Update to PLOS WorldLeish-6 Collection

Last May we opened a call for papers for a PLOS Collection on Leishmaniasis to accompany the 6th World Leish Congress (WL6) which will be taking place in Toledo, Spain in 2017. The latest update to the collection includes papers from PLOS ONE, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases and PLOS Pathogens. Highlights from the update include:

• Cyclobenzaprine Raises ROS Levels in Leishmania infantum and Reduces Parasite Burden in Infected Mice

• Atypical Manifestations of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Region Endemic for Leishmania braziliensis: Clinical, Immunological and Parasitological Aspects

• Longitudinal Study of Transmission in Households with Visceral Leishmaniasis, Asymptomatic Infections and PKDL in Highly Endemic Villages in Bihar, India

• Alterations in Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions by the Use of Meglumine Antimoniate in American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis Patients

• Naloxonazine, an Amastigote-Specific Compound, Affects Leishmania Parasites through Modulation of Host-Encoded Functions

• Exploitation of the Host Cell Membrane Fusion Machinery by Leishmania Is Part of the Infection Process

• Atypical Manifestations of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Region Endemic for Leishmania braziliensis: Clinical, Immunological and Parasitological Aspects

Regular updates to the WorldLeish-6 Collection will continue until the conference in Toledo, Spain in May. At WL6, DNDi will award prizes to 20 papers accepted to the collection. These will be selected by the WL6 Scientific Committee; this initiative is intended to help fund the publication of future research in this field.