Target product profile for a diagnostic test to confirm leprosy in individuals with clinical signs and symptoms [PDF]
, 2023 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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Correction: The spectrum of neurological disease associated with Zika and chikungunya viruses in adults in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A case series. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006212.].
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World neglected tropical diseases day
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 January 30, 2020 is the first-ever World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (World NTD Day), a day when we celebrate the achievements made towards control of the world's NTDs, yet recognize the daunting challenges we face in the control and elimination of these conditions.
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Correction: Management and modeling approaches for controlling raccoon rabies: The road to elimination. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005249.].
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Ethiopia schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthes control programme: progress and prospects [PDF]
, 2017 Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthes are among seventeen WHO prioritized neglected tropical diseases that infect humans. These parasitic infections can be treated using single-dose and safe drugs.
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A mixed methods approach to evaluating community drug distributor performance in the control of neglected tropical diseases [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Trusted literate, or semi-literate, community drug distributors (CDDs) are the primary implementers in integrated preventive chemotherapy (IPC) programmes for Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) control.
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Interspecific contact rates: a neglected parameter in Neglected Tropical Diseases studies? [PDF]
, 2017 Mathematical models play an important role in improving our understanding of the processes underlying the epidemiology of infectious diseases. One of the key parameters of these models is the contact rate between infectious and susceptible hosts which ...
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NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES IN BIOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE [PDF]
Journal of Biosocial Science, 2016 SummaryThe term ‘neglected tropical diseases’ (NTDs) points to the need for a biosocial perspective. Although ‘diseases’ are widely understood as biological phenomena, ‘neglect’ is inherently social. Social priorities, social relations and social behaviour profoundly influence the design, implementation and evaluation of control programmes.
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Bringing neglected tropical diseases into the spotlight.
, 2010 The correlation between poverty and the neglected tropical disease (NTD) burden is undeniable. NTDs are a brand without copyright; an international movement gathering momentum towards a common goal of tackling major causes of preventable illness in low ...
Fitchett, Joseph R, Payne, Lara
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Disregard of neurological impairments associated with neglected tropical diseases in Africa [PDF]
, 2015 Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect people in the bottom billion poorest in the world. These diseases are concentrated in rural areas, conflict zones and urban slums in Africa and other tropical areas. While the World Health Organization recognizes
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