Open AccessNTDs in the Heart of Darkness: The Democratic Republic of Congo's Unknown Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Author(s) -
Anne W. Rimoin,
Peter J. Hotez
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
plos neglected tropical diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.99
H-Index - 135
eISSN - 1935-2735
pISSN - 1935-2727
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002118
Subject(s) - neglected tropical diseases , tropical disease , democracy , tropical medicine , medicine , geography , political science , pathology , disease , politics , law
The Democratic Republic of Congo may have one of the world's highest burdens of neglected tropical diseases, but nationwide there is a dearth of surveillance activities and available epidemiologic data about these conditions
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