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Thomas UnnaschDepartment of Global Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USAPeople living in tropical regions account for a large percentage of the world’s population, and residents of the tropics face many challenges to their health. Populations living in tropica...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:16e89104d2f8467ab7ad1beec209d513 2023-05-15T14:58:52+02:00 Editorial Unnasch T 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/16e89104d2f8467ab7ad1beec209d513 EN eng Dove Medical Press http://www.dovepress.com/editorial-research-and-reports-in-tropical-medicine-a7526 https://doaj.org/toc/1179-7282 1179-7282 https://doaj.org/article/16e89104d2f8467ab7ad1beec209d513 Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, Vol 2011, Iss default, Pp 79-80 (2011) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2011 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T14:13:37Z Thomas UnnaschDepartment of Global Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USAPeople living in tropical regions account for a large percentage of the world’s population, and residents of the tropics face many challenges to their health. Populations living in tropical regions must deal with most of the same diseases that confront people inhabiting temperate regions, but face many other health problems as well. For example, it is estimated that the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including the parasitic helminths and apicoplast parasites, afflict roughly 40% of the world’s population, almost all of whom reside in tropical climates. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Thomas UnnaschDepartment of Global Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USAPeople living in tropical regions account for a large percentage of the world’s population, and residents of the tropics face many challenges to their health. Populations living in tropical regions must deal with most of the same diseases that confront people inhabiting temperate regions, but face many other health problems as well. For example, it is estimated that the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including the parasitic helminths and apicoplast parasites, afflict roughly 40% of the world’s population, almost all of whom reside in tropical climates. |
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