National Summit on Neglected Infections of Poverty in the United States
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Peter Hotez, Eileen Stillwaggon, Marian McDonald, Lynn Todman, and Lydia DiGrazia Author affiliations: George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA (P. Hotez, L. DiGrazia); Sabin Vaccine Institute, Washington (P. Hotez, L. DiGrazia); Gettysburg College and Eisenhower Institute, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA, and Washington (E. Stillwaggon); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M. McDonald); and Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, Illinois, USA (L. Todman)
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