Paying for Worms.

Although approximately one-half of the global disease burden due to the major helminthic infections occurs among the poor living in rich economies, almost all of the public support for helminth control and research and development comes out of the United States and Europe.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors: Peter J Hotez, Ashish Damania, Mohsen Naghavi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005092
https://doaj.org/article/ab866b18850e447cae83346fa43ef3c1
Description
Summary:Although approximately one-half of the global disease burden due to the major helminthic infections occurs among the poor living in rich economies, almost all of the public support for helminth control and research and development comes out of the United States and Europe.