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Update on Neglected Tropical Diseases of the Western Hemisphere

Author(s) -

Esther Fischer,

C. N. L. Macpherson

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

infectious diseases research and treatment

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1178-6337

DOI - 10.4137/idrt.s7401

Subject(s) - neglected tropical diseases , lymphatic filariasis , tropical disease , onchocerciasis , medicine , western hemisphere , malaria , sanitation , african trypanosomiasis , environmental health , leishmaniasis , tropical medicine , global health , vaccination , disease , trypanosomiasis , geography , public health , filariasis , immunology , pathology , economic geography , helminths

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are responsible for millions of deaths and disabilities yearly, around the globe. The largest burden of these diseases falls on communities with poor access to basic sanitation, healthcare facilities, and educational programs. This review focuses on advances in vaccination, treatment and control programs over the past decade for the major NTDs of the Western Hemisphere: malaria, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, ankylostomiasis, lymphatic filiariasis, Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis), and onchocerciasis. The discussion centers on challenges for NTD eradication and prospects for the future

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