Background: Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease and its transmission is closely linked to climate. We aimed to review available…
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World NTDs Day
World NTDs Day is January 30th. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases is delighted to be partners with 270+ organizations, and to join the call to #EndtheNeglect and #BeatNTDs. In honor of this continuing fight and the rallying cry for attention to these critical issues, we've curated a collection of global health papers. Check back regularly for updated content.
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Projecting the future of dengue under climate change scenarios: Progress, uncertainties and research needs
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Global expansion and redistribution of Aedes-borne virus transmission risk with climate change
Forecasting the impacts of climate change on Aedes-borne viruses—especially dengue, chikungunya, and Zika—is a key component of public…
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Seasonal temperature variation influences climate suitability for dengue, chikungunya, and Zika transmission
Dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus epidemics transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have recently (re)emerged and spread throughout the…
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Quantification of pathogenic Leptospira in the soils of a Brazilian urban slum
Background: Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease that causes considerable morbidity and mortality globally, primarily in…
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Progress and Impact of 13 Years of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis on Reducing the Burden of Filarial Disease
Background: A Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis was launched in 2000, with mass drug administration (MDA) as the core…
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Deworming in pre-school age children: A global empirical analysis of health outcomes
Background: There is debate over the effectiveness of deworming children against soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) to improve health…
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Global knowledge gaps in acute febrile illness etiologic investigations: A scoping review
Background: Acute febrile illness (AFI), a common reason for people seeking medical care globally, represents a spectrum of infectious…
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Strategy for a globally coordinated response to a priority neglected tropical disease: Snakebite envenoming
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases The process of building the priority of neglected tropical diseases: A global policy analysis
The global burden attributed to Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) is 47.9 million Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). These diseases…
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases The Global One Health Paradigm: Challenges and Opportunities for Tackling Infectious Diseases at the Human, Animal, and Environment Interface in Low-Resource Settings
Zoonotic infectious diseases have been an important concern to humankind for more than 10,000 years. Today, approximately 75% of newly…
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases One Health: Past Successes and Future Challenges in Three African Contexts
Background: The recent emergence of zoonotic diseases such as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and Severe Acute Respiratory…
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Towards a science of global health delivery: A socio-anthropological framework to improve the effectiveness of neglected tropical disease interventions
Background: Over the last decade, implementation research and a science of global health delivery have emerged as important vehicles to…
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases The global progress of soil-transmitted helminthiases control in 2020 and World Health Organization targets for 2030
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are the most widespread of the neglected tropical diseases, primarily affecting marginalized…