Advances in Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases

Advances in Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases

Emerging and neglected infections have proven to be highly lethal with mortality rates ranging from 10 to 80%. However, with a low incidence of disease, less public attention and support have been directed at these infections. Much more research is devoted to infections with a large public health impact, neglecting these potential diseases. Nonetheless, there are numerous infectious diseases wa...

Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases: Insights, Advances, and Challenges

Infectious diseases are a significant burden on public health and economic stability of societies all over the world. They have for centuries been among the leading causes of death and disability and presented growing challenges to health security and human progress. The threat posed by infectious diseases is further deepened by the continued emergence of new, unrecognized, and old infectious d...

More medicines for neglected and emerging infectious diseases.

a Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2, rue André Pascal, Paris, France, 75016 (e-mail: [email protected]). doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.045690 Countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) account for about 80% of gross expenditure in research and development globally,1 but their collective health research output has not led to new medicines for m...

emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases: public health perspective

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New, emerging, and re-emerging infectious diseases.