PLOS Global Public Health: Featured research

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Highly cited research

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Browse a selection of recent highly-cited papers addressing urgent worldwide challenges.‌

Invasive mosquito surveillance in the United Kingdom 2020 to 2024: First detection of Aedes aegypti eggs in the UK and further detection of Aedes albopictus

What are Deaf sign language users' experiences as patients in healthcare services? A scoping review

Quantifying national burdens of foodborne disease - Four imperatives for global impact

Climate change, biodiversity loss, and Indigenous Peoples' health and wellbeing: A systematic umbrella review

Inverting the deficit model in global mental health: An examination of strengths and assets of community mental health care in Ghana, India, Occupied Palestinian territories, and South Africa

WHO framework on meaningful engagement: A transformational approach to integrate lived experience in the noncommunicable disease and mental health agenda

Impact of climate change on maternal health outcomes: An evidence gap map review

Interdisciplinary perspectives on digital technologies for global mental health

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Infectious diseases Non-communicable diseases Maternal, newborn, and child health Mental health

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Wastewater & Environmental Surveillance in Low-Resource Settings

Behind the Paper

How do mass shootings shape the social media discourse on guns in the US Congress

Commentary

Anticipating disease in a warming Europe

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