Open AccessPaying for Worms
Author(s) -
Peter J. Hotez,
Ashish Damania,
Mohsen Naghavi
Publication year - 2016
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.0005092
Subject(s) - neglected tropical diseases , helminth infections , helminths , public health , helminthiasis , environmental health , burden of disease , disease control , endemic diseases , tropical disease , disease , medicine , immunology , pathology
Although approximately one-half of the global disease burden due to the major helminthic infections occurs among the poor living in rich economies, almost all of the public support for helminth control and research and development comes out of the United States and Europe.