Neglected Cardiovascular Diseases in Africa

Role of Echocardiography in Research into Neglected Cardiovascular Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa

Integrated control of neglected zoonotic diseases in Africa.

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Neglected Tropical Diseases as Hidden Causes of Cardiovascular Disease

1 George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, 2 Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 3 Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children’s Center for Vaccine Development, Department of Pediatrics (Section of Pediatric Tropical Medicine) and Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Nationa...

Neglected Tropical Diseases, Neglected Data Sources, and Neglected Issues

BACKGROUND Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a so-called neglected tropical disease, currently overshadowed by higher-profile efforts to address malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS. Despite recent successes in arresting transmission, some 40 million people who already have the disease have been largely neglected. This study aims to increase understanding of how this vulnerable, neglected group can b...

Neglected tropical diseases: becoming less neglected.

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) cover a wide range of infections that predominantly aff ect the poorest and most vulnerable individuals. Neglected, but not unknown, these diseases are preventable and treatable. They threaten the lives of more than 1 billion people worldwide, including half a billion children. To take the “neglected“ out of NTDs, public and private partners— including drug co...