November 30, 2017
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10/26/2017
Editorial
For PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases' 10th anniversary, Peter J. Hotez reflects on his time as Editor-in-Chief and announce new changes and future directions for the journal.
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Current Issue November 2017
11/30/2017
Review
In this review, Simon Pollett and colleagues examine the features, advantages, and drawbacks of Internet-based surveillance methods for vector-borne diseases using “big data” sources such as Google, Twitter, and data scraping internet newswires.
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11/30/2017
Review
Mazen Kurban and colleagues review the mechanisms of scabies drug resistance in the extant literature, and examine potential solutions.
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11/30/2017
research article
Siddhartha Mahanty, Cristina Guerra-Giraldez, and colleagues compare the expression of several genes involved in inflammation following NCC therapy, and evaluate pretreatment with anti-TNF-α inhibitors and corticosteroids. Read the Author Summary.
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11/27/2017
research article
Tshokey Tshokey and colleagues conduct the first seroprevalence study of rickettsial infections in Bhutan, detecting an overall seroprevalence of 49% against rickettsioses amongst 864 participants. Read the Author Summary.
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11/30/2017
research article
Joel E. Cohen, Ricardo E. Gürtler, and colleagues report that the spatial distribution of Chagas disease insect vectors obeys Taylor's law, helping identify key habitats with high average infestation and highly variable infestation. Read the Author Summary.
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11/27/2017
research article
Phuc Pham-Duc and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
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11/30/2017
research article
By Andrea C. Cumino, Julia A. Loos, and María Sandra Churio. Read the Author Summary.
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11/27/2017
Research article
By Charles H. King and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
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11/27/2017
research article
By Matthew D. Phelps and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
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By Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart and colleagues
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PLOS NTDs EiC Serap Askoy and colleagues
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Ann M. Powers and colleagues
Michal Segoli and colleagues
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