The burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Brazil, 1990-2016: A subnational analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo, Mariângela Carneiro, Alberto Novaes Ramos, Jorg Heukelbach, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Daly
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006559; https://doaj.org/article/e4d445b7fda44aff9c0f8f5cadf99683

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are important causes of morbidity, disability, and mortality among poor and vulnerable populations in several countries worldwide, including Brazil. We present the burden of NTDs in Brazil from 1990 to 2016 based on findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Inju...