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Volume 110(5); 2024 May

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Editorial

Antibiotic Therapy and Prophylaxis for Snake-Bitten Patients

Hatem Kallel, Jean Marc Pujo, Dabor Resiere

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 845–846. Published online 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0033

PMCID:: PMC11066363

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Images in Clinical Tropical Medicine

Ornithonyssus bacoti Dermatitis Incorrectly Diagnosed as Delusional Parasitosis

Yangyang Ma, Wenting Hu

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 847. Published online 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0747

PMCID:: PMC11066341

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Acute Primary Cutaneous Nocardiosis

Xiaokang Xu, Zehu Liu, Xiujiao Xia

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 848–849. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0584

PMCID:: PMC11066350

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Review Articles

Current Status of La Crosse Virus in North America and Potential for Future Spread

Taylor Goldman, Davidson H. Hamer

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 850–855. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0160

PMCID:: PMC11066351

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on May 1, 2025; PubMed

Cross Talk between MicroRNAs and Dengue Virus

Nur Omar Macha, Thamil Vaani Komarasamy, Sarahani Harun, Nur Amelia Azreen Adnan, Sharifah Syed Hassan, Vinod R. M. T. Balasubramaniam

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 856–867. Published online 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0546

PMCID:: PMC11066346

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Biliary Taeniasis: Case Series and Literature Review

Yan Li, Wangzha Yixi, Quzhen Dengzeng, Ranhen Yibi, Kuiliang Liu

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 868–873. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0814

PMCID:: PMC11066369

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Research Articles

Snakebite-Associated Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

D. Katterine Bonilla-Aldana, Jorge Luis Bonilla-Aldana, Juan R. Ulloque-Badaracco, Ali Al-kassab-Córdova, Enrique A. Hernandez-Bustamante, Esteban A. Alarcon-Braga, Abdelmonem Siddiq, Vicente A. Benites-Zapata, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Camila Luna, Jose A. Suarez

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 874–886. Published online 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0278

PMCID:: PMC11066359

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Evaluation of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test Performance and pfhrp2 Deletion in Tanzania School Surveys, 2017

Billy Ngasala, Frank Chacky, Ally Mohamed, Fabrizio Molteni, Ssanyu Nyinondi, Bilali Kabula, Humphrey Mkali, Kyaw Thwai, Zachary R. Popkin-Hall, Cedar Mitchell, Jonathan B. Parr, Jonathan J. Juliano, Jessica T. Lin

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 887–891. Published online 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0771

PMCID:: PMC11066367

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Implementation of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Live Attenuated Malaria Sporozoite Vaccines in an Indonesian Military Study Population

Khoriah Indrihutami, Krisin Chand, Rizka Fahmia, Mutia Rahardjani, Fitria Wulandari, Decy Subekti, Rintis Noviyanti, Amin Soebandrio, Noch T. Mallisa, I Made Mardika, Waras Budiman, Irwan Suriswan, Yogi Ertanto, Mei-Chun Chen, Tooba Murshedkar, Yonas Abebe, B. Kim Lee Sim, Stephen L. Hoffman, Thomas L. Richie, Sky Chen, Iqbal R. F. Elyazar, Lenny L. Ekawati, J. Kevin Baird, Erni J. Nelwan

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 892–901. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0597

PMCID:: PMC11066349

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Evaluating Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Microscopy for Detecting Plasmodium Infection and Status of Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein 2/3 Gene Deletions in Southeastern Nigeria

Moses Ikegbunam, Maike Maurer, Harrison Abone, Dorothy Ezeagwuna, Thaisa Lucas Sandri, Charles Esimone, Olusola Ojurongbe, Tamirat Gebru Woldearegai, Andrea Kreidenweiss, Jana Held, Rolf Fendel

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 902–909. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0690

PMCID:: PMC11066366

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Systematic Review and Geospatial Modeling of Molecular Markers of Resistance to Artemisinins and Sulfadoxine–Pyrimethamine in Plasmodium falciparum in India

Minu Nain, Mehul Dhorda, Jennifer A. Flegg, Apoorv Gupta, Lucinda E. Harrison, Sauman Singh-Phulgenda, Sabina D. Otienoburu, Eli Harriss, Praveen K. Bharti, Beauty Behera, Manju Rahi, Philippe J. Guerin, Amit Sharma

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 910–920. Published online 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0631

PMCID:: PMC11066343

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Malaria Slide Bank to Strengthen and Improve the Quality of Malaria Diagnosis: A National Slide Repository in India

Shrikant Nema, Bina Srivastava, Naseem Ahmad, Supriya Sharma, Anup R. Anvikar, Manju Rahi, Amit Sharma, Praveen Kumar Bharti, Nitika Nitika

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 921–924. Published online 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0429

PMCID:: PMC11066356

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Case Report

First Report of Chagas Disease Vector Species Triatoma sanguisuga (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Infected with Trypanosoma cruzi in Delaware

Jennifer K. Peterson, Juliana Hoyos, Charles R. Bartlett, Nicole L. Gottdenker, Brian Kunkel, Carrie Murphy, Antonio Alvarado

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 925–929. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0915

PMCID:: PMC11066352

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Research Articles

Social Demographic Characteristics Associated with Visceral Leishmaniasis in West Pokot, Kenya

Bulle Abdullahi, Joshua Mutiso, Michael Gicheru

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 930–935. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0241

PMCID:: PMC11066342

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Efficacy and Feasibility of Short-Stretch Compression Therapy for Filarial Lymphedema in Sri Lanka

Jaimee M. Hall, Nirmitha Lalindi De Silva, Janaka Ruben, Sandani S. Thilakarathne, Thishan Channa Yahathugoda, Philip J. Budge

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 936–942. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0496

PMCID:: PMC11066340

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Changes in Anti–OV-16 IgG4 Responses to Onchocerciasis after Elimination of Transmission in the Central Endemic Zone of Guatemala

Vitaliano A. Cama, Renata Mendizabal-Cabrera, Oscar de Leon, Michael White, Circe McDonald, Elizabeth Thiele, Guilherme M. Ogawa, Zoraida Morales, Jessica Prince-Guerra, Paul Cantey, Nidia Rizzo

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 943–950. Published online 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0473

PMCID:: PMC11066353

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Short Report

High Efficacy of Ivermectin for Strongyloidiasis Treatment

Chatchawan Sengthong, Somchai Pinlaor, Manachai Yingklang, Ornuma Haonon, Chanakan Jantawong, Porntip Pinlaor, Paiboon Sithithaworn, Nuttanan Hongsrichan

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 951–952. Published online 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0645

PMCID:: PMC11066358

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Research Article

Potential Impact of a Diagnostic Test for Detecting Prepatent Guinea Worm Infections in Dogs

Hannah Smalley, Pinar Keskinocak, Julie Swann, Christopher Hanna, Adam Weiss

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 953–960. Published online 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0534

PMCID:: PMC11066357

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Case Reports

Case Report: Disseminated Paracoccidioidomycosis and Strongyloides Hyperinfection in a Patient with Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1/2 Infection

Juan Montenegro-Idrogo, Alfredo Chiappe-Gonzalez, Esperanza Vicente-Lozano, Gonzalo Cornejo-Venegas, Cristhian Resurrección-Delgado

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 961–964. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0171

PMCID:: PMC11066361

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Case Report: Itraconazole Oral Solution Continuous Therapy for Infantile Tinea Capitis

Ya Bin Zhou, Jin Jing Chao, Lin Ma, Yuan Yuan Xiao

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 965–967. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0741

PMCID:: PMC11066338

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Short Report

Field Isolation and Laboratory Vector–Host Studies of Brazoran Virus (Peribunyaviridae: Orthobunyavirus) from Florida

Philip M. Armstrong, John F. Anderson, Rohit Sharma, Michael J. Misencik, Angela Bransfield, Charles R. Vossbrinck, Doug E. Brackney

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 968–970. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0799

PMCID:: PMC11066360

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Research Articles

Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Children and Adults in a Hyperendemic Region of Colombia

Jorge Emilio Salazar Flórez, Katerine Marín Velasquez, Ángela María Segura Cardona, Berta Nelly Restrepo Jaramillo, Yuris Esther Ortega Díaz, Luz Stella Giraldo Cardona, Margarita Arboleda Naranjo

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 971–978. Published online 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0717

PMCID:: PMC11066339

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Systematic Review of Impacts of Educational Interventions to Control Breeding Sites of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes

Carola Soria, Walter Ricardo Almirón, Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra, Liliana Beatriz Crocco

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 979–988. Published online 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0427

PMCID:: PMC11066344

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on May 1, 2025; PubMed

Short Report

SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence and Vaccine Uptake among Pregnant Women at First Antenatal Care Visits in Malawi

Lyson Tenthani, Victoria Seffren, Alinune Nathanael Kabaghe, Francis Ogollah, Monica Soko, Ruchi Yadav, Felix Kayigamba, Danielle Payne, Nellie Wadonda-Kabondo, Elizabeth Kampira, Tyson Volkmann, Nandita S. Sugandhi, Karl Seydel, Eric Rogier, Julie I. Thwing, Julie R. Gutman

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 989–993. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0726

PMCID:: PMC11066362

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Research Articles

Lack of Association of TLR1 and TLR5 Coding Variants with Mortality in a Large Multicenter Cohort of Melioidosis Patients

Thatcha Yimthin, Rungnapa Phunpang, Shelton W. Wright, Ekkachai Thiansukhon, Seksan Chaisuksant, Ploenchan Chetchotisakd, Kittisak Tanwisaid, Somchai Chuananont, Chumpol Morakot, Narongchai Sangsa, Wirayut Silakun, Sunee Chayangsu, Noppol Buasi, Ganjana Lertmemongkolchai, Narisara Chantratita, T. Eoin West

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 994–998. Published online 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0381

PMCID:: PMC11066355

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Tuberculosis in United States-Bound Follow-to-Join Asylees, 2014–2019

Yecai Liu, Drew L. Posey, Michelle S. Weinberg, Christina R. Phares

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 999–1005. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0233

PMCID:: PMC11066364

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Characterization of Weissella Species during a 3-Year Observational Study – An Emerging Threat

Ashima Jamwal, Gerlin Varghese, Deepika Sarawat, Nidhi Tejan, Sangram Singh Patel, Chinmoy Sahu

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 1006–1009. Published online 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0713

PMCID:: PMC11066348

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Short Report

Efficacy of Single-Dose Azithromycin for Ocular Chlamydial Infection: A Longitudinal Study

Neha Pondicherry, Amza Abdou, Boubacar Kadri, Beido Nassirou, Sun Y. Cotter, Nicole E. Varnado, Travis C. Porco, Sheila K. West, Thomas M. Lietman, Jeremy D. Keenan

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 1010–1013. Published online 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0540

PMCID:: PMC11066368

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Research Articles

Demographic Characteristics and Low Iron Status Markers Are Associated with Hemoglobin Levels and Anemia among Children Living at High Elevation in Cusco, Peru

Maria A. Caravedo, Maria Luisa Morales, Melinda Tanabe, Martha Lopez, A. Clinton White, Jr., Miguel M. Cabada

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 1014–1020. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0666

PMCID:: PMC11066345

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Normal Clinical Laboratory Ranges by Age and Sex, and Impact on Study Screening Outcomes in Rural Mali

M’Bouye Doucoure, Amatigue Zeguime, Amadou Niangaly, Merepen A. Guindo, Justin Y. A. Doritchamou, Mahamadoun H. Assadou, Abdoulaye Katile, Moussa B. Kanoute, Sidiki Perou, Adama Ouattara, Sintry Sanogo, Boucary Ouologuem, Souleymane Traore, Bakary Dao, Drissa Dembele, Mamady Kone, Bourama Kamate, Kourane Sissoko, Seydou Sankare, Sadio Diarra, Amagana Dolo, Mahamadou S. Sissoko, Jennifer C. C. Hume, David Cook, Sara A. Healy, J. Patrick Gorres, Boubacar Traoré, Jordyn Gamiel, Patrick E. Duffy, Issaka Sagara

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 1021–1028. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0719

PMCID:: PMC11066370

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Perspectives on the Performance of the Ethiopian Vaccine Supply Chain and Logistics System after the Last Mile Delivery Initiative: A Phenomenological Study

Samson Gebremedhin, Fisseha Shiferie, Dawit A. Tsegaye, Wondwossen A. Alemayehu, Tamiru Wondie, Solomon Zeleke, Belete Alebachew, Jen Donofrio, Frank DelPizzo, Kidist Belete, Gashaw Andarge Biks

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 1029–1038. Published online 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0622

PMCID:: PMC11066354

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Geographic Equity and Environmental Sustainability of Conference Models: Results of a Comparative Analysis

Kate E. Whitfield, Angela Ares Pita, Thale C. Jarvis, Shannon Weimen, Teun Bousema

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 1039–1045. Published online 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0832

PMCID:: PMC11066347

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Costing of a Combination Intervention (Kyaterekera) Addressing Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors among Vulnerable Women in Southern Uganda

Yesim Tozan, Joshua Kiyingi, Sooyoung Kim, Josephine Nabayinda, Flavia Namuwonge, Edward Nsubuga, Fatuma Nakabuye, Ozge Bahar Sensoy, Proscovia Nabunya, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Mary M. McKay, Susan S. Witte, Fred M. Ssewamala

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 May; 110(5): 1046–1056. Published online 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0485

PMCID:: PMC11066365

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