Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases
Overview
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing research on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It aims to promote global health equity by providing a platform for the dissemination of innovative studies, interventions, and policies addressing NTDs, which disproportionately affect marginalized populations in low-resource settings.
Details
Details
Abbr.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Start
2007
End
Continuing
p-ISSN
1935-2727
e-ISSN
1935-2735
Country
United States
Language
English
Specialties
Infectious Diseases
Tropical Medicine
Tropical Medicine
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 1195
163
SJR / Ranks: 2626
1258
CiteScore / Ranks: 2750
7.20
JIF / Ranks: 2461
3.8
Recent Articles
1.
Puzari U, Khan M, Mukherjee A
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2025 Mar;
19(3):e0012913.
PMID: 40085527
Background: Venomous or dry bites can result from snake envenomation. Therefore, developing a detection test for venomous snakebites in envenomed patients can prevented from unnecessary antivenom therapy for dry bites,...
2.
Harrison R, Vogel K, Etheridge R
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2025 Mar;
19(3):e0012906.
PMID: 40073048
Trypanosoma cruzi is a single-celled eukaryotic parasite responsible for Chagas disease, a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Central and South America. While the host-pathogen interactions of T. cruzi...
3.
de Lima Peixoto G, de Siqueira S, Nishioka S, Pedrosa A, Teixeira R, Costa R, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2025 Mar;
19(3):e0012928.
PMID: 40073030
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012114.].
4.
Loglo A, Antwi P, Abass K, Osei-Mireku S, Amofa G, Ofori E, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2025 Mar;
19(3):e0012871.
PMID: 40072975
Background: The nutritional status of communities susceptible to Buruli ulcer (BU, a skin NTD caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans) remains almost completely obscure. We have assessed the diets of...
5.
Westaway J, Diez Benavente E, Auburn S, Kucharski M, Aranciaga N, Nayak S, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2025 Mar;
19(3):e0012885.
PMID: 40072967
Sabah, Malaysia, has amongst the highest burden of human Plasmodium knowlesi infection in the world, associated with increasing encroachment on the parasite's macaque host habitat. However, the genomic make-up of...
6.
Zhang W, Zhao T, Wang C, He Y, Lu H, Zhang H, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2025 Mar;
19(3):e0012932.
PMID: 40072961
Background: Dengue, the fastest-spreading vector-borne disease (VBD), significantly burdens global health systems. This study analyzed the trends in the global burden of dengue from 1990 to 2021, utilizing data from...
7.
Torres A, Younis B, Tesema S, Solana J, Moreno J, Martin-Galiano A, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2025 Mar;
19(3):e0012924.
PMID: 40067811
Background: Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) appears as a rash in some individuals who have recovered from visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani. Today, basic knowledge of this neglected disease and...
8.
Lynn M, Ayele Z, Chernet A, Goodhew E, Wickens K, Sata E, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2025 Mar;
19(3):e0012900.
PMID: 40067808
Background: Persistent trachoma is increasingly recognized as a serious concern for the global trachoma program. Persistent trachoma is defined as those districts that have had two or more trachoma impact...
9.
Dario Velez I, Uribe A, Barajas J, Uribe S, Angel S, David Suaza-Vasco J, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2025 Mar;
19(3):e0012936.
PMID: 40067786
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011642.].
10.
Patel M, Shamim U, Umang U, Pandey R, Narayan J
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2025 Mar;
19(3):e0012918.
PMID: 40063870
Background: COVID-19 pandemic had unprecedented global impact on health and society, highlighting the need for a detailed understanding of SARS-CoV-2 evolution in response to host and environmental factors. This study...