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Neglected tropical diseases. [PDF]
Community eye health, 2013 Seventeen neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is estimated that over 1 billion people are infected with NTDs, with a further 1 billion at risk. The majority of NTDs occur in the tropics and sub-tropics and have particular characteristics in common.
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Diagnosing point-of-care diagnostics for neglected tropical diseases
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Inadequate and nonintegrated diagnostics are the Achilles’ heel of global efforts to monitor, control, and eradicate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Mitasha Bharadwaj +4 more
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Social sciences research in neglected tropical diseases 1: the ongoing neglect in the neglected tropical diseases [PDF]
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2010 Centuries of scientific advances and developments in biomedical sciences have brought us a long way to understanding and managing disease processes, by reducing them to simplified cause-effect models. For most of the infectious diseases known today, we have the methods and technology to identify the causative agent, understand the mechanism by which ...
Allotey, P, Reidpath, DD, Pokhrel, S
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Strongyloidiasis – the most neglected of the neglected tropical diseases? [PDF]
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2009 Soil-transmitted helminths of the genus Strongyloides (S. fuelleborni and the more prevalent S. stercoralis) are currently believed to infect an estimated 30-100 million people worldwide. The health consequences of S. stercoralis infections range from asymptomatic light infections to chronic symptomatic strongyloidiasis.
Lisette van Lieshout +10 more
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Neglected tropical diseases in Brazil [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2009 Poverty is intrinsically related to the incidence of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The main countries that have the lowest human development indices (HDI) and the highest burdens of NTDs are located in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Among these countries is Brazil, which is ranked 70th in HDI.
Lindoso, José Angelo L. +1 more
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The impact of climate change on neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021 Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of diseases that continue to affect >1 billion people, with these diseases disproportionately impacting vulnerable populations and territories. Climate change is having an increasing impact on public
Rachel Tidman +2 more
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Tropical Medicine and Health, 2021 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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Neglected tropical diseases [PDF]
BMJ, 2007 These diseases could be controlled or eliminated in our lifetimes if efforts are better ...
Gavin Yamey, Peter J. Hotez
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 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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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008934.].
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Staff
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