Eradicating Neglected Tropical Diseases

For my 100th post I thought it appropriate to reintroduce readers to some of the Neglected Tropical Diseases and what efforts are now underway to eradicate them.

Neglected Tropical Diseases

A new approach to eradicating 'neglected' tropical diseases

Neglected Tropical Diseases and the Global Agenda to End Poverty

Supply Chain: A critical link in combating neglected tropical diseases

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“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”

 - Harriet Tubman

Journal Articles relating to NTDs that were published in December 2015

A novel multiplex isothermal amplification method for rapid detection and identification of viruses.

Nyan DC, Swinson KL.

Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 8;5:17925. doi: 10.1038/srep17925.

PMID: 26643761 Free PMC Article

[Tropical ophthalmology : Intraocular inflammation caused by "new" infectious pathogens and travel-related infections].

Pleyer U, Klauß V, Wilking H, Nentwich MM.

Ophthalmologe. 2015 Dec 9. [Epub ahead of print] German.

PMID: 26649438

Management of Travel-Related Illness Acquired in Haiti.

Walters M.

Nurs Clin North Am. 2015 Dec;50(4):749-60. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2015.07.013. Review.

PMID: 26596662

Integrated health messaging for multiple neglected zoonoses: Approaches, challenges and opportunities in Morocco.

Ducrotoy MJ, Yahyaoui Azami H, El Berbri I, Bouslikhane M, Fassi Fihri O, Boué F, Petavy AF, Dakkak A, Welburn S, Bardosh KL.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec;152:17-25. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.08.011. Epub 2015 Aug 20.

PMID: 26299194

Earth Observation, Spatial Data Quality, and Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Hamm NA, Soares Magalhães RJ, Clements AC.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 17;9(12):e0004164. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004164. eCollection 2015 Dec. Review.

PMID: 26678393 Free PMC Article

Quantitative analyses and modelling to support achievement of the 2020 goals for nine neglected tropical diseases.

Hollingsworth TD, Adams ER, Anderson RM, Atkins K, Bartsch S, Basáñez MG, Behrend M, Blok DJ, Chapman LA, Coffeng L, Courtenay O, Crump RE, de Vlas SJ, Dobson A, Dyson L, Farkas H, Galvani AP, Gambhir M, Gurarie D, Irvine MA, Jervis S, Keeling MJ, Kelly-Hope L, King C, Lee BY, Le Rutte EA, Lietman TM, Ndeffo-Mbah M, Medley GF, Michael E, Pandey A, Peterson JK, Pinsent A, Porco TC, Richardus JH, Reimer L, Rock KS, Singh BK, Stolk W, Swaminathan S, Torr SJ, Townsend J, Truscott J, Walker M, Zoueva A; NTD Modelling Consortium.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 9;8(1):630. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1235-1.

PMID: 26652272 Free PMC Article

Buruli Ulcer / Mycobacterium ulcerans

MycoCAP - Mycobacterium Comparative Analysis Platform.

Choo SW, Ang MY, Dutta A, Tan SY, Siow CC, Heydari H, Mutha NV, Wee WY, Wong GJ.

Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 15;5:18227. doi: 10.1038/srep18227.

PMID: 26666970 Free PMC Article

Environmental transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans drives dynamics of Buruli ulcer in endemic regions of Cameroon.

Garchitorena A, Ngonghala CN, Texier G, Landier J, Eyangoh S, Bonds MH, Guégan JF, Roche B.

Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 11;5:18055. doi: 10.1038/srep18055.

PMID: 26658922 Free PMC Article

Metabolomic profiles delineate mycolactone signature in Buruli ulcer disease.

Niang F, Sarfo FS, Frimpong M, Guenin-Macé L, Wansbrough-Jones M, Stinear T, Phillips RO, Demangel C.

Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 4;5:17693. doi: 10.1038/srep17693.

PMID: 26634444 Free PMC Article

Surgical Management of Chronic Wounds in a Buruli Ulcer Endemic Area in Central Africa.

Guifo ML, Essiene A, Ngo Nsoga M, Farikou I, Handy ED, NjihTabah E.

World J Surg. 2015 Dec 16. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26675928

Mycobacterium ulcerans in the Elderly: More Severe Disease and Suboptimal Outcomes.

O'Brien DP, Friedman ND, Cowan R, Pollard J, McDonald A, Callan P, Hughes A, Athan E.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 2;9(12):e0004253. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004253. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26630648 Free PMC Article

Chagas disease / American trypanosomiasis (Trypanosoma cruzi, T. cruzi) 

Analysis of the mitochondrial maxicircle of Trypanosoma lewisi, a neglected human pathogen.

Lin RH, Lai DH, Zheng LL, Wu J, Lukeš J, Hide G, Lun ZR.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 30;8(1):665. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1281-8.

PMID: 26715306 Free PMC Article

Sexual transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in murine model.

Ribeiro M, Nitz N, Santana C, Moraes A, Hagström L, Andrade R, Rios A, Sousa A, Dallago B, Gurgel-Gonçalves R, Hecht M.

Exp Parasitol. 2015 Dec 24. pii: S0014-4894(15)30080-1. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.12.017. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26724377

EBI3 suppresses Th1, Th17 and Th2 immune responses after Trypanosoma cruzi infection and inhibits parasite replication by interfering with alternative macrophage activation.

Böhme J, Roßnagel C, Jacobs T, Behrends J, Hölscher C, Erdmann H.

Immunology. 2015 Dec 23. doi: 10.1111/imm.12565. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26694585

New insights into the evolution of the Trypanosoma cruzi clade provided by a new trypanosome species tightly linked to Neotropical Pteronotus bats and related to an Australian lineage of trypanosomes.

Lima L, Espinosa-Álvarez O, Pinto CM, Cavazzana M Jr, Pavan AC, Carranza JC, Lim BK, Campaner M, Takata CS, Camargo EP, Hamilton PB, Teixeira MM.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 23;8(1):657. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1255-x.

PMID: 26701154 Free PMC Article

Kinetoplastid Phylogenomics Reveals the Evolutionary Innovations Associated with the Origins of Parasitism.

Jackson AP, Otto TD, Aslett M, Armstrong SD, Bringaud F, Schlacht A, Hartley C, Sanders M, Wastling JM, Dacks JB, Acosta-Serrano A, Field MC, Ginger ML, Berriman M.

Curr Biol. 2015 Dec 22. pii: S0960-9822(15)01499-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.11.055. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26725202 Free Article

Conserved Curvature of RNA Polymerase I Core Promoter Beyond rRNA Genes: the Case of the Tritryps.

Smircich P, Duhagon MA, Garat B.

Genomics Proteomics Bioinformatics. 2015 Dec 21. pii: S1672-0229(15)00169-2. doi: 10.1016/j.gpb.2015.09.005. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26718450 Free Article

A comparative study of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in sylvatic mammals from a protected and a disturbed area in the Argentine Chaco.

Orozco MM, Enriquez GF, Cardinal MV, Piccinalli RV, Gürtler RE.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec 17. pii: S0001-706X(15)30181-9. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.12.004. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26708994

Characterization of TcCYC6 from Trypanosoma cruzi, a gene with homology to mitotic cyclins.

Di Renzo MA, Laverrière M, Schenkman S, Wehrendt DP, Tellez-Iñón MT, Potenza M.

Parasitol Int. 2015 Dec 17. pii: S1383-5769(15)00210-X. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2015.12.007. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26709077

Brucella abortus Omp19 recombinant protein subcutaneously co-delivered with an antigen enhances antigen-specific T helper 1 memory responses and induces protection against parasite challenge.

Coria LM, Ibañez AE, Pasquevich KA, Cobiello PL, Frank FM, Giambartolomei GH, Cassataro J.

Vaccine. 2015 Dec 17. pii: S0264-410X(15)01784-3. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.12.012. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26707377

Mariner transposons are sailing in the genome of the blood-sucking bug Rhodnius prolixus.

Filée J, Rouault JD, Harry M, Hua-Van A.

BMC Genomics. 2015 Dec 15;16(1):1061. doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-2060-9.

PMID: 26666222 Free PMC Article

Insights into the Regulation of mRNA Processing of Polycistronic Transcripts Mediated by DRBD4/PTB2, a Trypanosome Homolog of the Polypyrimidine Tract-Binding Protein.

De Gaudenzi JG, Jäger AV, Izcovich R, Campo VA.

J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2015 Dec 14. doi: 10.1111/jeu.12288. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26663092

Synthesis of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchor glycolipids bearing unsaturated lipids.

Lee BY, Seeberger PH, Varon Silva D.

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Dec 10. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26660677

Morpholino antisense oligo inhibits trans-splicing of pre-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor mRNA of Trypanosoma cruzi and suppresses parasite growth and infectivity.

Hashimoto M, Nara T, Mita T, Mikoshiba K.

Parasitol Int. 2015 Dec 8;65(3):175-179. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2015.12.001. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26680159

Antiparasitic effect in vitro, activity in a murine model of Chagas disease, and structural characterization in complex with the target enzyme CYP51 from Trypanosoma cruzi of the potent clinical candidate VT-1161.

Hoekstra WJ, Hargrove TY, Wawrzak Z, Batista DD, da Silva CF, Nefertiti AS, Rachakonda G, Schotzinger RJ, Villalta F, Soeiro MN, Lepesheva GI.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Dec 7. pii: AAC.02287-15. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26643331

Molecular Cloning, Expression Analysis, and Functional Characterization of the H₊-Pyrophosphatase from Jatropha curcas.

Yang Y, Luo Z, Zhang M, Liu C, Gong M, Zou Z.

Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2015 Dec 7. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26643082

Trypanosoma cruzi: single cell live imaging inside infected tissues.

Ferreira BR, Orikaza CM, Cordero EM, Mortara RA.

Cell Microbiol. 2015 Dec 7. doi: 10.1111/cmi.12553. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26639617

A flow cytometer-based method to simultaneously assess activity and selectivity of compounds against the intracellular forms of Trypanosoma cruzi.

Miranda CG, Solana ME, Curto Mde L, Lammel EM, Schijman AG, Alba Soto CD.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec;152:8-16. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.08.004. Epub 2015 Aug 10.

PMID: 26272680

Reply to "Drug Susceptibility of Genetically Engineered Trypanosoma cruzi Strains and Sterile Cure in Animal Models as a Criterion for Potential Clinical Efficacy of Anti-T. cruzi Drugs".

Francisco AF, Lewis MD, Jayawardhana S, Taylor MC, Chatelain E, Kelly JM.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Dec;59(12):7925. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02022-15. No abstract available.

PMID: 26578702

Drug Susceptibility of Genetically Engineered Trypanosoma cruzi Strains and Sterile Cure in Animal Models as a Criterion for Potential Clinical Efficacy of Anti-T. cruzi Drugs.

Urbina JA, McKerrow JH.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Dec;59(12):7923-4. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01714-15. No abstract available.

PMID: 26578701

Different Therapeutic Outcomes of Benznidazole and VNI Treatments in Different Genders in Mouse Experimental Models of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection.

Guedes-da-Silva FH, Batista DG, da Silva CF, Meuser MB, Simões-Silva MR, de Araújo JS, Ferreira CG, Moreira OC, Britto C, Lepesheva GI, Soeiro Mde N.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Dec;59(12):7564-70. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01294-15. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

PMID: 26416857

Structural design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of 4-thiazolidinones againstTrypanosoma cruzi.

de Oliveira Filho GB, de Oliveira Cardoso MV, Espíndola JW, Ferreira LF, de Simone CA, Ferreira RS, Coelho PL, Meira CS, Magalhaes Moreira DR, Soares MB, Lima Leite AC.

Bioorg Med Chem. 2015 Dec 1;23(23):7478-86. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.10.048. Epub 2015 Nov 2.

PMID: 26549870

An abietane diterpene from Salvia cuspidata and some new derivatives are active againstTrypanosoma cruzi.

Lozano ES, Spina RM, Tonn CE, Sosa MA, Cifuente DA.

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2015 Dec 1;25(23):5481-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.10.082. Epub 2015 Oct 27.

PMID: 26525862

Biological parameters of interbreeding subspecies of Meccus phyllosomus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in western Mexico.

Martínez-Ibarra JA, Nogueda-Torres B, Cárdenas-De la Cruz MÁ, Villagrán ME, de Diego-Cabrera JA, Bustos-Saldaña R.

Bull Entomol Res. 2015 Dec;105(6):763-70. doi: 10.1017/S0007485315000759. Epub 2015 Oct 6.

PMID: 26440301

Trypanosoma cruzi extracellular amastigotes trigger the protein kinase D1-cortactin-actin pathway during cell invasion.

Bonfim-Melo A, Zanetti BF, Ferreira ÉR, Vandoninck S, Han SW, Van Lint J, Mortara RA, Bahia D.

Cell Microbiol. 2015 Dec;17(12):1797-810. doi: 10.1111/cmi.12472. Epub 2015 Jul 16.

PMID: 26096820

Evaluation of Cytokine Profile and HLA Association in Benznidazole Related Cutaneous Reactions in Patients With Chagas Disease.

Salvador F, Sánchez-Montalvá A, Martínez-Gallo M, Sala-Cunill A, Viñas L, García-Prat M, Aparicio G, Sao Avilés A, Artaza MÁ, Ferrer B, Molina I.

Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 1;61(11):1688-94. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ690. Epub 2015 Aug 11.

PMID: 26265500

Synthesis and evaluation of in vitro and in vivo trypanocidal properties of a new imidazole-containing nitrophthalazine derivative.

Olmo F, Gómez-Contreras F, Navarro P, Marín C, Yunta MJ, Cano C, Campayo L, Martín-Oliva D, Rosales MJ, Sánchez-Moreno M.

Eur J Med Chem. 2015 Dec 1;106:106-19. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.10.034. Epub 2015 Oct 23.

PMID: 26523668

Vasoactive intestinal peptide reduces the inflammatory profile in mice infected with Trypanosoma cruzi.

Higyno PM, Mendes PF, Miranda MB, Pereira DE, Mota AP, Nogueira Kde O, Caldas IS, Moura SA, Menezes CA.

Exp Parasitol. 2015 Dec;159:72-8. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.09.004. Epub 2015 Sep 7.

PMID: 26358268

Bacterial, fungal and protozoan carbonic anhydrases as drug targets.

Capasso C, Supuran CT.

Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2015 Dec;19(12):1689-704. doi: 10.1517/14728222.2015.1067685. Epub 2015 Aug 1.

PMID: 26235676

Investigation of the role of IL17A gene variants in Chagas disease.

Leon Rodriguez DA, Echeverría LE, González CI, Martin J.

Genes Immun. 2015 Dec;16(8):536-40. doi: 10.1038/gene.2015.42. Epub 2015 Oct 15.

PMID: 26468780

Preventing the transmission of American trypanosomiasis and its spread into non-endemic countries.

Liu Q, Zhou XN.

Infect Dis Poverty. 2015 Dec 28;4:60. doi: 10.1186/s40249-015-0092-7.

PMID: 26715535 Free PMC Article

Mir-190b negatively contributes to the Trypanosoma cruzi- infected cell survival by repressing PTEN protein expression.

Monteiro CJ, Mota SL, Diniz Lde F, Bahia MT, Moraes KC.

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2015 Dec;110(8):996-1002. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760150184.

PMID: 26692329 Free Article

Chagas disease: morbidity profile in an endemic area of Northeastern Brazil.

Andrade Cde M, Câmara AC, Nunes DF, Guedes PM, Pereira WO, Chiari E, Diniz RV, Galvão LM.

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2015 Dec;48(6):706-15. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0235-2015.

PMID: 26676495 Free Article

Can body traits, other than wings, reflect the flight ability of Triatominae bugs?

Hernández ML, Dujardin JP, Gorla DE, Catalá SS.

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2015 Dec;48(6):682-91. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0249-2015.

PMID: 26676492 Free Article

Behavioural alterations are independent of sickness behaviour in chronic experimental Chagas disease.

Vilar-Pereira G, Ruivo LA, Lannes-Vieira J.

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2015 Dec;110(8):1042-50. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760150300. Epub 2015 Dec 11.

PMID: 26676323 Free Article

Screening and management of Children at Risk for Chagas Disease in Non-Endemic Areas.

Wagner N, Jackson Y, Chappuis F, Posfay-Barbe KM.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Dec 11. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

PMID: 26658625

Heart transplant recipient with history of Chagas disease and elevated panel-reactive antibodies.

Davalos-Krebs G.

Prog Transplant. 2015 Dec;25(4):297-301. doi: 10.7182/pit2015191.

PMID: 26645921

Prevalence, Genetic Characterization, and 18S Small Subunit Ribosomal RNA Diversity of Trypanosoma rangeli in Triatomine and Mammal Hosts in Endemic Areas for Chagas Disease in Ecuador.

Ocaña-Mayorga S, Aguirre-Villacis F, Pinto CM, Vallejo GA, Grijalva MJ.

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2015 Dec;15(12):732-42. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2015.1794. Epub 2015 Dec 8.

PMID: 26645579

The Combination of Vitamin K3 and Vitamin C Has Synergic Activity against Forms of Trypanosoma cruzi through a Redox Imbalance Process.

Cristina Desoti V, Lazarin-Bidóia D, Martins Ribeiro F, Cardoso Martins S, da Silva Rodrigues JH, Ueda-Nakamura T, Vataru Nakamura C, Farias Ximenes V, de Oliveira Silva S.

PLoS One. 2015 Dec 7;10(12):e0144033. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144033. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26641473 Free PMC Article

Genome of Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection.

Mesquita RD, Vionette-Amaral RJ, Lowenberger C, Rivera-Pomar R, Monteiro FA, Minx P, Spieth J, Carvalho AB, Panzera F, Lawson D, Torres AQ, Ribeiro JM, Sorgine MH, Waterhouse RM, Montague MJ, Abad-Franch F, Alves-Bezerra M, Amaral LR, Araujo HM, Araujo RN, Aravind L, Atella GC, Azambuja P, Berni M, Bittencourt-Cunha PR, Braz GR, Calderón-Fernández G, Carareto CM, Christensen MB, Costa IR, Costa SG, Dansa M, Daumas-Filho CR, De-Paula IF, Dias FA, Dimopoulos G, Emrich SJ, Esponda-Behrens N, Fampa P, Fernandez-Medina RD, da Fonseca RN, Fontenele M, Fronick C, Fulton LA, Gandara AC, Garcia ES, Genta FA, Giraldo-Calderón GI, Gomes B, Gondim KC, Granzotto A, Guarneri AA, Guigó R, Harry M, Hughes DS, Jablonka W, Jacquin-Joly E, Juárez MP, Koerich LB, Latorre-Estivalis JM, Lavore A, Lawrence GG, Lazoski C, Lazzari CR, Lopes RR, Lorenzo MG, Lugon MD, Majerowicz D, Marcet PL, Mariotti M, Masuda H, Megy K, Melo AC, Missirlis F, Mota T, Noriega FG, Nouzova M, Nunes RD, Oliveira RL, Oliveira-Silveira G, Ons S, Pagola L, Paiva-Silva GO, Pascual A, Pavan MG, Pedrini N, Peixoto AA, Pereira MH, Pike A, Polycarpo C, Prosdocimi F, Ribeiro-Rodrigues R, Robertson HM, Salerno AP, Salmon D, Santesmasses D, Schama R, Seabra-Junior ES, Silva-Cardoso L, Silva-Neto MA, Souza-Gomes M, Sterkel M, Taracena ML, Tojo M, Tu ZJ, Tubio JM, Ursic-Bedoya R, Venancio TM, Walter-Nuno AB, Wilson D, Warren WC, Wilson RK, Huebner E, Dotson EM, Oliveira PL.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Dec 1;112(48):14936-14941. Epub 2015 Nov 16.

PMID: 26627243

Infestation of arboreal nests of coatis by triatomine species, vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, in a large Neotropical wetland.

de Lima JS, Rocha FL, Alves FM, Lorosa ES, Jansen AM, de Miranda Mourão G.

J Vector Ecol. 2015 Dec;40(2):379-85. doi: 10.1111/jvec.12177.

PMID: 26611974

Immunity and immune modulation in Trypanosoma cruzi infection.

Cardillo F, de Pinho RT, Antas PR, Mengel J.

Pathog Dis. 2015 Dec;73(9). pii: ftv082. doi: 10.1093/femspd/ftv082. Epub 2015 Oct 4.

PMID: 26438729

Novel ruthenium(II) cyclopentadienyl thiosemicarbazone compounds with antiproliferative activity on pathogenic trypanosomatid parasites.

Fernández M, Arce ER, Sarniguet C, Morais TS, Tomaz AI, Azar CO, Figueroa R, Diego Maya J, Medeiros A, Comini M, Helena Garcia M, Otero L, Gambino D.

J Inorg Biochem. 2015 Dec;153:306-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2015.06.018. Epub 2015 Jun 30.

PMID: 26275470

Host cytoplasmic processing bodies assembled by Trypanosoma cruzi during infection exert anti-parasitic activity.

Seto E, Onizuka Y, Nakajima-Shimada J.

Parasitol Int. 2015 Dec;64(6):540-6. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2015.07.009. Epub 2015 Jul 30.

PMID: 26232634

An entomological and seroepidemiological study of the vectorial-transmission risk of Chagas disease in the coast of northern Chile.

González CR, Reyes C, Canals A, Parra A, Muñoz X, Rodríguez K.

Med Vet Entomol. 2015 Dec;29(4):387-92. doi: 10.1111/mve.12131. Epub 2015 Jul 24.

PMID: 26208149

Identification of novel cyclic nucleotide binding proteins in Trypanosoma cruzi.

Jäger AV, De Gaudenzi JG, Mild JG, Mc Cormack B, Pantano S, Altschuler DL, Edreira MM.

Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2014 Dec;198(2):104-12. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2015.02.002. Epub 2015 Feb 25.

PMID: 25724722

Transient transfection and expression of foreign and endogenous genes in the intracellular stages of Trypanosoma cruzi.

Padmanabhan PK, Polidoro RB, Barteneva NS, Gazzinelli RT, Burleigh BA.

Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2014 Dec;198(2):100-3. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2015.02.001. Epub 2015 Feb 21.

PMID: 25712770

Hysteresis and positive cooperativity as possible regulatory mechanisms of Trypanosoma cruzihexokinase activity.

Acosta H, Cáceres A, González-Marcano E, Quiñones W, Avilán L, Dubourdieu M, Concepción JL.

Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2014 Dec;198(2):82-91. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2015.01.003. Epub 2015 Feb 12.

PMID: 25683029

Conditional removal of selectable markers in Trypanosoma cruzi using a site-specific recombination tool: proof of concept.

Kangussu-Marcolino MM, Cunha AP, Avila AR, Herman JP, DaRocha WD.

Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2014 Dec;198(2):71-4. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2015.01.001. Epub 2015 Jan 22.

PMID: 25619800

Chagas disease as a cause of heart failure and ventricular arrhythmias in patients long removed from endemic areas: an emerging problem in Europe.

Vannucchi V, Tomberli B, Zammarchi L, Fornaro A, Castelli G, Pieralli F, Berni A, Yacoub S, Bartoloni A, Olivotto I.

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2015 Dec;16(12):817-23. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000045.

PMID: 25022923

Cysticercosis / Taeniasis (Taenia solium, T. solium)

Taenia solium Cysticercosis - The lessons of history.

Del Brutto OH, García HH.

J Neurol Sci. 2015 Dec 15;359(1-2):392-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.011. Epub 2015 Aug 7. Review.

PMID: 26320098

On an imported case of Taenia saginata.

Galán Puchades MT.

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2015 Dec 15. doi: 10.17235/reed.2015.4005/2015. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26666994 Free Article

Challenges and opportunities in detecting Taenia solium tapeworm carriers in Los Angeles County California, 2009-2014.

Croker C.

J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2015 Dec;5(4):359-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jegh.2015.02.005. Epub 2015 Mar 23.

PMID: 25814395 Free Article

The Influence of Socio-economic, Behavioural and Environmental Factors on Taenia spp. Transmission in Western Kenya: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Humans and Pigs.

Wardrop NA, Thomas LF, Atkinson PM, de Glanville WA, Cook EA, Wamae CN, Gabriël S, Dorny P, Harrison LJ, Fèvre EM.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 7;9(12):e0004223. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004223. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26641459 Free PMC Article

A Rare Case Of Isolated Cysticercus Involvement Of Inferior Rectus Muscle Presenting With Upward Gaze Restriction.

Khanduri S, Agrawal S, Singh A, Bhadury S.

Trop Doct. 2015 Dec 29. pii: 0049475515622868. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26718982

Occasional resolution of multiple parenchymal brain calcifications in patients with neurocysticercosis.

Meneses Quiroz LJ, Gonzales I, Pretell EJ, Saavedra H, Garcia HH; Cysticercosis Working Group in Perú.

Neurol Clin Pract. 2015 Dec;5(6):531-533. No abstract available.

PMID: 26716066

Identification and Characterization of Microsatellite Markers Derived from the Whole Genome Analysis of Taenia solium.

Pajuelo MJ, Eguiluz M, Dahlstrom E, Requena D, Guzmán F, Ramirez M, Sheen P, Frace M, Sammons S, Cama V, Anzick S, Bruno D, Mahanty S, Wilkins P, Nash T, Gonzalez A, García HH, Gilman RH, Porcella S, Zimic M; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 23;9(12):e0004316. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004316. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26697878 Free PMC Article

Floating iris cyst mimicking intravitreal cysticercosis.

Chandra P, Gangawe A, Singhal D, Kumar A.

BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Dec 21;2015. pii: bcr2015213484. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213484. No abstract available.

PMID: 26689253

Under seize: neurocysticercosis in an immigrant woman and review of a growing neglected disease.

Bock M, Garcia HH, Chin-Hong P, Baxi SM.

BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Dec 18;2015. pii: bcr2015212839. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-212839.

PMID: 26682841

Inflammation Caused by Praziquantel Treatment Depends on the Location of the Taenia solium Cysticercus in Porcine Neurocysticercosis.

Cangalaya C, Zimic M, Marzal M, González AE, Guerra-Giraldez C, Mahanty S, Nash TE, García HH;Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 11;9(12):e0004207. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004207. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26658257 Free PMC Article

An ocular cysticercosis case: Caused by Asian genotype of Taenia solium.

Sharma M, Beke N, Khurana S, Bhatti HS, Sehgal R, Malla N.

Indian J Med Microbiol. 2015 Oct-Dec;33(4):583-5. doi: 10.4103/0255-0857.167319.

PMID: 26470970 Free Article

Successful Antiparasitic Treatment for Cysticercosis is Associated with a Fast and Marked Reduction of Circulating Antigen Levels in a Naturally Infected Pig Model.

Gonzalez AE, Bustos JA, Garcia HH, Rodriguez S, Zimic M, Castillo Y, Praet N, Gabriël S, Gilman RH, Dorny P; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec 9;93(6):1305-10. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0370. Epub 2015 Sep 21.

PMID: 26392159

Taenia hydatigena cysticercosis in slaughtered pigs, goats, and sheep in Tanzania.

Braae UC, Kabululu M, Nørmark ME, Nejsum P, Ngowi HA, Johansen MV.

Trop Anim Health Prod. 2015 Dec;47(8):1523-30. doi: 10.1007/s11250-015-0892-6. Epub 2015 Jul 26.

PMID: 26210397

Seroprevalence and risk factors of human cysticercosis and taeniasis prevalence in a highly endemic area of epilepsy in Bangoua, west Cameroon.

Nkouawa A, Dschanou AR, Moyou-Somo R, Sako Y, Ito A.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec 30. pii: S0001-706X(15)30196-0. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.12.019. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26747010

Dengue

Quinic acid derivatives inhibit dengue virus replication in vitro.

Zanello PR, Koishi AC, Rezende Júnior Cde O, Oliveira LA, Pereira AA, de Almeida MV, Duarte Dos Santos CN, Bordignon J.

Virol J. 2015 Dec 22;12(1):223. doi: 10.1186/s12985-015-0443-9.

PMID: 26695767 Free PMC Article

A Native Wolbachia Endosymbiont Does Not Limit Dengue Virus Infection in the Mosquito Aedes notoscriptus (Diptera: Culicidae).

Skelton E, Rancès E, Frentiu FD, Kusmintarsih ES, Iturbe-Ormaetxe I, Caragata EP, Woolfit M, O'Neill SL.

J Med Entomol. 2015 Dec 31. pii: tjv235. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26721865

Protein-protein interactions between A. aegypti midgut and dengue virus 2: two-hybrid screens using the midgut cDNA library.

Tham HW, Balasubramaniam VR, Chew MF, Ahmad H, Hassan SS.

J Infect Dev Ctries. 2015 Dec 30;9(12):1338-49. doi: 10.3855/jidc.6422.

PMID: 26719940 Free Article

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. 2015 Dec 28. pii: 15-0382. [Epub ahead of print]

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. 2015 Dec 28. pii: 15-0468. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26711518

Fitness of wAlbB Wolbachia Infection in Aedes aegypti: Parameter Estimates in an Outcrossed Background and Potential for Population Invasion.

Axford JK, Ross PA, Yeap HL, Callahan AG, Hoffmann AA.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec 28. pii: 15-0608. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26711515

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. 2015 Dec 28. pii: 1500057. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26712948

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. 2015 Dec 28. pii: trv106. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26711697

Cost-utility analysis of dengue vaccination in a country with heterogeneous risk of denguetransmission.

Orellano PW, Reynoso JI, Stahl HC, Salomon OD.

Vaccine. 2015 Dec 24. pii: S0264-410X(15)01837-X. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.12.040. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26724542

Dengue hemorrhagic fever and the kidney.

Vachvanichsanong P, Thisyakorn U, Thisyakorn C.

Arch Virol. 2015 Dec 23. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26699788

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. 2015 Dec 23. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26700953

Dengue neutralizing antibody kinetics in children after symptomatic primary and post-primarydengue virus infections.

Clapham HE, Rodriguez-Barraquer I, Azman AS, Althouse BM, Salje H, Gibbons RV, Rothman A, Jarman RG, Nisalak A, Thaisomboonsuk B, Kalayanarooj S, Nimmannitya S, Vaughn DW, Green S, Yoon IK, Cummings DA.

J Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 23. pii: jiv759. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26704615

Safety and immunogenicity of a tetravalent dengue vaccine (TDV) in healthy children and adults in endemic regions: a randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study.

Sirivichayakul C, Barranco-Santana EA, Esquilin-Rivera I, Oh HM, Raanan M, Sariol CA, Shek LP, Simasathien S, Smith MK, Velez ID, Wallace D, Gordon GS, Stinchcomb DT.

J Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 23. pii: jiv762. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26704612

Characterization of in vitro dengue virus resistance to carrageenan.

Talarico LB, Damonte EB.

J Med Virol. 2015 Dec 22. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24457. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26694200

Financing dengue vaccine introduction in the Americas: challenges and opportunities.

Constenla D, Clark S.

Expert Rev Vaccines. 2015 Dec 21. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26690087

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. 2015 Dec 17. pii: S0014-4894(15)30074-6. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.12.011. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26708933

Estimating the Attack Ratio of Dengue Epidemics under Time-varying Force of Infection using Aggregated Notification Data.

Coelho FC, Carvalho LM.

Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 17;5:18455. doi: 10.1038/srep18455.

PMID: 26675824 Free PMC Article

Response to comment on "Dengue virus NS1 protein activates cells via Toll-like receptor 4 and disrupts endothelial cell monolayer integrity" and "Dengue virus NS1 triggers endothelial permeability and vascular leak that is prevented by NS1 vaccination".

Stacey KJ, Watterson D, Modhiran N, Young PR.

Sci Transl Med. 2015 Dec 16;7(318):318lr4. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aad8657.

PMID: 26676606

Comment on "Dengue virus NS1 protein activates cells via Toll-like receptor 4 and disrupts endothelial cell monolayer integrity" and "Dengue virus NS1 triggers endothelial permeability and vascular leak that is prevented by NS1 vaccination".

Halstead SB.

Sci Transl Med. 2015 Dec 16;7(318):318le4. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aad4863.

PMID: 26676605

Discovery of conjugated thiazolidinone-thiadiazole scaffold as anti-dengue virus polymerase inhibitors.

Manvar D, Küçükgüzel İ, Erensoy G, Tatar E, Deryabaşoğulları G, Reddy H, Talele TT, Cevik O, Kaushik-Basu N.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2015 Dec 15. pii: S0006-291X(15)31047-0. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.12.042. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26697747

Paradoxical role of antibodies in dengue virus infections: considerations for prophylactic vaccine development.

Acosta EG, Bartenschlager R.

Expert Rev Vaccines. 2015 Dec 15:1-16. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26577689

High Anti-Dengue Virus Activity of the OAS Gene Family Is Associated With Increased Severity ofDengue.

Simon-Loriere E, Lin RJ, Kalayanarooj SM, Chuansumrit A, Casademont I, Lin SY, Yu HP, Lert-Itthiporn W, Chaiyaratana W, Tangthawornchaikul N, Tangnararatchakit K, Vasanawathana S, Chang BL, Suriyaphol P, Yoksan S, Malasit P, Despres P, Paul R, Lin YL, Sakuntabhai A.

J Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 15;212(12):2011-20. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv321. Epub 2015 Jun 10.

PMID: 26063222

Rapid next-generation sequencing of dengue, EV-A71 and RSV-A viruses.

Baronti C, Piorkowski G, Leparc-Goffart I, de Lamballerie X, Dubot-Pérès A.

J Virol Methods. 2015 Dec 15;226:7-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2015.09.004. Epub 2015 Sep 14.

PMID: 26376168

Suppression of Drug Resistance in Dengue Virus.

Mateo R, Nagamine CM, Kirkegaard K.

MBio. 2015 Dec 15;6(6). pii: e01960-15. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01960-15.

PMID: 26670386 Free Article

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. 2015 Dec 14. pii: cyv065. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26668207

Development of viable TAP-tagged dengue virus for investigation of host-virus interaction in viral replication.

Poyomtip T, Hodge K, Matangkasombut P, Sakuntabhai A, Pisitkun T, Jirawatnotai S, Chimnaronk S.

J Gen Virol. 2015 Dec 14. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.000371. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26669909

Three-Month Real-Time Dengue Forecast Models: An Early Warning System for Outbreak Alerts and Policy Decision Support in Singapore.

Shi Y, Liu X, Kok SY, Rajarethinam J, Liang S, Yap G, Chong CS, Lee KS, Tan SS, Chin CK, Lo A, Kong W, Ng LC, Cook AR.

Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Dec 11. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26662617 Free Article

Infectious dengue vesicles derived from CD61+ cells in acute patient plasma exhibited a diaphanous appearance.

Hsu AY, Wu SR, Tsai JJ, Chen PL, Chen YP, Chen TY, Lo YC, Ho TC, Lee M, Chen MT, Chiu YC, Perng GC.

Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 11;5:17990. doi: 10.1038/srep17990.

PMID: 26657027 Free PMC Article

Enhanced performance of an innovative dengue IgG/IgM rapid diagnostic test using an anti-dengue EDI monoclonal antibody and dengue virus antigen.

Lee J, Kim YE, Kim HY, Sinniah M, Chong CK, Song HO.

Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 11;5:18077. doi: 10.1038/srep18077.

PMID: 26655854 Free PMC Article

Points for Consideration for dengue vaccine introduction - recommendations by the DengueVaccine Initiative.

Lim JK, Lee YS, Wilder-Smith A, Thiry G, Mahoney R, Yoon IK.

Expert Rev Vaccines. 2015 Dec 10. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26651238

Discovery of Nanomolar Dengue and West Nile Virus Protease Inhibitors Containing a 4-Benzyloxyphenylglycine Residue.

Behnam MA, Graf D, Bartenschlager R, Zlotos DP, Klein CD.

J Med Chem. 2015 Dec 10;58(23):9354-70. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01441. Epub 2015 Dec 1.

PMID: 26562070

Development of a recombinant, chimeric tetravalent dengue vaccine candidate.

Osorio JE, Partidos CD, Wallace D, Stinchcomb DT.

Vaccine. 2015 Dec 10;33(50):7112-20. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.11.022. Epub 2015 Nov 14.

PMID: 26585500

Mouse models of dengue virus infection for vaccine testing.

Sarathy VV, Milligan GN, Bourne N, Barrett AD.

Vaccine. 2015 Dec 10;33(50):7051-60. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.112. Epub 2015 Oct 23.

PMID: 26478201

A role for vector control in dengue vaccine programs.

Christofferson RC, Mores CN.

Vaccine. 2015 Dec 10;33(50):7069-74. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.114. Epub 2015 Oct 21.

PMID: 26478199

Development of the Sanofi Pasteur tetravalent dengue vaccine: One more step forward.

Guy B, Briand O, Lang J, Saville M, Jackson N.

Vaccine. 2015 Dec 10;33(50):7100-11. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.108. Epub 2015 Oct 20.

PMID: 26475445 Free Article

Recent advances in dengue pathogenesis and clinical management.

Simmons CP, McPherson K, Van Vinh Chau N, Hoai Tam DT, Young P, Mackenzie J, Wills B.

Vaccine. 2015 Dec 10;33(50):7061-8. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.103. Epub 2015 Oct 14.

PMID: 26458808 Free Article

Nucleic acid (DNA) immunization as a platform for dengue vaccine development.

Porter KR, Raviprakash K.

Vaccine. 2015 Dec 10;33(50):7135-40. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.102. Epub 2015 Oct 14.

PMID: 26458805

Preclinical and clinical development of a dengue recombinant subunit vaccine.

Manoff SB, George SL, Bett AJ, Yelmene ML, Dhanasekaran G, Eggemeyer L, Sausser ML, Dubey SA, Casimiro DR, Clements DE, Martyak T, Pai V, Parks DE, Coller BA.

Vaccine. 2015 Dec 10;33(50):7126-34. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.101. Epub 2015 Oct 14.

PMID: 26458804

Analysis of cell-mediated immune responses in support of dengue vaccine development efforts.

Rothman AL, Currier JR, Friberg HL, Mathew A.

Vaccine. 2015 Dec 10;33(50):7083-90. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.104. Epub 2015 Oct 14.

PMID: 26458801

Clinical evaluation strategies for a live attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine.

Precioso AR, Palacios R, Thomé B, Mondini G, Braga P, Kalil J.

Vaccine. 2015 Dec 10;33(50):7121-5. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.105. Epub 2015 Oct 14.

PMID: 26458796

Dengue human infection models to advance dengue vaccine development.

Larsen CP, Whitehead SS, Durbin AP.

Vaccine. 2015 Dec 10;33(50):7075-82. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.052. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

PMID: 26424605 Free Article

Next generation dengue vaccines: A review of the preclinical development pipeline.

Vannice KS, Roehrig JT, Hombach J.

Vaccine. 2015 Dec 10;33(50):7091-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.053. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

PMID: 26424602 Free Article

Dengue Knowledge and Preventive Practices in Iquitos, Peru.

Paz-Soldán VA, Morrison AC, Cordova Lopez JJ, Lenhart A, Scott TW, Elder JP, Sihuincha M, Kochel TJ, Halsey ES, Astete H, McCall PJ.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec 9;93(6):1330-7. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0096. Epub 2015 Oct 26.

PMID: 26503276 Free PMC Article

Chikungunya Virus Infections Among Patients with Dengue-Like Illness at a Tertiary Care Hospital in the Philippines, 2012-2013.

Velasco JM, Valderama MT, Lopez MN, Chua D Jr, Latog R 2nd, Roque V Jr, Corpuz J, Klungthong C, Rodpradit P, Hussem K, Poolpanichupatam Y, Macareo L, Fernandez S, Yoon IK.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec 9;93(6):1318-24. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0332. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

PMID: 26416109

Phospholipidomic identification of potential serum biomarkers in dengue fever, hepatitis B and hepatitis C using liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry.

Khedr A, Hegazy MA, Kammoun AK, Shehata MA.

J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2015 Dec 9;1009-1010:44-54. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.12.011. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26708624

Tackling dengue fever: Current status and challenges.

Nedjadi T, El-Kafrawy S, Sohrab SS, Desprès P, Damanhouri G, Azhar E.

Virol J. 2015 Dec 9;12:212. doi: 10.1186/s12985-015-0444-8.

PMID: 26645066 Free PMC Article

Dengue cases in India doubled in 2014-15.

Travasso C.

BMJ. 2015 Dec 8;351:h6676. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h6676. No abstract available.

PMID: 26645299

Estimating dengue type reproduction numbers for two provinces of Sri Lanka during the period 2013-14.

Sardar T, Sasmal SK, Chattopadhyay J.

Virulence. 2015 Dec 8:0. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26646355

The role of octopamine receptor agonists in the synergistic toxicity of certain insect growth regulators (IGRs) in controlling Dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquito.

Ahmed MA, Vogel CF.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec 7;155:1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.11.015. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26672383

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. 2015 Dec 7. pii: 15-0543. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26643534

Autoimmunity in dengue: Literature review.

Palacios-Cuervo F, Calderón-Rivera A, Espinal-Reyes F, Canelo-Aybar C.

Reumatol Clin. 2015 Dec 6. pii: S1699-258X(15)00111-4. doi: 10.1016/j.reuma.2015.05.015. [Epub ahead of print] English, Spanish. No abstract available.

PMID: 26669796 Free Article

Dengue haemorrhagic fever with Roth's spot.

Watanabe K, Fukuda H, Takahashi M, Hagiwara Y, Yokouchi Y, Hirano A, Mukai H.

Eur J Dermatol. 2015 Dec 5. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

PMID: 26642885

A recombinant, chimeric tetravalent dengue vaccine candidate based on a dengue virus serotype 2 backbone.

Osorio JE, Wallace D, Stinchcomb DT.

Expert Rev Vaccines. 2015 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26635182

NMR investigation of domain III of Dengue virus E protein: antibody binding modulates conformational exchange in the antigen.

Moraes AH, Simonelli L, Pedotti M, Almeida FC, Varani L, Valente AP.

J Virol. 2015 Dec 4. pii: JVI.02314-15. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26637461

The dengue virus non-structural protein 1 (NS1) is secreted efficiently from infected mosquito cells.

Alcalá AC, Medina F, González-Robles A, Salazar-Villatoro L, Fragoso-Soriano RJ, Vásquez C, Cervantes-Salazar M, Del Angel RM, Ludert JE.

Virology. 2015 Dec 4;488:278-287. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2015.11.020. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26655246

Anti-dengue virus nonstructural protein 1 antibodies contribute to platelet phagocytosis by macrophages.

Wan SW, Yang YW, Chu YT, Lin CF, Chang CP, Yeh TM, Anderson R, Lin YS.

Thromb Haemost. 2015 Dec 3;115(3). [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26632672

Rare occurrence of natural transovarial transmission of dengue virus and elimination of infected foci as a possible intervention method.

Angel A, Angel B, Joshi V.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec 2;155:20-24. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.11.018. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26655042

Development of TV003/TV005, a single dose, highly immunogenic live attenuated dengue vaccine; what makes this vaccine different from the Sanofi-Pasteur CYD™ vaccine ?

Whitehead SS.

Expert Rev Vaccines. 2015 Dec 2:1-9. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26559731

Genetic deviation in geographically close populations of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae): influence of environmental barriers in South India.

Vadivalagan C, Karthika P, Murugan K, Panneerselvam C, Paulpandi M, Madhiyazhagan P, Wei H, Aziz AT, Alsalhi MS, Devanesan S, Nicoletti M, Paramasivan R, Dinesh D, Benelli G.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26627691

Simultaneous uncoupled expression and purification of the Dengue virus NS3 protease and NS2B co-factor domain.

Shannon AE, Chappell KJ, Stoermer MJ, Chow SY, Kok WM, Fairlie DP, Young PR.

Protein Expr Purif. 2015 Dec 2;119:124-129. doi: 10.1016/j.pep.2015.11.022. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26647367

Effect of modulation of unfolded protein response pathway on dengue virus infection.

Diwaker D, Mishra KP, Ganju L.

Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai). 2015 Dec;47(12):960-8. doi: 10.1093/abbs/gmv108. Epub 2015 Oct 28.

PMID: 26515795

Immunosuppression by hemorrhagic fever-causing viruses.

Meyer B, Ly H.

Oncotarget. 2015 Dec 8. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.6509. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

PMID: 26657729 Free Article

Susceptibility profile of Aedes aegypti from Santiago Island, Cabo Verde, to insecticides.

Rocha HD, Paiva MH, Silva NM, de Araújo AP, Camacho Ddos R, Moura AJ, Gómez LF, Ayres CF, Santos MA.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec;152:66-73. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.08.013. Epub 2015 Aug 22.

PMID: 26307496

Further evidences for the mode of action of the larvicidal m-pentadecadienyl-phenol isolated from Myracrodruon urundeuva seeds against Aedes aegypti.

Souza TM, Menezes ES, Oliveira RV, Almeida Filho LC, Martins JM, Moreno FB, Monteiro-Moreira AC, Moura AA, Carvalho AF.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec;152:49-55. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.08.010. Epub 2015 Aug 21.

PMID: 26299195

Trials and Tribulations on the Path to Developing a Dengue Vaccine.

Thomas SJ, Rothman AL.

Am J Prev Med. 2015 Dec;49(6 Suppl 4):S334-44. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.09.006. Review.

PMID: 26590433

Inhibition of dengue virus production and cytokine/chemokine expression by ribavirin and compound A.

Rattanaburee T, Junking M, Panya A, Sawasdee N, Songprakhon P, Suttitheptumrong A, Limjindaporn T, Haegeman G, Yenchitsomanus PT.

Antiviral Res. 2015 Dec;124:83-92. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2015.10.005. Epub 2015 Nov 2.

PMID: 26542647

Targeting host lipid synthesis and metabolism to inhibit dengue and hepatitis C viruses.

Villareal VA, Rodgers MA, Costello DA, Yang PL.

Antiviral Res. 2015 Dec;124:110-21. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2015.10.013. Epub 2015 Oct 23. Review.

PMID: 26526588

Antibody with an engineered Fc region as a therapeutic agent against dengue virus infection.

Ramadhany R, Hirai I, Sasaki T, Ono K, Ramasoota P, Ikuta K, Kurosu T.

Antiviral Res. 2015 Dec;124:61-8. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2015.10.012. Epub 2015 Oct 30.

PMID: 26522769

Historical inability to control Aedes aegypti as a main contributor of fast dispersal of chikungunya outbreaks in Latin America.

Fernández-Salas I, Danis-Lozano R, Casas-Martínez M, Ulloa A, Bond JG, Marina CF, Lopez-Ordóñez T, Elizondo-Quiroga A, Torres-Monzón JA, Díaz-González EE.

Antiviral Res. 2015 Dec;124:30-42. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2015.10.015. Epub 2015 Oct 27. Review.

PMID: 26518229

Dengue virus infection induces formation of G3BP1 granules in human lung epithelial cells.

Xia J, Chen X, Xu F, Wang Y, Shi Y, Li Y, He J, Zhang P.

Arch Virol. 2015 Dec;160(12):2991-9. doi: 10.1007/s00705-015-2578-9. Epub 2015 Sep 9.

PMID: 26350772

Larvicidal activity, inhibition effect on development, histopathological alteration and morphological aberration induced by seaweed extracts in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae).

Yu KX, Wong CL, Ahmad R, Jantan I.

Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2015 Dec;8(12):1006-12. doi: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2015.11.011. Epub 2015 Nov 14.

PMID: 26706671 Free Article

Wolbachia pipientis: A potential candidate for combating and eradicating dengue epidemics in Pakistan.

Tahir U, Khan UH, Zubair MS, Bahar-E-Mustafa.

Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2015 Dec;8(12):989-98. doi: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2015.11.012. Epub 2015 Nov 14. Review.

PMID: 26706669 Free Article

Secondary structure and membrane topology of dengue virus NS4B N-terminal 125 amino acids.

Li Y, Kim YM, Zou J, Wang QY, Gayen S, Wong YL, Lee le T, Xie X, Huang Q, Lescar J, Shi PY, Kang C.

Biochim Biophys Acta. 2015 Dec;1848(12):3150-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.09.016. Epub 2015 Sep 25.

PMID: 26403837

Targeting innate immunity for antiviral therapy through small molecule agonists of the RLR pathway.

Pattabhi S, Wilkins CR, Dong R, Knoll ML, Posakony J, Kaiser S, Mire CE, Wang ML, Ireton RC, Geisbert TW, Bedard KM, Iadonato SP, Loo YM, Gale M Jr.

J Virol. 2015 Dec 16. pii: JVI.02202-15. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26676770

Flavivirus Infection Impairs Peroxisome Biogenesis and Early Antiviral Signaling.

You J, Hou S, Malik-Soni N, Xu Z, Kumar A, Rachubinski RA, Frappier L, Hobman TC.

J Virol. 2015 Dec 15;89(24):12349-61. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01365-15. Epub 2015 Sep 30.

PMID: 26423946

Effect of isodillapiole on the expression of the insecticide resistance genes GSTE7 and CYP6N12 in Aedes aegypti from central Amazonia.

Lima VS, Pinto AC, Rafael MS.

Genet Mol Res. 2015 Dec 11;14(4):16728-35. doi: 10.4238/2015.December.11.20.

PMID: 26681019

Feasibility of Using the Mosquito Blood Meal for Rapid and Efficient Human and Animal Virus Surveillance and Discovery.

Yang Y, Garver LS, Bingham KM, Hang J, Jochim RC, Davidson SA, Richardson JH, Jarman RG.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec 9;93(6):1377-82. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0440. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

PMID: 26416112

Synthesis and biological profiling of 6- or 7-(het)aryl-7-deazapurine 4'-C-methylribonucleosides.

Nauš P, Caletková O, Perlíková P, Poštová Slavětínská L, Tloušťová E, Hodek J, Weber J, Džubák P, Hajdúch M, Hocek M.

Bioorg Med Chem. 2015 Dec 1;23(23):7422-38. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.10.040. Epub 2015 Oct 31.

PMID: 26558518

Tree holes as larval habitats for Aedes aegypti in urban, suburban and forest habitats in a dengue affected area.

Mangudo C, Aparicio JP, Gleiser RM.

Bull Entomol Res. 2015 Dec;105(6):679-84. doi: 10.1017/S0007485315000590. Epub 2015 Jul 21.

PMID: 26193903

An entomological review of invasive mosquitoes in Europe.

Medlock JM, Hansford KM, Versteirt V, Cull B, Kampen H, Fontenille D, Hendrickx G, Zeller H, Van Bortel W, Schaffner F.

Bull Entomol Res. 2015 Dec;105(6):637-63. doi: 10.1017/S0007485315000103. Epub 2015 Mar 25.

PMID: 25804287

The Potential Impact of Vaccination on the Dynamics of Dengue Infections.

Knipl D, Moghadas SM.

Bull Math Biol. 2015 Dec;77(12):2212-30. doi: 10.1007/s11538-015-0120-6. Epub 2015 Nov 19.

PMID: 26585748

Dengue NS1 antigen contributes to disease severity by inducing IL-10 by monocytes.

Narmada Adikari T, Gomes L, Wickramasinghe N, Salimi M, Wijesiriwardana N, Kamaladasa A, Narangoda Liyanage AS, Ogg GS, Malavige GN.

Clin Exp Immunol. 2015 Dec 1. doi: 10.1111/cei.12747. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26621477

Dengue-associated acute kidney injury.

Oliveira JF, Burdmann EA.

Clin Kidney J. 2015 Dec;8(6):681-5. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfv106. Epub 2015 Oct 16.

PMID: 26613023 Free PMC Article

Arbovirus Infections.

Beckham JD, Tyler KL.

Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2015 Dec;21(6 Neuroinfectious Disease):1599-611. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000240.

PMID: 26633778

The microbiome modulates arbovirus transmission in mosquitoes.

Hegde S, Rasgon JL, Hughes GL.

Curr Opin Virol. 2015 Dec;15:97-102. doi: 10.1016/j.coviro.2015.08.011. Epub 2015 Sep 11. Review.

PMID: 26363996

Outbreak of Exanthematous Illness Associated with Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Viruses, Salvador, Brazil.

Cardoso CW, Paploski IA, Kikuti M, Rodrigues MS, Silva MM, Campos GS, Sardi SI, Kitron U, Reis MG, Ribeiro GS.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;21(12):2274-6. doi: 10.3201/eid2112.151167. No abstract available.

PMID: 26584464 Free PMC Article

Eco-friendly control of malaria and arbovirus vectors using the mosquitofish Gambusia affinis and ultra-low dosages of Mimusops elengi-synthesized silver nanoparticles: towards an integrative approach?

Subramaniam J, Murugan K, Panneerselvam C, Kovendan K, Madhiyazhagan P, Kumar PM, Dinesh D, Chandramohan B, Suresh U, Nicoletti M, Higuchi A, Hwang JS, Kumar S, Alarfaj AA, Munusamy MA, Messing RH, Benelli G.

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2015 Dec;22(24):20067-83. doi: 10.1007/s11356-015-5253-5. Epub 2015 Aug 25.

PMID: 26300364

Dengue in children: a systematic review of clinical and laboratory factors associated with severity.

Wakimoto MD, Camacho LA, Guaraldo L, Damasceno LS, Brasil P.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2015 Dec;13(12):1441-56. doi: 10.1586/14787210.2015.1100534. Epub 2015 Nov 4.

PMID: 26536064

Recombinant bacterial lipoproteins as vaccine candidates.

Leng CH, Liu SJ, Chen HW, Chong P.

Expert Rev Vaccines. 2015 Dec;14(12):1623-32. doi: 10.1586/14760584.2015.1091732. Epub 2015 Sep 30.

PMID: 26420467

Dengue: an update on treatment options.

Chan CY, Ooi EE.

Future Microbiol. 2015 Dec;10:2017-31. doi: 10.2217/fmb.15.105. Epub 2015 Nov 23.

PMID: 26594048

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a patient with dengue infection.

Arshad U, Ahmad SQ, Khan F.

Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2015 Dec;8(4):189-90. doi: 10.1016/j.hemonc.2015.03.002. Epub 2015 Apr 22. No abstract available.

PMID: 25921404 Free Article

Dengue Infection: Challenges and Way Forward.

Lodha R, Kabra SK.

Indian J Pediatr. 2015 Dec;82(12):1077-9. doi: 10.1007/s12098-015-1946-5. Epub 2015 Nov 21. No abstract available.

PMID: 26590155

Widespread evidence for interspecific mating between Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in nature.

Bargielowski IE, Lounibos LP, Shin D, Smartt CT, Carrasquilla MC, Henry A, Navarro JC, Paupy C, Dennett JA.

Infect Genet Evol. 2015 Dec;36:456-61. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.08.016. Epub 2015 Aug 18.

PMID: 26296606

Profile of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor and its human leucocyte antigen ligands indengue-infected patients from Western India.

Alagarasu K, Bachal RV, Shah PS, Cecilia D.

Int J Immunogenet. 2015 Dec;42(6):432-8. doi: 10.1111/iji.12231. Epub 2015 Sep 19.

PMID: 26385514

Seroprevalence of arboviruses among blood donors in French Polynesia, 2011-2013.

Aubry M, Finke J, Teissier A, Roche C, Broult J, Paulous S, Desprès P, Cao-Lormeau VM, Musso D.

Int J Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;41:11-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.10.005. Epub 2015 Oct 23.

PMID: 26482390 Free Article

Serum Aminotransferases in Thai Children With Dengue Infection.

Prommalikit O, Thisyakorn U, Thisyakorn C.

Iran J Pediatr. 2015 Dec;25(6):e443. doi: 10.5812/ijp.443. Epub 2015 Dec 23.

PMID: 26635947 Free PMC Article

A Mosquito Survey of the Twin-Island Caribbean Nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2010.

Mohammed H, Evanson J, Revan F, Lee E, Krecek RC, Smith J.

J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2015 Dec;31(4):360-3. doi: 10.2987/moco-31-04-360-363.1.

PMID: 26675458

Molecular characterization of midgut microbiota of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti from Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Yadav KK, Bora A, Datta S, Chandel K, Gogoi HK, Prasad GB, Veer V.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 18;8(1):641. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1252-0.

PMID: 26684012 Free PMC Article

Application of biogenic carbon dioxide produced by yeast with different carbon sources for attraction of mosquitoes towards adult mosquito traps.

Sukumaran D, Ponmariappan S, Sharma AK, Jha HK, Wasu YH, Sharma AK.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec 17. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26677098

Functional assessment and structural basis of antibody binding to human papillomavirus capsid.

Zhang X, Li S, Modis Y, Li Z, Zhang J, Xia N, Zhao Q.

Rev Med Virol. 2015 Dec 17. doi: 10.1002/rmv.1867. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

PMID: 26676802

Establishment of Diagnostic Doses of Five Pyrethroids for Monitoring Physiological Resistance in Aedes Albopictus in Thailand.

Thanispong K, Sathantriphop S, Malaithong N, Bangs MJ, Chareonviriyaphap T.

J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2015 Dec;31(4):346-52. doi: 10.2987/moco-31-04-346-352.1.

PMID: 26675456

Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase I Gene Sequence Analysis of Aedes Albopictus in Malaysia.

Ismail NA, Dom NC, Ismail R, Ahmad AH, Zaki A, Camalxaman SN.

J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2015 Dec;31(4):305-12. doi: 10.2987/moco-31-04-305-312.1.

PMID: 26675451

Human CD8+ T-Cell Responses Against the 4 Dengue Virus Serotypes Are Associated With Distinct Patterns of Protein Targets.

Weiskopf D, Cerpas C, Angelo MA, Bangs DJ, Sidney J, Paul S, Peters B, Sanches FP, Silvera CG, Costa PR, Kallas EG, Gresh L, de Silva AD, Balmaseda A, Harris E, Sette A.

J Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 1;212(11):1743-51. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv289. Epub 2015 May 15.

PMID: 25980035

Prevalence of dengue viral and malaria parasitic co-infections in an epidemic district, Angul of Odisha, India: An eco-epidemiological and cross-sectional study for the prospective aspects of public health.

Rao MR, Padhy RN, Das MK.

J Infect Public Health. 2015 Dec 1. pii: S1876-0341(15)00203-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2015.10.019. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26653975

Seroprevalence of past dengue virus infection among children and adolescents in Singapore.

Ang LW, Cutter J, James L, Goh KT.

J Med Virol. 2015 Dec;87(12):2159-62. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24287. Epub 2015 Jun 25.

PMID: 26058712

Determination of Insecticidal Effect (LC50 and LC90) of Organic Fatty Acids Mixture (C8910+Silicone) Against Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae).

Dunford JC, Falconer A, Leite LN, Wirtz RA, Brogdon WG.

J Med Entomol. 2015 Dec 30. pii: tjv239. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26718717

Neem oil increases the efficiency of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae for the control of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae.

Gomes SA, Paula AR, Ribeiro A, Moraes CO, Santos JW, Silva CP, Samuels RI.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 30;8(1):669. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1280-9.

PMID: 26715150 Free PMC Article

Fitness cost in field and laboratory Aedes aegypti populations associated with resistance to the insecticide temephos.

Diniz DF, Melo-Santos MA, Santos EM, Beserra EB, Helvecio E, de Carvalho-Leandro D, Dos Santos BS, de Menezes Lima VL, Ayres CF.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 30;8(1):662. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1276-5.

PMID: 26715037 Free PMC Article

Resistance Analysis and Characterization of NITD008 as an Adenosine Analog Inhibitor against Hepatitis C Virus.

Qing J, Luo R, Wang Y, Nong J, Wu M, Shao Y, Tang R, Yu X, Yin Z, Sun Y.

Antiviral Res. 2015 Dec 24. pii: S0166-3542(15)30049-8. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2015.12.010. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26724382

Generation of recombinant Oropouche orthobunyaviruses lacking the non-structural proteins NSm or NSs.

Tilston-Lunel NL, Acrani GO, Randall RE, Elliott RM.

J Virol. 2015 Dec 23. pii: JVI.02849-15. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26699638

Acute meningoencephalitis associated with echovirus 9 infection in Sri Lanka, 2009.

Danthanarayana N, Williams DT, Williams SH, Thevanesam V, Speers DJ, Fernando MS.

J Med Virol. 2015 Dec;87(12):2033-9. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24267. Epub 2015 May 21.

PMID: 25983131

Mosquito larvicidal activity of silver nanoparticles synthesised using actinobacterium, Streptomyces sp. M25 against Anopheles subpictus, Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti.

Shanmugasundaram T, Balagurunathan R.

J Parasit Dis. 2015 Dec;39(4):677-84. doi: 10.1007/s12639-013-0412-4. Epub 2013 Dec 12.

PMID: 26688633

Epidemiology and Disease Burden of Pediatric Dengue in Venezuela.

Torres JR, Echezuría L, Fernández M, Rísquez A.

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Dec;4(4):288-9. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piv057. Epub 2015 Sep 7.

PMID: 26407287

Efficacy of a Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine in Children in Latin America.

Hamdy RF.

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Dec;4(4):389-92. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piv056. Epub 2015 Aug 27. Review. No abstract available.

PMID: 26407286

Comparative efficacy of existing surveillance tools for Aedes aegypti in Western Kenya.

Yalwala S, Clark J, Oullo D, Ngonga D, Abuom D, Wanja E, Bast J.

J Vector Ecol. 2015 Dec;40(2):301-7. doi: 10.1111/jvec.12168.

PMID: 26611965

Natural vertical transmission of dengue viruses in Aedes aegypti in selected sites in Cebu City, Philippines.

Edillo FE, Sarcos JR, Sayson SL.

J Vector Ecol. 2015 Dec;40(2):282-91. doi: 10.1111/jvec.12166.

PMID: 26611963

Identification of Aedes albopictus larval index thresholds in the transmission of dengue in Guangzhou, China.

Luo L, Li X, Xiao X, Xu Y, Huang M, Yang Z.

J Vector Ecol. 2015 Dec;40(2):240-6. doi: 10.1111/jvec.12160.

PMID: 26611957

Dengue Virus NS1 Protein Modulates Cellular Energy Metabolism by Increasing Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity.

Allonso D, Andrade IS, Conde JN, Coelho DR, Rocha DC, da Silva ML, Ventura GT, Silva EM, Mohana-Borges R.

J Virol. 2015 Dec 1;89(23):11871-83. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01342-15. Epub 2015 Sep 16.

PMID: 26378175

Haematological and biochemical markers as predictors of dengue infection.

Rashmi MV, Hamsaveena H.

Malays J Pathol. 2015 Dec;37(3):247-51.

PMID: 26712670 Free Article

Antisense-mediated affinity purification of dengue virus ribonucleoprotein complexes from infected cells.

Phillips SL, Garcia-Blanco MA, Bradrick SS.

Methods. 2015 Dec;91:13-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2015.08.008. Epub 2015 Aug 12.

PMID: 26276314

Aedes aegypti has spatially structured and seasonally stable populations in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Rašić G, Endersby-Harshman N, Tantowijoyo W, Goundar A, White V, Yang Q, Filipović I, Johnson P, Hoffmann AA, Arguni E.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 1;8:610. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1230-6.

PMID: 26627473 Free PMC Article

Erratum to: Nanoparticles in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases: bioactivity of Bruguiera cylindrica-synthesized nanoparticles against dengue virus DEN-2 (in vitro) and its mosquito vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae).

Murugan K, Dinesh D, Paulpandi M, Althbyani AD, Subramaniam J, Madhiyazhagan P, Wang L, Suresh U, Kumar PM, Mohan J, Rajaganesh R, Wei H, Kalimuthu K, Parajulee MN, Mehlhorn H, Benelli G.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec;114(12):4743. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4752-0. No abstract available.

PMID: 26412056

Studies on insecticide susceptibility of Aedes aegypti (Linn) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) vectors of dengue and chikungunya in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

Sivan A, Shriram AN, Sunish IP, Vidhya PT.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec;114(12):4693-702. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4717-3. Epub 2015 Sep 7.

PMID: 26344869

Nanoparticles in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases: bioactivity of Bruguiera cylindrica-synthesized nanoparticles against dengue virus DEN-2 (in vitro) and its mosquito vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae).

Murugan K, Dinesh D, Paulpandi M, Althbyani AD, Subramaniam J, Madhiyazhagan P, Wang L, Suresh U, Kumar PM, Mohan J, Rajaganesh R, Wei H, Kalimuthu K, Parajulee MN, Mehlhorn H, Benelli G.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec;114(12):4349-61. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4676-8. Epub 2015 Aug 21. Erratum in: Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec;114(12):4743.

PMID: 26290219

Cissampelos pareira Linn: Natural Source of Potent Antiviral Activity against All Four Dengue Virus Serotypes.

Sood R, Raut R, Tyagi P, Pareek PK, Barman TK, Singhal S, Shirumalla RK, Kanoje V, Subbarayan R, Rajerethinam R, Sharma N, Kanaujia A, Shukla G, Gupta YK, Katiyar CK, Bhatnagar PK, Upadhyay DJ, Swaminathan S, Khanna N.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 28;9(12):e0004255. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004255. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26709822 Free Article

Peridomestic Infection as a Determining Factor of Dengue Transmission.

Martínez-Vega RA, Danis-Lozano R, Díaz-Quijano FA, Velasco-Hernández J, Santos-Luna R, Román-Pérez S, Kuri-Morales P, Ramos-Castañeda J.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 15;9(12):e0004296. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004296. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26671573 Free PMC Article

Coevolution of the Ile1,016 and Cys1,534 Mutations in the Voltage Gated Sodium Channel Gene of Aedes aegypti in Mexico.

Vera-Maloof FZ, Saavedra-Rodriguez K, Elizondo-Quiroga AE, Lozano-Fuentes S, Black Iv WC.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 11;9(12):e0004263. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004263. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26658798 Free PMC Article

Epidemiology of Infant Dengue Cases Illuminates Serotype-Specificity in the Interaction between Immunity and Disease, and Changes in Transmission Dynamics.

Clapham H, Cummings DA, Nisalak A, Kalayanarooj S, Thaisomboonsuk B, Klungthong C, Fernandez S, Srikiatkhachorn A, Macareo LR, Lessler J, Reiser J, Yoon IK.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 11;9(12):e0004262. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004262. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26658730 Free PMC Article

Correction: Molecular Characterisation of Chikungunya Virus Infections in Trinidad and Comparison of Clinical and Laboratory Features with Dengue and Other Acute Febrile Cases.

Sahadeo N, Mohammed H, Allicock OM, Auguste AJ, Widen SG, Badal K, Pulchan K, Foster JE, Weaver SC, Carrington CV.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 11;9(12):e0004305. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004305. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26656103 Free PMC Article

Cooperation between CD4+ T Cells and Humoral Immunity Is Critical for Protection againstDengue Using a DNA Vaccine Based on the NS1 Antigen.

Gonçalves AJ, Oliveira ER, Costa SM, Paes MV, Silva JF, Azevedo AS, Mantuano-Barradas M, Nogueira AC, Almeida CJ, Alves AM.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 9;9(12):e0004277. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004277. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26650916 Free PMC Article

The Pattern of Adipose Tissue Accumulation during Early Infancy Provides an Environment for the Development of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever.

Libraty DH, Wang P, Guo Z, Bigcas V, Brion JD, Capeding RZ.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 4;9(12):e0004267. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004267. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26636570 Free PMC Article

Health Seeking Behaviour and Treatment Intentions of Dengue and Fever: A Household Survey of Children and Adults in Venezuela.

Elsinga J, Lizarazo EF, Vincenti MF, Schmidt M, Velasco-Salas ZI, Arias L, Bailey A, Tami A.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 1;9(12):e0004237. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004237. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26624283 Free PMC Article

Socio-economic and Climate Factors Associated with Dengue Fever Spatial Heterogeneity: A Worked Example in New Caledonia.

Teurlai M, Menkès CE, Cavarero V, Degallier N, Descloux E, Grangeon JP, Guillaumot L, Libourel T, Lucio PS, Mathieu-Daudé F, Mangeas M.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 1;9(12):e0004211. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004211. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26624008 Free PMC Article

Live Cell Analysis and Mathematical Modeling Identify Determinants of Attenuation of DengueVirus 2'-O-Methylation Mutant.

Schmid B, Rinas M, Ruggieri A, Acosta EG, Bartenschlager M, Reuter A, Fischl W, Harder N, Bergeest JP, Flossdorf M, Rohr K, Höfer T, Bartenschlager R.

PLoS Pathog. 2015 Dec 31;11(12):e1005345. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005345. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26720415 Free Article

Dengue Virus Impairs Mitochondrial Fusion by Cleaving Mitofusins.

Yu CY, Liang JJ, Li JK, Lee YL, Chang BL, Su CI, Huang WJ, Lai MM, Lin YL.

PLoS Pathog. 2015 Dec 30;11(12):e1005350. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005350. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26717518 Free Article

Molecular basis for specific viral RNA recognition and 2'-O-ribose methylation by the dengue virus nonstructural protein 5 (NS5).

Zhao Y, Soh TS, Lim SP, Chung KY, Swaminathan K, Vasudevan SG, Shi PY, Lescar J, Luo D.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Dec 1;112(48):14834-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1514978112. Epub 2015 Nov 17.

PMID: 26578813

Severe dengue in the early postoperative period after kidney transplantation: two case reports from Hospital Geral de Fortaleza.

Maia SH, Brasil IR, Esmeraldo Rde M, Ponte CN, Costa RC, Lira RA.

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2015 Dec;48(6):783-5. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0205-2015.

PMID: 26676509 Free Article

Evaluation of the World Health Organization 2009 classification of dengue severity in autopsied individuals, during the epidemics of 2011 and 2012 in Brazil.

Cavalcanti LP, Braga DN, Pompeu MM, Lima AA, Silva LM, Aguiar MG, Castiglioni M, Araújo FM, Malta DL, Queiroz A.

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2015 Dec;48(6):658-64. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0287-2015.

PMID: 26676489 Free Article

Wolbachia spread dynamics in stochastic environments.

Hu L, Huang M, Tang M, Yu J, Zheng B.

Theor Popul Biol. 2015 Dec;106:32-44. doi: 10.1016/j.tpb.2015.09.003. Epub 2015 Sep 30.

PMID: 26428255

Persistent dengue emergence: the 7 years surrounding the 2010 epidemic in Nepal.

Pandey BD, Pandey K, Neupane B, Shah Y, Adhikary KP, Gautam I, Hagge DA, Morita K.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec;109(12):775-82. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trv087. Epub 2015 Oct 26.

PMID: 26507529

Dengue in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 2010-2012.

Branco MS, Sousa DM, Sousa DM, Monteiro JD, Costa DM, Almeida Junior RF, Lima TL, Farias KJ, Medeiros RC, Queiroz MG, Gil LH, Fernandes JV, Nogueira RM, Araújo JM.

Trop Med Int Health. 2015 Dec;20(12):1707-10. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12612. Epub 2015 Oct 19.

PMID: 26426773

Computational analysis reveal inhibitory action of nimbin against dengue viral envelope protein.

Lavanya P, Ramaiah S, Anbarasu A.

Virusdisease. 2015 Dec;26(4):243-54. doi: 10.1007/s13337-015-0280-x. Epub 2015 Nov 20.

PMID: 26645034

[Expression of Dengue virus type 2 nonstructural protein 3 and isolation of host proteins interacting with it].

Weng D, Lei Y, Dong Y, Han P, Ye C, Yang J, Wang Y, Yin W.

Xi Bao Yu Fen Zi Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2015 Dec;31(12):1588-92. Chinese.

PMID: 26648287

Trends in the patterns of IgM and IgG antibodies in febrile persons with suspected dengue in Barbados, an English-speaking Caribbean country, 2006-2013.

Kumar A, Nielsen AL.

J Infect Public Health. 2015 Nov-Dec;8(6):583-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2015.05.013. Epub 2015 Jun 25.

PMID: 26117708

Proteomic analysis of immunogenic proteins from salivary glands of Aedes aegypti.

Oktarianti R, Senjarini K, Hayano T, Fatchiyah F, Aulanni'am.

J Infect Public Health. 2015 Nov-Dec;8(6):575-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2015.04.022. Epub 2015 Jun 6.

PMID: 26054892

Author's Reply: "Dot sign" in dengue encephalitis.

Mathew T, Badachi S, Sarma GR, Nadig R.

Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2015 Oct-Dec;18(4):478. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.165475. No abstract available.

PMID: 26713031 Free PMC Article

Dot sign and dengue encephalitis.

Yasri S, Wiwanitkit V.

Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2015 Oct-Dec;18(4):478. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.160060. No abstract available.

PMID: 26713030 Free PMC Article

Abdominal haematomas and dengue fever: Two different cases of spontaneous psoas muscle haematoma and bilateral rectus sheath haematoma complicating dengue haemorrhagic fever.

Bhat KJ, Shovkat R, Samoon HJ.

J Vector Borne Dis. 2015 Oct-Dec;52(4):339-41. No abstract available.

PMID: 26714517

Forced egg retention induced by diethyl-phenylacetamide diminishes the fecundity and longevity ofdengue vectors.

Seenivasagan T, Guha L.

J Vector Borne Dis. 2015 Oct-Dec;52(4):309-13.

PMID: 26714511

Role of platelet transfusion in children with bleeding in dengue fever.

Pothapregada S, Kamalakannan B, Thulasingam M.

J Vector Borne Dis. 2015 Oct-Dec;52(4):304-8.

PMID: 26714510

Epidemiological and demographic characteristics of dengue disease at a tertiary care centre in Saurashtra region during the year 2013.

Mistry M, Goswami Y, Chudasama RK, Thakkar D.

J Vector Borne Dis. 2015 Oct-Dec;52(4):299-303.

PMID: 26714509

First evidence of dengue virus infection in wild caught mosquitoes during an outbreak in Assam, Northeast India.

Dutta P, Khan SA, Chetry S, Dev V, Sarmah CK, Mahanta J.

J Vector Borne Dis. 2015 Oct-Dec;52(4):293-8.

PMID: 26714508

Dengue viremia in blood donors in Northern India: Challenges of emerging dengue outbreaks to blood transfusion safety.

Mangwana S.

Asian J Transfus Sci. 2015 Jul-Dec;9(2):177-80. doi: 10.4103/0973-6247.154253.

PMID: 26420940 Free PMC Article

Novel vaccination approach for dengue infection based on recombinant immune complex universal platform.

Kim MY, Reljic R, Kilbourne J, Ceballos-Olvera I, Yang MS, Reyes-del Valle J, Mason HS.

Vaccine. 2015 Apr 8;33(15):1830-8. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.02.036. Epub 2015 Feb 26.

PMID: 25728317

DENGUE EPIDEMICS: KNOWLEDGE PERHAPS IS THE ONLY KEY TO SUCCESS.

Ramzan M, Ansar A, Nadeem S.

J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2015 Apr-Jun;27(2):402-6.

PMID: 26411128

Estimation of the Basic Reproductive Ratio for Dengue Fever at the Take-Off Period of DengueInfection.

Jafaruddin, Indratno SW, Nuraini N, Supriatna AK, Soewono E.

Comput Math Methods Med. 2015;2015:206131. doi: 10.1155/2015/206131. Epub 2015 Aug 25.

PMID: 26413140 Free PMC Article

Identification of covalent active site inhibitors of dengue virus protease.

Koh-Stenta X, Joy J, Wang SF, Kwek PZ, Wee JL, Wan KF, Gayen S, Chen AS, Kang C, Lee MA, Poulsen A, Vasudevan SG, Hill J, Nacro K.

Drug Des Devel Ther. 2015 Dec 10;9:6389-99. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S94207. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26677315 Free PMC Article

The interrelationship between dengue incidence and diurnal ranges of temperature and humidity in a Sri Lankan city and its potential applications.

Ehelepola ND, Ariyaratne K.

Glob Health Action. 2015 Dec 1;8:29359. doi: 10.3402/gha.v8.29359. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26632645 Free PMC Article

Global emergence of Alphaviruses that cause arthritis in humans.

Lwande OW, Obanda V, Bucht G, Mosomtai G, Otieno V, Ahlm C, Evander M.

Infect Ecol Epidemiol. 2015 Dec 18;5:29853. doi: 10.3402/iee.v5.29853. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26689654 Free Article

The Immunodominance Change and Protection of CD4+ T-Cell Responses Elicited by an Envelope Protein Domain III-Based Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine in Mice.

Chen HW, Hu HM, Wu SH, Chiang CY, Hsiao YJ, Wu CK, Hsieh CH, Chung HH, Chong P, Leng CH, Pan CH.

PLoS One. 2015 Dec 29;10(12):e0145717. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145717. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26714037 Free Article

The Molecular Engineering of an Anti-Idiotypic Antibody for Pharmacokinetic Analysis of a Fully Human Anti-Infective.

Lim SY, Chan CE, Lisowska MM, Hanson BJ, MacAry PA.

PLoS One. 2015 Dec 23;10(12):e0145381. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145381. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26700297 Free PMC Article

Change in Dengue and Japanese Encephalitis Seroprevalence Rates in Sri Lanka.

Jeewandara C, Gomes L, Paranavitane SA, Tantirimudalige M, Panapitiya SS, Jayewardene A, Fernando S, Fernando RH, Prathapan S, Ogg GS, Malavige GN.

PLoS One. 2015 Dec 22;10(12):e0144799. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144799. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26696417 Free PMC Article

Effect of Quorum Sensing by Staphylococcus epidermidis on the Attraction Response of Female Adult Yellow Fever Mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Culicidae), to a Blood-Feeding Source.

Zhang X, Crippen TL, Coates CJ, Wood TK, Tomberlin JK.

PLoS One. 2015 Dec 16;10(12):e0143950. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143950. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26674802 Free PMC Article

Dengue Virus Directly Stimulates Polyclonal B Cell Activation.

Correa AR, Berbel AC, Papa MP, Morais AT, Peçanha LM, Arruda LB.

PLoS One. 2015 Dec 10;10(12):e0143391. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143391. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26656738 Free PMC Article

Human Social Behavior and Demography Drive Patterns of Fine-Scale Dengue Transmission in Endemic Areas of Colombia.

Padmanabha H, Correa F, Rubio C, Baeza A, Osorio S, Mendez J, Jones JH, Diuk-Wasser MA.

PLoS One. 2015 Dec 14;10(12):e0144451. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144451. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26656072 Free PMC Article

Dracunculiasis / Guinea worm

Monthly report on dracunculiasis cases, January-October 2015.

[No authors listed]

Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 2015 Dec 18;90(51-52):711-2. English, French. No abstract available.

PMID: 26685392 Free Article

Echinococcosis

Genome-wide analysis of excretory/secretory proteins in Echinococcus multilocularis: insights into functional characteristics of the tapeworm secretome.

Wang S, Wei W, Cai X.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 30;8(1):666. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1282-7.

PMID: 26715441 Free PMC Article

Immunodiagnosis of human hydatid disease: Where do we stand?

Sarkari B, Rezaei Z.

World J Methodol. 2015 Dec 26;5(4):185-95. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v5.i4.185. eCollection 2015 Dec 26. Review.

PMID: 26713278 Free PMC Article

Primary Subcutaneous Hydatid Cyst of the Thigh: An Unusual Site With a Diagnostic Dilemma.

Rodrigues G, Prabhu R.

J Cutan Med Surg. 2015 Dec 28. pii: 1203475415623778. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26712931

8-year old patient with giant hydatid cyst consulted with chest wall asymmetry.

Uygun SS, Arıbaş OK, Pekcan S.

Pediatr Int. 2015 Dec;57(6):1164-6. doi: 10.1111/ped.12811.

PMID: 26711916

Immunological Characteristics of Recurrent Echinococcosis-Induced Anaphylactic Shock.

Ye J, Zhang Q, Ma L, Zheng H.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec 28. pii: 15-0386. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26711523

Primary Giant Echinococcosis of the Neck.

Kuduban O, Karakaya AD, Ucuncu H, Sakat MS.

J Craniofac Surg. 2015 Dec 16. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26703057

Major Parasitic Zoonoses Associated with Dogs and Cats in Europe.

Baneth G, Thamsborg SM, Otranto D, Guillot J, Blaga R, Deplazes P, Solano-Gallego L.

J Comp Pathol. 2015 Dec 11. pii: S0021-9975(15)00314-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2015.10.179. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

PMID: 26687277 Free Article

Efficacy of Myrtus communis L. to Inactivate the Hydatid Cyst Protoscoleces.

Mahmoudvand H, Fallahi S, Mahmoudvand H, Shakibaie M, Harandi MF, Dezaki ES.

J Invest Surg. 2015 Dec 18:1-7. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26684727

The intermediate host immune response in cystic echinococcosis.

Tamarozzi F, Mariconti M, Neumayr A, Brunetti E.

Parasite Immunol. 2015 Dec 19. doi: 10.1111/pim.12301. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26683283

Cystic Echinococcosis.

Agudelo Higuita NI, Brunetti E, McCloskey C.

J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Dec 16. pii: JCM.02420-15. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26677245

Percutaneous Treatment of Splenic Cystic Echinococcosis: Results of 12 Cases.

Akhan O, Akkaya S, Dağoğlu MG, Akpınar B, Erbahçeci A, Çiftçi T, Köroğlu M, Akıncı D.

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2015 Dec 16. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26676108

EFSUMB Guidelines on Interventional Ultrasound (INVUS), Part III.

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. 2015 Dec 15. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26670019 Free Article

Hydatid cyst in unusual location: Pterygopalatine fossa-infratemporal fossa.

Şahin B, Çomoğlu Ş, Polat B, Değer K.

Auris Nasus Larynx. 2015 Dec 3. pii: S0385-8146(15)00243-6. doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2015.11.003. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26656732

[Pulmonary arterial hydatidosis: About three cases].

Maiouak S, Zaghba N, Benjelloun H, Yassine N.

Rev Pneumol Clin. 2015 Dec 1. pii: S0761-8417(15)00129-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pneumo.2015.09.008. [Epub ahead of print] French. No abstract available.

PMID: 26651933

Cloning and Characterization of Two Potent Kunitz Type Protease Inhibitors from Echinococcus granulosus.

Ranasinghe SL, Fischer K, Zhang W, Gobert GN, McManus DP.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 8;9(12):e0004268. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004268. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26645974 Free PMC Article

Alveolar echinococcosis in dogs: an emerging issue?

Peregrine AS.

Vet Rec. 2015 Dec 5;177(22):567. doi: 10.1136/vr.h6551. No abstract available.

PMID: 26637618

Pulmonary hydatidosis from Southern Argentina.

Menghi CI, Arias LE, Puzzio CP, Gatta CL.

Trop Parasitol. 2015 Jul-Dec;5(2):118-9. doi: 10.4103/2229-5070.162523.

PMID: 26629454 Free PMC Article

Human Alveolar Echinococcosis, Czech Republic, 2007-2014.

Kolářová L, Matějů J, Hrdý J, Kolářová H, Hozáková L, Žampachová V, Auer H, Stejskal F.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;21(12):2263-5. doi: 10.3201/eid2112.150743. No abstract available.

PMID: 26583699 Free PMC Article

Clinical presentation, diagnosis, therapy and outcome of alveolar echinococcosis in dogs.

Corsini M, Geissbühler U, Howard J, Gottstein B, Spreng D, Frey CF.

Vet Rec. 2015 Dec 5;177(22):569. doi: 10.1136/vr.103470. Epub 2015 Nov 4.

PMID: 26537856

Evaluation of a New Immunochromatographic Test Using Recombinant Antigen B8/1 for Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis.

Santivañez SJ, Rodriguez ML, Rodriguez S, Sako Y, Nkouawa A, Kobayashi Y, Sotomayor AL, Peralta JE, Valcarcel M, Gonzalez AE, Garcia HH, Ito A.

J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Dec;53(12):3859-63. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02157-15. Epub 2015 Oct 7.

PMID: 26447116

Cystic echinococcosis therapy: Albendazole-loaded lipid nanocapsules enhance the oral bioavailability and efficacy in experimentally infected mice.

Pensel PE, Ullio Gamboa G, Fabbri J, Ceballos L, Sanchez Bruni S, Alvarez LI, Allemandi D, Benoit JP, Palma SD, Elissondo MC.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec;152:185-94. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.09.016. Epub 2015 Sep 26.

PMID: 26409727

Alveolar echinococcosis: how knowledgeable are primary care physicians and pharmacists in the Franche-Comté region of France?

Bourgeois B, Marguet P, Gbaguidi-Haore H, Knapp J, Said-Ali Z, Demonmerot F, Bresson-Hadni S, Millon L, Bellanger AP.

Acta Parasitol. 2015 Dec;60(4):682-90. doi: 10.1515/ap-2015-0097.

PMID: 26408591

Molecular characterization of cystic echinococcosis: First record of G7 in Egypt and G1 in Yemen.

Alam-Eldin YH, Abdel Aaty HE, Ahmed MA.

Acta Parasitol. 2015 Dec;60(4):662-5. doi: 10.1515/ap-2015-0094.

PMID: 26408588

Hydatid Disease Involved in the Heart, Liver, and Kidney That Caused Sudden Death: Case Report.

Daş T, Özer M, Yağmur G, Yildirim M, Özgün A, Demirel H.

Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2015 Dec;36(4):265-7. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000200.

PMID: 26355853

Genetic characterization of livestock and human hydatid cyst isolates from northwest Iran, using the mitochondrial cox1 gene sequence.

Farhadi M, Fazaeli A, Haniloo A.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec;114(12):4363-70. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4673-y. Epub 2015 Aug 18.

PMID: 26280086

Foodborne trematodiases (Clonorchiasis, Fascioliasis, Opisthorchiasis, Paragonimiasis)

Oxidative stress-mediated mouse liver lesions caused by Clonorchis sinensis infection.

Maeng S, Lee HW, Bashir Q, Kim TI, Hong SJ, Lee TJ, Sohn WM, Na BK, Kim TS, Pak JH.

Int J Parasitol. 2015 Dec 21. pii: S0020-7519(15)00331-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2015.11.003. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26718397

Identification and characterization of Clonorchis sinensis cathepsin B proteases in the pathogenesis of clonorchiasis.

Chen W, Ning D, Wang X, Chen T, Lv X, Sun J, Wu D, Huang Y, Xu J, Yu X.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 21;8(1):647. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1248-9.

PMID: 26691339 Free PMC Article

Diagnosis of human fascioliasis in Arusha region, northern Tanzania by microscopy and clinical manifestations in patients.

Lukambagire AH, Mchaile DN, Nyindo M.

BMC Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 23;15(1):578. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-1326-9.

PMID: 26695775 Free PMC Article

Biochemical assessment of oxidative status versus liver enzymes in patients with chronic fascioliasis.

Kamel HH, Sarhan RM, Saad GA.

J Parasit Dis. 2015 Dec;39(4):628-33. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0431-9. Epub 2014 Feb 5.

PMID: 26688624

CLINICOPATHOLOGIC CORRELATES OF FASCIOLIASIS IN TWO EASTERN GREY KANGAROOS (MACROPUS GIGANTEUS).

Portas TJ, Taylor D.

J Zoo Wildl Med. 2015 Dec;46(4):953-6. doi: 10.1638/2015-0131.1.

PMID: 26667560

A single amino acid substitution in isozyme GST mu in Triclabendazole resistant Fasciola hepatica (Sligo strain) can substantially influence the manifestation of anthelmintic resistance.

Fernández V, Estein S, Ortiz P, Luchessi P, Solana V, Solana H.

Exp Parasitol. 2015 Dec;159:274-9. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.10.007. Epub 2015 Nov 2.

PMID: 26542261

Opisthorchiasis in infant remains from the medieval Zeleniy Yar burial ground of XII-XIII centuries AD.

Slepchenko SM, Gusev AV, Ivanov SN, Svyatova EO.

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2015 Dec;110(8):974-80. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760150156. Epub 2015 Nov 24.

PMID: 26602874 Free Article

Immunodiagnosis of opisthorchiasis using parasite cathepsin F.

Teimoori S, Arimatsu Y, Laha T, Kaewkes S, Sereerak P, Tangkawattana S, Brindley PJ, Sripa B.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec;114(12):4571-8. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4703-9. Epub 2015 Sep 7.

PMID: 26344868

Differential Chest Computed Tomography Findings of Pulmonary Parasite Infestation Between the Paragonimiasis and Nonparagonimiatic Parasite Infestation.

Seon HJ, Kim YI, Lee JH, Kim SH, Kim YH.

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2015 Nov-Dec;39(6):956-61. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000310.

PMID: 26359583

Mucocutaneous manifestations of helminth infections: Trematodes and cestodes.

Lupi O, Downing C, Lee M, Bravo F, Giglio P, Woc-Colburn L, Tyring SK.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Dec;73(6):947-57. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.11.035. Review.

PMID: 26568338

Mucocutaneous manifestations of helminth infections: Nematodes.

Lupi O, Downing C, Lee M, Pino L, Bravo F, Giglio P, Sethi A, Klaus S, Sangueza OP, Fuller C, Mendoza N, Ladizinski B, Woc-Colburn L, Tyring SK.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Dec;73(6):929-44. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.11.034. Review.

PMID: 26568337

World Health Organization Estimates of the Global and Regional Disease Burden of 11 Foodborne Parasitic Diseases, 2010: A Data Synthesis.

Torgerson PR, Devleesschauwer B, Praet N, Speybroeck N, Willingham AL, Kasuga F, Rokni MB, Zhou XN, Fèvre EM, Sripa B, Gargouri N, Fürst T, Budke CM, Carabin H, Kirk MD, Angulo FJ, Havelaar A, de Silva N.

PLoS Med. 2015 Dec 3;12(12):e1001920. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001920. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26633705 Free PMC Article

Prevalence of liver fluke infections in slaughtered animals in Lorestan, Iran.

Ezatpour B, Hasanvand A, Azami M, Anbari K, Ahmadpour F.

J Parasit Dis. 2015 Dec;39(4):725-9. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0428-4. Epub 2014 Jan 22.

PMID: 26688642

Human African trypanosomiasis / Sleeping sickness

Identification and Characterization of FTY720 for the Treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis.

Jones AJ, Kaiser M, Avery VM.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Dec 14. pii: AAC.02116-15. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26666915

Could specific cell targeting overcome resistance associated with current treatments for African trypanosomiasis?

Garcia-Salcedo JA, Unciti-Broceta JD, Soriano M.

Nanomedicine (Lond). 2015 Dec 10. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

PMID: 26652768 Free Article

Structural and Functional Highlights of Vacuolar Soluble Protein 1 from Pathogen Trypanosoma brucei brucei.

Jamwal A, Round AR, Bannwarth L, Venien-Bryan C, Belrhali H, Yogavel M, Sharma A.

J Biol Chem. 2015 Dec 18;290(51):30498-513. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M115.674176. Epub 2015 Oct 22.

PMID: 26494625

Future treatment options for human African trypanosomiasis.

Jones AJ, Avery VM.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2015 Dec;13(12):1429-32. doi: 10.1586/14787210.2015.1094374. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

PMID: 26414688

In Vitro and In Vivo Investigation of the Inhibition of Trypanosoma brucei Cell Growth by Lipophilic Bisphosphonates.

Yang G, Zhu W, Kim K, Byun SY, Choi G, Wang K, Cha JS, Cho HS, Oldfield E, No JH.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Dec;59(12):7530-9. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01873-15. Epub 2015 Sep 21.

PMID: 26392508

Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Spliced Leader RNA Is a More Specific Marker for Cure of HumanAfrican Trypanosomiasis Than T. b. gambiense DNA.

Ilboudo H, Camara O, Ravel S, Bucheton B, Lejon V, Camara M, Kaboré J, Jamonneau V, Deborggraeve S.

J Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 15;212(12):1996-8. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv337. Epub 2015 Jun 16.

PMID: 26080371

Improving the Quality of Host Country Ethical Oversight of International Research: The Use of a Collaborative 'Pre-Review' Mechanism for a Study of Fexinidazole for Human African Trypanosomiasis.

Coleman CH, Ardiot C, Blesson S, Bonnin Y, Bompart F, Colonna P, Dhai A, Ecuru J, Edielu A, Hervé C, Hirsch F, Kouyaté B, Mamzer-Bruneel MF, Maoundé D, Martinent E, Ntsiba H, Pelé G, Quéva G, Reinmund MC, Sarr SC, Sepou A, Tarral A, Tetimian D, Valverde O, Van Nieuwenhove S, Strub-Wourgaft N.

Dev World Bioeth. 2015 Dec;15(3):241-7. doi: 10.1111/dewb.12068. Epub 2014 Jul 14.

PMID: 25039421 Free Article

Expression of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Antigens in Leishmania tarentolae. Potential for Use in Rapid Serodiagnostic Tests (RDTs).

Rooney B, Piening T, Büscher P, Rogé S, Smales CM.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 9;9(12):e0004271. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004271. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26650813 Free PMC Article

Genomic and Proteomic Studies on the Mode of Action of Oxaboroles against the AfricanTrypanosome.

Jones DC, Foth BJ, Urbaniak MD, Patterson S, Ong HB, Berriman M, Fairlamb AH.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 18;9(12):e0004299. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004299. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26684831 Free PMC Article

Challenges facing the elimination of sleeping sickness in west and central Africa: sustainable control of animal trypanosomiasis as an indispensable approach to achieve the goal.

Simo G, Rayaisse JB.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 16;8(1):640. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1254-y.

PMID: 26671582 Free PMC Article

Synthesis of cynaropicrin-d4.

Sato T, Hara S, Sato M, Ogawa K, Adams M, Usuki T.

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2015 Dec 1;25(23):5504-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.10.065. Epub 2015 Oct 23.

PMID: 26520660

Leishmaniasis

Amastin Knockdown in Leishmania braziliensis Affects Parasite-Macrophage Interaction and Results in Impaired Viability of Intracellular Amastigotes.

de Paiva RM, Grazielle-Silva V, Cardoso MS, Nakagaki BN, Mendonça-Neto RP, Canavaci AM, Souza Melo N, Martinelli PM, Fernandes AP, daRocha WD, Teixeira SM.

PLoS Pathog. 2015 Dec 7;11(12):e1005296. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005296. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26641088 Free PMC Article

Antileishmanial and Immunomodulatory Activity of Allium sativum (Garlic): A Review.

Foroutan-Rad M, Hazrati Tappeh K, Khademvatan S.

J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med. 2015 Dec 30. pii: 2156587215623126. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26721553

Leishmania chagasi heparin-binding protein: Cell localization and participation in L. chagasi infection.

Martins TV, de Carvalho TV, de Oliveira CV, de Paula SO, Cardoso SA, de Oliveira LL, Marques-da-Silva EA.

Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2015 Dec 21. pii: S0166-6851(15)30046-3. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2015.12.005. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26718393

Simultaneous transcriptional profiling of Leishmania major and its murine macrophage host cell reveals insights into host-pathogen interactions.

Dillon LA, Suresh R, Okrah K, Corrada Bravo H, Mosser DM, El-Sayed NM.

BMC Genomics. 2015 Dec 29;16(1):1108. doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-2237-2.

PMID: 26715493 Free PMC Article

Attraction and oviposition preferences of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae), vector of Old-World cutaneous leishmaniasis, to larval rearing media.

Marayati BF, Schal C, Ponnusamy L, Apperson CS, Rowland TE, Wasserberg G.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 30;8(1):663. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1261-z.

PMID: 26714743 Free PMC Article

Solid lipid nanoparticles of amphotericin B (AmbiOnp): in vitro and in vivo assessment towards safe and effective oral treatment module.

Chaudhari MB, Desai PP, Patel PA, Patravale VB.

Drug Deliv Transl Res. 2015 Dec 28. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26712123

Propolis reduces Leishmania amazonensis-induced inflammation in the liver of BALB/c mice.

da Silva SS, Mizokami SS, Fanti JR, Miranda MM, Kawakami NY, Teixeira FH, Araújo EJ, Panis C, Watanabe MA, Sforcin JM, Pavanelli WR, Verri WA Jr, Felipe I, Conchon-Costa I.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec 28. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26711452

Topical amphotericin B in ultradeformable liposomes: Formulation, skin penetration study, antifungal and antileishmanial activity in vitro.

Perez AP, Altube MJ, Schilrreff P, Apezteguia G, Celes FS, Zacchino S, de Oliveira CI, Romero EL, Morilla MJ.

Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2015 Dec 3;139:190-198. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.12.003. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26709977

Phylogenomic reconstruction supports supercontinent origins for Leishmania.

Harkins KM, Schwartz RS, Cartwright R, Stone AC.

Infect Genet Evol. 2015 Dec 18. pii: S1567-1348(15)30060-5. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.11.030. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26708057

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. 2015 Dec 15. pii: S0165-2478(15)30076-6. doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2015.12.002. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26703818

The Antileishmanial Potential of C-3 Functionalized Isobenzofuranones against Leishmania (Leishmania) Infantum Chagasi.

Pereira WL, de Souza Vasconcellos R, Mariotini-Moura C, Saar Gomes R, Firmino Rde C, da Silva AM, Silva Júnior A, Bressan GC, Almeida MR, Crocco Afonso LC, Teixeira RR, Lopes Rangel Fietto J.

Molecules. 2015 Dec 14;20(12):22435-44. doi: 10.3390/molecules201219857.

PMID: 26703536 Free Article

Eyelid oedema secondary to cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Gracia-Cazaña T, Salas MP, Padgett E, Oncins R.

Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2015 Dec 15. pii: S0365-6691(15)00307-X. doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2015.11.005. [Epub ahead of print] English, Spanish. No abstract available.

PMID: 26703204

Immucillins ImmA and ImmH Are Effective and Non-toxic in the Treatment of Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis.

Freitas EO, Nico D, Alves-Silva MV, Morrot A, Clinch K, Evans GB, Tyler PC, Schramm VL, Palatnik-de-Sousa CB.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 23;9(12):e0004297. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004297. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26701750 Free PMC Article

Leishmanicidal Activity of Piper nigrum Bioactive Fractions is Interceded via Apoptosis In Vitro and Substantiated by Th1 Immunostimulatory Potential In Vivo.

Chouhan G, Islamuddin M, Want MY, Ozbak HA, Hemeg HA, Sahal D, Afrin F.

Front Microbiol. 2015 Dec 8;6:1368. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01368. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26696979 Free PMC Article

Novel Very Long-Chain α-Methoxylated Δ5,9 Fatty Acids from the Sponge Asteropus niger Are Effective Inhibitors of Topoisomerases IB.

Carballeira NM, Montano N, Amador LA, Rodríguez AD, Golovko MY, Golovko SA, Reguera RM, Álvarez-Velilla R, Balaña-Fouce R.

Lipids. 2015 Dec 22. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26694606

Nasal polyps: a predisposing factor for cutaneous leishmaniasis of the lips?

Veraldi S, D'Agostino A, Pontini P, Guanziroli E, Gatt P.

Int J Dermatol. 2015 Dec 23. doi: 10.1111/ijd.13118. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26694225

Seco-limonoid derived from Raputia heptaphylla promotes the control of cutaneous leishmaniasisin hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus).

Granados-Falla D, Gomez-Galindo A, Daza A, Robledo S, Coy-Barrera C, Cuca L, Delgado G.

Parasitology. 2015 Dec 23:1-11. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26694129

First report of naturally infected Sergentomyia minuta with Leishmania major in Tunisia.

Jaouadi K, Ghawar W, Salem S, Gharbi M, Bettaieb J, Yazidi R, Harrabi M, Hamarsheh O, Ben Salah A.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 21;8(1):649. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1269-4.

PMID: 26692017 Free PMC Article

Space-time analysis of visceral leishmaniasis in the State of Maranhão, Brazil.

Furtado AS, Nunes FB, Santos AM, Caldas AJ.

Cien Saude Colet. 2015 Dec;20(12):3935-3942. English, Portuguese.

PMID: 26691816 Free Article

Leishmanicidal Activity of (+)-Phyllanthidine and the Phytochemical Profile of Margaritaria nobilis (Phyllanthaceae).

Moraes LS, Donza MR, Rodrigues AP, Silva BJ, Brasil DS, Zoghbi Md, Andrade EH, Guilhon GM, Silva EO.

Molecules. 2015 Dec 11;20(12):22157-69. doi: 10.3390/molecules201219829.

PMID: 26690400 Free Article

The Nlrp3 inflammasome, IL-1β, and neutrophil recruitment are required for susceptibility to a non-healing strain of Leishmania major in C57BL/6 mice.

Charmoy M, Hurrell BP, Romano A, Lee SH, Ribeiro-Gomes F, Riteau N, Mayer-Barber K, Tacchini-Cottier F, Sacks DL.

Eur J Immunol. 2015 Dec 22. doi: 10.1002/eji.201546015. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26689285

Antibodies to Leishmania spp. in domestic felines.

Oliveira GC, Paiz LM, Menozzi BD, Lima Mde S, Moraes CC, Langoni H.

Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2015 Dec;24(4):464-70. doi: 10.1590/S1984-29612015071. Epub 2015 Nov 10.

PMID: 26689182 Free Article

Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Leishmania spp. serology and Leishmania spp. PCR in dogs from Pirassununga, SP.

Seabra NM, Pereira VF, Kuwassaki MV, Benassi JC, Oliveira TM.

Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2015 Dec;24(4):454-8. doi: 10.1590/S1984-29612015046. Epub 2015 Nov 10.

PMID: 26689180 Free Article

The severity of cutaneous leishmaniasis before and after the earthquake in Bam, southeastern Iran.

Sharifi I, Aflatoonian MR, Aflatoonian B, Kermanizadeh A.

J Parasit Dis. 2015 Dec;39(4):741-4. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0435-5. Epub 2014 Mar 12.

PMID: 26688645

First report of birds infection by intestinal parasites in Khorramabad, west Iran.

Badparva E, Ezatpour B, Azami M, Badparva M.

J Parasit Dis. 2015 Dec;39(4):720-4. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0427-5. Epub 2014 Jan 23.

PMID: 26688641

Leptin induces the phagocytosis and protective immune response in Leishmania donovani infected THP-1 cell line and human PBMCs.

Dayakar A, Chandrasekaran S, Veronica J, Maurya R.

Exp Parasitol. 2015 Dec 11;160:54-59. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.12.002. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26688099

Diversity and combinations of infectious agents in 38 adults with an infection-triggered reactive hemophagocytic syndrome: a multicenter study.

Lerolle N, Laanani M, Rivière S, Galicier L, Coppo P, Meynard JL, Molina JM, Azoulay E, Aumont C, Marzac C, Fardet L, Lambotte O.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Dec 11. pii: S1198-743X(15)01024-1. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.11.018. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26686809

EGFP reporter protein: its immunogenicity in Leishmania-infected BALB/c mice.

Seif S, Kazemi F, Gholami E, Seyed N, Taslimi Y, Habibzadeh S, Azarian B, Jamshidi S, Hashemi M, Rafati S, Taheri T.

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015 Dec 19. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26685673

Environmental Factors and Ecosystems Associated with Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Northeastern Brazil.

da Costa AP, Costa FB, Soares HS, Ramirez DG, de Carvalho Araújo A, da Silva Ferreira JI, Tonhosolo R, Dias RA, Gennari SM, Marcili A.

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2015 Dec;15(12):765-74. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2015.1866.

PMID: 26684524

Studies in the mouse model identify strain variability as a major determinant of disease outcome in Leishmania infantum infection.

Marques F, Vale-Costa S, Cruz T, Marques JM, Silva T, Neves JV, Cortes S, Fernandes A, Rocha E, Appelberg R, Rodrigues P, Tomás AM, Gomes MS.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 18;8(1):644. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1259-6.

PMID: 26684322 Free PMC Article

Ecology and spatiotemporal dynamics of sandflies in the Mediterranean Languedoc region (Roquedur area, Gard, France).

Prudhomme J, Rahola N, Toty C, Cassan C, Roiz D, Vergnes B, Thierry M, Rioux JA, Alten B, Sereno D, Bañuls AL.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 18;8(1):642. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1250-2.

PMID: 26683841 Free PMC Article

Lessons from other diseases: granulomatous inflammation in leishmaniasis.

Kaye PM, Beattie L.

Semin Immunopathol. 2015 Dec 17. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26678994

Spatial and spatiotemporal occurrence of human visceral leishmaniasis in Adamantina, State of São Paulo, Brazil.

Cardim MF, Vieira CP, Chiaravalloti-Neto F.

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2015 Dec;48(6):716-23. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0213-2015.

PMID: 26676496 Free Article

Polymerase chain reaction detection of Leishmania DNA in skin biopsy samples in Sri Lanka where the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis is Leishmania donovani.

Ranasinghe S, Wickremasinghe R, Hulangamuwa S, Sirimanna G, Opathella N, Maingon RD, Chandrasekharan V.

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2015 Dec;110(8):1017-23. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760150286. Epub 2015 Dec 11.

PMID: 26676321 Free Article

The Effect of Ursolic Acid on Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis Is Related to Programed Cell Death and Presents Therapeutic Potential in Experimental Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.

Yamamoto ES, Campos BL, Jesus JA, Laurenti MD, Ribeiro SP, Kallás EG, Rafael-Fernandes M, Santos-Gomes G, Silva MS, Sessa DP, Lago JH, Levy D, Passero LF.

PLoS One. 2015 Dec 16;10(12):e0144946. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144946. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26674781 Free Article

Classical ROS-dependent and early/rapid ROS-independent release of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps triggered by Leishmania parasites.

Rochael NC, Guimarães-Costa AB, Nascimento MT, DeSouza-Vieira TS, Oliveira MP, Garcia E Souza LF, Oliveira MF, Saraiva EM.

Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 17;5:18302. doi: 10.1038/srep18302.

PMID: 26673780 Free PMC Article

Synovial leishmaniasis.

Guidelli GM, De Stefano R, Galeazzi M, Selvi E.

Arthritis Rheumatol. 2015 Dec 14. doi: 10.1002/art.39541. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

PMID: 26663894

Two cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Dutch military personnel treated with oral miltefosine.

van der Snoek EM, Couwenberg SM, Stijnis C, Kortbeek LM, Schadd EM.

J R Army Med Corps. 2015 Dec 9. pii: jramc-2015-000530. doi: 10.1136/jramc-2015-000530. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26661280

Identification of Th1/Th2 regulatory switch to promote healing response during leishmaniasis: a computational approach.

Ganguli P, Chowdhury S, Chowdhury S, Sarkar RR.

EURASIP J Bioinform Syst Biol. 2015 Dec 1;2015(1):13. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26660865 Free PMC Article

Parasitological Confirmation and Analysis of Leishmania Diversity in Asymptomatic and Subclinical Infection following Resolution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.

Rosales-Chilama M, Gongora RE, Valderrama L, Jojoa J, Alexander N, Rubiano LC, Cossio A, Adams ER, Saravia NG, Gomez MA.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 11;9(12):e0004273. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004273. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26659114 Free PMC Article

Detection of leishmania-specific DNA and surface antigens using a combination of functionalized magnetic beads and cadmium selenite quantum dots.

Andreadou M, Liandris E, Gazouli M, Mataragka A, Tachtsidis I, Goutas N, Vlachodimitropoulos D, Ikonomopoulos J.

J Microbiol Methods. 2015 Dec 1. pii: S0167-7012(15)30122-6. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2015.11.019. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26658854

Dynamic relationship between climate factors and the incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Biskra Province in Algeria.

Selmane S.

Ann Saudi Med. 2015 Nov-Dec;35(6):445-9. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2015.445.

PMID: 26657228

Identification and characterization of a leishmania donovani serine protease inhibitor: Possible role in regulation of host serine proteases.

Alam MN, Das P, De T, Chakraborti T.

Life Sci. 2015 Dec 2. pii: S0024-3205(15)30097-7. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.12.004. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26656469

A new cavernicolous sand fly from Cambodia: Idiophlebotomus nicolegerae n. sp. (Diptera:Psychodidae).

Loyer M, Depaquit J, Gay F.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec 1. pii: S0001-706X(15)30161-3. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.11.012. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26655043

Serum 25-OH Vitamin D Level in Psoriatic Patients and Comparison With Control Subjects.

Maleki M, Nahidi Y, Azizahari S, Meibodi NT, Hadianfar A.

J Cutan Med Surg. 2015 Dec 9. pii: 1203475415622207. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26654984

In vitro and in vivo antileishmanial properties of a 2-n-propylquinoline hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin formulation and pharmacokinetics via intravenous route.

Balaraman K, Vieira NC, Moussa F, Vacus J, Cojean S, Pomel S, Bories C, Figadère B, Kesavan V, Loiseau PM.

Biomed Pharmacother. 2015 Dec;76:127-33. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2015.10.028. Epub 2015 Nov 18.

PMID: 26653559

Monitoring the response of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis to treatment with pentamidine isethionate by quantitative real-time PCR, and identification of Leishmania parasites not responding to therapy.

Mans DR, Kent AD, Hu RV, Lai A Fat EJ, Schoone GJ, Adams ER, Rood EJ, Alba S, Sabajo LO, Lai A Fat RF, de Vries HJ, Schallig HD.

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2015 Dec 9. doi: 10.1111/ced.12786. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26648589

Sir William Boog Leishman, after whom leishmaniasis is named.

Ellis H.

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2015 Dec 2;76(12):719. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2015.76.12.719. No abstract available.

PMID: 26646335

Correction: Severity of Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Is Influenced by Previous Exposure to Sandfly Bites in Saudi Arabia.

Mondragon-Shem K, Al-Salem WS, Kelly-Hope L, Abdeladhim M, Al-Zahrani MH, Valenzuela JG, Acosta-Serrano A.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 8;9(12):e0004294. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004294. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26646244 Free PMC Article

Natural transmission of Leishmania infantum through experimentally infected Phlebotomus perniciosus highlights the virulence of Leishmania parasites circulating in the human visceral leishmaniasis outbreak in Madrid, Spain.

Martín-Martín I, Jiménez M, González E, Eguiluz C, Molina R.

Vet Res. 2015 Dec 9;46(1):138. doi: 10.1186/s13567-015-0281-1.

PMID: 26645907 Free PMC Article

Comparison of Leishmania killicki (syn. L. tropica) and Leishmania tropica Population Structure in Maghreb by Microsatellite Typing.

Chaara D, Bañuls AL, Haouas N, Talignani L, Lami P, Mezhoud H, Harrat Z, Dedet JP, Babba H, Pratlong F.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 8;9(12):e0004204. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004204. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26645812 Free PMC Article

Decreased Frequency and Secretion of CD26 Promotes Disease Progression in Indian Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis.

Mukherjee S, Mukhopadhyay D, Ghosh S, Barbhuiya JN, Das NK, Chatterjee M.

J Clin Immunol. 2015 Dec 7. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26644312

Correction: Decline in Clinical Efficacy of Oral Miltefosine in Treatment of Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL) in India.

Ramesh V, Singh R, Avishek K, Verma A, Deep DK, Verma S, Salotra P.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 7;9(12):e0004289. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004289. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26642203 Free PMC Article

Expanding the role of diagnostic and prognostic tools for infectious diseases in resource-poor settings.

Ghani AC, Burgess DH, Reynolds A, Rousseau C.

Nature. 2015 Dec 3;528(7580):S50-2. doi: 10.1038/nature16038. No abstract available.

PMID: 26633765

Health-seeking behaviour, diagnostics and transmission dynamics in the control of visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent.

Medley GF, Hollingsworth TD, Olliaro PL, Adams ER.

Nature. 2015 Dec 3;528(7580):S102-8. doi: 10.1038/nature16042.

PMID: 26633763

Comparative study of viscerotropic pathogenicity of Leishmania major amastigotes and promastigotes based on identification of mitochondrial and nucleus sequences.

Spotin A, Parvizi P.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26631188

Case of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis with leishmaniasis.

Chandra H, Chandra S.

Trop Parasitol. 2015 Jul-Dec;5(2):135-6. doi: 10.4103/2229-5070.162534. No abstract available.

PMID: 26629460 Free PMC Article

Comparison of hematological aspects: Visceral leishmaniasis and healthy children.

Bafghi AF, Shahcheraghi SH, Nematollahi S.

Trop Parasitol. 2015 Jul-Dec;5(2):133-5. doi: 10.4103/2229-5070.145597. No abstract available.

PMID: 26629459 Free PMC Article

Pathogenicity of Leishmania donovani is associated with the high expression of a group low molecular weight proteins.

Mitra P.

Trop Parasitol. 2015 Jul-Dec;5(2):106-17. doi: 10.4103/2229-5070.162521.

PMID: 26629453 Free PMC Article

Visceral leishmaniasis.

Sundar S.

Trop Parasitol. 2015 Jul-Dec;5(2):83-5. doi: 10.4103/2229-5070.162487. No abstract available.

PMID: 26629448 Free PMC Article

The phlebotomine sand flies fauna in Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

de Souza CF, Brazil RP, Bevilacqua PD, Andrade Filho JD.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 2;8:619. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1227-1.

PMID: 26626880 Free PMC Article

Leishmania infection and neuroinflammation: Specific chemokine profile and absence of parasites in the brain of naturally-infected dogs.

Melo GD, Silva JE, Grano FG, Souza MS, Machado GF.

J Neuroimmunol. 2015 Dec 15;289:21-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2015.10.004. Epub 2015 Oct 14.

PMID: 26616868

First report of the main vector of visceral leishmaniasis in America, Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz, Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), in southern Minas Gerais State, Brazil.

Barçante TA, Botelho MC, Freitas HF, Soares GD, Barçante JM.

J Vector Ecol. 2015 Dec;40(2):412-4. doi: 10.1111/jvec.12182. No abstract available.

PMID: 26611979

Performance of light-emitting diode traps for collecting sand flies in entomological surveys in Argentina.

Fernández MS, Martínez MF, Pérez AA, Santini MS, Gould IT, Salomón OD.

J Vector Ecol. 2015 Dec;40(2):373-8. doi: 10.1111/jvec.12176.

PMID: 26611973

Spatial relations among environmental factors and phlebotomine sand fly populations (Diptera: Psychodidae) in central and southern Morocco.

Kahime K, Boussaa S, El Mzabi A, Boumezzough A.

J Vector Ecol. 2015 Dec;40(2):342-54. doi: 10.1111/jvec.12173.

PMID: 26611970

Larval habitats of sand flies in rural areas of southern Brazil.

Reinhold-Castro KR, de Carvalho Gasparotto J, Neitzke-Abreu HC, Teodoro U.

J Vector Ecol. 2015 Dec;40(2):269-76. doi: 10.1111/jvec.12164.

PMID: 26611961

"Bind and Crawl" Association Mechanism of Leishmania major Peroxidase and Cytochrome c Revealed by Brownian and Molecular Dynamics Simulations.

Fields JB, Hollingsworth SA, Chreifi G, Heyden M, Arce AP, Magaña-Garcia HI, Poulos TL, Tobias DJ.

Biochemistry. 2015 Dec 15;54(49):7272-82. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00569. Epub 2015 Dec 3.

PMID: 26598276

Vectorborne Transmission of Leishmania infantum from Hounds, United States.

Schaut RG, Robles-Murguia M, Juelsgaard R, Esch KJ, Bartholomay LC, Ramalho-Ortigao M, Petersen CA.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;21(12):2209-12. doi: 10.3201/eid2112.141167.

PMID: 26583260 Free PMC Article

Systemic Meglumine Antimoniate in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis of Children: Clinical and Laboratory Complications.

Layegh P, Khademi Z, Afzal Aghaee M, Moghiman T.

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Dec;4(4):356-8. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piu021. Epub 2014 Apr 3.

PMID: 26582874

Efficacy of intravenous cyclosporine in a case of cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis complicated by haemophagocytic syndrome after visceral leishmania infection.

Merelli M, Quartuccio L, Bassetti M, Pecori D, Gandolfo S, Avellini C, De Vita S.

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2015 Nov-Dec;33(6):906-9. Epub 2015 Nov 17.

PMID: 26575530

Foveal hemorrhage in an immunocompetent patient with visceral leishmaniasis.

Cibils Farrés P, Bedoya Ayala P, Burga Kuroda GH, Zegarra Domínguez M, Luna JD, Velazco Casapía J.

Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2015 Dec;90(12):597-599. doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2014.06.004. Epub 2015 Nov 11. English, Spanish.

PMID: 26573264

Novel Amino-pyrazole Ureas with Potent In Vitro and In Vivo Antileishmanial Activity.

Mowbray CE, Braillard S, Speed W, Glossop PA, Whitlock GA, Gibson KR, Mills JE, Brown AD, Gardner JM, Cao Y, Hua W, Morgans GL, Feijens PB, Matheeussen A, Maes LJ.

J Med Chem. 2015 Dec 24;58(24):9615-24. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01456. Epub 2015 Dec 4.

PMID: 26571076

Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: Differential diagnosis, diagnosis, histopathology, and management.

Handler MZ, Patel PA, Kapila R, Al-Qubati Y, Schwartz RA.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Dec;73(6):911-26. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.09.014. Review.

PMID: 26568336

Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: Clinical perspectives.

Handler MZ, Patel PA, Kapila R, Al-Qubati Y, Schwartz RA.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Dec;73(6):897-908. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.08.051. Review.

PMID: 26568335

Leishmaniasis in a patient with HIV co-infection: Diagnosis on fine needle aspiration cytology.

Bode AN, Poflee SV, Pande NP, Umap PS.

Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2015 Oct-Dec;58(4):563-5. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.169020.

PMID: 26549095 Free Article

IL-17A-Producing γδ T Cells Suppress Early Control of Parasite Growth by Monocytes in the Liver.

Sheel M, Beattie L, Frame TC, de Labastida Rivera F, Faleiro RJ, Bunn PT, Montes de Oca M, Edwards CL, Ng SS, Kumar R, Amante FH, Best SE, McColl SR, Varelias A, Kuns RD, MacDonald KP, Smyth MJ, Haque A, Hill GR, Engwerda CR.

J Immunol. 2015 Dec 15;195(12):5707-17. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1501046. Epub 2015 Nov 4.

PMID: 26538396

Synthesis and biological evaluation of polyalthic acid derivatives for the treatment of neglected diseases.

Mizuno CS, Souza AB, Tekwani BL, Ambrósio SR, Veneziani RC.

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2015 Dec 1;25(23):5529-31. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.10.062. Epub 2015 Oct 21.

PMID: 26520665

Successful treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with nitazoxanide.

Dhawan AK, Bisherwal K, Gandhi V, Singal A, Sharma S.

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2015 Nov-Dec;81(6):644-6. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.165541. No abstract available.

PMID: 26515858 Free Article

2-Amino-thiophene derivatives present antileishmanial activity mediated by apoptosis and immunomodulation in vitro.

Rodrigues KA, Dias CN, Néris PL, Rocha Jda C, Scotti MT, Scotti L, Mascarenhas SR, Veras RC, Medeiros IA, Keesen Tde S, Oliveira TB, Lima Mdo C, Balliano TL, Aquino TM, Moura RO, Mendonça Junior FJ, Oliveira MR.

Eur J Med Chem. 2015 Dec 1;106:1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.10.011. Epub 2015 Oct 17.

PMID: 26513640

Implications of co-infection of Leptomonas in visceral leishmaniasis in India.

Selvapandiyan A, Ahuja K, Puri N, Krishnan A.

Parasitology. 2015 Dec;142(14):1657-62. doi: 10.1017/S0031182015001389. Epub 2015 Oct 23.

PMID: 26492813

New approaches from nanomedicine for treating leishmaniasis.

Gutiérrez V, Seabra AB, Reguera RM, Khandare J, Calderón M.

Chem Soc Rev. 2015 Dec 22;45(1):152-68. doi: 10.1039/c5cs00674k. Review.

PMID: 26487097

A Potential Role for Mononuclear Phagocytes in Cutaneous Ulcer Development in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Leishmania braziliensis Coinfection.

Guimarães LH, Saldanha M, Menezes T, Moreno L, Torres A, Costa R, Passos S, Badaró R, Arruda S, Carvalho LP.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec 9;93(6):1219-23. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0475. Epub 2015 Oct 19.

PMID: 26483124

Efficacy and Safety of Liposomal Amphotericin B for the Treatment of Mucosal Leishmaniasis from the New World: A Retrospective Study.

Cunha MA, Leão AC, de Cassia Soler R, Lindoso JA.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec 9;93(6):1214-8. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0033. Epub 2015 Oct 19.

PMID: 26483120

Sustained Presence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Urban Manaus, the Largest Human Settlement in the Amazon.

Benício E, Cordeiro M, Monteiro H, Saboia Moura MA, Oliveira C, Nunes Gadelha EP, Chrusciak-Talhari A, Talhari C, de Lima Ferreira LC, Mira MT, Lima Machado PR, Talhari S, Schriefer A.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec 9;93(6):1208-13. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0164. Epub 2015 Oct 19.

PMID: 26483119

Prophylactic properties of a Leishmania-specific hypothetical protein in a murine model of visceral leishmaniasis.

Lage DP, Martins VT, Duarte MC, Garde E, Chávez-Fumagalli MA, Menezes-Souza D, Roatt BM, Tavares CA, Soto M, Coelho EA.

Parasite Immunol. 2015 Dec;37(12):646-56. doi: 10.1111/pim.12287.

PMID: 26457798

Functional evaluation of gene silencing on macrophages derived from U937 cells using interference RNA (shRNA) in a model of macrophages infected with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis.

Ovalle-Bracho C, Londoño-Barbosa DA, Franco-Muñoz C, Clavijo-Ramírez C.

Parasitology. 2015 Dec;142(14):1682-92. doi: 10.1017/S0031182015001304. Epub 2015 Oct 7.

PMID: 26443923

Blood-brain barrier disruption during spontaneous canine visceral leishmaniasis.

Melo GD, Grano FG, Silva JE, Kremer BE, Lima VM, Machado GF.

Parasite Immunol. 2015 Dec;37(12):635-45. doi: 10.1111/pim.12285.

PMID: 26434684

Silica nanowire conjugated with loop-shaped oligonucleotides: A new structure to silence cysteine proteinase gene in Leishmania tropica.

Bafghi AF, Jebali A, Daliri K.

Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2015 Dec 1;136:323-8. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.09.028. Epub 2015 Sep 21.

PMID: 26432619

Quantitative PCR for the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis from formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded skin sections.

Müller N, Hentrich B, Frey CF, Welle M.

Mol Cell Probes. 2015 Dec;29(6):507-10. doi: 10.1016/j.mcp.2015.09.008. Epub 2015 Sep 30.

PMID: 26427730

Sodium stibogluconate and paromomycin for treating visceral leishmaniasis under routine conditions in eastern Sudan.

Atia AM, Mumina A, Tayler-Smith K, Boulle P, Alcoba G, Elhag MS, Alnour M, Shah S, Chappuis F, van Griensven J, Zachariah R.

Trop Med Int Health. 2015 Dec;20(12):1674-84. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12603. Epub 2015 Nov 11.

PMID: 26427033

The effect of the phytol-rich fraction from Lacistema pubescens against Leishmania amazonensis is mediated by mitochondrial dysfunction.

da Silva JM, Antinarelli LM, Ribeiro A, Coimbra ES, Scio E.

Exp Parasitol. 2015 Dec;159:143-50. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.09.009. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

PMID: 26424529

Evaluation of conjunctival swab sampling in the diagnosis of canine leishmaniasis: A two-year follow-up study in Çukurova Plain, Turkey.

Karakuş M, Töz S, Ertabaklar H, Paşa S, Atasoy A, Arserim SK, Ölgen MK, Ziya Alkan M, Durrant C, Özbel Y.

Vet Parasitol. 2015 Dec 15;214(3-4):295-302. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.09.009. Epub 2015 Sep 9.

PMID: 26415899

First description of Migonemyia migonei (França) and Nyssomyia whitmani (Antunes & Coutinho) (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) natural infected by Leishmania infantum in Argentina.

Moya SL, Giuliani MG, Manteca Acosta M, Salomón OD, Liotta DJ.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec;152:181-4. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.09.015. Epub 2015 Sep 25.

PMID: 26409011

IFN-γ-Dependent Recruitment of CD4(+) T Cells and Macrophages Contributes to Pathogenesis During Leishmania amazonensis Infection.

Carneiro MB, Lopes ME, Vaz LG, Sousa LM, Dos Santos LM, de Souza CC, Campos AC, Gomes DA, Gonçalves R, Tafuri WL, Vieira LQ.

J Interferon Cytokine Res. 2015 Dec;35(12):935-47. doi: 10.1089/jir.2015.0043. Epub 2015 Sep 24.

PMID: 26401717

Concurrent visual diagnosis and susceptibility profiling of the first line drug against visceral leishmaniasis by plasmonic detection of PCR amplified genetic biomarker.

Bose PP, Kumar P, Munagala N.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec;152:208-14. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.09.010. Epub 2015 Sep 21.

PMID: 26394185

Novel Agents against Miltefosine-Unresponsive Leishmania donovani.

Das M, Saha G, Saikia AK, Dubey VK.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Dec;59(12):7826-9. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00928-15. Epub 2015 Sep 21.

PMID: 26392497

Development of 4-sulfated N-acetyl galactosamine anchored chitosan nanoparticles: A dual strategy for effective management of Leishmaniasis.

Tripathi P, Dwivedi P, Khatik R, Jaiswal AK, Dube A, Shukla P, Mishra PR.

Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2015 Dec 1;136:150-9. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.08.037. Epub 2015 Aug 24.

PMID: 26381698

Toll-Like Receptor 9 Signaling in Dendritic Cells Regulates Neutrophil Recruitment to Inflammatory Foci following Leishmania infantum Infection.

Sacramento L, Trevelin SC, Nascimento MS, Lima-Jùnior DS, Costa DL, Almeida RP, Cunha FQ, Silva JS, Carregaro V.

Infect Immun. 2015 Dec;83(12):4604-16. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00975-15. Epub 2015 Sep 14.

PMID: 26371124

Visceral Leishmaniasis/HIV co-infection in northeast Brazil: evaluation of outcome.

Távora LG, Nogueira MB, Gomes ST.

Braz J Infect Dis. 2015 Nov-Dec;19(6):651-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.07.004. Epub 2015 Sep 9.

PMID: 26361839 Free Article

Blood-meal identification in phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Valle Hermoso, a high prevalence zone for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ecuador.

Anaguano DF, Ponce P, Baldeón ME, Santander S, Cevallos V.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec;152:116-20. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.09.004. Epub 2015 Sep 8.

PMID: 26361709

Glycyrrhizic Acid-Mediated Subdual of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Induces Antileishmanial Immune Responses in a Susceptible Host.

Bandyopadhyay S, Bhattacharjee A, Banerjee S, Halder K, Das S, Paul Chowdhury B, Majumdar S.

Infect Immun. 2015 Dec;83(12):4476-86. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00729-15. Epub 2015 Sep 8.

PMID: 26351281

Combined suboptimal schedules of topical paromomycin, meglumine antimoniate and miltefosine to treat experimental infection caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis.

de Morais-Teixeira E, Aguiar MG, Soares de Souza Lima B, Ferreira LA, Rabello A.

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2015 Dec;70(12):3283-90. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv254. Epub 2015 Sep 7.

PMID: 26346991

Antileishmanial activity and evaluation of the mechanism of action of strychnobiflavone flavonoid isolated from Strychnos pseudoquina against Leishmania infantum.

Lage PS, Chávez-Fumagalli MA, Mesquita JT, Mata LM, Fernandes SO, Cardoso VN, Soto M, Tavares CA, Leite JP, Tempone AG, Coelho EA.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec;114(12):4625-35. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4708-4. Epub 2015 Sep 7.

PMID: 26346453

Potential application of nanochitosan film as a therapeutic agent against cutaneous leishmaniasiscaused by L. major.

Bahrami S, Esmaeilzadeh S, Zarei M, Ahmadi F.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec;114(12):4617-24. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4707-5. Epub 2015 Sep 8.

PMID: 26346452

Identification of blood meals in field captured sand flies by a PCR-RFLP approach based on cytochrome b gene.

González E, Gállego M, Molina R, Abras A, Alcover MM, Ballart C, Fernández A, Jiménez M.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec;152:96-102. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.08.020. Epub 2015 Sep 3.

PMID: 26342793

A proteomic map of the unsequenced kala-azar vector Phlebotomus papatasi using cell line.

Pawar H, Chavan S, Mahale K, Khobragade S, Kulkarni A, Patil A, Chaphekar D, Varriar P, Sudeep A, Pai K, Prasad TS, Gowda H, Patole MS.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec;152:80-9. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.08.012. Epub 2015 Aug 22.

PMID: 26307495

Mannose-binding Lectin (MBL) as a susceptible host factor influencing Indian Visceral Leishmaniasis.

Mishra A, Antony JS, Gai P, Sundaravadivel P, Van TH, Jha AN, Singh L, Velavan TP, Thangaraj K.

Parasitol Int. 2015 Dec;64(6):591-6. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2015.08.003. Epub 2015 Aug 19.

PMID: 26297290

Sampling strategies for phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Europe.

Alten B, Ozbel Y, Ergunay K, Kasap OE, Cull B, Antoniou M, Velo E, Prudhomme J, Molina R, Bañuls AL, Schaffner F, Hendrickx G, Van Bortel W, Medlock JM.

Bull Entomol Res. 2015 Dec;105(6):664-78. doi: 10.1017/S0007485315000127. Epub 2015 Aug 14.

PMID: 26271257

Rotation of male genitalia in various species of phlebotomine sandfly.

Votýpka J, Pavlasova M, Volfova V, Volf P.

Med Vet Entomol. 2015 Dec;29(4):355-60. doi: 10.1111/mve.12132. Epub 2015 Jul 14.

PMID: 26171684

Life history of the sand fly vector Lutzomyia cruciata in laboratory conditions.

Castillo A, Serrano AK, Mikery OF, Pérez J.

Med Vet Entomol. 2015 Dec;29(4):393-402. doi: 10.1111/mve.12127. Epub 2015 Jul 6.

PMID: 26147368

Recent advances on antimony(III/V) compounds with potential activity against tumor cells.

Hadjikakou SK, Ozturk II, Banti CN, Kourkoumelis N, Hadjiliadis N.

J Inorg Biochem. 2015 Dec;153:293-305. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2015.06.006. Epub 2015 Jun 10. Review.

PMID: 26092367

Leishmania major strains isolated from distinct endemic areas show diverse cytokine mRNA expression levels in C57BL/6 mice: Toward selecting an ideal strain for the vaccine studies.

Darabi S, Khaze V, Riazi-Rad F, Darabi H, Bahrami F, Ajdary S, Alimohammadian MH.

Cytokine. 2015 Dec;76(2):303-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.05.022. Epub 2015 Jun 10.

PMID: 26072430

Chronic gastritis and enterocolitis associated with Leishmania infection in an 18-month-old, intact female dog.

Ruiz G, Laloy E, Benchekroun G.

Vet Q. 2015 Dec;35(4):236-9. doi: 10.1080/01652176.2015.1050529. Epub 2015 Jun 8. No abstract available.

PMID: 25966358

Sand fly fauna (Diptera, pcychodidae, phlebotominae) in different leishmaniasis-endemic areas of ecuador, surveyed using a newly named mini-shannon trap.

Hashiguchi K, Velez N L, Kato H, Criollo F H, Romero A D, Gomez L E, Martini R L, Zambrano C F, Calvopina H M, Caceres G A, Hashiguchi Y.

Trop Med Health. 2014 Dec;42(4):163-70. doi: 10.2149/tmh.2014-20. Epub 2014 Sep 17.

PMID: 25589880 Free PMC Article

Expression of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Antigens in Leishmania tarentolae. Potential for Use in Rapid Serodiagnostic Tests (RDTs).

Rooney B, Piening T, Büscher P, Rogé S, Smales CM.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 9;9(12):e0004271. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004271. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26650813 Free PMC Article

Leprosy / Hansen's disease (Mycobacterium leprae, M. leprae)

Isolated thickened greater auricular nerve due to leprosy.

Maurya PK, Kazmi KI, Kulshreshtha D, Singh AK, Malhotra KP.

Neurol Sci. 2015 Dec 22. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

PMID: 26694177

Risk-benefit assessment of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination, anti-phenolic glycolipid I serology, and Mitsuda test response: 10-year follow-up of household contacts of leprosy patients.

Araujo S, Rezende MM, Sousa DC, Rosa MR, Santos DC, Goulart LR, Goulart IM.

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2015 Dec;48(6):739-45. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0245-2015.

PMID: 26676499 Free Article

Temporalis Muscle Transfer for the Treatment of Lagophthalmos in Patients With Leprosy: Refinement in Surgical Techniques to Prevent Postoperative Ptosis.

Ahn SY, Park HJ, Kim JP, Park TH.

J Craniofac Surg. 2015 Dec 10. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26674897

Asymmetric Nerve Enlargement: A Characteristic of Leprosy Neuropathy Demonstrated by Ultrasonography.

Lugão HB, Nogueira-Barbosa MH, Marques W Jr, Foss NT, Frade MA.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 8;9(12):e0004276. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004276. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26646143 Free PMC Article

MALDI imaging reveals lipid changes in the skin of leprosy patients before and after multidrug therapy (MDT).

de Macedo CS, Anderson DM, Pascarelli BM, Spraggins JM, Sarno EN, Schey KL, Pessolani MC.

J Mass Spectrom. 2015 Dec;50(12):1374-85. doi: 10.1002/jms.3708.

PMID: 26634971

Zoonotic Leprosy in the Southeastern United States.

Sharma R, Singh P, Loughry WJ, Lockhart JM, Inman WB, Duthie MS, Pena MT, Marcos LA, Scollard DM, Cole ST, Truman RW.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;21(12):2127-34. doi: 10.3201/eid2112.150501.

PMID: 26583204 Free PMC Article

A 36-year-old man with vomiting, pain abdomen, significant weight loss, hyponatremia, and hypoglycemia.

Mutreja D, Sivasami K, Tewari V, Nandi B, Nair GL, Patil SD.

Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2015 Oct-Dec;58(4):500-5. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.168871.

PMID: 26549076 Free Article

Differential expression of solute carrier family 11a member 1 and inducible nitric oxide synthase 2 in skin biopsies from leprosy patients.

Pereira-Suárez AL, Alvarado-Navarro A, Barrietos-GarcIa JG, Estrada-Chávez C, Muñoz-Valle JF, Fafutis-Morris M.

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2015 Nov-Dec;81(6):594-9. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.168345.

PMID: 26515838 Free Article

Could Mycobacterium leprae Infection Be an Occupational Disease? A Survey in Healthcare Workers From an Endemic Area in the Amazonian Region.

Pacheco SE, Bührer-Sékula S, de Moura RS, Stefani MM, Oliveira ML, Saraceni V, Cordeiro-Santos M.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Dec;36(12):1464-6. doi: 10.1017/ice.2015.224. Epub 2015 Oct 12.

PMID: 26456726

Leprosy is teaching us the immunopathogenesis of inflammatory skin disease.

Rendini T, Levis W.

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Dec;136(6):1707. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.08.029. Epub 2015 Oct 10. No abstract available.

PMID: 26456037

Genotyping of Mycobacterium leprae strains from a region of high endemic leprosy prevalence in India.

Lavania M, Jadhav R, Turankar RP, Singh I, Nigam A, Sengupta U.

Infect Genet Evol. 2015 Dec;36:256-61. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.10.001. Epub 2015 Oct 8.

PMID: 26444583

Association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interferon gamma gene polymorphisms and their plasma levels in leprosy, HIV and other peripheral neuropathies.

Sykam A, Gutlapalli VR, Tenali SP, Meena AK, Chandran P, Pratap DV, Suneetha S, Suneetha LM.

Cytokine. 2015 Dec;76(2):473-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.09.010. Epub 2015 Oct 1.

PMID: 26431782

The Essential Role of Cholesterol Metabolism in the Intracellular Survival of Mycobacterium leprae Is Not Coupled to Central Carbon Metabolism and Energy Production.

Marques MA, Berrêdo-Pinho M, Rosa TL, Pujari V, Lemes RM, Lery LM, Silva CA, Guimarães AC, Atella GC, Wheat WH, Brennan PJ, Crick DC, Belisle JT, Pessolani MC.

J Bacteriol. 2015 Dec 1;197(23):3698-707. doi: 10.1128/JB.00625-15. Epub 2015 Sep 21.

PMID: 26391209 Free PMC Article

Effect of rifampicin pretreatment on the oral bioavailability of domperidone in healthy human volunteers.

Devandla A, Yamsani SK, Yamsani MR.

Drug Metabol Personal Ther. 2015 Dec 1;30(4):257-61. doi: 10.1515/dmpt-2015-0004.

PMID: 26353177

Emergence of primary drug resistance to rifampicin in Mycobacterium leprae strains from leprosy patients in India.

Lavania M, Nigam A, Turankar RP, Singh I, Gupta P, Kumar S, Sengupta U, John AS.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Dec;21(12):e85-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.08.004. Epub 2015 Aug 24. No abstract available.

PMID: 26314915

Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in coexistence with leprosy.

Patrao NA, Bhat RM, Dandekeri S, Kambil SM.

Int J Dermatol. 2015 Dec;54(12):1402-6. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12954. Epub 2015 Aug 12.

PMID: 26266674

Human-armadillo interaction in Ceará, Brazil: Potential for transmission of Mycobacterium leprae.

Kerr L, Kendall C, Sousa CA, Frota CC, Graham J, Rodrigues L, Fernandes RL, Barreto ML.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec;152:74-9. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.07.023. Epub 2015 Jul 29.

PMID: 26232656

Leprosy profiles in post-elimination stage: a tertiary care hospital experience.

Mowla MR, Ara S, Tripura S.

Int J Dermatol. 2015 Dec;54(12):1407-13. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12975. Epub 2015 Jul 30.

PMID: 26227884

Drug resistance in Mycobacterium leprae from patients with leprosy in China.

Liu D, Zhang Q, Sun Y, Wang C, Zhang Y, Fu X, Chen M, Zhou G, Yu X, Wang J, Liu H, Zhang F.

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2015 Dec;40(8):908-11. doi: 10.1111/ced.12665. Epub 2015 May 19.

PMID: 25991507

A case of secondary syphilis with HIV, resembling borderline lepromatous leprosy.

Mani MZ, Kanish B, Kwatra K, Chaudhary PR, Bhatia A.

Indian J Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Jul-Dec;36(2):182-4. doi: 10.4103/0253-7184.167171.

PMID: 26692613 Free PMC Article

Hansen's disease in the state of Amazonas: policy and institutional treatment of a disease.

Schweickardt JC, Xerez LM.

Hist Cienc Saude Manguinhos. 2015 Dec;22(4):1141-1156. English, Portuguese.

PMID: 26625914 Free Article

Association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interferon gamma gene polymorphisms and their plasma levels in leprosy, HIV and other peripheral neuropathies.

Sykam A, Gutlapalli VR, Tenali SP, Meena AK, Chandran P, Pratap DV, Suneetha S, Suneetha LM.

Cytokine. 2015 Dec;76(2):473-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.09.010. Epub 2015 Oct 1.

PMID: 26431782

A 9-Year-Old Boy With a Chronic Rash.

Arthur C, Gardner JM, Han JY.

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Dec;4(4):381-4. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piv033. Epub 2015 Jun 1. No abstract available.

PMID: 26407266

The Essential Role of Cholesterol Metabolism in the Intracellular Survival of Mycobacterium leprae Is Not Coupled to Central Carbon Metabolism and Energy Production.

Marques MA, Berrêdo-Pinho M, Rosa TL, Pujari V, Lemes RM, Lery LM, Silva CA, Guimarães AC, Atella GC, Wheat WH, Brennan PJ, Crick DC, Belisle JT, Pessolani MC.

J Bacteriol. 2015 Dec 1;197(23):3698-707. doi: 10.1128/JB.00625-15. Epub 2015 Sep 21.

PMID: 26391209 Free PMC Article

Leprosy profiles in post-elimination stage: a tertiary care hospital experience.

Mowla MR, Ara S, Tripura S.

Int J Dermatol. 2015 Dec;54(12):1407-13. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12975. Epub 2015 Jul 30.

PMID: 26227884

Isolated case of mucosal histoid Hansen's disease of the nasal cavity in a post-global elimination era.

Swain SK, Jena AK, Panda M, Mohapatra D, Patro N, Sahu MC.

J Infect Public Health. 2015 Nov-Dec;8(6):630-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2015.05.002. Epub 2015 Jun 18.

PMID: 26096583

Lymphatic filariasis / Elephantiasis

Repurposing auranofin as a lead candidate for treatment of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis.

Bulman CA, Bidlow CM, Lustigman S, Cho-Ngwa F, Williams D, Rascón AA Jr, Tricoche N, Samje M, Bell A, Suzuki B, Lim KC, Supakorndej N, Supakorndej P, Wolfe AR, Knudsen GM, Chen S, Wilson C, Ang KH, Arkin M, Gut J, Franklin C, Marcellino C, McKerrow JH, Debnath A, Sakanari JA.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Feb 20;9(2):e0003534. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003534. eCollection 2015 Feb.

PMID: 25700363 Free PMC Article

Prevalence of lymphatic filariasis in a tea garden worker population of Dibrugarh (Assam), India after six rounds of mass drug administration.

Khan AM, Dutta P, Sarmah CK, Baruah NK, Das S, Pathak AK, Sarmah P, Hussain ME, Mahanta J.

J Vector Borne Dis. 2015 Oct-Dec;52(4):314-20.

PMID: 26714512

Targeting folate metabolism for therapeutic option: A bioinformatics approach.

Hande S, Goswami K, Sharma R, Bhoj P, Jena L, Reddy MV.

Indian J Exp Biol. 2015 Nov;53(11):762-6.

PMID: 26669020

[Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa].

Hagen TL.

Ugeskr Laeger. 2015 Dec 7;177(50). pii: V66925. Danish. No abstract available.

PMID: 26651909

Residual microfilaraemia in rural pockets of South India after five rounds of DEC plus albendazole administration as part of the LF elimination campaign.

Kalimuthu M, Sunish IP, Nagaraj J, Munirathinam A, Kumar VA, Arunachalam N, White GB, Tyagi BK.

J Vector Borne Dis. 2015 Jun;52(2):182-4. No abstract available.

PMID: 26119554 Free Article

Decline in lymphatic filariasis transmission with annual mass drug administration using DEC with and without albendazole over a 10year period in India.

Sunish IP, Kalimuthu M, Rajendran R, Munirathinam A, Ashok Kumar V, Nagaraj J, Tyagi BK.

Parasitol Int. 2015 Feb;64(1):1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2014.08.005. Epub 2014 Sep 7.

PMID: 25205435

Awareness and coverage of mass drug administration for elimination of lymphatic filariasis: a community based cross sectional study in Nepal.

Adhikari RK, Sherchand JB, Mishra SR, Ranabhat K, Wagle RR.

J Community Health. 2015 Feb;40(1):34-40. doi: 10.1007/s10900-014-9891-1.

PMID: 24996654

Loss of sensitivity of immunochromatographic test (ICT) for lymphatic filariasis diagnosis in low prevalence settings: consequence in the monitoring and evaluation procedures.

Gounoue-Kamkumo R, Nana-Djeunga HC, Bopda J, Akame J, Tarini A, Kamgno J.

BMC Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 23;15(1):579. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-1317-x.

PMID: 26700472 Free PMC Article

Elimination of diurnally subperiodic lymphatic filariasis in remote islands of the Bay of Bengal, inhabited by the Nicobarese: do we have the strategy to complete the job?

Sunish IP, Shriram AN, Sivan A, PremKumar A, Khan ZA, Vidhya PT, De A, Vijayachari P.

Public Health. 2015 Dec 19. pii: S0033-3506(15)00435-7. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.10.025. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

PMID: 26710664

Post-Mass Drug Administration Transmission Assessment Survey for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in La Ciénaga, Dominican Republic.

Noland GS, Blount S, Gonzalez M.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec 9;93(6):1292-4. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0204. Epub 2015 Oct 26.

PMID: 26503279

Circulating filarial antigen detection in brugian filariasis.

Tripathi PK, Mahajan RC, Malla N, Mewara A, Bhattacharya SM, Shenoy RK, Sehgal R.

Parasitology. 2015 Dec 9:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26646772

Surgical Treatment of Genital Manifestations of Lymphatic Filariasis: A Systematic Review.

Lim KH, Speare R, Thomas G, Graves P.

World J Surg. 2015 Dec;39(12):2885-99. doi: 10.1007/s00268-015-3220-4.

PMID: 26319260

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. 2015 Oct 20. pii: civ882. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26486704

Evaluation of mass drug administration in the program to control imported lymphatic filariasis in Thailand.

Toothong T, Tipayamongkholgul M, Suwannapong N, Suvannadabba S.

BMC Public Health. 2015 Sep 28;15:975. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2325-x.

PMID: 26415693 Free PMC Article

Maternal Infection Is a Risk Factor for Early Childhood Infection in Filariasis.

Bal M, Sahu PK, Mandal N, Satapathy AK, Ranjit M, Kar SK.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Jul 30;9(7):e0003955. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003955. eCollection 2015 Jul.

PMID: 26225417 Free PMC Article

Effect of diethylcarbamazine citrate and omega-3 fatty acids on trimellitic anhydride-induced rat skin allergy.

Abdel Latif M, Abdul-Hamid M, Galaly SR.

Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol. 2015 Mar;33(1):33-41. doi: 10.12932/AP0499.33.1.2015.

PMID: 25840632 Free Article

A randomized controlled trial of increased dose and frequency of albendazole with standard dose DEC for treatment of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaremics in Odisha, India.

Kar SK, Dwibedi B, Kerketa AS, Maharana A, Panda SS, Mohanty PC, Horton J, Ramachandran CP.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Mar 17;9(3):e0003583. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003583. eCollection 2015 Mar.

PMID: 25781977 Free PMC Article

Immunoadjuvant effect of diethylcarbamazine in experimental filariasis.

Parasurama Jawaharlal JP, Rajaiah Prabhu P, Gandhirajan A, Krishnan N, Perumal K.

Int Immunopharmacol. 2015 Feb;24(2):458-62. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2014.12.034. Epub 2015 Jan 7.

PMID: 25576657

Lymphatic filariasis in India: epidemiology and control measures.

Raju K, Jambulingam P, Sabesan S, Vanamail P.

J Postgrad Med. 2010 Jul-Sep;56(3):232-8. doi: 10.4103/0022-3859.68650. Review.

PMID: 20739779

Strengthening of mass drug administration implementation is required to eliminate lymphatic filariasis from India: an evaluation study.

Lahariya C, Mishra A.

J Vector Borne Dis. 2008 Dec;45(4):313-20.

PMID: 19248659 Free Article

Elimination of lymphatic filariasis in India--a successful endeavour.

Srivastava PK, Dhillon GP.

J Indian Med Assoc. 2008 Oct;106(10):673-4, 676-7.

PMID: 19552103

Evaluating the Effects of Ivermectin Treatment on Communities of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Translocated Woylies (Bettongia penicillata).

Northover AS, Godfrey SS, Lymbery AJ, Morris K, Wayne AF, Thompson RC.

Ecohealth. 2015 Dec 30. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26719294

Nobel prize for the artemisinin and ivermectin discoveries: a great boost towards elimination of the global infectious diseases of poverty.

Tambo E, Khater EI, Chen JH, Bergquist R, Zhou XN.

Infect Dis Poverty. 2015 Dec 28;4:58. doi: 10.1186/s40249-015-0091-8.

PMID: 26708575 Free PMC Article

Onchocerciasis / River blindness

Relationship between oral declaration on adherence to ivermectin treatment and parasitological indicators of onchocerciasis in an area of persistent transmission despite a decade of mass drug administration in Cameroon.

Wanji S, Kengne-Ouafo JA, Esum ME, Chounna PW, Adzemye BF, Eyong JE, Jato I, Datchoua-Poutcheu FR, Abong RA, Enyong P, Taylor DW.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 30;8(1):667. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1283-6.

PMID: 26715524 Free PMC Article

[Safety of oral ivermectin in children].

Chosidow A, Gendrel D.

Arch Pediatr. 2015 Dec 14. pii: S0929-693X(15)00423-6. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2015.11.002. [Epub ahead of print] French.

PMID: 26697814

Community Attitudes Toward Mass Drug Administration for Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases After the 2014 Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Lofa County, Liberia.

Bogus J, Gankpala L, Fischer K, Krentel A, Weil GJ, Fischer PU, Kollie K, Bolay FK.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec 14. pii: 15-0591. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26666700

African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control: progress report, 2014–2015.

[No authors listed]

Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 2015 Dec 4;90(49):661-74. English, French. No abstract available.

PMID: 26638222 Free Article

Litomosoides sigmodontis: A jird urine metabolome study.

Globisch D, Specht S, Pfarr KM, Eubanks LM, Hoerauf A, Janda KD.

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2015 Dec 15;25(24):5804-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.10.037. Epub 2015 Oct 23.

PMID: 26573416

One Hundred Years After Its Discovery in Guatemala by Rodolfo Robles, Onchocerca volvulus Transmission Has Been Eliminated from the Central Endemic Zone.

Richards F Jr, Rizzo N, Diaz Espinoza CE, Monroy ZM, Crovella Valdez CG, de Cabrera RM, de Leon O, Zea-Flores G, Sauerbrey M, Morales AL, Rios D, Unnasch TR, Hassan HK, Klein R, Eberhard M, Cupp E, Domínguez A.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec 9;93(6):1295-304. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0364. Epub 2015 Oct 26.

PMID: 26503275

An Integrated Multiomics Approach to Identify Candidate Antigens for Serodiagnosis of Human Onchocerciasis.

McNulty SN, Rosa BA, Fischer PU, Rumsey JM, Erdmann-Gilmore P, Curtis KC, Specht S, Townsend RR, Weil GJ, Mitreva M.

Mol Cell Proteomics. 2015 Dec;14(12):3224-33. doi: 10.1074/mcp.M115.051953. Epub 2015 Oct 15.

PMID: 26472727

Diagnosis of O. volvulus infection via skin exposure to diethylcarbamazine: clinical evaluation of a transdermal delivery technology-based patch.

Awadzi K, Opoku NO, Attah SK, Lazdins-Helds JK, Kuesel AC.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Oct 9;8:515. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1122-9.

PMID: 26452723 Free PMC Article

Supergroup C Wolbachia, mutualist symbionts of filarial nematodes, have a distinct genome structure.

Comandatore F, Cordaux R, Bandi C, Blaxter M, Darby A, Makepeace BL, Montagna M, Sassera D.

Open Biol. 2015 Dec;5(12). pii: 150099. doi: 10.1098/rsob.150099.

PMID: 26631376 Free Article

Rabies

Difficulties in Estimating the Human Burden of Canine Rabies.

Taylor LH, Hampson K, Fahrion A, Abela-Ridder B, Nel LH.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec 22. pii: S0001-706X(15)30184-4. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.12.007. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26721555 Free Article

Animal Bites and Postexposure Rabies Prophylaxis.

Gozdas HT.

J Trop Pediatr. 2015 Dec 31. pii: fmv095. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

PMID: 26721549

Prioritization of zoonotic diseases of public health significance in Vietnam.

Trang do T, Siembieda J, Huong NT, Hung P, Ky VD, Bandyopahyay S, Olowokure B.

J Infect Dev Ctries. 2015 Dec 30;9(12):1315-22. doi: 10.3855/jidc.6582.

PMID: 26719937 Free Article

Vaccinate-assess-move method of mass canine rabies vaccination utilising mobile technology data collection in Ranchi, India.

Gibson AD, Ohal P, Shervell K, Handel IG, Bronsvoort BM, Mellanby RJ, Gamble L.

BMC Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 29;15(1):589. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-1320-2.

PMID: 26715371 Free PMC Article

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. 2015 Dec 28. pii: 15-0361. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26711511

Evidence of two distinct phylogenetic lineages of dog rabies virus circulating in Cambodia.

Mey C, Metlin A, Duong V, Ong S, In S, Horwood PF, Reynes JM, Bourhy H, Tarantola A, Buchy P.

Infect Genet Evol. 2015 Dec 15;38:55-61. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.12.011. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26705238

Factors associated with dog rabies immunisation status in Bamako, Mali.

Mauti S, Traoré A, Hattendorf J, Schelling E, Wasniewski M, Schereffer JL, Zinsstag J, Cliquet F.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec 12. pii: S0001-706X(15)30139-X. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.10.016. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26691990

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. 2015 Dec 21. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26690069

Estimating the probability distribution of the incubation period for rabies using data from the 1948-1954 rabies epidemic in Tokyo.

Tojinbara K, Sugiura K, Yamada A, Kakitani I, Kwan NC, Sugiura K.

Prev Vet Med. 2015 Dec 3. pii: S0167-5877(15)30088-X. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2015.11.018. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26688561

Rabies in a Dog Imported from Egypt with a Falsified Rabies Vaccination Certificate - Virginia, 2015.

Sinclair JR, Wallace RM, Gruszynski K, Freeman MB, Campbell C, Semple S, Innes K, Slavinski S, Palumbo G, Bair-Brake H, Orciari L, Condori RE, Langer A, Carroll DS, Murphy J.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Dec 18;64(49):1359-62. doi: 10.15585.mmwr.mm6449a2.

PMID: 26678293 Free Article

Phylogenetic analysis of Indian rabies virus isolates targeting the complete glycoprotein gene.

Cherian S, Singh R, Singh KP, Manjunatha Reddy GB, Anjaneya, Ravi Kumar GV, Sumithra TG, Singh RP.

Infect Genet Evol. 2015 Dec;36:333-8. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.09.024. Epub 2015 Sep 30.

PMID: 26427850

Rabies: Rare Human Infection - Common Questions.

Willoughby RE Jr.

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2015 Dec;29(4):637-50. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2015.07.006. Epub 2015 Sep 16. Review.

PMID: 26384549

A novel variable antibody fragment dimerized by leucine zippers with enhanced neutralizing potency against rabies virus G protein compared to its corresponding single-chain variable antibody fragment.

Li Z, Cheng Y, Xi H, Gu T, Yuan R, Chen X, Jiang C, Kong W, Wu Y.

Mol Immunol. 2015 Dec;68(2 Pt A):168-75. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2015.06.027. Epub 2015 Aug 29.

PMID: 26325475

Awareness of rabies prevention and control measures among public health workers in Northern Vietnam.

Nguyen AK, Nguyen HT, Pham TN, Hoang TV, Olowokure B.

Public Health. 2015 Dec;129(12):1591-6. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.07.019. Epub 2015 Aug 13.

PMID: 26278473

Lagos bat virus transmission in an Eidolon helvum bat colony, Ghana.

Freuling CM, Binger T, Beer M, Adu-Sarkodie Y, Schatz J, Fischer M, Hanke D, Hoffmann B, Höper D, Mettenleiter TC, Oppong SK, Drosten C, Müller T.

Virus Res. 2015 Dec 2;210:42-5. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2015.07.009. Epub 2015 Jul 17.

PMID: 26191622

An assessment of the occupational and environmental health needs in seven Southeastern European and West-Central Asian countries.

Coman A, Cherecheş RM, Ungureanu MI, Marton-Vasarhelyi EO, Valentine MA, Sabo-Attwood T, Gray GC.

J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2015 Dec;5(4):375-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jegh.2015.04.004. Epub 2015 May 8.

PMID: 25963604 Free Article

Phylogeography of the current rabies viruses in Indonesia.

Dibia IN, Sumiarto B, Susetya H, Putra AA, Scott-Orr H, Mahardika GN.

J Vet Sci. 2015 Dec 30;16(4):459-66. doi: 10.4142/jvs.2015.16.4.459.

PMID: 25643792 Free Article

Eliminating dog-transmitted rabies: end of human deaths in Americas from dog-transmitted rabies targeted for 2015.

Cima G.

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2013 Dec 15;243(12):1662-3. No abstract available.

PMID: 24443754

Acute bilateral vestibulocochlear neuritis following cultured cell vaccine administration for rabiespost-exposure prophylaxis.

Mesquita EC, Rouanet C, Lucas GL, Dos Santos de Lemos A, Lima MA.

J Neurol Sci. 2015 Dec 15;359(1-2):84-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.10.038. Epub 2015 Oct 22. No abstract available.

PMID: 26671091

Sudden onset unilateral sensorineural hearing loss after rabies vaccination.

Okhovat S, Fox R, Magill J, Narula A.

BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Dec 15;2015. pii: bcr2015211977. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-211977.

PMID: 26670892

SINGLE- VERSUS DOUBLE-DOSE RABIES VACCINATION IN CAPTIVE AFRICAN WILD DOGS (LYCAON PICTUS).

Connolly M, Thomas P, Woodroffe R, Raphael BL.

J Zoo Wildl Med. 2015 Dec;46(4):691-8. doi: 10.1638/2014-0060.1.

PMID: 26667524

Heterogeneity in the spread and control of infectious disease: consequences for the elimination of canine rabies.

Ferguson EA, Hampson K, Cleaveland S, Consunji R, Deray R, Friar J, Haydon DT, Jimenez J, Pancipane M, Townsend SE.

Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 15;5:18232. doi: 10.1038/srep18232.

PMID: 26667267 Free PMC Article

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. 2015 Dec 9. doi: 10.1111/mec.13509. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26661691

Molecular and mathematical modeling analyses of inter-island transmission of rabies into a previously rabies-free island in the Philippines.

Tohma K, Saito M, Demetria CS, Manalo DL, Quiambao BP, Kamigaki T, Oshitani H.

Infect Genet Evol. 2015 Dec 2;38:22-28. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.12.001. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26656835 Free Article

Abortively infected astrocytes appear to represent the main source of interferon-β in the virus-infected brain.

Pfefferkorn C, Kallfass C, Lienenklaus S, Spanier J, Kalinke U, Rieder M, Conzelmann KK, Michiels T, Staeheli P.

J Virol. 2015 Dec 9. pii: JVI.02979-15. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26656686

Efficacy of favipiravir (T-705) in rabies post-exposure prophylaxis.

Yamada K, Noguchi K, Komeno T, Furuta Y, Nishizono A.

J Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 9. pii: jiv586. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26655300

Rabies virus phosphoprotein interacts with ribosomal protein L9 and affects rabies virus replication.

Li Y, Dong W, Shi Y, Deng F, Chen X, Wan C, Zhou M, Zhao L, Fu ZF, Peng G.

Virology. 2015 Dec 3;488:216-224. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2015.11.018. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26655239

Immunoenhancement with flagellin as an adjuvant to whole-killed rabies vaccine in mice.

Xiao XX, Zhang Y, Liu JX, Wei QL, Yin XP.

Arch Virol. 2015 Dec 9. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26650039

Contribution of the interaction between rabies virus P protein and IKKε to the inhibition of type I interferon induction signaling.

Masatani T, Ozawa M, Yamada K, Ito N, Horie M, Matsuu A, Okuya K, Tsukiyama-Kohara K, Sugiyama M, Nishizono A.

J Gen Virol. 2015 Dec 8. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.000362. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26647356

Growth signalobody selects functional intrabodies in the mammalian cytoplasm.

Lee S, Kaku Y, Inoue S, Nagamune T, Kawahara M.

Biotechnol J. 2015 Dec 8. doi: 10.1002/biot.201500364. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26647155

Molecular and immunogenic characterization of BHK-21 cell line adapted CVS-11 strain of rabiesvirus and future prospect in vaccination strategy.

Patel AC, Upmanyu V, Ramasamy S, Gupta PK, Singh R, Singh RP.

Virusdisease. 2015 Dec;26(4):288-96. doi: 10.1007/s13337-015-0285-5. Epub 2015 Nov 19.

PMID: 26645040

Evaluation of phenotypic factors for anti-rabies antibody in vaccinated pet dogs.

Savaliya BF, Mathakiya RA, Bhanderi BB, Jhala MK.

Virusdisease. 2015 Dec;26(4):282-7. doi: 10.1007/s13337-015-0284-6. Epub 2015 Nov 14.

PMID: 26645039

Critical Appraisal of the Milwaukee Protocol for Rabies: This Failed Approach Should Be Abandoned.

Zeiler FA, Jackson AC.

Can J Neurol Sci. 2015 Dec 7:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26639059

Synergic effects between ocellatin-F1 and bufotenine on the inhibition of BHK-21 cellular infection by the rabies virus.

Cunha Neto Rdos S, Vigerelli H, Jared C, Antoniazzi MM, Chaves LB, da Silva Ade C, Melo RL, Sciani JM, Pimenta DC.

J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 2;21:50. doi: 10.1186/s40409-015-0048-1. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26635873 Free PMC Article

The Yin and Yang of Antiviral Innate Immunity in Central Nervous System.

Zohaib A, Sarfraz A, Muhammad Kaleem Q, Ye J, Niaz Mughal M, Tariq Navid M, Ahmed Khan F, Duan X, Zhu B, Wan S, Cao S.

Curr Pharm Des. 2015 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26635264

Incentives Increase Participation in Mass Dog Rabies Vaccination Clinics and Methods of Coverage Estimation Are Assessed to Be Accurate.

Minyoo AB, Steinmetz M, Czupryna A, Bigambo M, Mzimbiri I, Powell G, Gwakisa P, Lankester F.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 3;9(12):e0004221. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004221. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26633821 Free PMC Article

Targeted exosome-mediated delivery of opioid receptor Mu siRNA for the treatment of morphine relapse.

Liu Y, Li D, Liu Z, Zhou Y, Chu D, Li X, Jiang X, Hou D, Chen X, Chen Y, Yang Z, Jin L, Jiang W, Tian C, Zhou G, Zen K, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Li J, Zhang CY.

Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 3;5:17543. doi: 10.1038/srep17543.

PMID: 26633001 Free PMC Article

Recombinant Fluorescent Rabies Virus Vectors for Tracing Neurons and Synaptic Connections.

Hagendorf N, Conzelmann KK.

Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2015 Dec 2;2015(12):pdb.top089391. doi: 10.1101/pdb.top089391.

PMID: 26631133

Pseudotyping of G-Gene-Deficient Rabies Virus.

Hagendorf N, Conzelmann KK.

Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2015 Dec 2;2015(12):pdb.prot089417. doi: 10.1101/pdb.prot089417.

PMID: 26631128

Recovery of Replication-Competent and G-Gene-Deleted Rabies Viruses from cDNA.

Hagendorf N, Conzelmann KK.

Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2015 Dec 2;2015(12):pdb.prot089409. doi: 10.1101/pdb.prot089409.

PMID: 26631127

Animal Bite and Deficiencies in Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Tehran, Iran.

Poorolajal J, Babaee I, Yoosefi R, Farnoosh F.

Arch Iran Med. 2015 Dec;18(12):822-6. doi: 0151812/AIM.006.

PMID: 26621014 Free Article

Bovine rabies in Greece in 2013.

Tasioudi KE, Korou LM, Iliadou P, Agianniotaki EI, Kostoglou P, Tzani M, Anastasiadis I, Athanasiadis I, Doudounakis S, Mangana-Vougiouka O.

Vet Rec. 2015 Dec 12;177(23):598. doi: 10.1136/vr.103434. Epub 2015 Nov 26. No abstract available.

PMID: 26612858

Lichen planus after rabies vaccination.

Ozbagcivan O, Akarsu S, Ilknur T, Ozer E, Fetil E.

Int J Dermatol. 2015 Dec;54(12):e558-9. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12987. Epub 2015 Nov 6. No abstract available.

PMID: 26547616

The Pan-African Rabies Control Network (PARACON): A unified approach to eliminating caninerabies in Africa.

Scott TP, Coetzer A, de Balogh K, Wright N, Nel LH.

Antiviral Res. 2015 Dec;124:93-100. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2015.10.002. Epub 2015 Nov 3. Review.

PMID: 26545712

Cationic amphiphilic drugs enhance entry of lentiviral particles pseudotyped with rabies virus glycoprotein into non-neuronal cells.

Klintworth A, Nolden T, Westhaus S, Rohrmann K, David S, Manns MP, Finke S, Ciesek S, von Hahn T.

Antiviral Res. 2015 Dec;124:122-31. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2015.10.017. Epub 2015 Nov 2.

PMID: 26542648

A critical evaluation of drug delivery from ligand modified nanoparticles: Confounding small molecule distribution and efficacy in the central nervous system.

Cook RL, Householder KT, Chung EP, Prakapenka AV, DiPerna DM, Sirianni RW.

J Control Release. 2015 Dec 28;220(Pt A):89-97. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.10.013. Epub 2015 Oct 22.

PMID: 26471392

Schistosomiasis (Schisto, Bilharzia, Snail Fever)

Workshop report: Schistosomiasis vaccine clinical development and product characteristics.

Mo AX, Colley DG.

Vaccine. 2015 Dec 22. pii: S0264-410X(15)01823-X. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.12.032. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26721329

Schistosoma mansoni Egg, Adult Male and Female Comparative Gene Expression Analysis and Identification of Novel Genes by RNA-Seq.

Anderson L, Amaral MS, Beckedorff F, Silva LF, Dazzani B, Oliveira KC, Almeida GT, Gomes MR, Pires DS, Setubal JC, DeMarco R, Verjovski-Almeida S.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 31;9(12):e0004334. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004334. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26719891 Free Article

Antioxidant and hepatoprotective role of gold nanoparticles against murine hepaticschistosomiasis.

Dkhil MA, Bauomy AA, Diab MS, Al-Quraishy S.

Int J Nanomedicine. 2015 Dec 16;10:7467-75. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S97622. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26719689 Free PMC Article

SjTat-TPI facilitates adaptive T-cell responses and reduces hepatic pathology during Schistosoma japonicum infection in BALB/c mice.

Zhang W, Luo X, Zhang F, Zhu Y, Yang B, Hou M, Xu Z, Yu C, Chen Y, Chen L, Ji M.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 30;8(1):664. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1275-6.

PMID: 26714844 Free PMC Article

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. 2015 Dec 29;9(12):e0004279. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004279. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26713732 Free Article

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Impact of Chemical-Based Mollusciciding for Control of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium Transmission.

King CH, Sutherland LJ, Bertsch D.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 28;9(12):e0004290. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004290. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26709922 Free Article

Immunocapture of circulating Schistosoma mansoni cathepsin B antigen (Sm31) by anti-Sm31 polyclonal antibodies.

González AY, Sulbarán GS, Ballen DE, Cesari IM.

Parasitol Int. 2015 Dec 17. pii: S1383-5769(15)00211-1. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2015.12.008. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26709076

A Rapid Monitoring and Evaluation Method of Schistosomiasis Based on Spatial Information Technology.

Wang Y, Zhuang D.

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Dec 12;12(12):15843-59. doi: 10.3390/ijerph121215025.

PMID: 26703635 Free Article

Structural parameters, molecular properties, and biological evaluation of some terpenes targeting Schistosoma mansoni parasite.

Mafud AC, Silva MP, Monteiro DC, Oliveira MF, Resende JG, Coelho ML, de Sousa DP, Mendonça RZ, Pinto PL, Freitas RM, Mascarenhas YP, de Moraes J.

Chem Biol Interact. 2015 Dec 15;244:129-139. doi: 10.1016/j.cbi.2015.12.003. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26697994

High levels of urinary schistosomiasis among children in Bunuso, a rural community in Ghana: an urgent call for increased surveillance and control programs.

Ayeh-Kumi PF, Obeng-Nkrumah N, Baidoo D, Teye J, Asmah RH.

J Parasit Dis. 2015 Dec;39(4):613-23. doi: 10.1007/s12639-013-0411-5. Epub 2013 Dec 17.

PMID: 26688622

Co-dispersal of the blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum and Homo sapiens in the Neolithic Age.

Yin M, Zheng HX, Su J, Feng Z, McManus DP, Zhou XN, Jin L, Hu W.

Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 21;5:18058. doi: 10.1038/srep18058.

PMID: 26686813 Free PMC Article

[Dynamic alteration of CD154/CD40 and its effects on Th1/Th2 polarization in inducible co-stimulator ligand knockout mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum].

Wang Y, Xia CM.

Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao. 2015 Dec 18;47(6):898-904. Chinese.

PMID: 26679647 Free Article

CD4 T cell hypo-responsiveness induced by schistosome larvae is not dependent upon eosinophils but may involve connective tissue mast cells.

Prendergast CT, Sanin DE, Mountford AP.

Parasite Immunol. 2015 Dec 17. doi: 10.1111/pim.12300. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26679416

Infection with schistosome parasites in snails leads to increased predation by prawns: implications for human schistosomiasis control.

Swartz SJ, De Leo GA, Wood CL, Sokolow SH.

J Exp Biol. 2015 Dec;218(Pt 24):3962-7. doi: 10.1242/jeb.129221.

PMID: 26677260

First report of schistosomiasis on Serrambi beach, Ipojuca, State of Pernambuco.

Barbosa VS, Guimarães RJ, Loyo RM, Marcelino S, Barbosa CS.

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2015 Dec;48(6):780-2. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0079-2015.

PMID: 26676508 Free Article

Aspartate transaminase to platelet ratio index in hepatitis C virus and Schistosomiasis coinfection.

Derbala M, Elbadri ME, Amer AM, AlKaabi S, Sultan KH, Kamel YM, Elsayed EH, Avades TY, Chandra P, Shebl FM.

World J Gastroenterol. 2015 Dec 14;21(46):13132-9. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i46.13132.

PMID: 26674154 Free PMC Article

Schistosomes Enhance Plasminogen Activation: The Role of Tegumental Enolase.

Figueiredo BC, Da'dara AA, Oliveira SC, Skelly PJ.

PLoS Pathog. 2015 Dec 11;11(12):e1005335. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005335. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26658895 Free PMC Article

Evidence for Novel Pharmacological Sensitivities of Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) Channels in Schistosoma mansoni.

Bais S, Churgin MA, Fang-Yen C, Greenberg RM.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 11;9(12):e0004295. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004295. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26655809 Free PMC Article

Schistosoma mekongi cathepsin B and its use in the development of an immunodiagnosis.

Sangfuang M, Chusongsang Y, Limpanont Y, Vanichviriyakit R, Chotwiwatthanakun C, Sobhon P, Preyavichyapugdee N.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec 2;155:11-19. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.11.017. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26655041

Development of a Schistosomiasis Vaccine.

Molehin AJ, Rojo JU, Siddiqui SZ, Gray SA, Carter D, Siddiqui AA.

Expert Rev Vaccines. 2015 Dec 11. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26651503

Fluorescence/luminescence-based markers for the assessment of Schistosoma mansoni schistosomula drug assays.

Panic G, Flores D, Ingram-Sieber K, Keiser J.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 8;8:624. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1233-3.

PMID: 26644133 Free PMC Article

Characterization of VAMP2 in Schistosoma japonicum and the Evaluation of Protective Efficacy Induced by Recombinant SjVAMP2 in Mice.

Han Q, Hong Y, Fu Z, Zhang M, Cao X, Liu Y, Ma S, Guo Y, Lu K, Zhu C, Lin J.

PLoS One. 2015 Dec 7;10(12):e0144584. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144584. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26641090 Free PMC Article

Defining the Schistosoma haematobium kinome enables the prediction of essential kinases as anti-schistosome drug targets.

Stroehlein AJ, Young ND, Jex AR, Sternberg PW, Tan P, Boag PR, Hofmann A, Gasser RB.

Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 4;5:17759. doi: 10.1038/srep17759.

PMID: 26635209 Free PMC Article

Genetic diversity, multiplicity of infection and population structure of Schistosoma mansoni isolates from human hosts in Ethiopia.

Aemero M, Boissier J, Climent D, Moné H, Mouahid G, Berhe N, Erko B.

BMC Genet. 2015 Dec 3;16:137. doi: 10.1186/s12863-015-0297-6.

PMID: 26630932 Free PMC Article

Exploring molecular variation in Schistosoma japonicum in China.

Young ND, Chan KG, Korhonen PK, Min Chong T, Ee R, Mohandas N, Koehler AV, Lim YL, Hofmann A, Jex AR, Qian B, Chilton NB, Gobert GN, McManus DP, Tan P, Webster BL, Rollinson D, Gasser RB.

Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 1;5:17345. doi: 10.1038/srep17345.

PMID: 26621075 Free PMC Article

Schistosomiasis in Corsica and the pivotal role of travellers.

Gautret P, Mockenhaupt FP, Bottieau E, Parola P, Schlagenhauf P.

Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;15(12):1378-9. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00406-5. Epub 2015 Nov 16. No abstract available.

PMID: 26607121

Cases of bowel schistosomiasis presenting as carcinoma colon.

Biswas B, Vedant D, Kaushal V, Chauhan P, Mandal T, Raina N, Sharma B.

Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2015 Oct-Dec;58(4):566-7. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.168882. No abstract available.

PMID: 26549096 Free Article

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. 2015 Nov 2. pii: S1473-3099(15)00345-X. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00345-X. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26511959

Schistosomicidal activity and docking of Schistosoma mansoni ATPDase 1 with licoflavone B isolated from Glycyrrhiza inflata (Fabaceae).

Aleixo de Carvalho LS, Geraldo RB, de Moraes J, Silva Pinto PL, de Faria Pinto P, Pereira Odos S Jr, Da Silva Filho AA.

Exp Parasitol. 2015 Dec;159:207-14. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.09.015. Epub 2015 Oct 8.

PMID: 26454044

Predictive Value of School-Aged Children's Schistosomiasis Prevalence and Egg Intensity for Other Age Groups in Western Kenya.

Mwinzi PN, Muchiri G, Wiegand RE, Omedo M, Abudho B, Karanja DM, Montgomery SP, Secor WE.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec 9;93(6):1311-7. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0467. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

PMID: 26416108

Malondialdehyde; Lipid peroxidation plasma biomarker correlated with hepatic fibrosis in human Schistosoma mansoni infection.

Aziz IA, Yacoub M, Rashid L, Solieman A.

Acta Parasitol. 2015 Dec;60(4):735-42. doi: 10.1515/ap-2015-0105.

PMID: 26408599

Sensory Protein Kinase Signaling in Schistosoma mansoni Cercariae: Host Location and Invasion.

Ressurreição M, Kirk RS, Rollinson D, Emery AM, Page NM, Walker AJ.

J Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 1;212(11):1787-97. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv464. Epub 2015 Sep 23.

PMID: 26401028 Free PMC Article

Effect of different stages of Schistosoma mansoni infection on the parasite burden and immune response to Strongyloides venezuelensis in co-infected mice.

de Rezende MC, Araújo ES, Moreira JM, Rodrigues VF, Rodrigues JL, Pereira CA, Negrão-Corrêa D.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec;114(12):4601-16. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4706-6. Epub 2015 Sep 9.

PMID: 26350380

Surface expression patterns of defined glycan antigens change during Schistosoma mansoni cercarial transformation and development of schistosomula.

Smit CH, Homann A, van Hensbergen VP, Schramm G, Haas H, van Diepen A, Hokke CH.

Glycobiology. 2015 Dec;25(12):1465-79. doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwv066. Epub 2015 Sep 7.

PMID: 26347524

Significance of higher drug concentration in erythrocytes of mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum and treated orally with mefloquine at single doses.

Tao Y, Xue J, Jiang B, Zhang HB, Xiao SH.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec;114(12):4521-30. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4696-4. Epub 2015 Sep 4.

PMID: 26341799

Hepatic Shunting of Eggs and Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling in Bmpr2(+/-) Mice withSchistosomiasis.

Crosby A, Soon E, Jones FM, Southwood MR, Haghighat L, Toshner MR, Raine T, Horan I, Yang P, Moore S, Ferrer E, Wright P, Ormiston ML, White RJ, Haight DA, Dunne DW, Morrell NW.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Dec 1;192(11):1355-65. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201412-2262OC.

PMID: 26308618

Cloning, expression and enzymatic characterization of 3-phosphoglycerate kinase from Schistosoma japonicum.

Hong Y, Huang L, Yang J, Cao X, Han Q, Zhang M, Han Y, Fu Z, Zhu C, Lu K, Li X, Lin J.

Exp Parasitol. 2015 Dec;159:37-45. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.08.016. Epub 2015 Aug 20.

PMID: 26299245

Bone marrow-derived cells migrate to the liver and contribute to the generation of different cell types in chronic Schistosoma mansoni infection.

Azevedo CM, Solano de Freitas Souza B, Andrade de Oliveira S, Paredes BD, Barreto ES, Neto HA, Ribeiro Dos Santos R, Pereira Soares MB.

Exp Parasitol. 2015 Dec;159:29-36. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.08.005. Epub 2015 Aug 19.

PMID: 26297681 Free Article

Tandem repeat recombinant proteins as potential antigens for the sero-diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infection.

Kalenda YD, Kato K, Goto Y, Fujii Y, Hamano S.

Parasitol Int. 2015 Dec;64(6):503-12. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2015.06.012. Epub 2015 Jul 3.

PMID: 26148816

Correlation of Interleukin-6 levels and lectins during Schistosoma haematobium infection.

Antony JS, Ojurongbe O, Meyer CG, Thangaraj K, Mishra A, Kremsner PG, Velavan TP.

Cytokine. 2015 Dec;76(2):152-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.04.019. Epub 2015 May 14.

PMID: 25982844

Molecular Detection of Schistosome Infections with a Disposable Microfluidic Cassette.

Song J, Liu C, Bais S, Mauk MG, Bau HH, Greenberg RM.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 31;9(12):e0004318. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004318. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26720725 Free Article

Correction: Influence of Schistosoma mansoni and Hookworm Infection Intensities on Anaemia in Ugandan Villages.

Chami GF, Fenwick A, Bulte E, Kontoleon AA, Kabatereine NB, Tukahebwa EM, Dunne DW.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 4;9(12):e0004287. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004287. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26636758 Free PMC Article

Effective anthelmintic therapy of residents living in endemic area of high prevalence for Hookwormand Schistosoma mansoni infections enhances the levels of allergy risk factor anti-Der p1 IgE.

Campolina SS, Araujo MS, Rezende TM, Matoso L, Quites HF, Teixeira-Carvalho A, Martins-Filho OA, Gazzinelli A, Correa-Oliveira R.

Results Immunol. 2013 Dec 5;5:6-12. doi: 10.1016/j.rinim.2013.11.001. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 25905031 Free PMC Article

Prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasitic infections in goat of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Singh AK, Das G, Roy B, Nath S, Naresh R, Kumar S.

J Parasit Dis. 2015 Dec;39(4):716-9. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0420-z. Epub 2014 Jan 31.

PMID: 26688640

Elucidating the guest-host interactions and complex formation of praziquantel and cyclodextrin derivatives by (13)C and (15)N solid-state NMR spectroscopy.

Arrúa EC, Ferreira MJ, Salomon CJ, Nunes TG.

Int J Pharm. 2015 Dec 30;496(2):812-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.11.026. Epub 2015 Nov 18.

PMID: 26602291

Migratory CD103+ dendritic cells suppress helminth-driven type 2 immunity through constitutive expression of IL-12.

Everts B, Tussiwand R, Dreesen L, Fairfax KC, Huang SC, Smith AM, O'Neill CM, Lam WY, Edelson BT, Urban JF Jr, Murphy KM, Pearce EJ.

J Exp Med. 2015 Dec 28. pii: jem.20150235. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26712805

Soil transmitted helminthiases (Ascaris lumbricoides, whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, hookworm, Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale)

Presence of helminth eggs in domestic wastewater and its removal at low temperature UASB reactors in Peruvian highlands.

Yaya-Beas RE, Cadillo-La-Torre EA, Kujawa-Roeleveld K, van Lier JB, Zeeman G.

Water Res. 2015 Dec 17;90:286-293. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.11.023. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26748206

Prevalence and risk factors of Ascaris lumbricoides (Linnaeus, 1758), Trichuris trichiura (Linnaeus, 1771) and HBV infections in Southwestern China: a community-based cross sectional study.

Xiao PL, Zhou YB, Chen Y, Yang Y, Shi Y, Gao JC, Yihuo WL, Song XX, Jiang QW.

Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 24;8(1):661. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1279-2.

PMID: 26704345 Free PMC Article

Heavy burden of intestinal parasite infections in Kalena Rongo village, a rural area in South West Sumba, eastern part of Indonesia: a cross sectional study.

Sungkar S, Pohan AP, Ramadani A, Albar N, Azizah F, Nugraha AR, Wiria AE.

BMC Public Health. 2015 Dec 24;15(1):1296. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2619-z.

PMID: 26702820 Free PMC Article

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic ascariasis-sonographic pictorial essay on four pediatric cases with acute biliary colic.

Lynser D, Marbaniang E.

Emerg Radiol. 2015 Dec 21. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26690772

Sonographic images of hepato-pancreatico-biliary and intestinal ascariasis: A pictorial review.

Lynser D, Handique A, Daniala C, Phukan P, Marbaniang E.

Insights Imaging. 2015 Dec;6(6):641-6. doi: 10.1007/s13244-015-0428-7. Epub 2015 Sep 16.

PMID: 26373649 Free PMC Article

Intestinal helminth infections among inmates in Bedele prison with emphasis on soil-transmitted helminths.

Terefe B, Zemene E, Mohammed AE.

BMC Res Notes. 2015 Dec 14;8(1):779. doi: 10.1186/s13104-015-1775-7.

PMID: 26666341 Free PMC Article

The Interaction of Deworming, Improved Sanitation, and Household Flooring with Soil-TransmittedHelminth Infection in Rural Bangladesh.

Benjamin-Chung J, Nazneen A, Halder AK, Haque R, Siddique A, Uddin MS, Koporc K, Arnold BF, Hubbard AE, Unicomb L, Luby SP, Addiss DG, Colford JM Jr.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 1;9(12):e0004256. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004256. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26624994 Free PMC Article

Evaluating the role of intestinal parasites in the high rates of irritable bowel syndrome in South America: a pilot study.

Vasquez-Rios G, Machicado JD, Gamero MT, Pezua A, Betancourt AB, Terashima A, Marcos LA.

Folia Parasitol (Praha). 2015 Dec 11;62. pii: 2015.065. doi: 10.14411/fp.2015.065. No abstract available.

PMID: 26725757

A cluster-randomised controlled trial integrating a community-based water, sanitation and hygiene programme, with mass distribution of albendazole to reduce intestinal parasites in Timor-Leste: the WASH for WORMS research protocol.

Nery SV, McCarthy JS, Traub R, Andrews RM, Black J, Gray D, Weking E, Atkinson JA, Campbell S, Francis N, Vallely A, Williams G, Clements A.

BMJ Open. 2015 Dec 30;5(12):e009293. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009293.

PMID: 26719316 Free Article

Anthelmintic effects of Oroxylum indicum stem bark extract on juvenile and adult stages of Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda), an in vitro and in vivo study.

Deori K, Yadav AK.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec 10. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26660694

Methods for Quantification of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Environmental Media: Current Techniques and Recent Advances.

Collender PA, Kirby AE, Addiss DG, Freeman MC, Remais JV.

Trends Parasitol. 2015 Dec;31(12):625-39. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.08.007. Epub 2015 Oct 1. Review.

PMID: 26440788

Risk of soil-transmitted helminth infections on agritourism farms in central and eastern Poland.

Gawor J, Borecka A.

Acta Parasitol. 2015 Dec;60(4):716-20. doi: 10.1515/ap-2015-0102.

PMID: 26408596

Impact on prevalence of intestinal helminth infection in school children administered with seven annual rounds of diethyl carbamazine (DEC) with albendazole.

Sunish IP, Rajendran R, Munirathinam A, Kalimuthu M, Kumar VA, Nagaraj J, Tyagi BK.

Indian J Med Res. 2015 Mar;141(3):330-9.

PMID: 25963494 Free PMC Article

Spatial and temporal distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and geostatistical meta-analysis.

Karagiannis-Voules DA, Biedermann P, Ekpo UF, Garba A, Langer E, Mathieu E, Midzi N, Mwinzi P, Polderman AM, Raso G, Sacko M, Talla I, Tchuenté LA, Touré S, Winkler MS, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P.

Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Jan;15(1):74-84. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)71004-7. Epub 2014 Dec 3. Review.

PMID: 25486852

The impact of perception and knowledge on the treatment and prevention of intestinal worms in the Manikganj district of Bangladesh.

Bath JL, Eneh PN, Bakken AJ, Knox ME, Schiedt MD, Campbell JM.

Yale J Biol Med. 2010 Dec;83(4):171-84.

PMID: 21165336 Free PMC Article

A survey of gastrointestinal parasites of alpacas (<i>Vicugna pacos</i>) raised in Japan.

Hyuga A, Matsumoto J.

J Vet Med Sci. 2015 Dec 25. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26725443 Free Article

Characterization of a conditional interleukin-1 receptor 1 mouse mutant using the Cre/LoxP system.

Abdulaal WH, Walker CR, Costello R, Redondo-Castro E, Mufazalov IA, Papaemmanouil A, Rothwell NJ, Allan SM, Waisman A, Pinteaux E, Müller W.

Eur J Immunol. 2015 Dec 22. doi: 10.1002/eji.201546075. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26692072

Detection of Helminth Eggs and Identification of Hookworm Species in Stray Cats, Dogs and Soil from Klang Valley, Malaysia.

Tun S, Ithoi I, Mahmud R, Samsudin NI, Kek Heng C, Ling LY.

PLoS One. 2015 Dec 15;10(12):e0142231. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142231. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26671680 Free PMC Article

Sweet secrets of a therapeutic worm: mass-spectrometric N-glycomic analysis of Trichuris suis.

Wilson IB, Paschinger K.

Anal Bioanal Chem. 2015 Dec 9. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26650734

Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in domestic dogs in Tabasco, southeastern Mexico.

Torres-Chablé OM, García-Herrera RA, Hernández-Hernández M, Peralta-Torres JA, Ojeda-Robertos NF, Blitvich BJ, Baak-Baak CM, García-Rejón JE, Machain-Wiliams CI.

Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2015 Dec;24(4):432-7. doi: 10.1590/S1984-29612015077. Epub 2015 Dec 4.

PMID: 26648011 Free Article

Low dose intestinal Trichuris muris infection alters the lung immune microenvironment and can suppress allergic airway inflammation.

Chenery AL, Antignano F, Burrows K, Scheer S, Perona-Wright G, Zaph C.

Infect Immun. 2015 Dec 7. pii: IAI.01240-15. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26644379 Free Article

EVIDENCE OF HELMINTH INFECTION IN GUANCHE MUMMIES: INTEGRATING PALEOPARASITOLOGICAL AND PALEOGENETIC INVESTIGATIONS.

Iniguez AM, Gijà N-Botella H, Jaeger L, Del Arco-Aguilar MA, Del Arco-Aguilar MA, Araujo A, Rodrà Guez-Maffiotte C, Martà N-Oval M.

J Parasitol. 2015 Dec 7. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26641720

Parasites and vector-borne diseases in client-owned dogs in Albania. Intestinal and pulmonary endoparasite infections.

Shukullari E, Hamel D, Rapti D, Pfister K, Visser M, Winter R, Rehbein S.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec;114(12):4579-90. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4704-8. Epub 2015 Sep 8.

PMID: 26350379

Nuclear and mitochondrial genes for inferring Trichuris phylogeny.

Callejón R, Cutillas C, Nadler SA.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec;114(12):4591-9. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4705-7. Epub 2015 Sep 5.

PMID: 26341800

How many species of whipworms do we share? Whipworms from man and other primates form two phylogenetic lineages.

Dolezalova J, Obornik M, Hajduskova E, Jirku M, Petrzelkova KJ, Bolechova P, Cutillas C, Callejon R, Jozef J, Berankova Z, Modry D.

Folia Parasitol (Praha). 2015 Dec 3;62. pii: 2015.063. doi: 10.14411/fp.2015.063. No abstract available.

PMID: 26668135

Children with moderate-high infection with Entamoeba coli have higher percentage of body and abdominal fat than non-infected children.

Zavala GA, García OP, Campos-Ponce M, Ronquillo D, Caamaño MC, Doak CM, Rosado JL.

Pediatr Obes. 2015 Dec 11. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12085. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26663860

Use of gastrografin in the management of worm-induced small bowel obstruction in children.

Hamid R, Bhat N, Baba A, Mufti G, Khursheed S, Wani SA, Ali I, Hassan F.

Pediatr Surg Int. 2015 Dec;31(12):1171-6. doi: 10.1007/s00383-015-3793-x. Epub 2015 Oct 1.

PMID: 26428224

Helminthiasis: Hookworm Infection Remains a Public Health Problem in Dera District, South Gondar, Ethiopia.

Shiferaw MB, Mengistu AD.

PLoS One. 2015 Dec 10;10(12):e0144588. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144588. eCollection 2015.

PMID: 26657490 Free PMC Article

Hookworm infestation is not an uncommon cause of obscure occult and overt gastrointestinal bleeding in an endemic area: A study using capsule endoscopy.

Ghoshal UC, Venkitaramanan A, Verma A, Misra A, Saraswat VA.

Indian J Gastroenterol. 2015 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26631236

Comparison of concentration methods for rapid detection of hookworm ova in wastewater matrices using quantitative PCR.

Gyawali P, Ahmed W, Jagals P, Sidhu JP, Toze S.

Exp Parasitol. 2015 Dec;159:160-7. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.09.002. Epub 2015 Sep 8.

PMID: 26358269

Rapid concentration and sensitive detection of hookworm ova from wastewater matrices using a real-time PCR method.

Gyawali P, Sidhu JP, Ahmed W, Jagals P, Toze S.

Exp Parasitol. 2015 Dec;159:5-12. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.08.009. Epub 2015 Aug 18.

PMID: 26297680

[Hookworm infection: An imported disease in Spain].

Failoc-Rojas VE, Molina-Ayasta C, Rodriguez-Morales AJ.

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2015 Dec;33(10):700-1. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2015.04.001. Epub 2015 May 14. Spanish. No abstract available.

PMID: 25980616

[Autochthonous cutaneous larva migrans in Chile. A case report].

González F CG, Galilea O NM, Pizarro C K.

Rev Chil Pediatr. 2015 Nov-Dec;86(6):426-9. doi: 10.1016/j.rchipe.2015.07.018. Epub 2015 Oct 9. Spanish.

PMID: 26455707 Free Article

Trachoma 

Trachoma and Yaws: Common Ground?

Solomon AW, Marks M, Martin DL, Mikhailov A, Flueckiger RM, Mitjà O, Asiedu K, Jannin J, Engels D, Mabey DC.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 3;9(12):e0004071. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004071. eCollection 2015 Dec. No abstract available.

PMID: 26633176 Free PMC Article

A Community-based Eye Care Intervention in Southern Egypt: Impact on Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgical Coverage.

Mousa A, Courtright P, Kazanjian A, Bassett K.

Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2015 Oct-Dec;22(4):478-83. doi: 10.4103/0974-9233.167808.

PMID: 26692721 Free PMC Article

Serological Measures of Trachoma Transmission Intensity.

Martin DL, Wiegand R, Goodhew B, Lammie P, Black CM, West S, Gaydos CA, Dize L, Mkocha H, Kasubi M, Gambhir M.

Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 21;5:18532. doi: 10.1038/srep18532.

PMID: 26687891 Free PMC Article

Special Issues on Trachoma.

[No authors listed]

Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2015 Dec;22(6):417. doi: 10.3109/09286586.2015.1128289. No abstract available.

PMID: 26653264

Estimating the Future Impact of a Multi-Pronged Intervention Strategy on Ocular Disease Sequelae Caused by Trachoma: A Modeling Study.

Gambhir M, Grassly NC, Burton MJ, Solomon AW, Taylor HR, Mabey DC, Blake IM, Basáñez MG.

Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2015 Dec;22(6):394-402. doi: 10.3109/09286586.2015.1081249.

PMID: 26653262

Assessment of a Novel Approach to Identify Trichiasis Cases Using Community Treatment Assistants in Tanzania.

Greene GS, West SK, Mkocha H, Munoz B, Merbs SL.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 11;9(12):e0004270. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004270. eCollection 2015 Dec.

PMID: 26658938 Free PMC Article

Larva migrans in India: veterinary and public health perspectives.

Sharma R, Singh BB, Gill JP.

J Parasit Dis. 2015 Dec;39(4):604-12. doi: 10.1007/s12639-013-0402-6. Epub 2013 Dec 3. Review.

PMID: 26688621

Yaws / Endemic treponematoses

Trachoma and Yaws: Common Ground?

Solomon AW, Marks M, Martin DL, Mikhailov A, Flueckiger RM, Mitjà O, Asiedu K, Jannin J, Engels D, Mabey DC.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 3;9(12):e0004071. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004071. eCollection 2015 Dec. No abstract available.

PMID: 26633176 Free PMC Article

Global epidemiology of yaws: a systematic review.

Mitjà O, Marks M, Konan DJ, Ayelo G, Gonzalez-Beiras C, Boua B, Houinei W, Kobara Y, Tabah EN, Nsiire A, Obvala D, Taleo F, Djupuri R, Zaixing Z, Utzinger J, Vestergaard LS, Bassat Q, Asiedu K.

Lancet Glob Health. 2015 Jun;3(6):e324-31. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00011-X.

PMID: 26001576 Free Article

Other Neglected Conditions: 

Venomous Snakebite

Prospective Assessment of the False Positive Rate of the Australian Snake Venom Detection Kit in Healthy Human Samples.

Nimorakiotakis VB, Winkel KD.

Toxicon. 2015 Dec 12. pii: S0041-0101(15)30145-8. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.12.002. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26690978

Efficacy of Trypsin in Treating Coral Snake Envenomation in the Porcine Model.

Parker-Cote JL, O'Rourke DP, Brewer KL, Lertpiriyapong K, Punja M, Bush SP, Miller SN, Meggs WJ.

J Med Toxicol. 2015 Dec;11(4):430-2. doi: 10.1007/s13181-015-0468-x.

PMID: 25952763

Strongyloidiasis

Germline organization in Strongyloides nematodes reveals alternative differentiation and regulation mechanisms.

Kulkarni A, Lightfoot JW, Streit A.

Chromosoma. 2015 Dec 12. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26661737

Rendering the Intractable More Tractable: Tools from Caenorhabditis elegans Ripe for Import into Parasitic Nematodes.

Ward JD.

Genetics. 2015 Dec;201(4):1279-94. doi: 10.1534/genetics.115.182717. Review.

PMID: 26644478 Free PMC Article

IBD or strongyloidiasis?

Boscá Watts MM, Marco Marqués A, Savall-Núñez E, Artero-Fullana A, Lanza Reynolds B, Andrade Gamarra V, Puglia Santos V, Burgués Gasión O, Mora Miguel F.

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2015 Dec 4. doi: 10.17235/reed.2015.3847/2015. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 26634698 Free Article

Modulation of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in active and latent tuberculosis by coexistent Strongyloides stercoralis infection.

George PJ, Pavan Kumar N, Jaganathan J, Dolla C, Kumaran P, Nair D, Banurekha VV, Shen K, Nutman TB, Babu S.

Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2015 Dec;95(6):822-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2015.09.009. Epub 2015 Oct 8.

PMID: 26542223

Comparison of parasitological, immunological and molecular methods for evaluation of fecal samples of immunosuppressed rats experimentally infected with Strongyloides venezuelensis.

Chaves LA, Gonçalves AL, Paula FM, Silva NM, Silva CV, Costa-Cruz JM, Freitas MA.

Parasitology. 2015 Dec;142(14):1715-21. doi: 10.1017/S0031182015001298. Epub 2015 Oct 7.

PMID: 26442899

Comparison of Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction and Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction with Parasitological Methods for Detection of Strongyloides stercoralis in Human Fecal Samples.

Sharifdini M, Mirhendi H, Ashrafi K, Hosseini M, Mohebali M, Khodadadi H, Kia EB.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Dec 9;93(6):1285-91. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0309. Epub 2015 Sep 8.

PMID: 26350449

Treatment with nitric oxide donors diminishes hyperinfection by Strongyloides venezuelensis in mice treated with dexamethasone.

Ruano AL, López-Abán J, Fernández-Soto P, de Melo AL, Muro A.

Acta Trop. 2015 Dec;152:90-5. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.08.019. Epub 2015 Sep 2.

PMID: 26342794

Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome: a case series and a review of the literature.

Geri G, Rabbat A, Mayaux J, Zafrani L, Chalumeau-Lemoine L, Guidet B, Azoulay E, Pène F.

Infection. 2015 Dec;43(6):691-8. doi: 10.1007/s15010-015-0799-1. Epub 2015 May 26.

PMID: 26008854

Effect of different stages of Schistosoma mansoni infection on the parasite burden and immune response to Strongyloides venezuelensis in co-infected mice.

de Rezende MC, Araújo ES, Moreira JM, Rodrigues VF, Rodrigues JL, Pereira CA, Negrão-Corrêa D.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Dec;114(12):4601-16. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4706-6. Epub 2015 Sep 9.

PMID: 26350380

Prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasitic infections in goat of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Singh AK, Das G, Roy B, Nath S, Naresh R, Kumar S.

J Parasit Dis. 2015 Dec;39(4):716-9. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0420-z. Epub 2014 Jan 31.

PMID: 26688640

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