What constitutes a neglected tropical disease?

The World Health Organization (WHO) currently classifies 20 diseases and conditions as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). However, since its inception in 2007, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases has considered an expanded list that includes additional diseases with the chronic and/or debilitating, an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2020-01, Vol.14 (1), p.e0008001-e0008001
Hauptverfasser:	Hotez, Peter J, Aksoy, Serap, Brindley, Paul J, Kamhawi, Shaden
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial infections Biology and Life Sciences Cholera Diseases Fever Global Health Humans Infections Infectious diseases Leprosy Leptospirosis Malaria Medicine Medicine and Health Sciences Neglected Diseases - classification Parasitic diseases Poverty Public health Public policy Rabies Tropical Climate Tropical diseases Tuberculosis Viral infections World Health Organization
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Zusammenfassung:	The World Health Organization (WHO) currently classifies 20 diseases and conditions as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). However, since its inception in 2007, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases has considered an expanded list that includes additional diseases with the chronic and/or debilitating, and poverty-promoting features of NTDs. Described here is an update of our current scope, which attempts to embrace all of the NTDs, and a discussion of the status of some of the more debated medical conditions in terms of whether or not they constitute an NTD.
ISSN:	1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pntd.0008001