Correction: Health Seeking Behaviour and Treatment Intentions of Dengue and Fever: A Household Survey of Children and Adults in Venezuela. [PDF]
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004237.].
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Staff
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Target product profile for a diagnostic test to detect Mycobacterium leprae infection among asymptomatic household and familial contacts of leprosy patients [PDF]
Leprosy remains a significant health problem in endemic tropical countries where about 200,000 new cases are reported annually from more than 155 WHO Member States and territories. The stable incidence rates during the past 15 years and the occurrence of
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Control of endemic tropical diseases. Identifying certain animal diseases as "neglected" [PDF]
The "neglected" status given by the World Health Organization (WHO) to certain endemic tropical diseases, both human and zoonotic, affecting poor populations has resulted in the large-scale mobilisation of stakeholders and resources, thereby improving ...
Bonnet, Pascal, Roger, François
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The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect hundreds of millions of people, predominantly in rural, often difficult-to-access areas, poorly served by national health services.
U. Amazigo +8 more
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010615.].
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Target product profile for a diagnostic test to confirm leprosy in individuals with clinical signs and symptoms [PDF]
Leprosy, is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae or, in some cases, by Mycobacterium lepromatosis. The bacteria is likely transmitted via tiny droplets (aerosols) from the nose and mouth during close and frequent contact with ...
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Background Scabies is an under-recognized global health problem with an unacceptably high prevalence in many settings worldwide. Fortunately, the World Health Organization (WHO) has formally designated scabies as a neglected tropical disease in 2017, in ...
A. El-Moamly
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Review of "Mathematical Models for Neglected Tropical Diseases: Essential Tools for Control and Elimination, Part B" Edited by Maria-Gloria Basáñez and Roy M. Anderson. [PDF]
Book detailsBasáñez MG, Anderson RM, Editors: Mathematical Models for Neglected Tropical Diseases: Essential Tools for Control and Elimination, Part B, Volume 94, Advances in Parasitology, Academic Press; 2016, 430 pages.
Spear, Robert C
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Correction: Evaluating the sustainability, scalability, and replicability of an STH transmission interruption intervention: The DeWorm3 implementation science protocol. [PDF]
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005988.].
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The burden of mental health in lymphatic filariasis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) afflict around one billion individuals in the poorest parts of the world with many more at risk. Lymphatic filariasis is one of the most prevalent of the infections and causes significant morbidity in ...
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