What constitutes a neglected tropical disease?
The World Health Organization (WHO) currently classifies 20 diseases and conditions as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). However, since its inception in 2007, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases has considered an expanded list that includes additional diseases with the chronic and/or debilitating, an...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e0552ab371a34299b3512609b908c33c 2023-05-15T14:59:01+02:00 What constitutes a neglected tropical disease? Peter J Hotez Serap Aksoy Paul J Brindley Shaden Kamhawi 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008001 https://doaj.org/article/e0552ab371a34299b3512609b908c33c EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008001 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0008001 https://doaj.org/article/e0552ab371a34299b3512609b908c33c PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 1, p e0008001 (2020) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008001 2022-12-31T11:50:56Z The World Health Organization (WHO) currently classifies 20 diseases and conditions as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). However, since its inception in 2007, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases has considered an expanded list that includes additional diseases with the chronic and/or debilitating, and poverty-promoting features of NTDs. Described here is an update of our current scope, which attempts to embrace all of the NTDs, and a discussion of the status of some of the more debated medical conditions in terms of whether or not they constitute an NTD. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 14 1 e0008001 |
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The World Health Organization (WHO) currently classifies 20 diseases and conditions as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). However, since its inception in 2007, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases has considered an expanded list that includes additional diseases with the chronic and/or debilitating, and poverty-promoting features of NTDs. Described here is an update of our current scope, which attempts to embrace all of the NTDs, and a discussion of the status of some of the more debated medical conditions in terms of whether or not they constitute an NTD. |
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