinelli RT, Lieberman J.
Nat Med. 2016 Feb;22(2):210-6. doi: 10.1038/nm.4023. Epub 2016 Jan 11.
PMID: 26752517

A cross-sectional study of the impact of regular use of insecticides in dogs on Canine Leishmaniosis seroprevalence in southeast Spain.
Goyena E, Pérez-Cutillas P, Chitimia L, Risueño J, García-Martínez JD, Bernal LJ, Berriatua E.
Prev Vet Med. 2016 Feb 1;124:78-84. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2015.12.009. Epub 2015 Dec 19.
PMID: 26743595

Mesenchymal stem cells alter macrophage immune responses to Leishmania major infection in both susceptible and resistance mice.
Dameshghi S, Zavaran-Hosseini A, Soudi S, Shirazi FJ, Nojehdehi S, Hashemi SM.
Immunol Lett. 2016 Feb;170:15-26. doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2015.12.002. Epub 2015 Dec 15.
PMID: 26703818

Eyelid oedema secondary to cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Gracia-Cazaña T, Salas MP, Padgett E, Oncins R.
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2016 Feb;91(2):102-103. doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2015.11.005. Epub 2015 Dec 15. English, Spanish. No abstract available.
PMID: 26703204

Leishmania donovani Exploits Myeloid Cell Leukemia 1 (MCL-1) Protein to Prevent Mitochondria-dependent Host Cell Apoptosis.
Giri J, Srivastav S, Basu M, Palit S, Gupta P, Ukil A.
J Biol Chem. 2016 Feb 12;291(7):3496-507. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M115.672873. Epub 2015 Dec 15.
PMID: 26670606

Development of PLGA-PEG encapsulated miltefosine based drug delivery system against visceralleishmaniasis.
Kumar R, Sahoo GC, Pandey K, Das VN, Topno RK, Ansari MY, Rana S, Das P.
Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2016 Feb 1;59:748-53. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2015.10.083. Epub 2015 Oct 29. No abstract available.
PMID: 26652429

Immobilization of cationic antimicrobial peptides and natural cashew gum in nanosheet systems for the investigation of anti-leishmanial activity.
Bittencourt CR, de Oliveira Farias EA, Bezerra KC, Véras LM, Silva VC, Costa CH, Bemquerer MP, Silva LP, Souza de Almeida Leite JR, Eiras C.
Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2016 Feb 1;59:549-55. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2015.10.059. Epub 2015 Oct 21.
PMID: 26652407

Tolerance to Trypanosomatids: A Threat, or a Key for Disease Elimination?
Berthier D, Brenière SF, Bras-Gonçalves R, Lemesre JL, Jamonneau V, Solano P, Lejon V, Thévenon S, Bucheton B.
Trends Parasitol. 2016 Feb;32(2):157-68. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.11.001. Epub 2015 Nov 28. Review.
PMID: 26643519

Establishment of correlation between in-silico and in-vitro test analysis against Leishmania HGPRT to inhibitors.
Ansari MY, Equbal A, Dikhit MR, Mansuri R, Rana S, Ali V, Sahoo GC, Das P.
Int J Biol Macromol. 2016 Feb;83:78-96. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.11.051. Epub 2015 Nov 23.
PMID: 26616453

Clinical and epidemiological features of leishmaniasis in northwestern-Argentina through a retrospective analysis of recent cases.
García Bustos MF, González-Prieto G, Ramos F, Mora MC, Hashiguchi Y, Parodi C, Basombrío MA, Moreno S, Monroig S, Beckar J, Jaime D, Sajama J, Yeo M, Marco JD, Locatelli FM, Barrio A.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb;154:125-32. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.11.008. Epub 2015 Nov 21.
PMID: 26611809

Intradomiciliary and peridomiciliary captures of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in theleishmaniasis endemic area of Chapare province, tropic of Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Ballart C, Vidal G, Picado A, Cortez MR, Torrico F, Torrico MC, Godoy RE, Lozano D, Gállego M.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb;154:121-4. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.11.007. Epub 2015 Nov 28.
PMID: 26608724

Crystal structure of phosphoglucomutase from Leishmania major at 3.5 Å resolution.
Waugh B, Sen U, Banerjee R.
Biochimie. 2016 Feb;121:102-11. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.11.015. Epub 2015 Dec 1.
PMID: 26607241

A new Leishmania-specific hypothetical protein, LiHyT, used as a vaccine antigen against visceralleishmaniasis.
Martins VT, Lage DP, Duarte MC, Costa LE, Garde E, Rodrigues MR, Chávez-Fumagalli MA, Menezes-Souza D, Roatt BM, Tavares CA, Soto M, Coelho EA.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb;154:73-81. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.11.006. Epub 2015 Nov 21.
PMID: 26593442

Entomological studies of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in relation to cutaneousleishmaniasis transmission in Al Rabta, North West of Libya.
Dokhan MR, Kenawy MA, Doha SA, El-Hosary SS, Shaibi T, Annajar BB.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb;154:95-101. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.11.004. Epub 2015 Nov 14.
PMID: 26589378

Expression, characterisation and antigenicity of a truncated Hendra virus attachment protein expressed in the protozoan host Leishmania tarentolae.
Fischer K, Dos Reis VP, Finke S, Sauerhering L, Stroh E, Karger A, Maisner A, Groschup MH, Diederich S, Balkema-Buschmann A.
J Virol Methods. 2016 Feb;228:48-54. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2015.11.006. Epub 2015 Nov 29.
PMID: 26585033 Free Article

Human parasitic protozoan infection to infertility: a systematic review.
Nourollahpour Shiadeh M, Niyyati M, Fallahi S, Rostami A.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Feb;115(2):469-77. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4827-y. Epub 2015 Nov 16.
PMID: 26573517

American tegumentary leishmaniasis: mRNA expression for Th1 and Treg mediators are predominant in patients with recent active disease.
Souza MA, Almeida TM, Castro MC, Oliveira-Mendes AP, Almeida AF, Oliveira BC, Rocha LF, Medeiros AC, Brito ME, Dessein AJ, Pereira VR.
Immunobiology. 2016 Feb;221(2):253-9. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2015.08.009. Epub 2015 Aug 14.
PMID: 26572279

The role of GlcNAc-PI-de-N-acetylase gene by gene knockout through homologous recombination and its consequences on survival, growth and infectivity of Leishmania major in in vitro and in vivo conditions.
Almani PG, Sharifi I, Kazemi B, Babaei Z, Bandehpour M, Salari S, Dezaki ES, Tohidi F, Mohammadi MA.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb;154:63-72. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.10.025. Epub 2015 Nov 10.
PMID: 26571069

Does Leishmaniasis disease alter the parenchyma and protein expression in salivary glands?
Júnior AM, de Amorim Carvalho FA, de Oliveira Dantas W, Gomes LC, da Silva AB, de Sousa Cavalcante MM, de Oliveira IM, de Deus Moura de Lima M, Rizzo Mdos S, de Carvalho Leite CM, Moura SM, de Deus Moura Lde F, da Silva BB.
Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2016 Feb;241(4):359-66. doi: 10.1177/1535370215614658. Epub 2015 Nov 13.
PMID: 26568331

Cloning and expression of codon-optimized recombinant darbepoetin alfa in Leishmania tarentolae T7-TR.
Kianmehr A, Golavar R, Rouintan M, Mahrooz A, Fard-Esfahani P, Oladnabi M, Khajeniazi S, Mostafavi SS, Omidinia E.
Protein Expr Purif. 2016 Feb;118:120-5. doi: 10.1016/j.pep.2015.10.013. Epub 2015 Nov 3.
PMID: 26546410

Intestinal helminth coinfection is associated with mucosal lesions and poor response to therapy in American tegumentary leishmaniasis.
Azeredo-Coutinho RB, Pimentel MI, Zanini GM, Madeira MF, Cataldo JI, Schubach AO, Quintella LP, de Mello CX, Mendonça SC.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb;154:42-9. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.10.015. Epub 2015 Oct 27.
PMID: 26519200

Specific K39 antibody response and its persistence after treatment in patients with importedleishmaniasis.
Reiter-Owona I, Rehkaemper-Schaefer C, Arriens S, Rosenstock P, Pfarr K, Hoerauf A.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Feb;115(2):761-9. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4801-8. Epub 2015 Oct 28.
PMID: 26508007 Free PMC Article

Antileishmanial Activity of Compounds Derived from the Medicines for Malaria Venture Open Access Box Against Intracellular Leishmania major Amastigotes.
Khraiwesh M, Leed S, Roncal N, Johnson J, Sciotti R, Smith P, Read L, Paris R, Hudson T, Hickman M, Grogl M.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 3;94(2):340-7. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0448. Epub 2015 Oct 26.
PMID: 26503273

Leishmania donovani-specific Ub-related modifier-1: an early endosome-associated ubiquitin-like conjugation in Leishmania donovani.
Sharma V, Sharma P, Selvapandiyan A, Salotra P.
Mol Microbiol. 2016 Feb;99(3):597-610. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13253. Epub 2015 Nov 20.
PMID: 26481108

Protein kinase A signaling during bidirectional axenic differentiation in Leishmania.
Bachmaier S, Witztum R, Tsigankov P, Koren R, Boshart M, Zilberstein D.
Int J Parasitol. 2016 Feb;46(2):75-82. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2015.09.003. Epub 2015 Oct 13.
PMID: 26460237

Novel markers of inflammatory response and hepatic dysfunction in canine leishmaniasis.
Tonin AA, Calado AM, Bottari NB, Dalenogare D, Thomé GR, Duarte T, Duarte MM, Morsch VM, Schetinger MR, Alves LC, Tinucci-Costa M, Da Silva AS.
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Feb;44:61-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2015.09.004. Epub 2015 Sep 28.
PMID: 26454326

Parasites and vector-borne pathogens in client-owned dogs in Albania. Blood pathogens and seroprevalences of parasitic and other infectious agents.
Hamel D, Shukullari E, Rapti D, Silaghi C, Pfister K, Rehbein S.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Feb;115(2):489-99. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4765-8. Epub 2015 Oct 10.
PMID: 26453093

A novel role for hepatic stellate cells in pathogenesis of visceral leishmaniasis.
Shoukry NH, Fabre T, Gandhi CR.
Hepatology. 2016 Feb;63(2):375-6. doi: 10.1002/hep.28247. Epub 2015 Nov 30. No abstract available.
PMID: 26403215

Hepatic stellate cells regulate liver immunity to visceral leishmaniasis through P110δ-dependent induction and expansion of regulatory T cells in mice.
Khadem F, Gao X, Mou Z, Jia P, Movassagh H, Onyilagha C, Gounni AS, Wright MC, Uzonna JE.
Hepatology. 2016 Feb;63(2):620-32. doi: 10.1002/hep.28130. Epub 2015 Oct 10.
PMID: 26289140

Hypertriglyceridemia: a possible diagnostic marker of disease severity in visceral leishmaniasis.
Lal CS, Verma RB, Verma N, Siddiqui NA, Rabidas VN, Pandey K, Singh D, Kumar S, Paswan RK, Kumari A, Sinha P, Das P.
Infection. 2016 Feb;44(1):39-45. doi: 10.1007/s15010-015-0811-9. Epub 2015 Jul 10.
PMID: 26160713

Development of visceral leishmaniasis in an HIV(+) patient upon immune reconstitution following the initiation of antiretroviral therapy.
Schleenvoigt BT, Ignatius R, Baier M, Schneider T, Weber M, Hagel S, Forstner C, Pletz MW.
Infection. 2016 Feb;44(1):115-9. doi: 10.1007/s15010-015-0813-7. Epub 2015 Jun 30.
PMID: 26123228

Immunization with antigenic extracts of Leishmania associated with Montanide ISA 763 adjuvant induces partial protection in BALB/c mice against Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis infection.
Cargnelutti DE, Salomón MC, Celedon V, García Bustos MF, Morea G, Cuello-Carrión FD, Scodeller EA.
J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2016 Feb;49(1):24-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2014.01.006. Epub 2014 Mar 21.
PMID: 24662018 Free Article

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 Feb 1. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26829519

Leprosy / Hansen's disease (Mycobacterium leprae, M. leprae)
Leprosy incidence, characterization of cases and correlation with household and cases variables of the Brazilian states in 2010.
Castro SS, Santos JP, Abreu GB, Oliveira VR, Fernandes LF.
An Bras Dermatol. 2016 Feb;91(1):28-33. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164360.
PMID: 26982775 Free PMC Article

Inflammatory Cytokines Are Involved in Focal Demyelination in Leprosy Neuritis.
Andrade PR, Jardim MR, da Silva AC, Manhaes PS, Antunes SL, Vital R, Prata RB, Petito RB, Pinheiro RO, Sarno EN.
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2016 Feb 17. pii: nlv027. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26888306

A study of the prevalence of smear-positive leprosy cases in a tertiary care center in the post-elimination phase of leprosy.
Pradeep Nair S, Vidyadharan S.
Int J Dermatol. 2016 Feb 12. doi: 10.1111/ijd.13238. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26872564

Leprosy Diagnostic Test Development As a Prerequisite Towards Elimination: Requirements from the User's Perspective.
Roset Bahmanyar E, Smith WC, Brennan P, Cummings R, Duthie M, Richardus JH, Saunderson P, Shwe T, Rosen S, Geluk A.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 11;10(2):e0004331. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004331. eCollection 2016 Feb. No abstract available.
PMID: 26866699 Free Article

The body mechanical: Building a caring community, crafting a functioning body.
Hung Y.
Health (London). 2016 Feb 10. pii: 1363459315622040. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26865214

A Missense LRRK2 Variant Is a Risk Factor for Excessive Inflammatory Responses in Leprosy.
Fava VM, Manry J, Cobat A, Orlova M, Van Thuc N, Ba NN, Thai VH, Abel L, Alcaïs A, Schurr E; Canadian Lrrk2 in Inflammation Team (CLINT).
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 4;10(2):e0004412. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004412. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26844546 Free PMC Article

Association of the solute carrier family 11 member 1 gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to leprosy in a Brazilian sample.
Brochado MJ, Gatti MF, Zago MA, Roselino AM.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2016 Feb;111(2):101-5. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760150326. Epub 2016 Jan 26.
PMID: 26814595 Free PMC Article

Langerhans cells (CD1a and CD207), dermal dendrocytes (FXIIIa) and plasmacytoid dendritic cells (CD123) in skin lesions of leprosy patients.
Hirai KE, Aarão TL, Silva LM, de Sousa JR, de Souza J, Dias LB Jr, Oliveira Carneiro FR, Fuzii HT, Quaresma JA.
Microb Pathog. 2016 Feb;91:18-25. doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2015.11.013. Epub 2015 Nov 27.
PMID: 26639680

A rapid screening assay for identifying mycobacteria targeted nanoparticle antibiotics.
Donnellan S, Tran L, Johnston H, McLuckie J, Stevenson K, Stone V.
Nanotoxicology. 2016 Feb 5:1-9. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26618564

Genetics of leprosy: Expected-and unexpected-developments and perspectives.
Sauer ME, Salomão H, Ramos GB, D'Espindula HR, Rodrigues RS, Macedo WC, Sindeaux RH, Mira MT.
Clin Dermatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1):96-104. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.10.005. Epub 2015 Oct 23.
PMID: 26773629

Advances in leprosy immunology and the field application: A gap to bridge.
de Souza VN, Iyer AM, Lammas DA, Naafs B, Das PK.
Clin Dermatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1):82-95. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.10.013. Epub 2015 Nov 6.
PMID: 26773628

Drug-resistant M leprae.
Saunderson PR.
Clin Dermatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1):79-81. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.10.019. Epub 2015 Oct 31.
PMID: 26773627

Imaging techniques in leprosy clinics.
Jain S, Visser LH, Suneetha S.
Clin Dermatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1):70-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.10.014. Epub 2015 Nov 11.
PMID: 26773626

Rehabilitation of leprosy-affected people: An overview.
Wim Brandsma J.
Clin Dermatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1):66-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.10.015. Epub 2015 Nov 3.
PMID: 26773625

Neuropathic pain in leprosy.
Raicher I, Stump PR, Baccarelli R, Marciano LH, Ura S, Virmond MC, Teixeira MJ, Ciampi de Andrade D.
Clin Dermatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1):59-65. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.10.012. Epub 2015 Oct 29.
PMID: 26773624

Assessing nerves in leprosy.
Garbino JA, Heise CO, Marques W Jr.
Clin Dermatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1):51-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.10.018. Epub 2015 Nov 6.
PMID: 26773623

Leprosy type 1 reaction (formerly reversal reaction).
Naafs B, van Hees CL.
Clin Dermatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1):37-50. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.10.006. Epub 2015 Nov 11.
PMID: 26773622

History of chemotherapy of leprosy.
Noordeen SK.
Clin Dermatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1):32-6. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.10.016. Epub 2015 Oct 28.
PMID: 26773621

Epidemiologic trends of leprosy for the 21st century.
Schreuder PA, Noto S, Richardus JH.
Clin Dermatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1):24-31. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.11.001. Epub 2015 Nov 4.
PMID: 26773620

Leprosy as a multilayered biosocial phenomenon: The comparison of institutional responses and illness narratives of an endemic disease in Brazil and an imported disease in Portugal.
Cruz A.
Clin Dermatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1):16-23. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.10.017. Epub 2015 Oct 28.
PMID: 26773619

Misericordia and leprosy in the 20th century.
Grzybowski A, Sak J, Korecki K.
Clin Dermatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1):11-5. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.10.004. Epub 2015 Oct 23.
PMID: 26773618

Leprosy: Social implications from antiquity to the present.
Grzybowski A, Sak J, Pawlikowski J, Nita M.
Clin Dermatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1):8-10. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.10.009. Epub 2015 Oct 24.
PMID: 26773617

Leprosy in the Bible.
Grzybowski A, Nita M.
Clin Dermatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1):3-7. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.10.003. Epub 2015 Nov 17.
PMID: 26773616

Leprosy: Between biblical descriptions to advances in immunology and diagnostic techniques.
Grzybowski A, Virmond M.
Clin Dermatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1):1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.10.008. Epub 2015 Oct 24. No abstract available.
PMID: 26773615

Viability of Mycobacterium leprae in the environment and its role in leprosy dissemination.
Mohanty PS, Naaz F, Katara D, Misba L, Kumar D, Dwivedi DK, Tiwari AK, Chauhan DS, Bansal AK, Tripathy SP, Katoch K.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2016 Jan-Feb;82(1):23-7. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.168935.
PMID: 26728806 Free Article

Langerhans cells (CD1a and CD207), dermal dendrocytes (FXIIIa) and plasmacytoid dendritic cells (CD123) in skin lesions of leprosy patients.
Hirai KE, Aarão TL, Silva LM, de Sousa JR, de Souza J, Dias LB Jr, Oliveira Carneiro FR, Fuzii HT, Quaresma JA.
Microb Pathog. 2016 Feb;91:18-25. doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2015.11.013. Epub 2015 Nov 27.
PMID: 26639680

A rapid screening assay for identifying mycobacteria targeted nanoparticle antibiotics.
Donnellan S, Tran L, Johnston H, McLuckie J, Stevenson K, Stone V.
Nanotoxicology. 2016 Feb 5:1-9. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26618564

Lymphatic filariasis / Elephantiasis
The TLR2/6 ligand PAM2CSK4 is a Th2 polarizing adjuvant in Leishmania major and Brugia malayi murine vaccine models.
Halliday A, Turner JD, Guimarães A, Bates PA, Taylor MJ.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Feb 20;9(1):96.
PMID: 26897363

Phenotypic and molecular analysis of the effect of 20-hydroxyecdysone on the human filarial parasite Brugia malayi.
Mhashilkar AS, Adapa SR, Jiang RH, Williams SA, Zaky W, Slatko BE, Luck AN, Moorhead AR, Unnasch TR.
Int J Parasitol. 2016 Feb 16. pii: S0020-7519(16)00039-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.01.005. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26896576

Epitope mapping of Brugia malayi ALT-2 and the development of a multi-epitope vaccine for lymphatic filariasis.
Madhumathi J, Prince PR, Rao DN, Karande AA, Reddy MV, Kaliraj P.
J Helminthol. 2016 Feb 19:1-12. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26892175

Differential Evolutionary Selection and Natural Evolvability Observed in ALT Proteins of Human Filarial Parasites.
Devoe NC, Corbett IJ, Barker L, Chang R, Gudis P, Mullen N, Perez K, Raposo H, Scholz J, May M.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 18;11(2):e0148611. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148611. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26890364 Free Article

Identification and Validation of Loa loa Microfilaria-Specific Biomarkers: a Rational Design Approach Using Proteomics and Novel Immunoassays.
Drame PM, Meng Z, Bennuru S, Herrick JA, Veenstra TD, Nutman TB.
MBio. 2016 Feb 16;7(1). pii: e02132-15. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02132-15.
PMID: 26884435 Free Article

Diagnosis of a malayan filariasis case using a shotgun diagnostic metagenomics assay.
Gao D, Yu Q, Wang G, Wang G, Xiong F.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Feb 16;9(1):86. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1363-2.
PMID: 26879053 Free PMC Article

Situational analysis of lymphatic filariasis morbidity in Ahanta West District of Ghana.
Stanton MC, Best A, Cliffe M, Kelly-Hope L, Biritwum NK, Batsa L, Debrah A.
Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Feb;21(2):236-44. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12643. Epub 2015 Dec 18.
PMID: 26584839

Understanding the relationship between prevalence of microfilariae and antigenaemia using a model of lymphatic filariasis infection.
Irvine MA, Njenga SM, Gunawardena S, Njeri Wamae C, Cano J, Brooker SJ, Deirdre Hollingsworth T.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb;110(2):118-24. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trv096.
PMID: 26822604 Free PMC Article

Reducing the population requiring interventions against lymphatic filariasis in Africa.
Bockarie MJ, Rebollo MP.
Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Feb 10. pii: S2214-109X(15)00292-2. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00292-2. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26874545 Free Article

An unusual presentation of filariasis in a nonendemic country.
Kandalam PT, Parampath AN, Farghaly HI, Salah SA, Kayakkool MK, Mathew JV, Radhakrishnan P, Al Badawi I, Farook S.
Qatar Med J. 2016 Feb 3;2015(2):17. doi: 10.5339/qmj.2015.17. eCollection 2015.
PMID: 26865993 Free PMC Article

An asymptomatic inguinal swelling: Lymphatic filariasis.
Dhawan AK, Bisherwal K, Grover C, Sharma S.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2016 Feb 9. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.174367. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26858039

Functional attributes of evolutionary conserved Arg45 of Wolbachia (Brugia malayi) translation initiation factor-1.
Nag JK, Chahar D, Shrivastava N, Gupta CL, Bajpai P, Chandra D, Misra-Bhattacharya S.
Future Microbiol. 2016 Feb;11:195-214. doi: 10.2217/fmb.15.135. Epub 2016 Feb 8.
PMID: 26855259

Immunological evaluation of an rsmD-like rRNA methyltransferase from Wolbachia endosymbiont of Brugia malayi.
Rana AK, Kushwaha S, Singh PK, Misra-Bhattacharya S.
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Feb;44:41-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2015.12.001. Epub 2015 Dec 12.
PMID: 26851594

Population genomics of the filarial nematode parasite Wuchereria bancrofti from mosquitoes.
Small ST, Reimer LJ, Tisch DJ, King CL, Christensen BM, Siba PM, Kazura JW, Serre D, Zimmerman PA.
Mol Ecol. 2016 Feb 6. doi: 10.1111/mec.13574. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26850696

Oxidative stress plays major role in mediating apoptosis in filarial nematode Setaria cervi in the presence of trans-stilbene derivatives.
Mukherjee N, Parida PK, Santra A, Ghosh T, Dutta A, Jana K, Misra AK, Sinha Babu SP.
Free Radic Biol Med. 2016 Feb 3;93:130-144. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.01.027. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26849945

Experiences of a Community-Based Lymphedema Management Program for Lymphatic Filariasisin Odisha State, India: An Analysis of Focus Group Discussions with Patients, Families, Community Members and Program Volunteers.
Cassidy T, Worrell CM, Little K, Prakash A, Patra I, Rout J, Fox LM.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 5;10(2):e0004424. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004424. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26849126 Free PMC Article

Prospects, drawbacks and future needs of xenomonitoring for the endpoint evaluation of lymphatic filariasis elimination programs in Africa.
Okorie PN, de Souza DK.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb;110(2):90-7. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trv104. Review.
PMID: 26822601

Regulatory T-cell neutralization in mice during filariasis helps in parasite clearance by enhancing T helper type 17-mediated pro-inflammatory response.
Pathak M, Sharma P, Sharma A, Verma M, Srivastava M, Misra-Bhattacharya S.
Immunology. 2016 Feb;147(2):190-203. doi: 10.1111/imm.12550. Epub 2015 Dec 9.
PMID: 26501838

Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Coadministered Diethylcarbamazine, Albendazole, and Ivermectin for Treatment of Bancroftian Filariasis.
Thomsen EK, Sanuku N, Baea M, Satofan S, Maki E, Lombore B, Schmidt MS, Siba PM, Weil GJ, Kazura JW, Fleckenstein LL, King CL.
Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 1;62(3):334-41. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ882. Epub 2015 Oct 20.
PMID: 26486704

Onchocerciasis / River blindness
Ongoing Transmission of Onchocerca volvulus after 25 Years of Annual Ivermectin Mass Treatments in the Vina du Nord River Valley, in North Cameroon.
Eisenbarth A, Achukwi MD, Renz A.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 29;10(2):e0004392. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004392. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26926855 Free Article

Differential Evolutionary Selection and Natural Evolvability Observed in ALT Proteins of Human Filarial Parasites.
Devoe NC, Corbett IJ, Barker L, Chang R, Gudis P, Mullen N, Perez K, Raposo H, Scholz J, May M.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 18;11(2):e0148611. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148611. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26890364 Free Article

Identification and Validation of Loa loa Microfilaria-Specific Biomarkers: a Rational Design Approach Using Proteomics and Novel Immunoassays.
Drame PM, Meng Z, Bennuru S, Herrick JA, Veenstra TD, Nutman TB.
MBio. 2016 Feb 16;7(1). pii: e02132-15. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02132-15.
PMID: 26884435 Free Article

Detection of Onchocerca volvulus in Skin Snips by Microscopy and Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction: Implications for Monitoring and Evaluation Activities.
Thiele EA, Cama VA, Lakwo T, Mekasha S, Abanyie F, Sleshi M, Kebede A, Cantey PT.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 15. pii: 15-0695. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26880774

Enhanced humoral response to influenza vaccine in aged mice with a novel adjuvant, rOv-ASP-1.
Jiang J, Fisher EM, Concannon M, Lustigman S, Shen H, Murasko DM.
Vaccine. 2016 Feb 10;34(7):887-92. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.01.003. Epub 2016 Jan 13.
PMID: 26795365

Subunit stoichiometry and arrangement in a heteromeric glutamate-gated chloride channel.
Degani-Katzav N, Gortler R, Gorodetzki L, Paas Y.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Feb 2;113(5):E644-53. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1423753113. Epub 2016 Jan 20.
PMID: 26792524

[Safety of oral ivermectin in children].
Chosidow A, Gendrel D.
Arch Pediatr. 2016 Feb;23(2):204-9. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2015.11.002. Epub 2015 Dec 14. French.
PMID: 26697814

Rabies
A confirmed rabies case in a French resident in Cambodia, June 2015.
Tarantola A, Mey C, Ly S, Haener C, Chhor N, Meng U, Ly S, Fontenille D, Dussart P.
J Travel Med. 2016 Feb 28;23(2). pii: tav012. doi: 10.1093/jtm/tav012. Print 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26929128

Rabies: Knowledge and Practices Regarding Rabies in Rural Communities of the Brazilian Amazon Basin.
Costa LJ, Fernandes ME.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 29;10(2):e0004474. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004474. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26927503 Free PMC Article

[Vaccination for international travelers].
Arrazola MP, Serrano A, López-Vélez R.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2016 Feb 23. pii: S0213-005X(16)00050-1. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2016.01.009. [Epub ahead of print] Spanish.
PMID: 26920587

Reducing Cost of Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis: Experience of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan.
Salahuddin N, Gohar MA, Baig-Ansari N.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 26;10(2):e0004448. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004448. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26919606 Free PMC Article

Diary of a parliamentary intern.
Ridge A.
Vet Rec. 2016 Feb 27;178(9):ii. doi: 10.1136/vr.i1093.
PMID: 26917852

[Technical guideline for human rabies prevention and control (2016)].
Zhou H, Li Y, Chen RF, Tao XY, Yu PC, Cao SC, Li L, Chen ZH, Zhu WY, Yin WW, Li YH, Wang CL, Yu HJ; for Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2016 Feb 10;37(2):139-63. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2016.02.001. Chinese.
PMID: 26917506

Towards Canine Rabies Elimination in South-Eastern Tanzania: Assessment of Health Economic Data.
Hatch B, Anderson A, Sambo M, Maziku M, Mchau G, Mbunda E, Mtema Z, Rupprecht CE, Shwiff SA, Nel L.
Transbound Emerg Dis. 2016 Feb 24. doi: 10.1111/tbed.12463. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26916104

Interferon-inducible GTPase: a novel viral response protein involved in rabies virus infection.
Li L, Wang H, Jin H, Cao Z, Feng N, Zhao Y, Zheng X, Wang J, Li Q, Zhao G, Yan F, Wang L, Wang T, Gao Y, Tu C, Yang S, Xia X.
Arch Virol. 2016 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26906695

Acute bilateral vestibulocochlear neuritis following cultured cell vaccine administration for rabies post-exposure prophylaxis.
Mesquita EC, Rouanet C, Lucas GL, de Lemos AD, Lima MA.
J Neurol Sci. 2016 Feb 11. pii: S0022-510X(16)30059-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.01.059. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26902641

Dog Demography, Animal Bite Management and Rabies Knowledge-Attitude and Practices in the Awash Basin, Eastern Ethiopia.
Tschopp R, Bekele S, Aseffa A.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 22;10(2):e0004471. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004471. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26900855 Free PMC Article

Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for a Child with Severe Allergic Reaction to Rabies Vaccine.
Fang Y, Liu MQ, Chen L, Zhu ZG, Zhu ZR, Hu Q.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016 Feb 22:0. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26900624

Intention of dog owners to participate in rabies control measures in Flores Island, Indonesia.
Wera E, Mourits MC, Hogeveen H.
Prev Vet Med. 2016 Feb 4. pii: S0167-5877(16)30046-0. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.01.029. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26898353

Epidemiology, Impact and Control of Rabies in Nepal: A Systematic Review.
Devleesschauwer B, Aryal A, Sharma BK, Ale A, Declercq A, Depraz S, Gaire TN, Gongal G, Karki S, Pandey BD, Pun SB, Duchateau L, Dorny P, Speybroeck N.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 12;10(2):e0004461. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004461. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26871689 Free Article

Current Status and Development of Vaccines and Other Biologics for Human Rabies Prevention.
Rupprecht CE, Nagarajan T, Ertl H.
Expert Rev Vaccines. 2016 Feb 5:1-19. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26796599

Knowledge of Rabies Prevention in Vietnamese Public Health and Animal Health Workers.
Nguyen KA, Nguyen HT, Pham TN, Van KD, Hoang TV, Olowokure B.
Zoonoses Public Health. 2016 Feb 20. doi: 10.1111/zph.12258. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26895745

CXCL10 and blood-brain barrier modulation in rabies virus infection.
Gnanadurai CW, Fu ZF.
Oncotarget. 2016 Feb 16. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.7428. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26895109 Free Article

Support for rabies control and prevention in Africa.
[No authors listed]
Vet Rec. 2016 Feb 20;178(8):184. doi: 10.1136/vr.i962. No abstract available.
PMID: 26893329

Molecular genetic characterization of rabies virus glycoprotein gene sequences from rabid dogs in Bangkok and neighboring provinces in Thailand, 2013-2014.
Benjathummarak S, Fa-Ngoen C, Pipattanaboon C, Boonha K, Ramasoota P, Pitaksajjakul P.
Arch Virol. 2016 Feb 18. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26887972

Molecular optimization of rabies virus glycoprotein expression in Pichia pastoris.
Ben Azoun S, Belhaj AE, Göngrich R, Gasser B, Kallel H.
Microb Biotechnol. 2016 Feb 16. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.12350. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26880068 Free Article

Isatis indigotica root polysaccharides as adjuvants for an inactivated rabies virus vaccine.
Zhang W, Zheng X, Cheng N, Gai W, Xue X, Wang Y, Gao Y, Shan J, Yang S, Xia X.
Int J Biol Macromol. 2016 Feb 10. pii: S0141-8130(16)30155-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.02.023. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26875535

Size and demography pattern of the domestic dog population in Bhutan: Implications for dog population management and disease control.
Rinzin K, Tenzin T, Robertson I.
Prev Vet Med. 2016 Feb 3. pii: S0167-5877(16)30047-2. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.01.030. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26873612

Pathway Analysis of Proteomics Profiles in Rabies Infection: Towards Future Biomarkers?
Mehta S, Sreenivasamurthy S, Banerjee S, Mukherjee S, Prasad K, Chowdhary A.
OMICS. 2016 Feb;20(2):97-109. doi: 10.1089/omi.2015.0137.
PMID: 26871867

Generation of Recombinant Rabies Viruses encoding NanoLuc Luciferase for Antiviral Activity Assays.
Anindita PD, Sasaki M, Nobori H, Sato A, Carr M, Ito N, Sugiyama M, Orba Y, Sawa H.
Virus Res. 2016 Feb 8. pii: S0168-1702(16)30100-9. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2016.02.002. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26869397

Molecular epidemiological tracing of a cattle rabies outbreak lasting less than a month in Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil.
Itou T, Fukayama T, Mochizuki N, Kobayashi Y, Deberaldini ER, Carvalho AA, Ito FH, Sakai T.
BMC Res Notes. 2016 Feb 12;9(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s13104-016-1898-5.
PMID: 26868014 Free PMC Article

Explaining the geographic spread of emerging epidemics: a framework for comparing viral phylogenies and environmental landscape data.
Dellicour S, Rose R, Pybus OG.
BMC Bioinformatics. 2016 Feb 11;17(1):82. doi: 10.1186/s12859-016-0924-x.
PMID: 26864798 Free PMC Article

Post-exposure prophylaxis against rabies is still needed after a bite from a vaccinated animal.
Ribadeau Dumas F, Haddad N, Gautret P.
BMJ. 2016 Feb 9;352:i730. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i730. No abstract available.
PMID: 26860579

Epidemiology, Impact and Control of Rabies in Nepal: A Systematic Review.
Devleesschauwer B, Aryal A, Sharma BK, Ale A, Declercq A, Depraz S, Gaire TN, Gongal G, Karki S, Pandey BD, Pun SB, Duchateau L, Dorny P, Speybroeck N.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 12;10(2):e0004461. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004461. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26871689 Free Article

Surveillance of Canine Rabies in the Central African Republic: Impact on Human Health and Molecular Epidemiology.
Tricou V, Bouscaillou J, Kamba Mebourou E, Koyanongo FD, Nakouné E, Kazanji M.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 9;10(2):e0004433. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004433. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26859829 Free Article

Rabies in the Baltic States: Decoding a Process of Control and Elimination.
Robardet E, Picard-Meyer E, Dobroštana M, Jaceviciene I, Mähar K, Muižniece Z, Pridotkas G, Masiulis M, Niin E, Olševskis E, Cliquet F.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 5;10(2):e0004432. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004432. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26849358 Free PMC Article

Pattern of animal bites and post exposure prophylaxis in rabies: A five year study in a tertiary care unit in Sri Lanka.
Kularatne SA, Ralapanawa DM, Weerakoon K, Bokalamulla UK, Abagaspitiya N.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 4;16(1):62. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1394-5.
PMID: 26847552 Free PMC Article

Disease Risk Perception and Safety Practices: A Survey of Australian Flying Fox Rehabilitators.
Sánchez CA, Baker ML.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 1;10(2):e0004411. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004411. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26829399 Free PMC Article

Rabies Virus CVS-N2c(ΔG) Strain Enhances Retrograde Synaptic Transfer and Neuronal Viability.
Reardon TR, Murray AJ, Turi GF, Wirblich C, Croce KR, Schnell MJ, Jessell TM, Losonczy A.
Neuron. 2016 Feb 17;89(4):711-24. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.01.004. Epub 2016 Jan 21.
PMID: 26804990

Benefits of using heterologous polyclonal antibodies and potential applications to new and undertreated infectious pathogens.
Dixit R, Herz J, Dalton R, Booy R.
Vaccine. 2016 Feb 24;34(9):1152-61. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.01.016. Epub 2016 Jan 20. Review.
PMID: 26802604

A novel rabies vaccine based-on toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) agonist PIKA adjuvant exhibiting excellent safety and efficacy in animal studies.
Zhang Y, Zhang S, Li W, Hu Y, Zhao J, Liu F, Lin H, Liu Y, Wang L, Xu S, Hu R, Shao H, Li L.
Virology. 2016 Feb;489:165-72. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2015.10.029. Epub 2016 Jan 5.
PMID: 26765968

Inactivation of rabies virus by hydrogen peroxide.
Abd-Elghaffar AA, Ali AE, Boseila AA, Amin MA.
Vaccine. 2016 Feb 3;34(6):798-802. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.12.041. Epub 2015 Dec 28.
PMID: 26731189

Profile of Cytokines and Chemokines Triggered by Wild-Type Strains of Rabies Virus in Mice.
Appolinário CM, Allendorf SD, Peres MG, Ribeiro BD, Fonseca CR, Vicente AF, de Paula Antunes JM, Megid J.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 3;94(2):378-83. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0361. Epub 2015 Dec 28.
PMID: 26711511

Correlation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) inhibition with TNF-α, caspase-1, FasL and TLR-3 in pathogenesis of rabies in mouse model.
Madhu BP, Singh KP, Saminathan M, Singh R, Tiwari AK, Manjunatha V, Harish C, Manjunathareddy GB.
Virus Genes. 2016 Feb;52(1):61-70. doi: 10.1007/s11262-015-1265-y. Epub 2015 Dec 21.
PMID: 26690069

Saliva and viral infections.
Corstjens PL, Abrams WR, Malamud D.
Periodontol 2000. 2016 Feb;70(1):93-110. doi: 10.1111/prd.12112. Review.
PMID: 26662485

Population structure of two rabies hosts relative to the known distribution of rabies virus variants in Alaska.
Goldsmith EW, Renshaw B, Clement CJ, Himschoot EA, Hundertmark KJ, Hueffer K.
Mol Ecol. 2016 Feb;25(3):675-88. doi: 10.1111/mec.13509. Epub 2016 Jan 19.
PMID: 26661691

Immunostained plaque assay for detection and titration of rabies virus infectivity.
Park JS, Um J, Choi YK, Lee YS, Ju YR, Kim SY.
J Virol Methods. 2016 Feb;228:21-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2015.10.010. Epub 2015 Nov 10.
PMID: 26569350

Animal Bites and Rabies Prophylaxis in Rural Children: Indian Perspective.
Samanta M, Mondal R, Shah A, Hazra A, Ray S, Dhar G, Biswas R, Sabui TK, Raychaudhuri D, Chatterjee K, Kundu C, Sarkar S.
J Trop Pediatr. 2016 Feb;62(1):55-62. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmv072. Epub 2015 Oct 28.
PMID: 26510700

A pathological study of the salivary glands of rabid dogs in the Philippines.
Boonsriroj H, Manalo DL, Kimitsuki K, Shimatsu T, Shiwa N, Shinozaki H, Takahashi Y, Tanaka N, Inoue S, Park CH.
J Vet Med Sci. 2016 Feb 1;78(1):35-42. doi: 10.1292/jvms.15-0308. Epub 2015 Aug 14.
PMID: 26278996 Free Article

Diabolical effects of rabies encephalitis.
Jackson AC.
J Neurovirol. 2016 Feb;22(1):8-13. doi: 10.1007/s13365-015-0351-1. Epub 2015 May 21.
PMID: 25994917

Schistosomiasis (Schisto, Bilharzia, Snail Fever)
Cutaneous ectopic schistosomiasis: diagnostic challenge.
Barros CR, Maia DC, Santos JB, Medeiros CC, Araújo JG.
An Bras Dermatol. 2016 Feb;91(1):109-10. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164647.
PMID: 26982792 Free PMC Article

IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE. Eggshell Calcifications of the Bladder.
Nepal P, Kumar D.
N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 25;374(8):e9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1504759. No abstract available.
PMID: 26933870 Free Article

PARASITOLOGICAL, PATHOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED TO SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI INFECTION AND REINFECTION IN BALB/C AND C57BL-6 MICE.
Alves CC, Araujo N, Cassali GD, Fonseca CT.
J Parasitol. 2016 Feb 29. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26928866

CONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN THE GEZIRA IRRIGATION SCHEME, SUDAN.
Amin M, Abubaker H.
J Biosoc Sci. 2016 Feb 29:1-16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26924236

Clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of schistosomal colorectal cancer.
Wang M, Wu Q, He W, Wang Z.
Colorectal Dis. 2016 Feb 29. doi: 10.1111/codi.13317. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26922912

Preventive chemotherapy for helminth diseases: progress report, 2014.
[No authors listed]
Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 2016 Feb 26;91(8):93-103. No abstract available.
PMID: 26922823 Free Article

Prophylactic effect of artemether on human schistosomiasis mansoni among Egyptian children: A randomized controlled trial.
Elmorshedy H, Tanner M, Bergquist RN, Sharaf S, Barakat R.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb 26;158:52-58. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.02.015. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26921676 Free Article

Increased Hepatic Arterial Blood Flow Measured by Hepatic Perfusion Index in Hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis: New Concepts for an Old Disease.
de Carvalho BT, Coutinho Domingues AL, de Almeida Lopes EP, Brandão SC.
Dig Dis Sci. 2016 Feb 26. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26921079

Types of trematodes infecting freshwater snails found in irrigation canals in the East Nile locality, Khartoum, Sudan.
Mohammed NA, Madsen H, Ahmed AA.
Infect Dis Poverty. 2016 Feb 25;5(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s40249-016-0108-y.
PMID: 26915911 Free PMC Article

iTRAQ-based comparative proteomic analysis of excretory-secretory proteins of schistosomula and adult worms of Schistosoma japonicum.
Cao X, Fu Z, Zhang M, Han Y, Han H, Han Q, Lu K, Hong Y, Lin J.
J Proteomics. 2016 Feb 23;138:30-39. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.02.015. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26915583

Schistosomiasis elimination by 2020 or 2030?
Fenwick A, Jourdan P.
Int J Parasitol. 2016 Feb 21. pii: S0020-7519(16)00038-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.01.004. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26907938

Antischistosomal activity of artemisinin derivatives in vivo and in patients.
Saeed ME, Krishna S, Greten HJ, Kremsner PG, Efferth T.
Pharmacol Res. 2016 Feb 21. pii: S1043-6618(15)30158-4. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.02.017. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26902577

Analysis of two Schistosoma mansoni uridine phosphorylases isoforms suggests the emergence of a protein with a non-canonical function.
da Silva Neto AM, Torini de Souza JR, Romanelo L, Cassago A, Serrão VH, DeMarco R, Brandão-Neto J, Garratt RC, Pereira HD.
Biochimie. 2016 Feb 18. pii: S0300-9084(16)00050-X. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2016.02.007. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26898674

Increased expression of NTPDases 2 and 3 in mesenteric endothelial cells during schistosomiasis favors leukocyte adhesion through P2Y1 receptors.
Oliveira SD, Oliveira NF, Meyer-Fernandes JR, Savio LE, Ornelas FG, Ferreira ZS, Coutinho-Silva R, Silva CL.
Vascul Pharmacol. 2016 Feb 24. pii: S1537-1891(15)30053-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vph.2016.02.005. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26924460

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 Feb 20. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26897022

In vivo assay of IgE activities on the expulsion of intestinal adult worms.
Matsumoto M.
Parasitol Int. 2016 Feb 15. pii: S1383-5769(16)30009-5. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2016.02.005. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26892104

Combined IL-12 Plasmid and Recombinant SjGST Enhance the Protective and Anti-pathology Effect of SjGST DNA Vaccine Against Schistosoma japonicum.
Cheng PC, Lin CN, Peng SY, Kang TF, Lee KM.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 18;10(2):e0004459. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004459. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26891172 Free Article

'The worm that got away': parainfectious atypical optic neuritis associated with schistosomiasis infection.
Osman C, Hannigan S, Ditchfield A, Harden S, Marshall B, Pinto AA.
Pract Neurol. 2016 Feb 17. pii: practneurol-2015-001239. doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2015-001239. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26888797

Do schistosome vaccine trials in mice have an intrinsic flaw that generates spurious protection data?
Wilson RA, Li XH, Castro-Borges W.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Feb 17;9(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1369-9.
PMID: 26888413 Free PMC Article

Ocular pathological changes in hamsters experimentally infected with Schistosoma mansoni.
Ismail HI, Ashour DS, Abou Rayia DM, Ali AL.
J Helminthol. 2016 Feb 17:1-6. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26884092

A cross-sectional study on schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in Mbita district, western Kenya using different copromicroscopic techniques.
Ng'etich AI, Rawago FO, Jura WG, Mwinzi PN, Won KY, Odiere MR.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Feb 16;9(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1368-x.
PMID: 26883744 Free PMC Article

Identification of Antigenic Glycans from Schistosoma mansoni Using a Shotgun Egg Glycan Microarray.
Mickum ML, Prasanphanich NS, Song X, Dorabawila N, Mandalasi M, Lasanajak Y, Luyai A, Secor WE, Wilkins PP, Van Die I, Smith DF, Nyame AK, Cummings RD, Rivera-Marrero CA.
Infect Immun. 2016 Feb 16. pii: IAI.01349-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26883596

Protective effect of chronic schistosomiasis in baboons co-infected with Schistosoma mansoni and Plasmodium knowlesi.
Nyakundi RK, Nyamongo O, Maamun J, Akinyi M, Mulei I, Farah IO, Blankenship D, Grimberg B, Hau J, Malhotra I, Ozwara H, King CL, Kariuki TM.
Infect Immun. 2016 Feb 16. pii: IAI.00490-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26883586

Schistosomiasis as a Solitary Sigmoid Nodule.
Parikh ND, Gurung A, Chaptini L.
Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 Feb;111(2):173. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2015.214. No abstract available.
PMID: 26882938

Infectious Diseases in Sub-Saharan Immigrants to Spain.
Serre Delcor N, Treviño Maruri B, Soriano Arandes A, Claveria Guiu I, Ouaarab Essadik H, Espasa Soley M, Molina Romero I, Ascaso C.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 15. pii: 15-0583. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26880782

Whole genome resequencing of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni reveals population history and effects of selection.
Crellen T, Allan F, David S, Durrant C, Huckvale T, Holroyd N, Emery AM, Rollinson D, Aanensen DM, Berriman M, Webster JP, Cotton JA.
Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 16;6:20954. doi: 10.1038/srep20954.
PMID: 26879532 Free Article

Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells combined with praziquantel as a potential therapy for Schistosoma mansoni-induced liver fibrosis.
Hammam OA, Elkhafif N, Attia YM, Mansour MT, Elmazar MM, Abdelsalam RM, Kenawy SA, El-Khatib AS.
Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 15;6:21005. doi: 10.1038/srep21005.
PMID: 26876222 Free Article

Schistosomiasis therapeutics: whats in the pipeline?
Trainor-Moss S, Mutapi F.
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2016 Feb;9(2):157-60. doi: 10.1586/17512433.2015.1102051. Epub 2015 Oct 27.
PMID: 26508363

The Tao survivorship of schistosomes: implications for schistosomiasis control.
Cai P, Gobert GN, You H, McManus DP.
Int J Parasitol. 2016 Feb 9. pii: S0020-7519(16)00023-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.01.002. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26873753

Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted Helminths in Tana Delta District of Kenya: infection and morbidity patterns in primary schoolchildren from two isolated villages.
Njaanake KH, Vennervald BJ, Simonsen PE, Madsen H, Mukoko DA, Kimani G, Jaoko WG, Estambale BB.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 3;16(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1387-4.
PMID: 26842961 Free PMC Article

MicroRNAs Are Involved in the Regulation of Ovary Development in the Pathogenic Blood Fluke Schistosoma japonicum.
Zhu L, Zhao J, Wang J, Hu C, Peng J, Luo R, Zhou C, Liu J, Lin J, Jin Y, Davis RE, Cheng G.
PLoS Pathog. 2016 Feb 12;12(2):e1005423. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005423. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26871705 Free Article

IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE. Katayama Fever.
Puylaert CA, van Thiel PP.
N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 4;374(5):469. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1504536. No abstract available.
PMID: 26840136 Free Article

Gestation and breastfeeding in schistosomotic mothers differently modulate the immune response of adult offspring to postnatal Schistosoma mansoni infection.
Santos Pd, Lorena VM, Fernandes Éde S, Sales IR, Nascimento WR, Gomes Yde M, Albuquerque MC, Costa VM, Souza VM.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2016 Feb;111(2):83-92. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760150293.
PMID: 26872339 Free PMC Article

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 Feb 10. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26864743

Immunomics: a 21st century approach to vaccine development for complex pathogens.
DE Sousa KP, Doolan DL.
Parasitology. 2016 Feb;143(2):236-44. doi: 10.1017/S0031182015001079.
PMID: 26864136

Comparative Transcriptomic Exploration Reveals Unique Molecular Adaptations of Neuropathogenic Trichobilharzia to Invade and Parasitize Its Avian Definitive Host.
Leontovyč R, Young ND, Korhonen PK, Hall RS, Tan P, Mikeš L, Kašný M, Horák P, Gasser RB.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 10;10(2):e0004406. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004406. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26863542 Free Article

Ratio of platelet count/spleen diameter predicted the presence of esophageal varices in patients with schistosomiasis liver cirrhosis.
Xu XD, Xu CF, Dai JJ, Qian JQ, Pin X.
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Feb 9. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26862932

[Global health of unaccompanied refugee minors in Gironde (France) between 2011 and 2013].
Monpierre O, Baudino P, Rio-René P, Maurice S, Malvy D, Receveur M-.
Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2016 Feb 10. [Epub ahead of print] French.
PMID: 26860845

Schistosomiasis: number of people treated worldwide in 2014.
[No authors listed]
Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 2016 Feb 5;91(5):53-60. English, French. No abstract available.
PMID: 26852429

Acute anuria after a family vacation to Corsica/France.
Richter J, Holtfreter M, Mouahid G, Moné H.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Feb 6. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26852123

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

New recombinant BCG expression vectors: improving genetic control over mycobacterial promoters.
Kanno AI, Goulart C, Rofatto HK, Oliveira SC, Leite LC, McFadden J.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Feb 5. pii: AEM.03677-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26850295

Correction: FOXP3+ Regulatory T Cells in Hepatic Fibrosis and Splenomegaly Caused by Schistosoma japonicum: The Spleen May Be a Major Source of Tregs in Subjects with Splenomegaly.
Romano A, Hou X, Sertorio M, Dessein H, Cabantous S, Oliveira P, Li J, Oyegue S, Arnaud V, Luo X, Daujat-Chavanieu M, Mariani O, Sastre X, Dombey AM, He H, Li Y, Dessein A.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 5;10(2):e0004454. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004454. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26849557 Free PMC Article

Comparative analysis of microRNA in schistosomula isolated from non-permissive host and susceptible host.
Han H, Peng J, Hong Y, Fu Z, Lu K, Li H, Zhu C, Zhao Q, Lin J.
Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2016 Feb 2;204(2):81-88. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2015.11.005. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26844643

Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted Helminths in Tana Delta District of Kenya: infection and morbidity patterns in primary schoolchildren from two isolated villages.
Njaanake KH, Vennervald BJ, Simonsen PE, Madsen H, Mukoko DA, Kimani G, Jaoko WG, Estambale BB.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 3;16(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1387-4.
PMID: 26842961 Free PMC Article

Novel T-cell epitopes on Schistosoma japonicum SjP40 protein and their preventive effect on allergic asthma in mice.
Ren J, Hu L, Yang J, Yang L, Gao F, Lu P, Fan M, Zhu Y, Liu J, Chen L, Gupta S, Yang X, Liu P.
Eur J Immunol. 2016 Feb 3. doi: 10.1002/eji.201545775. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26840774

Carcinogenesis associated with parasites other than Schistosoma, Opisthorchis and Clonorchis: A Systematic Review.
Machicado C, Marcos LA.
Int J Cancer. 2016 Feb 3. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30028. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26840624

IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE. Katayama Fever.
Puylaert CA, van Thiel PP.
N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 4;374(5):469. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1504536. No abstract available.
PMID: 26840136 Free Article

Correction: The Schistosoma mansoni Cytochrome P450 (CYP3050A1) Is Essential for Worm Survival and Egg Development.
Ziniel PD, Karumudi B, Barnard AH, Fisher EM, Thatcher GR, Podust LM, Williams DL.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 1;10(2):e0004439. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004439. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26828364 Free PMC Article

Workshop report: Schistosomiasis vaccine clinical development and product characteristics.
Mo AX, Colley DG.
Vaccine. 2016 Feb 17;34(8):995-1001. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.12.032. Epub 2015 Dec 22.
PMID: 26721329

Glyceradehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase as a suitable vaccine candidate for protection against bacterial and parasitic diseases.
Perez-Casal J, Potter AA.
Vaccine. 2016 Feb 17;34(8):1012-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.11.072. Epub 2015 Dec 10. Review.
PMID: 26686572

CD4 T-cell hyporesponsiveness induced by schistosome larvae is not dependent upon eosinophils but may involve connective tissue mast cells.
Prendergast CT, Sanin DE, Mountford AP.
Parasite Immunol. 2016 Feb;38(2):81-92. doi: 10.1111/pim.12300.
PMID: 26679416 Free PMC Article

Exfoliated Egyptian kaolin immobilized heteropolyoxotungstate nanocomposite as an innovative antischistosomal agent: In vivo and in vitro bioactive studies.
Bayaumy FE, Darwish AS.
Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2016 Feb 1;59:717-30. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2015.10.074. Epub 2015 Oct 27.
PMID: 26652426

Papain-Based Vaccination Modulates Schistosoma mansoni Infection-Induced Cytokine Signals.
Abdel Aziz N, Tallima H, Hafez EA, El Ridi R.
Scand J Immunol. 2016 Feb;83(2):128-38. doi: 10.1111/sji.12399.
PMID: 26603950

Sustaining the Control of Schistosoma mansoni in Western Côte d'Ivoire: Baseline Findings Before the Implementation of a Randomized Trial.
Assaré RK, Hürlimann E, Ouattara M, N'Guessan NA, Tian-Bi YN, Yapi A, Yao PK, Coulibaly JT, Knopp S, N'Goran EK, Utzinger J.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 3;94(2):352-60. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0530. Epub 2015 Nov 23.
PMID: 26598571

Validation of a Point-of-Care Circulating Cathodic Antigen Urine Cassette Test for Schistosoma mansoni Diagnosis in the Sahel, and Potential Cross-Reaction in Pregnancy.
Greter H, Krauth SJ, Ngandolo BN, Alfaroukh IO, Zinsstag J, Utzinger J.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 3;94(2):361-4. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0577. Epub 2015 Nov 10.
PMID: 26556831

Genotypic variation in host response to infection affects parasite reproductive rate.
Tavalire HF, Blouin MS, Steinauer ML.
Int J Parasitol. 2016 Feb;46(2):123-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2015.10.001. Epub 2015 Nov 10.
PMID: 26552016

Human TNF-α induces differential protein phosphorylation in Schistosoma mansoni adult male worms.
Oliveira KC, Carvalho ML, Bonatto JM, Schechtman D, Verjovski-Almeida S.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Feb;115(2):817-28. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4812-5. Epub 2015 Nov 7.
PMID: 26547565

Efficacy and safety of praziquantel for the treatment of human schistosomiasis during pregnancy: a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Olveda RM, Acosta LP, Tallo V, Baltazar PI, Lesiguez JL, Estanislao GG, Ayaso EB, Monterde DB, Ida A, Watson N, McDonald EA, Wu HW, Kurtis JD, Friedman JF.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Feb;16(2):199-208. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00345-X. Epub 2015 Nov 2.
PMID: 26511959

Tackling neglect: treating schistosomiasis in pregnancy.
Luty AJ, Elliott AM.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Feb;16(2):137-9. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00379-5. Epub 2015 Nov 4. No abstract available.
PMID: 26511958

Schistosomiasis therapeutics: whats in the pipeline?
Trainor-Moss S, Mutapi F.
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2016 Feb;9(2):157-60. doi: 10.1586/17512433.2015.1102051. Epub 2015 Oct 27.
PMID: 26508363

The helminth T2 RNase ω1 promotes metabolic homeostasis in an IL-33- and group 2 innate lymphoid cell-dependent mechanism.
Hams E, Bermingham R, Wurlod FA, Hogan AE, O'Shea D, Preston RJ, Rodewald HR, McKenzie AN, Fallon PG.
FASEB J. 2016 Feb;30(2):824-35. doi: 10.1096/fj.15-277822. Epub 2015 Oct 21.
PMID: 26490658

Acute Appendicitis and Pneumatosis in a Duplicated Appendix With Schistosoma Remnants.
Handra-Luca A, Bisseret D, Dragoescu E.
Int J Surg Pathol. 2016 Feb;24(1):66-9. doi: 10.1177/1066896915597750. Epub 2015 Aug 12.
PMID: 26272990

Lack of galectin-3 up-regulates IgA expression by peritoneal B1 lymphocytes during B cell differentiation.
Oliveira FL, Bernardes ES, Brand C, Dos Santos SN, Cabanel MP, Arcanjo KD, Brito JM, Borojevic R, Chammas R, El-Cheikh MC.
Cell Tissue Res. 2016 Feb;363(2):411-26. doi: 10.1007/s00441-015-2203-y. Epub 2015 May 24.
PMID: 26003178

Infectious Diseases in Immigrant Population Related to the Time of Residence in Spain.
Cobo F, Salas-Coronas J, Cabezas-Fernández MT, Vázquez-Villegas J, Cabeza-Barrera MI, Soriano-Pérez MJ.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Feb;18(1):8-15. doi: 10.1007/s10903-014-0141-5.
PMID: 25466580

Cutting edge: dendritic cells copulsed with microbial and helminth antigens undergo modified maturation, segregate the antigens to distinct intracellular compartments, and concurrently induce microbe-specific Th1 and helminth-specific Th2 responses.
Cervi L, MacDonald AS, Kane C, Dzierszinski F, Pearce EJ.
J Immunol. 2004 Feb 15;172(4):2016-20.
PMID: 14764665 Free Article

Soil transmitted helminthiases (Ascaris lumbricoides, whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, hookworm, Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale)
The Effect of Deworming on Tests of Tuberculosis Infection in Children with Recent Tuberculosis Exposure - A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Van der Zalm MM, van Soelen N, Mandalakas AM, Jacobsen M, Detjen AK, Marx FM, Grewal H, Cotton MF, Walzl G, Hesseling AC.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Feb 29. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26933841

Immune polarization by hookworms: taking cues from TH 2, ILC2 and M2.
Nair MG, Herbert DR.
Immunology. 2016 Feb 29. doi: 10.1111/imm.12601. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26928141

Salmonella serotypeTyphi, Shigella, and intestinal parasites among food handlers at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
Abera B, Yitayew G, Amare H.
J Infect Dev Ctries. 2016 Feb 28;10(2):121-6. doi: 10.3855/jidc.6890.
PMID: 26927451 Free Article

Ascaris lumbricoides Infection Following School-Based Deworming in Western Kenya: Assessing the Role of Pupils' School and Home Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Exposures.
Garn JV, Mwandawiro CS, Nikolay B, Drews-Botsch CD, Kihara JH, Brooker SJ, Simiyu EW, Okoyo C, Freeman MC.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 22. pii: 15-0362. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26903608

Cost-effectiveness of scaling up mass drug administration for the control of soil-transmitted helminths: a comparison of cost function and constant costs analyses.
Turner HC, Truscott JE, Fleming FM, Hollingsworth TD, Brooker SJ, Anderson RM.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 17. pii: S1473-3099(15)00268-6. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00268-6. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26897109

Erratum to: Bacteria-induced hatching of Trichuris muris eggs occurs without direct contact between eggs and bacteria.
Koyama K.
Parasitol Res. 2016 Feb 20. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26896076

Automatic Hookworm Detection in Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Images.
Wu X, Chen H, Gan T, Chen J, Ngo CW, Peng Q.
IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2016 Feb 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26886971

A cross-sectional study on schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in Mbita district, western Kenya using different copromicroscopic techniques.
Ng'etich AI, Rawago FO, Jura WG, Mwinzi PN, Won KY, Odiere MR.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Feb 16;9(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1368-x.
PMID: 26883744 Free PMC Article

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

A Critical Appraisal of Control Strategies for Soil-Transmitted Helminths.
Campbell SJ, Nery SV, McCarthy JS, Gray DJ, Soares Magalhães RJ, Clements AC.
Trends Parasitol. 2016 Feb;32(2):97-107. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.10.006. Epub 2016 Jan 12. Review.
PMID: 26795294

Prolonged incubation period of Hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans.
Chris RB, Keystone JS.
J Travel Med. 2016 Feb 8;23(2). pii: tav021. doi: 10.1093/jtm/tav021. Print 2016 Feb. No abstract available.
PMID: 26858270

Adult hookworms (Necator spp.) collected from researchers working with wild western lowland gorillas.
Kalousová B, Hasegawa H, Petrželková KJ, Sakamaki T, Kooriyma T, Modrý D.
Parasit Vectors. 2016 Feb 9;9(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1357-0.
PMID: 26858023 Free PMC Article

Marked seasonality of Cyclospora cayetanensis infections: ten-year observation of hospital cases, Honduras.
Kaminsky RG, Lagos J, Raudales Santos G, Urrutia S.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 4;16(1):66. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1393-6.
PMID: 26847438 Free PMC Article

Carcinogenesis associated with parasites other than Schistosoma, Opisthorchis and Clonorchis: A Systematic Review.
Machicado C, Marcos LA.
Int J Cancer. 2016 Feb 3. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30028. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26840624

Comparison of RELMα and RELMβ single and double 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 Feb 1. pii: IAI.01479-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26831469

Prevalence and factors associated with intestinal parasitic infections among food handlers of Southern Ethiopia: cross sectional study.
Mama M, Alemu G.
BMC Public Health. 2016 Feb 1;16(1):105. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2790-x.
PMID: 26831331 Free PMC Article

Efficacy of afoxolaner plus milbemycin oxime chewable tablets against naturally acquired intestinal nematodes in dogs.
Rehbein S, Dorr P, Bowman DD, Crafford D, Kusi I, Postoli R, Yoon S, Chester ST, Dollhofer D, Visser M, Larsen DL.
Vet Parasitol. 2016 Feb 15;217:29-35. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.12.032. Epub 2016 Jan 2.
PMID: 26827857

Etiology of Diarrhea in Children Younger Than 5 Years Attending the Bengo General Hospital in Angola.
Gasparinho C, Mirante MC, Centeno-Lima S, Istrate C, Mayer AC, Tavira L, Nery SV, Brito M.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Feb;35(2):e28-34. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000957.
PMID: 26761347

Intestinal helminth coinfection is associated with mucosal lesions and poor response to therapy in American tegumentary leishmaniasis.
Azeredo-Coutinho RB, Pimentel MI, Zanini GM, Madeira MF, Cataldo JI, Schubach AO, Quintella LP, de Mello CX, Mendonça SC.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb;154:42-9. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.10.015. Epub 2015 Oct 27.
PMID: 26519200

Caught on Capsule: Iron-deficiency Anemia Due to Hookworm Infection.
Seidelman J, Zuo R, Udayakumar K, Gellad ZF.
Am J Med. 2016 Feb;129(2):167-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.004. Epub 2015 Aug 20. No abstract available.
PMID: 26299322

Heavy metals and parasitic geohelminths toxicity among geophagous pregnant women: a case study of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya.
Odongo AO, Moturi WN, Mbuthia EK.
Environ Geochem Health. 2016 Feb;38(1):123-31. doi: 10.1007/s10653-015-9690-3. Epub 2015 Mar 8.
PMID: 25750054

Health Status of Immigrant Children and Environmental Survey of Child Daycare Centers in Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand.
Sagnuankiat S, Wanichsuwan M, Bhunnachet E, Jungarat N, Panraksa K, Komalamisra C, Maipanich W, Yoonuan T, Pubampen S, Adisakwattana P, Watthanakulpanich D.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Feb;18(1):21-7. doi: 10.1007/s10903-014-0146-0.
PMID: 25502792

Infectious Diseases in Immigrant Population Related to the Time of Residence in Spain.
Cobo F, Salas-Coronas J, Cabezas-Fernández MT, Vázquez-Villegas J, Cabeza-Barrera MI, Soriano-Pérez MJ.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Feb;18(1):8-15. doi: 10.1007/s10903-014-0141-5.
PMID: 25466580

Trachoma 
Targeted Delivery of Amoxicillin to C. trachomatis by the Transferrin Iron Acquisition Pathway.
Hai J, Serradji N, Mouton L, Redeker V, Cornu D, El Hage Chahine JM, Verbeke P, Hémadi M.
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 26;11(2):e0150031. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150031. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26919720 Free Article

Chlamydia trachomatis from Australian Aboriginal people with trachoma are polyphyletic composed of multiple distinctive lineages.
Andersson P, Harris SR, Smith HM, Hadfield J, O'Neill C, Cutcliffe LT, Douglas FP, Asche LV, Mathews JD, Hutton SI, Sarovich DS, Tong SY, Clarke IN, Thomson NR, Giffard PM.
Nat Commun. 2016 Feb 25;7:10688. doi: 10.1038/ncomms10688.
PMID: 26912299 Free PMC Article

Corneal Sensitivity and Presence of Pathogenic Organisms Among Participants Who Have Undergone Trichiasis Surgery Differ by Surgical Outcome.
Schein Y, Harding JC, Merbs SL, Cassard SD, Mabula K, Othman MS, West SK, Gower EW.
Cornea. 2016 Feb 17. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26890661

Mass drug administration of azithromycin for trachoma reduces the prevalence of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the Solomon Islands.
Marks M, Bottomley C, Tome H, Pitakaka R, Butcher R, Sokana O, Kako H, Solomon AW, Mabey DC.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Feb 17. pii: sextrans-2015-052439. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052439. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26888658 Free Article

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 Feb 16. pii: JB.00933-15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26883826

Control of Trachoma from Achham District, Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Nepal National Trachoma Program.
Pant BP, Bhatta RC, Chaudhary JS, Awasthi S, Mishra S, Sharma S, Cuddapah PA, Gwyn SE, Stoller NE, Martin DL, Keenan JD, Lietman TM, Gaynor BD.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 12;10(2):e0004462. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004462. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26871898 Free Article

Trachoma.
Lansingh VC.
BMJ Clin Evid. 2016 Feb 9;2016. pii: 0706.
PMID: 26860629

Inverse relationship between microRNA-155 and -184 expression with increasing conjunctival inflammation during ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection.
Derrick T, Last AR, Burr SE, Roberts CH, Nabicassa M, Cassama E, Bailey RL, Mabey DC, Burton MJ, Holland MJ.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 3;16(1):60. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1367-8.
PMID: 26842862 Free PMC Article

Yaws / Endemic treponematoses
Detection of Treponema pallidum Sp. Pallidum DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) by Two PCR Techniques.
Castro R, Águas MJ, Batista T, Araújo C, Mansinho K, Pereira FD.
J Clin Lab Anal. 2016 Feb 18. doi: 10.1002/jcla.21913. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26892231

Evaluation of FlaB1, FlaB2, FlaB3, and Tp0463 of Treponema pallidum for serodiagnosis of syphilis.
Jiang C, Xiao J, Xie Y, Xiao Y, Wang C, Kuang X, Xu M, Li R, Zeng T, Liu S, Yu J, Zhao F, Wu Y.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Feb;84(2):105-11. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.10.005. Epub 2015 Oct 9.
PMID: 26607421


Other Neglected Conditions:
Mycetoma
Mycetoma Caused by Acremonium Species in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease.
Antrobus R, Wong G, Jones J, Huissoon A.
Case Reports Immunol. 2016;2016:3209493. doi: 10.1155/2016/3209493. Epub 2016 Feb 28.
PMID: 27022493

Eyelid Mycetoma Masquerading as Sebaceous Carcinoma.
Zoroquiain P, Alghamdi S, Arthurs B, Levin L, Sheppard DC, Ralph B, Burnier J, Burnier MN.
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Feb 12. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26882058

Actinomycetoma of the scalp due to Nocardia brasiliensis: case report and review of the literature.
Zúñiga M, Hunziker MF, Nico MM, Rivitti EA, Festa-Neto C.
Int J Dermatol. 2015 Jun;54(6):695-8. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12107. Epub 2013 Jul 8. Review. No abstract available.
PMID: 23834435

Nodding Syndrome
Nodding syndrome-we can now prevent it.
Colebunders R, Irani J, Post R.
Int J Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 1. pii: S1201-9712(16)00017-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.01.016. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26845444 Free Article

Podoconiosis     
Association Between Causal Beliefs and Shoe Wearing to Prevent Podoconiosis: A Baseline Study.
Ayode D, Tora A, Farrell D, Tadele G, Davey G, McBride CM.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 29. pii: 15-0342. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26928843

Depression and disability in people with podoconiosis: a comparative cross-sectional study in rural Northern Ethiopia.
Bartlett J, Deribe K, Tamiru A, Amberbir T, Medhin G, Malik M, Hanlon C, Davey G.
Int Health. 2016 Feb;8(2):124-31. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv037. Epub 2015 Jun 25.
PMID: 26113669

Strongyloidiasis
Strongyloides stercoralis, Eosinophilia, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Predictive Value of Eosinophilia in the Diagnosis of Sstercoralis Infection in an Endemic Community.
Hays R, Thompson F, Esterman A, McDermott R.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 11;3(1):ofw029. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw029. eCollection 2016 Jan.
PMID: 26989753 Free PMC Article

Unsuspected Strongyloides stercoralis infection in hospital patients with comorbidity in need of proper management.
Kaminsky RL, Reyes-García SZ, Zambrano LI.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 29;16(1):98. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1424-3.
PMID: 26923091 Free PMC Article

Helminths are positively associated with atopy and wheeze in Ugandan fishing communities: results from a cross-sectional survey.
Webb EL, Nampijja M, Kaweesa J, Kizindo R, Namutebi M, Nakazibwe E, Oduru G, Kabubi P, Kabagenyi J, Nkurunungi G, Kizito D, Muhangi L, Akello M, Verweij JJ, Nerima B, Tukahebwa E, Elliott AM; LaVIISWA trial team.
Allergy. 2016 Feb 25. doi: 10.1111/all.12867. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26918891

Strongyloides infection in rodents: immune response and immune regulation.
Breloer M, Abraham D.
Parasitology. 2016 Feb 24:1-21. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26905057

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 Feb 1. doi: 10.1038/ng.3495. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26829753

Cutaneous Strongyloides Infection Postchemotherapy.
Merman E, Chakkittakandiyil A, Siddha S, Keystone JS, Al Habeeb A, Ghazarian D, Cy A, Rosen CF.
J Cutan Med Surg. 2016 Feb 19. pii: 1203475416633693. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26896181

In vivo assay of IgE activities on the expulsion of intestinal adult worms.
Matsumoto M.
Parasitol Int. 2016 Feb 15. pii: S1383-5769(16)30009-5. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2016.02.005. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26892104

Infectious Diseases in Sub-Saharan Immigrants to Spain.
Serre Delcor N, Treviño Maruri B, Soriano Arandes A, Claveria Guiu I, Ouaarab Essadik H, Espasa Soley M, Molina Romero I, Ascaso C.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 15. pii: 15-0583. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26880782

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction in Stool Detects Transmission of Strongyloides stercoralisfrom an Infected Donor to Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.
Gómez-Junyent J, Paredes-Zapata D, Rodríguez de Las Parras E, González-Costello J, Ruiz-Arranz Á, Cañizares R, Saugar JM, Muñoz J.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 15. pii: 15-0610. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26880781

Comparison between PCR and larvae visualization methods for diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis out of endemic area: A proposed algorithm.
Repetto SA, Ruybal P, Solana ME, López C, Berini CA, Alba Soto CD, Cappa SM.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb 8;157:169-177. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.02.004. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26868702

Carcinogenesis associated with parasites other than Schistosoma, Opisthorchis and Clonorchis: A Systematic Review.
Machicado C, Marcos LA.
Int J Cancer. 2016 Feb 3. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30028. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26840624

Severe strongyloidiasis in AIDS: relative risk obscured by absolute rarity.
Nadir E, Zimhony O.
AIDS. 2016 Feb 20;30(4):671-2. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000962. No abstract available.
PMID: 26825034

A Strongyloides stercoralis infection presenting as arthritis of sternoclavicular joint.
Lo Gullo A, Aragona CO, Ardesia M, Versace AG, Cascio A, Saitta A, Mandraffino G.
Mod Rheumatol. 2016 Feb 16:1-3. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 26709048

Relationship Among Strongyloides stercoralis Infection, Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Infection, and Cancer: A 24-Year Cohort Inpatient Study in Okinawa, Japan.
Tanaka T, Hirata T, Parrott G, Higashiarakawa M, Kinjo T, Kinjo T, Hokama A, Fujita J.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 3;94(2):365-70. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0556. Epub 2015 Nov 30.
PMID: 26621566

Association between Strongyloides stercoralis infection and cortisol secretion in alcoholic patients.
Silva ML, de J Inês E, da S Souza AB, Dos S Dias VM, Guimarães CM, Menezes ER, Barbosa LG, Del Carmen M Alves M, Teixeira MC, Soares NM.
Acta Trop. 2016 Feb;154:133-8. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.11.010. Epub 2015 Nov 22.
PMID: 26592319

Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome following haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Al Malki MM, Song JY.
Br J Haematol. 2016 Feb;172(4):496. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13814. Epub 2015 Oct 12. No abstract available.
PMID: 26457666

Infectious Diseases in Immigrant Population Related to the Time of Residence in Spain.
Cobo F, Salas-Coronas J, Cabezas-Fernández MT, Vázquez-Villegas J, Cabeza-Barrera MI, Soriano-Pérez MJ.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Feb;18(1):8-15. doi: 10.1007/s10903-014-0141-5.
PMID: 25466580

Strongyloides stercoralis disseminated infection in a patient misdiagnosed with chronic asthmatic bronchitis.
Wang Y, Ma Y, Xu Y, Zhu B, Guo H.
J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2016 Feb;49(1):154-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2014.04.007. Epub 2014 Jun 2. No abstract available.
PMID: 24890756 Free Article

Venomous Snakebite
Bioinformatics-based design of novel antigenic B-cell linear epitopes of Deinagkistrodon acutus venom.
Cao YL, Guo GN, Zhu GY, Tian Z, Gou YJ, Chen C, Liu MH.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2016 Feb;20(4):781-7.
PMID: 26957285 Free Article

A possible association between the resumption of agricultural activities and a venomous snakebite after Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Ozaki A, Tanimoto T, Leppold C, Tsubokura M, Kato S, Tsukada M, Kami M, Ohira H.
Oxf Med Case Reports. 2016 Feb 10;2016(2):22-3. doi: 10.1093/omcr/omw002. eCollection 2016 Feb. No abstract available.
PMID: 26949538

The inhibitory potential of the condensed-tannin-rich fraction of Plathymenia reticulata Benth. (Fabaceae) against Bothrops atrox envenomation.
de Moura VM, da Silva WC, Raposo JD, Freitas-de-Sousa LA, Dos-Santos MC, de Oliveira RB, Veras Mourão RH.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2016 Feb 29. pii: S0378-8741(16)30089-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.047. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26940901

Connarus favosus Planch.: an inhibitor of the hemorrhagic activity of Bothrops atrox venom and a potential antioxidant and antibacterial agent.
da Silva TP, de Moura VM, de Souza MC, Carvalho Santos VN, Moreira da Silva KA, Guimarães Mendes MG, Nunez CV, de Almeida PD, Lima ES, Veras Mourão RH, Dos-Santos MC.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2016 Feb 29. pii: S0378-8741(16)30092-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.043. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26940897

Isolation and Pharmacological Characterization of α-Elapitoxin-Ot1a, a Short-Chain Postsynaptic Neurotoxin from the Venom of the Western Desert Taipan, Oxyuranus temporalis.
Barber CM, Ahmad Rusmili MR, Hodgson WC.
Toxins (Basel). 2016 Feb 29;8(3). pii: E58. doi: 10.3390/toxins8030058.
PMID: 26938558 Free Article

Successful use of camelid (alpaca) antivenom to treat a potentially lethal tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) envenomation in a dog.
Padula AM, Winkel KD.
Toxicon. 2016 Feb 27;114:59-64. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.02.018. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26930223

Proteomic characterization and comparison of venoms from two elapid snakes (Bungarus multicinctus and Naja atra) from China.
Shan LL, Gao JF, Zhang YX, Shen SS, He Y, Wang J, Ma XM, Ji X.
J Proteomics. 2016 Feb 25. pii: S1874-3919(16)30050-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.02.028. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26924299

Neurotoxicity in Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) envenoming in Sri Lanka: a clinical and neurophysiological study.
Silva A, Maduwage K, Sedgwick M, Pilapitiya S, Weerawansa P, Dahanayaka NJ, Buckley NA, Siribaddana S, Isbister GK.
Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2016 Feb 29:1-9. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26923566

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 Feb 23. pii: S0264-410X(16)00198-5. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.02.035. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26917009

A novel synthetic quinolinone inhibitor presents proteolytic and hemorrhagic inhibitory activities against snake venom metalloproteases.
Baraldi PT, Magro AJ, Matioli FF, Marcussi S, Lemke N, Calderon LA, Stábeli RG, Soares AM, Correa AG, Fontes MR.
Biochimie. 2016 Feb;121:179-88. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.11.031. Epub 2015 Dec 14.
PMID: 26700145

Persistent anosmia and olfactory bulb atrophy after mulga (Pseudechis australis) snakebite.
Sethi M, Cook M, Winkel KD.
J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Feb 17. pii: S0967-5868(16)00012-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.12.019. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26896910

Comparative assay of Vipera ammodytes antivenom potency.
Capitanescu C, Macovei Oprescu AM, Supeanu A, Coculescu BI, Strambu V, Macovei RA, Manole G.
J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem. 2016 Feb 17:1-5. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26887647

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 Feb 12. pii: S1874-3919(16)30029-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.02.006. [Epub ahead of print]
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 Feb 12. pii: S1874-3919(16)30026-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.02.003. [Epub ahead of print]
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 Feb 8:1-4. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26852775

Fatal presumed tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) envenomation in a cat with measurement of venom and antivenom concentration.
Padula AM, Winkel KD.
Toxicon. 2016 Feb 4;113:7-10. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.01.065. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26836396

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 Feb 2:1-3. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26830495

Neuromuscular Effects of Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus) Envenoming in Sri Lanka.
Silva A, Maduwage K, Sedgwick M, Pilapitiya S, Weerawansa P, Dahanayaka NJ, Buckley NA, Johnston C, Siribaddana S, Isbister GK.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 1;10(2):e0004368. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004368. eCollection 2016 Feb.
PMID: 26829229 Free PMC Article

Ethnopharmacological survey on medicinal plants used in snakebite treatments in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces in Sri Lanka.
Dharmadasa RM, Akalanka GC, Muthukumarana PR, Wijesekara RG.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2016 Feb 17;179:110-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.12.041. Epub 2015 Dec 25.
PMID: 26724891

Categorization of venoms according to bonding properties: An immunological overview.
Ibrahim NM, El-Kady EM, Asker MS.
Mol Immunol. 2016 Feb;70:24-33. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2015.11.012. Epub 2015 Dec 12.
PMID: 26690707

Acute Kidney Injury and Rhabdomyolysis After Protobothrops flavoviridis Bite: A Retrospective Survey of 86 Patients in a Tertiary Care Center.
Nishimura H, Enokida H, Kawahira S, Kagara I, Hayami H, Nakagawa M.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Feb 3;94(2):474-9. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0549. Epub 2015 Dec 7.
PMID: 26643529

Differential action of medically important Indian BIG FOUR snake venoms on rodent blood coagulation.
Hiremath V, Nanjaraj Urs AN, Joshi V, Suvilesh KN, Savitha MN, Urs Amog P, Rudresha GV, Yariswamy M, Vishwanath BS.
Toxicon. 2016 Feb;110:19-26. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.11.014. Epub 2015 Nov 22.
PMID: 26592458

Benefits of using heterologous polyclonal antibodies and potential applications to new and under treated infectious pathogens.
Dixit R, Herz J, Dalton R, Booy R.
Vaccine. 2016 Feb 24;34(9):1152-61. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.01.016. Epub 2016 Jan 20. Review.
PMID: 26802604
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