Who Neglects Neglected Tropical Diseases? - Korean Perspective
Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2015 Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of tropical infectious diseases of poorest people. Of 17 NTDs managed by WHO, two, guinea worm disease (by 2015) and yaws (by 2020) are targeted for eradication, and four (blinding trachoma, human African trypanosomiasis, leprosy, and lymphatic filariasis) for elimination by 2020.
Min-Ho Choi, Jae-Ran Yu, Sung-Tae Hong
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Sensitivity and specificity of a urine circulating anodic antigen test for the diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium in low endemic settings [PDF]
, 2015 Elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem and interruption of transmission in selected areas are key goals of the World Health Organization for 2025.
Ali, Said M. +10 more
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CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS: A NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASE [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2015 SUMMARYChromoblastomycosis (CMB) is a chronic fungal infection of the skin and the subcutaneous tissue caused by a transcutaneous traumatic inoculation of a specific group of dematiaceous fungi occurring mainly in tropical and subtropical zones worldwide.
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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.
Olsen, Annette +9 more
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Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis control in Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire: implementing control on a limited budget [PDF]
, 2017 Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis occur throughout the developing world and remain a major public health problem in the poorest communities with enormous consequences for development.
N'GORAN, E. K., TCHUENTÉ, L. A. TCHUEM
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Tropical disease: A neglected cause [PDF]
Nature, 2016 A more open approach to combating tropical diseases may help to overcome a pharmaceutical market failure.
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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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Neglected Tropical Diseases, Neglected Data Sources, and Neglected Issues
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2007 Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a so-called neglected tropical disease, currently overshadowed by higher-profile efforts to address malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS. Despite recent successes in arresting transmission, some 40 million people who already have the disease have been largely neglected.
Burton H Singer, Carol D Ryff
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Use of recombinant virus replicon particles for vaccination against Mycobacterium ulcerans disease [PDF]
, 2015 Buruli ulcer, caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a necrotizing disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, which is most prevalent in rural regions of West African countries.
Bolz, Miriam +3 more
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The Impact of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene on Key Health and Social Outcomes: Review of Evidence [PDF]
, 2016 This evidence paper looks at 10 areas identified collaboratively with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on which WASH can plausibly have a strong impact: diarrhea, nutrition, complementary food hygiene, female psychosocial stress, violence ...
Joanna Esteves Mills, Oliver Cumming
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