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Neglected tropical diseases

Tropical Parasitology, 2022
RTI 10945 R1 0517 More than 1 billion people suffer from one or more neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). A group of parasitic and bacterial diseases, NTDs cause death, illness, and severe disability among the world’s poorest—and most neglected—people ...
S. Parija
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Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases [PDF]

New England Journal of Medicine, 2007
In addition to malaria, tuberculosis, and human immunodeficiency virus infection, several other infectious diseases are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. In particular, 13 tropical diseases infect billions of people and cause disabilities such as blindness and heart failure, especially in persons who live in impoverished conditions ...
Peter J. Hotez, David Molyneux, Alan Fenwick, Jacob Kumaresan, Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Lorenzo Savioli   +6 more
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Neglected tropical diseases [PDF]

British Medical Bulletin, 2009
The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are infectious diseases that principally impact the world's poorest people. They have been neglected for decades, initially as part of a general disregard for the developing world, and more recently due to the intensity of focus on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.Primary research and review articles were ...
Anthony W. Solomon, Anthony W. Solomon, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Nicholas A. Feasey, David Mabey   +4 more
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Neglected tropical diseases: beyond the wars [PDF]

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2008
Felipe Francisco Tuon, Valdir Sabbaga Amato   +1 more
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Climate change, malaria and neglected tropical diseases: a scoping review. [PDF]

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
To explore the effects of climate change on malaria and 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), and potential effect amelioration through mitigation and adaptation, we searched for papers published from January 2010 to October 2023.
Klepac P, Hsieh JL, Ducker CL, Assoum M, Booth M, Byrne I, Dodson S, Martin DL, Turner CMR, van Daalen KR, Abela B, Akamboe J, Alves F, Brooker SJ, Ciceri-Reynolds K, Cole J, Desjardins A, Drakeley C, Ediriweera DS, Ferguson NM, Gabrielli AF, Gahir J, Jain S, John MR, Juma E, Kanayson P, Deribe K, King JD, Kipingu AM, Kiware S, Kolaczinski J, Kulei WJ, Laizer TL, Lal V, Lowe R, Maige JS, Mayer S, McIver L, Mosser JF, Nicholls RS, Nunes-Alves C, Panjwani J, Parameswaran N, Polson K, Radoykova HS, Ramani A, Reimer LJ, Reynolds ZM, Ribeiro I, Robb A, Sanikullah KH, Smith DRM, Shirima GG, Shott JP, Tidman R, Tribe L, Turner J, Vaz Nery S, Velayudhan R, Warusavithana S, Wheeler HS, Yajima A, Abdilleh AR, Hounkpatin B, Wangmo D, Whitty CJM, Campbell-Lendrum D, Hollingsworth TD, Solomon AW, Fall IS.   +69 more
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A road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021
To neglect something is to fail to take care of it properly, particularly through inattention. Twenty diseases and disease groups comprise the WHO’s portfolio of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and each could provide a case study for that definition ...
M. Malecela, Camilla Ducker
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Neglected tropical diseases risk correlates with poverty and early ecosystem destruction

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2023
Background Neglected tropical diseases affect the most vulnerable populations and cause chronic and debilitating disorders. Socioeconomic vulnerability is a well-known and important determinant of neglected tropical diseases.
A. R. Magalhães, C. Codeço, Jens‐Christian Svenning, L. Escobar, P. Van de Vuurst, Thiago Gonçalves‐Souza   +5 more
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A global call for action to tackle skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) through integration: An ambitious step change

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
On 8 June 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) released pivotal guidance, “Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: A strategic framework for integrated control and management of skin-related neglected tropical diseases.” Skin-
R. Yotsu, L. C. Fuller, M. Murdoch, W. Brakel, C. Revankar, Mahoutondji Yves, Thierry Barogui, José Antonio, Ruiz Postigo, D. Dagne, K. Asiedu, Roderick J Hay   +11 more
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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory response to combat neglected tropical diseases (NTDs): A review

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
The availability and accessibility of safe and effective drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics are essential to reducing the immense global burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Sanjana Mukherjee
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Addressing neglected tropical diseases in Africa: a health equity perspective

Global Health Research and Policy, 2023
Africa accounts for over one-third of the global burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Although continental efforts have been made to combat these diseases, there still exists a significant gap in the fight, ranging from a lack of data to ...
N. S. George, S. David, Maxencia Nabiryo, B. A. Sunday, O. F. Olanrewaju, Yonah Yangaza, D. Shomuyiwa   +6 more
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